A Legacy of Kindness: Transforming Lives in Collaboration with SevenDays
Release Date: 09/07/2025
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info_outlineDr. Michelle Robin and Bayleigh Soza sit down with Mindy Corporon and Kelly Murphy from SevenDays to explore how kindness can change lives and communities. Mindy shares the heartbreaking story that sparked the creation of SevenDays and how it has grown into a global movement impacting schools, workplaces, and families. Together, they discuss the ripple effect of even the smallest kind acts and announce an exciting collaboration between Small Changes, Big Shifts and SevenDays to expand the annual Kindness Campaign—uniting their missions to inspire more people, across generations, to live with compassion.
Key Takeaways:
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Kindness has the power to heal and create hope, even after tragedy.
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Small acts of kindness can create ripples that reach far beyond what we see.
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Collaborating with others makes kindness movements stronger and more impactful.
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True kindness includes caring for yourself as well as others.
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Inspiring young people to lead with kindness helps build a brighter future.
Join us for the Kindness Campaign and help create a ripple of compassion in your community! Sign up today at SmallChangesBigShifts.com/Kindness to receive daily acts of kindness and inspiration.
We’re also inviting sponsorship partners to help us expand this movement and touch even more lives. If your organization would like to be part of spreading kindness across communities, explore the opportunities here: https://smallchangesbigshifts.com/download/9926/?tmstv=1757105005
About Mindy Corporon:
As an entrepreneur, thought leader and now author, Mindy’s professional career spans from office assistant to the former CEO of a successful wealth management firm. Once a single mother dealing with divorce, Mindy has also experienced a life-threatening illness.
Reaching the pinnacle of her professional career, Mindy was in the middle of raising her talented boys when tragedy struck. Mindy’s father and oldest son were murdered by a white supremacist intent on killing Jews. In a split second, Mindy’s life purpose changed from guiding people financially to helping people find space to learn about their differences and discover commonalities. With compassion and forgiveness Mindy shares her experience of loss as a daughter and a mother, a wife and co-worker both nationally and internationally. She encourages and motivates audiences to overcome life’s challenges, one day at a time.
About Kelly Murphy:
Executive Director of SevenDays, an organization dedicated to creating ripples of kindness through knowledge, education, and dialogue.
Kelly brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in Human Resources, where she championed wellbeing initiatives that supported physical, mental, and social health. She has also been a dedicated community leader, serving on boards like the Women’s Employment Network and Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, and helping launch programs that promote workplace wellness across Kansas City.
Recognized as a Woman of Achievement and a graduate of the Kansas City Tomorrow Program, Kelly continues to inspire through her passion for mentorship, community, and kindness.
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