We will learn how to eradicate exploitation before it starts.
After learning of and encountering the atrocities of human trafficking, several socially-minded creative activists partnered together to start iEmpathize. We came from varied backgrounds with varied skill sets, but each understood that because exploitation is all around us, we all can and should do something to engage it.
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Tommy kicks off the show greeting his audience and setting up the focus for today's episode. He introduces his guest Marina Loboguerror who is an employee at IEmpathize. Tommy shares how he met Marina at his Nonprofit executive leadership round table. Marina tells the audience how she heard about the opportunity and the power of networking. Tommy shares Marina’s extensive background and how she witness the effects of human trafficking in Guatemala. Marina says she’s always been engaged in volunteering and nonprofit work. She was invited to accompany local officers in a raid where she was met with horrific images that are imprinted in mind forever. Before the break, Marina shares how she was given the opportunity to chaperone a filmmaker during a festival where she met the founders of IEmpathize. She talks about the impact that she was able to make while volunteering with them and how their training can save lives and prevent traumatic experiences.
Marina defines the meaning of human trafficking. Tommy plays a clip from the IEmpathize.org website. Marina breaks down the signs to look for from traffickers and how they can spring on their sense of control out of the blue. Marina talks about the different training that IEmpathize offers to various industries to help prevent future cases. She even shares how their training is available for schools to educate children on how to stay protected. Marina tells Tommy the five disguises to look for in a trafficker and how an easily accessible training can prevent and educate our community. Marina explains how IEmpathize training offers different learning tools based on the industry. For example, A hotel training might differ from an office training because of the interactions with their clients.
Tommy shares his screen to show a clip from IEmpathize.org. Marina shares the red flags to look for in a trafficker. She says to look for the five P’s; Pretender, Provider, Protector, Promiser, and Punisher. She explains that someone who engages with you promising to provide a certain lifestyle, while pretending to be your protector out of control and ends up punishing you is a predator. Tommy asks how the training is designed to be digestible for children? Marina says she talks to kids to ensure they have the tools and knowledge to get out of a bad situation. She says IEmpathize offers training in-person for a group setting and online for individual learning. Before the break, Marina shares how businesses can get involved and keep their employees and clients safe.
Marina explains that the key to the training was to make sure it was teachable and digestible for her clients because there is a lot of information to cover. Marina says her team guides companies on what training would best suit their business and why. Marina explains how IEmpathize is made up of a team of six that is grateful for the sponsors that they have. She tells specific stories of clients she's worked with and how she was able to provide training for that business. Marina also talked about the importance of donations and how much that has helped the organization. Before the end of the show, Tommy tells his audience how to find him on social media and where to find more information about human trafficking at IEmpathize.org
