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TRIIBE TalkOn a Mission to Serve, Esha Venkat Built a NEST4USWhen she was ten, Esha Venkat never imagined the small acts of service she did with her family would grow into NEST4US, one of the country's fastest-scaling youth-powered volunteer organizations. A decade, 10,000 volunteers, and millions of dollars in volunteer-hours later, Esha and her sister Shreyaa lead five programs spanning education, food security, climate action, leadership, and community celebration. She shares her personal story of how a simple mission to make kindness routine became a global movement.
2025-12-0930 min
Curated Questions: Conversations Celebrating the Power of Questions!Right Now Questions Explored | Ken Woodward #23This episode explores 'Right Now Questions,' a concept introduced in an earlier 2024 podcast episode. The episode compiles various interviews where individuals share their current pressing questions. Featured guests include author Chazz Scott, who discusses life post-book release and physical recovery, and sisters Shreyaa and Esha Venkat from the nonprofit NEST4US, who are considering their future plans and educational transitions. Other contributors include educator Kwame Sarfo-Mensah reflecting on his roles, business leader Bill Reed sharing deep questions on emotional triggers and passions, and multi-hyphenate EbonyJanice Moore contemplating her priesthood journey. Art Historian and problem solver Amy H...
2025-01-1636 min
Curated Questions: Conversations Celebrating the Power of Questions!2024 Recap, Reflections, and A Look Ahead | Ken Woodward #22This episode features a solo reflection by Ken Woodward, the host of the Curated Questions podcast, on episodes from 2024. Ken provides an overview and insights from 19 different episodes. Snapshots include significant points, questions, and background with various guests, including activists, authors, executives, and performers. Topics range from personal growth, mentorship, and identity to end-of-life reflections, historical contexts, and the use of questions in different facets of life. The episode note ends with a call for listener feedback and plans for improvements in 2025, emphasizing community growth and listener engagement. Episode Notes[00:00] Reflecting on 2024: A S...
2025-01-0223 min
Curated Questions: Conversations Celebrating the Power of Questions!A Clarion Call For Kindness & Social Good! | Shreyaa & Esha Venkat #21Shreyaa Venkat and Esha Venkat were inspired by their parents model of serving those in need, and founded the non-profit NEST4US, that is N.E.S.T Numeral 4 U.S., as a philanthropic platform built upon kindness, generosity, and social good. With the mission of making the world better through kindness by mobilizing volunteers worldwide to advance progress on societal issues and spark equitable solutions for the greater good. Their work has received significant recognition, including the George H.W. Bush Points of Light Award in 2020, which was co-chaired by all four living former presidents. Their year-end 2023 numbers...
2024-12-191h 49
Food Dignity PodcastNEST4US in Resolving Food Waste and Other Food ProblemsToday, Clancy speaks with Esha and Shreyaa Venkat. They are the founders of NEST4US, a nonprofit formed as a philanthropic platform built upon kindness, generosity, and social good. You won't want to miss their discussions about food waste, how NEST4US focuses on volunteers as their family, food dignity, and food equity. Enjoy the show!
2024-08-1343 min
Race To Speak Up PodcastNest4Us with Shreyaa and Esha Venkat (S.7/Ep.3) Race To Speak Up PodcastOn Season 7, Episode 3 of the Race To Speak Up Podcast, Shreyaa and Esha Venkat are the founders of NEST4US, a non-profit formed as a philanthropic platform built upon kindness, generosity, and social good. They address many societal issues and over 14 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Their overall vision is to empower people of all ages and backgrounds to create a more compassionate and inclusive world by instilling a passion for service in their communities through acts of kindness. _ Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast’s Youtube Channel and follow on social media so that you won’t...
2023-02-2042 min
One World, One FutureShreyaa and Esha Venkat - Giving Tuesday ProjectJoin Shreyaa and Esha Venkat in todays GivingTuesday Project. Check out all that these two amazing volunteering powerhouses have planned for this years GivingTuesday. ***Website: https://www.nest4us.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joinnest/Twitter: https://twitter.com/joinnest4?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nest4us/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nest4us/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT4EFqMx8_ZM_DOki5mE4vQ***Shreyaa Venkat (20) and Esha Venkat (17) are the founders of NEST4US, a 501(c)3 non-profit f...
2022-11-0803 min
Audio Stories - Youth Taking ActionYouth-Driven Organizational DevelopmentToday, we will be speaking with Shreyaa & Esha Venkat, who founded NEST4US, a non-profit philanthropic platform that mobilized volunteers worldwide to advance progress on societal issues to spark equitable solutions for the greater good by focusing on hunger, climate change, quality education, poverty, sustainability, women empowerment, and equity. On today’s episode, we will be talking with these 2021 Youth MOVE National Rockstar Organization of the Year awardees about Youth-Driven Organizational Development!
