Episodes
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You can't see the whole picture when you're stuck in the middle of it.
- Anonymous
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The Social Change Leaders Podcast is back after a 6 month break! In this episode, Stephanie and Traci share reflections, lessons and reminders during the âpausesâ in their lives. They discuss what has helped them sustain their efforts and expand their vision. In their conversation, they discuss:
What Stephanie and Traci have been up to the last 6 months
What Traci and Stephanie have discovered / re-discovered for themselves
What is next for Traci, Stephanie and the Social Change Leaders Podcast
Mentioned in todayâs conversation:
Social Change Leaders Quiz
Traci, Social Motion
Stephanie, Spark Good
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We are weaving the future on the loom of today
- Grace Dawson
Do you see and think about the different systems impacting your social change efforts? With the current challenges we face now as we emerge from a global pandemic, social change can feel even more out of reach. It is important to understand the integration of systems when addressing our biggest community challenges. Co-host Traci Warnberg-Lemm shares some observations about the emerging landscape of system change and how to maximize your impact as we move into 2023.
In this episode you will:
Learn what ESG is and how social change leaders can have more impact Consider how to deepen your personal equity learning and practices and more effectively push for systemic change Hear how social innovators and social change leaders can better map and change systems to have more impact Hear about new research from the University of Maine that suggests that social change may depend on the relationship between beneficial behaviors and policies. Understand why looking deeper at systems helps us better address our own biases and limited understandingIn this episode we reference:
Spark Good, Stephanie - Spark Good Social Motion, Traci - Social Motion Article: New research shows what it takes to make society change for the better -
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As a social entrepreneur, do you find sales challenging? Does setting prices and then talking about them make you cringe? Take a listen to this episode where co-host, Stephanie Malon-Rufi, has a conversation with Kat Luckock, founder of Share Impact, about her work with social entrepreneurs specifically in the area of sales. Through the conversation with Kat you will:
Learn about how Kat first started working in the social enterprise fieldUnderstand why sales can be so challenging for social entrepreneurs and the work Kat does to work through the mindset blocksListen to the importance of messaging in the sales processHear about Katâs focus on revenue generation, especially sales, which has led to the development of her aligned sales strategy.Learn about how Kat approaches working with her clients on pricingMore about Kat Luckock:
Kat Luckock, Founder of Share Entrepreneur Coach, is passionate about helping social enterprise Founders & Leaders achieve their vision for social + environmental change with sustainable income streams, confident sales and a clear strategy. She is expert at helping you communicate your purpose and social impact in a way that attracts ready-to-buy customers, clients and partners.
She provides coaching, mentoring and training to help women generate revenue and sales in a fully aligned way to who they are and build their business with a strategy that works for them and the way they want to live their life (which is often not âconventionalâ).
She hosts the Creating Social Impact podcast.
Kat Luckock, Share Impact
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âWhat really draws me to this business
is the power we have as women to change the world.â
- Casey Gromer
More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net
As you continue to grow your business, do you struggle with how to grow your team? Do you know how to use team members the most effectively? How can you build an effective team even for a small business? We get into all of these topics and more on this episode with C-Suite Boutique Founder and CEO, Casey Gromer. Co-host, Stephanie Malon-Rufi, has a conversation with Casey about her work building a business catering to women CEOs by offering a custom business blueprint, strategic growth planning and fractional integrator services. Through our conversation with Casey you will:
Learn about what a fractional integrator does and how it may benefit your business Understand the difference between a visionary leader versus a fractional integrator style leader Hear Caseyâs unique approach to delegating, something many entrepreneurs often get wrong Learn tips for making you first hire(s) and how to set them up for success in your business Listen to best way to use your team even if you are a start-up business Understand how part-time expert help can be invaluable as you grow your business Hear Caseyâs passion to changing the way we âdo businessâ recognizing that many of the systems supporting business growth are broken and donât support the additional responsibilities many women have within their households and communitiesMore about Casey Gromer:
Casey is host of Female Founders Breaking Boundaries podcast where she encourages women to ditch traditional, male-dominated business advice in favor of more realistic, workable ways of running their business while still achieving success. As founder of C-Suite Boutique, Casey and her team currently serve women entrepreneurs as Fractional Integrators.
