interviews with purpose-driven leaders
Inspiration from the leading lights in nonprofits and purpose-driven companies who are dedicated to helping others and making a positive impact in the world.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Lauren Pietrek | Girls on the Run of the Rockies
Lauren Pietrek is the Event & Marketing Manager of Girls on the Run of the Rockies, a positive youth development after-school program where running and other physical activities serve as a platform for teaching life skills and promoting holistic health outcomes in girls.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Max Hansen | Y Scouts
Max Hansen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Y Scouts, a purpose-based leadership search firm connecting people with meaningful work.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Zach Mercurio
Zach Mercurio provides speaking, consulting, and coaching services to equip people and organizations to discover purpose – their world-bettering reason for existence.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Erin Hawk | World Leadership School
Erin Hawk is the Executive Director of World Leadership School which empowers students to find innovative solutions to the worlds pressing problems.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Megan Yonke | Denver Shared Spaces, a program of Radian | PlaceMatters
Megan Yonke is the Program Manager of Denver Shared Spaces, a program of Radian | PlaceMatters which uses shared spaces as a tool to creatively and strategically connect community-oriented businesses, social enterprises and nonprofits with one another in affordable commercial space to meet the needs of the residents of the Denver metro area.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Ned Breslin | Tennyson Center for Children
Ned Breslin is the President and CEO of Tennyson Center for Children which is relentlessly focused on helping kids aged 5-18 who experienced trauma from abuse, neglect and mental illness heal, reintegrate into safe families and schools, and flourish in society.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Jessica Hogan | Bolder Industries
Jessica Hogan is the Director of Business Development of Bolder Industries which is on a mission to divert the most waste from landfills than any other single effort over the next 10 years.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Maria Zubia | Kids First Health Care
Maria Zubia is the Director of Community Outreach for Kids First Health Care which provides high quality and affordable health care to children and teens in partnership with schools.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Jay Buys | Visceral
Jay Buys is the CEO of Visceral which exists to unleash ideas that move people to think, engage, and act by crafting the most compelling stories and experiences for the world’s leading causes.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Jeffrey Katzman | Core Learning Exchange
Jeffrey Katzman is the CEO and Founer of Core Learning Exchange which offers a “mastery” learning platform for use by K-12 educators.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Michael Simpson | PAIRIN
Michael Simpson is the CEO and Co-founder of PAIRIN which uses friendly science to connect people to careers, jobs and development resources personalized to their strengths and recommended areas of development.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Cara Lawler | Someone A World Away
Cara Lawler is the Founder and CEO of Someone A World Away which provides support to the El Shadai Grace Children’s Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Janie Gianotsos | Food Bank of the Rockies
Janie Gianotsos is the Director of Marketing and Community Relations of Food Bank of the Rockies which feeds our neighbors struggling with hunger and helps men, women and children thrive by providing food and essentials.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Sona Shah | Neopenda
Sona Shah is the CEO of Neopenda, a social enterprise startup company in the global health space working to create affordable and sustainable healthcare solutions to combat newborn mortality in the developing world.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Joel Newton | Edgewater Collective
Joel Newton is the Executive Director of Edgewater Collective which cultivates partnerships to foster thriving Edgewater, Colorado schools.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Julianna Nelson | Friends of the Haven
Julianna Nelson is the Executive Director of Friends of the Haven, which provides financial and volunteer support to further the activities of The Haven and The Baby Haven, whose charter is to provide a safe, empowering and enriching environment for women and their infants and small children.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Kitti Murray | Refuge Coffee Co.
Kitti Murray is the Founder of Refuge Coffee Co, a non-profit coffee company that provides employment and job training for resettled refugees and immigrants in Clarkston, GA.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Jamie Van Leeuwen | Global Livingston Institute
Jamie Van Leeuwen is the CEO & Founder of Global Livingston Institute which educates students and community leaders on innovative approaches to international development and empowers awareness, collaboration, conversations, and personal growth.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Angela Bomgaars | Extreme Community Makeover
Angela Bomgaars is the Executive Director of Extreme Community Makeover which coordinates volunteer teams to partner with underserved people to improve their own homes and neighborhoods.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Bri Erger | US-Brazil Connect
Bri Erger is the Director of Programs of US-Brazil Connect which was established to expand opportunities for people and communities from Brazil and the United States to come together in mutually-beneficial exchange.
INSPIRED IMPACT :: Ashley Lovell | The Alliance Center
Ashley Lovell is the Director of Marketing & Communications of The Alliance Center which brings people together to create a more sustainable future.