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Rising Forward: Stories of Change

WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR

Hosted by Shannon Sims, this podcast goes behind the headlines to explore the social entrepreneurs transforming Milwaukee and beyond. Shannon leverages her networks, resources and journalistic curiosity to uncover the stories of innovative changemakers who are building businesses that solve pressing community challenges. 

Each episode features authentic conversations with entrepreneurs who are rising from their communities, leaning into social concerns, and creating sustainable solutions that move Wisconsin forward — embodying our state's motto. From Milwaukee neighborhoods to communities across the region and eventually statewide, these are the stories of people who refuse to accept the status quo. 

Join Shannon as she discovers how business and social impact intersect to create lasting change.

WUWM

Hosted by Shannon Sims, this podcast goes behind the headlines to explore the social entrepreneurs transforming Milwaukee and beyond. Shannon leverages her networks, resources and journalistic curiosity to uncover the stories of innovative changemakers who are building businesses that solve pressing community challenges. 

Each episode features authentic conversations with entrepreneurs who are rising from their communities, leaning into social concerns, and creating sustainable solutions that move Wisconsin forward — embodying our state's motto. From Milwaukee neighborhoods to communities across the region and eventually statewide, these are the stories of people who refuse to accept the status quo. 

Join Shannon as she discovers how business and social impact intersect to create lasting change.

WUWM
1hr 58min
Thumbnail for "The Milwaukee movement changing how folks see food as medicine: Kathy Koshgarian".
What if the prescription your doctor handed you wasn't the only option?
Thumbnail for "He paid $1 for a lot nobody wanted, then he got to work: Derrick Cainion".
Thumbnail for "Funding the dream, how mission-driven business actually get funded: Nina Johnson & Tony Shields".
There's money in Wisconsin right now looking for the right people to fund. Most social entrepreneurs don't know how to find it — or how to be ready when it finds them.
Thumbnail for "Stephanie Melnick helping women entrepreneurs break barriers and make an impact".
Stephanie Melnick has been practicing law in Milwaukee for over 30 years. She realized her clients needed more than legal advice. They needed each other.
Thumbnail for "From 14 Moves to $1 Billion: Kevin Newell's Rising Forward Story".
Kevin Newell moved fourteen times before he went to college. Today, he's transforming that instability into solutions.
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