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• Joy Stoddard, Whole Planet Foundation

  • When
    October 04, 2023
  •  
    7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    UT Club, 2108 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin TX 78712
  • Registered
    30 registrants

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  Root Causes of Global Poverty and Solutions For Entrepreneurs

  Learn how innovations in the microfinance sector are mitigating financial shocks for people living in extreme poverty such as weather changes, natural disasters, family illness and a lack of basic needs.  Hear success stories about women taking part in the Resilient Farmer Fund, the Economic Opportunity Fund, the Energy & Water Fund and the Food Security Fund. Learn how you can get involved in Whole Planet Foundation's October 25 Party With A Purpose here in Austin or our Community Engagement Committee

  About our speaker:

  Joy joined Whole Foods Market in 2000 and Whole Planet Foundation in 2006. In her role as the leader of Whole Planet Foundation’s Development and Outreach Team, she develops strategic partnerships, connects people to the Foundation’s mission of alleviating global poverty, and invites new advocates to join our cause. Having traveled in 43 countries and 48 states, she is inspired to share the transformative power of microcredit and create prosperity.Joy has been awarded All*Star six times, Team Member of the Year and numerous leadership recognitions from Whole Foods Market. Previously, she coordinated training programs at the International Monetary Fund for six years. She has a B.A. from Washington and Lee University and speaks French and Spanish. Joy enjoys Austin with her husband Scott and her father John.  She is delighted to return to MBC and appreciates Beverly Biehl and Claire Weber for their membership on the Whole Planet Foundation Community Engagement Committee, which is accepting new members.

  Agenda:
  

  6:50am - Coffee & Networking 

  7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

  7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

  7:50am - Speaker Introduction

  8:20am - Q&A

  8:30am - Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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• Doug Lewin, Stoic Energy

  • When
    October 11, 2023
  •  
    7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    UT Club, 2108 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin TX 78712
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  Building a Reliable, Affordable, and Sustainable Grid in Texas

  We'll explore the state of the energy grid in Texas, strategies to improve affordability and reliability, the barriers and opportunities ahead, and the important impacts that grid transformation could have on Texans' quality of life.

  About our speaker:

  Doug Lewin authors the Texas Energy and Power Newsletter and hosts the Texas Power Podcast with Renewable Energy World. He is a nationally recognized energy expert, particularly in the electric grid, renewable energy, energy efficiency, demand response, utility regulation, and pollution reduction. Lewin founded Stoic Energy, a Texas consulting firm specializing in grid and energy issues, in 2018. Previously, Doug led government and regulatory affairs work for CLEAResult, an energy efficiency program implementer for over 250 utilities in 40 states and provinces. Prior to joining CLEAResult, Lewin was the founding Executive Director of the South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) and worked at the Texas Legislature for five years as a legislative aide, primarily on energy, environment, and climate issues for three different elected officials in the House and Senate.

  Agenda:
  

  6:50am - Coffee & Networking 

  7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

  7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

  7:50am - Speaker Introduction

  8:20am - Q&A

  8:30am - Have a wonderful Wednesday!

  Directions and Parking
  

  Breakfast Fees & Policy
  

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• Eric Lassberg, KXAN

  • When
    October 18, 2023
  •  
    7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    UT Club, 2108 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin TX 78712
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  Agenda:
  

  6:50am - Coffee & Networking 

  7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

  7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

  7:50am - Speaker Introduction

  8:20am - Q&A

  8:30am - Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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  Breakfast Fees & Policy
  

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• Tom Cottar & Diane Lindsey, Backpack Friends

  • When
    October 25, 2023
  •  
    7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    UT Club, 2108 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin TX 78712
  • Registered
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  Hungry For Change: The Road To Becoming An Impactivist

  Impact + Activist = Impactivist.
  
  Mari, a high school sophomore, passed out one Monday morning in her English classs... because she hadn't had anything to eat since her school lunch on Friday.
  Hear the inspiring 'accident' of how one girl living in food insecurity became the catalyst for feeding thousands of children in the North Austin area. Learn how her story affected Tom Cottar  and launched Backpack Friends, a local nonprofit responsible for feeding 5000 children each month across our area.
  

  Leadership isn't about being in charge. It's about caring for those IN your charge. Tom and Diana will inspire and challenge you to see your world, not as it is, but as it can be.

  About our speakers:

  

  Tom Cottar is an entrepreneur, author, musician, semiotician (look it up!), and philanthropist. He's a man who bet on himself to make a real difference in his community by helping feed thousands of kids in need.

  From teaching middle school, to running youth camps and conferences, to gigging with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s bass player in Austin, Tom’s life has been an ever-changing landscape of new adventures. He’s an award-winning songwriter with the Texas Songwriters Association, and author of Unleashing Your Creativity: Lessons From A Reluctant Creative.

  In 2018, Tom and his wife Heather founded Backpack Friends Incorporated, a unique and growing nonprofit responsible for feeding 5000 children each month in our area. They live in Pflugerville with three kids, 2 dogs, 9 guitars, and 4 chickens.

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  Diana LIndsey has spent 20 years as a Student Music Minister, as well as 20 years as a Health, Wellness, Mindset & Business Coach. She considers it her privilege to invest her energies and time into bettering her community, coaching and mentoring others, empowering leaders, stretching her music performance skills, and finding ways to impact the world...one connection at a time!

  Agenda:
  

  6:50am - Coffee & Networking 

  7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

  7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

  7:50am - Speaker Introduction

  8:20am - Q&A

  8:30am - Have a wonderful Wednesday!

  Directions and Parking
  

  Breakfast Fees & Policy
  

  
  

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• Who Would You Like to Hear From?

  • When
    November 01, 2023
  •  
    7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    UT Club, 2108 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin TX 78712

  Our speakers are always engaging, informative, and insightful (and often inciteful). Our members are too! Is there a person or organization you'd like to hear from at MBC? Nominate a speaker and we'll try to set that up.

  Upcoming Speakers in November

  

  • Dottie Watkins, CEO, Capital Metro
  • Art Markman, UT and KUT
  • Allen Biehl, To Everest and Beyond!

  
  

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