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Social GeekSocial Geek New Year's Special 2025Happy New Year, Geeks! Welcome to Season 16 of the Social Geek podcast.
It’s our New Year’s Special with an all-star guest list of prominent Franchising professionals sharing trends they are seeing for 2025 along with their plans, goals, and resolutions for the new year.
Pour yourself a hot coffee, Mimosa, or Bloody Mary and join in the conversations with Matt Haller, Brandi Kloostra, Kirk Allen, Rebecca Wright, Jerry Akers, Megan Center, Partner at Quarles & Brady, Heather McLeod; Amanda Dempsey, Kelli Schroeder, Kristen Pechacek, Scott Greenberg, Ali Kraus, Derrick Ableman, and Danielle Wright joining host Jack...2025-01-011h 21
FranchiseU!Heather McLeod (Authority Brands)In this episode of FranchiseU!, Kathy sits down with Heather McLeod, MBA, CFE, Chief Growth Officer at Authority Brands. McLeod oversees the key growth drivers for the premier home service franchisor in North America. She is also a franchisee with Woofie's Pet Sitters, Dog Walkers & Mobile Pet Groomers. This special episode offers you sage wisdom from both a franchisor’s and franchisee’s perspective. Heather McLeod’s focus at Authority Brands is on increasing same-store sales for existing franchisees and expanding the network with new locations across the US and Canada. With a proven track record...2024-08-2739 min
Girl, Take the Lead!167. Empowering Women in Philanthropy: Heather McLeod Grant Redefines Traditional GivingHeather McLeod Grant (GenX), social impact and philanthropy advisor, thought leader, and social entrepreneur with 30+ years expertise in strategy, leadership, governance, networks, and leadership for social change joins Yo to talk about women and philanthropy.
Did you know that there will be a massive asset-transfer of $30T over the next decade?
And some estimate women will control 60-70% of the giving and control 85% of purchasing decisions?
Heather lets us know that philanthropy doesn’t look like the balding, white guy with a top hat. It looks like us! Women are...2024-06-1140 min
The Franchise EdgeThe Franchise Edge | Heather McLeodThis podcast episode with Heather McLeod, Chief Growth Officer at Authority Brands, discusses her career path and the job market challenges in 2008. She also talks about her transition from Waco to Baltimore when she was hired by The Cleaning Authority, which later became Authority Brands. The episode also discusses Heather and Jamie's favorite Taco Bell menu items, transitioning from marketing into franchise sales, and addressing issues franchisees are trying to solve. 2024-04-051h 09
Something Different This Way Comes5.9 Biking Viking Ken Shields Travels GreenKen is the worker bee behind Just Bike TBay, the Memorial Link and Thunder Bay’s E.V. shows. And he was right at the heart of the Northwest Climate Gathering. We talk about the power of positivity and persistence, we celebrate being nerds and building community with fellow kind and courageous nerds. Ken explains why his volunteering and problem-solving is totally worth it. Song & podcast by Heather McLeod. Lyrics & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-12-1251 minSomething Different This Way Comes5.9 Biking Viking Ken Shields Travels GreenKen is the worker bee behind Just Bike TBay, the Memorial Link and Thunder Bay’s E.V. shows. And he was right at the heart of the Northwest Climate Gathering. We talk about the power of positivity and persistence, we celebrate being nerds and building community with fellow kind and courageous nerds. Ken explains why his volunteering and problem-solving is totally worth it. Song & podcast by Heather McLeod. Lyrics & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-12-1251 min
Kingdom Academy32: Audrye McLeod: Kingdom Business & Shifting Your Poverty MindsetHave you been trying to launch or multiply your business, but you are wrestling with pricing, setting offers and standing in the value of what you are serving others in? Join us as Audrye McLeod, teaches on shifting your poverty mindset and stepping into your Kingdom value, in your offers and in your verbage. We'll also be talking on leadership, as a parent and a business boss. For all access to Audrye McLeod's info, offers and access, check out our Parenting & Business Toolbox 2023-12-0640 minSomething Different This Way Comes4.5 Keira Essex RelatesKeira Essex is is an environmental studies student at Lakehead University, an activist, and a novice photographer of mixed settler-Anishinaabe heritage. She is one of the people pulling together the Northwest Climate Gathering this month. Original music by Heather McLeod. Lyrics and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-11-1444 minSomething Different This Way Comes4.5 Keira Essex RelatesKeira Essex is is an environmental studies student at Lakehead University, an activist, and a novice photographer of mixed settler-Anishinaabe heritage. She is one of the people pulling together the Northwest Climate Gathering this month. Original music by Heather McLeod. Lyrics and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-11-1444 minSomething Different This Way Comes4.4 Kevin Brooks Sparks Community ActionKevin Brooks teaches and researches Social Justice as a Program Advisor at Lakehead University. He is one of the people shaping and leading the Northwest Climate Gathering November 25 & 26. Our conversation circled back to housing more than once, but what stuck with me most was his soliloquy on composting as a metaphor for life. Lyrics & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
Post-Growth Living: For an Alternative Hedonism by Kate Soper
“The pleasures & challenges of degrowth: a conversation with Kate Soper” by Ben Highmore, Mandy Merck and Jenny Bourne Taylor in Project Muse Vol 10...2023-11-071h 07Something Different This Way Comes4.4 Kevin Brooks Sparks Community ActionKevin Brooks teaches and researches Social Justice as a Program Advisor at Lakehead University. He is one of the people shaping and leading the Northwest Climate Gathering November 25 & 26. Our conversation circled back to housing more than once, but what stuck with me most was his soliloquy on composting as a metaphor for life. Lyrics & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
Post-Growth Living: For an Alternative Hedonism by Kate Soper
“The pleasures & challenges of degrowth: a conversation with Kate Soper” by Ben Highmore, Mandy Merck and Jenny Bourne Taylor in Project Muse Vol 10...2023-11-071h 07Something Different This Way Comes4.1 Shy-Anne Hovorka ConnectsA visit and new song with award-winning singer-songwriter and humanitarian Shy-Anne Hovorka, from her home near Nipigon. A fitting kick-off to season four.
