Be The Good
111 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsHost Christy McCaffrey is on a mission to shed light on all the good that is being done in our world right now. She focuses on a theme of compassion, highlighting a diverse group of guests, each who are working in their own unique way to make a difference in the world. This podcast is full of goodness and inspiration!
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Tools For Social Innovation
June 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBSebastian Martin is a social entrepreneur and educator based in NYC. In 2013 he founded Cambio Coffee, an organic social enterprise company that operated in Shanghai for 5 years. Sebastian then moved to NYC in 2018 to run the Social Innovation Program at Avenues: The World School. He has now recently launched Cambio Labs, a non profit venture that creates educational apps and programs that transform students into social entrepreneurs, designers for impact, and community activists. Sebastian...
A Future In Focus
May 25, 2021 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBPhoto Start is a non profit team of photographers, artists and teachers providing opportunities for impoverished youth who might otherwise get left behind. At Photo Start they believe that talent is universal, opportunity is not and they are on a mission to change that. The Photo Start Program offers problem based, social emotional learning that leverages digital media arts, starting with photography. Today we have with us Photo Start’s Director of Development and Partnerships Abby Lehman ...
Harnessing The Superpower of Empathy
May 18, 2021 04:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBKevin Shah is on a mission to make empathy a habit for all so that people understand one another. He is the co-founder and CEO of a company called Jaago. Jaago is primarily designed for HR and DEI leaders to enable their employees to build more empathy, but it is also an incredible tool that Kevin encourages us all to utilize as we work to strengthen our own empathy muscles. It is a mobile platform that makes empathy building a daily habit by creating spaces to watch, reflect, and measurably...
Wellness and Community
May 11, 2021 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBChrista Mantey is a mind, body, spirit wellness coach, she is a conscious parent and partner facilitator and a lactation educator as well. With years of experience in nutrition and wellness Christa added post partum and couples support to her work after walking the path of her own unique experience with childbirth and parenthood and she brings an incredibly inspiring perspective and light to the conversation of all things wellness. Christa is here today to share more with us about her journ...
Turning Art Into Impact
May 04, 2021 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBEvan LaRuffa is a creative problem solver and the founder of an organization called I Paint My Mind. I Paint My Mind is a non profit organization made up of curators, organizers and advocates for the arts. By working with local artists, partnering with companies that care, and providing arts resources to underserved communities, I Paint My Mind works to make the world a more connected and creative place. Evan is here to tell us more about this creative driven mission to do good and foster...
Supporting Single Mothers
April 27, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBRay Nell Jones is a female empowerment speaker, activist and the founder of an organization called the Allignment Chapter. Ray Nell has been featured on The Ellen Show, Brawny initiative and the Top 50 smart Biz. Ray Nell and her organization work to help low income single mothers throughout the United States. Ray Nell and her team work to provide the basic necessities needed to wash their children, brush their teeth and properly clean their clothes. Inspired by her own challenging circum...
Amplifying The Voices Of LGBTQ+ Youth
April 20, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBMaxwell Poth is the founder of an organization called Project Contrast. Project Contrast is a non profit organization created to help share the stories of, and give a voice to, LGBTQ+ youth across the country. In addition to raising awareness and lowering the amount of suicides among LGBTQ+ youth in the U.S., Project Contrast aims to create a platform for these youth to become advocates for each other and in their own communities. Maxwell is here to help educate and explain further the in...
Inspiring, Educating, And Empowering In Developing Countries
December 01, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBWendy Shew is the founder of a for-purpose organization, "Building Education", that serves to alleviate poverty in developing countries by inspiring, educating and empowering. In collaborating with the government, partner organizations and local schools The Building Education Organization aims to transform rural villages into prosperous, dignified communities. Building Education is a 501c3 organization that provides funding for education to children of developing countries in an effort to...
Inclusion and Recreation For All Abilities
November 24, 2020 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBKevin Stickelman is the CEO of the National Ability Center, a non profit organization that is a leader in adaptive recreation, offering outdoor adventures that cater to those with a different ability or disability and programs designed with inclusion as a first priority. The NAC rallies around the belief that our differences make us stronger and that recreating together can change our world. By including family and friends in their programming, the NAC strives to reinforce relationships an...
Surf Therapy For Veterans
November 17, 2020 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBAlex West is the founder of an organization called One More Wave. The mission at One More Wave is to provide wounded or injured veterans with customized surfboards, wet suits, stand up paddle boards and body surfing hand planes customized to their injuries. At One More Wave it is their belief that ocean therapy will not only improve the lives of our veterans but also impact the veteran suicide rate of 22 a day. Alex is here to tell us more about this incredible organization and all the am...
