
How Speaking Up Creates Change
From Heart + Head Work by MAVEN Founders (Tessa Arneson & Rocky Donati)
March 23, 2026 · 49 min · Season 2 · Episode 18
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of everyday advocacy and the power of small moments of courage in creating change.
In this episode of Heart + Head Work, we explore what it means to advocate — not just in big public moments, but in the quieter, everyday ways we use our voice to influence change. Rocky Donati and Tessa Arneson sit down with business leader and advocate Natalie Caddis and communications strategist Jenna Smith for a conversation about leadership, storytelling, and the surprising ways small moments of courage can ripple outward. Through personal stories and lived experience, Natalie shares w...
People in this episode
Hosts: Rocky Donati, Tessa Arneson
Guests: Natalie Caddis, Jenna Smith
Topics covered
- advocacy
- leadership
- storytelling
- change
- courage
Keywords
- advocacy
- leadership
- storytelling
- change
- courage
- communication
- influence
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