The Shared Power Podcast is about how people can lead collectively in spaces designed to support activism and advance justice and equity. It features frameworks and interviews that demonstrate how relationship-building and trust are critical to building and maintaining effective movements for change. The host, Mia Henry (she/her), is the CEO of Freedom Lifted. Mia has served in many roles that required shared leadership, developing long-lasting relationships with people she has worked alongs ...
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Exploring Shared Leadership Models with Anisha Desai
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How does shared power translate to shared leadership in organizations and movements? What’s required to create or maintain a “shared leadership model”? Does every organization rooted in justice & equity require this? In this episode, Mia Henry introduces Anisha Desai of the worker-owned co-op AORTA to answer all these questions (and more!). Togethe…
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Claiming Power for Self + Sharing Power across Generations, Part 2 with Mary E. Scott Boria
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“We’ve got to believe that there’s a ‘next point’ that’s going to be better… if we don’t believe that, how do we encourage [young people] to believe in that?” - Mary Scott Boria Every person desires (and deserves) respect and collaboration. How can we work together in intergenerational spaces for social justice to create shared power that makes a r…
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Claiming Power for Self + Sharing Power across Generations, Part 1 with Mary E. Scott Boria
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“Shared Power is an evolving process.” - Mary Scott Boria Mary Scott Boria grew up as a Black child in a biracial family, bouncing from her home in small town Michigan to Chicago, Illinois. She participated in her first protests with her white mother in the sixties and later joined the women’s movement as a teen mother herself. Mary is an inspirati…
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Shared Power on Nonprofit Boards with Genita Robinson
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“‘[Hoarding power] can feel safe for you… but it’s not safe for everyone else.” - Genita Robinson Seasoned consultant Genita Robinson joins Mia for an in-depth conversation about her work supporting nonprofit organizations and boards. Genita is well-versed and experienced in creating and working with boards of directors who are rooted in equity and…
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Following Through with Morgan Mahdavi
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“I understood that doing my work well made it possible for everybody else to do their work well.” - Morgan Mahdavi In this episode, our very own Morgan Mahdavi joins Mia for a conversation about their working relationship and how they invite accountability in relationships through transparency, genuine care, and radical trust and grace. Morgan and …
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Making Decisions Collectively with Alicia Bell
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When we share power, we don’t have to take everything on ourselves…. ‘Many hands makes light work.’” - Alicia Bell In this episode, Alicia Bell explains how slowing down to make decisions as a collective can enhance the experience of Shared Power and actually ensure the work happens more quickly. “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast,” Alicia shares And …
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Navigating Conflict with Aarati Kasturirangan & Rebecca Subar
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“If we don’t do the internal work, our movements will suffer.” - Aarati Kasturirangan This conversation is about expanding what’s possible - even within conflict. Mia is joined by Rebecca Subar (they/them) and Aarati Kasturirangan (she/her) from Dragonfly Partners to discuss how nonprofit organizations and movement leaders can navigate conflict fro…
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Communicating to Build Power with Mariame Kaba
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“I never saw social media as opposite to what I’m doing in social organizing. For me, it’s just a tool… it always has been.” - Mariame Kaba Social media has completely transformed the way we organize, communicate, and connect. This is true in so many areas of our lives, but especially with social justice organizing and global movements for justice.…
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Embracing Zones Of Genius with Lewis Raven Wallace
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“None of this would matter if we were doing it alone. We’re actively resisting the dominant culture through collaboration… which comes with, perhaps, individual risks [that are worth it].” -Lewis Raven Wallace In this episode, Mia is joined by independent journalist Lewis Raven Wallace for a conversation about accessing our Zone Of Genius and what …
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Connecting Identity and Power with Brian Brady
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“My professor and others woke me up to [injustice], but I didn’t have enough of a toolkit to really articulate what I was doing within these structures. Now the tools we have to analyze structures and to work collectively are so much stronger.” - Brian Brady This candid conversation with Brian Brady, a veteran nonprofit leader, is about his regular…
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Redefining Leadership with Deborah Harrington
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“Things don’t have to last forever in order to be successful… Sometimes we get too caught up in ‘sustainability,’ which prevents us from experimenting.” - Deborah Harrington In this episode, philanthropic trailblazer and seasoned strategist Deborah Harrington joins Mia to discuss how we can redefine leadership in ways that diversify group thought, …
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Telling Our Origin Stories with Yashna Padamsee
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“Starting with a relationship instead of starting with a project is foundational, because relationships will continue even as projects and organizations close or change.” -Yashna Padamsee How do we fulfill our organization’s mission without sacrificing its people? And how do we support our people without sacrificing our mission? For this episode, M…
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Shared Power vs. DEI with Lisa Marie Pickens
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“There is no limit to power: The world is better when we ALL have power… and we have to recognize this, even if society doesn’t.” - Lisa Marie Pickens Why do so many DEI initiatives fall short? What does shared power look like in organizations, even the homogenous ones? Can a shared power analysis reframe and expand DEI work? These are the question…
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What is Shared Power? Mia Henry in conversation with Alysia Tate
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In this first episode, Mia is joined by one of the podcast producers, Alysia Tate, to explain the intention behind this season, how we chose episode topics and guests, and why justice and equity work matters in every area of life (no matter your career choice). Alysia interviews Mia and also shares how she now applies the concept of shared power wi…
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