Resilience, as Dr. Pelletier articulates, is not merely a buzzword but a critical framework that requires intentional cultivation within our organizations. It’s about developing a strategic plan that not only anticipates challenges but also equips individuals and teams with the tools to bounce back more robustly. 

Dr. Pelletier emphasizes the significance of leadership in creating and sustaining high-performing cultures where mental health is prioritized. She points out that the mental health of the organizations we lead is as crucial as our individual mental well-being. In high-pressure environments, the link between leadership practices and the mental health outcomes of the workforce cannot be overstated. Leaders play a pivotal role in modeling resilience, demonstrating the importance of mental health care, and embedding these values into the organizational fabric.

Furthermore, the discussion sheds light on the importance of data in backing up the strategies for enhancing workplace mental health. Dr. Pelletier shares compelling evidence and examples from her work, demonstrating the tangible benefits of investing in mental health initiatives. These include improved performance, reduced burnout rates, and an overall healthier organizational climate.

By the end of the episode, listeners will have gained invaluable insights into the necessity of a strategic approach to resilience and mental health in the workplace. Dr. Pelletier’s expert guidance underscores the idea that resilience planning is not just beneficial but essential for thriving in today’s fast-paced work environments. Her visionary approach offers a roadmap for leaders looking to foster environments where resilience is cultivated, and mental health is cherished, ensuring a sustainable path to success and well-being for all.

For more information, visit www.theresilienceplan.com

In this episode, Patrick and Anthony discuss the challenges executive leaders face, particularly as it relates to self-care and establishing a community of support among other executive leaders.

You can find Anthony’s book, Holy Hardship: How Jesus Turns Your Adversity into an Advantage on Amazon.

Jason is the founder and president of Signature Analytics, a consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations manage and use their financial data effectively.

Visit SignatureAnalytics.com to learn more.

Ginny Waller is the president of Waller Consulting. She is the former Executive Director of the largest, free-standing sexual assault services agency in South Carolina. She is also a skilled facilitator (virtual and in-person) and lawyer (licensed in South Carolina) with more than seventeen years of experience in nonprofit leadership development, strategic planning, and operational efficiency, with specializations in change management and relationship building.

Colleen Campbell Bozard is the president and owner of CCBozard Consulting. She specializes in assisting non-profit, community, philanthropic, and government agencies to strengthen their leadership and governance through services in board enrichment, strategic facilitation, and executive transitions. She has extensive experience providing consultation and support to address governance, strategic thinking, organizational effectiveness, and collective impact. Colleen is a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer and a Senior Consultant with the Georgia Center for Nonprofits. 

For information about the To Be Honest training, click HERE.

In this episode, Patrick shares 5 takeaways from 2023, and 5 intentions for 2024.

In this episode, Patrick sits down with Paul and discusses the difference between employee engagement and job satisfaction, and where happiness fits into the equation. 

Additional topics in this episode include organizational culture, differences in workplace cultures around the world, servant leadership, and more.

Paul strongly focuses on core values — ensuring the employees’ values align with the organization’s. 

For more information, visit www.paulterwal.com

Brenda is the founder and CEO of Adaptive Leadership Strategies, LLC. She is the author of Access Denied: Addressing Workplace Disparities and Discrimination. 

Brenda offers coaching and consulting solutions to help companies develop and grow top talent. She has helped a range of clients from around the world successfully increase influence across their organizations by boosting productivity and engagement, developing creative solutions to complex challenges, aligning their vision among stakeholders, and developing effective expatriate and reintegration strategies to mitigate business disruption.

Beth offers senior leaders in education and at mission-driven organizations a clear path to excellence through individual, executive and group coaching experiences. Additionally, she offers busy leaders a container and her expertise so they can expand their capacity in all areas.

Beth leverages her extensive experience in education to work with senior leaders in education and mission-driven organizations to help them clear out the “adult problems” that get in the way of student success.

Beth is a national award-winning teacher and has been in the education field for over 20 years, having trained over 1,800 teachers and leaders to success. She is an alumnus of Columbia University, Building Excellent Schools, and Teach For America. Most recently, she served as Founder and CEO of a small charter school network on the South Side of Chicago that opened in 2013. All graduates of her schools – most of them first-generation students – were accepted to at least two four-year colleges, changing their paths forever.

Beth took her leadership skills a step further and became a certified Clifton Gallup Strengths Coach so she can offer leaders the opportunity to lean into their own strengths and succeed.

Beth completed the National Principal Supervisors Academy at Relay, and is a former member of the Far South Side Community Action Council. Beth has been a guest on The EJT Show and the Teacher Renewed: What’s Possible in Education podcasts, and hosted her own podcast Live on Leadership with Beth Napleton.

She is a solo parent who lives in NYC with her three amazing kids.

Darian is an accomplished fundraiser, nonprofit consultant, philanthropic advisor, and best-selling author. He began his life’s work “helping people help” during his five-year tenure as Executive Director of Craigslist Foundation, where he founded their hugely popular Nonprofit Boot Camp and grew it to the largest nonprofit gathering in San Francisco Bay Area history after only one year. In an effort to build the capacity of even more leaders, Heyman then authored the Nonprofit Fundraising 101 and edited the best-selling Nonprofit Management 101 (now in second edition, with a new foreword from Van Jones), in addition to serving as Editor-in-Chief at the free online nonprofit magazine, Blue Avocado.

Heyman specializes in helping companies, philanthropists, and nonprofits maximize impact. Beyond his active consulting practice and frequent keynotes around the globe, he also selectively assumes leadership roles when launching new initiatives. He recently served as the part-time Executive Director of Numi Foundation, where he led their clean water and environmental education work, and Co-Founder of GenderSmart (now 2X Global), an effort to funnel billions to women-led and -serving businesses. A champion of both racial and gender equity, Heyman recently completed his board service at International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere (now Fòs Feminista), is actively working for reproductive justice, and has overseen more than $20M in grants to Black-led and -serving nonprofits through his philanthropic advising practice.

After spending nearly ten years as the CEO of a highly successful nonprofit organization, Forrest stepped down in 2016 to launch 1000 Feathers and has since focused his energy on transforming the work of the social service sector to be better equipped to handle the ever-expanding needs of communities and the people who live in them: posing the difficult questions needed to prompt innovation and transformation, helping organizations think and act more strategically, and encouraging big, bold, courageous conversations at all levels of communities.

