Gianna Sep 2, 20203 min#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...
Gianna Aug 4, 20203 min#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 differ...
Gianna Jul 15, 20202 min#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 Busines...
Gianna Jul 2, 20202 min#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 organiza...
Gianna May 13, 20203 min#50 "Rise Up"Welcome to Grounds of Change #50! Today is all about Jeff Raz (https://secretlifeofclowns.com/about-the-author-jeff-raz/). Jeff considere...
Gianna May 9, 20203 min#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/) Yo...
Gianna Apr 30, 20202 min#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 Sprad...
Gianna Apr 21, 20203 min#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...
Gianna Apr 19, 20202 min#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 w...
Gianna Apr 15, 20203 min#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...
Gianna Apr 14, 20202 min#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 th...
Gianna Apr 7, 20202 min#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 s...
Gianna Mar 30, 20203 min#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 an...
Gianna Mar 27, 20203 min#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 w...
Gianna Mar 25, 20202 min#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 ...
Gianna Mar 22, 20203 min#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...
Gianna Mar 19, 20202 min#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 ...
Gianna Mar 17, 20203 min#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 woul...
Gianna Mar 10, 20202 min#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 ha...
Gianna Mar 3, 20203 min#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. Thin...