#YouMatter Noonday Collection

This week’s very special episode is devoted to all things SHINE! Our biggest event of the year is just a few weeks away, and to celebrate Jessica is sitting down with our amazing emcee, Jamie Ivey, to talk about why she’s such a die-hard Shine fan, and to give some special sneak peeks of what’s to come at conference! Then, you’ll hear from three members of our Ambassador community as they share why Shine is a must-attend event. Take a listen!

This week we’re continuing our celebration of National Adoption Month with a conversation with Suzanne Campbell. Suzanne is an adoptive mama who won a trip to Austin as part of our collaboration with IF:Gathering earlier this year. Listen in as Suzanne and Jessica reconnect to talk about how Noonday played a role in Suzanne’s adoption journey, and how adoption tends starts a ripple effect that wakes us up to areas of need across the globe and in our own communities. After you listen, head to the Ambassador Facebook group and tell us what you took away from this week’s episode using #YouMatter. This week, we also want to hear your favorite Adoption Trunk Show stories! So don’t forget to join the conversation on Facebook and tell us how your business has enabled you to support adoptive families.

Join Jessica as she catches up with two amazing adoption advocates in honor of National Adoption Month and World Adoption Day (Nov 9)! First, Meredith Toering of the Morningstar Project in Beijing, China talks about the tensions involved in adoption, and about some of her favorite adoption stories. Then, Shay Potter, the winner of our $15,000 World Adoption Day giveaway in 2015, shares what Noonday’s support has meant to her adoption, as well as some tips for adopting families. After you listen, head over to the Ambassador Facebook group and use #YouMatter to share what you took away from this week’s episode.

We have reached 50 episodes! Thank you to all of you who have listened, shared with your Ambassador sisters, and joined us for discussion in the Ambassador Facebook group. We hope you have been inspired to get out there and keep changing the world! In this week’s episode, Jessica is talking with Latasha Morrison, the founder of Be the Bridge, an organization that seeks to bring about racial reconciliation through challenging and honest conversations. In January, Tasha spoke at Shine and challenged all of us to use our Noonday businesses to be connectors in our communities between people whose lives might look very different from our own. Join us as we revisit her challenge to all of us, and hear how some Ambassadors have incorporated bridge-building into their lives and businesses. As usual, head to the Ambassador Facebook group after listening and use #YouMatter to tell us your thoughts!

At our recent Coaching Leadership Summit in Denver, life coach and podcast favorite Sarah Sherwood shared about the concept of empathy and how we can cultivate true empathy in our relationships. Whether you think you’ve got empathy down pat or need some help developing it, we guarantee this week’s episode will give you some new insights into how you can apply this important concept in both your life and your business. After you listen, head over to the Ambassador Facebook page where we’re starting a conversation about this jam-packed episode.

October is Fair Trade Month, and to celebrate, we’re bringing in everyone’s favorite Leader of Artisan Development, Karen Gibbs, to share about why fair trade matters and how we practice the principles of fair trade at Noonday. You’ll also listen in as Jessica sits down with Animo, the man who runs the Artisan Business that creates our upcycled artillery beads by hand.

After the episode, head to the Ambassador Facebook group and use #YouMatter to tell us what you took away from this week’s episode! And, be sure to check out our recent #NoondayStyle in the Making video on the blog to see how our artillery beads come to life.