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089: James Clark – Power of Networks, Expansive Thinking, and Purpose
Guest Overview James Clark was born in SF, adopted and raised in NYC, by an author and illustrator mother and an ethical Wall Street banker father. James (Jim) Clark grew up with abundance and privilege and a deep sense of love. Jim’s mother would wake him each day with an
087: Social Impact Gaming As A Path To Purpose – Jan Roessner
Guest Overview Social impact gaming entrepreneur and Co-Founder of One Earth Rising has a mission to harvest and harness the power of philanthropy through interactive experiences, providing a playful path to social impact. Jan Roessner was born in Germany to a creative father and a loving but disciplinarian mother. After
086: Path to Purpose – Social Impact Gaming Entrepreneur – Jan Roessner
Guest Overview Jan Roessner is Co-Founder and CEO of One Earth Rising, a social impact gaming company with a mission to harvest and harness the power of philanthropy through interactive experiences, providing a playful path to social impact. Jan Roessner was born in Germany to a creative father and a
085: Weekly Digest No 14
Podcast we loved It’s a series called Audience from the team at Castos. We get asked a lot about the process of podcasting. So rather than share how we do it, better to find some folk who already have. This series is an honest, unfiltered, and real-time view inside their
084: North Brooklyn Farm, The Catskills, The Future And Beyond – Ryan Watson.
Guest Overview North Brooklyn Farm was founded by Ryan Watson and Henry Sweets. Serendipity brought them together, unified by their vision of the power of urban farming to improve the health of local communities, they spent seven years nurturing and building North Brooklyn Farm, on the banks of the East
083: Ryan Watson – Building Community and Social Fabric Through Urban Farming
Guest Overview Serendipity brought Ryan Watson and Henry Sweets together, unified by their vision of the power of urban farming to improve the health of local communities, they spent seven years nurturing and building North Brooklyn Farm, on the banks of the East River in Brooklyn, nestled under the Williamsburg
082: Weekly Digest – De-robing the KKK, Prof G’s Predictions, Black at The Brits , Moldy Whopper and Giving Innovation
Last Week’s Podcast Last week’s guest was Nick Fitz, founder, and CEO of the new charitable giving app, Give Momentum, Born in Washington DC, raised in a reform household, to socially conscious parents, Nick learned values “around justice and giving back” from an early age. Serendipity brought him together with
081: Digital Critical Edition – Craft & Creativity From The Past Made Ready For The Future
Guest Overview The Digital Critical Edition is Professor Pamela H Smith’s latest output from Columbia University and the Center for Science and Societies Making and Knowing Research Project. Pamela was born and raised in a small isolated California town, influenced by what she describes as a ‘consistent, persistent, and gentle’
080: Pamela H Smith – Learning From The Historian Of Science
Guest Overview Pamela H Smith was born and raised in a small isolated California town, influenced by what she describes as a ‘consistent, persistent, and gentle’ math teacher father and the ‘artistic and creative’ mother, serendipity led her to discover her love of the history of science in Woolongong University
EP: 079 – CIA, Inconspicuous Consumption, Technology, Video Inspiration, and Existence
First the Podcast, we loved. Tatiana Schlossberg On Design Matters Debbie Millman is probably the most accomplished podcast host. In this recent episode, Debbie interviews Tatiana Schlossberg, journalist, author of Inconspicuous Consumption Tatiana is also the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, and a granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president. As
078: Momentum App Founder Nick Fitz – The Millennial Disrupting Philanthropy
Guest Overview Momentum app co-founder and CEO Nick Fitz is disrupting charitable giving. Born in Washington DC, raised in a reform household, to socially conscious parents, Nick learned values “around justice and giving back” from an early age. Serendipity brought him together with his founding partners Ari Kagan and Ivan
077 : Super Bowl Ads, Anomaly, Funding Freedom, Story of Us And The Point Of No Return.
Hi everyone, It was Super Bowl weekend and we loved many of the ads. Our gut reaction was this; Google nailed the emotional heartstring pull, Hyundai made us laugh, Budweiser could have gone further (but well done) and we respect Michelob for environmental standard-setting and finally it was Jeep’s Groundhog
076: CIA Rebel On Power, Curiosity, Empathy and Trump – Carmen Medina -Part 2
Guest Overview Former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence, Carmen Medina is a veteran of the Intelligence Community, she is also the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within. Puerto Rican born, to a fun-loving father and an achievement-driven mother, Carmen excelled through an itinerant childhood
075: Carmen Medina – Her Path To A Life In The CIA
Guest Overview Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. A veteran of the Intelligence Community, she is also the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within. Puerto Rican born, to a fun-loving father and an achievement-driven mother, Carmen excelled through an itinerant
074: Billy, Kobe, Davos, Networks and Smart Cities
First the Podcast, we loved ADAM BUXTON INTERVIEWS BILLY CONNOLLY Adam Buxton, the other half of UK comedy duo Adam and Joe; talks with legendary Scottish comedian, actor, musician and artist Sir Billy Connolly. This in-depth exploration of Billy’s life and memories is both life-affirming, humorous and moving, as Connolly
073: Leadership and the Environment – Joshua Spodek Explains
Guest overview Part Two Leadership and the environment is Joshua Spodek’s driving passion A two-time TEDx speaker, #1 bestselling author, host of the award-winning Leadership and the Environment podcast, and professor and coach of entrepreneurship and leadership at NYU and Columbia Business School. He hasn’t flown (by choice) since March
072: Joshua Spodek And His Path To Environmental Action and Leadership
Guest overview Joshua Spodek is the epitome of a renaissance man. A two-time TEDx speaker, #1 bestselling author, host of the award-winning Leadership and the Environment podcast, and professor and coach of entrepreneurship and leadership at NYU and Columbia Business School. He is a regular speaker on environmental leadership at
071: Brain Health, Climate Action, and Our Collective Future.