Lyrics, links and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-11-061h 00Something Different This Way Comes4.1 Shy-Anne Hovorka ConnectsA visit and new song with award-winning singer-songwriter and humanitarian Shy-Anne Hovorka, from her home near Nipigon. A fitting kick-off to season four.
Lyrics, links and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-11-061h 00Something Different This Way Comes4.3 Dave Spies Protects Our WinterDave Spies is the Thunder Bay Chapter Lead of Protect Our Winters Canada and a third year law student at Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. His research focus is on the intersection of environmental law, Indigenous rights, public lands defense and international law. He will be coming to the Northwest Climate Gathering 2023: Hope & Action.
Lyrics & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
https://www.protectourwinters.ca/david_spies
https://www.nwclimategathering.ca/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/a-journey-from-homelessness-to-a-room-of-ones-own
2023-10-3147 minSomething Different This Way Comes4.3 Dave Spies Protects Our WinterDave Spies is the Thunder Bay Chapter Lead of Protect Our Winters Canada and a third year law student at Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. His research focus is on the intersection of environmental law, Indigenous rights, public lands defense and international law. He will be coming to the Northwest Climate Gathering 2023: Hope & Action.
Lyrics & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
https://www.protectourwinters.ca/david_spies
https://www.nwclimategathering.ca/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/a-journey-from-homelessness-to-a-room-of-ones-own
2023-10-3147 minSomething Different This Way Comes4.2 Hope & Action Gathered InFrom gathering a harvest, to gathering momentum and attention. Considering how fear hunts us, and hope needs to be reached for. Proposing the power of community. Hoping for utopia and savouring joy. Lyrics & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_for_Realists
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/you-2-0-make-the-good-times-last/
https://www.youthclimatelab.org/fxc-blog/2020/3/26/community-activator-series-madison-van-dyck
https://thewilldowntown.com/in-conversation-with-bekeme-masade-olowola/
2023-10-2444 minSomething Different This Way Comes4.2 Hope & Action Gathered InFrom gathering a harvest, to gathering momentum and attention. Considering how fear hunts us, and hope needs to be reached for. Proposing the power of community. Hoping for utopia and savouring joy. Lyrics & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_for_Realists
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/you-2-0-make-the-good-times-last/
https://www.youthclimatelab.org/fxc-blog/2020/3/26/community-activator-series-madison-van-dyck
https://thewilldowntown.com/in-conversation-with-bekeme-masade-olowola/
2023-10-2444 minSomething Different This Way Comes4.1 Shy-Anne Hovorka Connects - season 4 launchA visit and new song with award-winning singer-songwriter and humanitarian Shy-Anne Hovorka, from her home near Nipigon. A fitting kick-off to season four.
Lyrics, links and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-10-171h 00Something Different This Way Comes4.1 Shy-Anne Hovorka Connects - season 4 launchA visit and new song with award-winning singer-songwriter and humanitarian Shy-Anne Hovorka, from her home near Nipigon. A fitting kick-off to season four.
Lyrics, links and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-10-171h 00
HP Podcast Backlog 2Building a SOBER Online Community (Brad Mcleod)If you're curious about sobriety, you have to hear this guy's story.Today, I connected with Brad McLeod, the creator of Sober Motivation, a social media and podcast platform that motivates and inspires others by showcasing recovery guests and their stories.He shares with us a remarkable story of his own healing journey and what it's been like as a creator to build a thriving community of over 1 MILLION people on the path to recovery. Whether you're sober-curious or a creator wanting to impact lives through your own story, this is a conversation you won't...2023-09-1236 minSomething Different This Way ComesSongs for Courage & Clarity - seasons 2&3, music onlyJust the songs composed and recorded for seasons two and three. No words, no theme, just the songs. Raw, unpolished and recorded the day they were composed. All but one by Heather McLeod - that one co-composed and co-performed with Shy-Anne Hovorka for a yet-to-be published episode.
Find Lyrics, chords and context at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-08-051h 16Something Different This Way ComesSongs for Courage & Clarity - seasons 2&3, music onlyJust the songs composed and recorded for seasons two and three. No words, no theme, just the songs. Raw, unpolished and recorded the day they were composed. All but one by Heather McLeod - that one co-composed and co-performed with Shy-Anne Hovorka for a yet-to-be published episode.
Find Lyrics, chords and context at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-08-051h 16Something Different This Way Comes3a Gathering: Framework & curing anxietyTwo dozen gather to toast the podcast so far and seed the coming seasons envisioning what change they most want to see happen. With a detour to explore humbleness and hard conversations, cows as a cure, smoke as a trigger, and the power of frames. By Heather McLeod
Transcript, full list of references & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
References include:
How are Indigenous youth thinking about reconciliation? Ft. Riley Yesno – Matriarch Movement
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/11/it-felt-like-a-funeral-william-shatner-reflects-on-voyage-to-space#:~:text=I%20love%20all%20the%20questions,was%20death%2C%E2%80%9D%2...2023-07-061h 38Something Different This Way Comes3a Gathering: Framework & curing anxietyTwo dozen gather to toast the podcast so far and seed the coming seasons envisioning what change they most want to see happen. With a detour to explore humbleness and hard conversations, cows as a cure, smoke as a trigger, and the power of frames. By Heather McLeod
Transcript, full list of references & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
References include:
How are Indigenous youth thinking about reconciliation? Ft. Riley Yesno – Matriarch Movement
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/11/it-felt-like-a-funeral-william-shatner-reflects-on-voyage-to-space#:~:text=I%20love%20all%20the%20questions,was%20death%2C%E2%80%9D%2...2023-07-061h 38
Sober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety StoriesHeather Lowe hit her alcohol ”rock bottom” on Memorial Day 2018 and knew she had to get sober by any means necessary.Heather knew alcohol was a serious problem in her life and it got to the point where she knew it would kill her if she continued. Over many years, Heather was finding a way to make her relationship with alcohol work even though she knew it was a problem. Growing up in Wisconsin where alcohol always seemed to be flowing. It was no surprise to Heather she would later struggle with alcohol after having her first drink at 12 years old. Heather has been sober since February 18/ 2018 and this is Heather’s story on the sober motivation podcast.
