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Caption: Joanne "J-Bird" Phillips, Credit: Shefik
Birds - In 2012, Joanne "J-Bird" Phillips founded J-Bird Music for the Arts, with the vision of reviving arts programs by providing much needed equ...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:28
Caption: Yolanda Franklin-Moore, Credit: Shefik
Wishes - Yolanda Franklin-Moore is Fashion Designer and Owner of Xande Fadee, an innovative fashion and accessories line. She is a highly skilled f...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:11
Caption: Alafaka Opuiyo, Credit: Shefik
Love - Alee Opuiyo is a 2005 Howard University School of Communications graduate. She majored in Broadcast Journalism and minored in Political Scie...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:19
Caption: Yolanda Franklin-Moore, Credit: Shefik
Happiness - Yolanda Franklin-Moore is Fashion Designer and Owner of Xande Fadee, an innovative fashion and accessories line. Yolanda is a highly sk...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:36
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After experiencing domestic abuse, Michelle Dirienzo started her own company to teach women self-defense in a non-threatening environment

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kateri Gutierrez at Collective Avenue Coffee, Credit: Photo by Ben Tran
Like many kids who come from working class immigrant families, Kateri Gutierrez felt a lot of pressure to get ahead. After a brief stint trying to ...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2019
  • Length: 07:05
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Audio documentary about gender discrimination in the workplace, part 5 of Scene on Radio's "Men" series.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2018
  • Length: 34:44
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SPOILER WARNING: Please listen to our first episode about Sheila, Episode 88: Cold Case, before you listen to this one. This episode contains descr...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 27:44
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In 1984, Sheila Wysocki found herself helping the police investigate the murder of her college roommate. Detectives asked her to help gather inform...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 34:29
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Chelsea Harden's horses create magical spaces where kids with special needs can connect and learn. Hear how she manages the unusual business assets...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 13:33
Caption: Kasey O'Connell, Fif Ghobadian and Alice Cahan, Credit: Road Twenty-Two
Iran-born Fif Ghobadian created San Francisco fashion brand Road Twenty-Two to provide jobs for women released from prison.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2017
  • Length: 13:36
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Tatiana Garcia Granados started The Common Market to bring farm food to her Philadelphia neighborhood. Now she's taking on the nation's broken food...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2017
  • Length: 14:55
Caption: Danielle Gletow, One Simple Wish
With her nonprofit One Simple Wish, Danielle Gletow is bringing the joy of childhood to the lives of foster kids, one wish at time.

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  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Budget Buddies
Kathy Brough and Anita Saville created Budget Buddies to help homeless women break free of poverty, aided by a sisterhood of volunteer personal-fin...

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  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kryshon Bratton
Hear how Houston pool-builder Kryshon Bratton has used the entrepreneurial "pivot" to stoke growth and create the work-life balance she wants.

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 11:57
Caption: Angelica Garcia-Dunn
How Angelica Garcia-Dunn went from struggling to feed her kids to building a booming Texas-sized trucking company.

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 12:45
Caption: Melissa Austria, Founder of GotStyle
Toronto retailer Melissa Austria has created thriving menswear stores that appeal to guys who hate to shop but want to look good.

  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 11:44
Caption: Veronika Scott
Veronika Scott of The Empowerment Plan shares her missional journey of discovering her passion for creating employment for the homeless. She courag...

  • Added: May 11, 2016
  • Length: 40:51
Caption: Detroit Garment Group Founder Karen Buscemi, Credit: Boswell
The Bonfires of Social Enterprise episode with Detroit fashion writer turned job maker and social enterprise entrepreneuer. Karen Buscemi is trying...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:08
Caption: Logo for Lips and Hips Detroit, Credit: Lips and Hips
From "Sista Suppers," to business skills training, Social Enterprise expert Romy Gingras talks about what inspired Lips & Hips founder, Yodit Mesfi...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2015
  • Length: 19:46
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Online crafty marketplace Etsy went public in April 2015. What does that mean for the makers who sell their goods on the site?

  • Added: Apr 22, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
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Financing a business plan or personal project usually means taking out a bank loan, but for many immigrants, there's another alternative. KFAI's Al...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 04:39
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America's first African American female millionaire.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KBEM, KSKA, RadioStPete Florida, KETR-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Megpie (formerly Magpie)
There's a lot at stake for new food startups, but in Brooklyn, NY, the climate has become unmistakably hospitable.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 08:20
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Many women in the US are still forced to choose between having a career or having children. Some brave women choose to do both. In the wake of Anne...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:02