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Cubicle to CEO

101. How She Raised $13 Million As A Nonprofit CEO

Cubicle to CEO

Ellen Yin

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

5.0580 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Want to earn rewards for sharing a podcast you already listen to weekly? Join our Cubicle to CEO Referral Rewards Program to earn fun rewards like coffee on us, free access to our business resources, and even a spot to be featured on the show! Learn more about our program or sign up right now at ellenyin.com/superfan! If you’re a non-profit leader, today’s guest is one of the foremost thought leaders innovating how we give back and create change through nonprofits. Blythe Hill is the Founder and CEO of the Dressember Foundation, an anti-human trafficking organization that has raised over $13 million dollars through their annual campaigns. Blythe and Dressember have been featured in Forbes, Cosmopolitan, on the TODAY Show, and she was even named one of InStyle’s 50 Badass Women of 2019. Keep listening to hear the #1 strategy she used to grow Dressember from its initial winter style challenge to a global movement, how their organization keeps their donors engaged year-round, the biggest misconceptions the public has about human trafficking and how we can be better allies and advocates, and Blythe’s transparent breakdown of where money is allocated in nonprofit organizations. Even if you’re not a non-profit CEO or founder, Blythe shares wisdom on leadership, networking, and community engagement every business can benefit from. Connect with Blythe:  www.dressember.org @dressember @blythehill If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Join our referral rewards program by signing up for our text notifications at ellenyin.com/superfan , and share your custom referral link with your biz besties to get them to sign up too!  Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me @missellenyin & @cubicletoceo so I can repost you. Leave a positive review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe for new episodes every Monday  ----- FREE RESOURCES:Service-based entrepreneurs, are you tired of being on the content hamster wheel + hustling for more followers without more income? I created a FREE, on-demand training just for you on how to use my step-by-step client attraction system to create your first $10K month, WITHOUT a large audience or complicated marketing strategies! Claim your bonus gift by watching now: ellenyin.com/getclients Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Cubicle to CEO podcast, episode 101.

0:04.2

If you're a nonprofit leader, today's guest is one of the foremost thought leaders innovating

0:08.7

how we give back and create change through nonprofits.

0:12.2

Blythe Hill is the founder and CEO of the Dressumber Foundation, an anti-human trafficking

0:16.8

organization that has raised over $13 million through their annual campaigns.

0:22.0

Life and her work at Dressumber have been featured in Forbes, Cosmopolitan, on the Today Show,

0:27.5

and she was even named one of InStyle's 50 badass women of 2019. Keep listening to hear the number

0:33.7

one strategy she used to grow Dressember from its initial winter style challenge

0:37.8

to a global movement, how their organization keeps their donors engaged year-round, the biggest

0:43.6

misconceptions the public has about human trafficking, and how we all can be better allies and advocates,

0:49.6

and Blythe's transparent breakdown of where money is allocated in nonprofit organizations.

0:55.6

Even if you're not a nonprofit CEO or founder, Blythe shares wisdom on leadership, networking, and community engagement

1:01.4

that every business can benefit from. Welcome to the Cubicle to CEO podcast. I'm your host of marketing minimalist, Ellen

1:16.1

Yin. I'm a first generation Asian American founder who profitably grew my business to $1 million by

1:22.1

age 26 with no funding or debt. Now I'm on a mission to share what I've learned to help you scale your

1:28.8

own impact and income. Whether you're trying to escape an actual cubicle or breaking out of a

1:34.6

figurative box that has kept you stuck, we're giving you access to the best and brightest minds

1:39.2

in business on our show every Monday. Listen in as these leaders impart their wisdom, inspiration, and

1:45.6

encouragement to empower you to become the CEO of your dream business and life.

1:56.9

Welcome back to this show. Today we have a really exciting leader here with us that I greatly admire Blythe Hill.

2:05.3

Blyde, thank you so much for joining us today.

2:07.9

Hi, Ellen. Yeah, happy to be here.

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