In a time when businesses are trying to do more with less, one restaurant chain is extending its Southern hospitality. Sonny’s Barbeque appointed its first CKO – Chief Kindness Officer earlier this year. Kennon Adkinson is the guy who gets to Q the Kindness! Learn more at sonnysbbq.com or through the hashtag #Qthekindness.
Brad Aronson knows the transformative power of kindness. When his wife, Mia, was diagnosed with leukemia, Brad began caring for his wife and walking their young son through the journey. But they didn’t walk alone. Brad was so overwhelmed by the abundance of kindness that he began taking note – literally. Then he began to … Read More
Mary Katherine Backstrom is a viral blogger, speaker, and author. She offers humor and spiritual inspiration to anyone in the trenches of this messy, beautiful life. MK is the dynamic personality behind Mom Babble, a growing community of 600,000+ followers. She has been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and awarded The Today Show Iris … Read More
As a singer and songwriter, Austin Atteberry has always had a love affair with music. But while spending time as a volunteer at a children’s hospital (following another love!), he witnessed the power of music to heal. He created The Sing Me a Story Foundation to connect thousands of songwriters with children in need throughout … Read More
As an Emmy Award winning journalist, Lu Parker has worked in the television news business as an anchor and reporter for more than two decades. She currently anchors several news shows at KTLA in Los Angeles. She is also an inspirational speaker, author, former Miss USA, animal advocate, and founder of Be … Read More
Laura Formentini’s curious and empathic personality has led her to travel the world and bring aid wherever she goes, be it in the form of raising funds to renovate an entire orphanage in Kenya, a run-down clinic in Malawi, or Co-Found an animal sanctuary in Sicily, Italy. She is also a nonprofit photographer who has … Read More
“You get what you celebrate.” That’s the powerful lesson former Home Depot CEO Frank Blake learned while engineering a corporate turnaround. While he has spent most of his life in the business world, Frank and former Home Depot VP Brad Shaw decided to take a crazy turn and create an organization to celebrate people who … Read More
We are mixing things up a little bit for this episode of The Kindness Podcast. Nicole’s friend and fellow kindness advocate, Nathan Hofer from Lost & Found, has offered to take over the microphone to interview Nicole about her new book, The Negativity Remedy: Unlocking More Joy, Less Stress and Better Relationships Through Kindness. You … Read More
Penn and Kim Holderness have produced more than 100 videos since the global pandemic started, including over 50 songs – some with multiple tracks in a medley format. Their videos on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram have garnered over 365 million views from all over the globe! They receive thousands of comments per day from viewers … Read More
Kristen Eargle has worked as a sports reporter covering college, high school and professional sports. She’s interviewed some of the most recognized athletes and coaches, but to medically fragile children, she is the superstar. Kristen joins us to talk about her non-profit, Ruler of Hope, which was inspired by her daughter.