Changemaker Rehab
Changing the world is overwhelming and exhilarating. Join me Heather McDougall as I host bold leaders, entrepreneurs, artists and changemakers on the front lines of the world’s most pressing challenges, from planetary sustainability and human justice to the reformation of economic wealth and impact. Discover what it means to be empowered by your mission rather than consumed by the magnitude of the problem you’re trying to solve. Together, step by step, we stand on the legacy of others and create the world we dream about.
Jessica Wachter - Abstract Expressionist Artist
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Jessica Wachter is a highly-acclaimed abstract expressionist artist based in Bismarck, North Dakota. Her mixed media and oil on canvas work is strongly gestural and often large in scale. Her work contains personal celebrations, struggles, joys, loves, and losses conveyed through the use of color, texture, and composition. Working with abstraction, Jessica seeks to imbue the work with a tangible essence while keeping it open for the viewers’ own response.
Joanna Waterfall // Founder of Yellow Co
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Joanna Waterfall helps audiences all over the world let go of perfectionism, embrace a spirit of play and create their most meaningful work. As the Founder of Yellow Co., podcast host, facilitator and speaker, Joanna believes that creativity, business, community and social impact should never be separate from each other.
She and her work have been featured in publications such as Forbes, The Huffington Post, The Good Trade...
Jazz Hampton // CEO and General Counsel at TurnSignl
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Jazz Hampton is CEO and General Counsel at TurnSignl. TurnSignl is a Minnesota-based tech company that provides real-time legal guidance from an attorney to drivers, all while their camera records the interaction.
Hampton has been featured on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, MSNBC, CBS, NBC Top Story, and was recently named one of Minneapolis-St. Paul’s 40 Under 40 for his work at TurnSignl and in the community, where he sits on th...
Nnadagi Isa // CEO of The Lor Company
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Nnadagi Isa is the CEO of The Lor Company, a sustainability lifestyle firm whose mission is to welcome more Black communities into a healthy, sustainable lifestyle through household essentials. The Lor Company has in-house brands such as; Lor Tush, Geekin' Blend Coffee, and more. Nnadagi is a multi-hyphen creator, musician, designer, and marketer, receiving RIAA Certified 2x Platinum plaque from Warner Records.
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George McGraw // Founder and CEO of DigDeep
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George McGraw is a leading expert on water and sanitation in the United States and around the world, and is often featured in global media including Forbes, CNN, NBC, and more. He currently serves as the Founder & CEO of DigDeep, the only WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene) organization solely focused on the USA.
In 2019, he co-authored the ‘Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States’ Report, an explosive study that reve...
Adam Choe // Managing Partner at Tundra Ventures
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Adam Choe is a managing partner at Tundra Ventures, an earliest stage fund focused on underrepresented founders, geographies, and audiences in tech, CPG, and health. Adam was the former managing director of gener8tor, a national startup accelerator, and is also a former founder of Yonder, a pediatric healthcare startup.
If you're interested in learning more about Tundra Ventures before their first close in September as a potential...
Kyler McGillis // Founder of All Indigenous Recruiting Organization (AIRO)
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Kyler founded AIRO to serve as a resource for Indigenous students on their path to higher-level education. The key to prosperity starts with an education - even if it is done in small steps. It is time to make a change - it is time for a movement, the AIRO Movement.
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Boozhoo! My name is Kyler McGillis and I am a tribal citizen of the Turtle Mountain...
Dr. Jenny Nuccio // Founder and CEO of Imani Collective
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Dr. Jenny Nuccio is the Founder and CEO of Imani Collective — a social enterprise and holistic women’s empowerment program in Mombasa, Kenya committed to breaking the generational poverty. Having lived as an integral part of her Kenyan community since 2013, she is committed to the collaborative advancement of equitable opportunity for the friends she works with every day, as well as for marginalized populations world-wide.
She also is the Co-Founder of the...
Frederick Edwards Jr // Co-founder of Umoja Leadership Exploration and Creator of FredsDissonance
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Fred is a recent graduate from North Dakota State University. He recently received his master’s degree in Education. He is the co-owner of Umoja Leadership Exploration and creator of FredsDissonance. Fred is a community engagement specialist, motivational speaker, community educator , program coordinator, and spoken word artist from North Minneapolis.
The things he has seen speak through him with the energy he provides. He is passionate about helping others find their in...
Ashley Kitchens // Founder of Plant Centered Nutrition
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In episode 1 of the Changemaker Rehab podcast, Heather McDougall speaks with Ashley Kitchens, Founder of Plant Centered Nutrition.
Ashley Kitchens grew up on an Angus cattle farm in small-town Indiana. As you might guess, meat and dairy were a big part of daily life. Unfortunately, so were GI issues like chronic constipation. For years, she was told to manage her issues with medication instead of considering the food she was putting...
