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Join Jes and Rob in a conversation with Elizabeth Butler, Employment Team Manager with StepUp Durham. StepUp Durham transforms lives through employment and life skills training. Their vision is to be the premier resource in Durham for people seeking to improve their lives and develop stable employment.  0:00 Episode starts  1:12 Rob checks in with Jes 3:12 Jes checks in with Rob 4:52 Rob brings Elizabeth Butler onto the show 5:29 Rob introduces Elizabeth and StepUp Durham 7:51 Elizabeth tells her story and how she got where she is 10:48 Jes asks Elizabeth to elaborate on the variety of people she serves 13:19 Rob asks what one change would make the biggest difference to Elizabeth’s work 15:31 Interlude 16:02 Elizabeth describes a day in her life 18:59 Rob shares some stats from StepUp Durham 20:40 Rob asks what Elizabeth’s ultimate hope for StepUp Durham is 24:28 Elizabeth describes what drives her 27:27 Elizabeth talks about the great collaboration in Durham 28:27 Rob asks for the show up moment to land the plane 30:14 Jes closes out the interview and they say bye to Elizabeth 30:30 Debrief begins 31:02 Jes shares her takeaways 33:05 Rob shares his takeaways 36:12 Goodbyes and outro Thank you to DJ Pdogg and Producer Lo Key for our awesome music throughout the show! Follow DJ Pdogg online: http://www.djpdogg.com/ (www.djpdogg.com) https://twitter.com/DJPdogg?s=20 (Twitter) https://www.instagram.com/djpdogg/ (Instagram) Follow Producer Lo Key https://www.instagram.com/producerlokey/ (Instagram) Our sponsors: https://www.recitynetwork.org/ (ReCity Network) https://www.coastal24.com/ (Coastal Credit Union) Our hosts: Jes Averhart, cofounder of https://bwshomecoming.com/ (Black Wallstreet Homecoming) Rob Shields, executive director of the https://www.recitynetwork.org/ (Recity Network.) Our Producer: Ben Azevedo, owner of https://www.bearcaveaudio.com/ (Bear Cave Audio) Our Editor Chris Pappalardo