Best Stacie Billis Podcasts (2025)

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Uncovering Rural America's Hidden Poverty: Kathryn Edin on the Legacy of Disadvantage—No Kid Hungry Encore 52:00

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12d ago52:00

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This timely encore of Add Passion and Stir, featuring Princeton poverty expert Kathryn Edin will provide insights from Edin’s book The Injustice of Place. Edin shares compelling data and stories connecting America’s deepest poverty to historical roots in rural communities. Explore how food insecurity, local action, and social infrastructure shape o…

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Leadership Across Borders with Alberto Aguilar of Carris Reels 42:47

14d ago42:47

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In this episode of Nuts and Bolts of Leadership, host Billy Duren talks with Alberto Aguilar, President and CEO of Carris Reels, and Erick Ramos, Senior VP of Business Development at Threaded Fasteners. Alberto shares his journey from General Manager to CEO and discusses what makes Carris Reels unique, including their employee ownership and a focus…

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Single Moms Need Economic Mobility 50:53

26d ago50:53

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Urban Institute senior fellow Elaine Waxman and Jeremiah Program president and CEO Chastity Lord know the power of single moms on the economic mobility of entire communities. “Great moms are dreaming in threes: they dream for themselves, they dream for their children, and they naturally dream for their community,” says Lord. The Jeremiah Program su…

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Leadership Blueprint for Growth with Lynn Bruns 50:08

1M ago50:08

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In this episode of Nuts and Bolts of Leadership, Billy Duren welcomes Lynn Bruns, CEO of ISG Architect and Engineering Services. Lynn shares his journey from engineer to leader and the importance of recognizing leadership potential in others early on. He discusses how ISG's unique growth model allows talent to flourish no matter their location, emp…

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Maine Governor Janet Mills on Standing Up to Bullies 33:53

1M ago33:53

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Maine Governor Janet Mills is protecting the rights and benefits of people in her state. “When you're right on the law and you're right on the public policy, why shouldn't you stand up? That's the way bullies act: they don't stop unless you stand up to them. And even then, you've got to fight with all you've got,” she says. Mills is standing up to …

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Sparking Innovation with Ray Brown 50:22

1M ago50:22

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In this episode of Nuts and Bolts of Leadership, host Billy Duren sits down with Ray Brown, CEO and board chair of Scintilla EG holding company, which leads the Esco Group. Ray shares how the company's three unique business units, electric, automation, and safety, work together while embracing their own cultures. He explains why a holding company m…

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Eyewitness to Suffering: Tim Costello on the Collapse of USAID 47:10

2M ago47:10

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Australia’s Reverend Tim Costello is the former Chief Executive of World Vision Australia and a lawyer, minister, and social advocate. “A free society is an extraordinary moral achievement… It takes morality,” he says. “When we start to see morality - which is we, not I - corroding and empathy evaporating, we are in trouble for a free society.” How…

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Trust, Technology, and Teamwork from Jason Bader 48:57

2M ago48:57

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On this episode of the Nuts and Bolts of Leadership, host Billy Duren sits down with Jason Bader, principal of the Distribution Team and an expert in strategic business coaching for wholesale distribution companies. Jason talks about his journey from working in his family's contractor supply business at a young age to becoming a teacher and trusted…

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Edesia’s Navyn Salem Defines Humanity 42:22

2M ago42:22

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Navyn Salem, founder and CEO of the malnutrition social enterprise Edesia, discusses our shared humanity in caring for children all over the world. Edesia produces fortified, peanut-based products like Plumpy'Nut for humanitarian agencies like UNICEF, World Food Programme, and other NGOs working in emergency and conflict zones. “We feed children ev…

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Cultivating Next-Generation Leaders: Strategies from Dr. Stacy Wellborn 49:26

2M ago49:26

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In this episode of Nuts and Bolts of Leadership, host Billy Duren sits down with Dr. Stacy Wellborn, a serial entrepreneur, marketing consultant, and professor at Spring Hill College. Stacy shares how her real-world business experience shapes her teaching, making classroom lessons more practical and relatable for students. She discusses the importa…

