Ep #68: Championing Community | Lorri L. Jean, CEO, Los Angeles LGBT Center
Release Date: 06/22/2022
Ep #84: CivitasLA “Best of” – Favorite Places to take a Visitor”
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Best-selling author Steven Rowley is quoted as saying: “There are times when Los Angeles is the most magical city on Earth. When the Santa Ana winds sweep through and the air is warm and so, so clear. When the jacaranda trees bloom in the most brilliant lilac violet. When the ocean sparkles on a warm February day and you’re pushing fine grains of sand through your bare toes while the rest of the country is hunkered down under blankets slurping soup.” Join CivitasLA in this mini-episode as we are reminded by previous guests (including Mayor Joy Belmonte, Christian Huebel, Kacy Keys,...
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Ep #83: CivitasLA “Best of” – Favorite Restaurants
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The Economist magazine, in a holiday special from December 2021, entitled “The Pleasures of The Table” – discussing how restaurants came to be and how the pandemic may change them – noted: “Being deprived of restaurants has made people realize how much they value them. Eating out fulfills needs which seem fundamental to human nature. People need to date, to seal deals and to peer at their fellow humans. At a good restaurant you can travel without traveling, or simply feel coddled.” Are you ready to be “coddled?” Join CivitasLA for this mini-episode as we hear from previous...
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Ep #82: Interfaith Community | Reverend Kathy Cooper Ledesma, Senior Pastor, Hollywood United Methodist Church & Rabbi Mari Chernow, Senior Rabbi, Temple Israel of Hollywood
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Author David J. Wolpe, in “Why Faith Matters,” states “On balance, religion increases social stability, enabling people to live happier, more productive and better lives. That does not demonstrate religion’s truth. It does remind us, however, that we are creatures designed to flourish – to heal and to help – when we believe.” Exploring the state of our local faith community, CivitasLA is joined by two of our region’s most noted faith leaders, Rev. Kathy Cooper Ledesma, Senior Pastor of Hollywood United Methodist Church, described as “…one of the most famous churches on the...
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Ep #81: Crowdfunding Community | Quentin Strode, President & CEO, NEW Community Investments
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From an article by Meredith Wood, entitled: “What Is Crowdfunding? Definition, How It Works, Types,” she notes “Crowdfunding is a form of financing a project or business venture by raising small amounts of money from a collective of individuals. There are over 600 different crowdfunding platforms in the world that make it easy for entrepreneurs, investors, and people to connect. Anyone with an idea has the chance to pitch it to available investors. It’s a young, yet popular form of both crowdsourcing and alternative financing.” As CivitasLA continues its recognition of National...
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Ep #80: Sisters at Work | Lia Dias, Owner LeAnn & Leslie Jones, Co-Owners, Hype Hair Magazine and 1010 Wine Bar & Events
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In a report from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor entitled “Women’s Entrepreneurship 2020/21, Thriving Through Crisis,” it states: “Entrepreneurship is an essential driver of societal health and wealth. It is also a formidable engine of economic growth.” It further notes: “Women entrepreneurs are making significant contributions to the global economy and society. Based on the countries in the GEM 2020 survey, an estimated 274 million women globally are involved in business startups in addition to 139 million women owners/managers of established businesses and 144 million women...
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Ep #79: Creating Connection Through Laughter | Dani Klein Modisett, Founder & CEO, Laughter On Call
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As we recognize Alzheimer’s Awareness Month (November), a time to heighten awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, which affects more than 6 million Americans, and recognize National Entrepreneurship Month (also November), a time -- as shared in a proclamation from the White House – to celebrate entrepreneurs who “combine passion, resilience and ingenuity to solve hard problems and create products and businesses that improve our lives,” CivitasLA is joined by Dani Klein Modisett, Founder and CEO of Laugher On Call. Founded in 2019, Laughter On Call (LOC) was created in...
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Ep #78: Empowering Communities/Promoting Excellence | Arturo Sneider, CEO, Primestor Development, Inc.
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As CivitasLA continues its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re joined by Arturo Sneider, Founding Partner & CEO of Primestor Development Inc. With no prior experience in the sector, but inspired by a desire to revitalize neighborhoods through real estate, Arturo joins CivitasLA to discuss Primestor’s mission of managing and developing properties that empower the communities they operate in; how they promote excellence; and share their model for success achieved operating in serving diverse communities in South and Southeast Los Angeles, amongst other locations. Established in...
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Ep 77: Community Spotlight: Boyle Heights | Josefina Lopez, Founding Artistic Director, Casa 0101 Theater/Screenwriter & Alfred Fraijo Jr., Attorney/Community Leader
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It’s been said, by Jorge N. Neal, co-curator and museum educator at the Boyle Heights Museum, that “all roads lead to Boyle Heights, it’s a place of intersection.” Boyle Heights, part of the original Spanish land grant that established the city of Los Angeles in 1781, covering roughly 6.5 square miles located 3 miles east of Downtown, is one of LA’s oldest and most historically significant communities in the region. Historically, it’s been home to generations of immigrants (being called the Ellis Island of the West), serving as home to some of the largest populations of Japanese...
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Ep #76: Curating Community | Leticia Rhi Buckley, Chief Executive Officer, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
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The story of Los Angeles is the story of the Mexican, Mexican American, and Latino experience in the region. Sharing that story is the work of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, based in Downtown Los Angeles, which seeks to honor the past, inspire the future, and recognize the enduring cultural influence of Mexicans, Mexican Americans and all Latinas/Latinos in Los Angeles through transformative exhibitions, programming and educational experiences. As CivitasLA celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2022, we’re joined by LA Plaza’s new CEO, Leticia Rhi Buckley, the first Latina to hold this...
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Ep #75: Whose House? | Kevin Demoff, Chief Operating Officer, Los Angeles Rams
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From an article entitled: “The Importance of Sports in Society,” it notes “Sports are a telling reflection of a society's values, and they are a significant contributor as well, especially in the United States. Sports impact our culture, our other sources of entertainment and our economy.” Join CivitasLA in discussion with Kevin Demoff, Chief Operating Officer of the Los Angeles Rams, as we discuss the role that sport plays in building community, the extensive civic and community engagement undertaken by the Rams since their return to the region, and the impact winning the Super Bowl...
info_outlineAs CivitasLA celebrates Pride Month 2022, we are joined by Lorri L. Jean, CEO of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, recognized as one of the most seasoned and effective LGBTQ leaders in the country. Starting from humble beginnings, with a budget of just under $8 million in 1993 when she arrived, her leadership has witnessed an exponential growth in resources to the Center and a significant growth in services to the community.
Since 1969, the Los Angeles LGBT Center (www.lalgbtcenter.org/about) has celebrated and championed LGBTQ+ individuals and families throughout the greater Los Angeles region, with a team of nearly 800 professionals serving community across ten locations, supported by a budget of nearly $150 million. As she prepares to retire, Lorri reflects on her decades of advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community and her leadership in elevating the LA LGBT Center to becoming one of the most significant non-profit organizations in the U.S.
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