Season 03 Episode05
Miry Whitehill is an author, nonprofit founder, and executive director of Miry's List, an award-winning nonprofit supporting families resetting as refugees in the United States. In July 2016, Miry founded Miry’s List when a friend introduced her to a family of new arrival Syrian refugees resettling in Los Angeles with kids the same age as her own whose needs were not being met by government agencies. Miry's Ted Talk How To Be A Good Neighbor, has been watched by tens of thousands of people. Miry has a Bachelors of Science in Marketing from University of Maryland, 10 years experience in digital marketing and advertising, is deeply passionate about creating impact through community engagement and technology. Miry loves helping people of all ages and abilities how they can get involved to improve the experience of resettling refugee families in the U.S. Miry's first book, Our World Is A Family, published in March, 2022 by Sourcebooks, sold 30,000 copies in its first year. Miry is mother to Reuben and Sabo, aged 10 and 7.
Guest: Miry Whitehill https://www.ted.com/talks/miry_whitehill_how_to_be_a_good_neighbor?subtitle=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirywhitehill/ https://miryslist.org/
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Book: / Not Your 9-to-5 Girl: A dreamer's journey from the corporate jungle to the joy of social entrepreneurship https://www.amazon.com/Not-Your-Girl-corporate-entrepreneurship/dp/0692921656
Executive Producer - Kimberly Sparks
Producer, Editor, Cinematographer and Sound Engineer - Ed Broaddus & Kids in the Spotlight Interns.
Podcast Set: KITS Production Studio with Purpose in Van Nuys, CA
Media: Jaszmin Kuhner
Graphic Designer: Sonya Deberry
Opening Song Credit DONNIE MCCLURKIN I'M WALKING WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC
