In a world where society expects Black women to show up in a particular way, Sheletta Brundidge is pushing back. She believes that the key to living authentically and unapologetically is to stop caring what everyone else thinks about you. In our latest e
In a world where society expects Black women to show up in a particular way, Sheletta Brundidge is pushing back. She believes that the key to living authentically and unapologetically is to stop caring what everyone else thinks about you.
In our latest episode, Nadege and Melanie chat with Sheletta about her story of working in radio and being pressured to present herself differently. She shares that when she decided to stop pretending and start showing up as her full self, she was able to more fully live out her mission.
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After living in Minneapolis for a decade, Bethany Lacktorin moved back to her hometown of New London. Living in rural Minnesota, she knows that rural life can sometimes lead to a sense of feeling alone and difficulty breaking out of isolation – she’s
After living in Minneapolis for a decade, Bethany Lacktorin moved back to her hometown of New London. Living in rural Minnesota, she knows that rural life can sometimes lead to a sense of feeling alone and difficulty breaking out of isolation – she’s working to change that.
In our latest episode, Bethany shares about the numerous ways she is building community connections and bolstering the arts community through her work as the Executive and Artistic Director of Little Theatre Auditorium.
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What does that liminal space of a leadership transition – where one leader steps in as the other exits – entail for the leaders, the organizations and the people in between? In our latest episode, Nadege and Melanie sit down with local nonprofit leade
What does that liminal space of a leadership transition – where one leader steps in as the other exits – entail for the leaders, the organizations and the people in between?
In our latest episode, Nadege and Melanie sit down with local nonprofit leaders Ruby Oluoch and Carmen Giménez to talk about the importance of protecting your vision and imagination when transitioning into a new role.
They also share about the joys of discovery and learning in a new role, as well as the freedom of allowing yourself to be wrong or to not know everything when becoming a new leader.
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Saint Paul-based fashion designer Rammy Mohamed is passionate about making fashion functional. Whether it’s disposable hijabs or modest medical scrubs for health care professionals, Rammy’s innovation extends beyond what one might think of when discus
Saint Paul-based fashion designer Rammy Mohamed (of Ramadhan_designs) is passionate about making fashion functional. Whether it’s disposable hijabs or modest medical scrubs for health care professionals, Rammy’s innovation extends beyond what one might think of when discussing fashion.
Listen to the latest episode of I So Appreciate You! as Melanie and Nadege talk to Rammy about her functional fashion, weaving her love of art into her designs, why she loves being a business owner in the skyways of downtown Saint Paul and more.
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What started as just an idea during the COVID pandemic blossomed into the first women-led, independent and community-owned women's soccer team in the country. Learn how Andrea Yoch teamed up with a small group of dedicated people to launch {{facebook_men
What started as just an idea during the COVID pandemic blossomed into the first women-led, independent and community-owned women's soccer team in the country.
Learn how Andrea Yoch teamed up with a small group of dedicated people to launch Minnesota Aurora FC and how the team lives out their values of inclusivity and community.
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How does someone get past feelings of discomfort and move from being an ally to an accomplice? In the latest episode of I So Appreciate You!, Nadege and Melanie chat with Seena Hodges about her work through {{facebook_mention(1713546208738744|The Woke Co
How does someone get past feelings of discomfort and move from being an ally to an accomplice? In the latest episode of I So Appreciate You!, Nadege and Melanie chat with Seena Hodges about her work through The Woke Coach in helping companies to examine their biases and put that work into action, as well as why we should all strive to become accomplices rather than just allies.
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Are YOU a fan of scary movies? Nadege and Melanie discuss the hotly debated topic with Seena Hodges and much more in a new episode, coming soon. Happy Halloween from the I So Appreciate You! team 👻🎃🦇
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In the vastly white and male-dominated investment industry, Chief Investment Officer of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Shannon O’Leary is pursuing her passion to help make it more inclusive and equitable. In t
In the vastly white and male-dominated investment industry, Chief Investment Officer of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Shannon O’Leary is pursuing her passion to help make it more inclusive and equitable.
In the latest episode of I So Appreciate You!, Nadege and Melanie discuss mission-based investing and the values of a diverse team in the investments industry.
