Jamie Smith is the Executive Director of YNPN, the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. In this episode of Concord Leaders, Jamie shares about the skills needed at each stage of career growth: employee, manager, and executive. And she shares about her own journey...

​Debi Frock is the Executive Director of ​Ghanaian Mother's Hope, Inc. In this episode Concord Leaders, ​Debi shares about ​realizing that 'some day' might never happen so she just needed to act. And​ she shares her experience working in two different cultures in a...

Clayton Hopkins is the Executive Director of Shoebox Ministry in Arizona. In this episode Concord Leaders, Clayton shares about a time an employee said, "I don't like you." And how he's helping a 30 year old nonprofit seize new opportunities. You can learn more about...

Jarrett Ransom is serving as the Interim Executive Director of the Kasem Cares Foundation. In fact, one of her roles as Founder & President of The Rayvan Group as a Professional Interim Executive Director. In this episode of Concord Leaders, Jarrett shares her...

The Sixth Sense of Leadership Darren Tipton founded Project Humanity and serves as the CEO. In this episode of Concord Leaders, Darren shares about the "sixth sense of leadership" - helping people find their place. He also shares about being open to the emotions of...

Too Often Putting Out Fires Josh Bell is the Executive Director of Teach for America - South Carolina. In this episode of Concord Leaders, Josh shares about how his views of leadership have changed over the years, going from being the only employee to being a leader...

Identifying Strengths and Melding a Team Mary Pat Corrigan is the CEO of Volunteers in Medicine. In this episode of Concord Leaders. Mary Pat shares about the joys of helping people find their parts on the team. And the horror of finding on her fourth day on the job...

A Matter of Balance Leann Daddario is the CEO & President of HandsOnJacksonville. In this episode of Concord Leaders, she shares about the balance required in leading a nonprofit - helping staff excel while being accessible to donors. You'll learn an approach that...

Revisiting the Process Maggie Morrison is the executive director of the Chicago Foundation for Education. In this episode of Concord Leaders, you’ll learn how a newer executive director learned to collaborate with the board in a way that reinforces her leadership, not...

Building Coalitions and Having Positive Impact Amy Nesbit is the Executive and Artistic Director at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival. In this episode of Concord Leaders, Amy shares the joys of working with interns. And how she handled having her performing space being...