One Woman's Passion for Social Impact

Episode 88: Angela Ortiz is the founder of the volunteer-led nonprofit, Place to Grow, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Senior Manager at Adidas Japan. In this episode, we discuss the following topics with Angela: Growing up in Japan's countryside as a Colombian-American with her parents and 10 siblings Becoming a mother at 19 years old Finding impetus in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011. Pursuing a career in social impact Creating her nonprofit Place to Grow Writing her first book on social impact   This episode is sponsored by Code Chrysalis - change your life and learn how to code!     [Place to Grow] https://placetogrow-ngo.org/   Place to Grow: 8 principles that will make you an effective leader in social impact by Angela Ortiz   [Guest host: Oulimata Gueye]  @lasenegarujin   [Social Links & RSS] RSS Feed: https://www.tokyospeaks.com/feed.xml Instagram: @tokyospeaks_ Twitter: @tokyospeaks_   [Support via Ko-fi] https://ko-fi.com/tokyospeaks