Today is the Day Changemakers

Through connecting with and highlighting changemakers, self-starters, and those who are disrupting the status quo, Jodi Grinwald’s ‘Today is the Day Changemakers’ channel will provide content that will connect listeners to real stories, from real people who are making a real difference in their corner of the world. These intimate interviews with inspiring and relatable guests will act as an opportunity for you to peer inside the minds of the latest gamechangers and creators. Changemakers believe in the greater good. They identify a specific issue or challenge and give themselves permission to do what is needed. Learn more about their tenacity, determination, motivation, and their innate ability to move past the challenges even when it is not easy. Every Wednesday a new interview will be released. Remember....Today is the day! You cannot go back to yesterday and you do not yet own tomorrow! Please follow on social media @todayisthedayliveit or email jodi@todayisthedayliveit.com.

Today is the Day Changemakers is a business podcast hosted by Jodi, with 204 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Jodi hosts Today is the Day Changemakers, a business show with 204 episodes published.

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  From Red Carpets to Breaking News: Bill Cunningham's Front Row Seat to History

  Sep 22, 20261h 8m

  Send us Fan Mail This is such an incredible Today is the Day Changemakers episode! You won't want to miss this conversation... What does a career spent covering everything from Hollywood’s biggest nights to some of the country’s most difficult breaking news stories teach you about people? Bill Cunningham is an independent, award-winning producer of thousands of stories and live shots in 12 countries, broadcast on network, cable and syndicated television in North America and Britain with viewing audiences in the millions. Based in Los Angeles, Bill brings decades of experience collaborating with television anchors, correspondents, celebrity contributors, producers, directors, writers, bookers, photographers, editors and engineers around the world. For 21 years, Bill produced stories for Good Morning America . His career has taken him backstage at the Grammys and Oscars, inside the Vatican, to George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch and into coverage of the O.J. Simpson trials. His behind-the-scenes work has also included Dancing with the Stars , Comic-Con International, Pixar Animation Studios and so much more. Bill's story goes far beyond his impressive credits. Bill shares what it took to get a story on the air under intense pressure, the career mistakes he still remembers, lessons learned from decades in television, and why kindness, curiosity and staying connected truly matter. One of the most powerful moments in our conversation comes when Bill shares how staying connected helped change the trajectory of his career. After moving to Los Angeles without a job lined up, he reached out to a former television executive he had intentionally stayed in touch with over the years. That connection ultimately helped open the door to ABC and what became a 21-year career with Good Morning America . That moment speaks directly to something I believe deeply: Connection Is the Work™. We never really know where one genuine relationship, one note, one conversation or one act of kindness may lead. There is also a very personal connection woven into this episode. My special co-host, Fred C. Wasiak, M.S., CPC , has known Bill for more than 40 years — but you’ll have to listen to find out exactly how they know each other. Even after all those years, Fred heard stories from Bill during this conversation that he had never heard before. I first met Bill at our Los Angeles LIVE IT! Book Launch, and I am so grateful that he took the time to share not only stories from an extraordinary career, but also the personal lessons that came with them. And toward the end of our conversation, Bill leaves us with another simple but powerful thought: “And to be curious about other people. That can be a gift.” — Bill Cunningham The Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast features conversations with people who are making a difference in their corner of the world and beyond. With more than 200 episodes and listeners in 143 countries and territories , the podcast brings together leaders, entrepreneurs, nonprofit changemakers, authors, creatives, educators and people using their experiences to create meaningful impact. Because Connection Is the Work™. Subscribe and follow so you don’t miss an episode. YouTube: Today is the Day Changemakers Facebook & Instagram: Today is the Day Live It Website: todayisthedayliveit.com Read Today is the Day. LIVE IT! — Edge of Comfort to Center of Impact LIVE IT! brings together 31 powerful voices sharing personal stories about moving beyond comfort, making courageous choices and creating impact. And coming Spring 2027 : Today is the Day. OWN IT! A new collection of voices exploring what happens when we take ownership of our choices, our direction and the life we are creating. Your life. Your choices. Your call. Learn more about the books, upcoming events, speaking, coaching and the Today is the Day community at todayisthedayliveit.com . If this conversation resonates with you, please subscribe , follow, share the episode and send it to someone who needs to hear it. Every share creates another opportunity for connection. #TodayIsTheDayChangemakers #BillCunningham #GoodMorningAmerica #Storytelling #TelevisionProducer #ConnectionIsTheWork #Changemakers #LIVEIT #OWNIT #CareerLessons #Podcast Support the show

