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Meet Gary.

Gary Bagley was one of my first bosses out of college and set the bar very high for others to follow his leadership grace, care, and passion. Currently, Gary is an executive coach, educator, strategist, and keynote speaker. At the time of our conversation, Gary was the executive director of New York Cares, the largest volunteer non-profit organization serving the five boroughs of New York City. Gary and I sit down to discuss how giving can immediately alleviate the feeling of hopelessness and replace it with not just renewed hope in humanity and the world but also a necessary sense of agency within our own lives to be a part of the change we want to see in our communities and on a global level. 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• Volunteering's powerful impact not only on each individual or population served but also on its immediate community.
• How volunteering is a reciprocal gift to both the receiver and the giver. 
• The NY Cares initiatives and their impact on the New York City community before and during the pandemic.
• How a previous career in the arts has significantly informed the work, Gary does now.
•  The inherent larger effect that volunteering has on all of us by enhancing our sense of interconnectedness, humanity, and deep empathy.   

Please sit back, relax, and enjoy our conversation.   

Learn more about Gary here: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/garybagley/

Learn more about New York Cares here:  https://www.newyorkcares.org/

FB: @newyorkcares 

IG: @newyorkcares

Sow to Speak created The Closet Series to shine a light on cross-industry experts and everyday humans doing meaningful work so that you are inspired to make your unique contribution to creating a safer and better world for all of us. Because sometimes, the smallest spaces are where the biggest insights emerge.

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