A dynamic and inspirational leader, Forrest has developed a contagious energy for disrupting the status quo. He has become a frequently sought-after speaker for conferences and events and is a respected voice on topics related to adolescent health, nonprofit leadership, and community engagement. During his tenure as the CEO of the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (now Fact Forward), the organization experienced unprecedented growth and success and became widely recognized as a national leader. That doesn’t happen via random chance – especially on such a contentious issue in a conservative, southern state. It happens because of strong vision, strategic thinking, bold leadership, and certainly a little luck.

The State newspaper has previously recognized him as one of South Carolina’s “20-under-40 emerging leaders” and by the Free Times as one of the “50 Most Influential People in Columbia.” Although he is no longer under 40 nor a resident of Columbia, Forrest is still a Riley Institute Leadership Fellow, a Liberty Fellow, and a member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network—a worldwide community of high-integrity, entrepreneurial leaders from business, government and the nonprofit sector representing more than 50 countries.

Forrest currently serves in leadership roles on the boards of Power to Decide and Mainsail, a nonprofit formed to support the charitable mission of the Medical University of South Carolina. He is a past board chair of Together SC—South Carolina’s nonprofit membership organization, and also previously served on the board of the University of South Carolina’s Alumni Association.

He earned his Master of Public Health from the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health, where he has been recognized with a Young Alumnus of the Year award (2011), and received his Bachelor of Science from Coastal Carolina University, where he has also been named a Distinguished Alumnus (2009).

Forrest and his wife, Dr. Heather Brandt, have recently relocated to Memphis, TN, and have added a puppy to the family, appropriately named Elvis.

Randi Roberts, MBA, PCC, is the President of Randi Roberts Coaching, LLC, and founder of the Fulfilling Career, Happy Life community. Randi is an Executive and Career-Life Coach, helping people love their work as they achieve their career goals.

Before becoming a certified coach, Randi had a very successful 30+ year career as a Pharmaceutical Executive, working for both large companies and a small start-up. She has also founded two of her own businesses. She skillfully combines significant business leadership experience with exceptional coaching skills to help her clients love their work as they achieve their goals.

Visit RandiRobertsCoaching.com for more information.

• Room to fail and learn
• Finding an outlet for your gifts and talents (and those of your team).
• Caution: Beware the “other people are saying” syndrome.
• Control, Influence, Adaptation (CIA Model).
• You are not alone in the crisis.
• You are the model for your organization’s culture.
• YOU are the “master of your fate” and the “captain of your soul.”

In this episode, Patrick shares a helpful model for managing the environment during times of organizational crisis.

In this episode, Patrick shares a few with us. Take the challenge!

Also, in this episode, Patrick refers to a YouTube video on “The 5-Point Plan”. You can access that video HERE.

Now in its 13th year, School the World has built 127 schools, 64 playgrounds, stocked 725 libraries, trained 7,400 teachers and empowered 8,075 parents to be their child’s “first educators”.

Kate is the author of School the World’s education strategy, a strategy that has earned praise from US AID, Ministers of Education and leading education experts.

For more information, visit SchoolTheWorld.org

In this episode, Patrick asks questions in real-time about leadership in the nonprofit sector, and publishes unedited responses through the use of text-to-speech technology.

The audio in this episode is the result of this amazing interview! It was generated in Revoicer.

The episode image is also generated in the AI image platform, Midjourney.

Patrick and Ron cover everything from DEI to AI. Deep conversation on critical topics affecting nonprofit leaders today and in the future.

Minter’s previous episode on The Leadership Window can be found HERE.

For more information, visit minterdial.com

He tenaciously chases his personal goals and enjoys helping others leverage their skills for the team. As an executive coach, he has the joy of coaching teams with crazy dreams. He has also sat in the leader’s chair and understands the pressures business owners face. This has brought some of the greatest joy in his professional career – helping leaders accomplish a crazy dream.

Mark and his wife enjoy helping their kids chase their dreams. All four are engaged in activities and school pursuits that are unique to them. It’s been such a joy to cheer for them in sports and life.

Visit Jinks — Strategy | Clarity (slabaughcoaching.com) for more information.

Also referenced by Mark on the show:  Charles Duhigg’s book, Smarter, Faster, Better

Dr. Carla Fowler is an MD, PhD, and elite executive coach. For the last decade, she has been a secret weapon for scores of CEOs, entrepreneurs, and other senior leaders. Carla’s unique approach combines the latest research from performance science with timeless best practices to help top performers level up and achieve their goals.

Carla graduated from Brown University magna cum laude, earned her MD and PhD at the University of Washington, and completed her internship in general surgery at Stanford University.

For more information, visit www.thaxa.com.

WILLIAM P. COLLIER, JR., Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.), served 30 years as an artillery officer. His assignments included tours in Germany and Korea, two combat tours in Vietnam, and various stateside assignments, including staff and command duties with the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), the 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One), and the Army General Staff in the Pentagon. In addition to the Field Artillery Officers Basic and Advanced Courses, Colonel Collier is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College and the Army War College.

Col. Collier received the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars, four Meritorious Service Medals, the Air Medal, two Army Commendation Medals, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Gold Star, the Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal First Class, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Army Staff Identification Badge, and numerous service medals and ribbons. Following military retirement, he was employed in the South Carolina state government for 11 years and retired from the State Transport Police, where he was the program manager.

Colonel Collier received his B.A. degree from the University of Richmond in Virginia and his master’s degree from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania.

Adams has more than 15 years of experience in the marketing and public relations field with a background in the nonprofit sector.

At the Ausherman Family Foundation, Adams focuses on connecting organizations, streamlining the grants process and working with other nonprofit entities to develop more robust fundraising that meets the Foundation and community’s vision for the future of Frederick County.

She is on the committees for the Frederick Speaker Series, YMCA’s Marketing Advisory Group, the Nonprofit Alliance, and the Foundation’s annual Nonprofit Summit. Leigh serves on Hood College’s Board of Associates and is a member of the Woman’s Giving Circle.

The conversation covers the importance of measurement in a nonprofit, the challenges of leading a national metrics project, and the value of metrics for making the case for support.

For more information about both the individual and the 360-degree versions of the assessment based on this framework, contact us HERE.

Whitney Anderson is the Principal for Campaign Services at Fox Advancement, a leading fundraising firm that provides capital campaign consulting, grant research and writing, and fractional development officer support. She is passionate about helping nonprofits clarify their vision, tell their story, and link their mission with generous donors. She is a skilled strategist and project manager who helps nonprofits manage major fundraising campaigns from conception to completion. Her areas of expertise include working with volunteers on peer-to-peer fundraising strategies, interviewing philanthropists, and facilitating major gifts solicitation training. Whitney holds a Ph.D. in Interpersonal Communication from North Dakota State University.

