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Conrad Benner tells how he started photo-blogging Philadelphia
Trenae Nuri’s story of reconnecting with her cowboy grandfather.
Alex Hillman’s MSS8 story of surviving and thriving after COVID.
Alex Hillman has been a friend to MISSION Story Slam since the beginning. He has also been a great friend to hundreds of Philadelphia entrepreneurs. Unlike businesses that may be similar, his life’s workIndy Hall
Alex Hillman’s MSS8 story of surviving and thriving after COVID.
Terri Ann DiJulio, won the Crowd Favorite Prize and $100 for GO2 for Lung Cancer
Terri Ann DiJulio’s Crowd Favorite Prize -winning story from MSS8
Angela Brown-Vann, Winner, MISSION Story Slam 8
She spoke with PWPvideo Exexcutive Producer Michael Schweisheimer about this and more on Episode 21 of The MISSION Story Slam Podcast.
Angela Brown-Vann tells the story of her ever-expanding resume.
Zakya Hall, Communications & Content Manager at CLS Philadelphia told the Crowd Favorite story at MISSION Story Slam 6
Zakya Hall shares a story of her Strawberry Mansion neighbors and why she loves Philadelphia.
Pamela Elaine Nichols, Executive Director, Muddy High Heels Entertainment and Winner of MISSION Story Slam
Pamela Elaine Nichols shares her MISSION Story Slam-winning story.
Jamie J. Brunson, acclaimed playwright and Executive Director, First Person Arts
Martha Sharkey,Co-Founder and CEO, Today Is A Good Day
Martha Sharkey shares her MISSION Story Slam-winning story.
Former Attorney, Anuj Gupta has been serving the people of Philadelphia in City Government, as the Executive Director of the Mt. Airy Community Development Corporation, General Manager of the Reading Terminal Market and now, as Chief of Staff for Congressman Dwight Evans. Anuj was a judge at the first MISSION Story Slam and was so inspired, he insisted on telling a story as well. He returned to tell a story at MISSION Story Slam 2: Saving Democracy.
Veteran Journalist and Broadcaster Dave Davies has spent his career reporting on Philadelphia politics. He recently retired as Senior Reporter for WHYY after working as Bureau Chief for KYW News Radio and columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News. He is currently the guest host for Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air.
Dave won Crowd Favorite at MISSION Story Slam 2: Saving Democracy telling a story about covering Congressman Bob Brady and Philly Machine Politics. He donated his prize to 1812 Productions, Philly’s all-comedy theater company.
Ben Bingham is a Certified Financial Planner™ who draws on broad experience from hands-on management experience at three social enterprises he co-founded: a non-profit community campus for young adults with learning differences, and two technology start-ups, one in biological healthcare, and the other a global workflow solution provider. After 12 years of work advising socially responsible investors, beginning at Legg Mason and Citigroup/Smith Barney, Mr. Bingham founded 3Sisters Sustainable Management LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) along with its research arm (wikipositive.org) and its proprietary fund family (Scarab Funds). He was educated at Yale University and Emerson College in England, where he was certified in Bio-dynamic Agriculture.
Corinne O’Connell brings more than two decades of experience working in nonprofits such as Project HOME and YWCA of Seattle to her role as CEO of Habitat For Humanity Philadelphia where Philadelphia Business Journal has recognized Corinne as one of Philadelphia’s most admired CEO’s. She talks about how she uses storytelling to communicate her mission to build homes and rebuild lives.
Laura Lacy, co-founder of Attic Brewing won MISSION Story Slam 4 and $350 for Face To Face Germantown Human Services with her story about the perils of promotion. Laura sits down with PWPvideo EP Michael Schweisheimer to discuss building a brewery and a B Corp in Germantown, Philadelphia on the MISSION Story Slam Podcast
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Chris Satullo is a veteran journalist and civic engagement leader. He has been a news executive at the Philadelphia Inquirer and at WHYY. In addition to his work with the Committee of 70 and Draw the Lines PA, he is also a co-founder of the Penn Project for Civic Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania. And we’ve been lucky to have him as the host of MISSION Story Slam right from the start. Chris told a story about his Father and the inspiration for his dedication to democracy at MSS2.
Chris Satullo talks about how his father's grassroots political activism led to his work with Draw The Lines PA.
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Ashley Tobin is an Impact-driven nonprofit professional with proven experience in generating meaningful connections between partners. She is an influencer with the ability to provide solutions and get results through strategic planning, identifying and evaluating business opportunities, and coaching staff. She is a former business to business leader with the ability to bring together people and organizations of a community. She is an organized leader with a dedication to problem solving and commitment to sound fiscal management. Join her for Connecting Coffee and find out more.
David Winston is a Producer at PWPvideo and co-creator of the MISSION Story Slam with Michael Schweisheimer. He’s also an itinerant storyteller and veteran of over 30 years of film and video production of all kinds in 46 states and on 5 continents.
Kelly Offner was the first winner of both the Judges’ Award and the Crowd Favorite Award at MISSION Story Slam 3: Saving Us From Ourselves. She is the Executive Director of Keep Philadelphia Beautiful. Previously, Kelly was Director of Cleanups for United By Blue, a Philadelphia-based B Corp that promises to clean up one pound of trash for every item sold. Under Kelly’s direction, UBB has removed over 1.4 million pounds of trash from the world’s waterways.
