Leading with Genuine Care
219 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsThis is a unique and special time in our lives to consider how we can lead, no matter our status in life, to cultivate a world filled with compassion and care for humanity. This podcast will provide nuggets of wisdom from wide-ranging guests who are both well regarded and humble and compassionate at their core.
In each episode, Rob Dube (Best-Selling Author and Co-Founder of imageOne - a Top 25 Forbes Small Giant), interviews some of the greatest leaders to explore how their journeys and personal disciplines shape the cultures they’ve created.
Discover simple, practical tips and tools from mindful, high-performing leaders that you can implement in your leadership philosophy today. 869231
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Elysabeth Williamson - Relationship as a Doorway to the Soul
February 29, 2024 16:51 - 1 hour - 119 MB"Relationships are where we receive the greatest fulfillment and the greatest challenge." — Elysabeth Williamson Today's guest is Elysabeth Williamson, a self-taught yoga teacher of 35 years who developed Principle-Based Partner Yoga,™ a system of yoga that focuses on relationship and connection with others. She also uses this work to encourage people to think and talk about death and dying as a way to live life more fully. She is the author of the award-winning book The Pleasures and Prin...
Andrew Holecek | Dreaming To Live and Die
December 08, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB"Really, death is a journey into and through the mind." — Andrew Holocek In this episode, I speak with Andrew Holecek, the author of several books on meditation and lucid dreaming. While he's had a career as a dental surgeon, he has had a lifelong interest in meditation and the wisdom traditions. In 1998, he went on a three-year retreat at Sopa Choling in Nova Scotia, Canada. He calls this experience "transformative," and it was in his last year he had the idea for his first book, The...
Dr. Tho Va Hinh l Changing the World With Happiness
March 08, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 145 MB"The fundamental idea of gross national happiness is to say that the center of our attention should be the happiness of all people as well as all life forms." — Tho Va Hinh This week I speak to a returning guest, Tho Va Hinh, author of The Culture of Happiness and founder of the Eurasia Foundation and the Eurasia Learning Institute for Happiness and Wellbeing. He's designed the Happy Schools curriculum, which started its first program in Vietnam and is now being tried in Switzerla...
Spencer Sherman l Your Worth Is More Than Just a Number
January 25, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 155 MB“When we're no longer grasping for the money, it often flows more easily to us." — Spencer Sherman This week's guest is Spencer Sherman, CEO of Abacus Wealth Partners, a certified mindfulness teacher and author of The Cure for Money Madness. He also teaches people how to have a healthier relationship with money through his online courses and is on the faculty at NYU's Inner MBA program. In this episode Spencer and I dig into how our relationship with money is shaped by our pare...
Koshin Paley Ellison | You Are Not Who You Think You Are
January 11, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 151 MB“If we want to be free, at some point we have to plant our staff in the ground and say, 'I am here.'" — Koshin Paley Ellison This week's guest is Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, founder and guiding teacher of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Ellison is an author, Jungian psychotherapist and ACPE Certified Chaplain Educator. Koshin has served as the co-director for Contemplative Care Services in the Department of Integrative Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center an...
Don Lupo | Living to Serve
November 16, 2022 15:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MB"I just believe we were put here for a purpose." – Don Lupo This week's guest is Don Lupo, an advocate for the homeless and others in need. Twenty-three years ago, Lupo left a career as a successful businessman to start a new career in service to his community, the city of Birmingham, AL. In 2016, he was awarded the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award and was named one of the "Top 50 Over 50" in the state of Alabama; in 2018 he was awarded the Civilian Service Award by the Birmin...
Jay Steinfeld | Experimenting and Enjoying the Ride
October 26, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBJay Steinfeld | Experimenting and Enjoying the Ride "You really never know when you set out to do anything, if it's going to work. If you do know, then you're not experimenting enough." — Jay Steinfeld This week's guest is Jay Steinfeld, author of Lead from the Core and founder of Blinds.com, which he sold to Home Depot in 2014. Steinfeld remained the company's CEO until he left in 2020 to not retire but, as he calls it, "rewire." He teaches business and entrepreneurship at Rice ...
Dr. Sabrina Starling | Finding the Sweet Spot
October 12, 2022 14:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MB"I'm on a mission to share with the world that you can have a good quality of life and a successful business." — Dr. Sabrina Starling This week's guest is Dr. Sabrina Starling, The Business Psychologist, bestselling author of the How To Hire the Best series and The 4 Week Vacation and host of the Profit by Design podcast. Sabrina's company, Tap the Potential, helps entrepreneurs learn how to build successful businesses without sacrificing their quality of life, health, and relationsh...