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Retired Senator Debbie Stabenow on Using Your Voice 43:09

3M ago43:09

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Retired Senator Debbie Stabenow discusses the importance of strong leadership, raising our voices about what we believe is wrong, and her continued advocacy for issues like hunger and mental health. “I may have retired, but I have not retired my voice. At this time, where so much is at stake, nobody should be retiring their voice,” she says. “We sh…

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The Coach's Playbook for Leading Educators: Insights from Jimmy Messer 46:14

3M ago46:14

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In this episode of Nuts and Bolts of Leadership, host Billy Duren sits down with Jimmy Messer, Head of School at Presbyterian Christian School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Jimmy shares how his background in basketball coaching shaped his approach to leading teams of educators, emphasizing the importance of putting the right people in the right role…

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Chef Curtis Duffy on Inspiration and Resilience 34:35

3M ago34:35

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Chicago chef and restaurateur Curtis Duffy recounts some of the revelations in his new book, Fireproof: Memoir of a Chef on this episode of Add Passion & Stir. Duffy writes about surviving the tragic loss of his parents at a very young age. “If it's helping somebody else get through what they need to get through… and if it helps them, in some way, …

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Embracing AI at Light Speed: The Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly Approach with Don Monistere 51:20

4M ago51:20

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In this episode of Nuts and Bolts of Leadership, host Billy Duren sits down with Don Monistere, CEO and President of General Informatics, to talk all things artificial intelligence (AI) in the business world. Don explains how fast AI is changing and how companies are struggling to keep up. He shares that most leaders recognize the need to utilize A…

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Noreen Springstead on Good Food in Communities 42:56

4M ago42:56

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Partnership for a Healthier America President and CEO Noreen Springstead discusses how to make America healthy again through high quality food and empowered communities. “Is the food system broken, or is it designed in the way that it's supposed to be operating today, which is around profit?,” she posits. “There is data that suggests if the food su…

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Superstar Author John Grisham Examines Share Our Strength’s Long and Winding Road From Garage Startup to Global Impact 41:13

4M ago41:13

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Bestselling author and No Kid Hungry supporter John Grisham gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look into how Share Our Strength founders and siblings Billy and Debbie Shore built their successful childhood hunger nonprofit from humble beginnings and a great idea. “In my memory, we knew that we had a really big and powerful idea… we just didn't kno…

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Building Authentic Relationships and Strategic Storytelling with Shelby Sledge 46:25

4M ago46:25

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On this episode of the Nuts and Bolts of Leadership, host Billy Duren welcomes Shelby Sledge, co-founder of Strategic Mixtape, to discuss the power of authentic communication inside organizations and with customers. Shelby breaks down how her team helps companies tailor their messaging, like making a custom mixtape, so that it fits their unique nee…

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Stacy Dean and Zee Zaidoff on Fighting Summer Hunger 51:43

5M ago51:43

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Well before the school year ends for American children , advocates like former USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Stacy Dean and Hawaii-based consumer advocate and substance abuse counselor Zahava “Zee” Zaidoff are planning how to feed kids over the summer. “The experience of hunger, in and of itself, is a terrib…

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Aligning Purpose and Practice with The Quotable Alex Moss 1:01:05

5M ago1:01:05

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In this special 50th episode of the Nuts and Bolts of Leadership podcast, hosts Billy Duren talk with Alex Moss, co-founding principal at Praxis, to explore real-world leadership and governance for employee-owned companies. Alex shares his expertise on what truly makes a workplace thrive: creating ownership opportunities, building a healthy workpla…

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Encore: Gauri Devidayal and Pankaj Jethwani Fight Hunger in India 34:52

5M ago34:52

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India’s children are hungry. Gauri Devidayal, Co-Founder and Director of The Food Matters Group, and Pankaj Jethwani, physician and Executive VP at W Health Ventures, are working to solve that problem. Devidayal is using her platform to draw attention and funding to the cause while Jethwani is helps run holistic nutrition programs. “I think India's…

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Nuggets of Wisdom: Hali Gibson's JourneyÂ 29:34