First up the Podcast We Loved Dr David Perlmutter – On Ultimate Health So much insight on brain health here from Board-Certified Neurologist and Fellow of the American College of Nutrition Dr. David Perlmutter on Ultimate Health podcast as he covers stress and lack of sleep, the impact of the
070: From Neo-Nazi to Peacemaker – Arno Michaelis: Part Two
Guest Overview First of all thanks Stephen Hecht for the recommendation. Arno Michaelis inspirational leader for peace was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He grew up in a caring loving family but the combination of being told he could achieve anything while witnessing his artistic mother’s suffering from dealing with her husband’s alcoholism
From Anger and Hate to Kindness and Compassion – Arno Michaelis: Part One
Guest Overview Arno Michaelis was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin, grew up in a caring loving family but the combination of being told he could achieve anything while witnessing his artistic mother’s suffering from dealing with her husband’s alcoholism drove him to bullying and vandalism at school; to by age seventeen, becoming deeply
068: Big Questions of Creativity: Part 2 With Michael Hanchett Hanson
Big questions were asked of Michael Hanchett Hanson – author and founder and director of the Masters Concentration in Creativity and Cognition program at Columbia University around the theoretical aspects of creativity when we met for Part Two. In part two of the interview, we focused on creativity in practice.
067: Weekly Digest – Storytelling, Polymaths, Internet Killers and Living Packaging Free.
This Week’s Guest – Hunter Johansson Hunter Johansson, twin brother of actress Scarlett was born and raised in New York to an American Mother and Danish Architect Father, and a community activist grandmother. Hunter is on a mission to save lives through renewable energy and is in Puerto Rico as
066: Solar Responders – Part 2: Hunter Johansson on Finding Purpose and Social Impact
Guest Overview Solar Responders was founder by Hunter Johansson. Hunter was born and raised in New York to an American Mother and Danish Architect Father, a community activist grandmother, he is twin brother to Scarlet Johansson, and he’s on a mission to save lives through his renewable energy NGO Solar
065: Hunter Johansson – The Social Activist Twin to Scarlett
Hunter Johansson founder of Solar Responders was born and raised in New York to an American Mother and Danish Architect Father, a community activist grandmother, he is twin brother to Scarlet Johansson, and he’s on a mission to save lives through his renewable energy NGO Solar Responders, is this week’s
064: Weekly Digest – Baby Yoda, Digital Products, Astrology, Environment, And Emojis
Hi everyone., Aa happy 2020 to one and all. With tragic bushfires in Australia raging and the sudden increase in tensions in the middle east, the first few days of 2020 might not bode well for the year ahead. However, we look forward with optimism and will continue to share
063: 2019 Compilation – Part Two
In this second series of clips, we share more of our guest’s reflections. Partner at Pentagram, Emily Oberman Episode 53, discussed the importance of cultivating a distinctive character. Enjoy her answer. When we met Michael Ventura, Founder of Sub Rosa, Episode 4, he explained his model for Applied Empathy – we
062: 2019 Compilation – Part One
Over the last twelve months, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing some extraordinary people and have been inspired by their passion, insights, and wisdom. The following audio clips are just a short selection of our guest’s reflections. We asked John C Haven’s Episode 40 to reflect on the societal changes
061: Weekly Digest – Leadership, Environment, Feminism & Redemption
This Week’s Guest Michael Hanchett Hanson – deconstructing creativity What is creativity – It’s a big question. I’ve worked in the creative industries all my life, yet I’ve never considered creativity to from a psychological and developmental perspective until I sat down with this weeks guest Michael Hanchett Hanson –
060: What Is Creativity Michael Hanchett Hanson
Guest Overview What is creativity – It’s a big question. I’ve worked in the creative industries all my life, yet I’ve never considered creativity to from a psychological and developmental perspective until I sat down with this weeks guest Michael Hanchett Hanson – author and founder and director of the Masters Concentration
059: Weekly Round-Up
This Week’s Guest Stephen Hecht, the co-founder of Million Peacemakers, provides inspiration to anyone that doubts their ability to change the world for the better, at scale. Stephen is proof that good intentions, a little creativity, underpinned by clear goals can result in monumental impact, at any age. Million Peacemakers