Nicole Glaros | It's About the How, Not the What
September 28, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBNicole Glaros | It's About the How, Not the What “It's so much more powerful to be a 'we' than an 'I.' You get so much further when it's ours, not mine." — Nicole Glaros This week's guest is Nicole Glaros, partner and chief investment strategy officer at Techstars, a venture capital firm in Boulder, Colorado. Nicole joined Techstars in 2008, bringing her experience as a three-time startup founder and her work with an early business incubator. Since joining Techstars, she's helped bu...
Ryan Tansom | The Importance of Intention
August 03, 2022 21:00 - 58 minutes - 135 MB“If you don't know where you're going, how are you making the decisions to get there?" — Ryan Tansom Ryan Tansom is founder of Arkona, a company that helps businesses grow with intention through trainings and fractional CFO services. I am thrilled to have Ryan join me on the podcast, since he and his cofounder, Pat Hobby, have been a big help to me in my own business, imageOne, and have helped me learn how to make decisions with more intention. The Intentional Growth™ Framework, along...
Melvin Gravely | The Power of Intentional Action
July 13, 2022 14:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MB“We've got to get to a place where the conversations are deeper at a heart level.” — Melvin Gravely This week's guest is Melvin Gravely, entrepreneur and author of Dear White Friend. Melvin is CEO of TriVersity, a black-owned construction company in Cincinnati that was founded and continues to run under the principle that diversity brings power. He has also written several other books, on entrepreneurship and race. Melvin credits his successes with "disruptions" that steered him...
George Mumford | In the Eye of the Hurricane
June 29, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 146 MBGeorge Mumford | In the Eye of the Hurricane “When you get rid of noise and clutter, nothing's there. But because nothing's there, there could be anything there.” — George Mumford This week I chatted with George Mumford, renowned teacher and coach on mindfulness and performance. George has worked with such athletes as Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal and many other elite athletes and executives. Mumford is the author of The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance. ...
Gabe Karp | Getting Comfortable with Conflict
May 25, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 112 MB“Conflict is the hallmark of progress, success and happiness when you deal with it well.” — Gabe Karp My guest this week is Gabe Karp, former trial attorney, venture capitalist, speaker, and author of Don't Get Mad at Penguins and Other Ways to Detox the Conflict in Your Life and Business. After ten years as a trial attorney, Gabe joined the startup ePrize, now Merkle, which became one of the leading companies in the digital promotions industry. He is an operating partner at Detroit V...
Dr. Sri Rao | Shining Your Light Into the World
April 27, 2022 14:00 - 48 minutes - 89.3 MB“It’s very simple. Decide when you get up in the morning that you’re going to have a terrific day, no matter what happens.” — Dr. Sri Rao My guest this week is Dr. Srikumar Rao, an elite coach who works with business executives, professionals, and entrepreneurs. He is widely known for his popular course, Creativity and Personal Mastery, first developed for Columbia Business School. His talk, “How Can You Plug-in to Happiness Now?” has had more than a million downloads and he is the aut...
Kaley Klemp | How Getting Curious Can Change Your Business and Your Life
April 13, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 111 MB“What does it mean to lead from a context of curiosity, to being more committed to learning than being right?” — Kaley Klemp This week, I chat with Kaley Klemp, a transformational executive and leadership coach and coauthor of The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership. She helps leaders align themselves with their priorities and values; she also helps high performing teams overcome challenges using Conscious Leadership practices. Kaley is a master enneagram specialist, a personality s...
Stephen Dinan | Accessing Wisdom
March 02, 2022 17:58 - 51 minutes - 95 MB“A lot of being human is… pinballing around in this world, versus realizing that there's a deeper intention behind why we're here.” — Stephen Dinan A little more wisdom is never a bad thing. And it might be easier to access than you think, if you’re open-minded. My guest on the podcast this week is Stephen Dinan, a lifelong learner who now helps others on their quest for spiritual growth and awareness. Dinan founded The Shift Network, an online educational platform offering courses...
Matthew Hepburn | How to Be Kind to Your Mind
February 17, 2022 14:20 - 56 minutes - 104 MB“My mind has caused me tremendous pain in my life that has felt outside of my control. But I can build a relationship with it, and ultimately, my mind can be a good place to be.” — Matthew Hepburn Your mind tries so hard to take care of you: Give it a little credit and a little help. This week’s guest is Matthew Hepburn, a meditation teacher who knows first hand how complicated managing your own mental health can be. While studying to be a jazz pianist in college, Hepburn started expe...
