Changing Minds & Changing Lives Podcast
Join Julie Sowash, founder of Disability Solutions, for an informative and engaging podcast that explores diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and beyond. With a focus on disability inclusion, Julie hosts insightful conversations with clients, advocates, influencers, and friends to take a deeper look into what it takes to change minds and change lives.
Recent Episodes
April 30, 2026
Rethinking Disability Hiring: Bias, Barriers, and AI — with Myles Wallace of Peak Performers
In this episode of Changing Minds & Changing Lives, host Julie Sowash sits down with Myles Wallace, Disability Inclusion Partner at Peak Performers, to unpack what disability hiring really looks like in 2026. From outdated job descriptions and biased resume screening to interviews that unintentiona…
March 12, 2026
Breaking the Charity Mindset: Disability, Authentic Branding & Inclusive Employment with Davina Douthard
In this episode of Changing Minds & Changing Lives, host Julie Sowash sits down with Davina Douthard—founder of Polishing the Professional and creator of The Able Show—to challenge one of the most persistent barriers in disability employment: the charity mindset.Drawing on more than 30 years of…
Jan. 29, 2026
Building Dateability: Redefining Disability Dating & Inclusive Apps
In this powerful Season 3 kickoff of Changing Minds & Changing Lives, host Julie Sowash sits down with sisters and co‑founders of Dateability, Jacqueline and Alexa Child, to explore how lived experience, legal insight, and pure sister‑energy transformed a shared frustration into the world's leading…
Dec. 16, 2025
AI, Accessibility, and the Future of Work: Insights from Disability Solutions
Join us for a special year-end episode of "Changing Minds, Changing Lives" as host Julie Sowash sits down with Keith Meadows, Executive Director of Disability Solutions, for an honest and insightful conversation about the future of disability employment. Keith shares his journey from restaurant man…
Nov. 5, 2025
When HR Loses Its Way: DEI, SHRM, and the Future of Work with Tara Turk-Haynes
In this episode of Changing Minds and Changing Lives, host Julie Sowash, CEO of Catch 22 Group and the Job Board Doctor, and founder of Disability Solutions, sits down with Tara Turk-Haynes — strategist, storyteller, equity activator, and founding member of Hacking HR — for a candid, no-nonsense co…
Aug. 26, 2025
CMCL Interview: Chris Ruden
In this episode of Changing Minds & Changing Lives, Julie Sowash welcomes Chris Ruden, a world record-holding powerlifter, motivational speaker, inclusion advocate, and finalist on NBC’s Titan Games. Born with a disability and later diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Chris shares how years of hiding h…
Aug. 5, 2025
CMCL Interview: Brandy Schantz
In this compelling episode, Brandy Schantz—Army veteran, former intelligence professional, and chronic illness advocate—joins Julie Sowash to share how her life was upended by severe Crohn’s disease, drug-induced lupus, and dysautonomia.Brandy opens up about navigating a healthcare system that …
July 21, 2025
CMCL Interview: Jennifer Dewees
In this episode of Changing Minds & Changing Lives, Julie Sowash talks with Jennifer Dewees, Executive Director of MCCEI, about how the construction industry is evolving to meet a critical workforce shortage—and why it’s becoming a powerful, inclusive pathway for Gen Z, women, and people with disab…
July 1, 2025
CMCL Interview: Travis Davis
In this episode of Changing Minds, Changing Lives, host Julie Sowash sits down with Travis Davis, a speaker, entrepreneur, and disability advocate living with cerebral palsy. Travis shares his journey of advocating for disabilities, from his college days to becoming a TEDx speaker and host of the p…