Hart & Hustle Podcast
Dialogue exploring the essence of success in entrepreneurship and the pursuit of a high-performing mindset. With your host, Keenan Hart, entrepreneur and founder of FRANSiS™.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 226
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Topher Hansen on Big Audacious Goals, Mental Health, and Leading with Purpose
In this inspiring episode of the Hart and Hustle Podcast, we sit down with Topher Hansen, outgoing CEO of CenterPointe, to explore how he transformed a $3M nonprofit into an $18M powerhouse serving t…
How Rachel Hutchisson Is Redefining Volunteering for Corporate Leaders
In this episode of the Hart & Hustle podcast, we sit down with Rachel Hutchisson, President & CEO of Common Impact, to explore how professionals can create meaningful social impact—without leaving th…
How Helen Johnson Turned Getting Lost Into a 30-Year Healthcare Leadership Journey
In this episode of Hart and Hustle, we sit down with Helen Johnson, CEO of Helen Newberry Joy Hospital & Healthcare Center, to explore what it means to lead with purpose in rural healthcare. From get…
Shara Cohen on Fixing the Most Broken Piece of Healthcare: Caregiving
In this episode of the Hart & Hustle Podcast, we sit down with Shara Cohen, CEO of Carallel, to explore how family caregivers are the hidden engine of our healthcare system. Shara unpacks the massive…
Building Confidence in the Next Generation—Lindsay Gramlich’s Bold Leadership Blueprint
In this episode of the Hart and Hustle Podcast, we sit down with Lindsay Gramlich, President & CEO of Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis. From growing up with two principals as parents to leading one…
How Dr. Vilicia Cade Turns Trauma into Transformational Leadership
Dr. Vilicia Cade, CEO of Child Guidance Resource Centers, shares her powerful journey from foster care to boardroom leadership in this inspiring Hart & Hustle episode. She unpacks her love-driven lea…
How Marcus Johnson Uses Faith and Data to Transform 80,000 Lives in Florida
In this episode of the Hart & Hustle Podcast, Marcus Johnson—Chief Innovation Officer at Children’s Home Society of Florida—shares how he transitioned from a 20-year military career to leading tech-d…
How Debbie Simmons Built a Scalable Ministry That Impacts 3,500 Lives a Year
In this powerful Hart & Hustle episode, Debbie Simmons, CEO of Anchor Point, shares how unimaginable loss became the catalyst for a $1.4M nonprofit transforming thousands of lives. From losing quadru…
How David Wollman Left Corporate to Build a Purpose-Driven Caregiving Business
In this episode of Hart & Hustle, we sit down with David Wollman, a former corporate executive who left it all behind to launch a thriving senior care agency. David shares how caregiving filled the v…
Shaping Leaders, Not Systems: Cindy Odom’s Blueprint for Youth Empowerment
In this powerful episode of the Hart & Hustle Podcast, we sit down with Cindy Odom, CEO of New City Kids, to explore how she went from pre-med dreams to purpose-driven nonprofit leadership. Cindy sha…
From Casino Floors to Chamber President: Bruce Flax on Reinventing Community Leadership
What happens when a casino exec becomes a small-town mayor and then redefines how a Chamber of Commerce serves its people? In this episode of the Hart & Hustle Podcast, we sit down with Bruce Flax, P…
From Corporate to Childcare: How Korrie Mae Wiszniak Transformed a Nonprofit with Culture & Grit
In this heartfelt episode of the Hart & Hustle podcast, we sit down with Korrie Mae Wiszniak, CEO of Kids at Churchill Park, to explore what it really takes to raise resilient, emotionally intelligen…
How Brad Kinkema Transformed the YMCA from Gym & Swim to a Community Lifeline
Join us for an inspiring Hart & Hustle episode with Brad Kinkema, CEO of the YMCA of Martinsville-Henry County, as he redefines what it means to lead a nonprofit with heart and strategy. From coachin…
From Tech to Racial Justice: Tiffany Hamilton on Leading When Everything’s on Fire
In this inspiring episode of the Hart & Hustle Podcast, Tiffany Hamilton, CEO of YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester, shares her journey from teen motherhood and tech to nonprofit leadership. Dis…
How Danielle Sanders Scaled an 83-Year-Old Nonprofit Without a Dollar of Government Funding
What happens when a leader refuses to play it safe? In this episode of the Hart & Hustle Podcast, Danielle Sanders, CEO of Good Samaritan Home, an 83-year-old nonprofit, shares how she turned burnout…
From Profits to Purpose: Why Angela Calzone Left Corporate to Lead Social Impact
In this episode of Hart & Hustle, Angela Calzone, CEO of Inroads to Opportunities, shares her journey from the corporate world to leading one of New Jersey’s most innovative nonprofits serving indivi…
How Lisa Tepper Bates Went from U.S. Diplomat to Solving America's Social Crisis
In this episode of Hart & Hustle, we sit down with Lisa Tepper Bates, CEO of United Way of Connecticut, to explore her incredible journey from U.S. diplomat to nonprofit leader. Lisa shares what it m…
How Tim Jansen Grew a Nonprofit from $375K to $15M Without Losing Its Soul
What happens when a volunteer crisis counselor becomes the $15M CEO of one of Maryland’s most vital nonprofits? In this powerful Hart & Hustle episode, Tim Jansen, CEO of Community Crisis Services, s…
How Keralee Clay Uses AI to Serve Rural Communities No One Talks About
What happens when a Broadway-trained performer leads a rural tech revolution? Meet Keralee Clay, CEO of the Amarillo Area Foundation, who’s redefining nonprofit leadership in the Texas Panhandle. In …
How Jennifer Mylenek Left Corporate Life to Lead a Nonprofit That Changes Lives
What happens when a successful businesswoman trades profit for purpose? In this episode of Hart and Hustle, we sit down with Jennifer Mylenek, Executive Director of CASA in Southern Oregon, to explor…