Echoing Green’s Heart at Work interview series highlights individuals whose changemaking paths we admire. Like so many of us, their stories are not linear. Rather, they are creative, bold, and, at times, very different from what you might expect. Because when push comes to shove, even the most successful of us are works in progress.

If You Fail, Fail Forward: Interview with AmeriCorps Alums Director


"My earliest memory about a career aspiration was probably the 1984 LA Summer Olympics and wanting to be Mary Lou Retton or Carl Lewis." Says Ben Duda, executive director of Americorps Alums.Read his Heart at Work Interview.

From Hip-Hop to Human Rights


Jimmie Briggs is one of the most respected human rights advocates in the field of journalism and has produced seminal reporting on the lives of war-affected youth and children soldiers and survivors of sexual violence. Read more.

Heart at Work with Amber Rae


Amber Rae is a motivational force of nature. Not only does Amber herself have purpose, but she has her finger on the pulse of purpose drivers everywhere. Read more.

Inspiration in a Laotian Jungle

Roya Elghanian’s career path has taken her from the music industry through entrepreneurial ventures and to her current work as founder of a Pilates studio and Worldwide Helpers, a nonprofit connecting volunteers to volunteer opportunities internationally. Read Roya’s real-life story as she finds her Work on Purpose.

Garbage, Glue and Doing Good

Katya Andresen’s career path has taken her from editing garbage trade magazines, through a stint as a Journalist in Cambodia and finally to her current work, making a difference for small changemaking nonprofits. Read the real-life story of this journalist turned marketing blogger and Chief Strategy Officer of Network for Good, as she finds her Work on Purpose.

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