Marathons For Awareness
November 12, 2020 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBGreg Cohen is one of the most inspiring people I know. I have known Greg for about 2 years now as we have worked together on several projects for my non profit Project Scleroderma. Greg suffers from the autoimmune disease, Scleroderma, which is a disease I lost my own mom to 11 years ago. Scleroderma literally means “hard skin”, it causes a hardening of the connective tissue. Although the skin hardening is a major issue for many patients, scleroderma can also affect internal organs with lif...
Cultivating Nourishing Environments
November 10, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBLaurel Sims is the co-founder and CEO of a non profit called Urban Growers Collective. Rooted in growing food, the Urban Growers Collective works to cultivate nourishing environments which support health, economic development, healing and creativity through urban agriculture. The Urban Growers Collective currently has eight urban farms that operate on 11 acres of land, predominantly located on Chicago’s south side. The organization also focuses on job readiness, training hundreds of teens,...
Delivering Compassion And Hope To The Homeless
October 27, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBRobert Thornton is the founder of an organization called Cloud Covered Streets. Robert is on a mission to bring hope, compassion, kindness and needed supplies to those experiencing homelessness in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Robert and his team work to provide new shirts, socks, toiletries and letters of encouragement to those in need. And they recently hit the streets with a brand new mobile trailer that provides showers, laundry services, haircuts and many other services to those experien...
Trauma, Loss and Growth
October 20, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBDestini McAlister is an author, wife, and mother of 3. She has a passion for advocating for vulnerable youth and adoptees. One of the ways she has recently accomplished this is by publishing her childhood memoir, “Set Free”, which outlines her turbulent childhood and shows readers what children from trauma need in order to become thriving adults. Born into a family saturated with generational trauma, Destini’s case file with child protective services began when she was only 7 months old. In...
Stronger Together
October 13, 2020 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBPrince Brathwaite is the founder and owner of Trooper Fitness, based in Manhattan and currently offering Virtual Group Strength and HIIT Classes. He is not only a highly motivational coach to his clients and team but he’s also a very inspirational and empathetic person who encourages a “Stronger Together” type of mindset. He is someone who has dedicated his life’s work to building others up and unifying people in his own unique way. I first learned of Prince when a friend of mine shared a v...
Shattering Stereotypes And Empowering Those In Need
October 06, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBValeria Kechichian is the co-founder and CEO of Longboard Girls Crew, an organization that put female long boarding on the map. In the beginning, Valeria and her crew successfully got some international media attention and started not only gaining recognition for women but achieving a bigger goal: getting thousands of women around the world into the sport and breaking social stereotypes while doing so. Eight years later, Longboard Girls Crew has grown into the biggest community in the actio...
Feeding Those In Need
September 29, 2020 04:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBRyan Carroll is a Sayville, New York local and the CEO of Carroll’s Kitchen, a grass roots non profit charity. Ryan lost his job as a chef in NYC due to the closures of restaurants from Covid 19. Instead of staying home, Ryan sprung into action and assembled a team of over 30 of the best hospitality workers to help people across Long Island in a safe and organized manner. Ryan and his team have fed over 19,000 people in need since March of 2020. From front line workers, veterans, the elderly...
Shifting Our Mindset For A More Positive And Balanced Way Of Living
September 22, 2020 04:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBYou may remember Karen (formerly Millsap, now Karen Allen), as she was the very first guest on this podcast! Karen gave us a major dose of inspiration in our first interview and that is exactly why I wanted to bring her back to help us kick off Season 3. Karen is a resilience and mindset expert, motivational speaker, mom and author. As a growth and mindset speaker and coach, Karen is here to teach us how to pull ourselves out of unhealthy cycles to help us conquer both our personal and prof...
Season 2, Episode 10: Comfort and Hope
May 12, 2020 04:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBJim Murray is the Co-Founder of the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House. Born in West Philadelphia, he is a 1960 alumni of Villanova University. In 1969, Jim joined the Philadelphia Eagles’ public relations staff. Five years later, he was named general manager for the Eagles where he served for nine years and took the franchise to the first Super Bowl appearance against the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XV. During his 14 years with the Eagles, Jim distinguished himself as a leader in a num...