For more information, visit www.foxadvancement.com

Robert Jordan is the CEO of InterimExecs, which matches top executives with companies around the world. Based on research with thousands of leaders and companies, he and Olivia Wagner wrote Right Leader Right Time: Discover Your Leadership Style for a Winning Career and Company, and have launched the FABS Leadership Assessment, a free assessment at RightLeader.com designed to help leaders and organizations perform better. Jordan also authored How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America, and helped publish Start With No, Jim Camp’s bestseller on negotiation.

This is not an episode about the usual list of resolutions. It is about a deeper look into the person we are bringing to the world each day. Who are we aspiring to be?

Dr. Hires is an international Keynote Speaker, Strategic Consultant, and Coach dedicated to leadership development and helping leaders achieve their highest potential. Her work focuses on burnout prevention and cultivating cultures of well-being which she has been doing for over a decade. Her client portfolio includes individuals and organizations across various industries and sectors that generate over $1 billion in annual revenue. Dr. Kim is also the host of the Leadership Antidote Podcast and author of The Leadership Innovation Manifesto. When not working with leaders, Dr. Kim enjoys spending time with her husband and son in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Visit www.drkimhires.com for more information.

Colleen is president and owner of ccbozard consulting, a firm established in 1998 to help non-profit, community, philanthropic and government agencies strengthen their leadership and governance through services in board enrichment, strategic facilitation and executive transitions. Colleen is a widely sought-after trainer and is a BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer. She was one of the primary authors of all four editions of the Together SC (formerly South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations) Guiding Principles and Best Practices to help build the capacity of nonprofits throughout South Carolina.

Before she established her consulting practice, Colleen served as the Executive Director of a several non-profit organizations, providing these agencies with critical leadership during organizational change, initiated new agencies, been responsible for budgets in excess of one million dollars, provided programmatic oversight, supervised staffs, and provided advocacy on a local and statewide basis.

Since beginning her consulting, she has served as Interim Executive Director for a number of non-profits to help successfully navigate leadership transitions and has assisted many others in conducting a search for new leadership. In this role, Colleen assures ongoing effective and efficient agency operations by providing administrative leadership and management services while conducting a thorough organizational assessment to support the search for new leadership. Examples of the organizations she has worked with in this capacity include the SC Association of Nonprofit Organizations (now Together SC), SCCADVASA, Prevent Child Abuse SC (now Children’s Trust), Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies GA, SC Psychological Association, SC Children’s Advocacy Center, and many others. Colleen is a Nonprofit Certified Interim Executive Director with Lift Connection.

Ron leads Global Core Strategies and Consulting and serves on The Jinks Perspective Advisory Board.

He is a frequent guest on the show and provides rich insights into the art of leadership.

In this episode, Patrick shares some critical tenets for CEOs to consider when thinking about how to create healthy board engagement.

Also, Patrick promotes two organizations as resources for nonprofit leaders:

For more information on BRI, visit www.blueridgeleaders.org.

For more information on Together SC, visit www.togethersc.org.

For Perspectives In Nonprofit Leadership YouTube channel, click HERE

Jada Willis is the founder and CEO of Willis HR, a Columbia, SC-based HR firm specializing in nonprofit and small business HR. She is the author of Pantsless Nation: HR Guidance for Mastering Remote Work, 

Alex is an award-winning CPA who specializes in nonprofit finances and serves organizations remotely across the country.

Visit www.betterwaycpa.com for more information about Alex and the Chris Hervochon firm.

If there is a crystal ball for what the future of jobs, work, and the workplace look like, it lies in the head of Ira S. Wolfe. Ira has emerged as one of the top 5 Global Thought Leaders in the Future of Work and HR. Heis a visionary thinker about what happens “when the shift hits your plan” and How to Thrive on the Never-Normal Journey.

Visit www.irawolfe.com for more information.

Daniel Matalon is the founder of #IsThereEnough, a provocative new conversation about the intersection of survival economics and social justice. He is also the co-founder of Impact Launchpad, a UK-based venture studio for social impact incubation and development.

Working from a book, a conversation, and a unique social research experiment that has taken him to 22 countries, Mr. Matalon is asserting that humanity’s biggest existential threat is not climate change, tribalism, or inequality, but our inability to foster agreement with each other at the level we require to address our challenges.

For more information visit www.isthereenough.org

Gauri has dedicated her career to building intuitive and delightful user experiences. Seeing the opportunity to force multiply the nonprofit sector’s ability to create impact through software led her to her work at Instrumentl. As CEO and a co-founder, she has led Instrumentl to serve over 2,000 nonprofits today, making it a favorite tool among grant seekers for bringing grant prospecting, tracking, and management to one place.

Before Instrumentl, Gauri was CEO and co-founder of Fondu, an online community for sharing bite-sized restaurant reviews. After Fondu was acquired by Airbnb, Gauri led their mobile and special projects teams.

Promo code WINDOW50 will let you save $50 off your first month or year of Instrumentl. You can sign up for their 14-day free Instrumentl account at www.instrumentl.com/r/TLW.

• How to let go when it’s time
• How to have the difficult conversations
• What boards need to consider
• Intergenerational conflicts

Nike is an international award-winning entrepreneur, succession specialist and legacy planning expert for future-focused business families. She is on a mission to help businesses move from lifetime to legacy, such that they build family enterprises of the future.

She has over a decade of family enterprise expertise as a second-generation owner and family office pioneer. She is the host of The Connected Generation, a top 10 podcast for family enterprises globally. She is co-Founder of African Family Firms, a non-profit community of family enterprises.

Visit www.NikeAnani.com for more information.

This episode is about an annual gathering and network of social sector leaders like none other — The Blue Ridge Institute (now simply known as BRI). Patrick (who is a past president of BRI) chats with the current BRI president, Carrie Hepburn-Brown, about BRI.

Carrie is the Strategic Director of Engagement for the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg. In this role, Carrie establishes and facilitates the execution of the listening framework and manages the listening portfolio for the organization, including coordinating key convenings that emerge from community ideas. Carrie has the responsibility to strategically expand the advocacy and antiracist networks on behalf of the Foundation and serves as the lead staff member for the Pinellas Race Equity Leadership Council and other key initiatives.

Carrie also serves as the CEO & Principal Consultant at Onyx Strategic Consulting, LLC, a boutique firm committed to creating a more equitable world. Carrie has vast experience working with organizations to advance racial justice and develop and execute strategies to reduce health inequities. Her scope of work includes designing and implementing impactful programs, coordinating engaging events, cultivating meaningful relationships, facilitating, and training. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry/Molecular Biology and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science – both from Florida A & M University.

