Podcast appearances and mentions of kerry brodie

The Children's Village, one of the great family support non-profits in our city, recognizes that housing alone isn't enough for those experiencing housing insecurity. A standout feature of the The Eliza, newly opened affordable housing Inwood, is an on-site teaching kitchen, in partnership with Emma's Torch, a non-profit social enterprise that empowers refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking through culinary education. Our guests are Dr. Jeremy Kohomban, President and CEO of The Children's Village, and Kerry Brodie founder and executive director of Emma's Torch. For more, visit childrensvillage.org and emmastorch.org.

"Don't oppress an immigrant. You know what it's like to be an immigrant, because you were immigrants in the land of Egypt." - Exodus 23:9Through her international relations work, Kerry Brodie saw firsthand the plight that immigrants face in the U.S. God put a call on her heart to make change and create opportunities for people who come to this country to not only find work, but also find community and support. She founded Emma's Torch, an organization that provides refugees with in-depth culinary training as well as employability, equity, and empowerment training. In our conversation, Kerry shares the impetus for creating the organization, how her Jewish faith drives her, and her vision for what is possible when you listen to the still small voice of God putting a call on your heart.Learn more about Emma's Torch. About Kerry  Kerry Brodie is the founder and Executive Director of Emma's Torch. Since its launch in 2016, Emma's Torch has opened multiple locations in New York City and has recently expanded operations to Washington, DC. Kerry's passion for sustainable business models has played an important role in Emma's Torch's growth. She believes in being mission-driven and data-informed. Her interest in philanthropic R.O.I. has kept the organization laser-focused on ensuring program graduates get the best possible outcomes: to pursue their own goals and attain financial freedom.Since founding Emma's Torch, Kerry has had the opportunity to grow her leadership at the intersection of culinary arts and social advocacy. She is a recipient of a Gaudium Award from the Breukelein Institute and was a 2020 JWI Woman to Watch. She has been featured on CNN Heroes, The Forward 50, City & State's 40 Under 40, and 36 Under 36–among many others.

It's 2019, people. We've stuffed our faces and now it's time for a reset, Healthyish style. We're talking about the second annual Feel Good Food Plan, two weeks of dinner recipes and lunch inspiration to start the new year right. Then associate editor Hilary Cadigan talks to Kerry Brodie and Alex Harris of Emma's Torch, a restaurant in Brooklyn that doubles as a culinary job training program for refugees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Food has the tremendous potential to bring us as humans together. In today's episode, we explore the practice of radical empathy through food with Kerry Brodie, Founder and Executive Director of Emma's Torch.Emma's Torch is a nonprofit culinary school on a mission to empower refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking through culinary education, professional development, and access to community. See their work in action and taste a delicious menu developed by their students from November 11th - 13th at La Cosecha Galeria. Along with their amazing food, signature cocktails and drinks will also be provided by Serenata. Click here to buy your ticket today

This episode features Kerry Brodie (Princeton ‘12) and her journey in entrepreneurship, from studying Near and Middle Eastern Studies to founding Emma's Torch, a social enterprise to provide culinary training, work experience, and job placement services to refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking in New York City. TigerVentures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton's Entrepreneurship club! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook: @tigerventures_unfiltered

Kerry Brodie is a tireless entrepreneur, founder, and executive director of Emma's Torch, a non-profit that empowers refugees through culinary education.  Kerry and I discuss her family's South African background, how that impacted her education and career, and ultimately how the idea for Emma's torch was born.  This multi-faceted non-profit provides culinary training, interview preparation and so many others skills to refugees and new immigrants through their programs and cafe located in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.  Kerry's work with Emma's Torch is changing lives and is so inspiring.  To get involved or donate at https://emmastorch.org/

Kerry Brodie, founder and executive director of Emma’s Torch, joins us at the mic. Emma’s Torch is a nonprofit restaurant, café, and catering business in Brooklyn, New York that provides culinary training and job placement services to refugees and survivors of human trafficking. Kerry and her restaurant have been featured in world renown media such as the New Yorker, Rachel Ray, the New York Times, and Vogue Magazine, to name a few. Kerry walks us through the process of how students can enter the program, what happens, and where they can go after they graduate the program. Kerry, having had no business background or knowledge, was able to pursue a dream of empowering individuals over the one thing that brings us all together: food. Gordon Ramsey or Kerry Brodie? I vote Kerry!

We're at Emma's Torch restaurant in Brooklyn, where refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking learn culinary arts so they can find futures of economic security and community. We speak with Kerry Brodie, Founder of Emma's Torch – a Good People Fund grantee. To Learn more go to: goodpeoplefund.org

How can refugees be helped to enter the US job market? And what's food got to do with it? We talk with Kerry Brodie about Emma's Torch, a Brooklyn restaurant that offers culinary training to refugees, asylum-seekers and victims of trafficking. We then visit with Thu Pham, an Emma's Torch graduate, at her new place of work, Lot 2 restaurant. We also get a chance to talk with Lot 2 owner Danny Rojo.

It's 2019, people. We've stuffed our faces and now it's time for a reset, Healthyish style. We're talking about the second annual Feel Good Food Plan, two weeks of dinner recipes and lunch inspiration to start the new year right. Then associate editor Hilary Cadigan talks to Kerry Brodie and Alex Harris of Emma’s Torch, a restaurant in Brooklyn that doubles as a culinary job training program for refugees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kerry Brodie started her career in nonprofit communications before deciding to pivot to pursue her love of cooking. While in culinary school, she realized she could use the skills she was learning to create a more sustainable, more welcoming environment for refugees newly arrived in the US. She launched Emma's Torch, a restaurant and culinary job skills training program for refugees and asylum seekers, as a popup in 2017, and opened as a full service restaurant in Brooklyn in the spring of 2018. Join us for a conversation about social entrepreneurship, food, and running a nonprofit restaurant. Why Food? is powered by Simplecast

When she was the Global Press Secretary of Human Rights Campaign, Kerry Brodie was jolted by the appalling headlines about the refuge crisis. That was in 2016 and the news has only gotten worse. To help improve the lives of immigrants struggling to find jobs in America, Brodie founded Emma's Torch. On this episode of Speaking Broadly, Brodie describes how her culinary school education and a grandmother who loved event planning laid the foundation for her current work. We also dive into addressing the challenges facing those in the cross hairs of the Trump administration's policies. Speaking Broadly is powered by Simplecast

This week on Unorthodox, we've got food on the brain. Our first guest is Kerry Brodie, founder of Emma's Torch, a cafe in Brooklyn that employs and trains refugees and political asylum seekers. She tells us about her unlikely transition from government work to culinary school, what she learned about refugees by working alongside them in the kitchen, and why she believes food is such a powerful uniting force. Our second guest is Lily Diamond, the Maui-born blogger behind Kale and Caramel, and the author of a brand new cookbook by the same name. She tells us about fleeing her laid-back Hawaiian high school for Yale, accidentally becoming a food blogger, and how food and cooking helped her grieve her mother's death. (Enter the draw to win a copy of her book here!) Join our new Facebook group! And sign up for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, behind-the-scenes photos, and more! Email us at Unorthodox@tabletmag.com—we may read your note on air. Follow us on Twitter: @tabletmag , @markopp1, @liel, and @stuffism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices