1 Girl Revolution

In this inspiring new episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, listeners are introduced to the incredible Jennifer Jackson, founder of The DRE Project - a nonprofit organization that delivers home-cooked meals and groceries to individuals and families in need.  Jennifer founded The DRE Project in honor of her sister, Andrea, who passed away but who was (and still is!) a beacon of light to the world. Jennifer wanted to do something to honor her sister’s legacy and after she began delivering meals to individuals and families in need during the COVID lockdown – she decided to turn those deliveries into something bigger and honor her sister in the process. And that’s how The DRE Project was born.  Jennifer is an example to all of us that we can all do something to make a difference in the world. Jennifer’s dream job as a kid was to work with her dad’s pizza business (Hungry Howies) and while she achieved that and still works there to this day, she wanted to do more and help others – which started out as buying meals for others and now has turned into this incredible nonprofit mission. We can all do something to make a difference in our communities and in the world.  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Jennifer’s life story and how she got into the business of pizza; About Jennifer’s life and career; How Jennifer started feeding people in need during the COVID lockdown; About Jennifer’s sister Andrea and how The DRE Project came to be; Stories of people who have been helped by The DRE Project; And so much more.  Listen and Subscribe: Don't miss out on this incredible episode! Listen to The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast on #ApplePodcasts, #Spotify, #YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. Join the movement to empower girls and change the world, one story at a time! For more information on Jennifer and The DRE Project, please visit: www.1girlrevolution.com/jenniferjackson  For more information on 1 Girl Revolution, to listen to all of our podcast episodes, watch our Emmy-nominated documentaries, and more, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

In a riveting new episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, listeners are introduced to the remarkable Jenifer Faison, award-winning producer and host of the groundbreaking podcast "Betrayal" and the gripping docuseries "Betrayal: The Perfect Husband" on Hulu - based on her own fairytale love story turned cautionary tale about betrayal and deceit.  Jenifer is an award-winning producer who is well-known for her work on “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”, Judge Judy, VanderPump Villa, and more. After 20 years apart, Jenifer reconnected with her college sweetheart, Spencer, and at the age of 42 - they got married. To everyone, including Jenifer, Spencer was the “perfect husband”, but what she didn’t know is that he was hiding shocking secrets and covering it up by love-bombing and his seeming “perfection.”  Spencer was a two-time Teacher of the Year and Jenifer was convinced she married the perfect husband. But on June 1, 2018, that all changed. Jenifer came home to find Spencer holding a search warrant. He had sexually assaulted one of his students. In the days that followed Spencer’s arrest, Jenifer uncovered a dark, secret life her husband had been living during their entire marriage. His actions shook a community, devastated his wife, and sent Spencer to prison.  Jenifer’s journey, as she climbed out of the devastation, led her on a mission to shed light on some of society's darkest secrets, delving into the complexities of betrayal, deception, and the human psyche – and shedding light on and bringing to light so many stories like her own.  In this episode, Jenifer shares her own life story and talks about how her #1 podcast “Betrayal” and Hulu docuseries “Betrayal: The Perfect Husband” is empowering others to share their stories, giving other women the courage to speak up, and bringing these individuals and their stories to justice.  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Jenifer’s life story and how she got into television and production; The story of how Spencer and Jenifer reconnected and fell in love; About the fairytale romance and how it all came crashing down; How Jenifer found out that Spencer was hiding deep, dark secrets and how that led her on a journey to truth, justice, and a #1 podcast and Hulu series - “Betrayal”; And so much more.  Listen and Subscribe: Don't miss out on this incredible episode! Listen to The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast on #ApplePodcasts, #Spotify, #YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. Join the movement to empower girls and change the world, one story at a time! For more information on Jenifer, to listen to her podcast “Betrayal”, watch her Hulu series “Betrayal: The Perfect Husband” and more, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/JeniferFaison For more information on 1 Girl Revolution, to listen to all of our podcast episodes, watch our Emmy-nominated documentaries, and more, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome JoJo Dries, founder of On The Wings of Angels - a nonprofit organization that stands as a beacon of hope and support for individuals affected by domestic abuse.  JoJo is a survivor of childhood and domestic abuse – she was abused by her family members from the ages of 9-29 years old, until she finally broke free. JoJo founded On the Wings of Angels to serve other people who desire to remove themselves from toxic and abusive situations, and need direction, resources, community and support. JoJo firmly believes that she would not currently be living the personal and professional life of her dreams without the many people who rallied around her when she needed it most and she strives for On the Wings of Angels to do that for others.  