Charles C. Weathers is a nationally recognized consultant and professional speaker known for helping leaders in the nonprofit, government, and private sectors facilitate courageous conversations and strengthen organizational performance. As the founder of The Weathers Group, a management firm based in Columbia, S.C., he has provided more than 15,000 hours of facilitation to over 1,100 leading organizations internationally in the last 19 years.

Charles is known for his signature keynotes, captivating audiences with his contagious energy, insight, and humor. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, certified mediator, and American Leadership Forum Senior Fellow. Charles is also a member of the National Speakers Association, the Institute of Management Consultants, and a regular contributor to Forbes.com as a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. His thought leadership is frequently featured in publications nationwide.

Eddie Rice is a professional speechwriter with over 10 years of experience in helping business leaders, keynote speakers, TED talk presenters, and everyday people, enhance the messages they tell through great storytelling and structure. He started out as an 8th-grade science teacher but turned his love of rhetoric into a profitable freelance career. He also made the transition from freelancer to fully employed. As a speechwriter, he has worked with CEOs, college presidents and trustees, superintendents and principals, business owners, authors, politicians, organization leaders, nonprofit executive directors, and everyone in between. Public speaking and speechwriting are equalizers: we all want to say just the right words whether it’s small groups or large audiences.

His new book was just released on Amazon last week – Toast: Short speeches, Big Impact.

For more information or booking Eddie Rice, visit www.ricespeechwriting.com

Monroe is President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County (SC). To say that Monroe felt a calling to help those who are socially and economically disenfranchised would be a severe understatement. Many of his waking hours, and indeed his entire career have been devoted to improving the lives and futures of those who need a helping hand. From running Knox Area Rescue Ministries and the Christian Community Foundation in Knoxville, TN, and as CMO of Christian Blind Mission US to founding of the Monroe Free Group, a consulting firm for non-profits, Monroe has a depth of experience and caring conscience that’s second to none.

Monroe has served in numerous volunteer leadership roles including Chairman of the Knox County Homeless Coalition as well as Chairman of the Knox County Family Violence Commission, Chairman of the Board of SC Association at Habitat Affiliates, and is currently the Chairman of the Board of TogetherSC. As the CEO and President of Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County, Monroe continues to lead this critically important organization as it implements policies designed to positively change lives and the landscape of this fast-growing and burgeoning part of the country.

Monroe is married to Kim and together they have three children.

Ron is the founder and president of Global Core Strategies and Consulting. He is a member of The Jinks Perspective Advisory Board, and a John Maxwell Certified Leadership Coach.

Nancy’s spent her career saying what others are afraid to – and learning to say it in ways that others will listen. She’s the founder and president of CSR Communications and creator of Intrapreneurs Influence Lab. Her passion is teaching leaders how to make organizational change stick.

From challenging stereotypes of girls in her Catholic school more than 40 years ago, to her first job after college convincing nonprofits to engage youth volunteers, or her role as board chair of a global nonprofit transforming the way we do international development…

Nancy’s worked in philanthropy for Steve and Jean Case’s family foundation, as a federal government program officer with the Corporation for National & Community Service, and as a global consultant for APCO Worldwide, where she designed and implemented sustainability, community engagement and philanthropic strategies for companies such as UPS and Johnson Controls, and nonprofit organizations including W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Annie E. Casey Foundation. Nancy mentors and advises executives from local governments, federal agencies, global nonprofits, foundations and Fortune 100 companies.

As a trainer and speaker, Nancy has shared her expertise from Kuala Lumpur to Kansas City and London to Las Vegas. She holds a master’s degree in public affairs from University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School, a master’s in health communication from Boston University, and a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from University of Dayton.

Nike is the Author of “Lifetime to Legacy: A New Vision for Multigenerational Family Businesses” (to be released in Q2 2022). She is the co-founder of African Family Firms, a pan-African association of family businesses focused on promoting generational wealth and generational legacies on the African continent. She is the host of “The Connected Generation” podcast – a top-10 Family Business global podcast dedicated to NextGens that are seeking how to navigate building generational enterprises whilst leaving an impact.

Nike has a global outlook, having lived and worked in three continents. She is a champion for diversity, passionate about improving age and gender diversity and inclusion in business families.

Visit www.NikeAnani.com fr more information.

Michael and Audree are organizational leadership consultants, authors, trainers, and co-founders of Shift314, Inc., where they teach leaders to evolve themselves and their organizations.

Their newest book is Leading Beyond Change: A Practical Guide to Evolving Business Agility

Visit www.shift314.com for more information.

A lifetime adventurer, entertainer, and leadership expert, Shawna Schuh is an innovative thought-leader who can help you unpack the pesky problems you encounter when you lead people.

With a curious mind, herself, and a Master’s Certificate in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Shawna is exceptionally skilled in the art of uncovering leadership blind spots through coaching, and catapulting leaders out of the leadership weeds and into leading teams effectively.

Having worked with organizations like Nike and Columbia Sportswear to associations such as Fashion Group International and the National Speakers Association. Shawna shares a unique perspective so that the information and ideas she promotes stick and work.

With two TEDx talks to her credit, as well as 3 decades of experience, you will be enlightened as well as entertained while shifting from the less stellar things most leaders do to focus only on what the best leaders do.

For more information, visit www.ShawnaSchuh.com

Born in Algeria, educated in Morocco and France, with a professional career in the USA and UK, Sophie McLean has been a helicopter pilot, a teacher, a designer, a relief worker, a war refugee, a CEO, and served as a United Nations representative on The Commission on the Status of Women’s Hunger Project. She has been shot at, shipwrecked, and widowed. She has lived on a farm, a boat, a penthouse, and in an ashram. As a wisdom teacher, Sophie has spent decades leading transformational seminars to over 80,000 people around the world, of all ethnicities, ages, religions, and social backgrounds – all engaged with the universal existential questions of “Who and what am I?” and “What is my life about?”

Her book is The Elegance of Simplicity, a Wisdom Teacher’s epic journey to awareness.

For more information, visit www.SophieMclean.com

Michael is a leadership veteran with more than 28 years of highly engaged and practical experience. Through successful leadership positions of increasing scope, ranging from the U.S. Marine Corps infantry to C-suite executive, Michael is constantly increasing his knowledge and experience as a leadership practitioner.

Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a master’s degree in leadership. He prides himself on leveraging his unique combination of education, skills, and experience to harness the greatness within his clients and unleash the possibilities of their leadership potential.

