Melinda Estabrooks on Inclusion, Being in the Spotlight, and the Importance of Relationship
TCMP 011: Melinda Estabrooks on Inclusion, Being in the Spotlight, and the Importance of Relationship
TCMP 011: Melinda Estabrooks on Inclusion, Being in the Spotlight, and the Importance of Relationship
Episode 011:
You've probably seen Melinda Estabrooks on screen or heard her on the radio, but in this episode of The Change Makers Podcast, you'll get to know Melinda in a whole new way. Melinda is the creator, executive producer and host of the Canadian women show, See Hear Love and she previously worked for Graf-Martin Communications as our Publicity and Promotions Specialist. In this episode, Melinda sat down with Ellen to discuss reaching and including people coast-to-coast, what it means to be a good leader when you're in the public eye, how fame is a trap and the importance of connection and building relationships. This episode is an honest and real conversation between longtime friends Melinda and Ellen where they discuss topics they never thought they would about entrepreneurship, marriage, leadership and ministry.
About Melinda Estabrooks:
Melinda’s career spans over 25 years of broadcast, motivational speaking, and advocacy experience. In her early career, Melinda served as an advocate for social justice issues at World Vision Canada and as a media producer, reporter, and Cultural Correspondent at Context with Lorna Dueck. Melinda has been a keynote speaker at many conferences, retreats, churches and concerts throughout Canada for close to two decades. She joined Crossroads Global Media Group in 2006, where she began as a co-host on 100 Huntley Street’s women’s television show, Full Circle. Melinda specialized in live events and experiential marketing and was a regular event host and speaker for Crossroads and CTS TV (now YES TV).In 2014, Melinda worked at Graf-Martin Communications as their Publicity and Promotions Specialist where she connected with Christian leaders and influencers to promote faith films. In the summer of 2015, Melinda joined JOY 1250 and launched her radio and podcast show, Your Story with Melinda, which encourages her listeners to experience personal stories of faith every Saturday. For more information, visit www.melindaestabrooks.com
Connect with Melinda: Instagram | Website
Connect with See Hear Love: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
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[bctt tweet="Leaders who are isolated need to make the call and reach out. When somebody invites you to something, go. Maybe not everything; but go. That's where you're going to make the connection and meet like-minded people. - Melinda Estabrooks https://bit.ly/34VMlkF" username=""][bctt tweet="I want to be the person that's the ‘yes’ person but that has not been healthy and has caused quite a bit of problems for me. When you say 'yes' too much and you don’t have margins, you get burnt out, and then you're out for a while - Melinda Estabrooks https://bit.ly/34VMlkF" username=""][bctt tweet="I've always been about including people. I never wanted people left out or to feel alone or ostracized because I don't believe that's the heart of God. God was always about everybody being invited to the table. - Melinda Estabrooks https://bit.ly/34VMlkF" username=""]