Sienna Jackson

I knew I needed peers, I needed colleagues, and I needed people who were in this space longer than me and that were more knowledgeable. And I took the time to hunt them down. And I think that's something that maybe not everyone getting their start has the benefit of that. So usually when I talk to young people, because I do a lot of talks, I do a lot of public speaking, I teach workshops.

I knew I needed peers, I needed colleagues, and I needed people who were in this space longer than me and that were more knowledgeable. And I took the time to hunt them down. And I think that's something that maybe not everyone getting their start has the benefit of that. So usually when I talk to young people, because I do a lot of talks, I do a lot of public speaking, I teach workshops.

When I talk to young change practitioners, people who want to work in impact or sustainability and have no idea how to get started, I usually come at them with a list, get on this newsletter, get on that newsletter. Here's this party, this event series that happens or this networking session that happens in LA.

When I talk to young change practitioners, people who want to work in impact or sustainability and have no idea how to get started, I usually come at them with a list, get on this newsletter, get on that newsletter. Here's this party, this event series that happens or this networking session that happens in LA.

So when it comes to impact sustainability space here in Los Angeles, I feel like I have good handle on that. The thing that I will tell people all the time is you can't silo yourself. I think one of the big challenges I see in my space especially when I'm like dealing with my clients, it's like siloing. Like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

So when it comes to impact sustainability space here in Los Angeles, I feel like I have good handle on that. The thing that I will tell people all the time is you can't silo yourself. I think one of the big challenges I see in my space especially when I'm like dealing with my clients, it's like siloing. Like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

People are communicating to each other. And especially if it's cross sector, if you have one party here, who's like in the nonprofit world, they really only know how to talk to other nonprofit people. But you have someone over here who's either private sector, maybe they work for a big firm and they only know their industry, but they want to make a difference on this problem.

People are communicating to each other. And especially if it's cross sector, if you have one party here, who's like in the nonprofit world, they really only know how to talk to other nonprofit people. But you have someone over here who's either private sector, maybe they work for a big firm and they only know their industry, but they want to make a difference on this problem.

How do you create a bridge between these two poles? Because of my background and the diversity of experience I have, I can speak to each party in their own language and draw them together and build a coalition. So I think that skill set of being able to speak to people in their language

How do you create a bridge between these two poles? Because of my background and the diversity of experience I have, I can speak to each party in their own language and draw them together and build a coalition. So I think that skill set of being able to speak to people in their language

put together coalitions that are intersectional that bring stakeholders from very different backgrounds together and get them on the same page and then have a goal and guiding them to achieving that goal that's my superpower and what i do and that takes just time and trying and thinking about always you have a goal

put together coalitions that are intersectional that bring stakeholders from very different backgrounds together and get them on the same page and then have a goal and guiding them to achieving that goal that's my superpower and what i do and that takes just time and trying and thinking about always you have a goal

Have that vision in your head of what it is you're trying to achieve in the world and then work backwards from it. But ask yourself, what is it you really want to see happen? And then say, okay, how do I make that happen? And who do I need on my side to get to this objective?

Have that vision in your head of what it is you're trying to achieve in the world and then work backwards from it. But ask yourself, what is it you really want to see happen? And then say, okay, how do I make that happen? And who do I need on my side to get to this objective?

I think for anybody in your audience that wants to use their work to make a difference in the world, who wants to do good, understand that every single person has their own unique way of doing good in the world. You have something unique to offer.

I think for anybody in your audience that wants to use their work to make a difference in the world, who wants to do good, understand that every single person has their own unique way of doing good in the world. You have something unique to offer.

that's entirely yours it's kind of going back to the idea about art as self-expression there's something in you something unique about your background or your experience or your point of view or your skill sets or your talents that you can uniquely apply so if you look out at the world and you see a problem that really bothers you first ask yourself Where are the helpers?

that's entirely yours it's kind of going back to the idea about art as self-expression there's something in you something unique about your background or your experience or your point of view or your skill sets or your talents that you can uniquely apply so if you look out at the world and you see a problem that really bothers you first ask yourself Where are the helpers?

Who are the people who are already doing good work in this area who are addressing this problem? And then how can I uniquely contribute to that work? How can I roll up my sleeves and help the helpers? Because that's what I find usually yields the most immediate results. And it also helps if you feel like overwhelmed with the world and overwhelmed with all the things that are going on.

Who are the people who are already doing good work in this area who are addressing this problem? And then how can I uniquely contribute to that work? How can I roll up my sleeves and help the helpers? Because that's what I find usually yields the most immediate results. And it also helps if you feel like overwhelmed with the world and overwhelmed with all the things that are going on.