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#54 "Is there a Bat Signal summoning YOU?"
If you are a Batman fan, you know that when a resident of Gotham City is in trouble, the bat signal flashes to summon Batman. This signal...
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#53 "Every decision she’s proud of making was made with her heart, not her mind"
Blog #53 is all about Jane Chen. She is a cofounder of Embrace Innovations which has helped save the lives of 300,000 babies in 22...
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#52 "What is your Fair Trade?"
Grounds of Change #52 is all about Ben Conrad. Ben is the founder of Five North Chocolate; a sustainable sourcing, certified LGBT...
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#51 "Seven Generations ago someone cared about me"
Grounds of Change #51 is about Jessica Santana. She co-founded the nonprofit America on Tech which is an award-winning nonprofit...
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#50 "Rise Up"
Welcome to Grounds of Change #50! Today is all about Jeff Raz (https://secretlifeofclowns.com/about-the-author-jeff-raz/). Jeff...
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#49 "A Walk near the Rio Grande River"
Blog #49 is about Yonathan Moya. Yonathan is the founder of the organization, Border Perspective. (https://www.borderperspective.org/)...
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#48 "The Heart of a Mathlete"
Blog #48 is about the conversation I had with the founder of the social enterprise Free Will (https://www.freewill.com/), Jenny Xia...
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#47 "Tracy became one of Those Helpers"
Grounds of Change interviewee #47 is Tracy Quisenberry. She is the founder of the organization, Icing Smiles (https://www.icingsmiles.org...
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#46 "It really is one sandwich at a time"
My lunch crew in second grade consisted of ten girls. We would follow the same routine every single day. Hand in hand, we would make our...
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#45 "A constant state of WOW"
What WOWs you? Google uses words like astonishment, admiration and impressed to define the word WOW. During my interview with the founder...
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#44 "Kevin’s mom, Shirley, believed in him"
There is a quote from author Josh Shipp that states, “Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.” Take a minute to...
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#43 "So grab your harness and helmet and get climbing!"
Blog #43 is about Rita Kakati Shah. She is the CEO and founder of UMA. When Rita was a teenager, she was ambitious and a go getter. She...
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#42 "We are all in this together"
This past winter Grounds of Change interviewee #42 was getting dozens of boxes delivered to her house. The boxes were full of blankets...
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#41 "The Power of a Butterfly's Wings"
The Chaos theory explains that something as small as a flutter of a butterfly’s wings can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway across the...
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#40 "Music Heals"
Blog #40 is about DJ CherishTheLuv. I think her and her story are both incredible, and I hope after this blog you think that too! (Check...
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#39 "Making a Wish"
When you think of a hero, what comes to mind? Wonder woman, military personnel, first responders. All of those are great images of heroes...
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#38 "The Icing of Humans"
Icing is arguably the most important part of a cake. I mean, of course, there’s also butter, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, eggs and...
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#37 "The Helpers are Here"
Life can be really scary. Sometimes we are handed situations that make us feel powerless. Mr. Rogers says that when he was a boy and...
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#36 "People Power"
This interview fascinated me. The entire time I just kept thinking...”Wow! This man is a SUPERHERO.” Kenny Sipes is a game changer who...
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#35 "The UNREAL impact of LITTLE things"
It is so easy to get caught up in our own lives. It’s easy to forget how much our interactions throughout the day can affect others....