Anthena Gore, Social Impact Strategist is currently a Project Manager for Elevate, an environmental services nonprofit. Their impactful work — ensuring that everyone has access to clean and affordable heat, power, and water — was recently featured in Black Enterprise. Anthena and I sat down to talk about her perspective…

With over 20 years of experience in disaster management, Chauncia Willis has led national emergency planning efforts for political conventions, NFL games, and international award shows. She is now the Co-Founder and CEO of the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM), leading the effort to integrate equity…

Here’s to ladies celebrating ladies. February 13th is one of my favorite holidays — Galentine’s Day. Sure, it’s a made-up holiday, but aren’t most holidays? And considering this one is all about honoring and uplifting the women in our lives, I think it’s definitely worth celebrating. Here are 8 Meaningful…

Kim Lundgren, CEO of Kim Lundgren Associates, Inc., runs a woman-owned benefit corporation that designs and implements aggressive, equitable climate action solutions. Her community-focused approach is driving real change for cities, towns, and counties across the US. Kim, you founded KLA in 2014 — for over seven years now, you’ve…

Joyce Coffee, the President of Climate Resilience Consulting, has a uniquely resilient perspective in the face of climate change work. She’s fighting to discover and create opportunities for better lives from the trauma and devastation of climate change. Before starting her own firm in 2016, Joyce was the head of…

I am awesome at starting New Year Resolutions. But I have trouble sticking with them long-term. This year, my goals are really important to me — spending more time on my hobbies, committing to my writing deadlines, buying less, and practicing new mindfulness techniques. So I’m eager for a more…

Just 25 years ago, malls dominated — now many of these dead spaces are being converted to mixed-use developments. So what about 25 years from NOW? Are “residential zones” the malls of our time, to be gawked at in just a few short decades? “Across the U.S., developers are placing…

“We need to recast and reframe our entire organizational culture. We must go back to basics and align our culture with the needs of our customer.” - Stephanie Wiggins, CEO of Los Angeles Metro. I can’t get enough of that quote from CEO Stephanie Wiggins, who was speaking at the…