Episode 53 - Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator

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Vicki Bond has always been ready to pick up the phone. From growing and selling her own business to starting a new non-profit while attending Leadership Wichita, she shares with Don and Ebony how she has been inspired to lift up the community with the Raise My Head Foundation.

Vicki knew early that mission work was needed in her life. She became passionate about finding something that made a difference. In 2016, she founded Raise My Head Foundation, a 2-year residential program for women who have survived lives of prostitution, trafficking and addiction. The first residents entered a beautiful residential home in 2017. Since then, Raise My Head Foundation has grown from an idea to a solid opportunity and solution for women who have identified a need to transition from lives of sex-trafficking and abuse into a more healthy lifestyle. 

Vicki has served on the Board of Trustees for Southwestern College. She has served as a member of the Center for Economic and Business Development at WSU. She was an honoree of the Wichita Women in Business awards in 2014 and a member of Leadership Wichita Class of 2016. Vicki speaks frequently, proclaiming love as the most powerful force for change in the world. Vicki has most recently presented on topics of human trafficking to the Dole Institute for Politics at the University of Kansas and brings her message to various churches and small groups throughout Wichita and the surrounding area.

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On this episode we discuss: 

• Stating in the local healthcare industry
• Building a business from the basement
• How the phone just kept ringing
• Selling her business and looking for an opportunity to give back to the community
• Leadership Wichita and a call-to-action
• The power of the river running through Wichita
• Loving your local community

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Wichita Chamber Business Accelerator is a weekly podcast devoted to supporting and learning from area business owners. Released every Wednesday, it's produced by Forge Podcast Co, managed by the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Evergy. 

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