...2023-05-2957 minSober Motivation: Sharing Sobriety StoriesHeather Lowe hit her alcohol ”rock bottom” on Memorial Day 2018 and knew she had to get sober by any means necessary.Heather knew alcohol was a serious problem in her life and it got to the point where she knew it would kill her if she continued. Over many years, Heather was finding a way to make her relationship with alcohol work even though she knew it was a problem. Growing up in Wisconsin where alcohol always seemed to be flowing. It was no surprise to Heather she would later struggle with alcohol after having her first drink at 12 years old. Heather has been sober since February 18/ 2018 and this is Heather’s story on the sober motivation podcast.
...2023-05-2957 minSomething Different This Way Comes3.8 Songs of the Kindness EconomySummarizing Season three's seven episodes imagining the Kindness Economy with the songs each episode inspired, and a bit about how the rant or conversation fed the composition. By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Season Four planned for October & November 2023 with one or two specials to watch for in the meantime.
2023-05-2348 minSomething Different This Way Comes3.8 Songs of the Kindness EconomySummarizing Season three's seven episodes imagining the Kindness Economy with the songs each episode inspired, and a bit about how the rant or conversation fed the composition. By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Season Four planned for October & November 2023 with one or two specials to watch for in the meantime.
2023-05-2348 minSomething Different This Way Comes3.7 Breath with Curniss McGoldrickCity as home, where you can breath, slow down, connect, relax. The importance of difficult conversations. Many hands make for light work. Budget to support your priorities. Choices must be made. Set boundaries, speak up. Lyrics and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca By Heather McLeod
Referencing:
https://icleicanada.org/#:~:text=Canadian%20ICLEI%20members%20are%20part,equitable%2C%20resilient%20and%20circular%20development.
https://www.strongtowns.org/
http://www.urbanabbey.ca/the-habit-coffee-and-bakeshop
https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-hall/resources/Documents/EarthCare/Thunder-Bay_Net-Zero-Strategy_WEB-VERSION_Accessible.pdf
https://lakeheadca.com/watershed/climate-change/climate
2023-05-161h 11Something Different This Way Comes3.7 Breath with Curniss McGoldrickCity as home, where you can breath, slow down, connect, relax. The importance of difficult conversations. Many hands make for light work. Budget to support your priorities. Choices must be made. Set boundaries, speak up. Lyrics and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca By Heather McLeod
Referencing:
https://icleicanada.org/#:~:text=Canadian%20ICLEI%20members%20are%20part,equitable%2C%20resilient%20and%20circular%20development.
https://www.strongtowns.org/
http://www.urbanabbey.ca/the-habit-coffee-and-bakeshop
https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-hall/resources/Documents/EarthCare/Thunder-Bay_Net-Zero-Strategy_WEB-VERSION_Accessible.pdf
https://lakeheadca.com/watershed/climate-change/climate
2023-05-161h 11Something Different This Way Comes3.6 Judi Vinni Digs InConversation with Judi Vinni of https://willowspringscreativecentre.ca/ Care of our Elders; mixed ages & hands-on learning; therapeutic gardening; needs-inclusive employment; trust and relationships; Lappe Nordic Ski Centre collaborating with social & community circles; embracing immigration; community gardens & multicultural feasting. By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Lyrics, references and more at: www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-05-091h 07Something Different This Way Comes3.6 Judi Vinni Digs InConversation with Judi Vinni of https://willowspringscreativecentre.ca/ Care of our Elders; mixed ages & hands-on learning; therapeutic gardening; needs-inclusive employment; trust and relationships; Lappe Nordic Ski Centre collaborating with social & community circles; embracing immigration; community gardens & multicultural feasting. By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Lyrics, references and more at: www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-05-091h 07Something Different This Way Comes3.5 Kindness. Economy. Good & MessyConsidering the psychology of change - honour vs. dignity cultures, the kindness paradox; how to unlock capital, human and $: universal basic income, justice systems, no skin in the game loans & truly supporting micro-businesses, multigenerational planned densification, raising corporate expectations; Ireland’s Citizen’s Assemblies; Youth Climate Action Corp. By Heather McLeod. References, lyrics and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-05-0453 minSomething Different This Way Comes3.5 Kindness. Economy. Good & MessyConsidering the psychology of change - honour vs. dignity cultures, the kindness paradox; how to unlock capital, human and $: universal basic income, justice systems, no skin in the game loans & truly supporting micro-businesses, multigenerational planned densification, raising corporate expectations; Ireland’s Citizen’s Assemblies; Youth Climate Action Corp. By Heather McLeod. References, lyrics and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2023-05-0453 min
Something Different This Way Comes3.5 Good and Messy: Kindness. Economy.Considering the psychology of change - honour vs. dignity cultures & the kindness paradox; then contemplating unlocking capital, human and $: universal basic income, justice systems, no skin in the game loans & administratively supporting entrepreneurship, multigenerational densification, raising corporate expectations; Ireland’s Citizen’s Assemblies; Youth Climate Action Corp. Plus some Neil Young. By Heather McLeod. www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/made-of-honor/
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/a-secret-source-of-connection/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2021001/article/00021-eng.htm
https://thewalrus.ca/the...2023-05-0200 minSomething Different This Way Comes3.5 Good and Messy: Kindness. Economy.Considering the psychology of change - honour vs. dignity cultures & the kindness paradox; then contemplating unlocking capital, human and $: universal basic income, justice systems, no skin in the game loans & administratively supporting entrepreneurship, multigenerational densification, raising corporate expectations; Ireland’s Citizen’s Assemblies; Youth Climate Action Corp. Plus some Neil Young. By Heather McLeod. www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/made-of-honor/
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/a-secret-source-of-connection/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2021001/article/00021-eng.htm
