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Founding Your Way
Hosted by Maggie Ward and Lucy Luneva, co-founders of Pearl + Light, Founding Your Way is a podcast exploring the human side of building something meaningful.Pearl + Light is a small business and nonprofit consulting agency inspired by good people doing good things. They partner with organizations rooted in service, creativity, and community, and are passionate about helping spread awareness of the people and projects uplifting local communities.This podcast is an extension of that mission.Through honest conversations with founders, creatives, nonprofit leaders, and community builders, Founding Your Way shares the stories behind the work — what inspired people to begin, what challenges them, what keeps them going, and what it really looks like to build something of your own.Rooted in Boston and shaped by the people creating impact within it, the podcast highl
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Living Adventurously, Safely: David Trant on Building Trant Training
David Trant didn't set out to build a training organization.What began as a way to keep his lifeguards certified gradually evolved into Trant Training, a growing New England-based collective offering lifeguard, CPR, first aid, wilderness safety, and instructor certifications.In this episode of Founding Your Way, Maggie sits down with David to explore confidence, preparedness, and the unexpected journey from public school teacher to founder. Together, they discuss why we respond the way we practice, the art of staying calm under pressure, and how learning safety skills can help us live more fully and adventurously.Learn more about Trant Training:www.tranttraining.comInstagramFacebookConnect with the hosts, Maggie & Lucy https://www.pearlandlight.co/https://www.linkedin.com/company/pearl-light-co/abouthttps://www.podpage.com/founding-your-way/
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Community as Medicine: Jeffrey Thomas on Building The Mandela Yoga Project
In the very first episode of Founding Your Way, Maggie sits down with Jeffrey Thomas, founder of The Mandela Yoga Project, to explore the deeply personal story behind the organization and its mission to make healing practices accessible to all.Inspired by the life of Jeffrey’s sister, Sonya, The Mandela Yoga Project was created with a powerful mission: to empower communities impacted by the public health crisis of racism through the proven health and emotional wellbeing benefits of yoga.The conversation covers systemic barriers in healthcare, the commercialization of yoga in the West, and Mandela Yoga's work partnering with federally qualified health centers to bring free, accessible yoga into underserved communities. Jeffrey also shares the realities of building a nonprofit, navigating funding, and working toward long-term systemic change.Learn more: mandelayogaproject.orgFollow Mandela Yoga on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mandela-yoga-project-inc/posts/?feedView=allFollow Mandela Yoga on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MandelaYogaProjectConnect with the hosts, Maggie & Lucy https://www.pearlandlight.co/https://www.linkedin.com/company/pearl-light-co/abouthttps://www.podpage.com/founding-your-way/
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Hosted by Maggie Ward and Lucy Luneva, co-founders of Pearl + Light, Founding Your Way is a podcast exploring the human side of building something meaningful.Pearl + Light is a small business and nonprofit consulting agency inspired by good people doing good things. They partner with organizations rooted in service, creativity, and community, and are passionate about helping spread awareness of the people and projects uplifting local communities.This podcast is an extension of that mission.Through honest conversations with founders, creatives, nonprofit leaders, and community builders, Founding Your Way shares the stories behind the work — what inspired people to begin, what challenges them, what keeps them going, and what it really looks like to build something of your own.Rooted in Boston and shaped by the people creating impact within it, the podcast highl
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