To Get There Podcast

TGT S2:E7: The Story of More Than A Bakery Zahra Ekong is a college student from Orange County, CA. An old high school friend of Chris, she is the founder of Salisbury Bakes — a bakery that is built on random acts of kindness and the idea of giving something of yourself to another, with no expectations of receiving in return. In this episode, we will learn about the story of Sali

TGT S2:E6: The Story of The Noche Buena Project Holiday Special! Karla Bulan is a 22 year old from Manila, Philippines. As a graduate in Economics from the University of the Philippines, she is currently working for a tech startup and volunteers her free time to contribute to The Noche Buena Project. The Noche Buena Project is part of the Youth for the United World Philippines. The

TGT S2:E5: The Story of Dignity and Solidarity Lord Leomer Pomperada is the President of the World Youth Alliance (WYA). A native of the Philippines, Lord works at WYA headquarters in New York City to lead the youth-led organization’s mission to educate, build a culture and advocate for the dignity of the human person. WYA was founded in 1999 by Anna Halpine. In this episode we w

TGT S2:E4: The Story of The Great Challenge Ryan Nuñez is a pastor at one of the largest churches in Phoenix called Palm Valley Church. He has a PhD in Materials Science, but he has dedicated most of his time to leading the Church. He is also the author of a book called The Great Challenge published by New City Press. This week we will ask Ryan how he builds rapports with people f

TGT S2:E3: The Story of Abolishing Modern-Day Slavery In this week’s episode, we will be discussing sensitive topics like human trafficking and other related subject matters. Because of the nature of our conversation with our guest that may be triggering, listener discretion is advised. If you would like to find out more about how you can help to abolish slavery in the 21st centu

TGT S2:E2 - The Story of Sports and Social ChangeThis week we speak with our friend Howard Brodwin who is a marketing professional that creates long term, social impact driven relationships between brands and non profit organizations through the power of sports! He is the founder of the organization Sports and Social Change. We will talk about his work in the sports world, specific

TGT S2:E1: The Story of the Good Guys We kick off Season 2 of the To Get There Podcast by traveling back up to Vancouver, Canada to talk to our friends, The Good Guys. The Good Guys Charitable Foundation is a youth-led initiative aimed at improving the lives of the less fortunate cofounded by Peter Lee and Luke White. Today, we’re gonna sit down with these cool guys and talk abou

How do you find hope among chaos? In the evening of August 4, 2020, the Lebanese capital, Beirut, suffered a deadly explosion that killed or displaced many people during an ongoing global medical pandemic. For the final episode of Season 1, we connect with our friends Youmna and Michelle to talk about how they experienced the blast and what they did in order to help clean up the ci

“My existence is not limited to myself, to my perceived goals, to my perceived lines of achievements, but at the end of my life it will be very interesting to recall how I was at the service of others.” - Gio Francisco This week we will travel to Manila, Philippines to talk to our friend, Gio Francisco. He is 23 years old and is from Las Piñas City in Metro Manila. He’s earn

What if I told you that the closest source of clean water was 5 KM away and the only way to get there was by foot? We head to Africa for the first time to the country of Burundi and talk with our friend Christ-Alex Irambona. Alex is 28 years old, he was born and raised in Burundi. He studied Civil Engineering at University of Burundi and he is a member of the international youth gr