Comfort and Hope
May 12, 2020 04:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBJim Murray is the Co-Founder of the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House. Born in West Philadelphia, he is a 1960 alumni of Villanova University. In 1969, Jim joined the Philadelphia Eagles’ public relations staff. Five years later, he was named general manager for the Eagles where he served for nine years and took the franchise to the first Super Bowl appearance against the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XV. During his 14 years with the Eagles, Jim distinguished himself as a leader in a num...
Music Education
May 05, 2020 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBSteve Selfridge is a saxophonist, jazz musician, music teacher, and school band director in the Philadelphia area. Steve is an active performer in various musical ensembles and venues in the greater Philadelphia area. In 2011, he performed at Carnegie Hall in NYC, as a featured soloist on stage with rock legend Steven Van Zandt and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Darlene Love. In his career, Steve has had the honor to share the stage with many music greats in both performance and edu...
Music Education
May 05, 2020 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBSteve Selfridge is a saxophonist, jazz musician, music teacher, and school band director in the Philadelphia area. Steve is an active performer in various musical ensembles and venues in the greater Philadelphia area. In 2011, he performed at Carnegie Hall in NYC, as a featured soloist on stage with rock legend Steven Van Zandt and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Darlene Love. In his career, Steve has had the honor to share the stage with many music greats in both performance and edu...
Season 2, Episode 9: Music Education
May 05, 2020 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBSteve Selfridge is a saxophonist, jazz musician, music teacher, and school band director in the Philadelphia area. Steve is an active performer in various musical ensembles and venues in the greater Philadelphia area. In 2011, he performed at Carnegie Hall in NYC, as a featured soloist on stage with rock legend Steven Van Zandt and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Darlene Love. In his career, Steve has had the honor to share the stage with many music greats in both performance and edu...
Peace And Hope In The Midst Of Cancer
April 28, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBCandi Bryan has a passion for women’s ministry. She has facilitated a national prayer group for 10 years that grew to become a non profit called RENEW. It stands for reaching every need for every woman. In 2016, Candi was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Following chemo, double mastectomy, radiation and reconstruction Candi turned the process into purpose by hosting and producing her own show called “Good Morning Ladies”, an inspirational podcast for women. She also just released her ...
Season 2, Episode 8: Peace And Hope In The Midst Of Cancer
April 28, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBCandi Bryan has a passion for women’s ministry. She has facilitated a national prayer group for 10 years that grew to become a non profit called RENEW. It stands for reaching every need for every woman. In 2016, Candi was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Following chemo, double mastectomy, radiation and reconstruction Candi turned the process into purpose by hosting and producing her own show called “Good Morning Ladies”, an inspirational podcast for women. She also just released her ...
Season 2, Episode 7: Empowering The Youth
April 21, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBLou Harris is the founder of the Rockaway NY Chapter of the Black Surfers Association. Lou says his program is for any kid in the rockaway area who wants to swim and surf but might not have the opportunity or means to do so. The mission of the BSA of Rockaway is to “make a positive impact on the surrounding community by bringing everyone together as one and by empowering the youth in a positive way while being active.” The lessons, which are free, are open to any child ages 4 to 16. In add...
Empowering The Youth
April 21, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBLou Harris is the founder of the Rockaway NY Chapter of the Black Surfers Association. Lou says his program is for any kid in the rockaway area who wants to swim and surf but might not have the opportunity or means to do so. The mission of the BSA of Rockaway is to “make a positive impact on the surrounding community by bringing everyone together as one and by empowering the youth in a positive way while being active.” The lessons, which are free, are open to any child ages 4 to 16. In add...
Supporting The Native Homeless
April 14, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBColleen Echohawk is the founder of the Coalition to End Urban Native Homelessness and the director of an organization called Native Works which aims to better Seattle’s homeless Native American community. By crafting authentic artwork and in partnership with it’s parent organization, The Chief Seattle Club, Native Works aims to honor Native tradition while fostering a healthier native future. Named as one of Seattle’s most influential people by Seattle Magazine in 2019 and one of Seattle Me...
Season 2, Episode 6: Supporting The Native Homeless
April 14, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBColleen Echohawk is the founder of the Coalition to End Urban Native Homelessness and the director of an organization called Native Works which aims to better Seattle’s homeless Native American community. By crafting authentic artwork and in partnership with it’s parent organization, The Chief Seattle Club, Native Works aims to honor Native tradition while fostering a healthier native future. Named as one of Seattle’s most influential people by Seattle Magazine in 2019 and one of Seattle Me...
