MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Jude Husein MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message

Jude Husein

Jude Husein is Director of State Advocacy for the Pennsylvania State Senate and Dep. Executive Director of BOLT. She shared a story with us at MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message She is also one of Philly’s Forty Under Forty To Watch.

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Philly BOLT

Raise The Wage PA

Sen. Art Haywood’s report on racism in PASSHE schools

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Jude Husein is Director of State Advocacy for the Pennsylvania State Senate and Dep. Executive Director of BOLT. She shared a story with us at MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message Tuesday June 4, 2024 at National Mechanics in Philly sponsored by PWPvideo

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MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Jennifer Gardella, Crowd Favorite MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message

Jennifer Gardella, PhD

Dr. Jennifer Gardella, is a small business SEO, Blogging and Social Media Consultant and author. She won the Crowd Favorite Award and $100 for A Woman's Place at MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message with her personal story of surviving domestic violence.

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Domestic Violence Awareness: Listen For The Whispers OF Abuse

A Woman’s Place

The Gardella Group

JenniferGardella.com

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

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Dr. Jennifer Gardella, is a small business SEO, Blogging and Social Media Consultant and author. She won the Crowd Favorite Award and $100 for A Woman's Place at MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message with her personal story of surviving domestic violence.

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MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Janis Risch, Winner MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message

Janis Risch

Janis Risch, Executive Director of the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District, won MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message and $250 for Penn Hospice with a terrific story you can see below. Janis sat down with Michael Schweisheimer to discuss her story and her work on the MISSION Story Slam Podcast.

Podcast References: It’s Okay That You’re Not Okay by Megan Devine

Citizens Bank Park Flowers

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Janice Risch, Executive Director of the Mt. Airy Business District tells the winning story at MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message

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MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Dr. Neil Bardhan, Director of Applied Storytelling, First Person Arts

Dr. Neil Bardhan

Dr. Neil Bardhan is Director of Applied Storytelling at First Person Arts, Executive Director of the Broad Street Review, and founder of Bardhan Consulting. Neil told a great story at MISSION STory Slam 8 (see below) and joined MICHAEL Schweisheimer to discuss storytelling on the podcast.

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Dr. Neil Bardhan tells a story at MISSION Story Slam 8

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MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Elizabeth Guman with Judy Wicks Part 2 - MISSION Story Slam 9

Elizabeth Guman

with Judy Wicks

PART 2

Elizabeth Guman is Managing Partner of Strategy Arts, a Philadelphia-based consulting group focusing on strategic planning, sustainability planning and market innovation. Elizabeth told a story at MSS9 about a lunch she shared with Judy Wicks early in her career set her feet on the path toward a life working for a more just, equitable and sustainable world. Judy Wicks is the Godmother of Sustainable Business, founder of The White Dog Cafe and author of Good Morning Beautiful Business. She joins Elizabeth on the podcast to discuss the history and future of the sustainable business model with host, Michael Schweisheimer. This is Part 2 of their conversation. Here’s a LINK to PART 1 of this conversation.

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Elizabeth Guman tells us how a lunch with Judy Wicks, godmother of sustainable business, started her career and lifetime pursuit of a more just, equitable and sustainable world.

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MISSION Story Slam - Elizabeth Guman with Judy Wicks Part 1 - MISSION Story Slam 9

Elizabeth Guman

with Judy Wicks

Elizabeth Guman is Managing Partner of Strategy Arts, a Philadelphia-based consulting group focusing on strategic planning, sustainability planning and market innovation. Elizabeth told a story at MSS9 about a lunch she shared with Judy Wicks early in her career set her feet on the path toward a life working for a more just, equitable and sustainable world. Judy Wicks is the Godmother of Sustainable Business, founder of The White Dog Cafe and author of Good Morning Beautiful Business. She joins Elizabeth on the podcast to discuss the history and future of the sustainable business model with host, Michael Schweisheimer.

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Elizabeth Guman tells us how a lunch with Judy Wicks, godmother of sustainable business, started her career and lifetime pursuit of a more just, equitable and sustainable world.

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MISSION Story Slam - Conrad Benner - MISSION Story Slam 9

Conrad Benner

Conrad Benner is the Founder/Editor of StreetsDept.com. A Fishtown, Philadelphia born-and-raised photo-blogger on Instagram and X, curator (Streets Dept Walls and Mural Arts Philadelphia), and podcaster (WHYY's Art Outside), Conrad's work explores the art of our public spaces and the artists who create it.

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Conrad Benner tells how he started photo-blogging Philadelphia

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MISSION Story Slam - Trenae Nuri - MISSION Story Slam 9

Trenae Nuri

Trenae Nuri is the host of a daily podcast about Philadelphia, City Cast Philly. Trenae won the Judges’ Award and $250 for PhillyCAM with a wonderful story of reconnecting with her grandfather, a member of the Federation of Black Cowboys. Michael Schweisheimer talks with Trenae about storytelling and her podcast on our podcast, The MISSION Story Slam Podcast.

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Trenae Nuri’s story of reconnecting with her cowboy grandfather.

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MISSION Story Slam - Alex Hillman - MISSION Story Slam 8 - (Part 2)

Alex Hillman

Alex Hillman has been a friend of MISSION Story Slam since the beginning. He has also been a friend to hundreds of Philly entrepreneurs. COVID could have been the end of his beloved Indy Hall. In his story he shares how he and his team recreated and revitalized the popular co-work community post-pandemic at MISSION Story Slam 8.

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Alex Hillman’s MSS8 story of surviving and thriving after COVID.

