Social Impact Leader

Today we are wrapping up Season One of The Plywood Podcast: Real talk for Social Entrepreneurs and Nonprofit Leaders. The whole team is here talking about our favorite episodes, takeaways, and things…

Today we are bringing you another Plywood Pro Tip. We are getting into How to Build a Better Board. In this conversation, Jeff, Tuere, and Jim Dudley talk about all things board of directors. You’ll …

Today we sit down with John Brandon, a writer and productivity expert. He has written over 15,000 articles published by Inc. Magazine, Forbes, and more! We talk about how to minimize distraction and …

Today we are sitting down with John Onwuchekwa and Aaron Fender, co-founders of Portrait Coffee. A  black-owned coffee company which sources their coffee from mostly black and brown origin farmers, P…

Today we are sitting down with Rodney Bullard. Rodney is the Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility for Chick-fil-A. He leads their community engagement, philanthropic, and sustainable str…

Today we get to hear from Shannon Sedgwick Davis, attorney, activist, author of To Stop A Warlord, and CEO of Bridgeway Foundation. Bridgeway Foundations is a philanthropic organization dedicated to …

Today, we are sitting down with Kitiya Mischo King, Founder of Mischo Beauty. Mischo has been featured in Essence Magazine, named the 2021 Cosmopolitan Beauty Award winner, and most recently was feat…

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Kyle Korver, NBA All-star and one of the greatest three-point shooters of all time. You might be wondering why we are sharing an interview with a professional bas…

Today, we are sitting down with Mr. Horst Schulze, a founding partner of the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company and the Capella Hotel Group. It's not often that we have a chance to learn from another generat…

This episode is pretty special! Jeff and Kayla sit down with Bethaney Wilkinson, a former teammate at Plywood, who is now leading the organization The Diversity Gap. This week she released her book "…

We're excited to share a new segment with you today. The Plywood Podcast Presents: Pro Tips! Too much alliteration, We'll work on it?  Every so often, our team will dive into the community's most Fre…

We are really excited to share this episode with you today! Jeff gets the chance to sit down with his friend Andy Mineo for an interview at Plywood Presents. If you don't know Andy, he's a hip-hop ar…

In this week's episode, we are sitting down with Jen Hidinger-Kendrick, Co-Founder of the nonprofit The Giving Kitchen and Staplehouse Restaurant (Bon Appétit magazine's Best New Restaurant in Americ…

Today our team is sitting down with Archie Clay III, Co-founder of WEAR BRIMS -a  luxury hat company elevating high-end fashion while instilling unapologetic confidence into everyone, one brim at a t…

Today we are sitting down with Jeremy Cowart, an award-winning photographer, artist, and entrepreneur whose mission in life is to "explore the intersection of creativity and empathy." We learn about …

This week we have a Dr. Key Hallmon, founder of The Village Market on the Plywood Podcast. She is full of SO much wisdom. In this episode, we cover what makes a good partnership, how to deliver news …

Exuding positivity, today we are sitting down with the Founder of Good Good Good, Branden Harvey! GGG is a media company focused on helping us all feel more hopeful and do more good. They do this thr…

Are you curious about NFTs? Are you exploring what it means to create a good partnership or collaboration? Are you considering taking a risk in your work?

 In this episode of the Plywood Podcast, we h…

When preparing the launch of the Plywood Podcast, we decided to launch by sharing two interviews of very different women! Jeni Britton Bauer was first.  Next up, we ALL have the GIFT to hear from Dan…

Thanks for joining us! Today we are going to look at the world through the lens of ice cream to be specific, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams! Jeni joined the Plywood crew and started talking, so we starte…