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3rd Act
by Roger Steed
Welcome to the third act podcast. Shining a spotlight on individuals, charities, and small business owners suffering from illness, economic shutdown, or lack of support and funding. Meaningful conversations that generate compassion and financial support from listeners compelled to join us on this journey to share life experiences that improve the lives of others.
Episodes
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Giving Tuesday with Share Detroit
In This Episode: Share Detroit is a technology platform that allows charities to post their sites, raise funds, solicit volunteers, and communicate with anyone on the Share Detroit website. It is a terrific endeavor that Detroit needs as well as other major cities in our country. With me today…
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Jack Kirnan's story of walking the Camino
In This Episode: Jack discusses his trip walking the Camino in August of 2021. Dr. Jack Kirnan today specializes in helping folks explore new ideas and pathways to find success. Jack brings over 30 years of personal experience, financial services, and education to his professional coaching and...
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The Good Eggs with Sandy Mals
In This Episode: The Good Eggs Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that works hard to identify childhood support programs, organizations, and families facing challenges in order to provide care and assistance. Once an organization is 'EGGED," it will receive the help that is needed. “EGGINGS”…
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HAVEN of Oakland County
In This Episode: As Oakland County’s only comprehensive program for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, HAVEN provides shelter, counseling, advocacy and educational programming to nearly 30,000 people each year. HAVEN has helped domestic violence and sexual assault victims and their...
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Gratitude through Cancer with Christina Costa
In This Episode: In Christina's research and now her life she studies the practice of gratitude. Gratitude practices are something that anyone, no matter what they are going through can implement. They are all accessible and all free. This doesn't mean that they are easy, but they can make an...
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The Definition of Homelessness
In This Episode: Kimber is an active advocate for children and seniors that are struggling without food and shelter in Pontiac and throughout Oakland County, Michigan. We talk about the housing issue in Oakland County, in part because of the definitions of homelessness in HUD housing. Kimber...
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Redefining Normal - Two Foster Kids that beat the odds
Coming up on the one-year anniversary of their Book "Redefining Normal" Justin and Alexis update our audience what they have been up to and what is coming up for them. Growing up, they didn’t believe they had a future. Together, they are building forever. Alexis Black was six when her mother died...
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Turning tragedy into purpose with Steven Dowd
Steven is a disabled motivational speaker, based in London. Themes he speaks about: Disability Forced Change Planning for Resilience, and Dealing with Uncertainty Steven Dowd committed to get fit and agreed to compete in a charity cycling event. He bought a bike, started training and rode to work...
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Delisa Herbert providing help for the homeless in Oklahoma City
Delisa Herbert runs and owns a 501c3 nonprofit ministry from her Second Chance Thrift store in Oklahoma City. This is not just a simple thrift store, like the personality of it's owner, it is about changing lives for the better, in a remarkable and loving manner that will amaze you and bring a...
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Janette Phillips Executive Director of ShareDetroit.org
Share Detroit is a community engagement conduit offering simple ways for neighbors, nonprofits, and businesses to come together and strengthen our local community. They make it easy for people to find local nonprofits and engage with them how they choose, whether it’s donating money, volunteering...
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The Living & Learning Enrichment Center with Rachelle Vartanian
Living & Learning Enrichment Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded by Rachelle Vartanian. Rachelle graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in teaching for the emotionally impaired. Right out of college, she worked at a lock-up center for adjudicated youth....
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Helping Michigan's Children with Lynda McGhee
Lynda taught language arts and the Detroit public schools system, although challenging, she loved educating and helping children through that experience. After that time, Lynda decided to attend Wayne State University law school. And she says she happened upon a job posting for a position as an...
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Vista Maria in Dearborn Heights
Our guest is Jessica Marcetti, is the manager of volunteer resources at Vista Maria. Vista Maria services 1200 people a year and has roughly 450 children in their program and 80 women staying on their campus. Vista Maria is a place for girls, youth, and their families to realize a life beyond...
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Rev. Rochelle Beckemeyer on working with mentally challenged young adults
Rochelle Beckemeyer has been serving as senior pastor at Echo Christian Fellowship in Lake Orion, MI, since June of 2008, having received a Master of Divinity degree from Michigan Theological Seminary (May 2008) and ministry credentials through the Assemblies of God (Certified Nov 2006, Licensed...
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Aly Murray - Democratizing access to academic support
Aly is co-founder and executive director of UPchieve, a free 24 seven online tutoring, non-profit organization that provides high school students with academic support to finish high school, attend college, and achieve upward mobility. Eligible students can create a free account and request help…
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Charlie Cavell on thinking like a global citizen in local government
Charlie brings his background as a social worker and international work. He founded an innovative nonprofit called Pay It Forward Initiative while at Wayne State University and working with New Detroit, and a nonprofit focused on racial justice. We talk more about Charlie's background and his...