Casey Gromer, C-Suite Boutique
Casey Gromer on LinkedIn
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Do you experience entrepreneurial burnout? Are you constantly running around wearing all the hats and putting out fires? This episode is a replay of a workshop that co-hosts Stephanie Malon-Rufi and Traci Warnberg-Lemm presented as part of Twin Cities Start-up Week. In this episode, they walk you through an assessment tool that will help you identify:
areas in your business that need better systems in place the types of support you need to keep the business on the right track good time management skills that work and how to maintain good boundaries if you are properly managing your health and well-beingIn this episode we reference:
Free download: Building a Business That Doesnât Burn You Out Spark Good, Stephanie - Spark Good Social Motion, Traci - Social Motion -
âThe number-one thing that you will have to sacrifice to be great, to achieve what you are capable of, and to execute your plans, is your comfort.â
-Brian P. Moran & Michael Lenningston, 12 Week Year
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Have you started to think about planning your 2023? Now is the time to decide when you will be doing this important part of getting ready for the new year. In this episode, co-host Stephanie Malon-Rufi goes solo and talks about the annual planning process she does for herself and with her clients. In this episode, you will:
Understand why reflection is a powerful planning tool Learn about the importance of reconnecting and refining your vision Hear about the book 12-Week Year and some of the key takeaways Stephanie recommends implementing in your planning and execution process Understand the necessity of setting goals along with a detail action plan Hear key tips to stay on track with your action plan and how to measure your progress Learn about the personalized annual planning package Stephanie is offering to listeners this year!In this episode we reference:
2023 Annual Planning Package with Spark Good Spark Good, Stephanie - Spark Good -
âStart every morning with deliberate thinking
and thanks giving!!!â
-Invajy
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Have you fallen out of practice with your gratitude routines and habits? This is the time of year when we take time to connect with loved ones, get ready for the holiday season, and reflect on the things we have gratitude for. Sometimes in life, we have to âdig a bit deeper to final gratitude. If you have traditionally had a gratitude practice you may have fallen out of practice with it. In this episode we discuss a few ways to spread gratitude to others which puts us in the mindset of appreciation and can help us feel more grateful as well.
In this episode, we reference:
Episode #062: Being Grateful Because of 2020 Episode #011: The Importance of Building a Practice of GratitudeTraci Warnberg-Lemm, Social Motion
Stepahnie Malon-Rufi, Spark Good
Is Your Business Impacting Social Change? Quiz
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More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net
The Social Change Leaders Podcast is 3 years old! To celebrate, some of our former podcast guests are back giving social change leaders updates, lessons learned and some inspiration. In this episode, we will hear from Nancy Meyer, Elaine Rasmussen, Brenden Kumasari and Ann Price to share updates on their work in the social change landscape and ecosystem to effectively do social change, fund it, communicate the value, and evaluate community efforts.
In this episode we referenced:
Episode #024: Moving the Money: Connecting Investors and Underestimated Entrepreneurs
Episode #070: Better Communication to Scale Your Idea and Have More Impact: Expert Tips from Brenden Kumarasami
Episode #116: Engaging Communities to Evaluate Social Change
Episode #120: âINTRAâpreneurship - Leading Organizational Change from Within
Community Possibilities Podcast: Understanding the Why and How of Social Change with Traci Warnberg Lemm
Stephanie Malon-Rufi: Social Enterprise as a strategy for social change
Traci Warnberg-Lemm, Social Motion
Stepahnie Malon-Rufi, Spark Good
Is Your Business Impacting Social Change? Quiz
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More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net
The Social Change Leaders Podcast is 3 years old! To celebrate, some of our former podcast guests are back giving social change leaders updates, lessons learned and some inspiration. In this episode, we will hear from Carl Young, Bukata Hayes and Stacy Wells who all share updates on the work they are doing in the community around racial equity and how the equity leadership space has evolved.