For more information, visit www.credibleleaders.com

Natasha E. Davis, MBA-M, RN-BSN, CEME, CSMA affectionately known as “The Chief Visionary” is a baccalaureate prepared Registered Nurse and practiced Emergency and Trauma nursing for over 12 years; prior to emerging as a Brand Strategist and Corporate Trainer in 2007. She holds a Masters in Business, certification in marketing and is the CEO and founder of Impact Branding Consulting, Inc. and CRM software platform The Profit Enhancer Analysis. Natasha specializes in positioning companies to perform in alignment with the vision of the leader. Natasha has published three books focused on business development and branding, has been recognized by President Barack Obama with the Lifetime Achievement Award and featured in the “Big Grit” Entrepreneurial docuseries produced by Infusion Soft Keap.

Her specialty is helping entrepreneurs, executives, and companies create brands that have a sustainable & profitable impact. She thrives on fixing problems, closing performance gaps, and eliminating frustrations for companies and their executives. She believes that every business owner should Think Big; Build Momentum and Scale Fast.

Visit www.ImpactBrandingConsulting for more information.

Dr. Edwards is a diversity, equity and inclusion, human resources and management professional and professor. She is also the CEO and Principal Consultant of Solutions by Shawn Edwards, LLC.

For more information, visit www.thetrainingproacademy.com.

To purchase the book, click HERE

Patrick references the Mary Black Foundation framework for health equity. Click HERE for more information.

To see the Perspectives in Nonprofit Leadership YouTube channel, click HERE.

Tricia Richardson is CEO of SC Thrive

Dr. Lila Anna Sauls is CEO of Homeless No More

Andrea Smith is CEO of Senior Action.

Learn from these leaders what leadership tenets they called on to grow their organizations through capital expansion.

Jim has coached and trained coaches for the Center for Creative Leadership for 3 decades. As founder and president of Leadership Systems, Inc. (LSI), he coaches executives, designs leadership development programs, and writes – all to help move people from their current state to their desired state.

Jim trains coaches using his Master Coach Model that surfaced from his doctoral dissertation. He has led over 18,500 coaching sessions with mid to senior-level leaders around the world and has trained hundreds of coaches. He is also a member of The Jinks Perspective Advisory Board.

Jim and his wife, Karyn have successfully launched four adults and enjoy traveling and working with college students as they plan their careers and future life steps. Jim is the author of The Master Coach Model and loves to apply the art of coaching to pull, not push; to ask, not answer; and to listen, not lecture as he helps develop his clients to think, learn and solve their current challenges.

Ron Harvey is the founder and president of Global Core Strategies and Consulting through which he helps leaders create a winning culture that is aligned with the vision of the organization.

Ron is a retired U.S. Army Veteran, with over three decades of leadership experience. His purpose is to “Make A Difference” by inspiring leaders to excel through learning, growth, and adding value to others. In fact, Just Make a Difference is the title of Ron’s book, which is a simple but powerful collection of leadership tenets and maxims.

Ron serves as the Chairman for the Columbia Chamber Small Business Council and serves on the boards of Midlands Communities in Schools, and the Carolina Virginia Minority Supplier Diversity Council.

As a certified leadership coach, his clients and audiences describe him as motivating and engaging. Ron has collaborated with Small Business Leaders and Government Leaders at all levels to ensure that collaboration is conducted at the most effective levels for everyone. He has a specific passion and focus, to add value and “Make A Difference”, because “People Always Matter”!

Through her work with SC Thrive, Tricia has partnered with numerous South Carolina state departments, educating South Carolinians about programs such as Healthy Connections Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and more. She is working to build platforms that provide easier access to resources for individuals and families. Under Tricia’s leadership, SC Thrive partners with over 400 nonprofits, businesses, and agencies across the state, providing training and education to direct service organizations who work with consumers looking to access healthcare and other quality of life resources. SC Thrive’s goal is to serve the whole person; physically, financially and mentally.

As a social and behavioral scientist, her research interests focus on cancer-related health disparities in cancer prevention and control and specifically on working with stakeholders to effectively use what we know works to increase HPV vaccination. Dr. Brandt joined St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in July 2020 after 16 years on faculty in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina, and most recently as associate dean in the Graduate School and professor of health promotion, education, and behavior in the Arnold School.

Heather lives in Memphis, Tennessee with her husband, Forrest Alton, who runs their consulting business, 1000 Feathers, LLC, which seeks to bridge the divide between vision and strategy to achieve meaningful results.

SC Thrive makes critical resources accessible to people across South Carolina through a network of nonprofit providers. To view the video version of this episode, click HERE.

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Monroe is President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County (SC). To say that Monroe felt a calling to help those who are socially and economically disenfranchised would be a severe understatement. Many of his waking hours, and indeed his entire career have been devoted to improving the lives and futures of those who need a helping hand. From running Knox Area Rescue Ministries and the Christian Community Foundation in Knoxville, TN, and as CMO of Christian Blind Mission US to founding of the Monroe Free Group, a consulting firm for non-profits, Monroe has a depth of experience and caring conscience that’s second to none.

Monroe has served in numerous volunteer leadership roles including Chairman of the Knox County Homeless Coalition as well as Chairman of the Knox County Family Violence Commission, Chairman of the Board of SC Association at Habitat Affiliates, and is currently the Chairman of the Board of TogetherSC. As the CEO and President of Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County, Monroe continues to lead this critically important organization as it implements policies designed to positively change lives and the landscape of this fast-growing and burgeoning part of the country.

Monroe is married to Kim and together they have three children.

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Heather currently serves as the Director of Engagement and Literacy Initiatives for Ready for School, Ready for Life, an early childhood systems building initiative in Guilford County, NC. She joined the team at Ready Ready in 2020 after 16 years at the Rockingham County Partnership for Children, a local Smart Start agency, where she served as the Executive Director from late 2005-2020. In this role, Heather worked to ensure that young children receive high-quality early childhood experiences. Heather’s prior experience also includes several years as a Montessori classroom teacher and work with the Greensboro Children’s Museum during the design/implementation phase.

Heather values the opportunities she has had to work with a variety of racial justice initiatives including the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as well as, her work with leadership development organizations. Heather holds a BA in Sociology from Guilford College and had the opportunity to spend a semester in Ghana as a student. This experience significantly shaped her worldview and her commitment to serving her community. When she isn’t working, Heather is an avid runner who enjoys being outdoors and spending time with friends and family.

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Dr. Simmons is a visionary builder with a personal mission to further the kingdom of God through Christian education, teaching, and influencing others. Currently, he is leading Online Studies during an exciting season of growth at Columbia International University (89 online students to 1269). This growth includes over 240 new online courses supporting 26 online degrees. The newest is their 27 month Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership that has grown to over 200 students in the first 18 months. The newest online degree programs in the pipeline are a Masters in Healthcare Administration, Masters in Public Administration, and nursing.