Listen now at https://hubs.ly/Q026y6RR0 or wherever you get your podcasts!
How does someone get their beloved family recipe from the home kitchen to grocery store shelves? In the latest episode of I So Appreciate You!, food scientist Allison Hohn breaks down the process.
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Hear the full episode at the link in our bio, or wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
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I So Appreciate You! Season 2 Preview
Nadege Souvenir welcomes new co-host Melanie Hoffert to I So Appreciate You! with a few this or that questions revealing Melanie’s love of black licorice. The pair openly talk about their friendship, Melanie’s writing career and how they are forever bonded by Melanie’s new kitten Lucy Lake. Listen to learn the dual meaning behind Lucy Lake’s name (hint: it also has a connection to Melanie’s new book).
COVID-19 forced us all to reimagine how we build a sense of belonging virtually. Listen to Episode 3 of I So Appreciate You! to learn how Alex West Steinman, co-founder and CEO of The Coven, and Melissa Muro LaMere, partner at Maslon LLP, reimagined thei
COVID-19 forced us all to reimagine how we build a sense of belonging virtually. Listen to Episode 3 of I So Appreciate You! to learn how Alex West Steinman, co-founder and CEO of The Coven, and Melissa Muro LaMere, partner at Maslon LLP, reimagined their organizations’ virtual work environments to be more inclusive.
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As Season 1 of I So Appreciate You! wraps, we want to say thank you and farewell to co-host Pahoua Yang Hoffman, who is leaving the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation for a new role. In this bonus episode, Pahoua and
As Season 1 of I So Appreciate You! wraps, we want to say thank you and farewell to co-host Pahoua Yang Hoffman, who is leaving the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation for a new role.
In this bonus episode, Pahoua and Nadege discuss the many emotions that come with work transitions (yours or a colleague's) and why they say that when you get the opportunity to try something new, you should do it.
Listen to the full episode at https://hubs.ly/Q013YhrQ0
Bonus: Season 1 Wrap & What’s Ahead
In this bonus episode to close season 1 of I So Appreciate You!, co-hosts Nadege Souvenir and Pahoua Yang Hoffman reflect on the season and discuss Pahoua’s upcoming career transition as she leaves the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
I So Appreciate You! Episode 7 with Christophe Beck
Listen to episode 7 as Nadege, Pahoua and guest Christophe Beck of Ecolab explore what white leaders can do to cultivate inclusive work environments. Spmcf.org/podcast
Ep. 7: Inclusive Workplaces: How Do We Really Get There?
I So Appreciate You! co-hosts Nadege and Pahoua, along with special guest Christophe Beck, President and CEO of Ecolab, explain the concepts of “mirroring” and “bridging” and discuss how leaders, particularly white leaders, can create more inclusive workplaces.
Ep. 6: Creating Space for BIPOC Leaders
I So Appreciate You! co-hosts Nadege and Pahoua explore what happens when organizations transition from white leaders to leaders of color in a thoughtful dialogue with special guest Duchesne Drew, President of Minnesota Public Radio.
Ep. 5: Cultivating Your Career Path
In this week’s episode, ISAY co-hosts Nadege and Pahoua discuss the importance of intentionally creating learning opportunities and pathways that allow people to build knowledge and skills for roles that haven't been accessible to everyone. They are joined by Meredith Leigh Moore and Brandon Williams, who share their career journeys and discuss how people can own their career narrative and gain experience to ladder up into new roles.
Ep. 4: Creating Workplaces that Value Age
ISAY co-hosts Nadege and Pahoua, along with special guest Philomena Morrissey Satre, Director of Diversity & Inclusion and External Strategic Partnerships at Land O'Lakes, explore aging in the workplace and how this unaddressed diversity and inclusion issue affects employees.
Ep. 2: Work + Caregiving: A Balancing Act
“If somebody on my team was going through something this emotionally heavy and
physically taxing, and all of this... I would want to know enough to be able to do everything I could do to support them.” - Nadege Souvenir
Listen as Nadege shares why she decided to be open about her breast cancer journey in this episode that covers many aspects of caregiving, joined by special guest Liwanag Ojala.
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