Company Stats:

• Annual Revenue: $20 million
• Employee Headcount: 300 employees
• Founding Year: 1964

Episode Highlights:

• ✅ Woodhaven focuses on empowering individuals with differing abilities, fostering independence, and contributing to their communities.
• ✅ Joy Sweeney's leadership philosophy emphasizes inspiration, motivation, acceptance, generosity, enthusiasm, spirituality, and thankfulness.
• ✅ Technology and digital services offer new avenues to expand support for neurodivergent populations nationwide.

Episode Summary:

In this episode of "Failing to Success," we're introduced to Joy Sweeney, CEO of Woodhaven, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual, developmental, and neurodivergent abilities. Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Woodhaven has made a significant impact with an annual revenue of around $20 million and a dedicated team of 300 employees. Under Joy's leadership, the organization emphasizes a culture of gratitude, leveraging her unique leadership style to inspire and motivate both staff and the individuals they serve. Woodhaven's commitment to expansion and utilization of technology presents an exciting future for providing support and services to a broader audience. Joy's journey to CEO, driven by personal loss and a calling to serve, highlights the transformative power of aligning one's values with their professional path.

Woodhaven: https://www.woodhaventeam.org/

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:15 Company Stats

00:40 Celebrating 60 Years of Service and Joy's Journey to CEO

02:34 Joy's Leadership Philosophy and Woodhaven's Mission

07:17 Expanding Services and Embracing Technology

08:51 A Day in the Life of CEO Joy Sweeney

12:29 How to Support Woodhaven's Initiatives

Woodhaven, Nonprofit Organization, Community Service, Leadership in Nonprofits, Intellectual Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Neurodiversity, Autism Support Services, Empowerment, Inclusion, Missouri Nonprofits, Serving Neurodivergent Populations, Technology for Inclusion, Joy Sweeney, Disability Support, Expanding Services, Digital Outreach, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), Neurodivergent Abilities, Guardianship Services, Foster Care Support, Employee Recognition, Long-Term Service

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