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Michele talks on Hallmark’s Home & Family about her book Looking Up
New, inspirational book 'Looking Up' to help everyone overcome the odds
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Grassroots to Grasstops: Investing in your mission to land in a nonprofit field of dreams
Michele Sullivan, a social impact powerhouse, TED speaker, and author of Looking Up, espouses a leadership philosophy that promotes taking an elevated view of others. Michele spent her 30-year career at Caterpillar, retiring as President of Caterpillar Foundation and Caterpillar's Director of Corporate Social Innovation—and her story is beyond inspiring.
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Change your Perspective, Ask for Help and you Can Succeed - Just Look Up
In this podcast Michele talks about changing our outlook and perspective on the craziness in the world, asking for help, and learning to recognize the blessings we all have right now.
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The Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff
Michele L. Sullivan is the recently retired director of Corporate Social Innovation and president of the Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the $46-billion manufacturing giant Caterpillar, Inc. She has embarked on a new journey, one that will help all of us understand "how a different perspective turns obstacles into advantages." She shares her stories in her great book Looking Up: How a Different Perspective Turns Obstacles Into Advantages.
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NPR’s Sound Ideas Talks with Michele Sullivan
Michele Sullivan says she knows in the first fifteen seconds of meeting a person if they are going to be a problem, if they won't look at her. Sullivan says she can still wait a half hour in stores before someone will help her. Sullivan has dwarfism. She talks about a 30-year career at Caterpillar and her new book.
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Recent Interview with Amy Jo of “Why Not Now?”
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Standing 4 feet tall, Michele Sullivan says 'looking up' can change the world
Born with a rare form of dwarfism, she went on to have a successful 30-year career.
People talks with Michele on her new book Looking Up
Meet Michele Sullivan, Who Says Standing Just 4 Feet Tall Allowed Her 'To See The Big Picture'.