Lodro Rinzler | Using Mindfulness to Cut Through Anxiety
February 02, 2022 17:59 - 1 hour - 84.1 MB“We need to find the interruptions that bring us out of the state of anxiety and into the present moment long enough that we can make better choices.” — Lodro Rinzler You can’t completely avoid stress — so prepare yourself with the best tools available to manage it. Lodro Rinzler has been practicing meditation since he was a child, and teaching it since he was in college. He’s the author of multiple books that help people apply Buddhist teachings to modern life, and runs courses...
Lewis Schiff | Embracing Your Strengths, Learning From Your Failures
January 19, 2022 14:15 - 1 hour - 123 MB“Every person has the opportunity to discover what their language is in the business world. The more time they spend living that language, the better they will do.” — Lewis Schiff Being an entrepreneur gives you the freedom to get hands-on in every area of business. The best entrepreneurs learn which parts they excel at and which ones are better left to someone else — and they do as much of what they’re good at as they can. Lewis Schiff calls this the first habit, and it’s just one o...
Nipun Mehta | Move Slowly and Care Deeply
December 15, 2021 20:33 - 1 hour - 148 MB“How do we hold transactions in their place, while also honoring the much larger spectrum of the human experience?” — Nipun Mehta You’ve probably heard of paying it forward: Responding to an act of kindness someone shows you by helping another person. To Nipun Mehta, it’s not just a nice idea, it’s a way of living and leading that can change all our lives for the better. Nipun is a former Silicon Valley computer scientist who traded Big Tech for big ideas. He founded ServiceS...
Sister Lucy Kurien | Having Faith in Your Boldest Ideas
December 01, 2021 18:11 - 52 minutes - 96.5 MB“The power of love, that's what I experience every day. Just looking into the children’s eyes: that's enough.” — Sister Lucy Kurien Facing an imposing goal with limited resources, many of us would give in, unsure of where to even start. Sister Lucy Kurien took on a mission that seemed almost impossible — and she’s still aiming higher. Sister Lucy became a nun at 19, because she wanted to help the impoverished people of India. She joined the Holy Cross order, and worked for its Human ...
Nate Klemp | Applying Mindfulness in Everyday Life
November 17, 2021 15:50 - 56 minutes - 103 MB“A lot of people in the business world tell me they don't have 30 minutes for mindfulness. … [But] there are all these opportunities for mindfulness hidden in life.” — Nate Klemp Mindfulness is good for more than a morning meditation or a nighttime wind-down. Used consistently, it can help you feel less anxious in every moment of your life. This week, Nate Klemp, author and co-founder of corporate coaching company LifeXT, tells me how he draws on his mindfulness practice in daily tas...
Scott Glassman | How and Why to Make Positive Psychology Part of Your Daily Life
November 03, 2021 17:06 - 56 minutes - 104 MB“We can begin to develop habits of positive thinking, feeling and doing, which become more accessible because we're using them more often. In turn, the negative connections become less reinforced, and they weaken in our neural networks.” — Scott Glassman Learning to apply positive psychology doesn’t mean changing your mindset overnight. Instead, Scott Glassman, Psy.D., recommends starting your journey into prioritizing positivity with small, manageable steps. Dr. Glassman worked with Ma...
Chris Gale | How Businesses Really Can Change the World for the Better
October 20, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 64.9 MB“If you start with, ‘This is the thing we want to change, we're happy to play our role and be part of a broader movement,’ I truly believe that you can change the world, while making money.” Being kind has never been cooler — or more profitable — for businesses. This week, I learn from Chris Gale why he believes corporations really can be a tool for positive change — if leaders’ hearts are truly in the right place. Gale is the Head of Social Impact for eBay UK, and was previously Head of...
Kristin Neff | The Power of Practicing Fierce Self-Compassion
September 02, 2021 17:01 - 57 minutes - 106 MB“The more compassion you give to yourself, the more you have available for others.” — Kristin Neff Many of us prioritize compassion for others, but what about compassion for ourselves? This week, hear from a pioneer on mindful self-compassion, Kristin Neff. As a bestselling author, co-founder of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, and an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, Neff is at the forefront of self-compassion research. Ov...
