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LEADERSHIP BLOG
An intro from Sheila.
The Positive Impact of Mindfulness on Young People
It’s Thankful Thursday and today I’m celebrating the groundbreaking work of the Mindful Life Project and its Founder and Executive Director, JG Larochette.
JG and I met last year on LinkedIn. He reached out to join my network and I took a look at his profile and website, loved the work he is doing and accepted his invitation. We then connected on a short call where I learned more about his organization and his dedication to young humans.
Celebrating 10 Years!
I met Precious J. Stroud, Founder, BlackFemaleProject, a handful of years ago after receiving an invitation to an event. I was so impressed with her mission that I wanted to know more.
Thankful Thursday: Ben Reuler
This week’s Thankful Thursday gratitude is for my new friend, Ben Reuler. Ben is the CEO of In the Area Productions in Seattle Washington and is leading some powerful anti-racism conversations with white leaders.
Venu Gupta, Creating Systems Change from the Inside Out
Venu Gupta is a real one! Find a way to join her doing something important anywhere that she is. She’s a truth teller and heart healer and I couldn’t be happier to call her my friend.
50/50 Women on Boards’ Global Summit 2024
50/50 Women on Boards is hosting a Global Summit 2024 with In Conversation Speaker Valerie Jarrett, CEO, Obama Foundation.
Sonya Thomas, Marketing Strategist
Sonya Thomas was a key new hire for me during my time at Tides. She showed up on day 1 ready to learn the brand and our ways of working so that she could help us build out capacity and capability at an important time in the organization.
Try Better Tuesday: This is how it’s done!
It's Try Better Tuesdaty and THIS is how it’s done! Congratulations, Nicole Taylor, and your team at Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Achille Massoma, Founder of Akoma Coffee
I love what what Achille Massoma has built with his Akoma Coffee based in the Bay Area of Northern California!
Longtime Collaborating Partners, 2Plus2
I love when my collaborating partner firms are acknowledged for their brilliant work! Congratulations to 2Plus2 Partners and their leadership team of Cathy Dew and Sally Dew!
Lucky me, I’ve worked with them for more than 20 years…
Oakland’s Micro Market. You must go!
I saw my good friend Lisha Bell last week in Oakland, California. This was some time well spent catching up with an influencer, truth teller, entrepreneur, angel investor, and game-changer who is never without a smile and glint in her eyes.
At Such a Time as This
At such a time as this, there is no movie, play, book, article, or lyric more important to EACH of us and ALL of us than Origin.
Thank You, Richard Chacon
It’s Thankful Thursday and today I’m shouting out a longtime colleague, partner, collaborator, and client of both of my companies. Meet Richard Chacon, who retired this month after a decades-long career of significant impact in supplier diversity and community development. He’s a dean in supplier diversity who has led organizations to great change and commitment to businesses led by entrepreneurs representing ALL disadvantaged and marginalized groups across the country.