Join Jes and Rob in a conversation with Elizabeth Butler, Employment Team Manager with StepUp Durham. StepUp Durham transforms lives through employment and life skills training. Their vision is to be the premier resource in Durham for people seeking to improve their lives and develop stable employment.
0:00 Episode starts
1:12 Rob checks in with Jes
3:12 Jes checks in with Rob
4:52 Rob brings Elizabeth Butler onto the show
5:29 Rob introduces Elizabeth and StepUp Durham
7:51 Elizabeth tells her story and how she got where she is
10:48 Jes asks Elizabeth to elaborate on the variety of people she serves
13:19 Rob asks what one change would make the biggest difference to Elizabeth’s work
15:31 Interlude
16:02 Elizabeth describes a day in her life
18:59 Rob shares some stats from StepUp Durham
20:40 Rob asks what Elizabeth’s ultimate hope for StepUp Durham is
24:28 Elizabeth describes what drives her
27:27 Elizabeth talks about the great collaboration in Durham
28:27 Rob asks for the show up moment to land the plane
30:14 Jes closes out the interview and they say bye to Elizabeth
30:30 Debrief begins
31:02 Jes shares her takeaways
33:05 Rob shares his takeaways
36:12 Goodbyes and outro
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Our hosts:
Jes Averhart, cofounder of Black Wallstreet Homecoming
Rob Shields, executive director of the Recity Network.
Our Producer:
Ben Azevedo, owner of Bear Cave Audio
Our Editor
Chris Pappalardo