{"id":302,"date":"2020-04-20T16:43:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T16:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-670334-2206764.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=302"},"modified":"2020-08-06T21:18:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T21:18:07","slug":"insidesb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-670334-2206764.cloudwaysapps.com\/insidesb\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Sweet Beginnings: Our Podcast About Social Enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n\t\tInside Sweet Beginnings:\n\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\tA Podcast About Social Enterprise\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/insidesb\/embed\/episodes\/Introducing-Inside-Sweet-Beginnings-edaiut\/a-a21s2a2\" height=\"200px\" width=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\t<p>Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside Sweet Beginnings?<\/p>\n<p>Now&#8217;s your chance to find out! We&#8217;d like to welcome you into our hive to see how our worker bees make the honey and how we collectively create sweet beginnings for returning citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Inside Sweet Beginnings gives you a special look at the inner workings of our social enterprise. We&#8217;ll tell you about our many challenges and successes, and share some of the lessons and best practices we&#8217;ve accrued over the past fifteen years.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re curious about how to achieve social impact through business, passionate about creating job opportunities for returning citizens, or you just really love bees, we have something to share with you. Our queen bee, Brenda Palms Barber, has so much wisdom to offer, and we can&#8217;t wait to get started.<\/p>\n<p>Have a question you&#8217;d like us to answer in the podcast? Want to tell us about your idea for a social enterprise? Send us a note through the form on the right and join the Sweet Beginnings community!<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tReady to check out the first episode?\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/insidesb\/embed\/episodes\/1--The-Beginning-of-Sweet-Beginnings-edcbuc\/a-a227mfu\" height=\"200px\" width=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<h2>\n\t\tFull Episode List\n\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-670334-2206764.cloudwaysapps.com\/insidesb-episode1\/\" title=\"Episode 1: The Beginning of Sweet Beginnings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tEpisode 1: The Beginning of Sweet Beginnings\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>How did Sweet Beginnings get started in the first place? And why would we choose to work with bees, of all things? In our first episode, Brenda Palms Barber talks about how she launched a social enterprise to address the impact of mass incarceration in North Lawndale.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-670334-2206764.cloudwaysapps.com\/insidesb-episode2\/\" title=\"Episode 2: Building Confidence, Restoring Self-Worth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tEpisode 2: Building Confidence, Restoring Self-Worth\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>How does Sweet Beginnings provide a stable work experience for people with high barriers to employment? In this episode, Brenda shares how Sweet Beginnings serves our clients as a workforce development program. You\u2019ll learn about the core components of our U-Turn Permitted program, how Sweet Beginnings builds on that foundation, and how the program helps clients build confidence in their skills and restore their sense of self-worth.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-670334-2206764.cloudwaysapps.com\/insidesb-episode3\/\" title=\"Episode 3: Working With People That Walked in My Shoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tEpisode 3: Working With People That Walked in My Shoes\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Charlotte Austin, our lead operations assistant and former client, shares how she created a sweet beginning for herself when she returned home after twenty years in prison. You\u2019ll learn how NLEN and Sweet Beginnings played a role in Charlotte\u2019s journey, why it\u2019s so important that we employ staff like Charlotte who have the lived experience of incarceration, and how she helps our transitional workers turn their lives around.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-670334-2206764.cloudwaysapps.com\/insidesb-episode4\/\" title=\"Episode 4: A Social Enterprise That Is Sustainable for the Long Term\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tEpisode 4: A Social Enterprise That Is Sustainable for the Long Term\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>What are the benefits of setting up your social enterprise as a subsidiary of a nonprofit? How can you balance social mission with your business priorities? Brenda Palms Barber shares how she set up Sweet Beginnings as a social enterprise that is sustainable for the long term. You\u2019ll learn about the give and take relationship between Sweet Beginnings and its parent nonprofit, why we decided to set up Sweet Beginnings as an LLC, and how we put the values in our triple bottom line into practice.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-670334-2206764.cloudwaysapps.com\/insidesb-episode5\/\" title=\"Episode 5: Understanding the beelove\u00ae Brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tEpisode 5: Understanding the beelove\u00ae Brand\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>What defines the beelove\u00ae brand, and how do we get to know our customers? How do you tell your story as a mission-driven business?\u00a0Daphne Williams, our Chief Growth Officer, explains how she understands the beelove\u00ae brand and engages with our customers, what it\u2019s like to lead a social enterprise, and how she continuously learns from working with our transitional employees. You\u2019ll learn some strategies for engaging with customers and using those insights to drive business priorities.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-670334-2206764.cloudwaysapps.com\/insidesb-episode6\/\" title=\"Episode 6: From Bee Stings to beelove\u00ae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tEpisode 6: From Bee Stings to beelove\u00ae\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Brenda Palms Barber reflects on the lessons she\u2019s learned over the sixteen years that Sweet Beginnings has been in business. You\u2019ll learn about the challenges she\u2019s overcome \u2013 such as trademark issues, ineffective distribution services, and not being taken seriously \u2013 and how those lessons can be applied to other social enterprises. You\u2019ll also learn what she considers to be Sweet Beginnings\u2019 great successes, and what\u2019s next for Sweet Beginnings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside Sweet Beginnings: A Podcast About Social Enterprise Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside Sweet Beginnings? Now&#8217;s your chance to find out! We&#8217;d like to welcome you into our hive to see how our worker bees make the honey and how we collectively create sweet beginnings for returning citizens. 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