Mingyur Rinpoche | Finding Your Purpose with Awareness, Compassion, and Meditation
August 11, 2021 13:01 - 46 minutes - 85.5 MB“Once we continue forward, obstacles become optional. Problems become solutions. There are no eternal problems. Don’t give up. Be persistent. Be patient.” By combining traditional Buddhist philosophies with modern science and psychology, bestselling author and meditation teacher Mingyur Rinpoche excels at making the practice of meditation accessible to students everywhere. Mingyur Rinpoche teaches incredible lessons that offer listeners a new perspective on our lives and minds. ...
Tami Simon | Why Conscious Leadership Is Good for Business and Our World
July 20, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 118 MB“An organization can only grow its reach and business impact as much as the leadership is willing to grow as humans.” This week, I chat with Tami Simon, the founder of Sounds True—an internationally recognized wisdom-based multimedia company with a mission to wake up the world. Sounds True publishes work from game-changing authors, teachers, and mindful leaders with topics like meditation, mindfulness, psychology, trauma therapy, leadership, neuroscience, and more. Tami also fo...
Matt DeSantis | What Bhutan Can Teach Us About Mindful, Compassionate Leadership
July 07, 2021 20:44 - 49 minutes - 90.2 MB“When you have compassionate leaders, you develop a relationship with the people that is built on kindness and trust.” Few foreigners have lived in the tiny country of Bhutan longer than Matt DeSantis, the founder of MyBhutan. Alongside the Bhutanese prince, His Royal Highness Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, DeSantis built MyBhutan as the nation’s elite travel outfit which guides visitors into the deepest corners of the “Land of the Thunder Dragon.” He is also deeply committed to the cultural pres...
Dr. Karma Phuntsho | Ethically Bringing Entrepreneurship Into Traditional Communities
June 23, 2021 18:39 - 49 minutes - 90.8 MB“Leaders must be clear about having good, benevolent, and altruistic intentions to help others. It’s an essential quality of a leader.” Dr. Karma Phuntsho is a leading intellectual from the tiny, fascinating nation of Bhutan. Dr. Phuntsho strives to bring modern education and entrepreneurship into traditional communities, like his own, while carefully preserving their heritage and cultural integrity for future generations. Dr. Phuntsho drives these initiatives as the president an...
Vince Tullo | A GE Executive’s Wisdom on Leading with Empathy, Listening and Understanding
June 09, 2021 18:43 - 42 minutes - 78.7 MB“If you understand the person on the other end of the table, you’ll be much better off.” — Vince Tullo, former VP of Global Sales at GE Vince Tullo boasts over 47 years working in global high-tech business development and leadership, most of them with General Electric (GE). Tullo worked his way up the corporate ladder ultimately culminating into top positions including VP and General Manager of Factory Automation and VP of Global Sales for Grid Automation. Today, Tullo owns a man...
Dr. Jim Loehr | How Character and Energy Management Create High-Performing Leaders
May 20, 2021 20:52 - 1 hour - 113 MB“For each person whose life you’ve touched, your legacy won’t be about your money but about your kindness.” — Jim Loehr, Leadership Performance Psychologist Dr. Jim Loehr is a globally renowned performance psychologist, co-founder of the Human Performance Institute, and a New York Times bestselling author of 17 books including Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy, The Power of Full Engagement, and The Only Way to Win. His 30 years of work and research...
Sen. Doug Jones | Finding Common Ground in a Divided America
May 05, 2021 14:04 - 41 minutes - 76.7 MB“We’ve got an opportunity coming out of this pandemic to build our society in a more just way.” — Sen. Doug Jones Few people attain a front-row seat to history and politics like former U.S. Senator Doug Jones. Before representing Alabama in Congress, Sen. Jones served as the United States Attorney in the Clinton Administration. He also prosecuted the former Klansmen responsible for bombing Birmingham, Alabama’s 16th Street Baptist Church that killed four girls in 1963. After leaving...
Pawan Gupta | By Listening to People’s Needs, This Founder Is Transforming Traditional Education
April 21, 2021 15:51 - 56 minutes - 104 MB“Teach them how to be—not how to appear to be.” Amazing education shouldn’t exist as a one-size-fits-all system according to Pawan Gupta. Pawan has been an advocate for quality education tailor-made for each unique community and every student. As the founder SIDH, an NGO based in the Himalayas of India, Pawan turned away from mainstream educational practices and built alternative schools and systems perfectly equipped for those they serve. Over 30 years ago, Pawan launched SIDH ...
Jim Dethmer | The Power of Conscious Leadership
April 07, 2021 19:34 - 1 hour - 110 MBode of the Leading with Genuine Care podcast, you’ll also learn: How to discover your truth Ways to effectively communicate your truth Tips on shifting your mindset Why Jim says that “nothing is serious” What a Loving Kindness practice is Advice on communicating effectively with Loving Kindness How practicing Loving Kindness is great for leadership If you work Above the Line, or Below the Line? How Google made work feel more like play Where we often make decisions fr...
