Encanto Experience w/ Guest Shawn McClondon
Tue Dec 09 2025
Welcome back to another special installment of our Experience Encanto bonus series on the Same Business Different Day podcast. I’m your host, Zeke Corley, joined once again by my brother and co-host for this series, Taryell Simmons of Rise Urban Nation. Today, we had the privilege of sitting down with someone doing truly transformational work in San Diego County—Shawn McClondon, the founder of Sister Cities Project.Shawn built Sister Cities Project with a powerful mission: to intentionally partner affluent communities with underserved ones, cultivating relationships, collaboration, and shared value across San Diego County. In this conversation, we talked about what it really means to bridge gaps between neighborhoods and build communities that thrive together. And Shawn shared a remarkable story that gives you a firsthand look at how this work shows up in real lives—just one example of the impact he’s making every single day.If you’d like to learn more about Shawn, support the work, or get involved, visit sistercitiesproject.org.And of course, a special shoutout to Brooke Collins for bringing the Encanto Experience to life—and to Marathon Barbershop on Imperial Avenue for hosting us in their space. If you were there, you know the vibe: art on the walls, community in the room, even that memorable spinning piece from IG @Dope_Rx setting the backdrop.Stay tuned—there’s much more to come from our time at the Encanto Experience.
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Welcome back to another special installment of our Experience Encanto bonus series on the Same Business Different Day podcast. I’m your host, Zeke Corley, joined once again by my brother and co-host for this series, Taryell Simmons of Rise Urban Nation. Today, we had the privilege of sitting down with someone doing truly transformational work in San Diego County—Shawn McClondon, the founder of Sister Cities Project.Shawn built Sister Cities Project with a powerful mission: to intentionally partner affluent communities with underserved ones, cultivating relationships, collaboration, and shared value across San Diego County. In this conversation, we talked about what it really means to bridge gaps between neighborhoods and build communities that thrive together. And Shawn shared a remarkable story that gives you a firsthand look at how this work shows up in real lives—just one example of the impact he’s making every single day.If you’d like to learn more about Shawn, support the work, or get involved, visit sistercitiesproject.org.And of course, a special shoutout to Brooke Collins for bringing the Encanto Experience to life—and to Marathon Barbershop on Imperial Avenue for hosting us in their space. If you were there, you know the vibe: art on the walls, community in the room, even that memorable spinning piece from IG @Dope_Rx setting the backdrop.Stay tuned—there’s much more to come from our time at the Encanto Experience.