Today’s guest is NAMI Walks Virginia Manager Caitlin Reynolds. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Caitlin talks about her own battles with mental illness, confronting it head-on, some of the stigma surrounding mental illness and breaking it down, managing and participating in the upcoming NAMI walk, motherhood, some surprising statistics on mental illness in America and more.
The Live Red Foundation “exists to bring life to individuals, families, and communities through fitness, despite socioeconomic obstacles. We do this by offering events, training, education, and scholarships that provide opportunity, guidance, and empowerment.” Live Red Director Michael Harlow stops by to talk about their mission and programs and how they believe fitness can change lives.
Today’s episode features a conversation with Kristin Vinagro, Communications Director for the Richmond chapter of Habitat For Humanity. We talk about Habitat’s mission, current builds and other programs as well as some upcoming events.
On today’s StudioB Mackenzie Roark is in-studio for conversation and some acoustic songs. Also, we talk about and listen to her band Pistol Sister’s new single “Cigarettes and TV Dinners”.
Alice and The Reverie and the Prabir Trio play live at Orbital Music Park. This was a last-minute shift so we threw together a StudioB Live episode, played live, chatted, hung out and had some fun.
PRABIR TRIO – That’s How We Built America (Live)
-Prabir and Kelli Strawbridge
PRABIR TRIO – Bamboo
-single
released March 13, 2019
Song by Prabir Mehta
Guitar/Vocal – Prabir Mehta
Drums – Kelli Strawbridge
Bass – Russell Lacy
Recorded by Russell Lacy and mixed by Bryan Walthall https://prabir.bandcamp.com/track/bamboo
Robin has worked with large, small and in-between businesses and non-profits helping them to grow and thrive. Robin will speak on topics such as prospecting, strategy and asking for referrals. His talk should prove valuable and insightful for all, but especially for the many small to mid-size business owners, entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial-minded in the Synapse community.
Click the image below to access the Facebook event and sign up:
Hear some of what Robin has to say:
Robin was a guest on my “Good Eye Podcast” and shared lots of great info about non-profits and how they can promote and benefit their missions while growing their organizations and similarities to the for-profit sector. Click the player below to listen to that episode.
All Synapse members are welcome to attend this talk. It is requested that attendees and their guests sign up in advance as space will be limited.
Recently, I did the audio post production for a new documentary produced by The Washington Post entitled “Pathways To Power”. It’s about political strategist Leonard Leo, The Federalist Society and The Supreme Court. Watch below.
The 2019 Cap2Cap ride is in the books. I rode with my brother Jeff, and we had good weather after rain threatened to dampen the event all week. It was overcast and cool with temps hovering around 70 degrees, prefect riding weather. I haven’t checked the total number of participants, but there were over 800 riders in our 52-mile group alone. There were other options: 100 miles and 23 miles as well as a family fun ride. The proceeds went to support the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation. The Capital Trail is a 52-miles multi-use paved path that runs from Richmond to Williamsburg.
We ended up riding only 47.6 of the full 52 miles. It seems we missed a turn that would have added the additional 4.4 miles. We were hooked up with a paceline of riders who had taken a wrong turn earlier in the ride and were adjusting their ride accordingly. Oh well. Close enough. We had a great ride and it was perfect training material for the MS Ride coming up the first weekend in June. I’ll be back next year, of course.