463. The Founder‘s Journey: Growing + Leading An Organization You Love - Brooke Richie-Babbage

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Overview

We’re so excited to be kicking off a brand new series today: The Founder’s Journey. Were talking to founders about the challenges they’ve overcome, their wins and the lessons learned along the way. Here to help us kick off this series is Brooke Richie-Babbage, one of our “phone a friend” experts to move from overwhelm to clarity. Brooke helps nonprofit founders and leaders launch, scale and lead their organizations with more clarity and confidence and without overwhelm. She’s also the host of the Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast.

Over the past 20+ years she has had many journeys, she’s been an organizer, lawyer, nonprofit founder and leader, professor and a member and board officer many times over. Through it all, what ties Brooke’s many journeys together, is her deep passion for creating social change. Brooke is sharing her wisdom on the founder's journey, discussing the ins and outs of organizational design, managing founder fatigue, and creating a venture you can't help but adore. Don’t miss this episode that will provide leaders at all levels with practical tools for their organizational journeys!

💡 Learn

How to use nonprofit life cycles to reflect on the state of our organizations
How to build + lead an organization you love
The ins and outs of founder fatigue + compassion fatigue

Today’s Guest

Brooke Richie-Babbage, Founder, Bending Arc Consulting

“Energy is a resource.”

— Brooke Richie-Babbage, Founder, Bending Arc Consulting

Episode Transcript

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Episode Highlights

Brooke’s story and journey to where she is today (3:00)
Reflecting on the state of our organizations (8:25)
6 Stages of the Nonprofit Life Cycle (10:00)
Systems and infrastructure needed to grow and leader organizations we love (23:00)
Organizational Design (26:00)
9 Building Blocks that make up every organization (29:00)
Founder fatigue (40:00)
Brooke’s One Good Thing: A secret to success that isn’t organizational but is really foundational is finding time every day to quiet my mind. (47:00)
How to connect with Brooke (48:00)

Powerful Quotes

“I want to find ways to create positive change in community with others.” -Brooke

“Getting clear about the organization that you want to lead and grow, how you want to feel leading it, and designing and building that organization.” -Brooke

“Energy is a resource.” -Brooke

“Our work necessitates risk. We have to keep trying.” -Jon

“You look up as a leader and you’re out on this limb by yourself.” -Brooke

“The world can feel like a lot. Adulting can feel like a lot. If you can, even for 5 minutes, sit in silence and let your brain relax, it can refuel you in ways that might not seem immediately obvious, but are in your core.” -Brooke