As Dr. Simmons enters the third “season” of his professional career, he strives to lead well and develop his team toward the achievement of stretch goals as a senior leader at CIU, training and mentoring those working with him and coming behind him to effectively serve in various leadership roles similar to the ones in which he has served during the first two seasons of his career.

Visit www.ciu.edu for more information about their online degree programs.

Daniel is a South Carolina native, and spent most of that in Columbia. He has been self-employed in one form or another, since 1988, as both an independent contractor for national brand names and a business owner. He attended college in Atlanta, Georgia, and returned home to lead a direct-sales team that set consistent records for production. In 2003, he moved to St. Louis where his second attempt to launch an employee-benefits brokerage was successful, then moved to Houston, Texas for three years. He returned to Columbia in 2016 to be near family, and brought with him the Houston-based brand name Network In Action. He has successfully helped people build strong business relationships through strategic connections for over 4 years.

Tom is the president of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina, a position he has held since March of 1996. Under his leadership, the Foundation has awarded more than $70 million through over 2,100 grants across South Carolina since its inception. Its current assets exceed $105 million.

Tom serves on the board of trustees for Columbia College, Columbia Free Medical Clinic and South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families. He has been an active member of the Southeastern Council of Foundations since 2002, including serving on the board from 2004 to 2010. He is a founding member and former chairman of the South Carolina Grantmakers Network, a group of 45 grantmaking foundations from across the state. In 2007, Tom was appointed to serve on the South Carolina Access to Justice Commission and served for six years. He was inducted into the Winthrop University College of Business Pinnacle Society in 2008, and he earned the Clemson University Institute for Family and Neighborhood Life Leadership Award in 2009. In 2004, Tom received the Healthy Learners “In All Things Charity” award. In 2016, he received a Palmetto State Fatherhood award.

With more than 40 years of experience in nonprofit management in five states, Tom’s credentials include a BA in Communications from Marshall University and an MBA from Winthrop University.

Tom’s Favorite Quote and Personal Motto:
“There is no cost whatsoever for being kind to every person you encounter on a daily basis. This single act can have a lasting effect on you and other people throughout your  life.”

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Raven’s mission is simple– to solve for racial inequity by breaking down generational and racial barriers in the workplace, replacing them with empathy and synergy that fosters productive working relationships, drives business results, and prepares organizations to compete in the not-so-distant future.

She is the author of the 2019 release Leading Your Parents: 25 Rules to Effective Multigenerational Leadership for Millennials and Gen Z, where she shares leadership principles and practical advice for young professionals seeking to transition into leadership positions in today’s diverse workplace, and the founder of the Charlotte-based Center for Next Generation Leadership and Professional Development, a startup focused on providing soft-skill development to the leaders of tomorrow. In her spare time, Raven consults with Franklin Covey, the world leader in leadership development, in the area of unconscious bias.

Raven has helped tens of thousands, from podiums around the world, close the gaps inside of dozens of industry-leading companies, and create sustainable cultural change. She’s also consulted with household brands in the areas of generational diversity & inclusion and early talent development and retention.

As the valedictorian of her college graduating class and one of the youngest-ever executives in the Fortune 50 company with which she spent nearly a decade, she has always shown that her approach to leading and influencing people yields results. Visit ravensolomon.com for more information and booking.

Minter Dial is an international professional and energetic speaker and a multiple award-winning author, specializing in leadership, branding, and transformation. An agent of change, he’s a three-time entrepreneur who has exercised twelve different métiers and changed country fifteen times.

Minter’s core career stint of 16 years was spent as a top executive at L’Oréal, where he was a member of the worldwide Executive Committee for the Professional Products Division. He’s author of the award-winning WWII story, The Last Ring Home (documentary film and biographical book, 2016) as well as two prizewinning business books, Futureproof (2017) and Heartificial Empathy (2019).

His latest book on leadership, You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better Leader (Kogan Page) released in January 2021. He’s been host of the Minter Dialogue weekly podcast since 2010. He is passionate about the Grateful Dead, Padel Tennis, languages and generating meaningful conversations.

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Charles C. Weathers is a nationally recognized consultant and professional speaker known for helping leaders in the nonprofit, government, and private sectors facilitate courageous conversations and strengthen organizational performance. As the founder of The Weathers Group, a management firm based in Columbia, S.C., he has provided more than 15,000 hours of facilitation to over 1,100 leading organizations internationally in the last 18 years.

Charles is known for his signature keynotes, captivating audiences with his contagious energy, insight, and humor. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, certified mediator, and American Leadership Forum Senior Fellow. Charles is also a member of the National Speakers Association, the Institute of Management Consultants, and a regular contributor to Forbes.com as a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. His thought leadership is frequently featured in publications nationwide.

Successful movements for change all have the same set of questions at the heart of their work.

Hildy now shares those questions with audiences around the world. Through the Catalytic Thinking framework she developed, those questions have been infused into the mission of the nonprofit she founded, Creating the Future, where individuals and organizations are learning how to create systems change by changing the questions they ask.

Hildy is a TEDx speaker, as well as a contributor to the Stanford Social Innovation Review and a blogger at Medium.com. She was the creator and host of the Making Change podcast, where she interviewed dozens of leaders from around the world about the factors that create powerful, positive change.

Marc is the founder of Concord Leadership Group and has been leading organizations and teams for decades. His failures and successes have caused him to study leadership for over 30 years, including earning a Masters in Organizational Leadership and certification as a FranklinCovey Coach. Combining his ongoing education with his own experience, Marc helps leaders lead their teams with more effectiveness and less stress. In addition to his latest book, he’s also the author of Ask Without Fear, which has been translated into Dutch, Polish, Spanish, and Mandarin. He’s also the executive director of TheNonprofitAcademy.com and a former Advisory Panel member of Rogare, a prestigious international fundraising think tank.

Marc’s expertise and enthusiasm engage audiences around the world both in person and with online presentations. And has caught the attention of media organizations as diverse as The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Real Simple, SUCCESS Magazine, NBC, Al Jazeera, and Fox News.

Over the past 18 years, Marc’s organizational and leadership coaching and training have helped tens of thousands of nonprofits advance their missions, meet revenue goals, and improve the lives of their staff and supporters including clients like the Maine Public Broadcasting, Georgetown University, In Defense of Animals, Habitat for Humanity, Chabad on Campus, Islamic Relief USA, and the Association of the U.S. Army.