https://thewalrus.ca/the...2023-05-0200 minSomething Different This Way Comes3.4 Thora Cartlidge - green growing cityStewarding the land, honouring our ecosystems: imagine, intercept, invest, integrate, innovate, infrastructure. Conversation with city planner Thora Cartlidge. Revitalize the East End - the opportunity and economy of investing in historic neighbourhoods; Sustainable development necessities in Parkdale, abutting the William Bog; local urban food - the opportunity and urgency on building on good foundations. By Heather McLeod
More at: www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
https://foodsystemreportcard.ca/food-production/ Thunder Bay’s local food plan
https://the-carbon-connection.captivate.fm/ Interview with Doug Tallamy
Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy
https://www.youtube.com...2023-04-251h 06Something Different This Way Comes3.4 Thora Cartlidge - green growing cityStewarding the land, honouring our ecosystems: imagine, intercept, invest, integrate, innovate, infrastructure. Conversation with city planner Thora Cartlidge. Revitalize the East End - the opportunity and economy of investing in historic neighbourhoods; Sustainable development necessities in Parkdale, abutting the William Bog; local urban food - the opportunity and urgency on building on good foundations. By Heather McLeod
More at: www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
https://foodsystemreportcard.ca/food-production/ Thunder Bay’s local food plan
https://the-carbon-connection.captivate.fm/ Interview with Doug Tallamy
Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy
https://www.youtube.com...2023-04-251h 06Something Different This Way Comes3.3 Drawing Circles with Cindy CroweCindy Crowe of Blue Sky Community Healing Centre & Cindy Crowe Consulting with a conversation for those who feel overwhelmed and just want something do-able; protecting and witnessing the wild; the healing power of kindness, of circles, and of focusing on the gifts we bring one another; people and the planet need respect, love and time. Call out the bullies. Lend a hand. Lead by example. Cherish the land. Grief, Dignity, Grace and Dementia.
Find lyrics & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
http://www.blueskycommunityhealingcentre.ca/bios/
2023-04-181h 13Something Different This Way Comes3.3 Drawing Circles with Cindy CroweCindy Crowe of Blue Sky Community Healing Centre & Cindy Crowe Consulting with a conversation for those who feel overwhelmed and just want something do-able; protecting and witnessing the wild; the healing power of kindness, of circles, and of focusing on the gifts we bring one another; people and the planet need respect, love and time. Call out the bullies. Lend a hand. Lead by example. Cherish the land. Grief, Dignity, Grace and Dementia.
Find lyrics & more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
http://www.blueskycommunityhealingcentre.ca/bios/
2023-04-181h 13Something Different This Way Comes3.2 Eating Well - three courses to plentyImagining the three courses serving plenty of food in the kindness economy: grown, kept and shared. Inspired by The Parachute Club’s Rise Up! Feeding and healing ourselves and our home; many hands make light work; and good work in good company is good. Investing in the essentials, harvesting joy and security. By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Script, score and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
Braiding Sweetgrass - Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
https://foodsystemreportcard.ca/f...2023-04-111h 00Something Different This Way Comes3.2 Eating Well - three courses to plentyImagining the three courses serving plenty of food in the kindness economy: grown, kept and shared. Inspired by The Parachute Club’s Rise Up! Feeding and healing ourselves and our home; many hands make light work; and good work in good company is good. Investing in the essentials, harvesting joy and security. By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Script, score and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
Braiding Sweetgrass - Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
https://foodsystemreportcard.ca/f...2023-04-111h 00Something Different This Way Comes3.1Imagining the Stories We Tell in the Kindness EconomyImagining story-telling industries, mechanics and touch stones in the Kindness Economy. With a scientifically-sound genesis story to start, some classic Joni Mitchell, a reboot of marketing, journalism, academia and accountability, plus a new-born tune. By Heather McLeod.
Script, score and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/made-of-honor/
HumanKind by Rutger Bregman
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
https://www.gbgplc.com/en/blog/digital-identity-in-practice-estonia/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-grasslands-protection-1.6788647
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks
https://play.acast.com/s/blindboy...2023-04-0442 minSomething Different This Way Comes3.1Imagining the Stories We Tell in the Kindness EconomyImagining story-telling industries, mechanics and touch stones in the Kindness Economy. With a scientifically-sound genesis story to start, some classic Joni Mitchell, a reboot of marketing, journalism, academia and accountability, plus a new-born tune. By Heather McLeod.
Script, score and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Referencing:
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/made-of-honor/
HumanKind by Rutger Bregman
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
https://www.gbgplc.com/en/blog/digital-identity-in-practice-estonia/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-grasslands-protection-1.6788647
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks
https://play.acast.com/s/blindboy...2023-04-0442 min
The Marketing StirHeather McLeod (Authority Brands) - Pop Star Dance MovesAjay and Vincent chat with Heather McLeod, Chief Marketing Officer at Authority Brands. She talks about how a hybrid work schedule allows for more creativity from varying locations. Ajay gets into football, and Vincent approves of Ajay's haircut.2022-12-0643 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.10 Season Two Finale - Summary in SongReaching for what Good Looks Like; the four keys to happiness; envisioning fossil-fuel freedom & local autonomy; System Justification Instincts & how to manage them; towards cosier, homier neighbourhoods; restoring our relationships to the wild; Costa Rica’s enduring systemic overhaul valuing education, nature and equality; Margaret Mead Citizen groups; the Paulo Friere two-step & honouring our Caterpillar Fears.