JoJo is an author, speaker, branch manager for Delmar Mortgage, and all-around inspiring human being. Her book, The Lotus: How I Beat the Patriarchy, is a gripping and relatable account of how she removed herself from a toxic home environment. JoJo is a nationally sought-after speaker, bringing her empowering message to audiences across the country. JoJo married the love of her life, Paul, and has two sons and a rescue pup.  JoJo has a powerful story to tell and she is doing such incredible work to empower and free others through On The Wings of Angels. Listen to her inspiring episode today! In this episode, you’ll hear:  JoJo’s inspiring story of resilience, passion, and love; How she survived many years of abuse and how she found the courage to leave and fight for her own life and freedom; Her incredible love story; How she decided to start On The Wings of Angels; Stories of the people that have been helped through her nonprofit organization and the incredible impact of the organization; And so much more.  Listen and Subscribe: Don't miss out on this incredible episode! Listen to The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast on #ApplePodcasts, #Spotify, #YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. Join the movement to empower girls and change the world, one story at a time! For more information about JoJo and On The Wings of Angels, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/JoJoDries For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, to listen to all of our podcast episodes, to watch our Emmy-nominated documentary series, and more, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com     *Rated explicit only because of some of the topics discussed in this episode. This is a critical topic/story, so we hope you will listen. But wanted to give you a heads up that there are topics of abuse and violence against women discuseed. 

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Jenny Feterovich, successful entrepreneur, Award-winning film and TV producer, globetrotting DJ, co-creator of Girls Gone Vinyl, humanitarian, and more! Jenny is a woman of many talents and she talks about all of the different aspects of her life and career in this episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast. Jenny arrived in the US with a suitcase and $100 to her name. Her family fled their native Russia and landed in Detroit in 1989, and shortly after that - she started her first business. She has stories of success and failure, and amidst all of it – she learned so much and has so many stories and so much wisdom to share.  Jenny is an award-winning TV and film producer, known for the hit TV show START UP and the award-winning feature length documentary, The Russian Five. She is the Executive Producer of Muse Production House and co-founder of Parliament Studios. She’s a lifelong entrepreneur and small business advocate, focusing on empowering women and immigrants in business. Jenny also made a name in the music world as the globetrotting DJ Jenny LaFemme and co-creator of Girls Gone Vinyl, an organization that highlights and advances women in electronic music. Jenny is also very active in nonprofit organizations like Real Help for Ukraine and Love Without Borders. And so much more! In this episode, you’ll hear:  Jenny’s inspiring life story; How she went from being an immigrant to the U.S. with $100 to a successful entrepreneur who is living out the American dream; About her work as a film and TV producer; Stories from the work she does in film and TV, as well as stories from her work with nonprofits like Real Help for Ukraine and Love Without Borders; And so much more.  Listen and Subscribe: Don't miss out on this incredible episode! Listen to The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast on #ApplePodcasts, #Spotify, #YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. Join the movement to empower girls and change the world, one story at a time! For more information on Jenny, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/JennyFeterovich For more information on 1 Girl Revolution, to listen to all of our podcast episodes, watch our Emmy-Nominated documentary series, and more, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com   

On the new episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Kristina Rinaldi, one of the founders and the Executive Director of Detroit Dog Rescue - Detroit’s first no-kill, nonprofit dog shelter and animal rescue.  In this episode, Kristina talks about how Detroit Dog Rescue was started originally as a reality show, but that fizzled and the need was so critical and dire – that they just kept going and turned the rescue into Detroit’s first no-kill shelter and dog rescue. Kristina shares her powerful life story, her struggles growing up, and what made her the incredible woman she is today. She talks about the phenomenal work that Detroit Dog Rescue is doing in the city of Detroit, but also how they are affecting change in animal rescue in Michigan and elsewhere. She also talks about “PIGS” – the pig in the city they recently rescued (DDR rescued a second one since we record this episode!) - and the Milligan dogs, Eddie and Maggie, make a special appearance in this episode when the mailman shows up. It’s an incredible, inspiring, fun, and WILD episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast! You don’t want to miss this one! In this episode, you’ll hear:  Kristina’s incredible life story; How she got connected to the other founders of Detroit Dog Rescue and how DDR started;  About the incredible mission of DDR, not only to rescue animals throughout the city, but also to educate and advocate for animals – and people;; Stories from the streets of the dogs (and pigs!) that DDR has worked with through the years; You’ll also hear the stories about the people they’ve encountered and worked with through the years; EXCLUSIVE: An exclusive on what Detroit Dog Rescue is working on, coming soon! And so much more.  