He is the husband to his best friend and the father of three amazing kids. And if you drive by him on the road, he’ll be singing 80’s tunes loud enough to embarrass his family!

Before launching Full Potential Development, Fatima worked for several years as the scientific and regulatory affairs director of two global Fortune 500 companies. If she is not training or serving a client, you’ll find her spending time with her family or volunteering at the Rotary Club of Greenville, SC.

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Previously she served as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the United Way of Lancaster County. In addition to her work with the United Way, McNeil has worked as an adviser for University of Phoenix, as executive director for the York County Community against Racism, as an adjunct faculty member at Duquesne University, and in community outreach and multicultural affairs at York College.

She earned her B.A. in public administration from York College and her M.S. in human resource development from Villanova, and is currently working toward her Ph.D. in higher education.

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Liz Nilsen is the Associate Director of the Agile Strategy Lab at UNA, following four years at the Agile Strategy Lab at Purdue. Liz’s passion is for creating programs that nurture the next generation of thinkers and doers, particularly through the development and growth of innovation and STEM education ecosystems.  Liz teaches (online and in-person), shepherds the expansion of the Lab’s programming, and oversees partnerships with other organizations interested in deploying Strategic Doing. She is a co-author of Strategic Doing: Ten Skills for Agile Leadership (Wiley, 2019).

She is a former senior program officer at VentureWell, where she provided leadership to the Pathways program for the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter), which guided 50 colleges and universities in redesigning undergraduate engineering education.

Prior to joining VentureWell, she led STEM initiatives at the Penn State Center – Pittsburgh, was the southwest regional coordinator for the Pennsylvania STEM Network, and served as Director of Outreach and New Economy Program Development at the Institute of Advanced Learning & Research, a Virginia Tech initiative. She earned her BA from Stanford and an MBA from Northeastern University.

For more information, visit StrategicDoing.net and AgileStrategyLab.org.

Michael has been a coach to Fortune 20 company executives, CEO’s and VP’s of mid-size businesses, and shop floor managers. He brings over 35 years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience to bear as a Coach, Mentor, and Advisor. With strengths in personal development, team building, and strategic planning, he equips business and non-profit leaders with the tools they need to achieve excellence in both work and life.

Over 28 years in store operations at Lowe’s, Michael was instrumental in developing rollout strategies to yield maximum results. As a result of his leadership, Michael was often tapped by executives to test new store operations in the stores that he oversaw and aid in the rollout process nationwide. Michael’s driving force in making these systems successful was not the system itself, but empowering people to be successful. He carries the same mindset of helping others succeed into his leadership coaching today.

Having invested the majority of his career with a Fortune 50 company and starting multiple small businesses, Michael has a breadth of experience and success from which to draw. He is known for his engaging personality and his ability to listen and ask key questions to discover issues of concern. Michael has been a mentor, friend, and confidant to executives, leaders, and frontline employees for decades because of his integrity, trust, and servant’s heart.

For more information, visit peakharvestcoaching.com or contact Michael today!

Creative pivoting — persisting with exception — psychological immunity — all terms defined and described by this creative team of leaders, entrepreneurs, and authors. Patrick converses with the authors about leadership, self-care, creativity, and positivity.

To learn more and interact with Danielle, Grace-Anne, and Phoebe, visit www.Re-activateYourLife.com.

Tom is a Maryland-based nonprofit consultant, speaker, trainer, writer, and president of the consulting business, Tenacious Change, LLC. The mission of Tenacious Change is to animate and equip people, organizations, and communities to lead change for the greater good. In addition to his consulting practice, he is a Thought Leader with Tamarack Institute, a Canadian social change organization, and an adjunct professor at Eastern University (Philadelphia) in the Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership programs.

Tom specializes in leadership, program, and organizational development as well as research and evaluation. His clients include local, statewide, regional, national, and international organizations. He has extensive experience with community engagement and change, organizational leadership and change, intractable controversy management, nonprofit board development and strategy planning, and the management of government-funded health and human services grants and projects that are national in scope.

Tom has earned degrees from William Penn University and Drake University in Iowa, and his Doctor of Philosophy in (nonprofit) organizational leadership, from Eastern University in Philadelphia.

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Tim is the Vice-President and CFO of Ervolina Associates, Inc., a Fort Lauderdale-based manufacturers’ representative firm serving the Florida kitchen and bath trade. His career has included a twenty-five-year career with local and statewide United Ways.

In 2006, he became the President and CEO of the United Way Association of South Carolina, the training, public policy, and technical assistance arm of the local United Ways that serve the people of South Carolina. He served in a number of statewide positions appointed by Governors Mark Sanford and Nikki Haley to improve the health, education, and financial stability of South Carolina’s most vulnerable residents.

Additionally, he served in a number of national efforts, focusing on asset-based community development, community stewardship, and volunteerism. In 2016, he retired from his service with United Way. He and his wife, Kendra DeMarco, make their home in Asheville, North Carolina.

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Steve is the owner/CEO of The Goble Group, a leadership development organization serving small to medium-sized businesses and their teams in Central PA and the surrounding areas. He is passionate about helping people grow and solve problems.

As an author, a Founding Partner of the John Maxwell Team, and a Certified Human Behavior Consultant, Steve was a 2017 ’40 Under 40’ recipient from the Central Penn Business Journal. Steve currently resides in Lancaster County, PA with his family, where he enjoys petting other people’s dogs and a good pint of IPA or dram of whiskey. No, he and his family are not Amish.

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Born in Hong Kong, raised in England, and now residing in Los Angeles, Didi Wong is an Award-Winning International Keynote Speaker, TV Producer, Business Mentor, Best-Selling Author, and Angel Investor.

Didi is the CEO of The Yes Academy, a results-driven educational mentorship program for entrepreneurs. She was given the highest level award “Women of the Decade for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital” from the Women Economic Forum as well as an award of Achievements, Recognition and Excellence by the National Council of Women from the Egyptian Government.

She has also been honored to speak at the Global Entrepreneurship Initiative at the United Nations and she was the resident speaker on the Think and Grow Rich Legacy World Tour 2019.

As a TV Producer, she is the Executive Producer of “In Case you Didn’t Know with Nick Nanton” featuring Robert Kiyosaki of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and another TV show “SpeakUP”, both on Amazon Prime Video. She has starred as a guest judge on the #1 Digital business show “Elevator Pitch” as well as a feature documentary on her journey as a speaker called “Impact.”

Didi was given the Certificate of Recognition by Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles for helping women entrepreneurs succeed. She is featured in the article “Women Who Mean Business” in the current March issue of Oprah Magazine.

