The Shine Brightly Podcast
The Shine Brightly Podcast is produced by GiveSendGo, the Leader in Online Fundraising. Join us to hear hope-filled stories from people around the world who are shining brightly through their fundraising campaigns. Learn more about GiveSendGo or start your own GiveSendGo campaign at www.GiveSendGo.com!
Episodes

Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Father Loses His Business Over Attending a Trump Rally?!?!
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
In this episode of The Shine Brightly Podcast, Heather speaks with Kyle Wells, a father and the owner of Wells Plumbing. Kyle opens up about the difficult choice to close his business after coming under attack for attending a Trump rally.
“I worked hard to become a master plumber and pursue my dream of helping people in service and creating plumbing systems that I am proud of and it has been taken away because of hatred of my support of Trump.”
To support Kyle and his family please visit https://www.givesendgo.com/wellsplumbing.
Do you know of someone whose campaign deserves to be recognized in an upcoming episode? To submit a nomination or even your own campaign, simply fill out our Shine Brightly! form by clicking on this link: https://forms.gle/SydkhvjdYEuphVpR9.

Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
How a Veteran's Community Funded His Move to Alaska!
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
In this episode, Jacob Wells chats with Brennen Hankins about his fundraising success story. Hear how his friends and family rallied to support his recent move to Alaska!
Check out his campaign at https://www.givesendgo.com/hankinsalaska.
Do you know of someone whose campaign deserves to be recognized in an upcoming episode? To submit a nomination or even your own campaign, simply fill out our Shine Brightly! form by clicking on this link: https://forms.gle/SydkhvjdYEuphVpR9.

Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
In this episode, Jacob Wells chats with Lindsey Messina, executive director of Austin17House, a nonprofit center in Brentwood, NH dedicated to serving the youth and families of their community through free meals, mentorship, activities, and a safe place to visit.
“Without this funding, youth will continue to be caught in the tension between negative activities and environments, leading to negative outcomes, while expecting to master daily skills, without the positive environment to make that happen.”
To support Austin17House, please visit their campaign at https://www.givesendgo.com/austin17house.

Friday May 10, 2024
Constructing Hope with “Building Beyond Borders”
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
Heather speaks with Jodi Mulder from Building Beyond Borders about their efforts to raise funds for the construction of two homes and two latrines in Tecate, Mexico!
“We are a group of friends from Santa Cruz and beyond who spend three days each summer in Tecate, Mexico building homes. (We cover our travel costs - these funds go directly to cover building materials, including a poured cement foundation and latrine foundation). Our goal is to build two homes in June 2024.”
Visit https://www.givesendgo.com/buildingbeyondborders to learn more about this campaign and support the efforts of Building Beyond Borders.

Monday Apr 08, 2024
He Was Told He Couldn’t Go Home for the Birth of His Child?!
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
In this episode of The Shine Brightly Podcast, Heather talks with Brandon about his and his wife's GiveSendGo campaign to support their family in their struggle against the military's COVID mandates.
To read more on this story or to support Brandon and his family visit https://www.givesendgo.com/GBE5P.

Saturday Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Mar 23, 2024
In this episode, Jacob talks with Tim Pinon and friends about their GiveSendGo campaign for Grace Place Properties.
Support this cause at https://www.givesendgo.com/graceplaceproperties and learn more about Grace Place Properties at https://graceplaceproperties.org/.

Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Whistleblower Surgeon Dr. Eithan Haim Raises Funds for Legal Defense on GiveSendGo
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
In this episode of The Shine Brightly Podcast, GiveSendGo Co-founder Heather Wilson sits down with Eithan Haim, a 33-year-old general surgeon and whistleblower, about his fundraising campaign.
To read more and support Eithan’s campaign visit www.GiveSendGo.com/texas_whistleblower.

Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
In this special episode of “Shine Brightly!”, GiveSendGo Co-founder Jacob Wells speaks with Joel Strasser and Garrett Smith, best friends, and partners during Season 35 of “The Amazing Race”. They talk about their experience on the show and how it led to Joel starting a GiveSendGo campaign to help get Garrett’s special needs daughter a service dog.
To read more about their story and check out their GiveSendGo campaign visit www.GiveSendGo.com/SmithFamilyServiceDog.

Friday Jan 26, 2024
Monica Matthews on Speaking Truth and Sharing Hope through Digital Media
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
In this episode of “Shine Brightly!”, GiveSendGo Co-founder Jacob Wells speaks with Monica Matthews about her new venture, Thirst Entertainment Network. It's a streaming platform that selects, produces, and shares digital content that honors the Lord and spreads His hope and love.
To learn more about Monica’s campaign visit www.GiveSendGo.com/MonicaMatthews.

Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Project EDEN: A Garden Initiative that Shares Hope with the Hopeless
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
In this episode of “Shine Brightly!”, GiveSendGo Co-founder Jacob Wells speaks with Pastor Cheryl M. Gaines about Project EDEN. EDEN which stands for "Project Everyone Deserves to Eat Naturally™," is a sanctuary aiming to save lives and empower marginalized youth.
To read more about this project visit www.GiveSendGo.com/GB9V4.