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Check out our latest podcast interviews (and food suggestions) from all over North America!

Lawrence Ross: How can we support disadvantaged communities through 365ALLY? Featured

Our next guest is none other than Lawrence Ross! Writer, Author, Journalist, Screenwriter, Lecturer, African American Consumer Trends Expert, and Social Media Fanatic, Lawrence Ross has spent the last twenty years understanding the African American consumer market. His journalistic work has appeared in CNN.com, the grio.com, The Root.com, and he’s been interviewed by MSNBC, the BBC, NPR, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Los Angeles Times. Lawrence is also the author of seven books, including multiple Los Angeles Times and Essence Magazine bestsellers, including The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities and Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America’s Campuses. In episode number 184 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Lawrence chose UC Berkeley for his undergraduate experience, why Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. was the right organization for him, why he wrote the book “The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities”, what he says to the critics that argue that the history of hazing and brutality in fraternities outweigh the benefit, whether administrators have fully realized the severity of campus racism, whether campuses are doing enough to address the problem, how 365ALLY will deconstruct the economic....

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Glen Dunzweiler: What solutions did you find for homelessness? Featured

Our next guest is Glen Dunzweiler. He tells stories, and helps people to tell stories. Glen is a filmmaker who tells inspirational stories, a producer who makes things happen, and an entrepreneur who succeeds by helping others to succeed. The stories he tells are typically on business, super poverty, success, community, and capitalism. In episode number 183 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Glen chose CSU Sacramento for his undergraduate experience, what is Toastmasters and how can students get involved locally, what it’s like working with college students on production design/filmmaking, what solutions he found for homelessness by learning about the problem through his feature length documentary on homelessness that was released on Amazon Prime, why entrepreneurial skills are going to be important for today’s students, what presenter tools can students use to make a greater impact on their audience, why we need a video coach, and advice for people that want to turn their passion into a living. Enjoy! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sObB4o0YgAE

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Cynthia Padilla-Pearson: How do we resolve conflict and build empathy in student organizations? Featured

Cynthia Padilla-Pearson is a career victims’ rights advocate and certified trauma specialist with 12 years in court systems supporting trauma victims and developing trauma-informed programs. She has thousands of hours experience in mediation practice, providing victim services, law enforcement training, and community-based program development. Cynthia runs Trauma & Conflict Consulting in Atlanta, Georgia. They focus on making the maximum positive effort for their community. Their members and clients provide the momentum that helps affect change. Using data driven models, they provide solutions that make a long-lasting difference through planning, training, speaking, and coaching. She is also a member of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. In episode number 182 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Cynthia chose Georgia State University, how she became a Senior Victim Advocate at the Fulton County DA’s Office, what is the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, who are her customers at Trauma and Conflict Consulting LLC, why some people are more likely than others to be victims of a crime, what steps a community can take after a traumatic situation impacts a wide scope of people, how a good understanding social work protocols help social workers as well as their clients, how we....

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John H. Brennan: What is Emotional Intelligence, and why is that important for college students? Featured

Today we have with us John H. Brennan, an Accomplished Speaker, Author, Successful Actor, Facilitator, and Corporate Trainer. Born in Montreal, Canada, he is a dual citizen (US) and speaks fluent French. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in business and communication, he co-founded a small production company that produced live shows, events, and videos. An acting opportunity led to a twenty-year journey, including fifty-plus commercials, travel throughout North America doing business theatre, and hosting Fortune 500 events. He has performed musical theatre on some of the best stages in the United States and Canada, was a contract player on the soap opera, Another World, and has been in multiple movies, guest star roles on celebrated television shows, and had his own television series playing the lead, Corporal Clive Bennett, on Bordertown. Today he is an accomplished speaker who is a board member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) LA Chapter, a Distinguished Toastmaster, a certified virtual speaker, and a certified trainer for Positive Coaching Alliance. We find out why John chose Concordia University for his undergraduate experience, why he decided to join Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, what he thought about his son joining TKE at UCSD, what his favorite role....

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