Building A Community - New Vrindavan, West Virginia, USA - December 21st, 2003 - HHBTS

TOPIC:          Building Community in a Des Moines neighborhood
PROGRAM:  "Community Bridge" with Jay Rudolph
AIR DATE:     March 9, 2024 on KDFR 91.3 FM, Des Moines, IA
GUEST:         Pastor Philip Herman of Highland Park Community Church of Des Moines

KDFR 91.3 FM Des Moines, IA – Building Community

Megan Bott is  the Community and Business Impact Manager at Positive Energy Solar, a Certified B Corp in New Mexico.  Today, Positive Energy employs over 120 people including 75 employee owners and has completed over 5000 solar installations throughout New Mexico with very high customer satisfaction (at the time of this interview, they had 73 Google reviews with an average of 4.9/5 rating).

This episode is sponsored by the coaching company of the host, Paul Zelizer. Consider a Strategy Session if you can use support growing your impact business.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

Positive Energy Solar site

B Corp site

Awarepreneurs episode on Intrapreneurship

Awarepreneurs core values

What is community solar?

Amicus Solar Cooperative site

CNM College

Paul's Strategy Sessions

Awarepreneurs podcast

337 | Be the SOLution: Building Community and Sharing Resources with Megan Bott

"Stepping Stones to Belonging" explores finding belonging in a new city through small acts of courage and connection. Through intimate details and honest reflection, it captures the gradual transformation of strange places into familiar ground. The arrangement supports natural storytelling, following the journey from leaving familiar routines to creating new ones. Each scene reveals another layer of belonging, while specific details like mismatched mugs and neighbor's packages become powerful symbols of community building, speaking to anyone who's ever had to make a new place feel like home.

Stepping Stones  To Belonging

For this episode, I spoke with Kevin Monahan, General Manager at ESPC, on how major tech events like ESPC drive year-round community engagement by adapting to evolving technologies, expanding focus areas, and creating lasting content beyond the conference stage.

You can find more information about my guest on my blog at https://buckleyplanet.com/2025/05/collabtalk-podcast-episode-173-with-kevin-monahan/

Episode 173 | Driving Year-Round Community Engagement in Tech with Kevin Monahan

In this powerful interview, Simon Severino, CEO of Strategy Sprints, shares his proven framework for building 13 diversified income streams. From services and subscriptions to licensing, book royalties, affiliate marketing, options income, and digital products, Simon breaks down how entrepreneurs, coaches, and creators can multiply their earnings with smart systems.

💸 Discover how Simon uses a simple options trading system to generate $10,000 per month with low risk, and why financial literacy is essential for modern professionals.

📚 Learn about his book co-writing process with legendary marketer Jay Abraham, including tips on collaborative writing, solving pain points, and involving your community in the creation journey.

🏘️ We also dive into the future of business: building community in an AI-driven world. Simon explains why community will become your biggest differentiator, and how to create one that supports your long-term growth.

🚀 Whether you're a solopreneur, coach, investor, or content creator, this episode is a roadmap to sustainable wealth, multiple revenue streams, and real influence.

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13 Revenue Streams with Billion-Dollar Sales Strategist Simon Severino

This episode of Big Blend Radio features Clay Stauffer, author of "What the World Needs Now: Virtue and Character in an Age of Chaos." In this thought-provoking conversation, Clay discusses how we can better navigate today’s complex world by embracing emotional intelligence, spiritual connection, and character formation. He addresses key issues such as loneliness, political polarization, trauma, homelessness, and the breakdown of community—and emphasizes the healing power of forgiveness, compassion, and active engagement in society.

Drawing from his work as a pastor, professor, and columnist, Clay offers a hopeful yet realistic roadmap for building stronger relationships and more unified communities in turbulent times.

Key Takeaways:
• Loneliness and polarization are two of today’s most urgent challenges
• Emotional intelligence is key to meaningful dialogue and empathy
• Spirituality and connection support emotional and personal growth
• Trauma and fractured family ties often underlie homelessness
• Forgiveness and healing are essential to restoring relationships
• Community support is crucial during personal and collective tragedies
• Disasters often bring out the best in human nature
• Strong communities require ongoing, intentional connection
• Character formation is a lifelong journey
• Real societal change demands active participation

Clay Stauffer is the Senior Minister of Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and teaches moral leadership at Vanderbilt University. He holds a Bachelor’s from Texas Christian University, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from the University of the South at Sewanee. His doctoral research focused on faith, politics, and cultural polarization. Clay is also a columnist for "The Tennessean" and an active community leader. Learn more at:  https://claystauffer.com/

What the World Needs Now: A Conversation with Clay Stauffer

Community Theatre is a marvelous way to spend time together.  Residents meet other residents, parents watch kids, theatre discussion takes place.  Listen to Eliazabeth Goebel and Ellen Spitaleni share there experiences in organizing the New Century Players in Oak Grove and Milwaukie, Oregon.  You’ll find out how you can assist these two leaders build on their 20 successful years in play production.

New Century Players -Community Theatre

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I have many new opportunities while living near Portland, Oregon. I’m facilitating a group called Climate Change & Environmental Justice Task Force for the Southminster Presbyterian Church in Beaverton, Oregon. At the same time, I’ve been elected the Vice Chair of the Green Team at Willamette View, a retirement community of some 500 people. 

I have traveled internationally since the early 2000’s. I had a brief hiatus, but, now have started again. My latest foray was to Kansas & Florida, two places that are very different than Oregon, socially, politically, geographically, and otherwise. But I appreciated this experience and will share them on Sound Cloud.

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