This is NOT OK: If a child is not reading on grade level by 3rd grade, they are 4x LESS LIKELY to graduate high school, and if living in poverty, 13x LESS LIKELY!

Carol Goglia, CEO of Catch Up & Read is focused on one of America’s most urgent challenges: early literacy. She has spent her career turning strategy into impact, from her early days at Frito-Lay to leading one of the country’s most powerful giving movements at Communities Foundation/North Texas Giving Day.

In this episode, Carol shares this idea of joy as a catalyst for learning and retention. From the “joyful results clubs” that make kids ask, “Is it Catch Up & Read day?” to lessons corporate leaders can borrow from the nonprofit world, this conversation is a powerful reminder that sometimes the biggest business signals start in the smallest moments.

If you care about the future talent pipeline, team development, or the long game of leadership, I think this will resonate!

What happens when you get really good at performing joy…but realize you’re not actually living it?

We reward performance in business. The ability to “turn it on.”
It’s the drive, charisma and energy that fuels us.

But what if the skills that build our success disconnect us from ourselves?

Chadwick Boyd grew up in a farming community and has spent nearly 30 years shaping how America experiences food. You might have seen him on the Today Show or many Food Network Shows.

He realized in 2019 that had given so much of himself, that joy was hard to find. Then, in 2022, a life changing injury forced a reset. It wasn’t just physical, but entirely how he saw himself. Everything stopped. And in that stillness, he realized that presence, not performance, is what sustains people and brands over time.

Today, Chadwick consults with brands to help them reconnect with their brand soul and their stakeholders and customers. If you lead teams, build brands, or feel the pressure to always be “on,” I think you will really enjoy this one.

The restaurant industry is under pressure: rising costs, labor challenges, tighter margins, and more data than ever before. But what if some of the tools meant to help are stripping away what matters most?JOY

In this episode of The Business of Joy, Lisa W. Miller sits down with restaurant industry leader Melissa Doolin Koehne to explore the tension operators are facing right now: how to protect culture, people, and purpose while navigating an unforgiving business environment.

Melissa brings decades of experience - from her early days at Carl’s Jr to leadership roles at Black Box Intelligence, launching her own company Elevate 4, and serving as Chairman of the Board for the Texas Restaurant Foundation.

Together, they dig into: • How cost-cutting can unintentionally erode brand soul • Why “back to basics” may not be enough anymore • The role of data - when it helps and when it hurts • Why youth should be viewed as the future pipeline, not a labor problem • What truly drives retention, confidence, and long-term leadership in restaurants

This is a candid conversation for operators, executives, and anyone thinking about the future of hospitality.