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MISSION Story Slam - Alex Hillman - MISSION Story Slam 8 - (Part 1)

Alex Hillman

Alex Hillman has been a friend of MISSION Story Slam since the beginning. He has also been a friend to hundreds of Philly entrepreneurs. COVID could have been the end of his beloved Indy Hall. In his story he shares how he and his team recreated and revitalized the popular co-work community post-pandemic at MISSION Story Slam 8.

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Alex Hillman’s MSS8 story of surviving and thriving after COVID.

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MISSION Story Slam - Terri Ann DiJulio, Crowd Favorite, MISSION Story Slam 8

Terri Ann DiJulio

Terri Ann DiJulio has changed herself from a cancer survivor to a cancer warrior. She won the Crowd Favorite Prize at MISSION Story Slam 8 and $100 for GO2 for Cancer with the story of her mission to end lung cancer. She spoke with PWPvideo Exexcutive Producer Michael Schweisheimer about this and more on Episode 22 of The MISSION Story Slam Podcast. For more info and lung cancer resources see www.terrianndijulio.comulio.com/

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Terri Ann DiJulio’s Crowd Favorite Prize -winning story from MSS8

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MISSION Story Slam - Angela Brown-Vann, Winner, MISSION Story Slam 8

ANGELA BROWN-VANN

A self-described “preacher-at-heart,” Angela Brown-Vann certainly can tell a story. She won MISSION Story Slam 8 and $250 for Power Interfaith with the story of her ever-expanding resume and career as a serial career-changer. Her advice to know when to get out of a bad job is an important message for many in the job market today.

She spoke with PWPvideo Exexcutive Producer Michael Schweisheimer about this and more on Episode 21 of The MISSION Story Slam Podcast.

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Angela Brown-Vann tells the story of her ever-expanding resume.

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MISSION Story Slam - Zakya Hall, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

ZAKYA HALL

Zakya Hall, Communications & Content Manager at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and former Communications Director of Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations talks with Michael Schweisheimer about her former role in helping Philadelphia neighborhoods and her current work challenging systemic injustice in the legal system. Her story won the Crowd Favorite Award at MISSION Story Slam 6.

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Zakya Hall shares a story of her Strawberry Mansion neighbors and why she loves Philadelphia.

MISSION Story Slam - Pamela Elaine Nichols, Muddy High Heels Entertainment

PAMELA ELAINE NICHOLS

Pamela Elaine Nichols is an author Executive Director of Muddy High Heels Entertainment whose mission is to help bring healing and resilience to mothers of color who have experienced abuse. Pamela was the winner of MISSION Story Slam 7: Thrive.

Books By Pamela Elaine Nichols

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Pamela Elaine Nichols shares her MISSION Story Slam-winning story.

MISSION Story Slam - Jamie J. Brunson, First Person Arts

JAMIE J. BRUNSON

Award-winning Playwright Jamie J. Brunson is Executive Director of First Person Arts, Philadelphia’s premiere storytelling organization. Jamie served as judge for MISSION Story Slam and discusses the role of storytelling in our lives.

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MISSION Story Slam - Martha Sharkey, Today Is A Good Day

MARTHA SHARKEY

Martha Sharkey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Today Is A Good Day whose mission is to provide personal and financial support for families navigating the NICU journey with their premature babies. Martha was the Grand Prize Winner of MISSION Story Slam 6.

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Martha Sharkey shares her MISSION Story Slam-winning story.

This Is My Brave - Erin Gallagher

ERIN GALLAGHER

Erin Gallagher is the Executive Director of This Is My Brave, a non-profit whose mission is to empower individuals to put their names and faces on their true stories of recovery from mental illness and addiction. Tune in to learn more about Brave's #JayWalkers22 challenge happening during the month of September, along with the upcoming Brave show taking place at the Ambler Theater outside of Philadelphia on October 9th, 2022.

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MISSION Story Slam - Jared Fenton

JARED FENTON

Jared Fenton is the Founder and Executive Director of The Reflect Organization, a nationally recognized nonprofit, with chapters at multiple colleges and universities, dedicated to empowering students to foster a culture of authenticity, self-love, and allyship on campus. Jared won MISSION Story Slam 5: #Stay Home Edition in April of 2020. The COVID pandemic put a hold on the rollout of his podcast episode until it needed to be rerecorded in May of 2021. Finally released in September of 2021, Jared’s conversation with Michael Schweisheimer covers The Reflect Organization’s efforts to foster mental wellness on campus and in COVID World.

MISSION Story Slam - Anuj Gupta

ANUJ GUPTA

Former Attorney, Anuj Gupta has been serving the people of Philadelphia in City Government, as the Executive Director of the Mt. Airy Community Development Corporation, General Manager of the Reading Terminal Market and now, as Chief of Staff for Congressman Dwight Evans. Anuj was a judge at the first MISSION Story Slam and was so inspired, he insisted on telling a story as well. He returned to tell a story at MISSION Story Slam 2: Saving Democracy.

MISSION Story Slam - Dave Davies

DAVE DAVIES

Veteran Journalist and Broadcaster Dave Davies has spent his career reporting on Philadelphia politics. He recently retired as Senior Reporter for WHYY after working as Bureau Chief for KYW News Radio and columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News. He is currently the guest host for Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air.

Dave won Crowd Favorite at MISSION Story Slam 2: Saving Democracy telling a story about covering Congressman Bob Brady and Philly Machine Politics. He donated his prize to 1812 Productions, Philly’s all-comedy theater company.

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Dave and Patsy Talk Philly Politics

PHILLY’s ALL-COMEDY THEATER COMPANY