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CHECK OUT THE LATEST PODCAST EPISODE
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Explore the power of communications with eleven seasons of content that support your work as a communicator for change.
Rebroadcast • Why Curiosity Will Save Us All with Jennifer Brandel
Jennifer Brandel is a co-founder of Hearken, which she’ll talk about extensively today, but she’s also behind Zebra's Unite, Civic Exchange Chicago, Democracy SOS and WBEZ Chicago's Curious City. She joins Carrie Fox for a conversation on approaching the most challenging problems with an open and curious perspective in this rebroadcast from season 7.
Why Curiosity Will Save Us All with Jennifer Brandel
Jennifer Brandel is a co-founder of Hearken, which she’ll talk about extensively today, but she’s also behind Zebra's Unite, Civic Exchange Chicago, Democracy SOS and WBEZ Chicago's Curious City. She joins Carrie Fox for a conversation on approaching the most challenging problems with an open and curious perspective.
Reviews for Mission Forward
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Thoughtful and Insightful
A great and insightful podcast that helps leaders become even better leaders. Loved the most recent episode!
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Practical Wisdom
Every time you tune in, you know Carrie will bring a wonderful guest with insights and wisdom that can be inspirational or very practical to use in day-to-day work, moving us all forward in our missions
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Very intentional and impactful. Highly recommend!
Carrie is very intentional with her conversations and is very good at naturally guiding the conversation to touch on really helpful insights. As someone who works with nonprofits and in the impact space, this podcast helps my work daily and makes me a better communicator. Highly recommend!
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Amazing Team, Amazing Vision
I had the opportunity to appear on the podcast during the pandemic and appreciated Carrie’s thoughtful questions, and her appreciation for building empathy. 10/10 would recommend!
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When the words that once built trust start closing doors instead, how do you keep communicating — and keep people listening? Amanda Kwong, director of the Public Health Communications Collaborative at the de Beaumont Foundation, joins Carrie to talk about the art of plain language, the politics of the words we choose, and what it looks like to lead a public health communications network of 40,000 through one of the most turbulent moments in recent memory.