Listen and Subscribe: Don't miss out on this incredible episode! Listen to The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast on #ApplePodcasts, #Spotify, #YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. Join the movement to empower girls and change the world, one story at a time! For more information on Kristina and Detroit Dog Rescue, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/DDR For more information on 1 Girl Revolution, to listen to all of our podcast episodes, watch our Emmy-nominated documentaries, and more -- please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

This week on The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Jilyne Jarvis, co-founder of Z Girls - a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to empowering girls by equipping them with the tools and perspective they need to be confident, centered, and courageous! And the girls that Z Girls serves learn proven psychology-based methods from female professional athletes and Olympians!  In this episode, Jilyne shares her journey from athlete to changemaker. Jilyne shares her own story of struggling with confidence and being a professional athlete, and how her own life and experiences led to the founding of Z Girls. Don't miss this inspiring conversation filled with insights, inspiration, and actionable steps for making a difference in the lives of girls everywhere.  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Jilyne's inspiring life story, her journey as an athlete, and her own experiences, struggles, and successes;  What inspired the founding of Z Girls and why their work is so important;  The mission and programs offered by Z Girls to empower girls through psychology-based methods from female professional athletes and Olympians; Stories of the life-changing power of Z Girls programming;  Jilyne's insights on the struggles that girls in the world are facing today and how we can all work to combat it and support and empower the girls in our lives; Inspirational messages for girls everywhere: You do not have to be fearless, you just have to be brave! Listen and Subscribe: Don't miss out on this empowering episode! Listen to The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast on #ApplePodcasts, #Spotify, #YouTube, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. Join the movement to empower girls and change the world, one story at a time! For more information on Jilyne and Z Girls, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/ZGirls To listen to more episodes, watch our Emmy-nominated documentary series, and more, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Michele Byrd-McPhee, founder of Ladies of Hip-Hop. Ladies of Hip-Hop is a groundbreaking nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating, empowering, and advancing women within the vibrant world of hip-hop culture.  Michele is a dancer and choreographer, and she founded Ladies of Hip-Hop to build community and a support system for women and girls in hip-hop and offers innovative programs, workshops, performance opportunities, and community outreach initiatives. From mentoring aspiring dancers to providing platforms for established professionals, Ladies of Hip-Hop is a driving force for positive change, promoting inclusivity, representation, and empowerment within the dynamic realm of hip-hop. LOHH fosters a supportive environment where female artists can thrive, break barriers, and leave an indelible mark on the world through music, dance, and hip-hop.  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Michele’s inspiring life story; How Michele got into dance in the first place and how she got involved in Hip-Hop; The story of how Ladies of Hip-Hop started and why Michele saw the need for LOHH; All about the incredible work that Ladies of Hip-Hop does to empower and inspire women around the world;  And so much more. Watch 1 Girl Revolution's short video about Ladies of Hip-Hop: https://youtu.be/Gd9ml4pMaRw?si=DreVSKjxSEjolZTl&t=1 The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. Michele’s episode is #206! For more information about Michele and Ladies of Hip-Hop, please visit: www.1girlrevolution.com/LOHH  For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

This episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is a very special one, in partnership with Bas Blue, we recorded an episode in front of a ‘LIVE’ audience featuring five incredible and inspiring Detroit women, to kick-off Women's HIstory Month! This episode features Charity Dean of Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance, Mama Shu of Avalon Village, Amy Peterson of Rebel Nell, Alexa Turnage of Black Tech Saturdays, and Kate Walsh of HOUR Detroit.  This is such a powerful, empowering and inspiring episode of the podcast! And what a way to kick-off Women’s HIstory Month! For more information on 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com   And for more information on: Bas Blue - https://www.basblueus.com/press  Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance - https://mdbba.com/ The Avalon Village - https://www.theavalonvillage.org/ Rebel Nell - https://www.rebelnell.com/ Bleck Tech Saturdays - https://www.blacktechsaturdays.com/ HOUR Detroit - https://www.hourdetroit.com/author/katewalsh/   “I figure if a woman wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one!” - Calamity Jane The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and eveywhere you listen to podcats. 

