95: Alison Blair on journey from stage actor/producer to NPO admin, power of teaching kids to recognize harmful relationships, her folk-rock band

People are the Answer

In this episode, Alison and Jeffrey sit down to discuss her journey from stage actor and producer to non-profit administrator, the power of teaching kids to recognize harmful relationships, her folk-rock band, Little Deep, and much more

Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/6h68_8rMmLM

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Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker

Producer: Kait Grey

Editor: Nick Case

Recording date: 7/9/24

Alison:

https://www.instagram.com/iamalisonblair/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/littledeepmusic/?hl=en

Nest Foundation:

https://www.nestfoundation.org/

https://www.facebook.com/NestFoundation/

https://www.instagram.com/nestfoundation/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/NestFoundation

Bio:

Alison joined Nest in the spring of 2021. She brings with her a decade of nonprofit administration experience, in both the arts and law & policy sectors . A non-profit theater producer for five years, she has worked both on- and off-Broadway, regionally, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, producing festivals, fundraisers, and educational events. She manages programs for Nest, facilitating organizational systems, ensuring program deliverables, managing development and outreach, and providing team support cross-programmatically. In her free time she can be found traveling, reading tarot, and gigging around NYC and the Catskills in her folk-rock band.

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

2:18 - What Motivates You?

4:16 - Current Role

8:34 - Early Life

13:08 - Early Career

18:48 - Nest Foundation

31:38 - Pushback from Parents

38:13 - The Student Experience

47:46 - Future of Nest

50:38 - How Educators Get Involved

54:18 - Little Deep

56:17 - When Work Affected Change

1:03:00 - Mentor

1:05:02 - Ask Jeff a Question

1:09:31 - Most Grateful for

1:11:47 - Snap Your Fingers

1:14:10 - How to Support