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TRIIBE Talk"Your Heart Is Dancing": Kahina Haynes on Institutional Knowledge & Revolutionizing AccessIn today's episode, Kahina Haynes, Executive Director of the Dance Institute of Washington (DIW), shares how her experience as a third-generation dance artist shapes her worldview. Today, she's transforming one of the most historically exclusive industries into a more equitable, accessible space for young BIPOC dancers. Kahina defines dance as a powerful formula of expression, rhythm, and movement, one that lives everywhere from protest marches to boardrooms. She opens up about being unexpectedly "catapulted" into executive leadership after the sudden passing of the organization's founder, and the hard-earned lessons she learned about succession, documentation, and preparing the...
2026-02-1936 minTRIIBE TalkWhat Motivated Nayla Jimenez's Philippine Health InitiativeWhat starts as a family tradition can become a global mission. Nayla Jimenez, founder and executive director of the Philippine Health Initiative, shares how sending balikbayan boxes to her family's hometown in Cebu City grew into a youth-led nonprofit improving pediatric health, education, and wellness across the Philippines. Now a neuroscience student on the physician-scientist track, Nayla reflects on confidence, leadership, cultural identity, and why she chose to spend her birthdays serving children instead of celebrating herself. From medical donations and school rebuilding to basketball clinics and holistic care, this conversation explores how empathy, energy, and community...
2026-02-1224 minTRIIBE TalkShrusti Amula Makes Her Spirit of Giving Back Rise N ShineShrusti Amula, Founder and CEO of Rise N Shine Foundation, unpacks how a student-run composting program grew into a youth-powered movement tackling food waste, climate change, and food insecurity across Maryland. She shares how launching her first compost program in seventh grade sparked a ripple effect through schools, families, and communities; eventually helping students organize, testifying before government bodies, and passing a $1.25 million state bill to fund school composting programs. Along the way, she reflects on leadership setbacks, the power of perseverance, and why empowering young people early creates lifelong changemakers. This conversation is a masterclass in...
2026-02-0531 minTRIIBE TalkListening Is About Love: Paul Spivey's Path From the Board to Board SearchPaul Spivey, Principal at Phillips Oppenheim, unpacks what most founders, CEOs, and board members get wrong about leadership, governance, and power. Drawing on his rare experience serving both as a nonprofit executive director and a board member, Paul shares candid insights on why relationships matter more than resumes, how ego quietly derails organizations, and why boards often hold more power than leaders realize. From founder mistakes and board dynamics to DEI, trust, and the overlooked discipline of listening, this conversation is a masterclass in values-driven leadership for anyone building or stewarding an organization with real impact.
2026-01-2933 minTRIIBE TalkVaruni Chopra's Calling to Bridge the Gap in TechIn this episode of TRIIBE Talk, Varuni Chopra, Founder of Bridge the Gap, shares how a pandemic-era initiative grew into a national movement connecting young volunteers with senior citizens through technology, empathy, and human connection. It began as helping seniors video call their families and evolved into something far more powerful: a two-way exchange where youth teach digital tools and seniors pass down wisdom, perspective, and purpose. Varuni dives into building intergenerational relationships, scaling a volunteer-driven nonprofit, adapting to changing community needs, and reimagining what "connection" looks like beyond technology. This conversation is a powerful reminder that...
2026-01-2334 minTRIIBE TalkDanielle Guindo Brings Young Leaders Into a Read AllianceDanielle Guindo, Executive Director of Read Alliance, knows just a single word can change how young people see themselves. She and Kyle Matthys explore how youth leadership, literacy, and authentic purpose can change lives across generations. Danielle shares her personal journey as the child of two public school teachers, the power of language in shaping identity, and how Read Alliance's teen-led reading model has helped thousands of children become confident readers and leaders. This conversation dives into leadership development, burnout prevention, social impact, and why believing in young people isn't just inspiring. It works.
2026-01-1534 minTRIIBE TalkHigh Tech with HAITECH: Anne-Sophie Frédérick Builds Global Opportunity Through Code and CommunityFor Anne-Sophie Frédérick, a love of human languages translated into a program to teach computer languages to students in Haiti. The Founder and Product Lead of HAITECH Learning explores her remarkable journey from growing up in Haiti to launching a nonprofit expanding computer literacy for youth around the world. Anne-Sophie shares how her early passion for education, language, and service shaped HAITECH's mission, whether that's with hands-on coding cohorts and peer mentorship to teaching technology through art, culture, and storytelling. This episode is a powerful reminder that technology isn't just about code, it's about people, ac...