In this episode we referenced:
Episode #5: A Community Based Approach to Mental Wellness
Episode #8: Increasing a Community's Consciousness and Capacity to Address Race
Episode #40: Thoughts from Minneapolis: How did we get here? Where do we go from here?
Traci Warnberg-Lemm, Social Motion
Stepahnie Malon-Rufi, Spark Good
Is Your Business Impacting Social Change? Quiz
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The Social Change Leaders Podcast is 3 years old! To celebrate, some of our former podcast guests are back giving social change leaders updates, lessons learned and some inspiration. In this episode, we will hear from Felicia Boone, Sarah Turino and Jory Mickelson who all shared updates on how they are integrating wellness, self improvement and continuous learning while doing social impact work.
In this episode we referenced:
Episode #30: Wellness + Self Care Series: Finding your Body-Mind-Spirit Connection
Episode #32: Wellness + Self Care Series: Writing as Self Care
Episode #78: Tilling the Soil for Equity Leadership
Jory Mickelson Poem/Song
Traci Warnberg-Lemm, Social Motion
Stepahnie Malon-Rufi, Spark Good
Is Your Business Impacting Social Change? Quiz
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More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net
Awaken your spirit to adventure;
Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;
Soon you will be home in a new rhythm,
For your soul senses the world that awaits you.
John OâDonahue
How do you renew yourself and your life? How do you deal with new rhythms in your personal & professional life? Co-host Traci Warnberg-Lemm shares some of her thoughts about an article she stumbled across about self-renewal and shares some important questions social change leaders should ask themselves when new rhythms show up in life.
In this episode you will:
Hear how all leaders have times in life where they are in need of self-renewal, clarity or re-inventing Listen to Traci discuss an article by Jordan Kassalow about the power of self-renewal Consider how renewal for social change leaders and social entrepreneurs might require different lenses and questions Ask yourself a few questions that may trigger some new thinking, ideas to help you refresh and renew your role as social change leaderIn this episode:
Social Motion, Traci - Social Motion Article, The Power of Self Renewal -
More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net
Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.â
Bill Drayton
Is your business impacting social change? Did you know that it can? In this episode, co-host Stephanie Malon-Rufi talks about how a social impact business is a growing model becoming more widely used. However, not all know how to integrate this model into their own business. In this episode you will:
Understand what a social impact business is Learn about how a traditional business model differs from a social impact one Hear how growing consumer trends make a social enterprise a financially good move Learn three actions you can take immediately to create more social impact in your business Take Stephanieâs New Quiz - Is Your Business Impacting Social ChangeIn this episode we referenced:
Stepahnie Malon-Rufi, Spark Good
Is Your Business Impacting Social Change? Quiz
5 C's For Successfully Building a Social Change Business:
https://www.socialchangeleaders.net/episode/126
https://www.socialchangeleaders.net/episode/127
https://www.socialchangeleaders.net/episode/128
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âThe gap between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.â
-Gandhi
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The Social Change Leaders Podcast is three years old! We look back at some of our lessons learned, and share our reflections on what are some practices and things that have helped us sustain this effort. In our conversation, we discuss:
How we met and determined to launch a podcast over 3 years ago Some of the stats from the podcast including listeners from 86 countries around the globe Bulleted list of some of our lessons learned from doing 3 years of podcastingMentioned in todayâs conversation:
Social Change Leaders Quiz Traci, Social Motion Stephanie, Spark Good -
Note to self: Donât measure your progress using someone elseâs ruler.
