Non-Profit & Social Organizations
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Dave Durocher (The Other Side Academy)
In this episode of the Achieve Podcast, host Taylor Baker sits down with Dave Durocher, Executive Director of The Other Side Academy, to explore his journey from a life of crime and addiction to leading a transformative rehabilitation program, with a focus on personal accountability, behavioral change, and second chances. What You’ll Learn: Dave Durocher’s
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H. Puentes (San Diego Squared)
In this episode of the Achieve Podcast, host Jessie Warner sits down with H. Puentes, co-founder and president of San Diego Squared, to discuss how his organization is redefining talent development in STEM by identifying high-potential students early and connecting them with opportunity. The conversation centers on building social capital, creating scalable impact, and preparing
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Michael Bremer (Association of Manufacturing Excellence)
In this episode, Host Stephen Bunker speaks with Michael Bremmer, a Vice President and longtime volunteer leader with the Association of Manufacturing Excellence, about building cultures of continuous improvement and how leaders can protect the “learning loops” that fuel long-term performance especially as organizations make major strategic bets like outsourcing, ERP, and AI adoption. What
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Kjer Kizer (Oregon FFA)
In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Kjer Kizer, CEO of Oregon FFA, to discuss how the organization builds student leadership at scale while aligning multiple stakeholder groups, expanding access through barrier-free participation, and strengthening communications in a changing media and technology landscape. What You’ll Learn This conversation highlights how mission-driven growth requires
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Beth Flory (Safe House)
In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Beth Flory, CEO of S.A.F.E. House in Henderson, Nevada, to discuss what it takes to lead and grow a comprehensive domestic violence shelter organization. Their conversation explores survivor-centered services, sustainable funding, community awareness, and the operational realities of supporting victims of domestic violence and their children.
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Nick Sargent (Snow Sports Industries America)
In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Nick Sargent, President of Snow Sports Industries America (SIA), to discuss what it takes to grow and protect the winter sports industry amid shifting consumer behavior, evolving regulations, and the accelerating impact of climate change. What You’ll Learn Nick frames the winter sports industry as both
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Tim Stay (The Other Side Academy)
In this episode, Taylor Baker sits down with Tim Stay, CEO of the Other Side Foundation, to discuss how the organization helps people break cycles of addiction, incarceration, and homelessness through peer-led community, work-based learning, and whole-person transformation. What You’ll Learn Tim’s story highlights what can happen when entrepreneurial discipline is paired with deep human
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Marc Burmich (Choices)
In this episode, host Taylor Baker sits down with Marc Burmich, CEO of Choices, to discuss how mission-driven organizations can grow sustainably by strengthening donor relationships, clarifying their message, and staying relevant especially through high-pressure seasons like the COVID era. What You’ll Learn Marc’s story highlights how effective nonprofit leadership often looks like disciplined relationship-building:
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Aly Brandon (Care for Life)
In this episode, Host Taylor Baker sits down with Aly Brandon, president of Care for Life, a nonprofit serving communities in Mozambique, to discuss what sustainable poverty alleviation really looks like and how long-term, community-led programs create generational change. What You’ll Learn This conversation highlights that lasting change is rarely fast or simple—it’s built through