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Todd Lipa of CARES in Farmington Hills
Todd has been instrumental in starting CARES and seeing it through the early years of development with a kind heart and a knowledge of what the community needs. Todd's history as the director of Farmington Hills, youth, and family services for many years placed him in the perfect role to see...
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Clay Boykin- In Search of the New Compassionate Male
Life Skills Coach with a compassionate and counterintuitive approach to working with people and organizations. Author - Circles of Men: A Counter-Intuitive Approach to Creating Men's Groups Founder - Men's Fellowship: Circles of Men Project As a life skills coach and business leader, Clay Boykin...
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Kimber Bishop-Yanke and the Book Buddy Program
Kimber is also the chair of the Oakland County task force on poverty and homelessness and uses her skills to collaborate with many political and charitable organizations to help her community in a myriad of ways. Roger made a challenge to donate Kimber shares personal stories from volunteers who...
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Elaine Grohman - teacher, author, and energy healer
I am pleased to record my first guest-focused podcast of the year with Elaine Grohman. I was introduced to Elaine last fall by a friend who thought we should get to know each other, since we are both involved in a journey to help individuals through acts of kindness. It is becoming increasingly...
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Moving forward in 2021
As I think about the mission of the 3rd Act to shine a spotlight on deserving individuals and organizations that are making a difference in this crazy world we find ourselves in, I feel the desire to kick it up a notch in 2021. Over the last seven or eight months, I believe we have started a good...
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Andrew McAllister with the Believe It Foundation
In 2008 the Believe It Foundation was formed by Andrew McAllister for the purpose of promoting the inclusion of physically challenged children. Far too often these children are needlessly excluded from opportunities to participate with others when a little extra effort is all that is necessary....
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IDK Foundation Youth Empowerment
Jannie is an author physical fitness coach certified personal trainer, as well as a physical therapist assistant who has been serving in the Dallas, Texas community for over 20 years. Jannie has extensive experience in sports, physical therapy field providing rehabilitation coaching. Two athletes...
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Matt Hook - Nothing looks better on you than generosity
Matt Hook has two main life goals: “To get to heaven and take as many people with me as possible,” and “To provide as many ministry opportunities for as many people as possible.” Matt moved to Dexter with his wife Leigh in 2003 to be Sr. Pastor of Dexter United Methodist Church. Matt’s number one...
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Lauren Sullivan - Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Oklahoma City
Lauren shares a bit about the history of the nonprofit and some of their amazing initiatives. She felt called to make a difference as a high schooler when the Oklahoma City bombing occurred and she witnessed the way people come together in tragedy to take care of each other. Since 1992…
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Mark Urness - Three Time Survivor
After summering in Lake Michigan for decades, Mark found himself in a familiar swimming hole with his father, wife, and 3 sons anchored 75 feet offshore. Mark jumped into the cold Lake Michigan water and swam to shore. As he got within 10-15 yards he wanted to walk to shore but couldn't find the...
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Education Equity with UPchieve - Kate Hoffman
Kate discusses the opportunity gap and her passion for making education equitable. She worked as a teacher in DC and saw first hand some of the challenges as her class was put into lockdown multiple times because of gun violence. Kate shares about UPcheive whose mission is "Every student deserves...
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Pastor Kent W. Clark and the Grace Centers of Hope
Grace Centers of Hope is Oakland County's oldest and largest homeless shelter formerly known as the Pontiac Rescue Mission. As an organization, our main priority is to help those who are hurting to regain confidence in themselves, renew hope in their futures, and restore their faith in God. We...
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Half | Time from Success to Significance - John Waldo
John was greatly affected by the Murray Federal Building bombing in April of 1995. They had a mutual friend from college that John shares a heartwarming and inspiring story fo how they reconnected through Half | Time Institue from Bob Buford. Their mutual friend used his resources and experiences...
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Ellen Tabak helping people cope with COVID-19
Ellen has received two master's degrees in social work and healthcare administration and began her career opening inpatient, psychiatric hospitals for children and young adults in Detroit. From there. She started the mental health matters instrument care program at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of...
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Kid's Empowered founder Kimber Bishop-Yanke
We talk with Kimber Bishop-Yankee, founder of Kids Empowered which offers one-on-one, group programs, and training to empower children, teens, parents, and professionals to deal with unfriendly classmates and friends, bullying and to build confidence, emotional intelligence, character…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the third act podcast. Shining a spotlight on individuals, charities, and small business owners suffering from illness, economic shutdown, or lack of support and funding. Meaningful conversations that generate compassion and financial support from listeners compelled to join us on this journey to share life experiences that improve the lives of others.
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Roger Steed
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Welcome to the third act podcast. Shining a spotlight on individuals, charities, and small business owners suffering from illness, economic shutdown, or lack of support and funding. Meaningful conversations that generate compassion and financial support from listeners compelled to join us on this...
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