Season 2, Episode 5: Inclusive Sports Programs
April 07, 2020 04:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBGabriel Moreno is the founder of an organization called Game Changers Idaho. Before Game Changers was officially a non profit, it started as a small adaptive flag football program that offered an opportunity for kids with and without disabilities to play together. Since that time Game Changers has grown into offering a variety of sports, reaching more and more kids each season. Of his program Gabriel says, “ We believe that every child, regardless of ability, should have every opportunity t...
Inclusive Sports Programs
April 07, 2020 04:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBGabriel Moreno is the founder of an organization called Game Changers Idaho. Before Game Changers was officially a non profit, it started as a small adaptive flag football program that offered an opportunity for kids with and without disabilities to play together. Since that time Game Changers has grown into offering a variety of sports, reaching more and more kids each season. Of his program Gabriel says, “ We believe that every child, regardless of ability, should have every opportunity t...
Grief and Healing
March 31, 2020 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBMonique Minahan is a San Diego based yoga teacher explaining and exploring grief in the body. She is also the author of a book called “The Grief Practice – Stories of Surviving Loss, and Practices For Supporting Loss”. In her mid-twenties Monique suddenly lost her husband Nathan due to a complication with one of his chemotherapy drugs. Monique says of this loss, “With a long history of major depression, no embodied resources, and living in a society that stigmatized grief, I dropped into a ...
Season 2, Episode 4: Grief and Healing
March 31, 2020 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBMonique Minahan is a San Diego based yoga teacher explaining and exploring grief in the body. She is also the author of a book called “The Grief Practice – Stories of Surviving Loss, and Practices For Supporting Loss”. In her mid-twenties Monique suddenly lost her husband Nathan due to a complication with one of his chemotherapy drugs. Monique says of this loss, “With a long history of major depression, no embodied resources, and living in a society that stigmatized grief, I dropped into a ...
It's Not About Me
March 24, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBRyan Williams Jenkins is a former Navy Football player, who graduated from The United States Naval Academy in 2015. Ryan currently works in player engagement and scouting in the NFL for the New York Giants and is the founder of the INAM initiative, which stand for “Its Not About Me”. The goal of the INAM initiative is to use athlete’s platforms to create change in underprivileged communities. Having been a collegiate athlete himself, Ryan says that it was only after taking a step back from...
Season 2, Episode 3: It's Not About Me
March 24, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBRyan Williams Jenkins is a former Navy Football player, who graduated from The United States Naval Academy in 2015. Ryan currently works in player engagement and scouting in the NFL for the New York Giants and is the founder of the INAM initiative, which stand for “Its Not About Me”. The goal of the INAM initiative is to use athlete’s platforms to create change in underprivileged communities. Having been a collegiate athlete himself, Ryan says that it was only after taking a step back from...
Season 2, Episode 2: Teaching The Value of Giving
March 17, 2020 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBElementary School teacher Jenn Welby Gilbert wants her students to know that they are never too young to make a difference and that they have the ability to change the world. Since 2008, her students have done exactly that through their inspiring and service- oriented “Charity Project”, raising more than $60,000 for a variety of important causes and initiatives. Students in Jenn’s class learn about various aspects of community and how people work together for the common good. They discuss ...
Teaching The Value of Giving
March 17, 2020 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBElementary School teacher Jenn Welby Gilbert wants her students to know that they are never too young to make a difference and that they have the ability to change the world. Since 2008, her students have done exactly that through their inspiring and service- oriented “Charity Project”, raising more than $60,000 for a variety of important causes and initiatives. Students in Jenn’s class learn about various aspects of community and how people work together for the common good. They discuss ...
Season 2, Episode 1: Committed To Finding A Cure
March 10, 2020 04:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBBob Saget is an acclaimed actor, comedian, director, writer, and producer. He has starred in many successful television shows, including two of the most family-friendly shows network TV has ever produced (Full House and America’s Funniest Home Videos). For over thirty years, he also has been a stand-up comedian and earned a Grammy-nomination in 2014 for his stand-up special, That’s What I’m Talkin’ About. Most importantly, he wrote and directed the film For Hope, chronicling his sister’s...
Committed To Finding A Cure
March 10, 2020 04:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBBob Saget is an acclaimed actor, comedian, director, writer, and producer. He has starred in many successful television shows, including two of the most family-friendly shows network TV has ever produced (Full House and America’s Funniest Home Videos). For over thirty years, he also has been a stand-up comedian and earned a Grammy-nomination in 2014 for his stand-up special, That’s What I’m Talkin’ About. Most importantly, he wrote and directed the film For Hope, chronicling his sister’s...
