Wrapping up the series, Pivot Through the Pandemic, Deb engages in another enlightening conversation with Dr. Julie Riess, a long-time friend and Co-Founder of Day One Early Learning Community. The new organization focuses on raising the standa

Women Touched By Addiction

Jul 19th, 2021 31m 51s

In this special episode, Deb sits down in-person with Yolanda Maness, an alum and now Associate Clinical Director of Mending Hearts, a Nashville-based social impact organization that has helped over 4,000 women over the past 18 years move from

People Over Profit: The Value of COVID

Jun 4th, 2021 33m 8s

Deb engages in an eye-opening conversation with David Bunch, retiring President and CEO of FedChoice Federal Credit Union, about how his leadership responsibilities shifted in response to the pandemic. David describes how the core values of the

Community + Texting = A College Degree

Apr 26th, 2021 34m 55s

Deb speaks with Scott Campbell, Co-Founder of Persist Nashville, to learn how his organization served even more students during the pandemic. Scott's unflappable dedication to his work and the design of mission delivery to support Nashville's h

Saving Local Businesses and Changing Lives

Mar 23rd, 2021 34m 46s

As part of The Macfarlan Group's new series, Pivot Through the Pandemic, Deb is joined by Damon Johnson, Director of Community Relations at Oakland, California's Oakstop Alliance, to discuss how they successfully pivoted from a location-based b

I Won't Forgive. Just Make it Right.

Feb 1st, 2021 1h 5m

Deb and Paula Madison, media mogul (including NBC worldwide corporate executive) enjoy an inspired conversation about creating "belonging" on your terms, eradicating notions of diversity and inclusion for fair representation, and ending the exp

You Hired Me. Now Include Me.

Dec 18th, 2020 54m 37s

Joshua Mundy, Co-Founder of Pivot Technology School in Nashville, joins Deb to talk about how the technology industry offers one of the most equitable career options for people of color. He cautions that once hired, these employees can feel mar

Deb Gets Called Out

Nov 9th, 2020 55m 16s

Deb shares an extraordinary conversation with Reverend Stephen Handy, lead pastor at Nashville's McKendree United Methodist Church, who walks her through the danger of doing this work and finding comfort. According to Handy, "Comfort is seducti

The Pressure of Prejudice

Sep 24th, 2020 48m 18s

Deb journeys with Dr. Devin DeLaughter through a poignant portrayal of his life growing up black in the South, becoming a ward of the state, earning a Ph.D., becoming an education leader, and now leaning in on the community to achieve peace.

Examining My Whiteness

Aug 12th, 2020 56m 18s

Deb continues her journey to becoming an anti-racist as she talks with DEI expert jane rosenzweig who spent 15 years at a Fortune 100 firm as the Global Diversity Leader. In this episode, jane calls on Deb and other white people, especially in

White. Privileged. Clueless.

Jul 21st, 2020 54m 6s

Deb begins her journey to understand and confront racism under the guidance of Tanya Odom, world-renowned DEI expert who works with the United Nations and Fortune 100 corporations. These Vassar College alums will walk together as Deb learns how

White. Privileged. Clueless. A White Woman's Journey through Antiracism

Jul 21st, 2020 54m 6s

Building a community where all of our kids are safe, seen, and celebrated

Jun 3rd, 2020 39m 58s

Deb chats with Julie Riess, Co-Founder of Day One Early Learning Community, a brand new organization in the Mid-Hudson region of New York that is innovating preschool as a learning experience, as a wage equity model, and as a workforce developm

Help! Donors Tapped, Staff Tired - What's Next?

May 6th, 2020 33m 11s

In this episode, Deb welcomes Michael Woodnorth, social enterprise expert, to unpack starting a social enterprise in your nonprofit creating a viable new revenue source.

Restoring Dignity: Nashville to Uganda and Back Again

Apr 3rd, 2020 33m 57s

Deb Learns the passion behind the work of servant leader David Ssebulime, Founder and Chief Volunteer of Raise the Roof operating in Bwassandeku – Uganda where a dynamic educational ecosystem ensures Child Development, Community Revitalization,

How Humility and Respect Raised Millions of Dollars for Good

Mar 11th, 2020 33m 55s

Deb talks with Co-Executive Director, Lindsey Harris, of Nashville's own Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) about creating a capital campaign to build an inclusive campus for their constituents. In the conversation, Linds

Our #1 Competitor is the Status Quo

Feb 5th, 2020 26m 17s

Deb sits down with Andrew Goldner, Venture Capitalist and Co-Founder of GrowthX, for a conversation about recognizing needs first before even considering possible solutions to social injustice challenges in the same way successful for profit co

So You Want to be an Entrepreneur?

Jan 22nd, 2020 19m 4s

As the first shark tank funding round approaches, Deb talks with Dr. Kari Miller, Executive Director of the first of its kind stand alone brick and mortar learning center for budding high school entrepreneurs within the Williamson County School

The Unintended Consequences of Serving Others

Jan 9th, 2020 43m 6s

Deb learns from world renowned diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant, Tanya Odom, how well intentioned work to end social injustices ends up creating new challenges of access for those organizations intended to serve.

Bonus

Dec 4th, 2019 3m 32s

Coming Home to Change the World

Dec 4th, 2019 37m 49s

Michael Peters, founder of 17:15 Sports, joins Deb Macfarlan Enright on 3 a.m. What's Keeping You Up at Night? to describe how he put passion and purpose on the playing field to get kids reading to end the suffering of children in his hometown.

What Does Success Look Like For Everyone Working to End Injustice?

Nov 21st, 2019 35m 17s

Tari Hughes, President & CEO of Nashville's Center for Nonprofit Management talks with 3 a.m. host, Deb Macfarlan Enright about how she determines success for herself and her team through a variety of ways. She shares resources that inspire her

LIVE at the Williamson, Inc. Business Expo & Job Fair

Nov 7th, 2019 28m 50s

3 a.m. goes remote from the Williamson, Inc. Business Expo & Job Fair to learn about the new Center for Innovation, their service to nonprofit social impact organizations, and their programs focused on women in business in the Greater Nashville

Lessons My Parents Never Meant to Teach Me

Oct 2nd, 2019 30m 28s

Courtney Hale - Founder and Chief Hope Dealer of Knowledge Bank Solutions and Super Money Kid Bank shares his mission to increase financial literacy capacity among our youth starting as early as elementary school.

The Business of Mission

Sep 4th, 2019 31m 25s

Gail Powell, Executive Director of High Hopes Development Center, joins Deb Macfarlan Enright to share her story of how to recover from the striking realization of financial struggles in an organization and the common Executive Director questio