Podcasts about people's grocery

It was such an honor to sit down to speak with Nikki Silvestri of Soil & Shadow this week. From her life as a speaker to CEO and mom, I was inspired to learn about Nikki’s life behind-the-scenes of her business. Nikki shares what it looks like for her to embody her spiritual practice in her day-to-day activities, as well as what it took to get to where she is now: To have a family, thriving business, and career as a public speaker and change-maker with an environmental, social and economic impact. Nikki didn’t hesitate to share all of herself in this episode - from what she learned burning-out in the non-profit world, to having challenges with fertility when she was ready to have a baby, to working through her own limiting beliefs around financial success. Nikki shares how she rose above her challenges to create a sustainable and thriving business with a triple bottom line ~ one that is here to see success in terms of planet, people and profits, and how she is helping other companies to do the same. In this episode we discussed: Nikki’s journey of becoming an entrepreneur and starting her business, “Soil & Shadow” Behind the scenes, what it looks like for Nikki to be a Mother & CEO Climate change, carbon emissions, and sustainable soil and agriculture practices that can reduce the amount of carbon in our atmosphere How Earth’s ecosystems mirror our personal relationships Nikki’s journey with moving beyond limiting beliefs to do empowering work that is good for people, the planet AND drives profits How Nikki embodies her spiritual practice in her business Nikki’s challenges with fertility and having her son as well as what needed to shift in her life Nikki’s journey with being seen, improvising and becoming a keynote public speaker Behind Nikki’s decision to continue running her own business (rather than working for someone else) when becoming a mother Nikki’s upcoming projects including Diversity & Inclusion initiatives in the workplace Stay in Touch with Nikki: Website Instagram Nikki Silvestri is the Founder and CEO of Soil and Shadow, a project development firm designing economic and environmental strategies with human left in. As the Co-Founder of Live Real and former Executive Director of People's Grocery and Green for All, Nikki has built and strengthened social equity for underrepresented populations in food systems, social services, public health, climate solutions, and economic development. A nationally recognized thought leader, her many honors include being named one of The Root's 100 Most Influential African Americans. Nikki is a Faculty Member at the Food Business School (she co-designed and taught one of their inaugural courses, "Ethical Leadership in Food Business"). She is the Board Co-Chair of the Business Alliance of Local Living Economies (BALLE), and is an advisory board member of TendLab, a boutique firm unlocking the power of parenthood at work. She is the recipient of numerous awards including ELLE Magazine's "Gold" Award and OxFam America's "Act Local, Think Global" Award. Nikki began her work in social change through the foster care system in Southern California, where she directed Foster Youth Empowerment Workshops. She has a master's degree in African American Studies from UCLA, and is originally from Los Angeles. She currently lives in Oakland, with her husband and son.

Today is a unique episode. I get cozy with three female founders who are choosing to lead with love in their business and lives. I’ve personally worked with and mentored these women over the past year in the Love Over Metrics Incubator - loveovermetrics.com In episode 124 of Lead with Love, you’ll meet: Meri Cherry, founder of Meri Cherry Art Studio in Los Angeles California, Nikki Silvestri, Founder and CEO of Soil and Shadow, Co-Founder of Live Real and former Executive Director of People's Grocery and Green for All, and Julia and Megan, Co-Founders for KidArtLit. What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!) From Meri… ::  What fears she had growing her business to the next level ::  Some of the key wins Meri has had over the past year and a big lesson she’s learned from Love Over Metrics ::  How Meri manages to balance a busy business and being a mother From Nikki… ::  Why Nikki decided to build her business leading with love first :: Her transformation into a CEO and mom, all while only working 20 hours a week :: Who Nikki feels that Love Over Metrics is really designed for From Julia & Megan… :: The story of how they met and whether or not they had fears around working together to build a business :: What the startup phase looked like and why building a platform first was so important for them :: Why they both decided to join Love Over Metrics and the wins they’ve had in just the last year You can find full show notes over at https://jadahsellner.com/love-over-metrics-spotlight-124

What do we need to know about our soil health across the globe? And how can we inspire meaningful systemic change through self-development? Today, one of The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans, former Executive Director of People's Grocery and Green for All, and Founder and CEO of Soil and Shadow, Nikki Silvestri shares her wisdom with us.     HIGHLIGHTS [3:45] Kaméa: “What’s something most people don’t understand about how social inequality impacts the movement?” [6:35] How self-development can support sustainability.  [8:10] Nikki: “If you can’t make sophisticated decisions because you’re so tied to your own opinion… then we’re never going to get anywhere.” [8:45] Nikki on how we can go past self-defensiveness to work towards a greater goal. [14:15] Nikki: “Focusing on building healthy soil is an intervention that is almost impossible to get wrong if you’re doing it the right way, so you will unintentionally benefit other systems.” [15:20] Current conditions of soil health degeneration around the globe. [16:49] What we can do as individuals to support regenerative farming. [19:22] Kaméa: “What do you think is missing from our current way of looking at sustainability?” [19:55] Nikki: “Soil is pretty hidden when you think about the environment.  [24:02] Nikki’s thoughts on what it takes to go from awareness to creating meaningful change. [24:08] Nikki: “The practice of looking externally when we feel uncomfortable is much less effective than looking to ourselves first.” [27:57] Nikki: “If my behavior is going to be counterproductive to the outcomes I’m going for because it’s going to reinforce guilt and shame, then I’m not going to do it.”   Thanks for bringing your light! Find the full show notes with links and resources at www.greendreamer.com, and share your #1 takeaway from the episode tagging our featured guest and me @KameaChayne to spread the light and to let us know you're tuning in!

