Empathy is Essential to Changemaking ft. Barb Steele & Fabrice Vil Purposeful Empathy hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn why Ashoka believes “everyone is a changemaker." Barb Steele is the Executive Director of Ashoka Canada, a social purpose organization that supports social entrepreneurs. Fabrice, a proud Ashoka Fellow, is the Founder of Pour 3 Points, a non-profit organization that helps transform sports coaches into life-skill coaches. In this episode, Barb describes why empathy is critical to social entrepreneurship, and Fabrice unpacks the importance of empathy in coaching. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 About Barb Steele 00:55 About Fabrice Vil 02:06 What is Ashoka Canada? 04:17 What is Pour 3 Points? 07:10 Why did Fabrice become a social entrepreneur? 08:55 How the COVID-19 pandemic exposed inequalities in our society 11:23 Barb shares two impact stories created by Ashoka Fellows 16:14 The connection between coaching and leadership development 21:44 Why everyone can - and should - be a changemaker 26:33 Two ways Ashoka is contributing to the empathy movement 29:15 What is the true role of a coach? 32:30 Barb Steele’s Purposeful Empathy story 34:00 Fabrice Vil’s Purposeful Empathy story CONNECT WITH Barb Steele ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/barb-steele1/ ✩ Website https://ashokacanada.org/fellows/profiles/ CONNECT WITH Fabrice Vil ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabricevil/ ✩ Website https://pour3points.ca/en/ CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩ https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl Video edited by David Tsvariani