Living in a Coffee Shop Summers growing up included being woken by the sounds and smells of buttery coffee beans from the ground floor of our family’s house in Vietnam. There it was. The beautiful industrial, yet fairly small roasting machine. My elder cousins had to squat to work the Read more…
Public education has been hit hard in recent years. I’m here to share with you a bright spot and how we achieved it, as you absolutely can too. We started with abysmal graduation rates, unhappy neighbors, multi-cultural mis understandings, and shrinking budgets. We also started with a mindset of we Read more…
Housing and homelessness. Transitional age foster youth. Incarceration and recidivism rates. These are only a few of the massive issues we’re grappling with today. At Leadership Savvy we believe that big messy problems require bold visions for change. As a result, we’ve seen time and again the power of innovative Read more…
Hello! From an early age are taught to work hard and we’ll reap the rewards. When we advance professionally we are left to wonder why we are being passed up for promotions. As a career coach I see a lot of self doubt from very competent and accomplished people. The Read more…
On this World Day of Social Justice (Feb 20) let’s honor the thousands of nonprofit organizations and individuals serving as a beacon of hope for so many. Reach out to help. Volunteer. Donate. Join a board. Seriously! Each of us have a role to play. Find what cause, mission speaks Read more…
#educationreform #fullserviceschools Can’t believe it has been 10 years since we launched Brooklyn Center Community Schools, with the idea of using collaboration to serve students and families holistically. Grateful to Superintendent Keith Lester – an unwavering beacon of possibility. It was an honor to work side by side with you to open to Read more…