New season, new episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast! On this episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, 1 Girl Revolution founder, Kate Milligan, takes the mic solo and spends this episode celebrating the 5th anniversary of 1 Girl Revolution and takes us on an inspiring journey through the inspiring and empowering stories, profound experiences, and impactful moments that have defined 1 Girl Revolution. Tune in as Kate reminisces on the pivotal moments of her journey, from the inception of 1 Girl Revolution to its transformative evolution over the years. With unwavering passion and dedication, she shares insights into the extraordinary women and girls who have graced our platform, illuminating their resilience, strength, and unwavering spirit. But the celebration doesn't stop there! Kate offers an exclusive glimpse into the exciting developments and initiatives on the horizon for 1 Girl Revolution in 2024 and beyond. Get ready to be inspired, uplifted, and empowered as we embark on this next chapter together. And Kate shares ways that you can get involved in our work and be a part of the revolution! Join us as we raise our voices, celebrate our achievements, and reaffirm our commitment to empowering women and girls everywhere. This is more than a podcast; it's more than a multimedia enterprise -- it's a movement. This is 1 Girl Revolution. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on 1 GIrl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms - a social enterprise that helps women survivors overcome and heal from systems of exploitation, prostitution, addiction, and abuse.  Thistle Farms is a social enterprise that for over 25 years - has lit a pathway of healing and hope for women survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. Becca's hope for a global movement for women’s freedom began with Thistle Farms’ first residential home and now has grown and evolved into a multifaceted social enterprise that is empowering women and helping them find healing and freedom.  After experiencing the death of her father and subsequent child abuse when she was 5, Becca longed to open a sanctuary for survivors offering a loving community.  In 1997, five women who had experienced trafficking, violence, and addiction were welcomed home. Thistle Farms’ first house was just the beginning and now they do so much more - including providing housing, financial independence, and by creating meaningful employment for women survivors.  Becca is a nonprofit leader, entrepreneur, an Episcopal priest, and she has founded 13 nonprofits and justice enterprises, mentored another 60, and has raised over $75 million to support them. Becca has authored 12 books, including - Snake Oil: The Art of Healing and Truth-Telling. She has been featured on PBS NewsHour, The Today Show, CNN, ABC World News, named a CNN Hero, and White House Champion of Change, and holds five honorary doctorates. Drawn from 25 years of leadership in mission-driven work, Becca leads important conversations across the country with an inspiring message that love is the strongest force for change in the world.  We are so honored to have Becca on the podcast to share her incredible story and to talk about the amazing work that Thistle Farms is doing to transform the lives of women.  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Becca’s inspiring life story; The story of losing her dad at a young age and surviving childhood abuse; How she found healing and all about her incredible life journey – becoming an Episcopal priest and how she got into the work she’s doing now helping other survivors; How Thistle Farms started and how Thistle Farms is offering freedom and support to survivors of human trafficking, prostitution, and addiction;  And so much more. For more information about Becca and Thistle Farms, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/BeccaStevens The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on 1 GIrl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Kimba Langas, co-founder of Free the Girls - a nonprofit organization that provides economic empowerment and reintegration services to survivors of sex trafficking. Kimba is an Emmy-award winning producer and 20+ year veteran of the television and video production industry, and she has always had a passion for storytelling. In 2010, as a new mother and freelancer, the story of modern-day slavery and sex trafficking wasn’t even on her radar.  But when her friend Dave asked Kimba to partner with him on a new organization he wanted to start to empower survivors of sex trafficking, she said “yes!” and jumped all in. Little did she know how the issue of sex trafficking and her work with Free the Girls would change her life.  