Today is the Day Changemakers

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3, episode 10 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week’s changemaker is an outstanding individual whom I am delighted to announce. Benjamin (Jamie) Salka, co-founder and CEO of Story Pirates , a media company geared towards providing children with a voice and sparking their passions for writing. He also serves as the co-founder of Story Pirates Cha...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3, episode 9 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guest is Katie Marra, a young changemaker, environmentalist, activist, and writer. Katie Marra is a member of several ocean-based environmental groups in New Jersey and additionally serves as editor in chief of The Captain’s Log. She is looking to pursue a career in environmental science cond...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3, episode 8 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast.  This week my guest is the kindhearted, public- spirited, Meredith Lee. Meredith is the Program Director for the Russ Berrie Making a Difference award since 2017. The making a difference award is the signature program of the Russ Berrie Foundation and recognizes changemakers who are creating positive impa...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3, episode 7 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week I am joined by a special guest co-host, the incredible Fred Wasiak, founder and president of The Food Bank of South Jersey as well as Inspire Change Honoree for the 2023 International Changemakers Forum. Together, Fred and I interview Steven Cohen. Steven is the author of Leading FromWithin: A G...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3, episode 6 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast.  This week my guest is Abby Daly. Abby is the founder and executive director of the Bridge of Books Foundation, a nonprofit organization doing amazing work within New Jersey, enhancing access to literature among children in need. Abby was named a New Jersey Hero by the New Jersey Hero Initiative and has c...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3, episode 5 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast.  I am thrilled to announce this week’s lively, Emmy Award- winning, changemaker Kimberly Kravitz. She is a skilled journalist and producer, an expert go-getter, as well as an inspiration to all in the field. Kimberly is deemed a local legend, representing both Brooklyn, NY and Freehold Township, NJ. Since...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3, episode 4 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast.  It is with great excitement that I announce this week’s fast-fashion-fighting, powerhouse of a young changemaker Tiyasha Sarkar. Tiyasha is a high school junior in who is actively positively disrupting the status quo in order to expose the negative effects of the fast fashion industry. She is involved in...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3, episode 3 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. I am delighted to welcome this week’s sensational guest, Wendy Liscow, a champion of the arts. Wendy is the executive director for Arts Ed NJ , providing a voice for artists in New Jersey, having taken the reins in April of 2022. She is nearly six months into her new position and with her excellent abilit...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3, episode 2 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast.  As we enter the new year, I am pleased to welcome my first guest of 2023, groundbreaking author and changemaker Tony Brasunas. Tony has blazed a trail all his own in the world of journalism, oftentimes clashing with traditional media outlets. His story is one of integrity and bravery in the face of imped...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 3, episode 1 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. By clicking subscribe to this channel you help changemaker podcast guests to be heard by more people. Thank you so much in advance! In this episode Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast Host, Jodi Hope Grinwald provides a brief overview of some podcast statistics since the podcast’s inception. From starti...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 50 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week I welcome changemaker Gail Siggelakis: award-winning author, certified transformational life coach , and professional spreader of positive energy. After nearly 40 years spent as an educator, she has taken it upon herself to share her knowledge with a broader audience by writing an empowering, b...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 49 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week I interview three incredible young entrepreneurs from New Jersey. All are doing something they love and are continuing to share their artistic talents with the world. My first guest is Jack Marra. Jack is 16 years old and an incredible artist. He creates fan art, has many requests for commissio...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 48 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guest is Michele Russo, President & CEO of Young Audiences NJ & Eastern PA. We start off the interview with Michele talking about her connection to the arts and the conversation moves on to how her career continues to help support so many others on their performing arts journey.  Und...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, epsiode 47 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week is a special episode as I welcome back my previous guest, Chaya Pamula. Chaya is the Co-founder and CEO of PamTen Inc. and Founder of Shetek. In this episode we discuss her role as the Founder of SOFKIN (Support Organization For Kids In Need). I also interview five children who grew up in SOFKI...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 46 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guest is Jes Ruzic , Certified Personal Stylist & Image Consultant. She has been helping women discover their styles for nearly a decade. Jes has styled Covergirl Models at New York Fashion Week runway shows and dressed Comic-Con models. In her day to day, she dresses keynote speakers, r...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 45 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guest is Fran Hauser , best-selling author and angel investor. Fran is passionate about leveling the playing field for women. She does this through her investing, writing and speaking. Fran has invested in over 30 female-founded companies across consumer tech, CPG, media, publishing, and wel...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 44 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guest is Dr. Andrea Feigl, Founder and CEO of Health Finance Institute. Andrea was born and raised in Austria. In her junior year of high school she was one of only two students in Austria chosen to go to United World College. She came to the U.S. and went on to receive her Ph. D in global h...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 43 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast.  In this Part 2 installation, host Jodi Grinwald speaks to the 2022 Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Leadership Award Finalists.   They are: Marta Quinn - Senior Development Director, HABcore Assemblywoman Vicky Flynn - New jersey General Assembly  Helen Archontou - CEO, YWCA Northern New Jer...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 42 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guests are Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce 2022 Young  Professional Athena Leadership Award Finalists.  The Young Professional finalists are:  Devin Carrick – Older Girl Program Specialist for the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore Dawn Doherty – Executive Director of the Society for the...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 41 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guest is Holly Powell. Holly is an Emmy Award winning Casting Director, best-selling author, Co-founder, Beyond Ranch Foundation , Founding Member, She Angels Foundation. In this episode Holly shares about becoming a sought-after Casting Director. She casted for movies of the week, pilots, m...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 40 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guest is Shaan Keegan, Director and Founder of Sisterhood SA . She is Zooming in all the way from South Africa for this episode. Shaan shares about an issue many are not talking about. You cannot stop biology whether you are rich or living in poverty. Many women in South Africa and beyond st...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 39 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guest is Namusaazi Christine (Tinah). Tinah is the Founder of She Unit Uganda .  Tinah grew up in poverty. She speaks to the fact that she went days with no food. Her mom had nine children with no stable income. She knew that if her mom had a decent job, life would have been easier for all o...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 38 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guest is Sally Glick, Principal & Chief Growth Strategist for SobelCo.  In that role she is responsible for the development and implementation of the firm’s branding, marketing communications and functions as an ambassador to the community, driving their business development strategies....

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 37 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guest is Irakli Kakauridze, Tobacco Programs Supervisor for Tobacco-Free for a Healthy NJ. During this episode Irakli shares about his family coming to the U.S. from the country of Georgia. We discuss why he decided to go into public health and advocacy. He is currently enrolled in a Doctora...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to season 2, episode 36 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. This week my guests are Lisa Manyoky, Founder of Presence Intelligence® and Mark Iorio, Managing Partner, BCAT Partners and President, The Mega Group. Together, they are co-hosts along with Al Cini of The Advocates on RVN Television. I so enjoy talking to fellow Coaches who care deeply about helping peop...