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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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A viral start for Katie Blomquist In the fall of 2016, when Katie Blomquist worked as a first-grade teacher at a Title I school in South Carolina, a boy in her class asked her for a bike for his birthday. But we forget that our social-emotional health is critical to the development of a successful adult.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Nominating a woman for an award isn’t just a gesture; it’s a gift of recognition, motivation and celebration. When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents.

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How Florida Pure Sea Salt Went from Hobby to Full-Time Business

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I started making something consistent and briny and delicious and using it at home,” she says, adding that she gradually started gifting her homemade salts to family and friends. She and her team are also aiming to expand into more health and wellness food markets. This backyard hobby eventually became Florida Pure Sea Salt.

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Dr. Dale Whelehan – CEO at 4 Day Week Global | Boost Efficiency with a 4-Day Work Week Strategy

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Recognized on TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023 and Forbes’ 50 Future of Work Ideas, they’ve actively support international pilot studies and have garnered attention in leading publications like The Atlantic, INSIDER, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Fast Company, BBC, Sky News, and The Wall Street Journal.

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