Tag: Philanthropy

Lee Perry

Lee Perry feels very strongly about going slow, which seems at odds with her job of program manager at a place called Fleet Farming. Cutting down on convenience, she suggests, leads to better health, wisdom, and community. Listen up if you want to learn more!

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Mark Freid

Happiness Counts! That’s a strong message from Mark Freid, who developed it after extensive research and from his own work experiences. He and Nick chat about the importance of being happy at work, shame as a motivator for bad business ideas, and all the studies that say running is bad for you.

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Zach Prusak

On this episode of To a Certain Degree, get fired up with the Nature Conservancy’s Zach Prusak. Who is Zach? A comedy and improv fan? Sure. A lifelong learner and educator? Definitely. An ant guy? Most assuredly. And he’s also the Florida Fire Manager and Central Florida Conservation Program Manager for the Nature Conservancy.

Fire isn’t what he was expecting to get into, but it ended up being his calling. Learn more about how he got there, the ethics of violence during meetings, and zombie ants on this episode of TACD.

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Dave Krepcho of Second Harvest Food Bank

On this episode of To a Certain Degree, Dave Krepcho enjoys a healthy repast of conversation and some comedy. The President and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, he leads more than 100 employees and countless volunteers in ending hunger in and around the Orlando area. Dave shares quite a bit, including how he ended up in the not-for-profit world (a hurricane), what Second Harvest is doing to underwrite its training classes (catering and event hosting), and has a good time with some Bad Business Ideas (patent pending).

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