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Published: Dec. 7, 2016, 5 p.m.

Katy Sherratt is the CEO of Back On My Feet, a non-profit organization that helps homeless and those down on their luck get \u2013 you guessed it! \u2013 back on their feet.\xa0

But they do it with running!\xa0

Members of Back On My Feet meet three times a week for morning runs on top of interview training, health and wellness education, and other services that help them find jobs and get their lives running again.\xa0

As CEO, Katy brings her philanthropic eye and economics experience to an already thriving business.\xa0

We discuss the ways she\u2019s increased donations, increased programmatic impact, and improved the ways the company measures the success of its members.\xa0

There are waiting lists of people waiting to participate in Back On My feet, and Katy shares the way we can all help out.\xa0

Here are some of the topics we\u2019ll discuss today:

• Everything Katy\u2019s accomplished with Back On My Feet
• How health and success work together to create social wellness
• The ways running builds self-esteem and empowers individuals
• How individuals and the corporate world work together for social wellness
• What we can all do to be more socially aware
• How we can donate our time and money to Back On My Feet\xa0

Questions Katy is asked:

3:34 When did Katy move over to the United States?

4:30 Why is running so special?

5:33 Do you run in the mornings?

7:02 What has Katy accomplished with Back On My Feet?

9:00 What is Back On My Feet and how does it work?

11:28 Everyone with Back On My Feet gets a free pair of running shoes

12:08 What\u2019s it like being a Back On My Feet alumni?

13:13 How did you convince your sponsors to get involved?

15:05 How many members join marathons?

16:10 Which cities participate in Back On My Feet?

17:06 How can we get in touch with Back On My Feet?

18:10 How big can Back On My Feet get?

19:24 How do the sponsors help members find jobs and get back on their feet?

21:20 Does Back On My Feet offer interview training for members?

22:32 How do donations work with Back On My Feet?

24:45 What attracted Katy to Back On My Feet?

25:53 What attracts Katy to social wellness?

26:40 What social differences do you see between the UK and the USA?

28:22 Are things moving in the right direction?

29:35 How many different ways can corporations work with Back On My Feet?

31:11 Why is running so empowering?

33:43 What moment brought it home for Katy?

36:29 How Katy\u2019s mom inspires her

38:07 How is the running community like a family?

39:20 How does recruitment work?

41:15 Why do you start running so early in the morning?

43:27 The story that impacted Katy the most

46:28 What happens at the beginning and the end of each run?

49:18 The Final Kick Round!

Quotes by Katy:

\u201cI run a mile a minute in how I act in daily life, and for me when I go running it\u2019s a moment of clarity.\u201d

\u201cBack On My Feet starts with running.\u201d

\u201cCompanies and corporations want to work with non-profits in a unique way. They want a variety of ways.\u201d

\u201cThe reason we use running is because anyone can do it. We are born to run.\u201d

\xa0 Links:

Back On My Feet

To get involved:\xa0info@backonmyfeet.org

How to get your business involved:\xa0partners@backonmyfeet.org

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