Walk Talk Listen Podcast

WTL Special Series: Enough for All - Ellen Andrews (episode 19)

Ellen Andrews was born-and-raised in Durham, North Carolina and graduated from UNC in 2009 with a degree in psychology, minoring in biology. Always thinking she would go into research, it was only after she spent time volunteering and interning at the Carol Woods Retirement Community that Ellen realized she was best suited to an active, dynamic, interpersonal work environment. She started her work at Church World Service (CWS)  in its refugee resettlement program straight out of college, initially as an employment specialist. After helping more than 100 refugees get jobs that first year, she took a post as a team leader, then a supervisor role overseeing program management responsibilities, moved into a director position with the CWS Durham office in 2014. When I spoke with her in 2021 she was the North Carolina area director and at present she is the Regional Director, US Mid-Atlantic.
 
Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this series. We would love to hear from you.
 
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Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Chris Bolman (episode 84)

Chris Bolman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Brightest (brightest.io), the operating system for managing and measuring sustainability, ESG, and social impact. Chris has taught over 15,000 students on strategy, sustainability, brand development, and communications, and his work and writing has been featured in publications like Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post, and Scientific American. You can find both Chris as well as his company on social media: Twitter and Instagram for Chris and for his company Brightest: Twitter and Instagram.
 
The songs picked by all our guests can be found via  our playlist #walktalklisten here. 
 
Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.
Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time! We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS.

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Liesbeth Rijsdijk (episode 83)

Liesbeth Rijsdijk, Ph.D., works at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in Zwolle, The Netherlands. She is part of the management team of and a senior lecturer at Windesheim Honors College (WHC) that offers honors education for (international) students. Next to teaching and managing, she is a senior researcher at the Research Program Social Innovation at Windesheim UAS. The current focus of her research is on Wicked Challenges, strategic network collaboration & governance, leadership competences, energy transition and climate adaptation. Next to her job at Windesheim, she is the Chair of the Climate Campus Foundation and part of the editorial board of the professional Magazine on Project Management and Agile Management. Before joining Windesheim UAS in 2003, Liesbeth worked as a prevention policy officer for the Child Protection Board and later as the Director of Communication of the Dutch Ministry of Justice, and as an associate Expert in Communication and Development for UNESCO and UNAIDS in the Pacific and Central Asia. Liesbeth will become a professor in Networks in Circular Economy as of the 1st of November 2022, also at Windesheim UAS.
 
During this podcast episode we tackle a lot of different issues and topics, among others one of the program WHC offers is the 4 year fully English taught BBA program “Global Project and Change Management” which is fully dedicated to sustainable development, and which has been a top-rated program for years.  The UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Inner Development Goals are at the heart of the program.
 
You can find the social medial related tools here: Instagram and Facebook.
 
The songs picked by all our guests can be found via  our playlist #walktalklisten here. 
 
Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.
 
Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time! We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS.  

WTL Special Series: Enough for All - Bill Sage (episode 18)

From sponsoring a refugee to contributing significantly to the CWS psychosocial response after 9/11, Bill Sage has a wide range of experiences with CWS and its staff colleagues. Please join in listening to this remarkable CWS ex staff, but permanent CWS family member as he shares his experiences of his work in India and the US and more. He was instrumental in the development of the STAR (a trauma response program) after 9/11 that especially focussed on self-care, something that is still very relevant today. Bill has been part of the Immigration and Refugee program as well as the Disaster Response program of CWS for many years as a staff as well as a consultant.
 
Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this series. We would love to hear from you.
 
Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time! Bill Sage you can find on Facebook as well.

WTL Special Series: Enough for All - Lisa Rothenberger & Roy Winter (episode 17)

Lisa Rothenberger and Roy Winter have close to three decades a relationship/link with CWS from being the representatives of their denominations International Ministries and Church of the Brethren respectively, being board and committee members to being a (financial) supporter of the organization. Lisa is the World Relief Officer of International Ministries and Roy Winter is the executive director of Church of the Brethren’s departments: Global Mission and Service Ministries. My conversation with Lisa and Roy took place in 2021. For more info about CWS, please check out this website. You can find both Lisa on Facebook as well as Roy - here. All social media related links of CoB can be found here. The International Ministries also has social media like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
 
We made a special Playlist #CWSsongs consisting of songs chosen by many of our podcast guests.
 
Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.
 
Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time!
 

