"Trees have no boundaries. They grow in every country." Interviewing the founders of the non-profit Trees for Me.

Founders of the New Jersey non-profit organization, Trees for Me, align with a core premise: It takes ten trees to support one life. With that, founder Harini Rajesh and co-founder Anvita Gurumurthy, Sowmya Parthasarathy and Rupa Gurumurthy started this initiative to plant trees around the world. (Harini goes to Cornell university and Anvita is at NYU.) "There aren't nearly enough trees in the world for everyone. And we intend to change that," Rajesh says.In our interview with the Sage Sayers, the week of Mother's Day, we hear of their progress made: $30k raised, 2,811 trees planted, and 281 lives sustained. We hear from two college students whose applications to college became even better through launching a non-profit in their youths, because they had an uplifting story to tell. And we hear how launching a non-profit can bring families closer and teach us storytelling techniques, because motivating others to plant trees and fund those plantings requires excellent communication, organization, and persuasion skills. You can follow Trees for Me here and visit their instagram page here. Email the group at [email protected] if you'd like to donate, get involved, or plant a tree. Debbi McCullough has written for the Economist, Financial Times of London, and Guardian. She is certified with the International Coaching Federation as a Master Certified Coach, in the top 4% globally, and is a communications thought partner to emerging and newly-promoted Fortune 500/100 leaders. Find her on LinkedIn.  Book her for a consult. Train your teams with her on Maven and here. ​