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Carmen Medina Bonus – On Interconnectedness, Failure , Kindness and Optimism
This weeks bonus episode we go back to episode 76 where we interviewed Carmen Medina – the ex-Deputy Director for Intelligence at the CIA. We pick up this episode where I ask Carmen about her perspective on the state of the World today and the direction we are headed. Carmen
Debbie Millman Ep.30 On Serendipity, Failure and Principles
Debbie Millman Guest Overview This week we go back to Episode 30 with Co-founder of the Masters in Branding program at New York’s School of Visual Arts and host of one of the most popular and longest-running podcasts, Design Matters, Debbie Millman. We pick up the interview at 20 min
Lorna Davis Ep 93 Serendipity Quickfire Questions
Guest Overview B Corp evangelist Lorna Davis is a transformational thinker, leader, and visionary for why and how organizations can combine social, and environmental priorities with their financial imperatives to deliver improved business performance. As a highly respected coach, international speaker Lorna also serves on a number of boards to
136: Cristina Jiménez – Daring To Dream And Fighting For The Undocumented
Guest Overview Cristina Jiménez Ecuadorian born, she became an undocumented migrant at 13, founded United We Dream, the largest youth-led US organization, fighting to protect and defend the rights of undocumented immigrants at 23, a MacArthur Fellow at 33, welcome this week/s guest, social justice activist Cristina Jiménez. In this
135:Investing+Difference+Diversity=Innovation – Three Founders Purposeful Pledge (part two)
Guest Overview – Investing In Diversity Whether a startup founder, someone with a good idea that can’t get taken seriously due to gender, sex, or race, or if you’re feeling jaded by the lack of passion and purpose in business; you’ll be uplifted by this weeks interview with Mark Gilmour,
134: Paths to Purpose Of Mark Gilmour, Allyn Shaw, and John Basnage.
Guest Overview – Paths to Purpose. Whether a startup founder, someone with a good idea that can’t get taken seriously due to gender, sex, or race, or if you’re feeling jaded by the lack of passion and purpose in business; you’ll be uplifted by this weeks interview with Mark Gilmour,
133: Future Vision For The Visually Impaired And Making His Impossible Possible, Simon Wheatcroft – Part 2
Simon Wheatcroft’s future vision for the visually impaired grew out a quest to overcome his own visual impairment and to run marathons unaided. Now he’s focused on helping give equal opportunity to a generation of under-represented blind children. Guest Overview. Simon Wheatcroft is living proof that resilience is born from
132:Simon Wheatcroft – Finding Resilience Through The Adversity Of Losing His Sight
Guest Overview Simon Wheatcroft is living proof that resilience is born from adversity, accepting that things will go wrong, not go to plan, and being prepared to embrace failure without fear. Having lost his sight at an early age Simon used running solo as his foundation to building an abundant
131: Yana Buhrer Tavanier- Creative Activism And Impact Leader
Guest Overview – Yana Buhrer Tavanier This week’s guest was named as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, was featured in WIRED’s Smart List and Founder of Fine Acts a global creative activist platform. Welcome Yana Buhrer Tavanier. We cover a lot of ground in this episode. Yana
130: Lights On – Igniting The Passion and Potential Of Every Child With Julia Black
Guest Overview – Lights On is the brainchild of Julia Black. Julia is at the forefront of innovation in education, designing an educational approach that unleashes the talent, and unlocks the passion and true potential of every child. As the founder and CEO of Explorium, Julia’s ‘Lights On’ methodology is
129: Julia Black – Path To Discovering Her Life’s Purpose
Guest Overview Julia Black Over the course of the series, we have often asked our guests about what they would change to education to equip a generation of children with the skills they need to survive and thrive in our AI-driven future. This week’s guest Julia Black is at the
128: Marcus G. Miller – Moral Imagination, Racial Justice and Quantum Theory
Guest Overview Marcus G Miller has written some thought provoking and expansive reflections on Covid19, about the death of George Floyd and the impact on the Black Lives Matter movement. Last week I caught up with our guest from Episode No 56, the deep thinking, mathematician and musician, Marcus G Miller.
