Path & Purpose
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Making meaning in the modern world through community, technology and ancient wisdom.
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Ken Rosen - Council.works [Ex-Snap Inc., Generating Trust & Belonging in the Workplace]
January 22, 2023 18:34 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBKen Rosen is a seasoned international facilitator for teams across industries and is the founder of Council.works (www.council.works) based in Los Angeles, CA. Passionate about helping companies and schools build community, he created and implemented engagement activities that foster connection, build successful relationships, and enhance workflow and productivity. Council.works was born in June of 2016 to partner with businesses to promote inclusivity and foster empathy through the power of...
David Shechtman - 3 Keys to Thriving in Uncertainty [Executive Leadership, Success & Surrender]
December 15, 2021 23:14 - 59 minutes - 44.4 MBAddressing the crest of burnout-hybrid-covid-work culture, what are top leaders at iconic companies doing to deal with the pressures of the world we are living and working in today? This episode features David Shechtman (MSOD, PCC), Executive Coach and Senior Partner at Evolution, a premier consulting firm based in Los Angeles, California. We dive into anecdotes David shares about working with his clients and the realities of showing up virtually to inspire teams and run companies in this t...
David Shechtman - Solutions for Thriving in Uncertainty [Executive Leadership, Reimagining Success]
December 15, 2021 23:14 - 59 minutes - 44.4 MBAddressing the crest of burnout-hybrid-covid-work culture, what are top leaders at iconic companies doing to deal with the pressures of the world we are living and working in today? This episode features David Shechtman (MSOD, PCC), Executive Coach and Senior Partner at Evolution, premier coaching and consulting firm based in Los Angeles, California. We dive into anecdotes David shares about working with his clients and the realities of showing up virtually to inspire teams and run companie...
Lillian Soderman - Becoming a Whole-Hearted Leader [Salesforce, Council, Music, Vision Quests]
December 15, 2021 20:54 - 55 minutes - 43.9 MBMeet Lillian Soderman, Solution Engineer at Salesforce, one of the world's leading technology companies with a values-based core. In this episode, we explore the edge space; the liminal; the wild within ourselves. Vision quests, sitting in circle as a healing and innovative modality, looking at tech through a feminine lens and pondering our future through questions born in the self. Lillian Soderman balances her work in tech with wisdom sourced in circle, a fascination with culture (B.A. Cu...
Lillian Soderman - Becoming a Heartfelt Leader [Salesforce, Council, Music, Vision Quests]
December 15, 2021 20:54 - 55 minutes - 43.9 MBMeet Lillian Soderman, Solution Engineer at Salesforce, one of the world's leading technology companies founded upon a powerful vales-based culture. In this episode, we explore the edge space; the liminal; the wild within ourselves. Vision quests, sitting in circle as healing and innovative modality, looking at tech through a feminine lens and pondering our future through questions born in the self. Lillian Soderman balances her work in tech with wisdom sourced in circle, a fascination with...
Don Lawrence - The Discomfort of Diversity [DE&I, "Black. White." Race in Religion, author]
July 10, 2021 03:02 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBDiversity, Equity and Inclusion have been key words in organizations around the world especially following the social justice movement re-invigorated by the death of George Floyd. These events inspired me to reconnect with an old friend and colleague, Don Lawrence, a New Yorker with a 20+ year career in DE&I and higher education. He is currently writing a book entitled “The Love of Distinction”, which deals with the issue of diversity in evangelical Christian communities. He zeros in on a d...
Pr. Jonathan Weitzman - Adding Sacred to Science [Epigenetics, Identity, Duality]
December 23, 2020 06:44 - 1 hour - 134 MBIn this episode we enter the lab where religion, science and humanity converge. Jonathan Weitzman is a professor, published author and scientist who explores the mysteries bundled in the human genome through the emergent field of epigenetics. He’s also a devoted husband, father and Jew. I met Jonathan in 2017 as his coach helping to prepare his first TEDx talk at a technical University just outside of Paris. Here, Jonathan humbly shares his problem with purpose, how he breaks convention to b...