In Fall of 2020, she will be knighted as “Lady Didi” where she will join the Royal Order of Constantine the Great and St. Helen of Spain to further the Royal initiatives both domestically and internationally.

Her superpowers lie in managing her four children under the age of nine (including a set of identical twin girls) as well as all her projects and clients — always with a smile on her face.

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Nick helps brands tell their stories through media in real-time. An Emmy Award-Winning Director and Producer, Nick produces media and branded content for top thought leaders and media personalities around the world.

Recognized as a leading expert on branding and storytelling, Nick has authored more than two dozen Best-Selling books (including The Wall Street Journal Best-Seller, StorySelling) and produced and directed more than 60 documentaries, earning 16 Emmy Awards and 36 nominations. Nick speaks to audiences internationally on the topics of branding, entertainment, media, business, and storytelling at major universities and events.

As the CEO of DNA Media, Nick oversees a portfolio of companies including DNA Films, Astonish Entertainment, 11th Street Films, Abundance Studios, DNA (an international agency with more than 3,000 clients in 63 countries), and Ambitious.com. Nick is an award-winning director, producer, and songwriter who has worked on everything from large scale events to television shows with the likes of Steve Forbes, Ivanka Trump, Sir Richard Branson, Larry King, Jack Nicklaus, Rudy Ruettiger (the inspiration for the Hollywood Blockbuster, RUDY), Brian Tracy, Jack Canfield (The Secret, creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series), and many more.  His show In Case You didn’t Know can be seen on Amazon Prime.

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Forrest has spent more than 20 years in the nonprofit and social service sectors in a variety of capacities. After a decade of service in the C-suite of a highly successful nonprofit organization, Forrest stepped down to focus his energy on the launch and operations of 1000 Feathers. Forrest made this transition because he saw a need to improve the social service sector and strategically advance work in underserved communities. He has committed his life’s work – and the work of 1000 Feathers – to training and developing leaders; helping organizations think and act more strategically; posing the difficult questions organizations are afraid to ask; and encouraging big, bold, courageous conversations at all levels of organizations and throughout communities.

A dynamic and inspirational leader, Forrest has developed a contagious energy for helping others identify their vision and strategy, and for disrupting the status quo. He has become a frequently sought-after speaker for conferences and events and is a respected voice on topics related to adolescent health, nonprofit leadership, and community engagement.

During his tenure as the Chief Executive Officer of the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (Now, Fact Forward), the organization experienced unprecedented growth and success. That doesn’t happen via random chance – especially on such a contentious issue, in a conservative, southern state. It happens because of strong vision, strategic thinking, bold leadership, and certainly a little luck. Forrest’s contributions to the field of adolescent health have garnered wide praise, including a review of a book he co-authored in 2011, “[the book] is a tour de force… [and] represents the cumulative experience, expertise, and practice of some of the leading sexual health researchers and practitioners in the United States. It is a ‘must-have’ on any bookshelf.”

Previously recognized by The State newspaper as one of South Carolina’s “20-under-40 emerging leaders” and by the Free Times as one of the “50 Most Influential People in Columbia,” Forrest is also a Riley Institute Leadership Fellow and a member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network (Liberty Fellowship).

Forrest currently serves in leadership roles on the boards of Power to Decide and the University of South Carolina’s Alumni Association. He is a past board chair of Together SC—South Carolina’s nonprofit, membership organization.

He earned his Master of Public Health from the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health, where he has been recognized with a Young Alumnus of the Year award (2011), and received his Bachelor of Science from Coastal Carolina University where he was named a Distinguished Alumnus (2009).

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In this episode, Molly and Patrick discuss why leading community change is challenging and rewarding, how leadership transitions are managed, and what the leader’s role in performance metrics — especially for a nonprofit.

Molly is the Mary Black Foundation’s fourth President/CEO since it was founded in 1996. She joined the Foundation in 2001 as its first Program Officer, became the Director of Programs in 2007, and was named Vice President of Programs in 2013. Prior to joining the Foundation, Molly worked on local and statewide efforts to reduce teen pregnancy. Molly has a Master of Public Health Degree from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Education from the State University of New York at Cortland. Molly and her husband are natives of Syracuse, New York and have lived in Spartanburg, SC since 1999. They have two children.

Molly is actively involved in the community. She serves on the boards of directors for the Northside Development Corporation, Spartanburg Academic Movement, and Spartanburg Community Indicators Project. She served as board chair for the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (now Fact Forward) and Spartanburg Housing Authority. She co-chaired the design committee and fundraising campaign to build The Franklin School, a national model in early childhood development care and education. Molly is a current member of the Spartanburg Downtown Rotary Club and the SC Grantmakers Network.

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Ron Harvey is the founder and president of Global Core Strategies and Consulting through which he helps leaders create a winning culture that is aligned with the vision of the organization.

Ron is a retired U.S. Army Veteran, with over three decades of leadership experience. His purpose is to “Make A Difference” by inspiring leaders to excel through learning, growth, and adding value to others. In fact, Just Make a Difference is the title of Ron’s book, which is a simple but powerful collection of leadership tenets and maxims.

Ron serves as the Chairman for the Columbia Chamber Small Business Council and serves on the boards of Midlands Communities in Schools, and the Carolina Virginia Minority Supplier Diversity Council.

As a certified leadership coach, his clients and audiences describe him as motivating and engaging. Ron has collaborated with Small Business Leaders and Government Leaders at all levels to ensure that collaboration is conducted at the most effective levels for everyone. He has a specific passion and focus, to add value and “Make A Difference”, because “People Always Matter”!

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Jim has coached and trained coaches for the Center for Creative Leadership for 3 decades. As founder and president of Leadership Systems, Inc. (LSI), he coaches executives, designs leadership development programs, and writes – all to help move people from their current state to their desired state.

Jim trains coaches using his Master Coach Model that surfaced from his doctoral dissertation. He has led over 18,500 coaching sessions with mid to senior-level leaders around the world and has trained hundreds of coaches.

Jim and his wife, Karyn have successfully launched four adults and enjoy traveling and working with college students as they plan their careers and future life steps. Jim is the author of The Master Coach Model and loves to apply the art of coaching to pull, not push; to ask, not answer; and to listen, not lecture as he helps develop his clients to think, learn and solve their current challenges.

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Patrick is a certified leadership coach, and president of The Jinks Perspective, helping leaders achieve greater clarity, simplicity, and alignment in their work.

Read more about Patrick HERE

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Amazing guests are already lined up. If you are a leader, this podcast is a must.

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