Details, transcripts and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca Written, Produced, Financed and Composed by Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Referencing:
https://thecostaricanews.com/costa-ricathe-country-without-an-army-that-leads-the-war-against-climate-change/
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/cata...2022-12-061h 04Something Different This Way Comes2.10 Season Two Finale - Summary in SongReaching for what Good Looks Like; the four keys to happiness; envisioning fossil-fuel freedom & local autonomy; System Justification Instincts & how to manage them; towards cosier, homier neighbourhoods; restoring our relationships to the wild; Costa Rica’s enduring systemic overhaul valuing education, nature and equality; Margaret Mead Citizen groups; the Paulo Friere two-step & honouring our Caterpillar Fears.
Details, transcripts and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca Written, Produced, Financed and Composed by Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Referencing:
https://thecostaricanews.com/costa-ricathe-country-without-an-army-that-leads-the-war-against-climate-change/
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/cata...2022-12-061h 04Something Different This Way Comes2.9 Do What You Can Do - solar power, heat pumps & windLearning from the pros: installing solar power and a heat pump in our home; guests Kevin Bowes of PowerTec Solar, Richard Lazlo of CutYourHomeCarbon.Com & my son Ben. Weighing pragmatic worries with energizing vision. A how-to for home & business owners, with a what-more-to-do for us all. And a bit of the tell-it-like-it-is blues. By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Lyrics, chords, transcript and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-11-291h 07Something Different This Way Comes2.9 Do What You Can Do - solar power, heat pumps & windLearning from the pros: installing solar power and a heat pump in our home; guests Kevin Bowes of PowerTec Solar, Richard Lazlo of CutYourHomeCarbon.Com & my son Ben. Weighing pragmatic worries with energizing vision. A how-to for home & business owners, with a what-more-to-do for us all. And a bit of the tell-it-like-it-is blues. By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Lyrics, chords, transcript and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-11-291h 07Something Different This Way Comes2.8 Caterpillar Fears & Lake Superior Love featuring Rob StewartTeacher Mother Lake Superior; restoring through community engagement and hands-on work; water clean-up successes since the 1980s; twenty Coastal sites in the City of Thunder Bay ready to restore; the shift from top-down to community-prompted financing of restoration projects; learning from the wild feeds more than words can say. By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Canada
music, references and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-11-221h 07Something Different This Way Comes2.8 Caterpillar Fears & Lake Superior Love featuring Rob StewartTeacher Mother Lake Superior; restoring through community engagement and hands-on work; water clean-up successes since the 1980s; twenty Coastal sites in the City of Thunder Bay ready to restore; the shift from top-down to community-prompted financing of restoration projects; learning from the wild feeds more than words can say. By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Canada
music, references and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-11-221h 07Something Different This Way Comes2.7 Love Love Hive Mind - bite size revolutionsLoving community revolutions, one bite at a time; the Saul Alinksy vs. Paulo Friere recap; perfect is not on the picklist; Wendy Smith’s paradoxical problem solving; Margaret Mead’s how to change the world; Henk Ovink’s rebuilding by design in Rotterdam & New York; John Warner’s Beyond Benign & Green Chemistry; peer education in Thunder Bay is getting the homeless housed; basic needs met - connection & inclusion - every student graduates; Ceres Community Project’s food is medicine; block parties and Sunday School.
Transcript and references detailed at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca as well as words & lyrics to Love Lov...2022-11-1552 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.7 Love Love Hive Mind - bite size revolutionsLoving community revolutions, one bite at a time; the Saul Alinksy vs. Paulo Friere recap; perfect is not on the picklist; Wendy Smith’s paradoxical problem solving; Margaret Mead’s how to change the world; Henk Ovink’s rebuilding by design in Rotterdam & New York; John Warner’s Beyond Benign & Green Chemistry; peer education in Thunder Bay is getting the homeless housed; basic needs met - connection & inclusion - every student graduates; Ceres Community Project’s food is medicine; block parties and Sunday School.
Transcript and references detailed at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca as well as words & lyrics to Love Lov...2022-11-1552 min
The Marketing Starter PodcastThings You Should do to Achieve Marketing Operational Excellence with Heather McLeodWhat is the sexiest part of marketing? Did you guess operations?! Heather McLeod, CMO at Authority Brands thinks so, and she has some great tips to share with the marketing world on how we can better operationalize what we do.Connect with Heather on LinkedIn and check out open positions on Authority Brand's website.Get Tim's new book, The Marketing Starter, on Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-11-0937 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.6 The Paulo Friere Two Step featuring Dr. Fay MartinThe only way to get out of the mess we’re in: Take Back The Community; paxis and the Paulo Freire two-step of action & reflection; Saul Alinsky’s cut the issue then set specific, immediate & realizable actions; turn the Eeyores and Naysayers “on” buttons on; organizing can be for good or for evil; aiming for the four keys to happiness: connection, action, learning & giving; the power of autonomy in community leadership & followership
song lyrics & chords, transcript and references at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
by Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario
2022-11-0849 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.6 The Paulo Friere Two Step featuring Dr. Fay MartinThe only way to get out of the mess we’re in: Take Back The Community; paxis and the Paulo Freire two-step of action & reflection; Saul Alinsky’s cut the issue then set specific, immediate & realizable actions; turn the Eeyores and Naysayers “on” buttons on; organizing can be for good or for evil; aiming for the four keys to happiness: connection, action, learning & giving; the power of autonomy in community leadership & followership
song lyrics & chords, transcript and references at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
by Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario
2022-11-0849 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.5 All Bring Our All - non-binary thinkingThe dark side of Scarborough Fair; tightropes, paradox Venn diagrams & the power of non-binary thinking; how deep runs our bias & how best to undo it; persistence pays; Sleeping Giant and how raptors soar
Details (including lyrics & chords to All Bring Our All) at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca by Heather McLeod
Referencing:
https://www.pictureascientist.com/
https://gather.film/
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/thriving-in-the-face-of-contradiction/
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/iatdetails.html
https://thischangeseverything.org/the-documentary/
2022-11-0153 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.5 All Bring Our All - non-binary thinkingThe dark side of Scarborough Fair; tightropes, paradox Venn diagrams & the power of non-binary thinking; how deep runs our bias & how best to undo it; persistence pays; Sleeping Giant and how raptors soar
Details (including lyrics & chords to All Bring Our All) at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca by Heather McLeod