Chelsea Sonksen - Making Meaning in Creative Community
October 07, 2020 05:10 - 46 minutes - 86.4 MBChelsea Sonksen is the Founder of Eredita Creative House. She's a writer, editor, curator and gifted community builder. Upon moving to the vast, hyper-creative and all-too-often lonely city of Los Angeles, Chelsea set out to create the community she needed. This kickstarted her journey of elevating and connecting visionary women through the creation of Bossladies Magazine in 2016. It also catapulted her into her current place of thought-leadership on Instagram where her words and insight brin...
Dr. Anita Sanchez - Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times [Author The Four Sacred Gifts]
October 07, 2020 05:07 - 40 minutes - 75.7 MBToday we pass the talking piece to a powerful catalyst of individual, organisational and global transformation, Doctor Anita Sanchez. Award-winning author of The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times, named one of Conscious Company Magazine's World-Changing Women of 2020 and a transformational business coach, Anita has spent the past forty years working with executive teams from Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and NGOs sparking change from the inside out. In this c...
UNEDITED: Dr. Anita Sanchez OD - Ingidenous Wisdom for Modern Times
October 06, 2020 01:05 - 1 hour - 24.5 MBToday I am thrilled to pass the talking piece to a powerful catalyst for conscious organisational development, Doctor Anita Sanchez. She is the award winning author of The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times. Anita was named one of Conscious Company Magazine's World-Changing Women of 2020. A world-class transformational business coach, she has spent the past forty years working with executive teams from Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and NGOs. In this episode, ...
Guillaume Chaslot - Ethical AI, Digital Awareness, YouTube's Rabbit Hole Recommendation Algorithm
September 15, 2020 01:46 - 36 minutes - 68.6 MBGuillaume Chaslot is a Doctor of Artificial Intelligence who has worked at Microsoft, Google, and Mozilla. He was on the team responsible for developing the YouTube Recommendation Algorithm. In this episode we explore how said algorithms can seize and mislead human attention. Think rabbit holes. Conspiracy theories. Divisive content. What do we need to know today to stay safe and aware online? What can we do to engage with each other in more socially just and healthier ways at work, in produc...
Rose Robitaille - Sustainability, Land Sovereignty & Indigenous Wisdom
August 21, 2020 20:10 - 1 hour - 116 MBToday we travel to Southern Italy to connect with Rose Robitaille, an independent researcher of sustainable agriculture and farmer. In this episode, Rose helps us explore the meaning of land sovereignty and ways to root - wherever you are. For nomadic globe trotters, expats, or us European-American settlers, this is vital. Rose helps us discover holes in our educations system, which have covered up our role in Indigenous Oppression for too long. Plus, the life-giving properties of biodiversit...
Dakota Decker - Decoding Brain Machine Interfacing [SpaceX, Kernel, Human Evolution in our Hands?]
August 06, 2020 15:34 - 56 minutes - 106 MBWhat does it mean to be human? Where do we draw the line between human and machine? Meet Dakota Decker, a mechanical engineer who spent 5 years at SpaceX and is now playing a role in human evolution through Brain Machine Interfacing at Kernel. Join us as we walk the outer edges of where this insider sees technology leading us, from fascinating possibilities to foreboding probabilities. Glimpse the role humans are playing in our own evolution, realtime. His mission is to make the world a bet...
Keith Mesecher - Investing in the Present Moment [Mindfulness, Joy, the Future]
July 28, 2020 07:28 - 52 minutes - 96.9 MBToday we’re here with Keith Mesecher, successful socially responsible investment advisor, exponential technologies geek, vegan, devoted husband and mindfulness teacher. He also happens to be my uncle. If you’re interested in how to create a meaningful, financially independent and joyfully present life, I think you’ll appreciate Keith’s story and glean some wisdom to apply to your life and work right now. This episode evokes story and tips about… - Building a meaningful life through values-ba...
