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
341 episodes
Growing from 1 Clinic to 20: What No One Tells You About Healthcare Leadership | David Harris
David Harris, CEO of Pro-PT Physical Therapy, built a 20-clinic healthcare organization across California's Central Valley — and he'll tell you the growth almost never happened.In this conversation, David shares the leadership philosoph...
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Episode 334
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48:23
He Built a Marketing Team Inside a Nonprofit That Banned the Word "Marketing" | Christopher Lloyd
VP of Marketing at a nonprofit that didn't believe in marketing — here's what he built.Christopher Lloyd is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Aspire Indiana Health, one of Indiana's largest nonprofit health sys...
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Episode 333
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46:46
"You Are Never Ever Alone": A Message for Every First Responder | Dennis Carradin
Dennis Carradin has been on the ground at 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Sandy Hook, and post-Columbine for 30 years — as a trauma therapist specializing in first responders and healthcare workers. In this conversation, he shares how a single encount...
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Episode 332
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49:23
60 Years of Community Health: What Aspire Indiana Built and Why It Works | Dianna Huddleston
Dianna Huddleston, VP of Community Partnerships at Aspire Indiana Health, breaks down how their organization serves 40,000 clients across 8 clinics—offering primary care, behavioral health, pharmacy, housing, and employment services all under o...
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Episode 331
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32:01
No Money, No Mission: The Mindset Shift That Saved VOA Florida | Stephanie Vranich
Stephanie Vranich, VP of Outreach & Development at Volunteers of America Florida, breaks down how a $30M nonprofit serving 5,000+ Floridians each year raises funds, tells impact stories that actually move donors, and navigates the uncertain...
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Episode 330
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34:44
Healthcare HR Leadership: Why Authenticity Wins | October Ambrose
🔗 Connect with October:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/october🏥 Central Health: centralhealth.netCommunity Care Clinic: communitycare.texas.orgOctober Ambrose went from certified nursing assistant to System VP of Pe...
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Episode 329
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38:49
From Employment Consultant to CEO: Najla Wortham's Unlikely Path at Rock Creek
Najla Wortham started at Rock Creek Foundation in 2007 as an employment consultant — boots on the ground, carving out jobs for individuals with disabilities. Eighteen years later, she's the President and CEO, making her the first African Americ...
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Episode 328
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41:41
Running a Hospital in Africa After USAID Cuts | Chrystina Russell
Chrystina Russell flew from Burundi to tell us what nonprofit leaders need to hear right now: how Village Health Works absorbed a $1.4 million USAID funding gap — and didn't blink.In this conversation, you'll learn:✅ How mission-dri...
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Episode 327
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48:52
43,000 People Saved Because One CEO Hit Rock Bottom
Josh Goldberg, CEO of Boulder Crest Foundation, shares his journey from corporate executive to suicidal crisis to leading an organization that served 43,000 people last year through post-traumatic growth programs.In this raw conversatio...
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Episode 326
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45:31
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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