How to Change the World Catherine Alonzo

Catherine is joined by Michelle Cirocco, Executive Director of the Televerde Foundation. Michelle tells her remarkable story of having gone to prison, the process of self-transformation, and finding success at Televerde, a marketing and sales company giving incarcerated women opportunities to succeed after their release.

In this week's episode of How to Change the World, learn all about advocacy: what it is, what it means for your work, and how to advocate with skill and intention to create lasting change.

What if everything you've been told about business is wrong? Elizabeth MacBride and Seth Levine tackle our greatest misconceptions about entrepreneurship in their book, The New Builders. In this week's episode, we learn about the next generation of business owners (hint, it's not young white men) and how they're changing the world. Get The New Builders at https://thenewbuilders.com/

We know about smashing the patriarchy – but what about envisioning something new? Maureen Devine-Ahl answers that big question in her new book, How to Make the Matriarchy. Join Maureen and Catherine for a visionary conversation about power, gender, and how to create a future built around inclusivity. Get Maureen's book at https://amzn.to/3pDGLxO.

Alicia Maule is a digital strategist, Obama alum, and the Digital Engagement Director for the Innocence Project. Join Alicia and Catherine for a powerful and vulnerable conversation about criminal justice reform, ending the death penalty, and how digital engagement can help us create meaningful change in the real world. To get involved, visit pervispayne.org.

Catherine is joined by organizer, creative, and business owner Philamer Batangan, who serves as the Director of Creative Services at the Arizona Asian Chamber of Commerce. As Philamer tells her personal story of dismantling systemic injustice, she imparts wisdom on channeling emotion into purpose, the path to finding community, how a common vision can create change, and so much more.