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  Leading with Vision: Mentorship, Monmouth, and the Springsteen Center

  Sep 16, 20261h 1m

  Send us Fan Mail What becomes possible when you listen to those who believe in you—and allow their belief to help shape your journey as you grow into the leader you are meant to become? In this episode of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast , I sit down with Dr. Patrick F. Leahy, president of Monmouth University and Chair of the Board of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music. Patrick shares how his professional journey began in a completely different industry before leading him into higher education. Along the way, mentors and others who believed in him helped him recognize new possibilities, take unexpected steps, and grow into the university leader he is today. You will also hear how deeply he believes in Monmouth University’s students—and in creating the access, support, and opportunities that empower them to recognize their potential and achieve more than they imagined possible. We also go behind the scenes of an extraordinary undertaking years in the making: his work with Bruce Springsteen and others to transform a bold vision into the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music—a $50 million, 30,000-square-foot destination dedicated to preserving Bruce’s legacy while celebrating the diverse history of American music. This conversation is about more than becoming a university president or helping to bring a world-class cultural center to life. It is about the people who recognize something in us before we fully recognize it in ourselves, the relationships that open unexpected doors, and the responsibility leaders have to create opportunities for others. This is an inspiring conversation about mentorship, leadership, education, music, legacy—and what becomes possible when vision is put into motion. FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE Follow @todayisthedayliveit on Facebook and Instagram, and subscribe to the Today Is the Day Changemakers channel on YouTube. Please like, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear its message. CONNECT WITH TODAY IS THE DAY If you would like to be considered as a featured guest or explore partnership opportunities to promote your business, organization, or nonprofit through the Today Is the Day ecosystem, contact Jodi at: jodi@todayisthedayliveit.com #PatrickLeahy #MonmouthUniversity #BruceSpringsteen #BruceSpringsteenCenterForAmericanMusic #AmericanMusic #HigherEducation #UniversityLeadership #LeadershipJourney #LeadershipDevelopment #MentorshipMatters #Mentorship #Changemakers #PodcastInterview #LeadershipPodcast #TodayIsTheDayChangemakers Support the show

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  Finding Your Diamonds: The Courage to Heal, Evolve, and Become Limitless

