Podcast appearances and mentions of amy kaherl

Sisters-in-law Farah and Oula left behind their day jobs as an occupational therapist and pharmacist to follow their passion for flowers. They combined their two names to create Maison Farola, known for their signature hatbox arrangements. They join Danialle and "Lucy" to share their story, talk flower trends and care. Amy Kaherl, co-founder of Detroit Soup and a White House Champion of Change, talks about her background and how that led her to create to a new way to pitch and fund ideas in our local communities, that is being implemented around the world. She also talks about religion, pop culture, and her time as a DJ. [gallery link="file" size="full" columns="2" ids="89,83,84,81,80,79"] About Maison Farola Maison Farola is a floral design business founded by Farah and Oula in 2015. The incredible floral designs in their signature hat box have quickly won over Metro Detroiters as well as their many fans on social media. Maison Farola maisonfarola.com (313) 400-2074 About Amy Kaherl and Detroit Soup Amy Kaherl is the co-founder of Detroit SOUP and now the Chief Curator and Builder of Global SOUP. Amy received her MA in Theology (emphasizing popular culture) in 2008 from Fuller Theological Seminary.  SOUP is a micro-granting dinner that celebrates creative ideas in cities across the world.  Built in Detroit and replicated through its simple model of communal exchange, SOUP has grown into a global community built through local crowdfunding dinners promoting collaboration, democracy, creativity and trust. Amy and SOUP have recently been honored as an Obama White House Champion of Change for her crowdfunding efforts with Detroit SOUP and have been recently awarded the German Marshall Memorial Fellowship and Red Bull Amaphiko Entrepreneur. While not running SOUP, Amy also moonlights as DJ Amy Dreamcatcher with the monthly party, Nothing Elegant. SOUP 2701 Bagley Detroit, MI 48216 info@detroitsoup.com DONATE to SOUP

Meet Lena and Michael, two Civilla teammates with a point of view on our previous podcast episode and guest Amy Kaherl. Tune in to hear their thoughts about giving oneself permission to take care of your own needs as a leader. www.civilla.com

A good story can get you places. Take Muhammad Najeeullah who gets local kids into science and technology by running robot battles in portable drone zones, or Baltimore engineer Brittany Young who’s using dirt bike culture to generate young engineers. Amy Kaherl explains how she’s creating a tonne of engaging tales with her micro-granting dinner Detroit Soup, whilst poet Michelle Antoinette Nelson tells how she used a story to launch her business Brown + Healthy.

EP29 - ‘Soup’er Communities with Amy Kaherl In this episode, Danielle Olson sits down with Amy Kaherl, founder of Detroit Soup. In 2010, Amy was able to transform a small potluck-style event for funding the arts into a larger funding mechanism for community projects aimed to do good for Detroit. For as little as $5, attendees eat, hear pitches from entrepreneurs, vote for a winner to receive the cumulative funds, and ultimately create change. Detroit Soup has hosted 151 meetings as of this podcast and has become an international movement, with communities developing their own unique flavor of this original event (including our own here at HatchLab, The Social Pitch). Added to that, Detroit Soup has managed to raise over $132,000 dollars directly from the Detroit community, directly for the Detroit community. Listen in to Amy’s inspiring thoughts about its journey, and how entrepreneurship and community-building intersect. Host Danielle Olson, Program Manager, Hatch Innovation Guests Amy Kaherl, Founder of Detroit Soup In this episode you’ll learn The origin story of Detroit Soup and how it has become an international movement. Amy’s thoughts on what community is, and how events like Detroit Soup can help to cultivate it. Lessons learned from the years of hosting community pitch events A step-by-step process on how Detroit Soup runs their event. How the Soup community events can cultivate synergies between entrepreneurs. More about Amy Kaherl I love Detroit. Detroit is unique as it is enormous. People here are passionate without large egos and are eager to problem solve with amazing and unique ideas. I started with SOUP in 2010 with some fiercely passionate ladies who were excited to try out an idea in a loft above a bakery. Never in my wildest imagination did I think it would grow to become a staple to the flow of the city. I studied theology and popular culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA after growing up and going to college in Michigan. I wanted to study connection and meaning in our everyday experiences and since departing in 2008 I have found the ability to do that here in Detroit. SOUP is a place for connecting with people who begin as strangers and become friends, a safe space to explore what matters to us as individuals and as a community, and a place to practice democracy. When I am not running SOUP, I help curate events at The Jam Handy and DJ as Amy Dreamcatcher with the monthly Nothing Elegant! If you have further questions or want to connect, please feel free to email me! Links to Resources Mentioned Detroit Soup Rebel Nell The Empowerment Plan The Jam Handy Event Space Hatch Innovation  

