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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
Climate Science – Dr. James Bradley(Part 2) – Covid-19, Creativity and Serendipity
Climate Science with James Bradley. Born in Glasgow, brought up in England by a surgeon father and research science mother In a supportive home environment, James 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
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
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 competitive siblings,
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
109: Nita Baum – Her Serendipitous Journey To Transformational Leadership
Guest Overview Nita Baum 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 inspiring cancer scientist mother and a philosophical
108: Covid19 – Frontline Heroes Feeding New York – The Migrant Kitchen
Guest overviews The Migrant Kitchen is a special Covid19 episode. Recorded over Zoom, I interview Nasser Jaber, the co-founder of The Migrant Kitchen who’s team is currently delivering 50 thousand free meals a day in NY and NJ to feed the families of those impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, including local
107: Evolution of Education & Impact of Covid19 – Maria Dantos Part 2
Guest Overview The evolution of education is Maria Dantos’s mission. She was born to a gregarious Greek immigrant father and ‘Mayflower compact’ mother. She grew up in her family-run haunted hotel in Vermont, with safety and freedom to play and explore her imagination. Immersed in abundant love she developed a
106: A Serendipitous Path To Educational Reform – Maria Dantos
Guest Overview A serendipitous path to educational reform led Maria Dantos to become an educator, teacher administrator and educational reformer. Maria was born to a gregarious Greek immigrant father and ‘Mayflower compact’ mother. She grew up in her family-run haunted hotel in Vermont, with safety and freedom to play and
105: Cancel Corona – Nick Fitz Co-Founder Momentum App
Cancel Corona is the new initiative from philanthropic giving app, Momentum. We just interviewed our past guest Nick Fitz on his team’s amazing Cancel Corona initiative. Nick explains how he and his team have quickly pivoted to build out the web app to enable anyone or any brand to use
104: The Serendipity Of Nookie Town And Beyond – Tori O’Connell
The Serendipity of Tori Chickering O’Connell was born in New Jersey to parents that cultivated a loving, safe, and creative home environment where comedy, music, and dance were a central part of the daily furniture of growing up. There is no question that this nurturing environment set her on a
103: The Power Of Not Giving a Damn – Tori Chickering O’Connell
Tori Chickering O’Connell was born in New Jersey to parents that cultivated a loving, safe, and creative home environment where comedy, music, and dance were a central part of the daily furniture of growing up. There is no question that this nurturing environment set her on a path to a
102: Resilience In The Time Of Covid19 – Dr Courtney Rennicke
We recorded this bonus episode with an early guest Dr. Courtney Rennicke on her advice on building resiliency in the time of Covid19. Courtney discusses Covid10 and resiliency in relation to our baseline nervous system’s reactions to stress, tangible examples dealing with it, relates it to the Polyvagal theory and
Theory of Enchantment In A Post Covid19 World
Theory of Enchantment founder Chloe Valdary was born in New Orleans, to a homemaking mother and banker father, and grew up in an environment of inquiry and orthodoxy that led her to opening a Pandora’s box of curiosity. Through curiosity, talent and education Chloe developed a love of art, music
100: Chloe Valdary – Serendipity, Spirit and Storytelling, Part One
Guest Overview Chloe Valdary was born in New Orleans, to a homemaking mother and banker father, and grew up in an environment of inquiry and orthodoxy that led her to open a Pandora’s box of curiosity. Through curiosity, talent and education Chloe developed a love of art, music and English
EP: 099 – Covid19 Resources, Articles, Ads and Podcasts,
We are late with this week’s digest, but we are living through unusual times. As we enter what, we are being told in the US, will be our Pearl Harbor moment, we are sharing some thought-provoking articles we’ve read and some uplifting, amusing videos that we found and some public
098: Artbridge – Democratizing Art With Passion and Persistence
ArtBridge, is a New York non-profit founded by Rodney Durso to empower emerging artists to transform New York’s ubiquitous construction scaffolding into large scale art exhibits In part two we focus on Rodney’s second life, as an artist and social entrepreneur forming ArtBridge in 2009 to give emerging artists unprecedented
097: Rodney Durso – Life’s Twisting Journey To Social Purpose: Part One
Guest Overview Rodney Durso is founder of Artbridge, a New York a non-profit that empowers emerging artists to transform New York’s ubiquitous construction scaffolding into large scale art exhibits In part one of this two-parter, we cover growing up in Long Island to a creative and artistic mother and a
096: Weekly Digest – Covid19 Podcasts, Posts and Resources
As the frenzy of the Covid19 crisis engulfs us, we feel inspired, that everyone we talk to (on Zoom!) is each doing their bit to help alleviate the physical isolation, reduce suffering, or to offer support. Humanity is pulling together. We are going to stay focused on content related to