How to Change the World

For our very special 100th podcast episode, members of the Javelina team get together and look back at 2019. What went well? What changed? What mistakes did we make? From expanding to Colorado to launching strategic digital services, the team dig in to the highs and lows of the year that's about to end - every step of the way asking: what did we learn? Featuring: Colorado VP Rob DuRay, VP for Digital Strategy Josh Zaragoza, Partner David Waid, Client Associate Justin Plumb and CEO Catherine Alonzo.

Kathy Hoffman was teaching in a public school when she was inspired and driven to run for public office. While many told her to start small, she had her heart set on the place that touches teachers and students statewide: the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Kathy talks with Catherine about everything she's learned about creating change in our community, from the moment she first thought about running to today, as she gets ready to head into her second year as the Superintendent of Arizona's schools. Trust us when we say you don't want to miss this one and all of the knowledge gems it includes.

Tania Katan is a speaker, performer, coach and consultant, and the author of Creative Trespassing, a field guide for injecting creativity into your work and life to break old barriers and create new outcomes. Tania is also the genius behind the #ItWasNeverDress movement and online phenomenon. No stranger to doing things differently and bringing her whole self into whatever space she is in, Tania and Catherine talk about what it takes to color outside of the lines and think beyond the rules. You'll doubtless take away a trick or two you can enact today.

This month, Catherine and David are joined by business leader and coach Eileen Rogers, who is certified in Brenè Brown's transformational Dare to Lead training program, to discuss the famed author's latest book: Dare to Lead. Five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Brenè Brown has spent the past two decades studying the emotions and experiences that give meaning to our lives. Her work on perfectionism and shame have made her a household name and have generated organizational transformation around the globe. David, Catherine and Eileen delve into the core teachable and learnable skills that Brown has discovered lie beneath daring leadership - and discuss how to enact them in our own lives.

On a very normal day eleven years ago, Jodi read a text message that irreversibly changed the course of her life forever. Today, she leads U and Improved, an award-winning leadership development and training company that offers hands-on experiential training for Fortune 500 companies, small and medium-sized businesses, and individuals who want to learn, grow and improve. Jodi shares with Catherine that heart-stopping moment that changed it all, and what lies at the center of our innate ability to choose to live the life we want.

Karine Jean-Pierre is an accidental political organizer. Growing up wanting to be a doctor, she fell into political advocacy unexpectedly and unintentionally. She worked on Barack Obama's 2008 campaign, served in his White House and today serves as the Chief Public Affairs Officer for MoveOn.org, as a political commentator with CNN and MSNBC, and teaches at Columbia University. The author of the brand new memoir and call-to-action Moving Forward, she joins Catherine to tell the story of growing up a Haitian-American immigrant and falling into the career she loves. She shares how anyone and everyone can and should play a role in politics - now more than ever.

Catherine is joined by Javelina team members David Waid and Marisa Hoskins and Senior Advisor to the Arizona Department of Economic Security Maureen Casey to discuss this month's book: The Creative Curve by Allen Gannett. They uncover what it takes to create commercially successful products and ideas, and why they're not sure this is the same as achieving creative success. Filled with tales of The Beatles, J.K. Rowling, and tattooing your own leg to get a job, this is a hilarious episode full of strong opinions and laugh out loud moments.

With a background in entrepreneurialism and technology, an unexpected moment on a beach changed Lisa's life forever and now she runs Police2Peace. Through a series of programs, including the simple act of adding the words PEACE OFFICER to public safety vehicles, Police2Peace develops community engagement and lowers the barriers between police and the community. Lisa talks with Catherine about the epidemic of violence in our communities today, and how Police2Peace's approach is making tangible differences. Lisa also shares how she never saw herself as a changemaker in this world, and what happened to alter that forever.

Kevin Patterson is a true warrior for change - and his story is remarkable. A five-time cancer survivor, adoptive father to two girls, plaintiff in the lawsuit that toppled Arizona's gay marriage ban in 2013, and a former candidate for elected office, Kevin has faced more change in the past decade than many people do in a life time. He shares his fascinating tale with Catherine, as well as the lessons he learned every step of the way.

Christy McClendon is the President and CEO of New Pathways for Youth, a transformational organization that empowers youth to fulfill their potential. They serve young people, ages 12-21, experiencing poverty and adversity. Christy gets vulnerable and shares that when she was 18, her mother passed, starting a series of realizations and lessons that shapes Christy's life to this day. Catherine and Christy talk about the power of getting to know yourself really well, how to do it, and what it can create in your life when you do. The youth that New Pathways serve experience four times the adversity of other youth—adversities such as parent incarceration, abuse and neglect, substance abuse, and high school dropout. Through 1:1 mentoring and evidence-based personal development and life skills retreats and workshops, their youth create breakthroughs in self destructive thought patterns that lead to actions consistent with the future they want. They have transformed more than 7,000 lives since their founding.