FSN_Funding Fuels the Mission, Innovation and Sustainability

Food Secure Nation with Kurt Reiber - Success and Significance

What happens when success is no longer enough? Retiring Freestore Foodbank CEO Kurt Reiber joins Dr. Phil Knight and Gerry Brisson to discuss leadership, legacy, and his journey from banking and law to nonprofit leadership. The episode also introduces Veera, Food Secure Nation's new AI Research Analyst, who explores research on the growing movement of business leaders pursuing purpose-driven careers in the nonprofit sector.

Food Secure Nation - Shaping Systems While Seeing People

Triada Stampas is a systems thinker who has high policy intelligence along with a strong desire to learn and that makes her a perfect candidate to help lead this work to the next threshold of food security.

Food Secure Nation - Leading Beyond Success

Food Security, Leadership, Success, Significance, 2nd Career - Purpose

Food Secure Nation_If We Are Serious About Outcomes, Partnership Isn't Optional

In this episode of Food Secure Nation, we sit down with Brian McGrain of Michigan Community Action to explore what it takes to move from disconnected efforts to coordinated solutions. Families don’t experience our systems—they experience whether life works. Real impact happens when organizations align their strengths, navigate the gaps, and work together to meet real-life needs.

Food Secure Nation with Jason Jakubowski - Competence Leads to Trust

In this episode of Food Secure Nation, Phil Knight and Gerry Brisson welcome Jason Jakubowski, president and CEO of Connecticut Foodshare, for a conversation about leadership, trust, and the power of doing hard things well. Jason shares the story behind merging two legacy food banks into one unified statewide organization—an effort that strengthened efficiency, amplified impact, and created a single voice for fighting food insecurity across Connecticut. More than a story about structure, this episode highlights what happens when courage, competence, and mission come together to better serve families and communities.