Free The Girls is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering sustainable economic opportunities among other integral reintegrative services to survivors of sex trafficking. Free the Girls exists to help women escaping sex trafficking reintegrate into their communities and reclaim their lives. They do that through micro-entrepreneurship and helping these survivors build their own businesses. While it may not intuitively seem to be the first step for women to begin their healing from the trauma of exploitation, economic empowerment is vital for that healing process. If a woman is unable to meet her basic needs of food and shelter it is very likely she will go back into a life of survival sex work. Kimba served as Executive Director of Free The Girls for five years, on the Board of Directors for three years, and continues to act as an advisor and mentor to the organization’s leadership. She recently re-joined the Free The Girls leadership as interim president of the Board of Directors, and is a member two service organizations: Dry Creek Sertoma Club, and GFWC’s Southwest Region Woman’s Club. Kimba hopes her experience serves as an example that global change requires people from all types of backgrounds to step up and offer what they can where they are. Her non-profit experience drives her passion for helping other non-profits as a volunteer, particularly those focused on women, social justice, and addressing the root causes of exploitation in vulnerable populations. In this episode, you’ll hear:  Kimba’s inspiring life story; About Kimba’s life and career before Free the Girls’ How Kimba first learned about sex trafficking and how the idea for Free the Girls sparked; The story of how Kimba and a friend founded Free the Girls to empower women and girls who are exiting sex trafficking; The inspiring stories of women and girls who have been empowered by the work of Free the Girls;; And so much more.   The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Kimba and Free the Girls, please visit: www.1GirlRevlution.com/freethegirls  For more information about 1 GIrl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Rachelle Vartanian, founder of the Living and Learning Center – a nonprofit organization that works to enhance the lives of people with disabilities through therapeutic, social, work-based, and community engagement. Rachelle graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in teaching for the emotionally impaired and right out of college, she worked at a center for adjudicated youth. Rachelle was so passionate about that work, that she ended up working in that field for over 10 years. At the same time, Rachelle went back to school and obtained a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Personality and Development because she wanted to better understand why so many of her students chose to behave in self-destructive manners. It was during this same time that Rachelle began seeing signs of autism in her youngest son. When he was officially diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, she made the decision to go back to school to get a second Master’s Degree in Autism Spectrum Disorders and she simultaneously began teaching high school special education. Rachelle had been looking for resources and social skills groups that would benefit her son and through her own experience and seeing the lack of support and resources – she decided to start her own local family group. Every Sunday, Rachelle facilitated a group of like-minded individuals that they called “Weamara” (the initials of the original social skills group members) and that went on for almost two years. After those two years, Rachelle recognized there was a greater need and she had a vision for what she could do to be the change she wanted to see in the world. Rachelle  took a leap of faith and quit her job after being a special education teacher for 20 years, she sold her family home, drew money from her retirement, and downsized her life – and that’s what started the Living and Learning Center.   The Living and Learning Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, whose mission is to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. Through therapeutic, social, work-based, and community engagement, the Living and Learning Center seeks to support, enrich, inspire, and embolden their participants and their families so they can achieve their goals and thrive. The Living and Learning Center’s vision is to become the nation’s model in supporting the highest quality of life for people with disabilities and their families. In this episode, you’ll hear:  Rachelle’s inspiring life story; About Rachelle’s journey with her son who has Asperger’s Syndrome; How Rachelle got the idea to start the Living and Learning Center and how it has grown and evolved throughout the years; The story of how Rachelle took a leap of faith, quit her job, sold her house, and started the Living and Learning Center; About the incredible work that the Living and Learning Center does to support individuals with disabilities and differences and their families; And so much more.   The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Rachelle and the Living and Learning Center, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/RachelleVartanian For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International and co-founder of Daughters for Earth.  