  Sep 8, 20261 hour

  Send us Fan Mail What if changing your relationship with fear could change your entire life? In this deeply honest episode of the Today Is the Day Changemakers Podcast, Jodi Hope Grinwald sits down with Liz Svatek—transformational coach, speaker, healer, author, podcast host, and Founder of the Warrior Woman Movement. Liz shares what it was like growing up in a volatile home and living in “two worlds”—the life others saw and the painful reality behind closed doors. She explains how those experiences created hypervigilance that followed her into adulthood and why writing her book, Finding Your Diamonds, allowed her to finally validate the experiences she had hidden and minimized for years. Liz also introduces the idea that changed everything for her: radical personal responsibility. This does not mean blaming yourself for what happened. It means owning the choices you make next so you can become the driver of your own life. Together, Jodi and Liz explore: • Creating boundaries within complicated family relationships • Accepting people for who they are—not who we need them to become • How healing yourself can create a ripple effect in others • Reinventing your identity when you know there is more for you • The difference between actual danger and the fear that accompanies growth • Why fear may be a green light rather than a stop sign • How one decision can completely change the trajectory of your life Liz works with women who feel exhausted, overwhelmed, stuck in old patterns, or as though they have been silently drowning while caring for everyone around them. Her work helps women awaken, remember who they are, reclaim their voices, and return to the expanded, powerful, and deeply alive women they were always meant to be. Liz reminds us, “You can’t really change another person, but you can be the ripple effect.” And for anyone wondering whether life holds something more, her message is clear: “If you think there is more, there is.” EVOLVE WITH LIZ—FREE LIVE CLASS Join Liz September 14–16 for EVOLVE , a free live class designed to help you evolve your relationships, your parenting, and—most importantly—YOURSELF. Register here: https://www.lizsvatek.com/evolve-experience BECOME LIMITLESS Liz’s LIMITLESS program is a 12-week online, deeply connective experience that can change your life. Jodi has personally participated in LIMITLESS and highly recommends it to any woman who is ready to grow, heal, break free from old patterns, and discover what is possible in her next chapter. It was a gamechanger for Jodi and can be for you as well. As Liz says, “All it takes is 12 weeks to change your life, your legacy, and the woman staring back in the mirror.” Learn more at Warrior Women Inc.: https://www.lizsvatek.com/ Liz’s book, Finding Your Diamonds , is available now on Amazon. She is also the host of The Liz Svatek Show and will be a featured author in the upcoming collaborative book that Jodi is curating titled, Today Is the Day. OWN IT!, coming in late spring 2027. This is not only Liz’s story. It may be the beginning of yours. FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE Follow @todayisthedayliveit on Facebook and Instagram, and subscribe to the Today Is the Day Changemakers channel on YouTube. Please like, follow, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear its message. CONNECT WITH TODAY IS THE DAY If you would like to be considered as a featured guest or explore partnership opportunities to promote your business, organization, or nonprofit through the Today Is the Day ecosystem, contact Jodi at: jodi@todayisthedayliveit.com Support the show

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  Humble Beginnings, Brilliant Impact, Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Community

  Sep 2, 20261h 3m

  Send us Fan Mail What does it take to build a 38-year career, lead a company through 20 years of growth and adversity, and stand up for the things you believe in—even when doing so isn’t easy? In this episode of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast, I sit down with Philip “Phil” Brilliant, founder and owner of Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC , a full-service environmental consulting firm celebrating 20 years in business. Phil has dedicated more than 38 years to environmental science, helping protect the water people drink, the air they breathe, and the communities where they live. During his career, he helped grow an environmental company from four employees and $400,000 in annual revenue to 68 employees, four offices, and more than $9 million in revenue. His leadership extends far beyond his business. Phil is a longtime community advocate, frequent lecturer on environmental remediation, original member of the New Jersey Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board, and host of the Simply Brilliant Podcast . He continues to speak up, step forward, and stand behind the issues he believes matter—even when doing so makes him a target. But to understand the leader Phil became, you also have to understand where he came from. Raised by a single mother with limited resources, Phil learned about sacrifice, perseverance, and generosity at an early age. His mother raised two children, later returned to school, and earned her college degree at 50. When Phil was eight or nine years old, he tried to help her pay the bills. He found what he believed were postage stamps, licked them, and carefully placed them on the envelopes. He soon discovered that they were actually the family’s food stamps for the week. His mother also taught him the power of making people feel seen. She kept gifts in the trunk of her car because she believed you should never arrive at someone’s home empty-handed. She would even give a gift to a stranger celebrating a birthday in a restaurant. Today, Phil honors her legacy through a scholarship that helps high school seniors continue their education. Phil also speaks candidly about one of the most difficult chapters of his professional journey. After discovering his company was losing money on every job, he faced approximately $700,000 in bills with only about $100,000 coming in. He reduced his staff from 45 employees to 10 and ultimately filed for bankruptcy. Through honesty, resilience, and the willingness to ask for help, Phil rebuilt his business without losing a client or vendor. His advice to entrepreneurs is something every leader needs to hear: You may know something, but you do not know everything. Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you in the areas where you need support. This is a conversation about business success, leadership, family, community advocacy, bankruptcy, rebuilding, and having the courage to use your voice. Stories like Phil’s are at the heart of my book, LIVE IT! From the Edge of Comfort to the Center of Impact . Through real and deeply personal stories, the authors share how they moved beyond judgment, uncertainty, fear, and challenge to create lives of greater purpose and impact. The book is available in paperback and Kindle wherever books are sold. Listen to the full episode, subscribe to the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast, and please like and share this conversation so more people can hear Phil’s story. Follow @TodayIsTheDayLiveIt on Facebook and Instagram for more conversations with leaders, changemakers, entrepreneurs, and people creating meaningful impact in their communities and beyond. Would your company or organization benefit from reaching an audience of leaders, business owners, nonprofit professionals, and changemakers? Customized podcast sponsorship opportunities are available, providing meaningful visibility while supporting the real stories and conversations that inspire people to take action. Visit todayisthedayliveit.com or contact Jodi@todayisthedayliveit.com to learn more about the podcast, Leadership & Business Growth Strategy services, purchase LIVE IT! , or explore sponsorship, and partnership opportunities. #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #Resilience #StandUpForWhatYouBelieveIn #LeadershipLessons #EnvironmentalLeadership #SmallBusiness #CommunityLeadership #OvercomingAdversity #PurposeDrivenLeadership #Changemakers #Podcast #TodayIsTheDayChangemakers #LiveIt Support the show

