The Story Exchange

The Story Exchange


Latest Episodes

Community Housing
October 05, 2017

Angie Lozano started Angie's House to give people in need a place to lay their head at night — and reminded us all that just one person can make a real difference.

Horse Business
September 19, 2017

Chelsea Harden's horses create magical spaces where kids with special needs can connect and learn. Hear how she manages the unusual business assets at the core of The H.E.A.R.T. Center.

Restoring Access to Local Farm Food
June 20, 2017

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 distribution system.

Reinventing the Wheelchair
June 13, 2017

Tish Scolnik is using the power of business to give people with disabilities a new sense of freedom. At MIT, she designed a wheelchair that can travel rough terrain, whether a dirt road in East Africa or a hiking trail in North America. And now the...

Second Chances
June 06, 2017

Iran-born Fif Ghobadian created San Francisco fashion brand Road Twenty-Two to provide jobs for women released from prison.

Making a Difference with Foster Kids
May 30, 2017

With her nonprofit One Simple Wish, Danielle Gletow is bringing the joy of childhood to the lives of foster kids, one wish at time.

Women Helping Women
May 23, 2017

In our first "Good on the Ground" episode, we meet Kathy Brough and Anita Saville, the founders of Chelmsford, Mass., nonprofit Budget Buddies. Learn how they're equipping homeless women to lift themselves out of poverty with the help of women...

Embracing Change
March 14, 2017

Hear how Houston pool-builder Kryshon Bratton has used the entrepreneurial "pivot" to stoke growth and create the work-life balance she wants.

A $20 Million Comeback Story
February 13, 2017

How Angelica Garcia-Dunn went from struggling to feed her kids to building a booming Texas-sized trucking company.

On a Mission - Ep. 14
November 16, 2016

Meet Donna Peel and Stacy Ratner, two very different women taking on two very different social missions -- both with inventive, entrepreneurial nonprofits.

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