For more than 20 years, Miko Pickett made her mark in corporate IT, and today, this native of New Jersey is making a big time difference in her mostly African American community in South Carolina, where nearly 25 percent live in poverty.

This whirlwind of a woman, who ran for the South Carolina state House of Representatives in 2020 just four years after moving to the Palmetto State, is determined to change her community for the better and help those who are struggling. But she's doesn't just talk a good game; she's in the trenches, doing the work, and making it happen.

On this week's episode of the NFN Radio News Podcast, co-hosted by former Gov. Jim Florio, Miko emphasizes the importance of voting and how her organization is informing individuals in her community about the importance of voting and then helping them exercise that precious right.

She talks about her battle to increase the minimum wage, noting that at $7.25 -- the rate in South Carolina that hasn't changed in 13 years -- people are left in poverty and can't possibly make ends meet. She says she has no sympathy for corporations with high stock prices that refuse to pay a living wage.

During our interview with Miko, in which she tells Florio that her father worked in one of his campaigns and that she considers him "New Jersey royalty," she says another run for office could be in her future, adding that she's "just waiting for the call."

Take a listen to the complete interview.