Please, do yourself a favor, take the 9 minutes and listen to this Snippet of Good with Ben Knockles- Common Place Books. He shares what it looks like for Common Place to give back to their communities. How it’s about caring for people and shepherding moments. How no one leaves empty handed, but that has very little to do with buying books. Enjoy!
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Slowing down, seeing others, caring for the homeless. These are just a few things that Ben Knockles of Common Place Books shares in this episode. How simple it is to solve the homeless problem one person at a time. You do not want to miss this one.
In this episode we hear from Canadian born Dr. Proud of Proud Dental. He is an entrepreneur who cares deeply about his community. He invests in his town in many ways including local events, free clinics, sports teams and more. His university, Loma Linda,'s motto is "Service is our calling". He puts it into action daily. Community to him means to be a part of something bigger than self. Enjoy!
Dr. Proud (husband; dad; tri-athlete; dentist) of Proud Dental shares what community means to him. Come back Friday to catch his entire Conversation Around Good podcast.
This episode highlights Canadian Female Elite Paddle Boarding Champion Madeline LeBlanc. She shares how she fell in love with the sport while on vacation with her family and how that moment grew into a career in the SUP industry. In 2017 she claimed the Ontario SUP Series overall Open Female Category winner, as well as the ‘MVP’ (most valued paddler) award for her On Board efforts. At the end of the season she signed on as a team rider with ‘Starboard’ one of the worlds leading SUP companies. In 2018 she made an even bigger statement winning the overall Elite Female Category with the Ontario SUP Series, as well as taking the overall win and the yellow jersey at the 2018 and 2019 Mammoth Race in Toronto. She is also university student currently working on her master degree while congruently training the the world champion event. Hear how tragically losing two friends to cancer inspired her to create On Board, cancer research fundraiser which is now in its 7th year.
In this Snippet of Good we hear from Abigail Cabello, Community Development Officer of Focus Federal Credit Union. She shares what community means to Focus and about their CDFI accommodation programs including: Fresh Start Program; second chance checking accounts; financial literacy classes and more. Stay tuned to catch the entire Conversations Around Good episode that drops on Friday.
In this short snippet we hear why Dr. Nathan Brown of Custom Dental chooses to give back to his community. “We strive to be a pillar in the community because when you have been blessed a lot you can give a lot.” Full episode drops on Friday.
In this short snippet we hear why Dr. Brown chooses to give back to his community. Full episode drops on Friday.
Tyler talks about what Restorative Justice means and how Flourish chose it as their focus for investing in 2020. Flourish is a Hobby Lobby initiative.
In this snippet episode we hear how The Flourish OKC Foundation, a Hobby Lobby initiative, chose to focus on investing in Restorative Justice causes in 2020.
Family businesses can be tricky. Not for the owners, Don and Lance Benton, of Benton Service Center. In this episode, hear how the Benton family has worked together successfully for almost 30 years. How they invest in their community; love to watch their customer's kids grow; and have a blast together in the process.
Family businesses can be tricky. Not for the owners, Don and Lance Benton, of Benton Service Center. In this episode, hear how the Benton family has worked together successfully for almost 30 years. How they invest in their community; love to watch their customer's kids grow; and have a blast together in the process.
Family businesses can be tricky. Not for the owners, Don and Lance Benton, of Benton Service Center. In this episode, hear how the Benton family has worked together successfully for almost 30 years. How they invest in their community; love to watch their customer's kids grow; and have a blast together in the process.
In this episode, our guest is Zooming in all the way from Great Britain. Julie Tucker, PR & Corporate Social Responsibility Manager for BE Offices (flexible workspace), is a dancer; co author and book editor. She shares how her mother inspires her to serve others, and how that service turned into a career. Learn how BE Offices makes a huge impact in their communities. Supporting Meningitis Research Foundation; Cancer Research UK; Cross River Partnership (Air Quality Ambassador); The Heart of the City; Aaron Phipps, GB Wheelchair Rugby; Golden Mile Productions; Rays of Sunshine; Save the Children, POD Volunteer, North London Hospice, and much, much more. BE also places a great deal of emphasis on reducing their environmental impact. Their offices boast a zero environmental impact! This is an episode you wont want to miss. BE Offices, David Saul, Simon Rusk, Headspace Group, &Offices, BE.Spoke, &Meetings, Velocity Virtual, David P Perlmutter.
In this episode, our guest is Zooming in all the way from Great Britain. Julie Tucker, PR & Corporate Social Responsibility Manager for BE Offices (flexible workspace), is also a dancer; co author and book editor. She shares how her mother inspires her to serve others, and how that service turned into a career.
Making Community Giving Easy
We can only describe this podcast as really deep truth. Our guest Ben Knockles took us to school today. The school of seeing others. Slowing down, seeing others, caring for the homeless. These are just a few things that Ben Knockles of Common Place Books shares in this episode. How simple it is to solve the homeless problem one person at a time. You do not want to miss this one.
