Tom Bagamane is changing lives on our streets and in our boardrooms.
Release Date: 04/28/2019
Erin Pheil: Discovering the root cause behind what is holding you back.
Dreaming of Cooperstown
So, this podcast is about sharing inspiring stories of people doing meaningful work. The stories of people making a positive difference in the lives of others. And, if you are a regular listener or if you know me personally, you know that I believe that each of us has a story to share. A story that can help others. But you know what’s way more important than what I believe? It’s what you believe. Too many people are stuck and their best self is not showing up each day. Why? Often it’s because that best self is shrouded in ego, fears, limiting beliefs and other delusions. And that is why...
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Empowering teens to become leaders with Michelle Pagtakhan of You Run This Town Foundation.
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Today’s guest, Michelle Pagtakhan co-founded You Run This Town Foundation with Fred Noya. "You Run This Town Foundation is committed to developing the next generation of leaders by providing underserved youth with enrichment programs, work-study internships, scholarships and community partner engagement projects." Her passion is to empower youth and provide them with key skills to succeed in life. Michelle is a small business owner with a big heart and a big vision for serving others. Michelle is a great example of how businesses of all sizes can find meaningful ways to enrich others and...
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Team Matters: A Special Episode for National Diabetes Awareness Month
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November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. I’ve decided to focus my attention on the positive things happening within the T1D community including important lessons I have learned. In this episode I discuss how the T1D community has taught me that my personal and professional growth is impacted by who I let on my “team”. scottrmorris.com
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Cathy Heying is changing the world one car at a time.
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My guest today, Cathy Heying, founded The Lift Garage an affordable, non-profit auto repair service for people of limited means. It's an innovative idea that meets a pressing need. Working with people experiencing homelessness, Cathy repeatedly saw how devastating the prohibitive cost of commercial car repair could be. In a domino effect, people who couldn’t afford to get their cars fixed couldn’t get to work and so lost their jobs. Without jobs, they lacked the money to pay for housing and ended up in shelter or on the streets. It was also evident that many people who could not afford the...
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Kristyn Stillwell with H.O.P.E. Haven
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My guest today, Kristyn Stillwell, is the Executive Director of H.O.P.E. Haven. Hope Haven seeks to move people from crisis to lifelong self-sufficiency. Their mission is to help the homeless find a path off the streets and to mentor them throughout their life journey to succeed and thrive as contributing members of their community. Hope Haven builds relationships with individuals on the streets as a means to inspire a sense of purpose that empowers them to achieve stability and change in their lives. They work with each client to create a personalized plan to get off the streets and...
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Seniors With Skills wants to end social isolation of seniors | Jaya Manjunath
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Do you have a senior friend or perhaps a parent or grandparent that you fear is feeling lonely or isolated? There are serious physiological and psychological components to loneliness and isolation. Studies have found that socially isolated elders are twice as likely to die prematurely, with a mortality rate comparable to smoking. Some studies even show that loneliness is nearly twice as dangerous as obesity. It can wreak havoc with your immune system and increase inflammation, leading to diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and other serious health conditions. My guest today, Jaya Manjunath,...
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Ciera Granger and Koala Corps is spreading care, compassion and cuddles.
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As you listen to today’s episode, there are children with life-threatening illnesses sitting alone, in a hospital bed, without a parent or loved one nearby to comfort them. Sadly, many of these parents cannot be fully present for their child at this critical time, often because they are single, working, or have other children to care for as well. Despite the tremendous efforts by nurses and staff at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, there are simply not enough hands to hold these children at a time when they need it most. Babies need human touch and to be held. Especially, as a means of...
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For Goodness Cakes
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FOR SOME KIDS, BIRTHDAYS ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED. Imagine that. No presents. No birthday cake. No candles to blow out. No well wishes. No celebration. That didn’t sit well with Jaime Lehman so she decided to take action. Jaime founded For Goodness Cakes, a non-profit organization that matches volunteers to make and hand-deliver birthday cakes to foster children and at-risk youth on their special day. The mission at For Goodness Cakes is to give individual youth at least one special moment that is about them. By providing a child a treat made especially for them, it gives them some much...
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Change4Children's - Get a jar. Fill it up. Change a life.
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Change4Children’s was never a grand plan—just a simple idea that is growing bigger and more impactful by the day. It is the brainchild of three families, all of whom have had kids treated at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. When Jeff Kreshek’s son Eli was there for back surgery, Jeff spent four nights with him. He was always at the cafeteria getting a cup of coffee or something to eat. At the end of each day, he would throw his change in his overnight bag. “I have always been a bit of a hoarder of change and always donated it to some sort of charity,” says Jeff. “On the way home...
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Grit Matters
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In this episode of Dreaming of Cooperstown I share the greatest lesson I have learned thus far from my guests, the importance of grit. Listen to discover: What is grit? How grit and resilience differ. Why we need grit. Is grit available to everyone? Four keys to developing grit. The importance of our community and how it relates to grit. Grit begins with awareness and choice. More on Angela Duckworth and her book can be found at, https://angeladuckworth.com/
info_outlineTom Bagamane is a social entrepreneur, philanthropist and educator with an impressive track record of successes in both the for-profit and nonprofit spaces. Tom founded the Giving Spirit in 1999. Twice each year the Giving Spirit delivers acute aide to our Los Angeles homeless population in the form of backpacks that contain essential items to survival. Since their founding over 15,000 volunteers have joined Tom and The Giving Spirit in their mission making it one of our nation’s largest all-volunteer organizations and together they have helped well over 50,000 souls. Tom and The Giving Spirit emphasize education and learning experiences as important pathways to making a meaningful impact. In 2016, he launched an educational platform grounded in understanding, acknowledgement and perspective – to provide insight around the process of confronting the community crisis that is homelessness in America. This is an opportunity to empower dialogue and learning for a long-term solution while continuing to provide essential survival aid to those in desperate need - right now.
But Tom didn’t stop there………….
Tom is also the Managing Director of Profitable Good Group, a consulting firm that focuses on working with companies to impact and empower the communities they serve as an extension of their business strategy. Profitable Good Group was founded in 2015 to assist CEOs and business owners in identifying & leveraging a profitable Shared Values strategy while crafting a sustainable model for revenue growth & powerful social impact. By taking an entrepreneurial approach to philanthropy Tom believes that companies can do well while doing good. Meaning build a profitable business while remaining socially conscious and pursuing social impact initiatives that inspire customers, employees and the communities they serve.
Register now for The Giving Spirit’s Summer Outreach 2019 taking place May 31st – June 2nd. This is an opportunity for you and your family and friends to make a difference by providing aid and a human connection to our homeless neighbors. https://www.thegivingspirit.org/
There are other ways for you to be a part of the solution and make a difference in the lives of others,https://www.thegivingspirit.org/donate
If you (or someone you know is) are experiencing homelessness, a victim of domestic violence, a runaway, or in need of information on other services, please visit the LA Homeless Services Authority Emergency Response Team website for emergency services including 24 hour telephone helplines. https://www.lahsa.org/
Need help creating a vision and creating strategies to build social purpose into your business? Tom can help!https://www.profitablegood.com/
Follow The Giving Spirit on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/TheGivingSpirit/