Two weeks ago, I met a 12-year-old girl that saved my organization $36,457.83. Her name was Mackenzie Hinson and she runs the Make a Difference Food Pantry in Goldsboro, NC. At this point you probably have a lot of questions. Here’s the questions I had: Does she “really” run the pantry or is this her parents’ thing? Doesn’t she go to school? Where the heck is Goldsboro? How did she save you $36K? (All these and more are answered here) Why … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2016
Mush cookies and maniacal villains… the power of voice
Last week I met two people who’d been on my “must meet" list for awhile. Ryan Lee and Ben Settle. When it comes to voice, these two couldn’t be further apart. From their writing voice... Ryan is the eternally optimistic, friend at the bar. Ben is the anti-establishment, authoritarian. To the first meeting... Ryan gave me a hug as soon as he met me and said he already felt like we were good friends because of our email exchanges. Ben immediately asked me to try my best to … [Read more...]