 Amy Kaherl of Detroit Soup! Romy interviews Amy Kaherl of the now famous Detroit Soup! Amy shares about how she started http://www.detroitsoup.com (Detroit Soup), some of the barriers to success and grand plans for the people of Detroit. Amy is a visionary catalyst and passionate about people. Great song at the end by Tim Schumack of Assemble Sound.     Full Transcript Romy: Welcome to the Bonfires of Social Enterprise, This is Romy and I am your host for this episode on Detroit Soup!  You will meet Amy Kaherl, Executive Director of Detroit Soup. Amy shares her very intimate thoughts and strong opinions about the kind of help Detroit entrepreneurs need.  At the end, of course, you will hear a full song by an artist curated by Detroit’s Assemble Sound. Romy: Okay, before you meet Amy,  I want to welcome Jentzen back. He has been away for about 3 months and I have certainly missed his fun facts.  I think he has a little something about Soup… Jentzen: Hey Guys, here with this episode’s fun fuel! 1) In 2014, Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup celebrated its http://www.campbellsoup.ca/en-ca/news-room/campbell-news/chicken-noodle-soup (80th anniversary). 2) It is believed that the http://thegoodnews.biz/soup-facts-fun-trivia/ (first-ever soup) was created around 6,000 B.C. and was made of hippopotamus. 3) Soup isn't always hot! For those who live in warmer climates like Spain, cold soup alternatives, like tomato-based http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/gazpacho-recipe.html (gazpacho), are popular. 4) Many soups that seem suitable for http://www.food.com/recipe/authentic-french-onion-soup-courtesy-of-julia-child-356428 (vegetarians) actually aren't. French onion soup, for example, is commonly made with a beef-broth base. 5) Though it has been linked to several origin stories, there are suggestions that the word “http://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/the-etymology-of-soup-and-stew (soup)” can be traced back to the sixth-century Latin word “suppa,” meaning a piece of bread eaten in broth.   Romy: Thanks Jentzen!  So good to have you back on the podcast. I love fun facts. Now let me set up the conversation I had with Amy. First of all, you will hear a bit of an echo as we were sitting sort of an industrial maker space called Pony Ride. Pony Ride is a maker space with, I think, about 50 manufacturing entrepreneurs. Many of our social enterprise clients have spaces in Pony Ride. That was just a little plug for Pony Ride. I was drawn to Amy as a guest for the show because she is a social entrepreneur. Her organization has been the catalyst for many  of the businesses that exist today in Detroit. As you will hear, she is very brave about expressing herself and is passionate about helping others grow and succeed. Let's drop in on my conversation with Amy…   Romy: Welcome Amy! I’ve been excited to interview you. You’re all over the news, a lot of people know about you at Detroit SOUP, but I want to give our listeners a chance to hear about it. Let’s talk about what Detroit SOUP is. Amy: Sure. The simplest way to describe it is Detroit SOUP is a micro-granting dinner that is funding projects that are looking to make the city better. The ideas can come from any sector at any place of ideation. You don’t have to have a business; you don’t have to have a nonprofit around it. It can just be in the idea phase. You submit your idea through our website, http://www.detroitsoup.com (DetroitSOUP.com) and then all past winners and any volunteer then have the opportunity to vote on what project gets pitched at the dinner. Four ideas have four minutes to share, four questions back from the diners, and then the diners have a chance to eat then, share, connect, and vote on what project should win the $5 suggested donation from the door. The money’s the least interesting thing that gets exchanged. It’s about community...

Detroit Soup is an innovative crowdfunding dinner which has raised more than $85,000 for community projects in Motor City - but could it work elsewhere? The BBC takes Detroit Soup founder Amy Kaherl to Nepal, to inspire a new crowdfunding culture, Kathmandu-style.