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The MISSION Story Slam Podcast takes a deeper dive into the stories told at PWPvideo's MISSION Story Slam

David Winston


    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Ken Weinstein (& Family) Part 1 MISSION Story Slam 11: It's A Family Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 33:32


    Ken is an active entrepreneur, real estate developer and President of the award-winning Philly Office Retail. Ken co-founded the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District and Jumpstart Germantown. He is joined on the podcast by his wife Judy and their children Ari, Ellie & Noah to discuss their 2009 RV trip across America.

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Eric Marsh MISSION Story Slam 11: It's A Family Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 47:50


    Eric Marsh is the new Director of Operations at Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting and the founder of the nonprofit Fathering Circle which serves as a form of engagement to men who believe in creating a new vision of parenting that encourages balanced parenting, gender equality and support for fathers and their families.

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Adam Teterus MISSION Story Slam 11: It's A Family Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 48:07


    Adam Teterus is Director of Community at Indy Hall. He shared a story of donating a kidney to his friend and podcast partner. at MISSION Story Slam 11: It's A Family Affair Tuesday December 3, 2024 at National Mechanics in Philly sponsored by PWPvideo.

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Jude Husein MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 38:29


    Jude Husein is Director of State Advocacy for the Pennsylvania State Senate and former Dep. Executive Director of BOLT. She shared a story with us at MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message Tuesday June 4, 2024 at National Mechanics in Philly sponsored by PWPvideo. She is also one of Philly's Forty Under Forty To Watch. You should listen…

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Jennifer Gardella, Crowd Favorite MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 0:46


    Dr. Jennifer Gardella, is a small business SEO, Blogging and Social Media Consultant and author. She won the Crowd Favorite Award and $100 for A Woman's Place at MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message with her personal story of surviving domestic violence.

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Janis Risch, Winner MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 34:20


    Janis Risch, Executive Director of the Mt. Airy Business District, won MISSION Story Slam 10: The Message with this tale of love, loss and angels.

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Dr. Neil Bardhan, Director of Applied Storytelling, First Person Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 34:06


    Dr. Neil Bardhan is Director of Applied Storytelling at First Person Arts, Executive Director of the Broad Street Review, and founder of Bardhan Consulting. Neil told a great story at MISSION Story Slam 8 (see below) and joined Michael Schweisheimer to discuss storytelling on the podcast.

    MISSION Story Slam - Elizabeth Guman with Judy Wicks Part 2 - MISSION Story Slam 9

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 38:05


    Elizabeth Guman is Managing Partner of Strategy Arts, a Philadelphia-based consulting group focusing on strategic planning, sustainability planning and market innovation. Elizabeth told a story at MSS9 about a lunch she shared with Judy Wicks early in her career set her feet on the path toward a life working for a more just, equitable and sustainable world. Judy Wicks is the Godmother of Sustainable Business, founder of The White Dog Cafe and author of Good Morning Beautiful Business. She joins Elizabeth on the podcast to discuss the history and future of the sustainable business model with host, Michael Schweisheimer. This is Part 2 of their conversation

    MISSION Story Slam - Elizabeth Guman with Judy Wicks Part 1 - MISSION Story Slam 9

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 35:50


    Elizabeth Guman is Managing Partner of Strategy Arts, a Philadelphia-based consulting group focusing on strategic planning, sustainability planning and market innovation. Elizabeth told a story at MSS9 about a lunch she shared with Judy Wicks early in her career set her feet on the path toward a life working for a more just, equitable and sustainable world. Judy Wicks is the Godmother of Sustainable Business, founder of The White Dog Cafe and author of Good Morning Beautiful Business. She joins Elizabeth on the podcast to discuss the history and future of the sustainable business model with host, Michael Schweisheimer.

    MISSION Story Slam - Conrad Benner - MISSION Story Slam 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 42:40


    Conrad Benner is the Founder/Editor of StreetsDept.com. A Fishtown, Philadelphia born-and-raised photo-blogger on Instagram and X, curator (Streets Dept Walls and Mural Arts Philadelphia), and podcaster (WHYY's Art Outside), Conrad's work explores the art of our public spaces and the artists who create it. He spoke to host Michael Schweisheimer on this and a wide range of topics on the podcast.

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    MISSION Story Slam - Trenae Nuri - MISSION Story Slam 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 31:54


    Trenae Nuri is the host of a daily podcast about Philadelphia, City Cast Philly. Trenae won the Judges' Award and $250 for PhillyCAM with a wonderful story of reconnecting with her grandfather, a member of the Federation of Black Cowboys. Michael Schweisheimer talks with Trenae about storytelling and her podcast on our podcast, The MISSION Story Slam Podcast.

