
Associations Thrive
Hosted by Joanna Pineda · Joanna Pineda
5.0from 60 ratings
- 199
- Episodes
- 36
- Transcribed
- 60
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 91K
- YouTube views
About Associations Thrive
This is Associations Thrive, the podcast celebrating successful associations and their leaders. Listen in as top association executives tell all, revealing the creative and innovative ways they’re increasing their bottom line, serving their members, and reimaging their organizations. The Associations Thrive podcast is hosted by Joanna Pineda, CEO & Chief Troublemaker at Matrix Group International. Joanna’s personal mission and the mission of Matrix Group is to help associations and nonprofits increase membership, generate revenue and thrive in the digital space. We believe that every association has a unique mission and unique story in how they’re serving their members, impacting their industry, and ultimately changing the world. Guests include top trade association, professional society, and non profit executives. We’re here to help amplify their stories so all associations can learn and thrive, together.
- Publisher
- Joanna Pineda
- Category
- business · business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Oct 2022
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
36 of 199 episodes have a transcript.

15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
199. Patti Montague, CEO of SNA, on Keeping Kids Fed, Advocating Through Crisis, and Protecting the Future of School Meals

8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
198. Devin Jopp, CEO of APIC & Tracey Moorhead, CEO of AAPACN, on When It Mattered Most, How Associations Stepped Up During COVID, and the Lasting Lessons of the Pandemic

1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
197. Bridget Lee, Founder & ED of ALL Chicago, on Effective Governance, Board Training, and Empowered Communities
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199. Patti Montague, CEO of SNA, on Keeping Kids Fed, Advocating Through Crisis, and Protecting the Future of School Meals
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So of the 30 million school meals that we serve, probably 25 million are for students who receive free meals. It's heavily government regulated program, but based on economic data from if a family receives SNAP benefits or what people used to know as food stamps, the kids get directly certified. but otherwise school districts send out applications. You know, if a family only makes so much money a year, then they qualify either for a reduced or a free meal. And so in Alexandria, you know, close right outside of Washington, D.C., they do have a large percentage of families that qualify for free meals. […]
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- Patti Montague
- Devin Jopp
- Tracey Moorhead
- Bridget Lee
- Randy Bowman
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 91,473
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 40 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 20 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 74
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 77
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