All Episodes

Season 10 Episode 94 Giselle Garcia

Season 10 Episode 93 Cathy Rodriguez

Season 10 Episode 92 Francisco Castillo

Season 10 Episode 91 Felix Contreras

Season 9 Episode 90 Chaez Boswell

Season 9 Episode 89 Ashanti Branch

Season 9 Episode 88 Dr. Tina Torres

Season 9 Episode 87 Juan Novello

Season 9 Episode 86 Misty Avila

Season 9 Episode 85 Rudy Corpuz

Season 9 Episode 84 Carlos Kandia

Season 9 Episode 83 Armoni Easley

Season 9 Episode 82 Lydia Ramirez

Season 9 Episode 81 Sergio Robles

Season 8 Episode 80 Dr. Ernest Uwazie & Julius Austin

Season 8 Episode 79 Paul Willis

Season 8 Episode 78 Clarissa Laguardia

Season 8 Episode 77 Live with Cheech Marin

Season 8 Episode 76 Doni Blumenstock

Season 8 Episode 75 - CVJC Alma Martinez and Joe Kieta

Season 8 Episode 74 Armando Salud & Monica Ruelas Mares

Season 8 Episode 73 Professional Development and Leadership with Alex Cadenas

Practicing a little mental health for voting this week- We will have a new episode 11/12/24

Season 8 Episode 72 Live with Julissa Arce, Award winning author of You Sound Like a White Girl

Season 8 Episode 71 Live with Javier Zamora, Award Winning Author of Solito

Season 7 Episode 70 Dr. Addie Ellis

Season 7 Episode 69 Anthony & Chaez

Season 7 Episode 68 Ron Dwyer Voss

Season 7 Episode 67 Carlos Santini

Season 7 Episode 66: Elodia Ortega-Lampkin & Rogelio Villagrana

Season 7 Episode 65 Felix Contreras

Season 7 Episode 64: Linda Farley discuss Girl Scouts

Season 7 Episode 63: Tina Garcia and Maria Segoviano

Season 7 Episode 62: Dr. Steve Olmos discusses Visions In Education

Season 7 Episode 61: Katie McCleary discuss her book Bridge the Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools to Transform Work Relationships From Challenging to Collaborative

Season 6 Episode 60: Kerry Callahan and Jason Price discuss the Lincoln Youth Development Plan

Season 6 Episode 59: Monica Ruelas Mares discusses her role at Sac Kids First and the organizations goals and accomplishments in the Sacramento region.

Season 6 Episode 58: YDN discusses how they made the decision to transition to a 4 day, 10 hour work week and how they are still navigating it.

Season 6 Episode 57: Chaez Boswell discusses the Sol Blume Music Festival coming to Sacramento Discovery Park

Season 6 Episode 56: Artie Padilla & Julie Vue discuss the amazing work being done at The Fresno DRIVE Initiative

Season 6 Episode 55: Jason Sitar & Jose Napoles discusses the problems college students face when they lack a stable place to live

Season 6 Episode 54: Trina Camping discusses 745.5 Square One, a Maker's Space in the Woodland Public Library

Season 6 Episode 53: Dwight Taylor Sr. discusses and explains the power of effective communication.

Episode 52: Dr. Stacey Chimimba Ault discusses and explains what restful leadership looks like and why it is important.

Episode 51: Juan Novello and Cathy Rodriguez discuss the state of the Latinx community in the Sacramento Region

Episode 50: Tina Dyer discusses the power of holding space in difficult moments

Episode 49: Alma Elizabeth López joins us to shine a light on the function and offerings of Brown Issues

Episode 48: Julius Austin shares about the Sacramento Promise Zone led by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency

Episode 47: Sara Bernal discusses the Center for Land-Based Learning

Episode 46: Henry Ortiz shares his experiences with resiliency

Episode 45: SCOE's Monica Gonzalez and Mark Drewes share on the state of expanded learning in the Sacramento region

Episode 44 - Pt 2: Chief Daniel Hahn Discusses his Impact and Upcoming Retirement

Episode 44 - Pt 1: Sacramento Chief of Police Daniel Hahn Reflects on his Impact

Episode 43: Project Optimism Founder Armoni Easley Discusses Where Opportunity Meets Change

Episode 42: Dr. Lisa Cardoza shares her story of triumph and resiliency

Episode 41: Brent "Trayce" Sands discusses iMPOUND Comics and the story of Sacramento's own superhero

Episode 40: Adrian Ruiz Jr. discusses the journey of a young male dancer

Episode 39: Nueva Epoca rockstars Gerardo Cabral and Rosa Flores share their experience as members of the Latinx leadership pipeline