Fostering Love and Support
November 12, 2019 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBKristina Hillstrom’s journey to advocating for vulnerable children began 15 years ago when she spent several months in the orphanages of Ecuador. Her time there opened her eyes to the tragedy of broken families and also the strength and innate goodness of children. Her experience ignited a desire inside of her to speak up and raise awareness for vulnerable children. She has since gotten involved with and volunteers for several non-profit organizations who work tirelessly to fight for and ...
Episode 9: Fostering Love and Support
November 12, 2019 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBKristina Hillstrom’s journey to advocating for vulnerable children began 15 years ago when she spent several months in the orphanages of Ecuador. Her time there opened her eyes to the tragedy of broken families and also the strength and innate goodness of children. Her experience ignited a desire inside of her to speak up and raise awareness for vulnerable children. She has since gotten involved with and volunteers for several non-profit organizations who work tirelessly to fight for and ...
The Value of Human Connection
November 05, 2019 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBPete Bombaci is the founder of The GenWell Project and he is proud to be leading a campaign that he truly believes can make the world a happier and healthier place. The campaign idea, in the making for over a decade, was inspired by the events that Pete witnessed during blackout back in 2003; Kindness, generosity, empathy and connection. Pete says , “We live in a fast paced and distracted world and sometimes we just need a reminder or an excuse to take the time to do the thing that will ma...
Episode 8: The Value of Human Connection
November 05, 2019 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBPete Bombaci is the founder of The GenWell Project and he is proud to be leading a campaign that he truly believes can make the world a happier and healthier place. The campaign idea, in the making for over a decade, was inspired by the events that Pete witnessed during blackout back in 2003; Kindness, generosity, empathy and connection. Pete says , “We live in a fast paced and distracted world and sometimes we just need a reminder or an excuse to take the time to do the thing that will ma...
Episode 7: Poetry In Motion
October 29, 2019 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBAlex Lewis started Car Window Poetry with the belief that words matter. Deeply invested in Colorado Springs' poetry community, Alex believed poems are more than just rhymes - they are words that can give hurting humans hope. Initially inspired to simply share the poems of those in his local community, Alex created this platform to encourage others to share their own poems with a simple print out he offered on his website. His idea has now been amplified by thousands. All across the country...
Poetry In Motion
October 29, 2019 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBAlex Lewis started Car Window Poetry with the belief that words matter. Deeply invested in Colorado Springs' poetry community, Alex believed poems are more than just rhymes - they are words that can give hurting humans hope. Initially inspired to simply share the poems of those in his local community, Alex created this platform to encourage others to share their own poems with a simple print out he offered on his website. His idea has now been amplified by thousands. All across the country...
Episode 6: Mindfulness and Wellbeing
October 22, 2019 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBHally Bayer is founder and owner of Thrive Pilates Studio in Philadelphia. She is a lululemon ambassador, a board member of The School Mindfulness Project, and a big sister with The Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program in Philadelphia. On this episode of Be The Good, Hally shares with Christy her own journey into mindfullness and wellbeing and how she feels a mindfulness practice can help us all better navigate the stress of our daily lives. Hally also shares how she felt called to make a diff...
Mindfulness and Wellbeing
October 22, 2019 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBHally Bayer is founder and owner of Thrive Pilates Studio in Philadelphia. She is a lululemon ambassador, a board member of The School Mindfulness Project, and a big sister with The Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program in Philadelphia. On this episode of Be The Good, Hally shares with Christy her own journey into mindfullness and wellbeing and how she feels a mindfulness practice can help us all better navigate the stress of our daily lives. Hally also shares how she felt called to make a diff...
Mindfulness and Wellbeing
October 22, 2019 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBHally Bayer is founder and owner of Thrive Pilates Studio in Philadelphia. She is a lululemon ambassador, a board member of The School Mindfulness Project, and a big sister with The Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program in Philadelphia. On this episode of Be The Good, Hally shares with Christy her own journey into mindfullness and wellbeing and how she feels a mindfulness practice can help us all better navigate the stress of our daily lives. Hally also shares how she felt called to make a diff...
Differences Can Make A Difference
October 15, 2019 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBMichael Williams Stark is an improv comedian, public speaker, voice actor and musician who is the subject of the international-award-winning CBC radio documentary, "Making Faces". The documentary, also featured on National Public Radio in the U.S., bears the same name as the registered charity Michael founded to foster life skills through improvisation for children with facial differences. On this episode of Be The Good, Christy and Michael discuss the emotionally heavy challenges and adve...