It's about community.

Discover people-first leadership with the Executive Director of the Ben B. Cheney Foundation. For anyone in the South Puget Sound, Erika is the definition of community. Learn more about the experiences that inform her approaches to serving diverse populations across Washington, Oregon and Northern California.

What does it take to save a historic town? Jayme Peloli, fifth generation Wilkeson resident and Executive Director of the Wilkeson Historical District, shares the path forward for Wilkeson and the effort to restore access to Mount Rainier National Park. This episode is a powerful reminder of why showing up in person still matters in a digital world.

True change often starts with what we see as kids. Dr. Kimberly Keith, Executive Director of Hilltop Artists, shares how her mother’s community leadership inspired her leadership style and how a layoff drove her to pursue a PhD to tackle systemic issues.

Libraries are hubs of human experience. Gretchen Caserotti, Pierce County Library System’s Executive Director, shares how she drives community innovation through risk-taking and finding ways to meet people where they are.

When we put dignity and accessibility at the center of community nutrition, the entire approach to food assistance changes. GoodRoots Northwest CEO Stacey Crnich is doing exactly that through user-centered design that shifts narratives for delivering social services to vulnerable populations.

What does it mean to be the first woman CEO of one of the largest state fairs in the United States? For Renee McClain, it means honoring the legacy of the Washington State Fair Event Center and looking to the future to continue to bring people together for extraordinary moments for generations to come.