Jon Kabat-Zinn | A Well-Lived Life Is Made in the Present Moment
March 17, 2021 00:17 - 59 minutes - 109 MBJon Kabat-Zinn has influenced millions worldwide to embrace a life of mindfulness. As creator of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, Jon is largely credited with bringing mindful practices into the mainstream. In our conversation, Jon talks about how mindfulness and meditation can heal issues with stress, anger, and anxiety, why mindfulness and business success go together, and insights on living the vibrant life that you were always meant to lead. As he says—“Before you d...
Sharon Salzberg | Why Leading with Loving Kindness Can Change the World
March 03, 2021 23:18 - 57 minutes - 105 MBSharon Salzberg is a pioneer in making meditation accessible for those looking to live with peace, stability and kindness. Hear her wisdom in this podcast. In this episode of Leading with Genuine Care, you’ll learn: What “Loving-Kindness Meditation” is Why small acts of kindness can make a huge impact Ways to meditate to boost kindness and compassion How anger can be like drinking poison The difference between feeling anger vs. “getting lost in anger” How we can avoid getting “l...
Tom Rippin | Purpose-Driven Businesses Can Create a Stronger Economy for Everyone
February 18, 2021 02:06 - 38 minutes - 70.8 MB“If we’re going to bring about this better, healthy economy, it’s going to take change from all of us—change from all angles and organizations.” —Tom Rippin, CEO of On Purpose Tom Rippin is the CEO and Founder of On Purpose, a social enterprise that develops business leaders who are focused on building an economy that works for all. Working within the private, public, and non-profit sectors, Tom has spent his career exploring how organizations can solve the world’s biggest problems tog...
Anne Wicks | Why Leadership In Education Matters
February 02, 2021 21:58 - 46 minutes - 85.9 MB“Good leadership starts with understanding yourself and what you stand for.” —Anne Wicks Anne Wicks strives to create a better education system for kids, parents, and the leaders that support their bright futures. As the Director of Education Reform at the Bush Institute in Dallas, Anne develops and oversees the policy, research, and engagement work of the Institute’s Education Reform team. In this week’s episode of Leading with Genuine Care, Anne discusses why strong leadership ...
Nancy Jacobson | Rebuilding the Political Divide With Fewer Labels and More Conversations?
January 20, 2021 21:30 - 24 minutes - 45.2 MB“You can make a difference...It’s always better to light the candle than curse the darkness.” —Nancy Jacobson, Founder and CEO of No Labels Not left. Not right. Forward! Nancy Jacobson is the founder and CEO of No Labels, an organization that advocates for finding nonpartisan solutions within our toughest political challenges. At a point in history when the divide between parties feels nearly insurmountable, this conversation couldn’t come at a better time. After serving as Sen...
Daniel Roby | What Everyone Should Know About Homelessness Today
January 06, 2021 18:20 - 37 minutes - 69.5 MB“There is so much more to every person’s life besides their homeless experience. Their homeless experience doesn’t define them.” — Daniel Roby, CEO of the Austin Street Center Uncover the reality of those facing homelessness with Daniel Roby, the CEO of the Austin Street Center, which is the largest free emergency homeless shelter in Dallas, Texas. It’s also the only area emergency shelter that focuses on the older homeless population. In this fascinating conversation, Daniel tal...
Jennifer Erickson | This Leader’s Work Saves Lives and Billions of Dollars
December 16, 2020 02:31 - 39 minutes - 71.8 MB“There is amazing stuff happening everywhere. How do we amplify it and accelerate it?” — Jennifer Erickson With a career that spans from the Scottish parliament to the White House and beyond, Jennifer Erickson creatively leads change for those who need it most. Today, much of her work focuses on ending the organ transplant waiting list which would save innumerable lives and tens of billions of dollars. She also advocates for inclusive entrepreneurship which can benefit both the individ...
Designing More Ethical and Diverse Technology, with Casey Fiesler
December 01, 2020 06:48 - 41 minutes - 75.5 MB“Things still aren’t perfect but we’re moving in the right direction.” — Casey Fiesler The idea of technology and social media influencing a presidential election once would’ve sounded ridiculous. Today, it’s a reality that raises big questions about the tech industry’s ethical responsibility regarding everything from flagging misinformation to reflecting our diverse society. Casey Fiesler, a research and assistant professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, is an expert on...
