Crazy Good Turns Podcast
1) CaringBridge: The Website That Saves Lives
It's a story about the best of the internet. A place 100 million people visit every year and post 1,600 positive messages every hour. It’s CaringBridge. And the support and connection it makes possi...Show More
2) Brock Holt and Caitlin Fink: How the Jimmy Fund and the Boston Red Sox Hit a Home Run for Fighting Cancer
Brock Holt is a World Series winner and former Red Sox player. Caitlin Fink is the VP of the team’s official charity, the Jimmy Fund. They join us to share how the longest-running partnership between ...Show More
3) Ken’s Krew: ‘The Perfect Thing’ for Neurodiverse Young Adults Needing A Job
Ken’s Krew creates opportunity and hope for people with neurodevelopmental disabilities by helping them find fulfilling jobs — usually inside of a Home Depot store. In this episode, also you’ll hear ...Show More
4) Derek Sivers: Lessons from Making (and Giving Away) a Fortune
Derek Sivers is one of the most interesting thinkers of our time. He’s been a professional touring musician, a circus performer, and a successful entrepreneur who sold his company for millions – and t...Show More
5) Hal Donaldson: The ‘Secret Sauce’ Behind Convoy of Hope, One of the World’s Biggest Charities
Hal Donaldson has a goal to feed a million children every day. And his organization, Convoy of Hope, is on pace to make it happen. In this episode, Hal joins us to discuss how he overcame tragedy earl...Show More
6) Drs. Natasha Bray and Douglas Nolan: Fighting the National Doctor Shortage and Creating New Opportunities for Native Americans at the Nation’s First-Ever Tribally Affiliated Medical School
Just 5 years ago, Oklahoma State University and the Cherokee Nation launched a first-of-its-kind medical school. The College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation is the first and only medic...Show More
7) Amy Ard: Motherhood Beyond Bars Helps Incarcerated Moms and Their Innocent Babies
Each year, thousands of women give birth while in jail or prison. What happens to them, and their babies? Amy Ard had been working as a doula (a caregiver for labor and delivery) for decades when she...Show More
8) Allie Amoroso and ROSE Women’s Foundation: The Path Out of Poverty
Alle Amoroso is the founder of ROSE Women’s Foundation, which helps impoverished women in Kenya learn how to launch and run small businesses. To date, the organization has launched more than 3,500 bus...Show More
9) Tom Bodett, Voice of Motel 6 and Founder of HatchSpace: The Antidote to a Divided World
Tom is the spokesperson behind Motel 6’s TV and radio spots and their famous tagline: “We’ll leave the light on for you.” His latest idea, HatchSpace, might be exactly what our world needs right now. ...Show More
10) Shirley Leung: The Secret to Beating Burnout (From Someone Who’s Been There)
Leung is an award-winning business columnist and associate editor of the Boston Globe, as well as host of a Globe Opinion podcast called “Say More.” She’s also a working mom who struggled to keep up ...Show More