Influence With Impact: The Podcast Lissette Calveiro

In this episode, we talk to Tiffany Yu about her mission to increase intersectional disability representation and democratize visibility. In short, she's working toward making a more inclusive and compassionate world and allowing us to learn how we can take part and support that mission too.

Tiffany Yu is a social impact entrepreneur, podcaster disability advocate, and 3x TEDx speaker. She also serves on the San Francisco Mayor's Disability Council. At the age of nine, Tiffany became disabled as a result of a car accident that also took the life of her father. She has experiences building communities and is the CEO of @diversability, a platform that amplifies the diversity of the disability lived experiences.

Episode Links:

Click here to learn more about Diversability.

Click here to join the online community on Facebook to learn how to amplify disabled voices together.

Visit Tiffany's website here - to learn more about her mission to increase intersectional disability representation and democratize visibility.

Accessibility: You can access a transcript of this episode here.

In this episode, we talk about how to have an engaged community and make an offline community impact, even when you have a "small following" on social media. Our guest is Julianne Simson, a New York City-based law student by day, creator of @howtobebrokeinnewyork by night.

Julianne has also hosted sold-out events offline to connect with fellow #BrokeInNewYork millennials, support local businesses, and give back to the surrounding community. When not on Instagram or in class, Julianne also interns in the Office of the New York Attorney General, serves on the executive board of her law school's Women's Law Initiative, and is a staff editor for the #1 Dispute Resolution legal journal in the country.

Episode Links:


Click here to learn if you're registered to vote and for information about local elections (that happen every year!)
Click here for an organization you can get involved with if you'd like to be more active in the voting process
Visit Julianne's website here - which includes resources for FREE things to do in New York & COVID-19 testing resources

Accessibility: You can access a transcript of this episode here.

Evan (@its_what_ev) is the Senior Manager Influence at Weber Shandwick and founder of his own company, Marshall Dillon LLC. He is currently one of the leaders of @blackmenswear — a community on a mission to change the narrative of the Black male…and one of the originators of the Flash Mob.

Evan talks to us about everything from culture-shifting viral content, showing up authentically, representation in the industry, and what it means to not just be an influencer, but a person of influence.

Learn more about his organization at www.weareblackmenswear.com, and find tickets to their upcoming event in Atlanta via this link.

Host @lissettecalv walks you through the vision for her podcast, and what inspired her to start leading with impact online. In this solo episode you'll learn why and how this idea came to life, and who it's for. Every episode includes a #socialmediaPSA (a hack, tip, or piece of advice on building a business from your influence) and this one focuses on building an engaged community.

Get more inspiration from accounts mentioned: @soyouwanttotalkabout, @greengirlleah, @kinggutterbaby, @rachel.cargle, @influencewithimpact

Revenue generated from this episode will be donated to @girlsinc.