”Giving Children Hope” with Pete Bowen

In this conversation, Pete explains the three pillars of Giving Children Hope: weekly food distribution serving 300–350 families in Buena Park, a warehouse that channels 10–15 truckloads of Amazon/Costco returns each month to partner nonprofits, and practical leadership formation that helps parents and teens move from survival to success.
We dig into Pete’s “covenant leadership” model—why trust, love, and results create 100% commitment—and how moving the “bottom 20%” from negative to positive engagement can triple output. Pete shares real stories from the nonprofit, from business turnarounds and mergers to student-run enterprises, and previews a Toys for Tots–powered literacy pilot where kids “read books, earn toys.” You’ll hear simple ways leaders can coach, not “hold accountable,” and why hiring for attitude beats hiring for resume.

You’ll Learn

• How Giving Children Hope helps families with food, essential goods, and leadership skills

• Why “covenant relationships” outperform transactional cultures at work and at home

• A step-by-step path to build commitment: become wise, be loving, get results

• How coaching replaces fear-based accountability and boosts retention and performance

 

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