    MISSION Story Slam - Alex Hillman - MISSION Story Slam 8 - (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 35:12


    Alex Hillman is a business educator and coach, community builder, author of The Tiny MBA and Founder and Fearless Leader of Philly's Indy Hall, COVID dealt what could have been a death-blow to Philadelphia's premiere co-work site. Alex shares the story of how he and his team staged a world-class recovery and renaissance of their business and community.She spoke with PWPvideo Exexcutive Producer Michael Schweisheimer about this and more on Episode 24 of The MISSION Story Slam Podcast.

    MISSION Story Slam - Alex Hillman - MISSION Story Slam 8 - (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 35:32


    Alex Hillman is a business educator and coach, community builder, author of The Tiny MBA and Founder and Fearless Leader of Philly's Indy Hall, COVID dealt what could have been a death-blow to Philadelphia's premiere co-work site. Alex shares the story of how he and his team staged a world-class recovery and renaissance of their business and community.She spoke with PWPvideo Exexcutive Producer Michael Schweisheimer about this and more on Episode 23 of The MISSION Story Slam Podcast.

    MISSION Story Slam - Terri Ann DiJulio, Crowd Favorite, MISSION Story Slam 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 31:27


    Terri Ann DiJulio closed a successful business and career to become a full-time warrior against lung cancer. She started www.TerriAnnDiJulio.com and advocates for lung cancer research and patient support. Terri Ann shared her story at MISSION Story Slam 8: The Next Chapter and won the Crowd Favorite Prize and $100 for GO2 for Lung Cancer.She spoke with PWPvideo Exexcutive Producer Michael Schweisheimer about this and more on Episode 22of The MISSION Story Slam Podcast.

    MISSION Story Slam - Angela Brown-Vann, Winner, MISSION Story Slam 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 34:30


    A self-described “preacher-at-heart,” Angela Brown-Vann certainly can tell a story. She won MISSION Story Slam 8 and $250 for Power Interfaith with the story of her ever-expanding resume and career as a serial career-changer. Her advice to know when to get out of a bad job is an important message for many in the job market today. She spoke with PWPvideo Exexcutive Producer Michael Schweisheimer about this and more on Episode 21 of The MISSION Story Slam Podcast.

    MISSION Story Slam - Zakya Hall, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 33:25


    We met Zakya Hall during the COVID scramble to keep nonprofits alive and active during the lockdown when she was working to keep services flowing in Philadelphia neighborhoods at PACDC. We asked her to tell a story at MISSION Story Slam 6 and she told a great one about life in her Strawberry Mansion neighborhood winning the Crowd Favorite Award. Over one year later we wrangled an interview with Zakya about her story and her new work at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia on the MISSION Story Slam Podcast.

    MISSION Story Slam - Pamela Elaine Nichols, Muddy High Heels Entertainment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 34:16


    Our first MISSION Story Slam back Live and In-Person at Yards Brewing was a celebration. So much had changed since we last gathered to share stories. So many great stories shared that night, but the winner was from Pamela Elaine Nichols, Executive Director of Muddy High Heels entertainment. She spoke about their mission to bring healing and resilience to mothers of color who have experienced abuse. Pamela spoke in-depth with PWPvideo Executive Producer, Michael Schweisheimer.

    MISSION Story Slam - Jamie J. Brunson, First Person Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 30:01


    Jamie J. Brunson is the Executive Director of First Person Arts, an organization with a mission to transform the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art. Jamie discusses storytelling with MISSION Story Slam's Michael Schweisheimer and how our stories connect us.

    MISSION Story Slam - Martha Sharkey, Today Is A Good Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 30:01


    When the pandemic hit, MISSION Story Slam went online. And the winner of MISSION Story Slam 6 - over one year ago - was Martha Sharkey, Co-Founder and CEO of Today Is A Good Day, a nonprofit that helps parents manage the challenges of the NICU and premature birth. After so long, Michael Schweisheimer of PWPvideo caught up with Martha to talk about her story and her continuing mission on the MISSION Story Slam Podcast

    This Is My Brave - Erin Gallagher

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 30:55


    Something a little different from MISSION Story Slam. In this episode we spotlight an organization we love and support, This Is My Brave, which uses storytelling to empower individuals to put their names and faces on their true stories of recovery from mental illness and addiction. Michael Schweisheimer talks with Executive Director Erin Gallagher about the upcoming This Is My Brave event and the Jaywalkers22 event coming up this month.

