Let's Care: The 180° Of Impact Podcast

Today's episode of Let's Care: The 180º of Impact Podcast features Dr. Heena Brahmbhatt is an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an international consultant with the United Nations. Heena has  spent more than 20 years leading studies on HIV prevention studies in sub-Saharan Africa (Uganda, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa) and Asia (India, China and Pakistan) which included examining risk  factors for MTCT and child mortality; long-term trajectory of survival of infants born to HIV+ mothers; and co-infection of HIV and placental malaria on MTCT and birth outcomes. Wow! To stay up to date with Heena and her work, connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heena-brahmbhatt-6301866/. For more on host Matt Scott, Let's Care and 180º of Impact, visit www.lets.care. Feel free to reach out! You can email us at hello@lets.care.

This week's episode of the podcast features Matt Scott's conversation with Blake Sorensen, founder of Blake's Seed Based. Blake's Seed Based makes snacks that are healthy, taste great, and are allergy friendly. Blake, similar to Matt, grew up with a deathly nut allergy. In this episode, the two discuss what having a nut allergy is like, when to turn your allergy into a business, the role Blake's former career as a football player (including the Seattle Seahawks) plays in his journey, and more. For more on Blake's Seed Based and to get your own bars, visit www.blakesseedbased.com. For more on Let's Care, 180º of Impact and more, visit www.lets.care.

Happy New Year! January 1st, 2017 marked the launch of 180º of Impact and it has since blossomed into a forum for conversations with changemakers -- 90+ changemakers from 15+ countries engaged in 50+ hours of conversations about who they are and why they're making the impact they're making. These chats have been raw, real, and inspiring and they've been with a diverse crew: A 30-year non-profit professional, former Fortune 50 CEO, a veteran CNN host and White House Correspondent, a former Victoria’s Secret model and coder, one of Entrepreneur’s 50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs of 2018, some of the leading sexual violence activists, and 80+ others. Sign up to our email list by visiting www.lets.care. Connect with Let's Care, the parent project of 180º of Impact, on social media @LetsYouCare, and connect with founder and host Matt Scott @MattScottGW. Read the first blog post for yourself (and then tweet @BarackObama telling him I need to schedule an interview with him): https://www.lets.care/blog/barack-obama-elect

This week's episode of the podcast features May Al-Karooni, CEO and Founder of Globechain, a multi award winning reuse marketplace that connects corporates to charities and people to redistribute unneeded items creating social impact data for members. Globechain's mission is to reduce global waste and generate impact. In this interview, host Matt Scott (@MattScottGW) catches up with May, who he met in 2017 at the LAUNCH Circular Innovation Summit at Nike HQ, about the growth she has had with Globechain, going from a one-woman team to 10+ teammates, starting your business, the circular economy and positioning your business, the importance of work-life balance, the power of laughter, and competition. This took place on October 21, 2019, one day after Matt concluded events for NASA's 2019 International Space Apps Challenge. For more on May and Globechain, visit www.globechain.com or @Globechain on social media. For more on 180º of Impact, visit www.lets.care. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.sp

Today's podcast conversation was originally released in April 2018 and it features Venkayla Haynes, an advocate for survivors of violence who has done work with Know Your IX, the Biden Foundation, No More, and more. Follow her at @VenkaylaHaynes on Twitter. For more on 180º of Impact and to sign up for updates on our 20s and Change film, visit www.lets.care.

Today's podcast conversation was originally released in June 2018 and it features Annalisa van den Bergh, founder of Miles of Portraits, a magazine and film series about the people we meet as we ride our bicycles around the world. Follow her at @annalisavdb on Twitter and at @annalisavdbergh and @milesofportraits on Instagram. For more on 180º of Impact and to sign up for updates on our 20s and Change film, visit www.lets.care.

Today's podcast conversation was originally released in February 2018 and it features Jivika Rajani, founder of Aspir8, which provides mentorship and training opportunities to empower students to create change in their communities in India and the Middle East. Follow her at @jivispeaks on Twitter and follow Aspir8 at @aspir8org on Twitter. For more on 180º of Impact and to sign up for updates on our 20s and Change short film, visit www.lets.care.

Sign up for updates about 20s and Change by entering your name and email at www.lets.care. For more on filmmaker friend and 180º of Impact interviewee Erik Douds, visit diabadass.com and @ErikDouds on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube. For more on 180º of Impact, follow @LetsYouCare on Facebook and Twitter and follow creator and host Matt Scott on Twitter and Instagram @MattScottGW.

This #EarthDay bonus episode is hosted by Matt Scott (@MattScottGW) along with special guest co-host Emily McKeon, features Chris Librie, who has served as Director of Global Sustainability at SC Johnson, Senior Director of Living Progress at Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE), and Head of Global Impact and Giving at eBay. Find Chris on social media @ChrisLibrie. For more on 180º of Impact, www.lets.care. To learn more about 20s and change, email hello@lets.care.

This week's edition of the 180º of Impact podcast, as we kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, features Kelly Johnson, founder of Writers for Hope (writersforhope.com) and a member of the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network, RAINN's, National Leadership Council. To follow Kelly on social media, check out @KF_Johnson. Donate to her Writers for Hope auction today by bidding on writing work critiques, consultation calls, signed books, signed CDs and book-related accessories and experiences. 100% of the money raised by this event goes directly to the RAINN, the United States' largest anti-sexual assault organization. For more on 180º of Impact, visit www.lets.care.