Zainab is a celebrated humanitarian, author, and journalist. Oprah Winfrey identified her as one of the 25 women changing the world to People Magazine and Foreign Policy Magazine called Zainab one of “100 Top Global Thinkers”. Zainab is the co-founder for Daughters for Earth, Chief Awareness Officer at FindCenter.com, and host of Redefined podcast. Zainab is also the author of a few books, including the national bestseller Between Two Worlds and her latest Freedom Is an Inside Job. She is also the creator and host of several shows, including #MeToo, Now What? on PBS, and Through Her Eyes with Zainab Salbi at Yahoo News. Zainab started her career when she was 23 years old as the founder and former CEO of Women for Women International, an organization to help women survivors of conflicts. She built the group from helping 30 women to reaching nearly half a million women and raising 146 million dollars in aid and microloans to help them and their families rebuild their lives. Zainab joins The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast to share her incredible story and to talk about all of her amazing efforts to support women around the world through Women for Women International and Daughters for Earth. In this episode, you’ll hear:  Zainab’s inspiring life story; How Zainab decided to start Women for Women International and all about their incredible work around the world to empower women; About Zainab’s decision to step back from Women for Women International and co-found Daughters for Earth; About the incredible impact that Women for Women International and Daughters for Earth has had - and continues to have through their work everyday; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.    For more information on Zainab, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/ZainabSalbi For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

This week on The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast we welcome Maggie Hartman, founder of Maggie’s Flowers – a flower business that raises money for Christmas gifts for children in need.  When Maggie was 5 years old, in the spring of 2012, she wanted to go hang gliding while on a family vacation in North Carolina. Her parents, not wanting to say no but also not having the money to give her to go, encouraged Maggie to be creative and find a way to raise the $100 to go hang gliding. That’s when Maggie’s Flowers was born. Maggie sold flowers that Spring/Summer to raise the money to go hang gliding and she loved it so much - she decided to do it again the following summer. But instead of spending the money on another adventure for herself - she decided to start using the funds to buy Christmas gifts in need. Maggie’s Flowers has continued ever since – every Summer Maggie sells flowers and buys Christmas gifts for children/families in need during the holidays.  Maggie has given away tens of thousands of toys and she’s still going strong. Maggie is in college now, but continues to run Maggie’s Flowers - selling flowers in the Spring/Summer, curating flowers for weddings and events, and more. She also has opportunities to give flowers away to those who may need a little extra love. For instance, she has a place on her website where people can purchase a bouquet from Maggie’s Flowers and have it delivered to an area nursing home.  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Maggie’s inspiring life story; The story of how Maggie started Maggie’s Flowers when she was 5 years old; How Maggie’s Flowers became the incredible social enterprise that it is today, buying Christmas presents for children/families in need; Stories of children and families who have been blessed by the work of Maggie’s Flowers; How Maggie continues this great initiative from her college dorm room; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Maggie and Maggie's Flowers, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/MaggiesFlowers    For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com   

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Lisa Simpson, founder of Crossroads for Women - a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive, integrated services to empower women emerging from incarceration to achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives in the community, for themselves and their children. Crossroads for Women was founded in 1997, after Lisa began to recognize that women emerging from incarceration (jail or prison) needed a place to live and comprehensive, integrated services in order to stop recidivism (women ending up back in jail and prison) and for them to find safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives again.  Crossroads for Women provides housing and trauma-informed therapeutic services with a gender-responsive approach for women across seven domains: legal, independent living, medical, substance abuse, mental health, vocational, and family. Their specialized model is based on acknowledging the primary importance of relationships in the lives of women, and addressing the challenges of their pasts, presents, and futures. In this episode, you’ll hear:  Lisa’s inspiring life story; How she decided to become an attorney and how she got involved in the case that would change her life; The story of how Lisa recognized the need for Crossroads for Women and how the organization started; About the incredible work that Crossroads for Women is doing to support and empower women and their children; The inspiring stories of women who have been served through the work of Crossroads for Women; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.    For more information on Lisa and Crossroads for Women, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/CrossroadsforWomen  For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Shaney Jo Darden, founder of Keep A Breast Foundation - a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing breast cancer risk and its impact globally through art, education, prevention, and action.  