-Anonymous
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Are you feeling the end-of-the-year crunch? Do you have some goals that you havenât finished yet or maybe haven't even started working on? It is the last quarter of the calendar year and for many this is a time when we start to push to get our goals accomplished. In this episode, Stephanie and Traci talk about how to approach this last stretch of the year so that you can accomplish important goals but also so you donât burn out. Through these tips you will:
Learn the importance of celebrating accomplishments Understand how to prioritizeKnow how to be realisticBe challenged to think about how you spend your timeLearn about how to measure your progressBe encouraged to write down your action steps and timelineThink about how you will stay accountable to this workTo learn more:
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"The big aha for me, having studied populations of the long-lived for nearly a decade, is how the factors that encourage longevity reinforce one another over the long term. For people to adopt a healthful lifestyle, I have become convinced, they need to live in an ecosystem, so to speak, that makes it possible. ... The power of such an environment lies in the mutually reinforcing relationships among lots of small nudges and default choices."
-Dan Buettner
Do you consider the impact of ecosystems in your personal and professional life? Co-host Traci Warnberg-Lemm shares some of her thoughts and observations from her month in Greece in this solo episode. She shares how the culture in Greece has mutually reinforcing habits and practices that support health and wellness in individuals and communities. Listen as she considers how her lessons, observations and insights from Greece might challenge us all to build similar ecosystems.
On this episode you will:
Hear a little bit of history about the Greek God Asklepius and why the symbol of snakes are used in modern day medicine Listen as Traci shares a bit about the Mediterranean diet and how it is central to life in Greece Understand a bit about the Greek âhours of common silenceâ Hear stories of modern Greek hospitality and how that value has roots in ancient civilization Hear about the value of spending time outdoors Listen as Traci shares a few unique Greek traditions and its impact on creating community connections and linkages Consider what ecosystems might better support mutually reinforcing relationshipsTo learn more about Traci:
Social Motion, Traci - Social Motion -
Everybody wants what it looks like, not everybody wants what it feels like.
- Jesse Ross Jr.
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How can real change be made to move us to more equitable and inclusive workplaces? What does knowledge of self have to do with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work? Listen to our inspiring conversation with Jesse Ross, CEO of Mr. Jesse Ross. Jesse is a DEI consultant, executive coach, and international speaker. He is also a community activist living and doing the work in Minneapolis. In our conversation you will hear:
About Jesseâs background in organizational development as well as human development and how he uses that in the DEI consulting work now How DEI work within organizations and companies requires expertise in change management, conflict resolution and interpersonal communications Jesse describe the importance of self cultural awareness and the blind spots we all have How Jesse supports teams in organizations he consults with Jesse explain the value of approaching challenges and change with curiosity Jesseâs perspective on the importance of change happening inside ourselves and then looking to others before trying to adapt and change Jesse describes the importance of having clarity on oneâs own core valuesMore about Jesse :
Website, Jesse Ross
Jesse is a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant, executive coach, and international speaker who has delivered over 400 speaking engagements at colleges, conferences, and corporate and nonprofit companies, with a large number of Fortune 500 companies. Jesse offers training, workshops, evaluations, assessments, and strategy development for your school, business or organization. Jesse has been engaging his audience with his Morning Minute call-to-actions on his Instagram and LinkedIn page since before our world went into civil unrest.
Jesse Rossâ Black Wealth Redistribution Project
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Radical simply means grasping at the roots.
