In a time when fabric stores were folding under economic pressure, SewSnip became the thread that stitched Blake Serrano’s future back together.

Blake wasn’t just looking for a way to sell fabric; he was searching for a way to survive. As small business owners across the country struggled to stay afloat, SewSnip emerged as more than a marketplace; it became a movement.

By connecting buyers and sellers of fabric and offering hands-on guidance to store owners on how to level up their operations, SewSnip gave Blake the tools, community, and confidence to transform his passion into a thriving business.

In this episode of Time2CHANGE, we dive into how one platform helped Blake reclaim his purpose and reshape his life.

Follow our Guest, Blake Serrano:

💫LinkedIn: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-serrano-999637bb/

💫Web: / https://sewsnip.com/

💫IG: / https://www.instagram.com/sew_snip/

Follow our CoHost Dr. Melissa:

💫LinkedIn: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-melissa-a-robinson-winemiller-author-speaker-trainer/

💫Web: / https://eqviaempathy.com/

💫Book: / https://a.co/d/hg23AZs

💫TEDx: / https://youtu.be/IaoXSEWeILo?si=BO4DJFKZ5BkfZfwg

💫IG: / https://www.instagram.com/empathyqueen.eq/

Follow our host Chason Forehand :

👍Linktr.ee / https://linktr.ee/chasonforehand

Key Moments and Lessons:

✨Our Merch Page

✨Who is Blake?

✨The Beginning of SewSnip

✨How helping others helped Blake

✨How can people reach you?

✨The She Shed

✨The new model

✨The Dream

01:23 Our Merch Page

01:52 Who is Blake?

03:08 The Beginning of SewSnip

06:32 How helping others helped Blake

12:10 How can people reach you?

18:00 The She Shed

18:32 The new model

19:51 The Dream

Tags:

#Time2CHANGE, #SewSnip, #FabricMarketplace, #SmallBusinessSuccess, #EntrepreneurJourney, #BlakeSerrano, #BusinessTransformation, #CreativeEconomy, #SupportLocalBusiness, #FabricStoreOwner, #EconomicEmpowerment, #LevelUpYourBusiness, #TextileCommunity, #SewingBusiness, #MarketplaceSuccess, #BusinessResilience, #CraftingChange, #FabricEntrepreneur, #SewingIndustry, #PurposeDrivenBusiness, #MotivationMonday, #InspirationDaily, #EmpowerChange, #MakeADifference, #PurposeDriven, #NonprofitLife, #CommunityStrong, #LeadWithLove, #TransformationJourney, #ReelsThatInspire, #ViralReels, #ExplorePage, #IGDaily, #ContentThatMatters, #SocialImpact, #ChangeMakers, #ActivismThroughArt, #VoicesForChange, #TogetherWeRise, #PodcastConversation, #CreativeLeadership, #positivity, #selfcare, #healing, #growthmindset, #mentalhealth, #newpodcastalert, #podcastseries, #podcastcommunity, #podcastlife, #podcasterthoughts, #podcastforcreatives, #mindfulpodcast, #inspirationpodcast, #change_is_inevitable, #change_your_life, #change_your_perspective, #change_the_narrative, #chason_forehand, #change_for_good, #change_maker, #change_and_grow, #change_is_empowerment, #change_is_challenge, #change_is_strength, #change_is_freedom, #change_the_world, #change_your_destiny, #change_is_magic, #change_is_adventure, #change_is_wisdom, #change_is_courage, #change_is_inspiring, #chason_forehand, #podcast, #Time2CHANGE, #nonprofitorganization

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▶ • Healing Childhood Trauma Through Art & Stories

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▶ • Tiny Miracles Finding Beauty Every Day

• / • • Tiny Miracles Finding Beauty Every Day .

▶ • Leadership Void Why Growth Gets Stuck

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In this powerful episode of Time2CHANGE, Kate McKinnon dismantles the myth that culture is a workplace perk, revealing it instead as the foundation of sustainable success and human-centered leadership.

Kate McKinnon is the former Head of Human Resources at Playfly Sports. There, she led the People function helping the company earn recognition as both a "Most Loved Workplace" and one of the "Best Employers in Sports".

Today, Kate leads her own consulting practice, Kate McKinnon HR Solutions, focused on empowering organizations by prioritizing their most valuable asset: people.

Her work centers on:

Leadership Development: Helping leaders lead authentically with empathy, clarity, and confidence.

HR Strategy & Culture Building: Creating systems and structures that foster thriving, high-performance cultures.

Personalized Career Coaching: Supporting new grads, career changers (including veterans and former athletes), and emerging leaders through 1:1 coaching and career transition support.

Follow our Guest, Kate McKinnon:

💫LinkedIn: / https://www.linkedin.com/in/katemckinnon/

💫Web: / https://katemckinnonhrsolutions.com/

Follow our host Chason Forehand :

👍Linktr.ee / https://linktr.ee/chasonforehand

Key Moments and Lessons:

✨Kate's start as a criminal profiler

✨Taking Psychology classes

✨The Art of Understanding People through Service

✨The Journey to HR

✨Culture Isn't a Perk

✨What Do Leaders Need to Start When Scaling

✨Your Internal Customers Matter

✨Magic Wand Moment

01:30 Kate's start as a criminal profiler

03:57 Taking Psychology classes

04:38 The Art of Understanding People through Service

06:10 The Journey to HR

10:30 Culture Isn't a Perk

12:47 What Do Leaders Need to Start When Scaling

21:54 Your Internal Customers Matter

23:17 Magic Wand Moment

Tags:

#MotivationMonday, #InspirationDaily, #EmpowerChange, #MakeADifference, #Kate_McKinnon, #KateMcKinnon,

#PurposeDriven, #NonprofitLife, #CommunityStrong, #LeadWithLove

#TransformationJourney, #ReelsThatInspire, #ViralReels, #ExplorePage

#IGDaily, #ContentThatMatters, #SocialImpact, #ChangeMakers

#ActivismThroughArt, #VoicesForChange, #TogetherWeRise

#PodcastConversation, #CreativeLeadership, #positivity, #selfcare, #healing, #growthmindset, #mentalhealth, #newpodcastalert, #podcastseries, #podcastcommunity, #podcastlife, #podcasterthoughts, #podcastforcreatives, #mindfulpodcast, #inspirationpodcast, #change_is_inevitable, #change_your_life, #change_your_perspective, #change_the_narrative, #chason_forehand, #change_for_good, #change_maker, #change_and_grow, #change_is_empowerment, #change_is_challenge, #change_is_strength, #change_is_freedom, #change_the_world, #change_your_destiny, #change_is_magic, #change_is_adventure, #change_is_wisdom, #change_is_courage, #change_is_inspiring, #chason_forehand, #podcast, #Time2CHANGE, #nonprofitorganization

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▶ • Healing Childhood Trauma Through Art & Stories

• / • • https://youtu.be/ZnMFHf20zII?si=HdA7T218PI8ulXBJ

▶ • Tiny Miracles Finding Beauty Every Day

• / • • Tiny Miracles Finding Beauty Every Day .

▶ • Leadership Void Why Growth Gets Stuck

• / • • Leadership Void Why Growth Gets Stuck

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