Adrianne Hillman
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Adrianne Hillman is the Founder and CEO of Salt + Light Works, a California-based nonprofit transforming the way communities respond to homelessness through a bold, human-centered model rooted in belonging, dignity, and love. Under her leadership, Salt + Light has served thousands of individuals and pioneered The Neighborhood Village, California’s first-of-its-kind, 100% permanent supportive housing community designed not just to house people, but to heal them.
Adrianne is known for challenging conventional systems with a relational, results-driven approach that integrates housing with comprehensive and intensive on-site care, workforce development, and community life. A dynamic speaker, visionary leader, and advocate for cultural change, Adrianne has been recognized with the prestigious James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. Her work has garnered statewide and national attention for redefining what’s possible in addressing complex social issues.
Through her leadership, writing, and public voice, Adrianne is passionate about helping others “do it afraid”—embracing courage in the face of uncertainty—and building lives, organizations, and communities marked by true belonging.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN:
- That redefining homelessness response requires human-centered systems built on belonging, dignity, and love as foundational principles.
- How integrated housing, on-site care, workforce development, and community life create lasting pathways out of homelessness.
- That The Neighborhood Village model demonstrates permanent supportive housing can also function as a healing community.
- How relational leadership shifts organizational culture toward trust, accountability, and measurable impact in underserved communities.
- That courage in leadership means “doing it afraid” while still advancing bold, transformative community change.
- Why combining housing with intensive wraparound services significantly improves long-term stability and human outcomes.
- How reimagining nonprofit systems can transform homelessness response into sustainable, dignity-centered community ecosystems at scale nationwide.
- That building true belonging requires integrating housing, care, and community into one unified ecosystem.
about the show
Next Level CEO is a high-impact business educational series hosted by Daymond John, designed to spotlight the world’s most elite and insightful entrepreneurs.
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