Speak For Change With Thomas Sage Pedersen
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Speak For Change With Thomas Sage Pedersen
Latest Episodes
Inside Arts Council: Open Studios Bree Karpavage
In this episode, I sit down with Bree Karpavage, the Open Studios and Tannery Arts Center Manager from Arts Council Santa Cruz County, to break down Santa Cruz Open Studios and why it’s become a core event for artists and the wider community. W...
Inside Arts Council: Grants for The Arts Tamara Liu
On this episode of Inside Arts Council Santa Cruz County. We talk with Grants Manager Tamara Liu about how local artists and arts organizations fund their work, why public benefit matters, and how equity efforts are reshaping who receives suppo...
Inside Arts Council: Arts Education Sarah Brothers Bot
On this episode of Inside Arts Council Santa Cruz County, we look at how the arts education fuels an entire creative ecosystem from first encounters in classrooms to paid teen teaching roles, veteran artists in schools, and dance programs for s...
Jacob Martinez | Leading In The Storm: Founding Digital Nest Nonprofit, Radical Transparency,Training Next Generation of Diverse Leaders, Fundraising Wisdom and more
We trace Jacob Martinez’s path from outsider to builder and unpack how Digital NEST turns first-gen talent into confident leaders through transparency, training, and courageous asks. Real talk on hiring, culture, and stress gives a grounded pla...
Casey Coonerty | Leading in The Storm: Leading Through Change, Upfront vs Behind The Scenes Leadership, Power of Slowing Down, Obstacles of Running a Bookstore in Modern Times,
We explore people-first leadership with Casey Coonerty Protti of Bookshop Santa Cruz, from family roots in service to making brave, values-led decisions through crisis. COVID recalibrates pace, transparency meets limits, and empathy becomes a d...