In 1999, Shaney Jo Darden discovered a close friend had been diagnosed with breast cancer and she wanted to do something to help and she realized that she could make a difference in a way that honored her friend's passion: art. As a result, Keep A Breast was born as a unique art concept that was developed to showcase the physical and emotional challenges of breast cancer. The result was a series of customized breast casts. In 2000, the first breast casts were officially showcased in an exhibition called “Keep A Breast.” It featured casts of pro-female snowboarders, painted by artists like Shepard Fairey and Ed Templeton. This signaled a shift toward an arts-oriented breast cancer awareness organization with a new mantra: Art. Education. Prevention. Action. Since then, Keep A Breast has grown and evolved and now has many programs within the organization. Their programs include Check Yourself (Digestible breast health education through printed materials, blogs and our KAB app.); the Keep A Breast App (A free, breast self-check app helps guide you through your monthly check and can connect you with health professionals.); Fit 4 Prevention (A national movement to educate about breast cancer prevention through fitness and wellness.); Keep A Breast Give Back Grant (Directly supporting BIPOC women who are breast cancer survivors or who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.); Treasured Chest Program (Where artistry meets therapy. TCP is designed to create a safe space that allows our castees to confront both physical and emotional changes that a breast cancer diagnosis brings.); Non Toxic Revolution (Informing, educating and inspiring young people to avoid toxic chemicals in their environment and food supply—especially those linked to the initiation of breast cancer.); and their most recent program, which Shaney Jo talked about for the first time (EXCLUSIVE!!!) Keep A Breast Valley (Boutique Wellness Center is being designed as a desert community that will provide the space and tools for visitors to explore and nurture individual and collective wellness.) Shaney Jo’s story is so inspiring and the work that Keep A Breast does to empower women and support our sisters through their cancer journey is incredible. You don’t want to miss this episode. In this episode, you’ll hear:  Shaney Jo’s inspiring life story; How she got into art, fashion, and design; The story of how Keep A Breast came to be and her personal connection to breast cancer (through a friend’s cancer journey); How Keep A Breast has grown and evolved and stories of women they have helped through the years; AN EXCLUSIVE: Shaney shares about a new facet of their work - a wellness center for those going through cancer and cancer survivors;  And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Shaney Jo and Keep A Breast Foundation, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/keepabreast For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Kat Wehunt, co-founder of The Formation Project – a survivor-led nonprofit organization that provides specialized services to those who have experienced human trafficking and/or sexual exploitation. The Formation Project has built a community of support led by survivors for survivors. The Formation Project believes that a positive and permanent impact in the lives of survivors is possible by ensuring access to sustainable services. Their services include outreach, intervention, case management, an emergency shelter, and a vibrant, consistent survivor community. Kat is a survivor of familial human trafficking and she co-founded The Formation Project to help other survivors. Kat is one of the leading voices in the movement to bring an end to human trafficking in our world.  You do not want to miss this inspiring and powerful episode!  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Kat’s inspiring life story; Kat’s story of surviving familial human trafficking and how she’s found healing; How Kat’s own experiences led her to starting The Formation Project; About the work of The Formation Project and stories of some of the survivors they have supported; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Kat and The Formation Project, please visit: www.1girlrevolution.com/theformationproject  For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com   

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Celeste Mergens, founder of Days for Girls – a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to increasing access to menstrual care and education that shatter stigma and limitations for women and girls around the world. Days for Girls increases access to menstrual care and education by developing global partnerships, cultivating Social Enterprises, mobilizing volunteers and innovating sustainable solutions that shatter stigma and limitations for women and girls worldwide. Days for Girls is dedicated to increasing access to menstrual supplies around the world, shattering stigma through education, elevating menstrual health and hygiene, and advocating for global policy change to empower women and girls. Days for Girls is turning periods into pathways. Celeste founded Days for Girls in 2008 after a life-changing experience while she was working with a foundation in Kenya. Since it’s founding, Days for Girls has impacted the lives of more than 300 million women and girls in 145 countries - and counting.  