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A podcast about the Teal For Change council, founded to expand the San Jose Sharks organization's efforts in support of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, both within the organization and throughout the Bay Area community.

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    • May 23, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Ep. 20 - Rochelle Popyon & April Scott

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 74:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo has a conversation with Rochelle Popyon and April Scott, Co Founders of Panthers, U-18 Hockey Team with prominently Black Players with the mission to provide a welcoming environment for African American players, showcase their talent and encourage more African American children to pursue the sport of ice hockey.

    Ep. 19 Women of Teal 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 72:00


    Celebrating Women's History Month, Mo sits down with 5 women of Team Teal: Mary Grace Miller, Executive Assistant - Malia Bates, Integrated Marketing Coordinator - Candace Barnes, Coordinator, Ticket Sales and Service - Cassie McBride, Senior VP General Counsel - Rebecca Buehler, Producer 

    Ep. 18 - Kwame Mason

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 50:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo sits down with Kwame Mason, Producer of Soul On Ice- a film that retells the unknown contributions of black athletes in ice hockey. Kwame is also a member of the NHL Player and Fan Inclusion Council.

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    Ep. 17 - Renee Hess

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 57:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo talks with Renee Hess, Founder and Executive Director of Black Girl Hockey Club, about creating space for black women in hockey and their antiracism pledge which aims to educate, employ and empower.  For more information, check out their website https://blackgirlhockeyclub.org/

    Teal For Change Ep. 16 - Irfan Rydhan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 80:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo talks with Irfan Rydhan, an American Muslim community activist and native of San Jose who's been a catalyst in helping bring hockey to the Bay Area Muslim Community.

    Teal For Change Ep. 15 Amanda Cain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 70:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo sits down with Sharks team photographer Amanda Cain, Manager of Photography and Creative Services, Amanda Cain, about her upbringing and the path that led her to San Jose.

    Teal For Change Ep. 12 Ron Gonzales, Hispanic Heritage Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 48:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo talks with Ron Gonzales, former Mayor of San Jose and President and CEO of Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and the work that HFSV does in the community.

    Teal For Change Ep. 12 - Mike Grier

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 27:00


    The new General Manager of the San Jose Sharks sits down with Mo to talk about a variety of topics.

    Teal For Change Ep. 11 - Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 60:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo talks about Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging with Sara Salam, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Director of the San Jose Sharks, Kyle Ellington, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Director with the Oakland Athletics, and Lamont Williams, Assistant Professor at San Jose State University.

    Teal For Change Ep. 10 - Saldy Suriben

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 43:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo chats with Saldy Suriben, the the Chief Marketing Officer of Silicon Valley Pride, a volunteer run non-profit organization, where he is responsible for marketing, sponsorship, and events for the organization. He is a proud part of the LGBTQ community in San Jose.

    EP. 10 Charanbir Mahal CEO INDTVUSA

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 72:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo talks with INDTVUSA CEO Charanbir Mahal about his path from business to sports, and his involvement with Indian Heritage Night at SAP Center.

    Ep. 09 Ian Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 54:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo speaks with Ian Kennedy, author of "On Account of Darkness."

    Women Of Teal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 56:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change Mo celebrates Women's History Month by talking to some of the Women that populate the Sharks Front Office, and learning about the path that led them to sports.

    Milan Balinton: Executive Director of the African American Community Service Agency

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 60:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo chats with Milan Balinton of the AACSA about how his background led him to work in the non profit world and the AACSA

    Jasper Weatherby: A Personal and Family History of Activism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 54:00


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo talks to the Sharks' Jasper Weatherby about his own actions in social activism, and his family's history of activism.

    The Public Defenders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 21:08


    On the latest episode of Teal For Change, Mo and Whitney talk to public defenders working in different counties across the Bay Area.

    Diversity, Inclusion and the NHL

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 29:59


    Ep. 04: The National Hockey League's Senior Executive Vice President of Social Impact, Growth & Legislative Affairs Kim Davis joins Mo and Whitney to talk diversity and inclusion at the league level.

    Kurtis Gabriel & Brock McGillis Return; Fear & Violence in the AAPI Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 29:59


    Ep. 03: The Sharks Kurtis Gabriel, along with Brock McGillis, are back. Mo and Whitney's colleague, Chi-Yin Tse, joins them to reflect on recent violence and hate facing the AAPI community.

    A Discussion with the Sharks Kurtis Gabriel & Brock McGillis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 29:59


    Ep. 02: Our hosts Whitney and Mo tell us more about their roles with the Sharks organization and then chat with Sharks forward Kurtis Gabriel, as well as Brock McGillis, about their passion for and work in the LGBTQ+ community.

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    The Creation and Launch of Teal for Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 29:59


    Ep. 01: In the debut episode of the Teal for Change podcast, Sharks employees, Whitney Hallock and Mohamed Fofana, introduce themselves as hosts and chat with colleague Heather Hooper about what Teal for Change is and how it came to be.

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