Liz Plachta, co-founder of Ruby’s Rainbow – an organization that works to grant scholarships to adults with Down syndrome and helps them achieve their dreams of higher education while also spreading awareness about DS – joins the 1GR podcast to talk about her own life journey, how Ruby’s Rainbow came to be and the incredible work they do, Down syndrome around the world and World Down Syndrome Day, and so much more! You don’t want to miss this inspiring episode!
Treger Strasberg is the co-founder and CEO of Humble Design, an organization that furnishes the houses of individuals, families, and veterans across the country, who are transitioning out of homelessness into warm, welcoming, and uplifting homes with donated furniture and household goods.
Treger joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to talk about her life story, how Humble Design came to be and the incredible work they do, her family’s TV show “Welcome Home”, and so much more!
Nicole Curtis, star of the show “Rehab Addict”, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast this week to share her inspiring story, the hard work it took her to get where she is today, how she landed her show, and how she’s using her platform to make a difference in the world. Nicole and her team are doing so many incredible things… we’re so excited to share Nicole’s story and her work with you!
Najah Bazzy is a Transcultural Clinical Nurse Specialist and founder of Zaman International. Zaman International serves the basic needs and empowers marginalized women and children through relief and development programs. Zaman International collects and distributes food, clothing, and housewares to women and children in need, they provide job skills training and literacy instruction, and they have partnered with hundreds of organizations on a range of initiatives and funded overseas relief projects bringing safe water and humanitarian relief to hundreds of thousands of people.
Elyse Dehlbom (23rd season of The Bachelor) joins the podcast to talk about her life, The Bachelor, all things beauty and sisterhood, and the inspiring story of her sister Sarah, a nurse who was diagnosed with a rare neuroendocrine cancer while pregnant with her 2nd child. Sarah unfortunately passed away, but her legacy lives on through her family and an organization founded in her honor called “Sarah’s Closet”. Elyse talks about all of this and so much more. Don’t miss this fun and inspiring episode!
June Tanoue, co-founder of the Zen Life and Meditation Center of Chicago, volunteered to teach mindfulness meditation to women at the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC) in Chicago. June’s work has helped the women in CCDOC see their value and purpose, to recognize that they are not the sum of their mistakes, and has helped them realize they are good, beautiful, and powerful beings – that they have the power to make a positive change in their lives and in the world. June truly is a 1 Girl Revolution and she continues to transform women’s hearts and minds through the power of meditation.
Jess Ekstrom founded “Headbands of Hope”, a headband company that donates a headband to a child battling cancer for every headband bought, when she was in college. Headbands of Hope has continued to grow and evolve throughout the years, and has donated over 400,000 headbands to date. Jess is also a speaker, mentor, and author of the new book, “Chasing the Brightside.” Listen to this great and beautifully bright episode of the 1 Girl Revolution podcast!
Ms. Kathryn Hall-Trujillo joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast to share her incredible life story, her passion for helping women and building a network of support for women, and how she founded The Birthing Project USA and SisterFriends, and more about the great work that these organizations do.
Sherry McWilliam, co-founder of Eden Ridge Farm – a farm that donates almost all of the produce they grow to those in need, joins the 1 Girl Revolution podcast. Each year, the garden – which is literally in Sherry’s backyard – grows and donates thousands of pounds of fresh, organic produce to those in need, and after only a couple of years, the farm has donated over 10,000 pounds of fresh produce! Don’t miss this inspiring episode of the 1GR podcast!
Detective Kim Bogucki, co-founder of The If Project, joins the #1GirlRevolution podcast to talk about her life, work, and time in law enforcement, how the If Project came to be, more about the If Project’s incredible work, and so much more.
The If Project is an innovative partnership between law enforcement, currently and previously incarcerated adults, and community leaders to build commonality, reduce misperceptions, and serve as a deterrent to recidivism and future incarceration.
