124: Purpose, Passion and Pajamas: Lead with Meaning with Genevieve Piturro
Thank you so much Genevieve for the massive impact and change you are creating in the lives of children worldwide as well as training others on leading with meaning! I am very grateful and humbled to have had you on the podcast. The world is a better place with you in it!
Meet Genevieve
Genevieve Piturro is all about PURPOSE! She was a successful television marketing executive until she dramatically changed the direction of her life. She found her true purpose when a sudden inner voice challenged her life as she knew it. In 2001, she founded the hugely successful national non-profit, Pajama Program, when a six-year-old girl’s question changed her life forever and she jumped off the corporate ladder!
This year, the Program celebrates its 20th anniversary, having delivered more than 7 MILLION magical gifts of new pajamas and new books to children through their 63 chapters across the U.S. Genevieve is now a professional speaker and purpose consultant. She created the Purpose ACER business training program to help leaders understand how vital purpose is to a team and how it affects everyone and changes everything. Her first book,sharing life and leadership lessons she learned through her Pajama Program journey, is an Amazon bestseller and the 2021 1 st place winner in the Inspiration category of both the National Indie Excellence Book Awards and the NYC Big Book Awards. The book is titled, Purpose, Passion and Pajamas: How to Transform Your Life, Embrace the Human Connection and Lead with Meaning. Her debut TEDx talk: “1 Idea + The Human Connection = 7 Million Pajamas and Books” debuted in August 2020.
She has been interviewed on and in many local and national media including most recently, Hallmark’s Home & Family show, OPRAH, TODAY, GMA, The Early Show, CNN, Fox & Friends, O Magazine, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and Parenting Magazine. Genevieve rang the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell in 2016. She has been the recipient of many local and national awards as she inspires others to listen to their heart-voice in pursuing their passions. Genevieve lives in Irvington, NY with her husband, Demo DiMartile.
Learn More
https://www.genevievepiturro.com
Get the Book!
https://www.genevievepiturro.com/book
Watch the Tedx Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNBTnzwzpwo&t=72s
To learn more about your host Nelia Hutt visit https://neliahutt.com