133. The 3 Step Formula to Creating Social Change - Taneshia Nash Laird

Meet Taneshia. She's a social change agent and community developer who centers cultural equity in her work. As the President and CEO of Newark Symphony Hall, a historic performing arts center, she's using arts and culture as an economic development tool for the resurgence of Newark, N.J. She's also talking about how employing an entrepreneurial mindset for social change has created jobs, community engagement, and - of course - fueled donations for her nonprofit. We are cheering her ingenuity and creativity as a disruptive leader in our sector!

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

•  Taneshia’s background and journey to where she is today (4:09)
• Taneshia’s work with Newark Symphony Hall (7:50)
• $50 million renovation campaign and using arts and culture as an economic development tool for the resurgence of Newark (15:00)
• Investing in your staff members (16:00)
• Casting visionary leadership (22:00)
• Taneshia’s advice for dreaming bigger (27:18)
• Taneshia’s 3 step formula to social change (30:00)
  • 1. How can you really embody your mission? 
  • 2. What are your values? How can you really kind of live those values?
  • 3. Model humanity 
• Building a legacy and living life on purpose (35:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Taneshia’s life (41:00)
• Taneshia’s One Good Thing: Your current situation is not your final destination. (43:00)

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