Hacks to Impact the Community through Social Work with Samantha Stangl

11/05/19 • 48 min

HACKED: Unlocking the Code to Success with Robert Steward

In this episode of HACKED we speak with Samantha Stangl, program manager at the Clark Foundation which supports the growth and prosperity of the St. Louis metropolitan region through research, program development and investments in PK-12, higher education, public health, immigration, social justice and racial equity, community leadership, and entrepreneurship.

Samantha is a Bachelor graduate in Social Work from the University of Iowa and a Master graduate in Social Work from the Washington University in St. Louis.

She is an expert on the subject on mass incarceration, and the negative impact on the workforce, education, public health and generational poverty. Over the years she shared her passion for this job by providing direct social work in a lot of the areas listed above. She not only used her gift and love to help others by serving with different organizations and providing real help to those in need, but she has also spoken to over 5,000 community leaders and stakeholders about mass incarceration.

In this episode you will learn:

How impactful social workers are
How to use your love for helping others and put it to use by becoming a social worker
The true meaning of being a social worker
How the criminal justice system has evolved over the years
How the modernize world brought new problems to light
And lots more...

Samantha is a Bachelor graduate in Social Work from the University of Iowa and a Master graduate in Social Work from the Washington University in St. Louis.

In this episode you will learn:

How impactful social workers are
How to use your love for helping others and put it to use by becoming a social worker
The true meaning of being a social worker
How the criminal justice system has evolved over the years
How the modernize world brought new problems to light
And lots more...

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Hacks to Never Settling & Becoming the Best Version of Yourself with Benjamin Akande

In this episode of HACKED we speak with Benjamin Akande, who is a Nigerian native and a brilliant mind who later migrated to the United States and served the community in a range of different ways.

He is currently the Assistant Vice Chancellor of International Programs-Africa, Director of the Africa Initiative, and Associate Director of the Global Health Center at Washington University in St. Louis.Akande is also a respected economist, scholar and global consultant to Fortune 500 companies and higher education institutions in the areas of strategy, leadership development, corporate responsibility and market positioning. He has never been afraid to take on a challenge and that can be seen from his extensive experience and involvement in many different industries and various projects.

Over the past twenty-five years, he has invested significant personal involvement and tireless efforts to contribute to the transformation of public and private institutions and organizations. He was also recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of the city’s “Most Influential Leaders,” 2007-2012. It is needless to say that he is a true born leader who is never afraid to take on a challenge and is passionately committed to use his knowledge to make a difference.

In this episode you will learn:

The beauty of seeing America through the eyes of an immigrant
How to locate the good in a bad situation
Using your knowledge to bring value to a problem or situation
The importance of getting an education that empowers you to speak the truth and challenge the status quo
How to be courageous enough to embrace change and own the future
The value of listening and understanding before speaking
How being vulnerable and open to criticism will make you grow as a person
And lots more...

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Hacks to Unlocking the Code to Success with Robert Steward: Top 7

In this episode of HACKED we have the pleasure of hearing from the creator of the podcast, Robert Steward. He is not only the creator of The HACKED podcast, but he is also the founder and CEO of End2End Solutions and a motivational speaker.

In this episode Robert explains how HACKED is growing, and how it will evolve entering the new year. He also goes over the last 38 episodes released, in which we have seen CEO’s, Visionaries, Rising Stars, and some really amazing leaders who have overcome adversity and unlocked the code to success in their industries. Robert reviews some of their powerful advice that was shared so far, and lastly shares with you his top 7 Hacks to Unlocking the Code to Success.

In this episode you will learn: