Driven By with Sam Coates

Sam Coates

Sharing experiences, insights, and the drivers behind why my guests have built what they have built and how this applies to what drives you.

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Driven By with Sam Coates

Episodes (119)

Thu Jul 2nd I Don't Take No for an Answer with Roshun Austin
May 28th Higher Standards in Higher Ed's Hardest Era with Dr. Bill Hardgrave
Apr 9th Building Jobs Where Everyone Else Left with Andy Kizzee

Driven By with Sam Coates

Jul 2, 2026
1 hour
80 MB

Most people think nonprofits survive on grants and goodwill. Roshun Austin thinks that's the wrong mindset. As president and CEO of The Works, Inc., she's spent the last 14 years building one of Memphis' most impactful community development organizations by treating it like a business. Today, The Works has grown from fewer than five employees and a $2 million budget to more than 30 employees, a $10 million operating budget and major development projects transforming neighborhoods across Memphis. Her philosophy is simple: "We're a corporation, and corporations don't go in to lose money."...

Driven By with Sam Coates

I Don't Take No for an Answer with Roshun Austin

Sam Coates

00:00 -01:27:08