Everyday we discover people who have devoted their lives to being of service and creating a world that works for everyone…

Lead with Love Grant Program supports and empowers individuals who are living the mission of Upward Spirals and creating positive change with the transformative power of love.

Our current capitalist economic models reward competition, growth and ROI. We were inspired to support those that don’t fit the capitalist investment structure. We developed a Community Catalyst Grant and a New Story for Humanity Grant and awarded 5 grantees in 2018.  

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New Story For Humanity Grants 2018: 

Lizzie Loch

Writer and author of conscious and inspirational children’s books, screenplays and television series.

Our grant enabled the development of the Bizzy Lizzie Children’s series and online publishing of the children’s book “The Heart who Lived in a Box” giving children access to content that helps to create loving relationships and behaviors. 


Bobbie Breckenridge

Screenwriter, actor, coach and environmental activist.

With the grant she was able to travel to Peru for research and to complete her screenplay “Empress of the Dawn” about the awakening of humanity to shift reality and build a thriving future. She was also able to complete the script, create a pitch deck and travel to Sundance Film Festival to pitch her screenplay for development into a feature film. 


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Community Catalyst Grants 2018: 

Alesha Carlander

Visionary strategy consultant and transformational guide.

With the Community Catalyst Grant she was able to bring her gifts to masterminds, solutions summits, leadership workshops and consult on the development of community land projects and a personal development platform providing tools to connect and collaborate. 


David Webber

Community builder, event producer, spoken word performer.

As a grant recipient David was able to change his career path and pour himself more fully into sharing his gifts, his spoken word performances on the power of love have been shared  on stages around the world including the United Nations. While serving as a bridge to connect global communities to work together towards building a more loving world. 


Liana Sananda

Connector, speaker, fundraiser and activist.

With the grant Liana was able to quit her full time job and dive fully into her life purpose of improving the mental health epidemic through psychedelics. Liana joined the team at MAPS - Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Study and was instrumental in the legalization of medical marijuana in California and now pours her soul into speaking and fundraising for the incredible on-going research and clinical trials on psychedelics at MAPS.