-Angela Davis
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Is the social impact of your business more of something that makes you feel good or is it integral to your work? How integrated are your social change efforts into your business operations? In this episode, co-host, Stephanie Malon-Rufi, addresses how you can go deeper with your social change work and how you can more closely align it with your business vision. In this episode, Stephanie discusses:
The three main ways you can have impact through your business The need to think about the bigger social change that you want to be a part of with your business The concept of âeffective altruismâ and how it relates Why you might want to rethink you food drive activity for something that has deeper impact and a greater connection to your work and vision How you need to put âskin in the gameâ with your social impact Five questions to help you think about how your can better integrate your social impact with your businessIn this episode, we reference:
Stephanie Malon-Rufi, Spark Good SCLP Episode #92: Collaborating to Promote Equity and Transform Healthcare, A Conversation with Ivelyse Andino, Founder of Radical HealthMore about Stephanie Malon-Rufi
Stephanie Malon-Rufi, Owner of Spark Good, is a business consultant and leadership coach working with entrepreneurs who want to build their businesses to be a vehicle for social change. Stephanie has a passion for sparking good in the world with having 20+ years of experience working with social enterprises, start-ups and nonprofits and an MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship. She specializes in the areas of strategic business planning, revenue growth, marketing & communications and helping entrepreneurs be the leaders they want to be. She also co-hosts the Social Change Leaders Podcast, geared for social innovators with tips, actionable ideas, and stories to inspire from the front lines of social change.
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If you donât build a social business model that includes paying yourself (the leader), then you are not building a sustainable business model.
- Stephanie Malon-Rufi
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Do you bring home a regular paycheck from your social business? Do you have a plan to be paid regularly from your social business? Do you want to have a sustainable business that lasts and can grow? Many social entrepreneurs do not pay themself or do not pay themself enough. In this episode, Stephanie Malon-Rufi, owner of Spark Good, goes solo and talks about why it is critical to have a plan to begin paying yourself from your social business. You can earn a living and use your business as a vehicle for social change! In this episode, Stephanie discusses:
Common reasons social business owners do not pay themself Some simple questions to ask yourself if you are not paying yourself at all or not paying yourself enough How to start paying yourself (or paying yourself more) Why it is important to pay yourself if you want a sustainable and strong social business Some resources to help you get startedIn this episode, we reference:
Download the Social Business Check-Up Stephanie Malon-Rufi, Spark Good SCLP Episode #137: Conquering Your Money Mindset Blocks -
More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net
"If I had more time I would have written a shorter letter."
- Mark Twain
Are you confident when talking about the social impact you are trying to make? Do you struggle with making a clear and concise statement about the work you are doing? Putting a persuasive pitch together that is short and interesting can be a challenging task, but we make it simple for you. We have created a template called the Social Impact Pitch to help you create an effective and good pitch about the work you are doing to bring positive change to the world.
In this episode you will:
Learn about what a social impact pitch is and how it will benefit you and the work you are doing Hear why taking some time to develop a social impact pitch is important Discover the key elements of a social impact pitch so you can create one for yourself Get some tips on important things to keep in mind when developing your social impact pitch Learn how the social impact pitch can be the beginning of an ongoing conversation and a relationships Learn a few tools to use once you have your social impact pitch that will improve your delivery and confidenceTo learn more:
Traci Warnberg-Lemm, Social Motion Stephanie Malon-Rufi, Spark Good Social Change Leaders Podcast episode #12, How to Increase Your Confidence and Maximize Your Impact, a conversation with Polly Meyer, Executive Presence Coach Get the âSocial Impact Pitchâ download. -
It is necessary to do a systems analysis of your life.
Look at where you gain power and where you lose power.
- Frederick Lenz
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Do you struggle to get it all done? Do you find that some of the important work is ignored because you are reacting to the urgent matter of the day? What are some of your favorite systems? If you have some good systems for yourself or if you are looking for some new ideas to refresh them, this is an episode for you. Co-hosts Traci and Stephanie share some of their main systems to help them stay on track in work and in life.
On this episode you will:
Understand the importance of developing good systems in your work and life. Hear Stephanie share some of her preferred systems including a âFriday Boxâ and her favorite online task management tool Hear Traci share some of her favorite choices for systems including a simple travel / life binder and a âmoxie boxâ to support your efforts in doing things that require a bit more courage Consider what systems you use that have worked well for you and how might you incorporate more of those systems in your lifeTo learn more about Traci and Stephanie:
Spark Good, Stephanie - Spark Good Social Motion, Traci - Social Motion - Montre plus