2022-06-2925 min
One World, One FutureShreyaa and Esha Venkat - Giving Tuesday ProjectEvery Tuesday, leading up to Giving Tuesday which is November 30, I will be sharing different Giving Tuesday Spark chapter leaders and their projects. The goal of these episodes is to show the audience members all the different projects you can get involved with. For today’s episode, Shreyaa and Esha Venkat share what there projects are for this year!! ***Website: https://www.nest4us.org/Instagram: @joinnestFacebook: Join Nest***NEST4US is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to providing volunteer solutions to the community to make the world better through kindness. Teenage siblings Shre...
2021-10-2709 min
What Will She Do Next?Shreyaa & Esha Venkat - #GivingTuesdaySpark: Ladies Who LeadOn today’s episode, we follow the journey of #GivingTuesdaySpark Youth leaders Shreyaa and Esha Venkat, co-founders of Nest4Us, a non-profit organization providing volunteer solutions to the community to make the world better through kindness. For more information on Nest4Us visit their social media! Instagram: @NEST4US Twitter: @joinnest4 Facebook/Youtube: @nest4us Website: www.nest4us.org
2021-10-0917 min
One World, One FutureShreyaa and Esha Venkat - NEST4USNEST4US is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to providing volunteer solutions to the community to make the world better through kindness. Teenage siblings Shreyaa Venkat, 18, and Esha Venkat, 15, co-founded NEST4US (www.nest4us.org) as a philanthropic platform built upon kindness, generosity, and social good. As Gen-Z social activists and nonprofit leaders, they advance dialogue and inspire others to take action in local, national, and global communities. Through 5 core programs, their team of 2000+ volunteers has contributed over 1 million in value of volunteer hours. Their overall vision is to empower people of all ages and backgrounds to create a...
2021-09-2529 min
YoungTrep with Benjamin WongNEST4US: Shreyaa and Esha Venkat(Part 2 of 2)After years serving the community through community service, the Venkat's discovered a fatal flaw in the system; most volunteers were volunteering for hours, not for the sake of helping others. With that in mind, they set forth to create NEST4US, their non-proift organization that has now contributed over $630,000 worth of volunteer hours!
2021-05-1127 minYoungTrep with Benjamin WongNEST4US: Shreyaa and Esha Venkat(Part 1 of 2)Shreyaa and Esha Venkat grew up in the world of volunteering. Yet, as they grew older, they discovered a fundamental problem with the community service system; people were volunteering simply for hours. To fix this problem, they created NEST4US, their 501(c)3 volunteer organization dedicated only to helping make the world a better place. Years later, NEST4US has over 1,000 volunteers and over $650,000 worth of volunteer hours. This episode is part 1 of 2, mainly focused on Shreyya and Esha's childhood and how they became so involved in community service. Stay tuned next week for the next part of...
2021-05-0432 min
Sammie SmilesSammie interviews NEST4USIn this episode Sammie interviews sisters Shreyaa and Esha Venkat, founders of NEST4US. Find out why volunteering is so important and how anyone can make a difference in their community. Points of Light and Giving Tuesday connect Sammie and the girls but what else do they have in common? You will leave inspired, with a smile and wanting to go out and help someone in need.
2021-04-0416 min
Heroes Without CapesRescuing Food and Saving Lives with Shreyaa and Esha Venkat : Episode 5Hunger is one of the bigger problems faced by our planet today. And it has been accentuated even more after the Covid-19 pandemic. Even the Nobel Peace Prize this year has been awarded to the World Food Programme for its efforts to fight hunger. But the bigger the problem, the stronger our efforts need to be. Two teens from the United States, know this better than most of us. Shreyaa and Esha Venkat have taken to a very unique approach to fight hunger, through their organisation, NEST4US. Listen to them talk us through their journey !
2020-10-1510 min
Connect Kindness PodcastEpisode 42 - Shreyaa & Esha Venkat, Founders of NEST4USIn this episode we interview Shreyaa & Esha Venkat the founders of Nest4US. Their mission is to provide volunteer and leadership opportunities within their community. Their goal is to empower the next generation of compassionate youth by integrating kindness, generosity, and social good into their routine.
Shreyaa & Esha completely blew our minds with the impact that they are making at such a young age. We talk about what inspired them to start a non-profit and how they’ve been able to scale to where they are today. We also learn about some of their challenges and success through their journey so far...
2020-08-1417 min
Finding Your Why: Empowering YouthSpread Kindness Not The VirusCan you believe that two high school students have the power to solve hunger and food insecurity? Shreyaa and Esha Venkat are the co-founders of the non-profit organization, Nest4US. Find out more from today’s episode and become inspired to find your why! Please follow us on Instagram: finding_your_why
Intro & Outro Music: JoyMint- No Ceiling https://ffm.to/no_ceiling
2020-04-2321 min