Referencing:
https://www.pictureascientist.com/
https://gather.film/
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/thriving-in-the-face-of-contradiction/
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/iatdetails.html
https://thischangeseverything.org/the-documentary/
2022-11-0153 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.4 The Places You’ll Go - featuring Paul BergerThunder Bay hybrid then electric car owner experience; personal carbon budgeting - get to net zero on your own terms; the sad tale of the Memorial Bike Lane proposal; the 4 scientifically proven keys to happiness; getting to our cleaner, kinder, safer future faster; the pleasures of leading by example
References, lyrics and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Produced, performed, recorded, composed and financed by Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay Ontario Canada
2022-10-2549 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.4 The Places You’ll Go - featuring Paul BergerThunder Bay hybrid then electric car owner experience; personal carbon budgeting - get to net zero on your own terms; the sad tale of the Memorial Bike Lane proposal; the 4 scientifically proven keys to happiness; getting to our cleaner, kinder, safer future faster; the pleasures of leading by example
References, lyrics and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
Produced, performed, recorded, composed and financed by Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay Ontario Canada
2022-10-2549 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.3 Count me In - Capital IncomeSam is left speechless; Wealthy yet insecure; compounding punishing insufficiencies; today’s transformations - chosen or imposed; parables of plenty vs. poverty; the real tragedy of the commons; divest from fear - invest in faith
By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario
References detailed at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
You can count on me; you can count me in. You can make my day; let me have a say; When the chips are down, know I'll be around: happy to lend a hand, to build a better land. Better because everyone is val...2022-10-1854 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.3 Count me In - Capital IncomeSam is left speechless; Wealthy yet insecure; compounding punishing insufficiencies; today’s transformations - chosen or imposed; parables of plenty vs. poverty; the real tragedy of the commons; divest from fear - invest in faith
By Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay, Ontario
References detailed at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
You can count on me; you can count me in. You can make my day; let me have a say; When the chips are down, know I'll be around: happy to lend a hand, to build a better land. Better because everyone is val...2022-10-1854 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.2 Save the Mothers and Methane counterspunFeaturing Phil McGuire. Mothers are the key to our prosperity; thanks for a warm introduction; less publicity and more listening; dam removal’s winning arguments & growing popularity; gravity batteries; counterspinning natural gas a.k.a methane; new song: Save the Mothers by Heather McLeod
References detailed, script & lyrics at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-10-1150 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.2 Save the Mothers and Methane counterspunFeaturing Phil McGuire. Mothers are the key to our prosperity; thanks for a warm introduction; less publicity and more listening; dam removal’s winning arguments & growing popularity; gravity batteries; counterspinning natural gas a.k.a methane; new song: Save the Mothers by Heather McLeod
References detailed, script & lyrics at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-10-1150 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.1 Ground Level Lessons - season launchLess Mowing, More Growing. Sami says: don’t think you are smarter than mother nature. Colonial trade, Colonial work, Colonial ruins and my family’s history settling the prairies. An inspiring tale of a Calgary home going all-solar. What Good Looks Like, at the ground level.
Sources referenced detailed at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-10-0447 minSomething Different This Way Comes2.1 Ground Level Lessons - season launchLess Mowing, More Growing. Sami says: don’t think you are smarter than mother nature. Colonial trade, Colonial work, Colonial ruins and my family’s history settling the prairies. An inspiring tale of a Calgary home going all-solar. What Good Looks Like, at the ground level.
Sources referenced detailed at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-10-0447 min
Uncaged ShowUNCAGED With Heather McLeodHeather McLeod is the Chief Marketing Officer of Authority Brands, the premier home service franchisor in North America. She contributes her expertise in both optimizing National Ad Fund dollars to generate additional franchisee-level revenue and generating leads for new franchise sales.
Heather is an active change agent who thrives when revamping and improving existing programs, systems, and processes. She is a skilled relationship builder with a proven ability to build high-performing, happy teams focused on collaboration and results. She has a strong track record of creating marketing systems that scale and support continued growth across franchise systems.2022-09-1613 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.9 Being Ancestors - season finale with Betty Carpick plus Ben & SamIt’s really about people and the planet; Why go forth with pride, compassion and joy; How to help intergenerational, interdisciplinary, inclusive communities thrive; Celebrating the Thunder Bay trifecta; Slowing down & building our shared legacy; The normalization of land and water destruction is not okay
Details and transcripts at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-06-281h 10Something Different This Way Comes1.9 Being Ancestors - season finale with Betty Carpick plus Ben & SamIt’s really about people and the planet; Why go forth with pride, compassion and joy; How to help intergenerational, interdisciplinary, inclusive communities thrive; Celebrating the Thunder Bay trifecta; Slowing down & building our shared legacy; The normalization of land and water destruction is not okay
Details and transcripts at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-06-281h 10Something Different This Way Comes1.8 Getting to Know Home - with Ledah McKellarWhy imagine the change you want to see; How to build on the three pillars of sustainability: reciprocity, interconnection and gratitude; what goes deeper than emissions reduction; why everybody has to get involved; how this is not really a science problem; having children as an act of resistance; being in the hope camp; learning from the year of climate action; walking with truth towards reconciliation
Details & references at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-06-2156 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.8 Getting to Know Home - with Ledah McKellarWhy imagine the change you want to see; How to build on the three pillars of sustainability: reciprocity, interconnection and gratitude; what goes deeper than emissions reduction; why everybody has to get involved; how this is not really a science problem; having children as an act of resistance; being in the hope camp; learning from the year of climate action; walking with truth towards reconciliation
Details & references at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-06-2156 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.7 Times Change- with Muriel Squires (+ Sam, Ben & Arno)Perspectives on how times change; what beauty makes; why reassure people; harking back to a pre-disposable economy; how to get the creative juices flowing; how to become an expert without training; the more you learn, the more you love to learn; what’s worse than fearing strangers; what science conquered.