What can we learn from a mere handful of dirt? For Nikki Silvestri, soil is both a metaphor and the literal “fertile” ground through which complexity and diversity thrive. Having worked on issues of food systems, sustainability, and public health, Silvestri describes soil as the link through which to engage in the work of building community, resilience, and social equity. Today, in her conversation with Douglas Rushkoff, Silvestri offers a unique approach to systems thinking, grounded in a deep sense of humility in the face the immensely complex natural systems that thrive just below our feet. Nikki Silvestri is the founder of Soil and Shadow and the the former executive director of Green for All and the People's Grocery. Visit http://www.nikkisilvestri.com and https://www.soilandshadow.com/ to learn more about Nikki and her work.Today Douglas launches the show with a monologue on the Republican tax plan and the ulterior motives behind who it targets. Team Human intro and outro music are thanks to Fugazi and Dischord Records and the midroll music is a Team Human original. Thank you to all those supporting us on Patreon. Your contributions sustain the work that goes into these shows. Please review Team Human on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nikki Silvestri is an advocate for climate solutions, heathy food systems, and social change. As the Co-Founder of Live Real and former Executive Director of People's Grocery and Green for All, Nikki has built and strengthened social equity for underrepresented populations in food systems, social services, public health, climate solutions, and economic development. Her many honors include being named one of The Root's 100 Most Influential African Americans in 2014. Nikki is Co-Founder and CEO of Soil and Shadow, a project design and management firm working to support thriving communities, economies, and natural environments. In this episode, Nikki talks with Devon about the ways sequestering carbon in soil present opportunities to forge new alliances, and the need to address our shadow sides to make those alliances work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does it mean to bring the “feminine” forward in leadership from diverse cultural and ethnic perspectives? How might a spectrum of views help us to integrate relational intelligence into all our leadership? With poet Noris Binet; Nikki Silvestri, former Executive Director of Green for All and The People's Grocery and Pat McCabe, or Woman Stands Shining, a Navajo teacher working on Indigenous frameworks for gender and all of life.

What does it mean to bring the “feminine” forward in leadership from diverse cultural and ethnic perspectives? How might a spectrum of views help us to integrate relational intelligence into all our leadership? With poet Noris Binet; Nikki Silvestri, former Executive Director of Green for All and The People's Grocery and Pat McCabe, or Woman Stands Shining, a Navajo teacher working on Indigenous frameworks for gender and all of life.

Nikki Henderson (now Nikki Silvestri), founder of People's Grocery in Oakland, CA, explains how we can use food to create conversation and community. "One of the things I love about food is that it is grounding. It calls for presence." Since 1990, Bioneers has acted as a fertile hub of social and scientific innovators with practical and visionary solutions for the world's most pressing environmental and social challenges. To experience talks like this, please join us at the Bioneers National Conference each October, and regional Bioneers Resilient Community Network gatherings held nationwide throughout the year. For more information on Bioneers, please visit http://www.bioneers.org and stay in touch via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Bioneers.org) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/bioneers).

Jose has worked in business and community development for over ten years. Currently, as the Executive Director of Inner City Advisors, Jose provides strategic leadership, management and direction to the organization.  He is passionate about entrepreneurship, having been raised by his father - a successful farming entrepreneur - who taught him how businesses have the power to transform communities.  Jose was recently recognized for his commitment and track record in supporting entrepreneurs by receiving the 2009 Young Professional of the Year Award by the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.Prior to Inner City Advisors, Jose served as Development Director for five years at Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA), a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that provides microenterprise business technical assistance and neighborhood planning services to small businesses.  Before working in the nonprofit sector, Jose also worked in Corporate Retail Operations and Human Resources at Macy's West, Inc.Jose sits on various economic development board.  He serves on the Oakland Workforce Investment Board and sits on the Bay Area Business Advisory Board of Directors for the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco and the OneCalifornia Bank Advisory Board.  Jose is also a member of Board of Directors of the YMCA of The East Bay, OBDC Small Business Finance and People's Grocery.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from UC Davis, and Entrepreneur Management Development Certification from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.When he is not busy doing community development work, you will find him coaching and playing soccer--his other passion.You can read a transcript of this interview on Have Fun Do Good.

Brahm Ahmadi is the Executive Director of People's Grocery, an awesome food justice nonprofit in Oakland.You can read a transcript of this interview on my blog, Have Fun * Do Good.