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  Calling You Can't Deny: Changing Girls' Futures in Kenya

  Aug 18, 20261h 12m

  Send us Fan Mail How is ZanaAfrica transforming menstrual health, girls’ education, reproductive health, and gender equality in Kenya? In this episode of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast, host Jodi Hope Grinwald speaks with Megan Mukuria—founder of ZanaAfrica , Ashoka Fellow, Harvard University graduate, and award-winning social entrepreneur. Megan grew up in Connecticut and attended Harvard University. But after working with girls in Kenya, she recognized a truth that changed her life: poverty is a lack of opportunity—not a lack of talent. In 2001, she purchased a one-way ticket to Kenya and followed a calling she could no longer deny. Megan later founded ZanaAfrica after witnessing how period poverty, limited access to sanitary pads, and a lack of trusted reproductive health education affected girls’ health, safety, dignity, and education. Today, ZanaAfrica provides menstrual products to more than 100,000 users and works with 250 teachers and 50,000 students—with the goal of helping bring its health curriculum to 13 million students across Kenya. In this conversation, Megan shares: How her Connecticut upbringing and Harvard education influenced her journey Why she left the United States for Kenya How ZanaAfrica is advancing menstrual health and girls’ education What she learned after six years without funding Why menstrual products and health education must work together How courage, purpose, and persistence can create systems change Why everyone—not only founders—can contribute to social impact If you are interested in Megan Mukuria, ZanaAfrica, Harvard alumni creating social change, menstrual health in Kenya, period poverty, girls’ education, gender equality, women’s health, nonprofit leadership, or social entrepreneurship, this episode is for you. Watch and listen: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts Search Today is the Day Changemakers wherever you stream podcasts. Learn more about Megan Mukuria and support ZanaAfrica at ZanaAfrica.org . Learn more about Jodi Hope Grinwald, the podcast, books, leadership programs, and the Today is the Day Changemakers ecosystem at TodayIsTheDayLiveIt.com . Subscribe, follow, review, and share this episode to help more people discover Megan’s work. #MeganMukuria #ZanaAfrica #HarvardUniversity #HarvardAlumni #Connecticut #Kenya #MenstrualHealth #PeriodPoverty #MenstrualEquity #GirlsEducation #GenderEquality #WomensHealth #SocialEntrepreneurship #NonprofitLeadership #GlobalHealth #SocialImpact #Changemakers #TodayIsTheDayChangemakers Support the show

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