Recovery to Workforce with Eve Lyon and Paul Wright - Ep 6

In today's episode, we talk about another of SEA's core values, Equality for Equity. We believe that everyone deserves equal access and opportunity, and as an organization, we strive to procure and empower an adequate distribution of all resources for all members of all communities for social and economic prosperity.Today, we welcome Eve Lyon and Paul Wright, founders of SEA's Recovery to Workforce Affinity Group. The Recovery to Workforce Affinity Group truly embraces this value and meets regularly to discuss how to better bridge the gaps in providing access to all people.Be sure to check out our next Recovery to Workforce Affinity Group meetingMay 18th, 4pm -5pm ET**************Paul Wright is co-founder of Wright Venture Services and has been an SEA member since 2014. He had a 20 year career in community development finance, funding over $20M in impact projects. He is now sharing what he’s learned with social entrepreneurs as a business coach and online course trainer. His expertise is in lean startup practices, marketing strategy, leadership development, and raising capital.Paul earned his MBA from Eastern University and is an accredited certified coach by the International Coaching Federation. He lives in the beautiful foothills of Appalachia Kentucky and is an avid trail runner and hiker.You can learn more about Paul's work here:Courses and coaching, B2CProgram development, B2BPaul is also offering his free video and guidebook, First Steps to the Perfect Pitch**************Eve Lyon previously served as Senior Director of Social Enterprise for The Lords Place, a Palm Beach County, Florida nonprofit where she supervised Social Enterprise businesses offering an approach to employment that leverages the power of the public marketplace to provide real world job experience for individuals with barriers to employment.In her current role as Recovery Navigator for St. Lucie County in Florida, Eve utilizes this knowledge to enhance services and identify in-demand employment opportunities for St. Lucie County job seekers committed to their recovery as well as friends, family members, and caregivers impacted by substance use or addiction. The St. Lucie Recovery WORKS initiative, funded by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity supports employers who engage in helping individuals return to work to create meaningful, productive lives.**************What is a Social Enterprise?A Social Enterprise is an organization created for impact. It uses a sustainable and earned income business model with a governing structure focused on stated social or environmental goals. It invests a significant portion of its revenue, profit or assets into expanding this stated mission.socialenterprise.usinfo@socialenterprise.ustoastinggood.com