Transcripts, references and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-06-1458 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.7 Times Change- with Muriel Squires (+ Sam, Ben & Arno)Perspectives on how times change; what beauty makes; why reassure people; harking back to a pre-disposable economy; how to get the creative juices flowing; how to become an expert without training; the more you learn, the more you love to learn; what’s worse than fearing strangers; what science conquered.
Transcripts, references and more at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-06-1458 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.6 Greening City with Summer StevensonSummer Stevenson
Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Thunder Bay
How the city works determines how we work in it; a million ton goal and 36 month count-down; engineering for unpredictable extremes; being Brene Brown about it; turtles live on this planet too; Thunder Bay can be a leader - we underestimate our power; the catch 22 of adaptation; seeing everything through a climate lens
References detailed and transcripts at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-06-0751 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.6 Greening City with Summer StevensonSummer Stevenson
Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Thunder Bay
How the city works determines how we work in it; a million ton goal and 36 month count-down; engineering for unpredictable extremes; being Brene Brown about it; turtles live on this planet too; Thunder Bay can be a leader - we underestimate our power; the catch 22 of adaptation; seeing everything through a climate lens
References detailed and transcripts at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-06-0751 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.5 The People in your Neighbourhood - with Charla Robinson, buy localFeaturing Charla Robinson, Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce
(plus Ben & Sam)
How local business is the life blood of a community & has a money-back guarantee; The failed experiment fix that will transform Thunder Bay; Why cooperate with your competitors; How the entrepreneurial spirit builds resilience, security, agency and better neighbourhoods; The most valuable returns on investment; Blindness and sight.
References & transcriptions at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-05-3155 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.5 The People in your Neighbourhood - with Charla Robinson, buy localFeaturing Charla Robinson, Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce
(plus Ben & Sam)
How local business is the life blood of a community & has a money-back guarantee; The failed experiment fix that will transform Thunder Bay; Why cooperate with your competitors; How the entrepreneurial spirit builds resilience, security, agency and better neighbourhoods; The most valuable returns on investment; Blindness and sight.
References & transcriptions at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-05-3155 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.4 The Pen is Mightier - Provincial Election thoughtsFeaturing Judith Monteith-Farrell; Tracey MacKinnon & Rob Barrett. Referencing Bren Smith & William McDonough
Being the squeak; gather expertise and lift muzzles; there is a deficit of autonomy in our economy; draw down carbon by lifting up people; making our values the fulcrum; the change we want; three questions answered.
References detailed and subscribe to the newsletter at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-05-2455 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.4 The Pen is Mightier - Provincial Election thoughtsFeaturing Judith Monteith-Farrell; Tracey MacKinnon & Rob Barrett. Referencing Bren Smith & William McDonough
Being the squeak; gather expertise and lift muzzles; there is a deficit of autonomy in our economy; draw down carbon by lifting up people; making our values the fulcrum; the change we want; three questions answered.
References detailed and subscribe to the newsletter at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-05-2455 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.3 Food Futures - with Brendan Grant of Sleepy G FarmWhy food is the most important thing; What it takes to achieve food security in Thunder Bay; Why Thunder Bay is a misnomer; why stop complaining and make it happen ourselves; What blows Brendan’s mind in every teaspoon of living soil; How Thunder Bay farmers are adapting to the Climate Emergency; How cows can be heroes.
References detailed & transcriptions at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-05-171h 03Something Different This Way Comes1.3 Food Futures - with Brendan Grant of Sleepy G FarmWhy food is the most important thing; What it takes to achieve food security in Thunder Bay; Why Thunder Bay is a misnomer; why stop complaining and make it happen ourselves; What blows Brendan’s mind in every teaspoon of living soil; How Thunder Bay farmers are adapting to the Climate Emergency; How cows can be heroes.
References detailed & transcriptions at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-05-171h 03Something Different This Way Comes1.2 Tips for Change Makers with Erin BeagleFeaturing Erin Beagle of Roots to Harvest
Let’s get to ‘yes’; changing our understanding of success; why driving a bus is better than going it alone; how climate change in Thunder Bay is like the trash compactor in Star Wars; giving people a place they can claim ownership within is powerful healing. But most of all: what would the Elders’ table say?
Transcripts and references at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-05-1047 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.2 Tips for Change Makers with Erin BeagleFeaturing Erin Beagle of Roots to Harvest
Let’s get to ‘yes’; changing our understanding of success; why driving a bus is better than going it alone; how climate change in Thunder Bay is like the trash compactor in Star Wars; giving people a place they can claim ownership within is powerful healing. But most of all: what would the Elders’ table say?
Transcripts and references at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-05-1047 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.1 Genesis - with Ben & SamThe movie that made Ben cry and sparked Heather's Climate Anxiety insomnia, then led to this podcast. The books that Heather thinks about most often. Ben & Sam's expectations for Thunder Bay.
Find references, details and subscribe to the newsletter at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-05-0338 minSomething Different This Way Comes1.1 Genesis - with Ben & SamThe movie that made Ben cry and sparked Heather's Climate Anxiety insomnia, then led to this podcast. The books that Heather thinks about most often. Ben & Sam's expectations for Thunder Bay.
Find references, details and subscribe to the newsletter at www.SomethingDifferentThisWayComes.ca
2022-05-0338 minSomething Different This Way ComesConversations to Ease my Climate AnxietySomething Different This Way Comes, launches Tuesday May 3 with new episodes weekly through June including conversations with Brendan Grant of Sleepy G Farm; Summer Stevenson, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Thunder Bay, and Erin Beagle of Roots to Harvest. Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay building her reference library of hope.
