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  1. Episode #62 Dr. Artika Tyner Planting Seeds of Social Change

    07/21/2021

    Episode #62 Dr. Artika Tyner Planting Seeds of Social Change

    Dr. Artika R. Tyner is a passionate educator, author, sought after speaker, and advocate for justice. At the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Dr. Tyner serves as the founding director of the Center on Race, Leadership and Social Justice. She is committed to training students to serve as social engineers who create new inroads to justice and freedom. Tyner received her B.A. from Hamline University (Major: English; Certificate: Conflict Studies). Due to her passion for advocating for social justice and educational policy reform, she decided to pursue graduate studies at the University of St. Thomas. She began her journey with law school since she recognized that the law is a language of power and therefore she sought to become well versed in the law. Subsequently, Tyner earned a Master of Public Policy and Leadership in order to gain tools for effecting social change through policy reform efforts. Later, inspired by the legacy of W.E.B. Dubois, she obtained a Doctorate in Leadership. Her doctoral studies provided her with key tools for serving in her community and promoting social justice. Dr. Tyner is committed to empowering others to lead within their respective spheres of influence. She provides leadership development and career coaching for young professionals. She has also developed leadership educational materials for K-12 students, college/graduate students, faith communities and nonprofits. Additionally, Dr. Tyner teaches leadership coursework on ethics, critical reflection, and organizational development. Her research focuses on diversity/inclusion, community development, and civil rights. She has presented her research and conducted leadership training programs both nationally and internationally. Dr. Tyner leads by example by organizing policy campaigns, fostering restorative justice practices, developing social entrepreneurship initiatives, and promoting assets-based community development. She serves as a global citizen by supporting education, entrepreneurship, and women’s leadership initiatives in Africa. Follow Dr. Tyner- Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-artika-r-tyner/ Books: The Leader's Journey, The Lawyer as Leader, Justice Makes a Difference Website: http://artikatyner.com/ Twitter: @DrArtikaTyner Facebook | Linkedin Find this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/4RmPEn1SGj0 to reach the host: https://www.facebook.com/catalystforchangestories catalystforchange20@gmail.com

    23 min
  2. Episode #59 Dana Humphrey, the accident that led to the start of several businesses

    06/30/2021

    Episode #59 Dana Humphrey, the accident that led to the start of several businesses

    About Dana Humphrey: In her social circles, friends describe Dana as a psychonaut. She spent her childhood dragging her family to church. Dana is passionate about self-development and spiritual growth and over the past 20 years has explored many different energetic healing modalities revolving around sound, breath and movement to find her inner guidance or GU (self) RU (teacher).. Some modalities of interest have been Reiki, various forms of meditation including Vipassanā, tantra, tarot, yoga, breathwork, song, plant medicine and dance. Dana has traveled to more than 80 countries and lived in five, she was born in Calgary and has lived in NYC since 2008. After launching and running a successful PR firm for over 12 years, she decided to pivot and use her life experience to coach women desiring to live a more fulfilling life. Learn more about Dana Humphrey Life Coaching here: https://www.danahumphrey.com/.  Connect Socially:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danahumphreylifecoach/.  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEG2wAhZyb1rFKFNnJ1yxA/ Learn more at http://www.danahumphrey.com/  https://www.instagram.com/danakhumphrey/  https://twitter.com/danakhumphrey https://www.linkedin.com/in/danakhumphrey/ Find her free meditations on youtube YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEG2wAhZyb1rFKFNnJ1yxA/ to reach the host: https://www.facebook.com/catalystforchangestories catalystforchange20@gmail.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWXiilXqrHS4YhmkVc8hBg/

    28 min
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