A Toast to Purposeful Alignment

8 River Arts Place,Asheville NC 28801

28 April, 2023

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About the BookChoosing Purposeful Alignment: The Messy Middle of TransformationWinner of the 2020 Nautilus Silver Book Awards in Inner Prosperity & Right Livelihood. #1 International Bestseller on Amazon in SEVEN categories in the US and SIX Categories in CA. Including Organizational Change, Lifespan Development, Business Etiquette, Business Ethics, Business Mentoring & Coaching, Developmental Psychology, and Project Management in US. Business Training, Economic Development & Growth, Business Writing Guides, Total Quality Management in Business, Human Resources & Personnel Management, and Consumer Behaviour in CA. Rise and make intentional choices as you lean into a journey of transformation. Whether you realize it or not, in this moment you are called into something bigger than yourself that requires the creation of intentional purpose and alignment. In doing so, you inevitably have to navigate the necessary messy middle of change, which is the gap between your current state and your desired purpose. The messy middle is the space where the painful, often unspoken work takes place. That work you whisper about to your most trusted confidants. The sacred work you often do not prioritize that ultimately moves you from success to significance. But you have to choose it and step into your game-changer posture to position your leadership and leaderful organization to drive innovation and change for the future. Learn from Tracey’s Journey “What If” Questions Transformation Defining Moments Clarity Audacious Boldness Through imbalance and dis-ease, and grappling with challenging moments in her personal and professional life, Tracey Greene-Washington survived the messy middle of transformation and emerged as a true game changer who continues to evolve in the work to address complex social change. She takes you through a series of critical “what if” questions to guide you into your game-changer posture, allowing you to rise and make intentional choices as you lean into a journey of transformation, defining moments, clarity, and audacious boldness. About the AuthorTracey Greene-WashingtonTracey Greene-Washington is the President of Indigo Innovation Group, a consulting firm dedicated to serving as a strategic thought-partner, advisor, coach and consultant to philanthropic, nonprofit, and private/public organizations committed to accelerating change through system-level approaches, equity, and strategic collaboration. In addition to this role she is the Founder of CoThinkk, a social change philanthropy committed to shifting the economic mobility, health, education, and leadership narrative of communities of color in Western NC through strategic investments, network-building, and civic discourse. Lastly, Tracey Greene-Washington is a social entrepreneur and co-owner of No Grease Northlake and No Grease Premium, franchisees under the umbrella of No Grease Inc. Throughout her twenty + year career she's led high-level initiatives that address complex issues and gained a reputation as an innovative leader that is committed to partnering with organizations/communities to be more impactful by targeting systemic change, taking risk, and accelerating efforts at the intersection of community economic development, health, education, and leadership development. Mrs. Greene-Washington most recently served as the Director of Special Initiatives for the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, leading its two long-term place-based initiatives Healthy Places NC-focused on improving the health of 10-12 rural counties and Great Expectations-an early childhood initiative in Forsyth County. Prior to joining the Trust, she served as a Program Officer at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation leading efforts to address the statewide racial and gender wealth gap; Program Officer and Director of Learning & Evaluation for the National Rural Funders Collaborative focused on rural community transformation; and Director of Technical Assistance, Training & Policy with the South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations where she supported 45 community development corporations throughout the state. Mrs. Greene-Washington completed a Tedx titled Addressing Complex Social Change, What If and currently serves on the board of Education NC and Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for Forsyth Technical Community College. She is the former Board Chair for the Center for Leadership Innovation, Vice Chair for the Southern Rural Development Initiative, former board member of North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research and Equity Committee Chair for the NC Early Childhood Foundation. Mrs. Greene-Washington released her first book on October 20th, 2020, # 1 International Bestseller and 2021 Nautilus Award-Winner, titled Choosing Purposeful Alignment: The Messy Middle of Transformation. She is the recipient of the 2022 CoachDiversity Impact Award, 2022 Change Agent of the Year Award, 2021 Rosa Parks Award, 2020 Linetta Gilbert Service Award, 2019 Bubbles Griffin Award, and 2019 Best of Women to Know Feature. She is a native of Asheville North Carolina and Certified Coach through Coach Diversity Institute. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Master of Social Work degree from the University of South Carolina.