1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Our guest on this episode was Meredith Lee. Meredith is the Program Director of the Russ Berrie Making a Difference Awards. Not only is she a difference maker herself, but she is surrounded by difference-makers. In addition to discussing the awards program, we discussed ten traits of difference makers. &amp;nbsp; The Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award is a prestigious awards program that honors &quot;unsung heroes&quot; who demonstrate their passion and unstoppable commitment to serve the most vulnerable. Since the inception of the Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award in 1997, there have been over 400 honorees who've received more than $4 million in cash awards. Their work is improving people’s lives and making communities stronger. This year, eleven outstanding changemakers were honored at the 27th Anniversary Award Ceremony. They received awards totaling $160,000. &amp;nbsp; VISIT https://russberriemakingadifferenceaward.org/ for more information. &amp;nbsp; WATCH the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lGZotY0FZa8 &amp;nbsp; LISTEN to the podcast on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, or&amp;nbsp; iHeartRadio. &amp;nbsp; Conversations About Conversations is a show that helps people be more effective in their conversations, their business relationships, and in the projects and endeavors that they lead. The goal is to make the business world a better place one conversation at a time. &amp;nbsp; Conversations About Conversations – Episode 299 #ConversationsAboutConversations #podcast Conversations About Conversations https://conversations.biz <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26820051/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/26820051