127: Common Goal – Jürgen Griesbeck Creating Social Impact Through Football (Soccer)
Guest Overview As a football fan since a boy and a believer that sport and football have the power to create social impact, I am so privileged to have the opportunity to interview this week’s guest Jürgen Griesbeck, Co-Founder of the game-changing organization Common Goal. Thank you, Ben Miller for the connection. In
126: Jürgen Griesbeck – His Path Social Impact Through Football (Soccer)
Guest Overview Jürgen Griesbeck As a football fan since a boy and a believer that sport and football have the power to create social impact, I am so privileged to have the opportunity to interview this week’s guest Jürgen Griesbeck, Co-Founder of the game-changing organization Common Goal. Thank you Ben
125: Bill Dowzer – Turning A Crisis Into A Social Enterprise
Guest Overview Bill Dowzer is a Principal of Australian Architectural practice BVN; he has been involved in the design and direction of numerous award-winning projects ranging from public, educational and cultural buildings to commercial work environments. Re-ply is his latest endeavor, the idea from Re-Ply came as NYC communities have experienced
124: The Wear Works Founders Inventing Future Tech
This week’s guests Keith Kirkland, and Kevin Yoo, are co-founders of Wearable tech start up Wear Works. In part one we covered the challenges they both overcame growing up and their journey to entrepreneurship. In part two we discuss the evolution of Wear Works. Keith explains how his interests in
123: Keith Kirkland and Kevin Yoo – Upbringing To Start-Up Founders
Guest overview This week’s guests Keith Kirkland and Kevin Yoo are co-founders of Wearable tech start up Wear Works. In part one we cover the challenges they both overcame growing up. Keith was born into a loving family but faced growing up in one the most violent towns in the
122: Dr. Priscilla Pemu’s Purpose and Coaching to Confront Chronic Disease
Guest overview Priscilla Pemu was born in Nigeria into a family of seven children. With her Nigerian first name that translates to ‘I am what God has said’ her sense of purpose in life was conditioned at an early age. Brought up in a playful and abundant family environment, her
121: Your Mom Cares Founder – Sharon Feldstein’s Pandemic Check-In
In a follow up from last year’s interview with Your Mom Cares Founder Sharon Feldstein, Sharon provides an update on the amazing work she and her team of celebrity moms have been doing to support kids during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sharon reference supporting the Children’sHealth Fund in LA to create
120: Dr. Morgaine Gaye’s Journey to Food Futurology and The Coming Decade of Change
Guest overview Dr. Morgaine Gaye’s path to being a leading thinker in Food Futurology was any but predictable. As an only child with a partying, Butcher for a mother and an ex-pat bodybuilding construction worker for a father, she grew up in a home with little money, love, attention, and
119: Dr. James Bradley(Part 2), Climate Complexity, Covid-19, Creativity and Serendipity
James Bradley was born in Glasgow, brought up in England by a surgeon father and research science mother. In a supportive home environment, he grew and developed his interest in Geo-biology. With a curiosity for outdoors and travel, and an explorer gene, his adventurous and inspiring geography teacher encouraged him
118: Dr. James Bradley – His Journey To Becoming A Climate Scientist
Dr. James Bradley was born in Glasgow, brought up in England by a surgeon father and research science mother. In a supportive home environment, he grew and developed his interest in geobiology. With a curiosity for outdoors and travel, and an explorer gene, his adventurous and inspiring geography teacher encouraged
117: Yvonne Moore On Philanthropy, Trust, Mental Health and Faith
Guest Overview Moore Philanthropy founder Yvonne Moore was born in St Louis and brought up in Dallas Texas by her doctor father and teacher mother, in an environment that nurtured her generosity of spirit and set her on her path to a life of philanthropy. Influenced by paternal grandmothers, success
116: Yvonne Moore: A Life Of Sharing Time, Talent, and Treasure
Guest Overview Yvonne Moore was born in St Louis and brought up in Dallas Texas, by her doctor father and teacher mother, in an environment that nurtured her generosity of spirit and set her on her path to a life of philanthropy. Influenced by paternal grandmothers, success focused parents and
115: Clear Health Costs Founder On Disrupting Healthcare With Technology and Countercultural Curiosity
Clear Health Costs Founder Jeanne Pinder dives deep into what led her to create her journalism meets healthcare start-up. She explains its genesis from winning a “SharkTank” like pitch to inform people about healthcare costs by combining crowdsourcing and data. Working in partnership with local and national media Clear Health
114: Jeanne Pinder – Comfort In Chaos And Questioning Authority
Guest Overview Jeanne Pinder was born in Grinnell Iowa. Her journalist parents, her education in Slavic Studies and Russian Affairs, and her career at the New York Times prepared her to launch her disruptive health care start-up Clear Health Costs. In Part One we cover Jeanne’s upbringing in a loud,
113: The Future of Humanity and Learning From Covid-19 – Caroline Chubb Calderon
Guest Overview Futurist and humanist Caroline Chubb Calderon thinks a lot about what it will mean to be human in the age of intelligent machines, genomic and robotics, and why we must reimagine the future of humanity. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, her perspective is vital if we are
112: Chef Robert Marchetti On The Power of Vulnerability, Empathy and Integrity
Guest overview Chef Robert Marchetti is an Australian born celebrity chef and now New York based restaurateur and co-founder of Gran Tivoli and Peppi’s Cellar. As founder and CEO of Marchettico, his hospitality lifestyle company, he delivers creative solutions that include Interior Design, Architectural, Food & Beverage, Concept Creation and
111: Robert Marchetti – The Preparation, Passion and Principles of Celebrity Chef
Guest overview Robert Marchetti is an Australian born celebrity chef and now New York based restaurateur and co-founder of Gran Tivoli and Peppi’s Cellar. As founder and CEO of Marchettico, his hospitality lifestyle company, he delivers creative solutions that include Interior Design, Architectural, Food & Beverage, Concept Creation and Design. In
110: Post Covid19 – Why We Do What We Do Nita Baum ( Part Two)
Guest Overview Post Covid19 Nita Baum is on a mission. She is an entrepreneur, co-creator, facilitator, mentor-coach, and community-builder. She is also board lead for Solar responders – the NGO from previous guest Hunter Johansson – so thanks to Hunter for making this happen. Born in New York to an