Leading On Purpose
Since 1982, Colorado UpLift has been developing youth with a vision of building up new generations of urban leaders. But UpLift’s passion for leadership and community transformation doesn’t end with its students. Join Joe Sanders (UpLift’s CEO) and Brian Stamer (COO) as they interview leaders from across the Denver area to learn how they overcome challenges, what makes them passionate, and how they have become positive change-makers. Each episode will enlighten, energize, and equip listeners to make a difference in their own communities.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 37
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2021
Journey to the Margins with Ned Breslin
Ned Breslin spent decades leading at Water for People, but his passion for helping people on the margins and a personal connection to the child welfare system brought him back to Denver and the Tenny…
Serving Students during a Pandemic with Dominique Bargaineer and Cameron Thompson
Finding Your Passion with Jami Duffy
We all have moments we can look back on that brought clarity to our life’s purpose. Jami Duffy, Executive Director of Youth on Record in Denver, reflects on some of the moments that led her down the …
From Mentee to Mentor with Marc Saenz
*A note for our listeners: at the time of recording this episode, the State of Colorado is under a shelter-in-place mandate due to COVID-19. During this time, Colorado UpLift is considered an essenti…
Meeting Students' Evolving Needs with Dr. Everette Freeman
At Colorado UpLift, education is at the heart of our vision and what we do in the community. This week, Joe and Brian speak with Dr. Everette Freeman, the president of the Community College of Denver…
Expensive Love with Jason Janz
Jason Janz, co-founder and CEO of CrossPurpose, shares his personal and convicting journey of radical love. Jason created the nonprofit CrossPurpose to help abolish relational, economic, and spiritua…
Giving Back to Underserved Students with Abraham and Lily Urbina
*WARNING: Some violent/graphic content discussed in this episode
UpLift program staff Abraham and Lily Urbina share about their backgrounds, personal challenges, and how those experiences helped prep…
Start by Showing Up with Bryan Sederwall
Bryan Sederwall (aka Pastor B), founder and director of the Denver Dream Center, shares his journey of moving to Denver and seeing a need for hope in inner city communities. Pastor B describes how he…
Transparency in Leadership with Walt Rakowich
Walt Rakowich, Colorado UpLift's Board Chairman, walked into a situation that had nowhere to go but up. Prologis (a global leader in logistics real estate) was slammed by the 2008 downturn, their sto…
Pursuing Justice in the Workforce with Helen Young Hayes
On this episode of Leading on Purpose, we talk with Helen about her background: growing up in the segregated south and how moving to an Ivy League school helped open her horizons. Helen also explores…
A Lifetime of Giving Back with Dick Saunders
Dick Saunders is not only a successful commercial real estate developer, he’s a member of the Colorado Business Hall of Fame and a founding board member of Colorado UpLift! This week we sit down with…
Finding Purpose through Crisis with John Ramstead
John Ramstead has bounced back from multiple curveballs in life: an injury that derailed his award-winning fighter pilot career, failed startups and businesses, and a life-changing, near-death horse …
Overcoming Learned Helplessness with Bryant Shaw
This week we sit down with Bryant Shaw, principal of East Middle School in Aurora, CO. Bryant talks about growing up in a military family, his eight years in pro football, and the lessons he learned …
Continuing the Legacy of Dr. Kent Hutcheson
When Dr. Kent Hutcheson founded Colorado UpLift in 1982 as a summer jobs program for urban and underserved youth, he had no idea what kind of impact he’d have, not only in the Denver area, but around…
Leading Change Proactively with Sean Myers
How are you changing your community? Sean Myers joins us for episode two of Leading on Purpose to talk about change management, making systems simple and easy, and helping people take ownership to be…
Supporting Students in Education with Dr. Kristin Waters
Working in an inner-city school presents a unique set of challenges. For our first episode, Dr. Kristin Waters joins Colorado UpLift CEO Dr. Joe Sanders to talk about these challenges, along with suc…
What to Expect from Leading on Purpose
Leading on Purpose will enlighten, energize, and equip leaders to make a difference in their communities.
Colorado UpLift is a nonprofit dedicated to building long-term, life-changing relationships w…