Celebrating Amazing Humans: People, Passion, Profit

Let's Celebrate!!!

🥳 This spring is flying by and it seems like just yesterday Season 2 of the Social Impact Level Up Podcast launched. Only 2 months in and there have been some incredible stories shared in each episode.

What is the Social Impact Level Up Podcast?

The Social Impact Level Up Podcast shares practical information for social entrepreneurs who are seeking inspiration to keep going on their mission. Helping others is messy and hard work.

The podcast contributes to the community by helping you stay motivated, continually show up, and avoid burnout.

Truth be told, there were several guest requests that were not in alignment with the mission. They were denied, nicely, of course. It was a difficult choice but that makes the folks who share their stories with you incredibly special.

These are the best folks for the mission. I'm so honored to host this podcast and share these amazing stories with the world.

You might have heard, this season is about Living Limitless. All of our guests have chosen to live limitless by sharing their passions with the world. What it takes to live limitlessly happens to be the same qualities that it takes to be a successful social entrepreneur.

• Actions strongly rooted in a vision to serve
• Creativity and the ability to solve massive problems with simple solutions
• Tenacity and resilience beyond imagination

Social entrepreneurship is such a new term and concept in the business world that many people don't understand it. People ask questions like "what is impact-driven business" or "how do you help others?"

The podcast helps demystify social entrepreneurship by showing real people, doing real things to help others AND thriving at the same time. These stories are stories of hope at the cutting edge of where "people, passion, and profit" intersect. (Thanks to guest Adriana Dawson for sharing this motto!)

🏫 Be a Good Corporate Citizen

Speaking of Adriana Dawson, did you happen to miss last week's episode?

Adriana shared some incredible tips that have helped her own her Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) journey.

Here are a few takeaways from our episode:

✅ Cross-sector coalition building is key

✅ Allow yourself to learn and then jump into the work

✅ Leverage community strengths

Adriana shared a powerful story about being a first-generation Latina learning English and translating for her parents and community members. That experience sparked her career in service and gave her the role of an advocate and change agent at a young age. It really was a phenomenal story. Watch this short video or check out the full interview for more of Adriana's incredible journey in the CSR space.

Holistic Thriving as a Social Entrepreneur 💡

Clifton Corbin, RFC® shared real tangible business advice in his episode that we can all use. Beyond financial literacy, Clifton's journey as a parent finding space to write books, share financial literacy with his community, and still focus on his well-being is a phenomenal reminder to all of us that we can't show up to serve unless we care for ourselves. This episode is packed with goodness:

🧨 The importance of financial literacy for children

🧨 Finding the balance between wellness, entrepreneurship, and adulting

🧨 Staying true to your passion and owning your value

Watch this short video or check out the full interview for more Clifton's advice on financial wellness and finding balance as an adult working on your passion.

First Gen Experiences 🔥

By design, the stories shared on the Social Impact Level Up Podcast feature people of color who have overcome challenges and followed their dreams.

Dr. Norma S. Reyes, PhD. was the first guest to really dive into her experience as a Latina growing up in America, the first in her family to go to college. Now Dr. Reyes is a successful professional who helps others find their passion and manifest their dream career. Beyond this amazing journey, Dr. Reyes shared some eye-opening life experiences:

🌟The unique challenges and opportunities of growing up in a Latino household

🌟 Choosing your own career path, not the one someone else told you to

🌟 Overcoming the challenges of being a first-generation Latino entrepreneur

🌟 The importance of focusing on your wellness and using tools that can help you transform your mindset.

Watch this short video or check out the full interview for more of Dr. Reyes' advice on mindset and manifesting your dream career.

Transforming Yourself So You Can Transform Others 💫

Guest Anthony Obas gave a peek into his path to get away from the normal career expectations to forge his own path to serve. As an entrepreneur, Anthony has found ways to create the strategies and systems needed to serve his ideal

clients and maximize his time. As the first generation in his family to go to college, navigating career choices with no safety net is a triumph you need to hear about. Anthony shared some important stuff:

🌈 How to reprogram your mindset to focus on the journey and understand how strong strategic planning can elevate your career

🌈 Even first-generation and first to go to college people can achieve success

🌈 How to execute your business and focus on your well-being at the same time

Watch this short video or check out the full interview for more of Anthony's advice on breaking away from the "normal" expectations of life.

Lifelong Lessons: Wellness & Mentorship 🎯

Have you noticed the theme of well-being? We're all humans and serving others means we need to take care of ourselves. Every episode touches on this point with the question "How do you support your well-being so you can show up and serve others?"

Lori Marks of Link Generations brought this point home as she gave us a peek into how to stay connected, keep learning, and keep growing throughout our lives. Lori founded a nonprofit in Montgomery County, Maryland USA that connects young people and older adults through mentorship opportunities. Lori's work to ensure that the elder generation is socially connected and the younger generation benefits from the wisdom of community members is transformative. Here's a bit more about what Lori shared:

🏵️ Continuing to learn and grow throughout our lives

🏵️ Valuing intergenerational communication.

🏵️ Creating a nonprofit to share life wisdom from one generation to another

Watch this short video or check out the full interview for more of Lori's experience accidentally founding a nonprofit organization.

You can find all this goodness in every episode of the Social Impact Level Up podcast. New episodes drop every Friday at 8 am ET on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Some upcoming powerhouse people you don't want to miss:

• Dorothyann Graham O'Dell This Friday sharing a special Veteran's focused episode
• Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. digs into wellness on a deeper level
• Ruby Garcia breaks even more barriers as a Latina business owner fully expressed
• Kerry Tottingham busts open the topic of systems change and how to achieve it

We greatly appreciate you listening to each episode and taking what you need from the content. Leave us a comment and a 5-star rating so we know you're enjoying what we've shared!

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