    MISSION Story Slam - Jared Fenton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 40:29


    This episode was over a year in the making. Like so many other things it was put on hold by COVID, then rescheduled, then postponed again. Here, finally is Michael Schweisheimer's (second) conversation with Jared Fenton, founder of The Reflect Organization and winner of MISSION STory Slam 5: #Stay Home Edition

    MISSION Story Slam - Anuj Gupta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 39:20


    Anuj Gupta is the manager of Philadelphia's famed Reading Terminal Market. He's also a veteran MISSION Story Slam storyteller and judge. He talks with PWPvideo's Michael Schweisheimer about helping people find common ground over shared meals.

    MISSION Story Slam - Dave Davies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 33:40


    Veteran Journalist and Broadcaster, Dave Davies of NPR's Fresh Air joins Michael Schweisheimer on the MISSION Story Slam Podcast to talk about Philly politics, journalism and much more. Dave was the Crowd Favorite Storyteller at MISSION Story Slam 2: Saving Democracy.

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - G. Benjamin Bingham

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 29:42


    Good Luck or Bad Luck? Who can tell? G. Benjamin Bingham, CFP talks with Michael Schweisheimer about the future of investing with an emphasis on making the world a better place.

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Corinne O'Connell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 31:07


    PWPvideo Executive Producer Michael Schweisheimer talks with Corinne O’Connell of Habitat For Humanity to talk about how she uses storytelling to help build homes and lives in Philadelphia.

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Laura Lacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 23:27


    PWPvideo Executiver Producer Michael Schweisheimer talks with MISSION Story Slam 4 winner (and Crowd Favorite) Laura Lacy. Laura and her husband Todd are the founders of Attic Brewing in Germantown Philadelphia. Laura talks about building a brewery that not only serves great beer, but serves the community as well.

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Chris Satullo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 36:47


    Veteran journalist Chris Satullo sits down with PWPvideo Executive Producer Michael Schweisheimer to discuss journalism, hosting MISSION Story Slam, and the inspiration that drives him to slay the gerrymander with Draw The Lines PA.

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast LIVE - Ashley Tobin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 50:31


    MISSION Story Slam Podcast goes Live from Indy Hall CoWork for the Philly Podcast Festival. Michael Schweisheimer's guests include Ashley Tobin of Connecting Coffee and MSS Producer, David Winston. Sponsored by PWPvideo

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast - Kelly Offner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2019 29:53


    Kelly Offner, Executive Director of Keep Philadelphia Beautiful talks with PWPvideo Executive Producer Michael Schweisheimer about her MISSION Story Slam-winning story, cleaning up 600,000 pounds of tires from America’s waterways, and the challenge ahead.

    MISSION Story Slam - Karen Singer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 32:33


    Artist Karen Singer won the first MISSION Story Slam last May. On the MSS Podcast she talks with Michael Schweisheimer about getting out of an abusive relationship and moving on with her life with the help of Women In Transition.

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    MISSION Story Slam - Mara Nissley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 41:27


    Mara Nissley's Grandfather taught her that if you want to swim, you have to get in the pool. His battle with ALS led her to jump in the fight against ALS by working the the ALS Hope Foundation. Michael Schweisheimer talks storytelling and ALS with Mara and gets the story behind her winning MISSION Story Slam story.

    MISSION Story Slam 2: Saving Democracy - Grace Palladino

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 34:36


    PWPvideo Executive Producer Michael Schweisheimer speaks with veteran educator Grace Palladino about the aftermath of the 2016 election and how it led to the creation of Civics On Tap, her monthly humorous history lessons at the National Mechanics bar in Philadelphia

    MISSION Story Slam 2: Saving Democracy Jamie Bogert

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 30:55


    Jamie Bogert of The Philadelphia Citizen told a story at MISSION Story Slam 2: Saving Democracy about 2016 rage and running for Democratic Committeeperson in Philadelphia.

    MISSION Story Slam 2: Saving Democracy Winner Lawrence Husick

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2018 32:26


    Lawrence Husick of Fair Districts PA talks gerrymandering and storytelling with PWPvideo's Michael Schweisheimer

    MISSION Story Slam Podcast Premiere Episode: Charles Szoradi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2018 22:15


    Charlie is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Independence LED Lighting, LLC. He is also Founder of GREENandSAVE, LLC and has been working for decades on sustainable living and cost-savings for property design and remodeling. Charlie tells us more about his First Light Project and Green And Save LLC as well as the experience of telling stories at MISSION Story Slam.

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