Celeste is an innovator, a speaker, the founder of several successful organizations, and she’s also now an author! Celeste’s new book The Power of Days: A Story of Resilience, Dignity, and the Fight for Women’s Equity is available now.  You do not want to miss this inspiring episode!  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Celeste’s inspiring life story; How Celeste ended up doing work in Kenya and how she learned about the menstrual poverty that many women and girls face daily; The story of how Celeste decided to start Days for Girls and about the incredible world-changing work they do; Stories about the impact that Days for Girls is making; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Celeste and Days for Girls, please visit: https://1girlrevolution.com/daysforgirls

On this week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Connie Sobczak, co-founder of The Body Positive – a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a lively, healing community that offers freedom from suffocating societal messages that keep people in a perpetual struggle with their bodies. The Body Positive teaches people to listen to their bodies, learn and thrive, with the  ultimate goal to end the harmful consequences of negative body image: eating disorders, depression, anxiety, cutting, suicide, substance abuse, and relationship violence. The Body Positive is especially concerned about poor body image in teens and young adults, which is why they have been training educators and student leaders for more than twenty years to create Body Positive programs in schools and throughout communities. For more than 25 years The Body Positive has helped over a million people in 28 countries worldwide reclaim their health, reduce anxiety and depression, and increase self-compassion and confidence to live full, happy lives.  Connie’s own experience with an eating disorder in her teen years and the death of her sister Stephanie has inspired her life’s work to help people live with more appreciation and love for their precious bodies. She co-founded The Body Positive in honor of her sister, and to ensure that her daughter Carmen and other children would grow up in a new world—one where people are free to focus on the things in life that really matter. Connie is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body and she has been training Be Body Positive Facilitators for more than twenty years, and uses her creative skills to produce The Body Positive’s curricula, videos, digital courses, and training. Connie’s passion is watching the light that emerges when people recognize and embrace their magnificent, authentic selves. You do not want to miss this incredible episode!  In this episode, you’ll hear:  Connie’s inspiring journey through life;  About Connie’s own experience with an eating disorder and the story of how she lost her sister due to an eating disorder; How The Body Positive came to be and about the incredible work that they do to empower women and girls - and change the culture and the world; Stories from The Body Positive community; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Connie and The Body Positive, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/TheBodyPositive

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Lysne Tait, co-founder of Helping Women Period - a nonprofit organization that provides no-cost menstrual products to those experiencing homelessness or low-income disparity.   Lysne and her friend Amy Stephenson learned about period poverty and how many women and girls lacked access to critical monthly period products - and they decided to do something about it. What started out as a period product drive has now grown and evolved to be a thriving nonprofit organization that has collected and distributed over 4 MILLION products to women and girls in need. Helping Women Period works to end period poverty through partnerships, advocacy, donations and education.  Lysne has become a nationally recognized leader in the fight to end period poverty and has been featured in Oprah’s O Magazine, TeenVogue, Today.com, Forbes, and more. You do not want to miss this informative and inspiring episode! You will love Lysne, her story, and you will love the incredible work of Helping Women Period! In this episode you’ll hear: Lysne’s inspiring life story;  The story of how Lysne and Amy learned about period poverty and what they decided to do to be a part of the solution; How Helping Women Period started and all about their incredible mission; Statistics and stories about period poverty in our country; How Helping Women Period is making an impact and stories of women and girls who have been helped through their work; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Lysne and Helping Women Period, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/HelpingWomenPeriod  1 Girl Revolution is a nonprofit multimedia organization that is dedicated to highlighting the stories of everyday women and girls who are changing the world through their lives. For more information, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com