This week's bonus episode of the 180º of Impact podcast is a panel at the 20th Annual Harvard Social Enterprise Conference facilitated by Matt Scott and featuring Eriko Nishimoto of Binnovative, Clarence D. Edwards formerly of the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Kristen Honey of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Blake Garcia of SecondMuse, and a packed room of 50+ attendees for a special panel discussion - "Innovators Everywhere: Pathways to Progress through 'Unlikely' Problem Solvers". For more on the Social Enterprise Conference, visit socialenterpriseconference.org. For Matt's pre-event story in Thrive Global, "From student to speaker: the power of stories to spark social enterprise", visit thriveglobal.com/stories/student-to-speaker-at-secon.

Text "Impact" to 81257 for text updates with 180º of Impact interviews this spring! This week's episode features Saloua Lahlou, founder of Crafting Love and Hope (craftingloveandhope.org), recorded during the 20th Annual Harvard Social Enterprise Conference. For more on 180º of Impact, visit www.lets.care.

Text IMPACT to 81257 for text updates featuring our new series on women of impact. This week's episode features Alessandra Clara and her 180º of Impact interview from one year ago at the 2018 Harvard Social Enterprise Conference. Alessandra Clara is a social entrepreneur and the Founding Partner and Social Enterprise Consultant at Strategic Good as well as the Program Manager at LearnServe International. For more on Strategic Good, visit strategicgood.org. For more on LearnServe, visit learn-serve.org. For more on 180º of Impact, visit www.lets.care.

Happy Women's History Month! Text IMPACT to 81257 for the latest series of 180º of Impact podcast interviews in your messages. The theme? Women of impact! For more on 180º of Impact, visit www.lets.care. Have a changemaker you know who should be interviewed for 180º of Impact? Email us at hello@lets.care or get in touch with host Matt Scott on social media @MattScottGW.

This week's Let's Care: The 180º of Impact Podcast bonus episode, hosted by Matt Scott, is a very special round table podcast featuring four dynamic leaders and centered on one question: How can we as a society tell stories that uplift the voices of women and elevate much-needed perspectives? Thank you to Stephenie Foster, Partner at Smash Strategies (smashstrategies.com); Deloris Wilson, Head of Strategy and Operations at BEACON (thebeacondc.com); Annalisa van den Bergh, Founder of Miles of Portraits (milesofportraits.com); and Rachel MacKnight, Principal at Sycamore Strategies (sycamorestrategies.com). Follow them on Twitter @StephenieFoster, @thebeacondc, @Annalisavdb, and @RAMacKnight. For more on 180º of Impact, including 30+ hours of interviews with change makers worldwide, visit www.lets.care. To get in touch, email hello@lets.care. For an accompanying piece published on Thrive Global, visit thriveglobal.com/authors/matt-scott.

This week's episode of Let's Care: The 180º of Impact podcast features Matt Scott's conversation with Cindy Chin, one of the 50 Most Daring Entrepreneur's according to Entrepreneur Magazine, NASA Datanaut, founder of CLC Advisors and cofounder of Women on the Block. Follow Cindy on Twitter @CindyLChin and visit her social media for more on what she's up to. For more on 180º of Impact, visit www.lets.care and follow @LetsYouCare and @MattScottGW on social media.

On a sunny Christmas Eve afternoon, Erik Douds of Diabadass (one of the first 180º of Impact conversations a year and a half ago) and Matt Scott of 180º of Impact simply do friend things, chatting about life as they do while playing a rousing game of Bananagrams! Take a listen to follow along with their game and, more importantly, their chat. Keep up with Matt and Erik on social media @MattScottGW and @ErikDouds. For more on 180º of Impact, visit www.lets.care or @letsyoucare on social media.

This week's episode of the Let's Care: The 180º of Impact Podcast features Matt Scott's conversation with Riva Greenberg, a 45+ year type 1 diabetic and the founder of Diabetes Stories, using her platform to travel the world and champion the philosophy of "flourishing" in the face of disease. Follow Riva on Twitter @RivaGreenberg and visit diabetesstories.com for more. For more on 180º of Impact, visit www.lets.care and follow @LetsYouCare on social media.

This week's episode of the Let's Care: The 180º of Impact Podcast features Matt Scott's conversation with Robert Egger, founder of the D.C. Central Kitchen, the Campus Kitchen Project, and the L.A. Kitchen, and named a Point of Light, an Oprah Angel and a Washingtonian of the Year. Follow Robert on Twitter @RobertEgger and visit fuckingshitup.net for more. For more on 180º of Impact, visit www.lets.care and follow @LetsYouCare on social media.

We have an announcement! This podcast has a (slightly) new name. Listen to host Matt Scott (@MattScottGW) talk a little bit about what's happened so far for the 180° of Impact: The Podcast podcast and what's ahead for Let's Care: The 180° of Impact podcast. For more on 180° of Impact, including 30+ hours of interviews with people changing our world for the better, visit www.lets.care, where you can subscribe to the email list, find us on social media, and more.