In this empowering episode of Go Higher, host Erika Butler sits down with Aurora Brunovsky, Senior HR Business Partner and CEO & Co-Founder of Give Back Lehigh Valley, for an inspiring conversation about leadership, community impact, and the courage to pursue a vision.

Aurora shares her journey from a passion for helping people to building a successful career in human resources while growing a nonprofit organization that has raised nearly $200,000 to support local communities. Together, Erika and Aurora explore the importance of accountability in leadership, building trust within organizations, creating healthy workplace cultures, and leading with empathy and transparency.

• (00:00:00) - Go Hire: When Will You Lead With Impact?
• (00:00:35) - Go Higher: Give Back Lehigh Valley
• (00:01:31) - An Inspiring Woman: Aurora Brunowski
• (00:03:42) - The Secret to Becoming a Change Maker
• (00:05:58) - Meeting the Right Person's Accountability
• (00:09:56) - Red flags in the culture
• (00:11:40) - What are the 3 moves to stabilize a culture with turnover?
• (00:12:52) - How to Build Trust with a Team
• (00:15:16) - Go Higher
• (00:15:54) - Aurora Banofsky's Fight for CF awareness
• (00:19:39) - Erica on Give Back Lehigh Valley
• (00:22:51) - One Mother's Success in the Community
• (00:24:34) - Give Back Lehigh Valley
• (00:27:03) - Give Back
• (00:28:15) - Going Higher: A Shared Story
• (00:28:52) - Go Higher
• (00:30:01) - A Taste of Starting a Business: Do It Scared
• (00:33:51) - Stop Being Scared to Fail
• (00:35:07) - What would you say is working extremely well for us as we scale
• (00:39:07) - Give Back: The Hard Knocks
• (00:40:36) - Give Back: A Few Words