Scrappy: Embrace Autism
Marie Haas has worked with, and touched the hearts of, some of the most vulnerable citizens in our society – kids with autism and their families. She began and grew... Listen Scrappy: Embrace Autism
Each week, host Chris Straigis talks with a visionary who is making big strides to reshape the landscape of their community, their industry or even the world. It’s about business owners, community leaders and movers-and-shakers realizing their dreams, in spite of limited resources and significant barriers – with a little creativity and a whole lot of grit. You’ll hear about where they got their “big idea”, how they keep pushing in the face of adversity, and even how they’ve failed along the way.
Learn from the inspirational stories of these unsung heroes: how they solve problems, recover from failure, and find success against all odds.
Marie Haas has worked with, and touched the hearts of, some of the most vulnerable citizens in our society – kids with autism and their families. She began and grew... Listen Scrappy: Embrace Autism
In the mid- 1980’s, Debra Ruh was nurturing a successful career in the banking industry and looking forward to starting a family. But in 1987, her path took an unexpected... Listen Scrappy: Ruh Global Impact
Staci Tinkelman and Becky Pyles realized early in the Covid-19 pandemic that masks were going to become a critical need – not just for front-line medical staff, but for the... Listen Scrappy: Everyday Masks
Michael Morin and his brother Bryan were beginning to gear up for a new year at their family-owned pizza shop in New Jersey. Then, out of the blue, Covid-19 changed... Listen Scrappy: Federico’s Pizza
Henry Salinas was called to service throughout his life – helping to tend farms with his parents as a boy, joining the Army as a young man and raising a... Listen Scrappy Episode 10: ICAN
Hani White’s mother and grandmother made sure that cooking was a family event as she grew up near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. For them, cooking was a shared... Listen Scrappy Episode 9: Feed the Barrel
As a young boy growing up in Nepal, Avishek Malla dreamed of being a famous athlete, a cricket champion. His career ended after college, though, and he took on a... Listen Scrappy Episode 8: SunFarmer
Jennifer’s journey is quintessentially American. It’s a story of a daughter of hard-working, immigrant parents who came to this country and strove to make good in the land of opportunity... Listen Scrappy Episode 7: Jennifer Lynn Robinson
Growing up on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, the beach was David Katz’s playground; and his father, a merchant marine and craftsman, would take the young David on adventures... Listen Scrappy Episode 6: Plastic Bank
Even as a young schoolgirl, Mary Seton Corboy took her dissent from the norm rather seriously. In class, she would lead rebellions from atop her desk and build consensus in... Listen Scrappy Episode 5: Greensgrow
Julie and Scott Brusaw met when they were just kids, hiding behind their mothers’ legs as they were introduced to each other, neighbors in a new development in Southern California.... Listen Scrappy Episode 4: Solar Roadways
One fall day at a college football game, Therese Williams’ son realized something so obvious, and so shocking, that their family was spurred to action. As often happens, they had... Listen Scrappy Episode 3: Tailgates Tackle Hunger
When she was a kid, Amy Edelstein’s father, a particle physicist, would challenge her with deep questions about the big, complex world around her. This kind of upbringing opened her... Listen Scrappy Episode 2: Inner Strength Education
As a young boy growing up on Long Island, New York, Richard Bronson was mainly interested in reading and writing. He was even the editor of his high school newspaper.... Listen Scrappy Episode 1: 70 Million Jobs