Shantum Seth | How to Live Mindfully During COVID and Beyond
November 17, 2020 16:07 - 54 minutes - 99.2 MB“Stop. Breathe. Smile.” — Shantum Seth, Zen Leader Mindfulness is about much more than meditation. It’s about living a purpose-filled life focused on the present moment—and few people understand this like Shantum Seth, a world-renowned Zen teacher, and international mindful leader. In our conversation, Shantum explains how this time of isolation and uncertainty is the perfect moment to practice living life in the now and finding joy in things we too often take for granted. Shantum ha...
Roshi Joan Halifax | Extraordinary Leaders Choose Integrity, Humility and Compassion
November 09, 2020 15:54 - 42 minutes - 77.3 MB“Compassion is not a luxury, but a necessity, not only for our species to survive, but for all species to survive.” — Roshi Joan Halifax Don’t miss this powerful conversation about gratitude, compassion, and respect with Roshi Joan Halifax Ph.D—an author, Zen teacher, longtime social activist, and the Abbot of the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Roshi shares her wisdom with us on why these values are essential to great leadership as well as being better to yourself and...
Kelly Rutherford | BONUS SHORT: Showing Up Everyday with Positivity and Intention
November 05, 2020 16:41 - 5 minutes - 9.69 MBListen to a short bonus “nugget of wisdom” from Rob’s interview with Kelly Rutherford. In this clip, Kelly offers insights about showing up every day with joy, energy, and gratitude even if it’s not always easy to do so. Kelly is best known as Lily Van der Woodsen, the matriarch on Gossip Girl, Megan Lewis on Melrose Place, and her many other Hollywood roles. She’s a mindful advocate for living a better, fuller life by embracing gratitude and always pursuing a more positive tomorrow. ...
Kelly Rutherford | Leading with Love and Gratitude
October 28, 2020 04:30 - 44 minutes - 82.3 MB“Gratitude and appreciation are everything. If all else fails, go into that space. I feel like everything else is a distraction.” — Kelly Rutherford You might know Kelly Rutherford as Lily Van der Woodsen, the matriarch on Gossip Girl, Megan Lewis on Melrose Place, or her many other Hollywood roles. But there’s a lot more to Kelly than her acting ability. She also has a mind filled with wisdom about living a better, fuller life by embracing gratitude and always pursuing a more positive tom...
Blair Kirchner | Building a Business for Profit and Social Good
October 21, 2020 02:34 - 37 minutes - 67.9 MBBlair Kirchner believes that business leaders have the ability—and the responsibility—to create positive change in the world. Blair is the Managing Director and Co-Head of Impact Activities at the Kirchner Group which has been internationally recognized for centering its business around the value of “earning while returning.” Blair and his team use low-cost and high-impact investment models designed to invest capital and resources into historically underserved regions and communities. In ...
Ruthe Farmer | How This Former White House Advisor is Leading More Women and Minorities into Tech
October 13, 2020 22:49 - 45 minutes - 83.2 MB“I’m really interested in figuring out what it’s going to take to level the playing field.”— Ruthe Farmer Ruthe Farmer strives for the greater inclusion of women, minority, and low-income students in computer science and engineering. Tired of barriers that keep too many promising young people out of STEM-related fields, Ruthe has committed her career to breaking them down for good. As the Chief Evangelist at CSforALL and Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion in the Obama White House,...
Anant Kumar | Why Social Entrepreneurship is Great for People and for Business
October 07, 2020 17:10 - 45 minutes - 83 MB“We are all speaking, but no one is listening. It starts with being able to stop and listen to other perspectives.” — Anant Kumar When social entrepreneur Anant Kumar witnessed the dire conditions of India’s poorest public hospitals, he was inspired to create an alternative. He believed that every citizen deserved safe, affordable, high-quality health care with dignity—so he built an organization that provided just that. Today, Anant is the CEO of Life Circle which provides professio...
What Antarctica Teaches Us About Leadership, with Dr. James McClintock
September 24, 2020 00:24 - 45 minutes - 83.2 MB“Antarctica will change you for the rest of your life. It’s almost impossible to visit Antarctica and not return as an ambassador to Antarctica.” — Dr. James McClintock For nearly 40 years, Dr. James McClintock has been visiting Antarctica to study the desolate continent’s ecosystem and marine biology. More recently, the Polar and Marine Biology professor’s research has largely encompassed the impacts of rapid climate change on Antarctica. He’s also become an advocate for educating oth...