2022-04-2401 minSomething Different This Way ComesConversations to Ease my Climate AnxietySomething Different This Way Comes, launches Tuesday May 3 with new episodes weekly through June including conversations with Brendan Grant of Sleepy G Farm; Summer Stevenson, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Thunder Bay, and Erin Beagle of Roots to Harvest. Heather McLeod in Thunder Bay building her reference library of hope.
2022-04-2401 min
Social GeekMarketing Operations with Heather McLeodIt’s Marketing Monday and Heather McLeod, CMO of Authority Brands, is back to chat with Social Geek host Jack Monson.
Heather shares her story of growing her franchise system’s marketing team from two people to nearly sixty people! We’ll dive deep on structuring marketing roles for multiple brands, how marketing and operations must work together, and recruiting techniques for marketing talent.
Thanks to TruPresence, Thryv, and The Franchise Consumer Experience Conference. 2022-04-1828 min
The Multi-Location Marketing LeaderHeather McLeod on Multi-Brand Franchise Marketing LeadershipAs the Chief Marketing Officer at Authority Brands, Heather McLeod oversees consumer and franchise marketing for 10 franchise brands that go to market locally. A true multi-location marketing leader that has grown her team from 2 people to nearly 50, Heather shares her insights on data, branding, post-acquisition integration, and scaling successful programs.2021-10-1251 min
Accounting Leaders PodcastWhat success really means, the state of UK accounting, and the strength of community, with Heather TownsendThis week, Stuart is joined by Heather Townsend, founder of The Accountants Millionaires' Club, author of 6 books, and highly-regarded influencer, speaker and coach to accounting firm owners. They explore the intricacies of her career, her capacity to be well prepared, and the growth that she's helped many partners and firms achieve over the years.Together they discuss:
How Heather fell into the accounting profession (1:40).
Being an educator, taking the complex and making it simple (6:30).
Acknowledging that you can’t do everything (9:00).
The 3 ways to grow an accounting practice (10:30).
Pricing and increasing your fees (12:00).
Going after the wrong g...2021-10-0648 min
Women of HERstory: A PodcastMary McLeod Bethune: Civil and Women's Rights Activist and World Renowned EducatorHere we have yet another instance of a woman who must've had 25 hours in a day and 8 days a week. Mary McLeod Bethune was the 15th child of former slaves that was given the rare opportunity of a formal education at the age of 10. From that moment on, she was in motion. She worked alongside numerous Presidents of the United States, founded and was the President of Bethune-Cookman College, and during all of this, still found the time to be active in every possible outlet available. Her "Black Cabinet" under FDR laid the political groundwork for the modern day...2021-03-1639 min
Dynamic DisruptionApproaching Change: Authority Brands CMO, Heather McLeod, Discusses Navigating the UnknownHeather McLeod, Chief Marketing Officer of Authority Brands, sat down with Eulerity's COO and Co-Founder, Adam Chandler, to discuss what it takes to create consistency, how to gain experience and create new opportunities post-grad, and the benefits of working at a well established company with a start-up attitude.2021-03-1559 minSocial GeekFranchise Spotlight: Heather McLeodIt’s Franchise Friday and we’re talking to Heather McLeod, Chief Marketing Officer at Authority Brands.
Heather sees Online Reputation as the new “Lift” medium: if you have strong reviews online, then all other marketing will perform better and consumers will be more likely to convert. Heather shares many great tips on using reviews to gain an advantage over your competitors on Google and other places.
Bonus! Today we have an update on the current Franchise Economy from Tom Epstein at FPN. And we’ll spotlight some Health and Safety best practices from Northeast Color including...2020-08-2838 min
A Circle in a SquareOur Inspirational Baking Wiz Heather McLeod - Peeling Back the LayersHeather McLeod has always been a pug-lover. She had a pug growing up and when she became an adult, before she knew it she had three pugs. One day, she had a friend visit her and spend the night. In the morning, she made her friend breakfast with a note, “Welcome to the Three Pug Inn,” and the name stuck! This led Heather to become the professional baker, entrepreneur, and kitchen wiz she is today! She is the owner of Three Pug Bakery, a full service bakery and catering company. She has hosted events at the Dizzy Daisy and...2020-07-1443 min
Modrn BusinessMB Early Archives 027: Heather McLeod, VP Marketing of The Cleaning AuthorityThe marketing mix is noisier than ever before. But there are Modern tools, technologies and mindsets that can be ROCKET FUEL for taking your brand to the next level.
Enjoy this great podcast with Heather McLeod, where we dive into these topics and more!
Thanks as always, Ben Kliever, Audio Engineer2018-06-2837 min
ALF's The DialogueHeather McLeod Grant discusses "The Giving Code"Why are Silicon Valley community-based organizations struggling to meet demand in one of the wealthiest and most sophisticated regions in the world? Why aren’t more Silicon Valley philanthropists directing their dollars toward local organizations and issues, in addition to national or global causes?
Senior Fellows Alexa Cortés Culwell and Heather McLeod Grant, co founders of Open Impact, set out to answer these questions in their recently released report, The Giving Code: Silicon Valley Nonprofits and Philanthropy.
In this podcast, Heather shares a bit about their findings and what steps can be taken to bridge the giving gap.2017-03-1726 min
Inside Social InnovationHeather McLeod Grant - Social Change With a Networked MindsetNavigating social networks could well be the ultimate nonprofit management tactic. In this audio lecture recorded at the Nonprofit Management Institute, Heather McLeod Grant discusses how individuals and organizations are using networked approaches to promote social change efforts. She focuses on the work of the Monitor Institute, in particular, and offers tips on how to use social networks effectively. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/heather_mcleod_grant_-_social_change_with_a_networked_mindset2009-10-191h 01