Drew Schlosberg’s Spotlight On The Community

Hosted ByDrew Schlosberg

Mission Fed Credit Union proudly sponsors “Drew Schlosberg's Spotlight on the Community”, the Nation's longest-running community podcast, now in its 19th year. We aim to amplify the voices of social impact organizations, social entrepreneurs, local non-profits, and other community champions who help shape the culture, creativity, and connectivity that drive the San Diego community to ever higher levels.

Mission Fed Credit Union proudly sponsors “Drew Schlosberg’s Spotlight on the Community”, the Nation’s longest-running community podcast, now in its 19th year. We aim to amplify the voices of social impact organizations, social entrepreneurs, local non-profits, and other community champions who help shape the culture, creativity, and connectivity that drive the San Diego community to ever higher levels.


All Episodes

PR and Nursing Professional Shares Experiences Through Poetry

  Susan J. Farese, Owner of SJF Communications and author of Poetic Expressions in Nursing: Sharing the Caring, talks about the second edition of her book. Farese, a registered nurse, discusses the book’s composition of touching poems, haikus, and nature photography. She also shares nursing experiences and her entrepreneurial...

Sprouting Sustainability and Social Change at Local San Diego High School

  Anneliese Peerbolte, a Del Norte High School student and leader of the school’s “Gardening for Change Club,” is joined by her academic advisor Lauren DeCaprio to discuss Peerboltes’s award-winning gardening project. Peerbolte chats about how the garden makes tangible change through petitions and social action, and how the...

Downtown Lions Club Prepares for 100th Anniversary

  Jose Cruz, President of the Downtown San Diego Lions Club, chat about the Club’s upcoming 100th Anniversary year; its community grants; and its goal to significantly increase the Club’s membership among young adults.

Nonprofits are Core to Optima Office’s Mission and Success

  Jennifer Barnes, CEO and Founder of Optima Office, talks about her company’s focus on providing back office services to nonprofits. Barnes discusses the pro bono services Optima Office offered to businesses struggling during the pandemic.

A Key to Financial Stability: Having a Comprehensive Financial Plan

  Brett Gottlieb, President and Founder of Comprehensive Advisor, LLC, chats about the importance of having a comprehensive financial plan and why tax and Social Security strategies are important in financial planning.

Brighter Future Awaits Foster Children Thanks to Promises2Kids

  Faye Luepton, PR and Marketing Manager for Promises2Kids, is joined by Jose Lopez, a Promises2Kids Guardian Scholar, to discuss the organization’s 40th Anniversary Year events, including the Dream on Concert Gala, slated for September 13. Jose chats about his challenging upbringing and the resilience and motivation he has put forth...

Cannonballing into the Workforce: Cultivating Businesses and Educational Opportunities

  Mary Jean Anderson, President & CEO of Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air, discusses her company’s history and her passion in educating and connecting people to the world of plumbing, heating and air through the Anderson Career Builder Institute. Anderson chats about the triumphs and tribulations of being a female CEO and in...

Out With the Old Internships and In With the New Curiosityships

  Isabella Pihas is joined by fellow curiosityshipper Ruby Rothman to chat about what a curiosityship means, how it differs from a typical internship, and how they are following their curiosities and career interests at Cloudcast Media. They also reveal their respective upcoming four-part podcast series’ and the goals of their curiosityships.

The Power of Storytelling through Books, Movies, and Media

  Chad Stewart, award-winning educator and best-selling author, chats about the Britfield Movement in its dedication to facilitate storytelling in children. Stewart discusses the Institute’s outreach to underrepresented students through his 2019 book “Britfield & the Lost Crown” and workshops to encourage literacy and writing.