5M ago29:34

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In this special milestone episode of Nuts & Bolts of Leadership, host Billy Duren turns the spotlight on longtime co-host and producer Hali Gibson as she steps into a new leadership role beyond Threaded Fasteners. Hali reflects on her journey from intern to marketing leader, sharing the key lessons and "nuggets" she's gathered from nearly 50 episod…

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Two Staunch Child Advocates on the Potential of Every Child 52:49

6M ago52:49

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Two staunch child advocates, Bruce Lesley of First Focus on Children and Phoebe Boyer of Children’s Aid, talk about the detrimental impact of poverty on children and the crucial role of social safety nets and nonprofit organizations in mitigating this harm. “Every aspect of the life of a child is negatively impacted by poverty. It impacts their hea…

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Fearless Philanthropy Helps Nonprofits Meet The Threat 52:55

6M ago52:55

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Three social changemakers - Jeff Bradach of The Bridgespan Group, Daniel Stid of Lyceum Labs, and former US Treasury advisor Clara Miller- discuss the impact of the current political climate on the nonprofit sector. “It was a huge shock to the system to have international aid just cut like that and it created a whole ripple of fear. I felt it; I th…

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Martin O’Malley on Social Security Lifting Kids Out of Poverty 37:14

6M ago37:14

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Why would anyone cut 7,000 employees to save 0.06% of the budget from one of the most important agencies in the federal government? That’s the question Congressman Tom Swasey asked at town hall with former Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley. Over the past few days, O'Malley has warned that the 89-year streak of Social Security sending mon…

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Ruth Reichl on Food and Joy 36:15

7M ago36:15

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On the very special episode of Add Passion and Stir, we revisit or conversation with chef, food writer, food critic, and author Ruth Reichl. Ruth discusses the transformative power of food and culture. “One of the great things to me about food is that you have the ability to touch these moments of grace throughout the day simply by biting into a pe…

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Mayors Sharon Weston Broome and Mattie Parker Set the Table for Feeding Hungry Kids in their Cities 29:05

7M ago29:05

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In this very special episode of Add Passion and Stir, we reprise an episode from May 2024 with two powerful leaders of the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger. The Mayors Alliance is a bipartisan alliance of almost 400 mayors from across the country. In this time of turmoil, local leadership is all the more important to protecting and helping t…

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Technology that Benefits Instead of Disrupts 44:25

8M ago44:25

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In a new conversation, Jimmy Chen, founder/CEO of Propel and Ofek Lavian, founder/CEO of Forage, return to discuss current trends in using technology to ensure more people can access government food benefits. “As of January 27, 2025, at least, our plan is to continue to invest in the things that we have confidence that are not going to change over …

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Rose Previte and Louis Caldera on Diversity as Strength 49:19

8M ago49:19

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In an episode originally aired in 2018, restaurateur, entrepreneur and author Rose Previte and former Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera talk about leadership, public service, and how diversity is our greatest strength. “As long as we’re true to our principles of equality, and people can develop their talents through education and contribute somet…

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Newman’s Own Foundation’s Alex Amouyel on Nourishing Kids 39:58

9M ago39:58

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Alex Amouyel, President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation explains the foundation’s unique approach to creating impact. The foundation’s mission is to nourish and transform the lives of children who face adversity through innovative philanthropy. “Our foundation owns the food company and the licensing business, so a hundred percent of the profits …

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Time to Think with Rick Scruggs 41:01

9M ago41:01

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Do you actually give yourself time to think? In this episode, Billy and Hali sit down with Rick Scruggs, CEO of Financial Designs and author of What's Wrong With My Thinking, to break down why setting aside time to think is one of the most powerful leadership tools. Rick shares that communication is often the missing link in a thriving company and …

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USDA’s Caree Cotwright on Nutrition Security 40:36

9M ago40:36

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Caree Cotwright, Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity at the Food and Nutrition Service at the US Department of Agriculture, explains the concept of nutrition security on a new episode of Add Passion & Stir. “Nutrition security is everyone in our country having consistent and equitable access to healthy, safe, and affordable food, but a…