Episode 38: Jen Bradford discusses the Northern California Dance Conservatory and it's mission, vision, and triumphs

Episode 37: Alex Gutierrez shines a light on the Afro-Latino/Latinx experience

Episode 36: YDN Camp - 10 years later alumni share why it's all worth it

Episode 35: Roberto Rivera discusses his approach to education and youth development

Episode 34: Executive Director Imani Lucas shares about United and Guided

Episode 33: CEO Rivkah Sass discusses the Sacramento Library

Episode 32: Meg Birmingham shares why there is a drop in youth engagement in school and community programs

Episode 31: Paul Willis discusses his new album Wonderland and his story as an educator, artist, and activist

Reflection of Season 3

Episode 30: Maria Madril Hernandez shares her story growing up and her advocacy in the community to assist Native American youth succeed

Episode 29: Alexsys Thompson discusses creating A White Space and it's goal of assisting white people and others become anti-racist

Episode 28: Kevin McCarthy emphasizes on how leaders can bring the public square back and what is the danger of a world without it

Episode 27: Youth Division Manager Monica Blanco shares what it takes to create and facilitate excellent social spaces and places for people to thrive and succeed in this time of disruption

Episode 26: Yolo County Office of Education Superintendent Garth Lewis considers equitable education during a pandemic and the possibility of a Yolo County Master Plan for Youth

Episode 25: Greg Garcia of Cities Rise discusses mental health in the climates in which young people live, learn, play, and work

Episode 24: Dr. Addie Ellis shares on navigating and leading the world of education during this perfect storm of racism, a pandemic, and unemployment

Episode 23: Priscilla Enriquez helps us take a look at the world of philanthropy through an equity lens

Episode 22: Doni Blumenstock & Larry Garcia discuss a new latinx leadership network in the Sacramento Region

Episode 21: IYT's Michael Lynch and Michael Casper shares how they are ushering in the next wave of boys and men of color who will contribute to society greatly

Season Three Preview

Thank you & Reflection of Season Two

Episode 20: Jesse Salinas talks youth engagement in civic participation

Episode 19: Principal Louie Zumstein shines a light on what it takes to create a strengths-based culture on campus

Episode 18: LGBTQ+ Youth Advocates group P.R.I.D.E P.A.K.'s Founder Lori Vine, of SJUSD, discusses how she amplifies student voice and makes decisions based on what students need to be successful

Episode 17: Jose Gonzalez, Founder of Latino Outdoors, shares how Latino Outdoors is fulfilling a vision where all Latino communities enjoy nature as a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place

Episode 16: DJ Anthony Vincent taps into the gears of connecting with your audience by stimulating their hearts and minds

Episode 15: Crystal Harding and Paris Dye from The Black Child Legacy Campaign share about youth development and authentic youth voice/choice in North Highlands/Foothill Farms

Episode 14: Karen Schauer Superintendent of GJUESD shares insight on creating a strengths-based school district

Episode 13: Frank Pisi shares how California history curriculum has become more engaging, equitable, and relevant for students

Episode 12: Brandon Miller, author of Play to Their Strengths, discusses the power of parenting through a strengths-based lens

Episode 11: Grants Advisory Board for Youth representatives share about the world of youth philanthropy

Thank You & Reflection of Season One

Episode 10: Makayle Leigh sits down with us to share why strengths is catching on and what Yolo County is doing to make sure that the strengths culture they are creating is sustainable

Episode 9: YDN trainers help us take a look at youth voice and choice--the how's, why's, what's, and buts of it all

Episode 8: Dr. Tico Zendejas gives us his unique insight into the Latino leadership pipeline in Yolo County

Episode 7: Board Member of Sacramento ACT- Pastor Les Simmons discusses what is being done to strengthen the weakened relationship between the community and law enforcement

Episode 6: Are you a leader struggling with the pace of change? If so, Dr. Jessica Kriegel has 4 keys that can help unlock it all

Episode 5: Jennyann Gallo, YDN camp alum, shares how Sacramento prepared her (and didn't) for life at UCLA and beyond

Episode 4: Basim Elkarra, Executive Director of The Council On American Islamic Relations (CAIR), shares the state of Muslim youth in our community

Episode 3: Kerry Callahan & Amy Pettersen share how they are transforming school culture at Western Placer Unified School District

Episode 2: Rogelio Villagrana from EAOP shares how he and his team use the youth development framework and strengths to create a stellar college-going culture for first-generation college students

Episode 1: In part 2, Chief Hahn dive deeper into what it will take to have healthy dialogue between the Sacramento Police Department and members of our community

Episode 1: In the wake of several high-profile shootings, Chief Hahn talks about the tough road ahead to repair community relations between the police department and the Sacramento community