Johnmark Oudersluys, Executive Director of CityLink Center (Cincinnati), discusses the importance of energy and activating energy to spark change in your community, re-aligning your values and professional life.
More about our guest:
CityLink Center’s Executive Director is Johnmark Oudersluys, a former corporate strategist with a passion for creating large-scale solutions for critical social issues. At CityLink, Johnmark has led the formation of a scalable, integrated center that breaks down barriers for Greater Cincinnati’s unemployed and the working poor to progress out of poverty. Cincinnati has been home for 15+years during which engagement with community has led to deep friendships, the opportunity to meet an amazing wife and start a family, and a profound appreciation for our city.
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Episode Guide:
0:00 - Intro
1:32 - What Is Innovation
2:56 - Importance of Energy and Energy Activation
8:22 - Moments of resistance
12:27 - Citylink
13:55 - Crafting a personal mission statement
14:28 - Rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina
16:08 - Leading Citylink Center
19:10 - Program rich - System poor
21:40 - What's next for Citylink Center
22:12 - Fundamental issues as a sector
25:17 - Innovation: Unnatural?
29:07 - Advice to future innovators
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