Carrie Fox is the founder and CEO of Mission Partners, a woman-owned strategic communications firm and Certified B Corporation that guides high-potential nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible corporations in realizing their greatest social impact. Since launching her first firm in 2004, she has guided hundreds of organizations around the world to lead with purpose, fueling organizations and their missions forward in new and more impactful ways. She is host of the Mission Forward podcast on TruStory FM.
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Rae Oglesby is VP of Communications for UpTogether and she brings rich experience their work accelerating initiatives in undervalued communities and improving lives.
We welcome one of our own to Mission Forward this week: inclusivity advocate and graphic designer, Eleni Stamoulis. Her voice is welcome counsel ensuring that the projects that we take on at Mission Partners are as inclusive and accessible as possible.
Houston Kraft joins Carrie for a discussion on kindness, the vitamin concept, and the difference between “nice” and “kind” as they reflect on his book, “Deep Kindness.”
This week we welcome Grady Powell, founder of Openfields, a social impact consulting firm committed to helping leaders imagine and implement a more creative and just future. He is also co-founder of Capita, a nonpartisan think tank working to build a better future for children and families.
Greg Galle joins Carrie to talk about his book, “Think Wrong,” and all the ways we can use our skills in communications to challenge the self-preserving nature of the cultures we create.
Democracy Fund’s Najma Roberts joins Carrie Fox to talk about the role professional communicators hold in guiding and demonstrating institutional values to the world.
Tim Hykes is a designer, user interface consultant, and host of the Unconference Podcast. Today he joins Carrie Fox to talk about design as a means of communication and equity.
Ashton Lattimore joins Carrie Fox to talk about her role as editor-in-chief at Prism, an independent nonprofit newsroom led by journalists of color.
Nimra Haroon joins Carrie to talk about the key themes that will drive the interviews in Season 4 of Mission Forward as the show turns to assess the power, privilege, and responsibility in the field of communications.
We’re a few weeks out from releasing season four, but we wanted to share a bonus episode with you today featuring an awesome communicator in his own right, Timothy Hykes, of the Unconference by Design+Diversity podcast.