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Leadership In Law with Jessica Welch 55:18

9M ago55:18

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What does leadership look like in the legal world? In this episode of The Nuts and Bolts of Leadership podcast, Billy and Hali sit down with Jessica Welch, Partner at Johnstone Adams, to dive into the unique challenges and opportunities of leading in the legal field. Jessica shares how being a great lawyer is about more than just knowing the law, i…

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Noreen Springstead on Good Food in Communities 46:09

10M ago46:09

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Partnership for a Healthier America President and CEO Noreen Springstead discusses how to make America healthy again through high quality food and empowered communities. “Is the food system broken, or is it designed in the way that it's supposed to be operating today, which is around profit?,” she posits. “There is data that suggests if the food su…

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Hands On Leadership with Hope Thompson 31:43

10M ago31:43

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Billy and Hali are back in the meeting room for an inspiring episode of the Nuts and Bolts of Leadership Podcast with Hope Thompson, President and CEO of Northern Radiator. Hope shares her journey as a leader, offering nuggets of wisdom for young professionals on taking the initiative to assist team members and broadening their understanding of bus…

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Kathryn Edin on the Injustice of Place 42:10

10M ago42:10

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Poverty researcher Kathryn Edin talks about the insights from her new Book, The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America. “I'm realizing that you can't really understand anything about a place without knowing its history,” she says. A new public data set revealed the crushing poverty in rural areas without the supportive infr…

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Character and Competency with Nathan Mellor 49:09

10M ago49:09

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Billy and Hali kick off the new year with Nathan Mellor, CEO of Strata Leadership, in an episode packed with nuggets on character-driven leadership and the power of aligning character with competency. Nathan discusses how servant leadership makes an impact, why the greatest challenge for young leaders is often a mindset shift rather than a skillset…

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Alice Waters on the Power of Real Food 45:58

11M ago45:58

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In this very special episode, we re-visit our conversation with award-winning Chez Panisse chef and cookbook author Alice Waters who discusses the value of real, regenerative food for our children and our society as a whole. “Once you love nature, you can't make the wrong decision about anything. You don't want to do things that are really destroyi…

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Two Share Our Strength Alums Fighting for Girls and Animals 37:02

11M ago37:02

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ASPCA’s Matt Bershadker and VOW for Girls’ Clay Dunn made an impact at Share Our Strength, and now they are making impacts for animals and girls worldwide. “If you're going to create big change, you need to take big swings. My time at Share Our Strength taught me to take big swings, and it taught me to feel the work deeply,” says Bershadker. He sta…

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Last-Minute Holiday Recipes 44:22

11M ago44:22

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We love a good plan-ahead moment, but they aren’t always possible. These are our favorite last-minute holiday recipes to keep you in your back pocket, because we also love being real. And! An important reminder: Today’s episode is from the DIJFY Plus archive. If you’ve not been a Plus subscriber, it’s fresh content that we handpicked to make your h…

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Holiday Cookies with Jesse Szewczyk 52:02

11M ago52:02

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Holiday cookie baking does not have to be complicated, but it helps to be a little bit strategic. Cookie expert Jesse Szewczyk helps us make smart (and totally delicious!) holiday cookie choices to get the most bang for our time. Also! An important reminder: Today’s episode is from the DIJFY Plus archive. If you’ve not been a Plus subscriber, it’s …

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Advocating for Social Justice for Native Americans 47:46

12M ago47:46

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Originally recorded in December 2020, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nicholas Kristof and Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health Co-Director Allison Barlow discuss the struggle for social justice in Native American communities. “The Bureau of Indian Education schools only have a 53% high school graduation rate! We are failing them way b…

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Leadership In Ministry 1:00:02

12M ago1:00:02

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This week on Nuts and Bolts of Leadership, Billy sits down with Chase Alford, Lead Pastor of Teaching at Dayspring Baptist Church, and Austin Lovette, Teaching Pastor at Wilmer Baptist Church, to unpack the unique dynamics of leadership in ministry. They talk about balancing the practical aspects of running a church while staying rooted in its spir…