2026-01-0837 minTRIIBE TalkFor Wendy Diamond, Every Day is Women's Entrepreneurship DayWhat happens when life falls apart and you choose to move forward anyway? In this powerful episode of Tribe Talk, host Kyle Matthys sits down with global entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder Wendy Diamond to explore a life defined not by circumstance, but by resilience, purpose, and action. If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of your path, this episode is a masterclass in reclaiming agency, finding purpose, and creating impact starting right where you are.
2025-12-3036 minTRIIBE TalkHow Adeline Azrack Became a Restorer of DignityAdeline Azrack's early work with young people from underresourced backgrounds has led to a lifetime of service and leadership inside one of the world's most influential brands. In this deeply reflective conversation, she shares how her commitment to human dignity was forged through service, systemic injustice, and jobs that changed everything, even if they didn't always feel glamorous. Together, Adeline and host Kyle Matthys explore what it means to restore dignity in a world shaped by inequity, how multi-generational leadership is essential to real progress, and how you may be a leader long before you ever realize...
2025-12-2340 minTRIIBE TalkCarl Nassib's Journey from Philly and the NFL to PhilanthropyFormer NFL captain and Rayze Founder/CEO Carl Nassib joins TRIIBE talk to discuss his journey from professional football to building a platform that reimagines how people give back. Reflecting on a lifetime of volunteering, from church to the Special Olympics, Penn State THON and The Trevor Project, Carl explains why philanthropy isn't just charity, but community, mental health, and leadership in action. In this wide-ranging conversation, Carl and host Kyle Matthys explore why volunteering builds perspective, how young people and companies are reshaping purpose-driven work, and why the future of giving needs a centralized, social-first hub...
2025-12-1636 minTRIIBE 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 minTRIIBE Talk"Climate Literacy Is a Human Right" Why Maya Gowda is Planting SEEDs WorldwidePowered by www.Streamr.nyc | At just 14 years old, Maya Gowda founded SEED to fill a gap she saw in her school's curriculum: real, actionable climate education. What started as a single classroom lesson in Miami has now grown into a global movement, reaching students across 171 elementary schools, multiple African countries, and 73 languages. In this episode, Maya shares how she built SEED from scratch: partnering with teachers, cold-emailing international organizations, navigating skepticism as a teenager, and designing localized climate-change curricula that meet students where they are. She opens up about growing up in Florida amid...
2025-12-0237 minTRIIBE TalkInspired by Early Tragedy, Olivia Zhang is Putting Cancer Kids FirstPowered by www.Streamr.nyc | At just 14, Olivia Zhang turned unimaginable loss into one of the fastest-growing youth-led nonprofits in the world. In this powerful conversation, the founder of Cancer Kids First shares how a grassroots project born in a high school cafeteria grew into a global movement supporting 10,000+ young cancer patients. Olivia opens up about the all-nighters, the failures, the WikiHow beginnings, the impact of technology, and what it really takes for young people to lead at scale. Her journey, recognized by TED, Prince William, and L'Oréal Women of Worth, is a masterclass in resilience, pu...
2025-11-2531 minTRIIBE TalkFrom the NFL to Fixing Philanthropy: Carl Nassib's App to Rayze AwarenessPowered by www.Streamr.nyc | Former NFL star and Rayze founder Carl Nassib joins TRIIBE Talk to reveal how a single volunteer day near the Buccaneers' stadium opened his eyes to a broken system, motivating him give philanthropic giving an upgrade. In this episode, Carl talks about the emotional moment that inspired Rayze, the generational disconnect holding nonprofits back, and why young people actually do want to give… if we meet them where they are.
2025-11-2511 minTRIIBE TalkHunger into Hope: Robert Lee is Rescuing Leftover Cuisine One Plate at a TimePowered by www.Streamr.nyc | What would motivate you to quit your job at JP Morgan to get into the business of saving food headed for the dumpster? And what would your parents say? Robert Lee, founder of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, joins TRIIBE Talk to share how immigrant experiences, volunteer power, and smart business models turned into one of New York's most innovative food-rescue engines. Robert reveals the quirks, the missteps, the moments that shaped his mission, and why food rescue might become the universal norm in the next decade.
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