WTL Special Series: Enough for All - Erol Kekic (episode 16)

Erol Kekic is a seasoned professional who has worked in the field of refugee resettlement as well as humanitarian and refugee policy related work for many years. As the Senior Vice President of CWS, Erol overseas all CWS programs.  Erol is frequently quoted in the press and is as an outspoken advocate on behalf of fair, humane U.S. immigration and refugee policies. Prior to his work with CWS, Erol worked in the field of refugee assistance in number of domestic and international settings.  I talked with him at the end of 2021 when his focus of his work was on refugee related activities, at present he also overseas the development and humanitarian assistance work of CWS.
 
Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.
 
Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time!

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Kely Nascimento (episode 82)

Kely Nascimento works with organizations to help define a focused identity and brand story, and to create partnership opportunities that align with their objectives. Her recent work has been focused on the Sports Diplomacy and sports for development sectors. As a speaker Kely travels the world and speaks on gender and race equity in sports, and the power of storytelling in promoting equity as well as a community and trust building tool to further the Sustainable Development Goals. Kely is a content producer and the director of Warriors of a Beautiful Game, a feature documentary, as part of a global multi-platform initiative to promote women's sports and gender equality (currently in post-production).
 
Kely has lectured, presented keynotes and moderated panels in collaboration with organizations such as Yale, Barça Foundation, Cannes Lions, French Teqball Federation, Federaçao Paulista de Futebol, amongst others. She is the global Ambassador for Gondwana FC and the Global Goals World Cup, a Global Advisor at LEAD.edu and currently sits on the Board of Directors of Beyond Sport Foundation.
 
Kely and her work have been featured in The Guardian (GB), Irish Times, Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), La Marca (Spain), AS Futbol (Colombia), Guardian Phillipines, among many others. Kely is the eldest daughter of Brazilian soccer legend Pelé and founder of the Nascimento Foundation whose mission is to achieve a global understanding of peace through sports, storytelling and the arts to facilitate diplomacy and development with the principals of equality, leadership and storytelling, She aims to harness the power of her father’s legacy towards building a more equitable, peaceful, and sustainable future. Kely is a proud recipient of the Face of Change award at SAID Institute’s 8th African Diaspora Awards Ceremony. She wholeheartedly believes that it is through the understanding, owning, and sharing, of our stories that we will create a more equitable world. “Storytelling strengthens our identities, teaches us about ourselves and each other and solidifies our bonds. It fosters empathy, and solidarity, builds community and allows us to claim our narratives. Our stories are our superpowers” Kely is a 2022 TEDx WaterStreet speaker.
 
For her instagram click here.
 
Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.
Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time! We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS.

Virtual WalkTalk Listen with Robert Hahn (episode 81)

Robert Hahn is an experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit industry. He is the CEO and founder of the Central American Training Foundation (CATF) which seeks to empower the people of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to better prepare their region for emergencies and natural disasters through the creation of the Central American Training Center (CATC).  The Center will be a 49,000 square foot complex comprised of training rooms, a large auditorium, simulations rooms, classrooms and a state-of-the-art “Situation Room”.  The campus will include at least five acres of actual emergency simulation elements, and the property is 6 miles from the Palmerola International Airport in Comayagua. Palmerola Airport will act as the gateway hub for all of South and Central America. Currently no centralized training facility exists nor there is a region-controlled facility which trains, equips and stands ready to respond to any crisis on its own. Central America is now overly-dependent on the resources of countries from outside the region. While international cooperation and assistance will always remain important, the current situation leaves the area too reliant upon the resources, budgets and goodwill of outside governments. As the global economy staggers back from impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, and more countries focus their efforts inward, Central America has never been more at risk. 
Robert is also the chairman of Honduras Compassion Partners Inc (HCP), along with the leadership team, he works with the gov't of the city of La Paz to improve municipal infrastructure such as the Women's Empowerment and Entrepreneurship, revitalizing the city-wide water system, up-grading medical facilities, firefighter training and equipping, and outfitting the school system. HPC also has a strong grassroots arm which has sent over 2,000 people on short term missions to Honduras, including medical teams. Further, he is the Senior Pastor at Chesapeake Church as well as the director of End Hunger In Calvert County Inc., a network of more than 150 partner churches, food pantries, businesses and other non-profits who are committed to feeding the hungry. This 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is Chesapeake’s major outreach ministry in our local community.
 
You can find his Foundation on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
The songs picked by all our guests can be found via  our playlist #walktalklisten here. 
 
Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.
Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time! We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS.