Hart & Hustle Podcast
Hart & Hustle delivers real conversations with nonprofit and healthcare leaders who are scaling mission-driven impact through strategic innovation. Hosted by Efrain Lozada, each 45-minute episode explores leadership, operations, technology adoption, and practical strategies for mission-based organizations. Learn from executives who've transformed accessibility, efficiency, and community engagement while staying true to their values. For nonprofit directors, operations leaders, and healthcare innovators who hustle with heart. New episodes weekly.
Episodes
332 episodes
Breaking the Stigma: How One VP is Revolutionizing Pediatric Behavioral Health in New Jersey
What happens when a clinical mental health professional trades direct patient care for executive leadership—and discovers she can make an even bigger impact? In this powerful conversation, Caitlin Summers-Motta, VP of Business Development at Fi...
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Episode 325
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31:52
30 Years in Mental Health: What Actually Works | Kevin Martone
Kevin Martone, President and CEO of Bay Cove Human Services, shares what he's learned leading a mental health organization serving 25,000 people annually with 2,000 employees and a $190 million budget—from navigating federal funding cuts to cha...
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Episode 324
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31:18
How FHC San Diego Serves 230K People With Street Medicine & Mobile Clinics | Meredith Johnston
Meredith Johnston from Family Health Centers of San Diego shares how her organization serves over 230,000 individuals annually through innovative community health solutions—from street medicine teams partnering with police to mobile mammography...
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Episode 323
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42:36
Staff-First Leadership: Serving 1200 Youth Without Burning Out | Liz Matthews, Covenant House Alaska
Liz Matthews from Covenant House Alaska shares how leading with a "staff-first" philosophy allows her team to serve over 1,200 homeless youth annually—and why treating your staff as your primary client changes everything.As Director of H...
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Episode 321
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32:56
NOCD's Dr. Patrick McGrath: From Bullied Teen to Treating Thousands With OCD Daily
Dr. Patrick McGrath reveals the massive misconceptions about OCD and how one chance meeting at a conference led him to help thousands escape years of suffering. In this powerful conversation, the Chief Clinical Officer of NOCD shares how OCD ac...
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Episode 320
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39:27
From Homeless at 20 to CEO: Jose Muñoz's Promise That Changed 20,000 Lives
From Homeless at 20 to Leading Chicago's Largest Youth Homeless OrganizationIn this powerful episode, Efrain sits down with Jose M. Muñoz, CEO of La Casa Norte, who shares his remarkable journey from experiencing homelessness as a young...
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Episode 319
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39:04
How Ann Marie Cook Built a $22M Aging Services Movement by "Accident"
Ann Marie Cook, President & CEO of Lifespan of Greater Rochester, reveals why America's aging population crisis is bigger than most people realize, and what needs to change now.In this powerful conversation, Ann Marie shares insight...
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Episode 318
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29:32
Foster Kid to CEO: Merideth Rose's Journey from Trauma to Transforming 16,000 Lives
Foster care alumni to nonprofit CEO leading 16,000 lives toward healing. In this powerful episode, Efrain sits down with Merideth Rose, President and CEO of Cornerstones of Care, to discuss her transformation from a foster kid expelled from sch...
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Episode 317
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40:43
Detroit Parent Network's Angela Hood on Breaking the Credential Trap
From Sunday school questions to boardroom solutions. Angela Hood, Chief of Staff at Detroit Parent Network, shares how growing up in Flint, Michigan shaped her commitment to amplifying parent voices in education. Discover why degrees don't defi...
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Episode 316
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47:24
From Delivering Babies to Healing Trauma: Dr. Karen DeCocker's Mental Health Revolution
Dr. Karen DeCocker, Vice President of Clinical Services at Stella Mental Health, shares how she transformed from delivering babies to revolutionizing trauma treatment through innovative mental health care. Learn about the stellate ganglion bloc...
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Episode 315
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48:34
From Mediation to Advocacy: Katie Welsh on Why Neutrality Isn't Always the Answer
Katie Welsh from the Women's Center for Advancement reveals the harsh reality most attorneys won't tell you about domestic violence cases. In this episode, Efrain discusses how legal advocacy becomes the bridge between crisis and self-sufficien...
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Episode 314
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32:18
Kansas Christian Home CEO Justin Harland on AI, Abandoned Seniors & Building a 63-Year Legacy
How does a 63-year-old nonprofit stay innovative while serving those who need care most? In this episode, Efrain sits down with Justin Harland, CEO of Kansas Christian Home, to explore the intersection of elderly care, technology, and mission-d...
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Episode 313
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28:42
The Hope Group CEO Ken Huey on Breaking Cycles: From Trauma Survivor to Healing Thousands
Ken Huey, CEO of The Hope Group, shares how childhood trauma shapes mental health—and what it takes to break the cycle. In this powerful conversation, Efrain explores specialized trauma care for adoptees and foster youth, the groundbreaking ACE...
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Episode 312
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46:32
Michael Gershenzon shares how Stellar Mental Health treats 10,000 patients monthly
Most mental health advice treats symptoms—Michael Gershenzon is treating the brain like the organ it is. In this episode, Efrain sits down with the CEO of Stellar Mental Health to discuss how interventional psychiatry is revolutionizing treatme...
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Episode 311
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45:33
Dr. Raymond Garcia on Leading 1,800+ Healthcare Workers Without Ego
Dr. Raymond Garcia, Chief Medical Officer at Rosecrance, reveals how psychiatry transformed from pure science into the art of storytelling and human connection. In this conversation, Efrain explores how augmented intelligence is revolutionizing...
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Episode 310
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25:49
Active Minds VP Brandi Pretlow: Student-Led Mental Health Is Changing Everything
Brandi Pretlow, VP of Community Initiatives at Active Minds, shares how one college student's grief transformed into a national movement mobilizing youth to change mental health culture on campuses nationwide.
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Episode 309
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32:20
From Corporate Sales to Saving Lives: Kristin Lamendola's Mission-Driven Pivot
Kristin Lamendola, Vice President of Business Development at Partnership to End Addiction, shares how personal tragedy transformed her career path and why delaying youth substance use by even one year dramatically reduces addiction risk. In thi...
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Episode 308
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52:19
Stepped Care Solutions CEO AnnMarie Churchill: The Pandemic Truth About Mental Health Nobody Says
AnnMarie Churchill from Stepped Care Solutions shares how technology can transform mental health access without replacing human connection. Efrain explores the balance between AI-powered support and authentic therapeutic relationships.
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Episode 307
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37:39
From Wall Street to Behavioral Health: Steve Page's $0 to 3000 Employee Journey
Steve Page walked away from investment banking to build psychiatric hospitals where none existed. Now, SUN Behavioral Health operates multiple facilities serving thousands of patients whom others had given up on.
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Episode 306
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38:07
Breaking Trauma Cycles: Jill Nosach on How One Adult Changes Everything
Jill Nosach, CEO of SOS Children's Villages USA, reveals how one trusted adult can rewire a child's brain and break generational trauma cycles. In this powerful conversation, Efrain discusses the neuroscience of healing, the critical gap in fos...
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Episode 305
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54:22
From Prison Sentence to CEO: Angie Manson's Radical Path to Leading Elevate Addiction
Angie Manson went from facing 10 years in prison to building one of California's most innovative addiction treatment centers. In this raw conversation, the CEO of Elevate Addiction Services shares how personal struggle became her greatest leade...
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Episode 305
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35:48
Failed 4 Times: Rachel Watson's Path to VP at Interactive Kids
Four exam failures. Three young kids. One marriage falling apart. Rachel Watson's path to VP wasn't what anyone expected. In this episode, Efrain discusses how failure redirected Rachel into autism services leadership and why Interactive Kids i...
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Episode 304
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42:37
From Marketing to Mental Health: Marjorie Kreppel's Mission-Driven Journey
Marjorie Kreppel, Owner and Director of The Counseling Center Group, shares how she transformed from marketing executive to mental health entrepreneur—building a 7-state therapy practice that prioritizes patient outcomes over profit. Learn how ...
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Episode 303
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34:18
From Real Estate Queen to Rare Disease Advocate | Megan Schomer's Mission
From top real estate producer to nonprofit founder, Megan Schomer shares how her son's rare brain malformation led her to create Rays for Rare—an organization now serving over 220 families with medically fragile children across Idaho. Learn how...
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Episode 302
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37:39
From Warehouse to Community: Jessica Smart's Bold Vision for Clearbrook
From answering a newspaper ad to leading 80 locations serving thousands, Jessica Smart's journey into nonprofit leadership proves that passion beats planning. In this episode, Efrain discusses compassion-driven leadership and mission sustainabi...
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Episode 301
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31:05