In Part 2 of our two-part Summer Inspiration Special with Rachel Sumekh of Swipe Out Hunger, a little something to help you set your strategy wheels spinning over the July 4th weekend, we follow up with an in-depth discussion of Rachel’s decision to step down as Founder. Honest, emotional and evocative these are two episodes that will remind you why you chose the nonprofit path, and when and why the time comes for Founders to move on.
In this Episode, You Will Learn
- Why Rachel is leaving her leadership role after a decade of service.
- Self-care methods for coping with stress, overwhelm, etc.
- How to find your focus, purpose or mission.
- Why it’s ok to be vulnerable in the workplace.
- The importance of storytelling as a leader.
- How Rachel values herself based on bringing joy and healing into the world instead of basing her value on accruing material wealth.
- The importance of being present and natural as a leader instead of overly polished.
- How Rachel is aware of “performing vulnerability ”in a strategic way and that she is on a journey to get back to a state of natural vulnerability and authenticity.
- “Mission before ego” as a framework for decision making.
- How tribalism (and identity based community) can be great AND when it needs to be checked.
- The pressures of coming from an immigrant family.
- How Los Angeles is a relationship economy and the power of a warm introduction.
- Rachel has a "no asshole" policy but with the caveat: if we can end hunger faster (Mission before ego) it might be ok to work with or partner with an asshole.
- “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb” — The bonds that you've made by choice are more important than the bonds that you are born into (family, a religious tribe, secret society, etc. ).
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