Zakiya Esper's guest appearances

Zakiya Esper

The LaziMILLENNIAL Lounge for Multi-Passionate Millennials

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Cory Booker

Austin Kleon

Jereshia Hawk

Rachel Davis

Lauren Myers

Chris Barr

Nina Turner

Jennifer Jackson

Daniel Brown

Eman Zabi

Scotty J

Jessica Patterson

Eden Royce

Rana Campbell

Denmark Vesey

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On this episode of the Free Scotty J Podcast Series, host Mika Gadsden interviews Sowing Seeds Into The Midlands founder and executive director, Zakiya Esper as she shares her personal journey as an advocate for youth and her work in interrupting the School to Prison Pipeline.For more information visit: www.sowingseedsmidlands.orgPrevious Content From C.A.N.The Conjure Sessions Video: bit.ly/EOEConjureSessionsIINew to the Pod, check out episode 1: bit.ly/FSJBrotherlyLoveLetters We run on love &amp; community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashAppFollow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:FB: @charlestonactivistnetworkIG: @charlestonactivistnetworkTwitter: @ChsActNetEmail Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.comWebsite: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com

On this episode of the Free Scotty J Podcast Series, host Mika Gadsden interviews Sowing Seeds Into The Midlands founder and executive director, Zakiya Esper as she shares her personal journey as an advocate for youth and her work in interrupting the School to Prison Pipeline. For more information visit: <a href="http://www.sowingseedsmidlands.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sowingseedsmidlands.org</a> Previous Content From C.A.N. The Conjure Sessions Video: <a href="http://bit.ly/EOEConjureSessionsII" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/EOEConjureSessionsII</a> New to the Pod, check out episode 1: <a href="http://bit.ly/FSJBrotherlyLoveLetters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/FSJBrotherlyLoveLetters</a> We run on love &amp; community support: <a href="http://bit.ly/SupportCAN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/SupportCAN</a> , $mikagadsden on CashApp Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media: FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork Twitter: @ChsActNet Email Mika: Tamika@charlestonactivistnetwork.com Website: <a href="http://www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com</a>

Free Scotty J - Ep. 6 Juvenille Justice w/ Zakiya Esper

Many people desire to start a non-profit without a true understanding of the amount of work, grit, blood, sweat, and tears it takes. Zakiya Esper, Founder and Executive Director of Sowing Seeds into the Midlands, sheds light on the good, the bad, and the ugly of running a non-profit. After years of working as a juvenile probation officer in South Carolina, Zakiya became increasingly alarmed by the gap in support services for the teens she served. Many mentorship programs in SC operate at capacity and cannot meet the demand for services. The vision for Sowing Seeds into the Midlands was birthed from Zakiya’s belief in redemption for troubled youth, especially those living in the communities where she was raised.  In this episode, Zakiya talks about... how she balanced starting a non-profit with being a new wife and mom  ways to make a difference for a cause without starting a non-profit  using social media as a tool for asking for exactly what you want the downfall of "passion" and what you need when passion runs out what she would've done differently to build a stronger foundation for Seeds character traits you need as the director of a non-profit  Sowing Seeds into the Midlands: Website | Instagram | Facebook Jennifer Yarbrough, The Non-Profit Expert   Follow LaziMILLENNIAL on Instagram. Suggest a guest for the LaziMILLENNIAL podcast. Join our community of multipassionate millennials at lazimillennial.slack.com! --- Elephant Funeral has provided The LaziMILLENNIAL Lounge Podcast with written permission to use his song “Streetlights” in podcast episodes. Check out more of his amazing music on YouTube, SoundCloud, and Instagram.

Many people desire to start a non-profit without a true understanding of the amount of work, grit, blood, sweat, and tears it takes. Zakiya Esper, Founder and Executive Director of Sowing Seeds into the Midlands, sheds light on the good, the bad, and the ugly of running a non-profit. After years of working as a juvenile probation officer in South Carolina, Zakiya became increasingly alarmed by the gap in support services for the teens she served. Many mentorship programs in SC operate at capacity and cannot meet the demand for services. The vision for Sowing Seeds into the Midlands was birthed from Zakiya’s belief in redemption for troubled youth, especially those living in the communities where she was raised.  In this episode, Zakiya talks about... <ul><li>how she balanced starting a non-profit with being a new wife and mom </li> <li>ways to make a difference for a cause without starting a non-profit </li> <li>using social media as a tool for asking for exactly what you want</li> <li>the downfall of "passion" and what you need when passion runs out</li> <li>what she would've done differently to build a stronger foundation for Seeds</li> <li>character traits you need as the director of a non-profit</li> </ul> Sowing Seeds into the Midlands: <a href="http://www.sowingseedsmidlands.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seedsmidlands/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sowingseedsmidlands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Jennifer Yarbrough, <a href="http://www.jdyarbrough.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Non-Profit Expert</a> Follow LaziMILLENNIAL on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/lazimillennial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. <a href="http://www.lazimillennial.com/guest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Suggest a guest</a> for the LaziMILLENNIAL podcast. Join our community of multipassionate millennials at <a href="https://lazimillennial.slack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lazimillennial.slack.com</a>! --- Elephant Funeral has provided The LaziMILLENNIAL Lounge Podcast with written permission to use his song “Streetlights” in podcast episodes. Check out more of his amazing music on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtHQq3XTZTzDPJanYNFMFw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube, </a><a href="https://soundcloud.com/caleb-lemond" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/___elephant___funeral___/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.

031: Do You Have What It Takes to Start a Non-Profit? with Zakiya Esper of Sowing Seeds into the Midlands