Sustainability Now! | LIVE From Lodgic | InSightFull Business Accelerator cohort | 2-7-22

This week, we bring you a very special live broadcast from the podcast studio at Lodgic Everyday Community, a non-profit co-working, childcare, dining, and event space at 552 E. Market Street, in the Gateway to NuLu building (http://lodgic.org). We kick it off with Marlesha Woods, Lodgic's Equity in Arts Director, who presents their InSightFull Business Accelerator 2022-2024 cohort. The recipients of this 2-year entrepreneurial catapult include:
1. Ian Williams and Airlea Williams of Reconcile Consulting.
2. Julia Youngblood of Youngblood Harmonizing Arts, and
3. Robin Garner of Robin G. Poetry.
This initiative bolsters the works of community leaders that have imparted their talents and expertise within the Louisville Metro market, and now have shifted to full-time entrepreneurship. The triadic framework of the InSightFull Business Accelerator includes: workplace wellness, visual arts, and performing arts which illuminates the symbiotic relationship among identity and belonging in and outside of the workplace.

It is imperative that we critically rethink the workplace environment from a posture of people empowerment and not just production. Most of our waking hours are spent working and in many cases co-working... why shouldn't the workplace be one of the healthiest spaces we encounter? Lodgic is addressing community needs and aspirations among co-learning, co-creating, co-working and collective building through a synergized lens of mental health awareness and multi-faceted arts. The modes in which they are providing sustainable community connections is by way of community education and expression in the form of thought-leadership workshops, DEI tutorials, virtual and live events, panel conversations, art exhibits, author readings, poetry open-mics, artists-residencies, and among other access points implementing metrics that dismantle gatekeeping barriers.

Listen in as we sit down with the recipients of Lodgic's Equity in Arts InSightFull Business Accelerator 2022-2024:

1. Workplace Wellness Track: Ian Williams & Airlea Williams of Reconcile Consulting (https://reconcileconsulting.com/)
"Ian & Airlea are incredibly insightful individuals that will help you find your strengths and passions. They will help you understand yourself and equip you for growth. I highly recommend both Ian, Airlea and their company for all your career coaching needs." ~ CEO Samaritan Pallet Goods

2. Visual Arts Track: Julia Youngblood of Youngblood Harmonizing Arts (https://youngbloodharmonizingarts.com/)
https://youtu.be/kfeHzRFW4dk
Julia Youngblood, former director of the Kentucky Center for the Arts' "ArtsReach" program, brings the arts to young people in Louisville community centers.

3. Performing Arts Track: Robin Garner of Robin G. Poetry (http://www.robingpoetry.com/)
https://youtu.be/bIwQMTTgHj0
The talented author and spoken word poet Robin G. shares her insight on what it’s like to balance a career, inspire others, while also being a mother.

We wrap up the conversation by getting back together with Lodgic's CEO, Cheryl Farr.

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

[Photo courtesy: Kenneth Woods]