Kelly Robinson - Design for a Balanced Future [AirBnb Interior designer, Yoga, Feminine Power]
July 22, 2020 03:31 - 43 minutes - 80.8 MBKelly Robinson is an acclaimed interior design entrepreneur, yoga instructor and frankly, modern-day goddess. As the first Office Manager at Airbnb, Kelly became the visionary behind their famous San Francisco Headquarters--opening big doors to designing for other tech love brands like Soundcloud and Headspace. She understands the importance of physical environment and its impact on everything - from how we work to what we imagine, and how we relate to each other. By designing for human welln...
Kelly Robinson - Design for a Beautiful Future
July 22, 2020 03:31 - 43 minutes - 80.8 MBKelly Robinson is an acclaimed interior design entrepreneur, yoga instructor and I’ll say it - modern-day goddess. As the first Office Manager at Airbnb, Kelly became the visionary behind their famous San Francisco Headquarters--opening big doors to designing for other tech love brands like Soundcloud and Headspace. She understands the importance of physical environment and its impact on everything - from how we work to what we imagin, and how we relate to each other. By designing for human h...
Kelly Robinson - Design for a Beautiful Future [AirBnb Interior designer, Yoga, Feminine Power]
July 22, 2020 03:31 - 43 minutes - 80.8 MBKelly Robinson is an acclaimed interior design entrepreneur, yoga instructor and frankly, modern-day goddess. As the first Office Manager at Airbnb, Kelly became the visionary behind their famous San Francisco Headquarters--opening big doors to designing for other tech love brands like Soundcloud and Headspace. She understands the importance of physical environment and its impact on everything - from how we work to what we imagine, and how we relate to each other. By designing for human welln...
Dylan Donkin - An Optimistic Look into Virtual Realities [Google, Empathy, Possibility]
July 14, 2020 05:46 - 58 minutes - 109 MBDylan Donkin is one of my dearest friends from University where we both pursued degrees in Cultural Anthropology. 12 years ago, he was excited about the potential of self-driving vehicles and how Virtual Reality (VR) would make it possible for people to live and work more comfortably outside of city centers, bringing us closer to nature. Dylan is one of those” cool nerds” with a double masters from USC and London School of Economics who then worked at Marvel, designed product for GoPro and ...
Dylan Donkin - An Optimistic Look into Virtual Realities
July 14, 2020 05:46 - 58 minutes - 109 MBDylan Donkin is one of my dearest friends from University where we both pursued degrees in Cultural Anthropology. 12 years ago, he was excited about the potential of self-driving vehicles and how Virtual Reality (VR) would make it possible for people to live and work more comfortably outside of city centers, bringing us closer to nature. Dylan is one of those” cool nerds” with a double masters from USC and London School of Economics who then worked at Marvel, designed product for GoPro and ...
DYLAN DONKIN - An Optimistic Look into Virtual Realities
July 14, 2020 05:46 - 58 minutes - 109 MBDylan Donkin is one of my dearest friends from University where we both pursued degrees in Cultural Anthropology. 12 years ago, he was excited about the potential of self-driving vehicles and how Virtual Reality (VR) would make it possible for people to live and work more comfortably outside of city centers, bringing us closer to nature. Dylan is one of those” cool nerds” with a double masters from USC and London School of Economics who then worked at Marvel, designed product for GoPro and ...
Chris Schreiber - Where X Marks the & [Holistic Business Plans, Poetry, Conscious Entrepreneurship]
July 04, 2020 02:42 - 57 minutes - 107 MBToday we’re around the proverbial fire with Chris Schreiber, a transition specialist and founder at Tributary West. Chris bridges teams, operating processes and tools to meet strategic goals in fast-paced, change-adaptive times. But that's not the half of it. Chris is also a poet whose writing reflects upon subjects like the emerging economy, social adaptation and human relationship. Most compelling is the intersection of these systems - like a tributary - and how, to Chris, they all come ba...
Chris Schreiber - Where X Marks The & [A New Kind of Business Plan]
July 04, 2020 02:42 - 57 minutes - 107 MBToday we’re around the proverbial fire with Chris Schreiber, a transition specialist and founder at Tributary West. Chris bridges teams, operating processes and tools to meet strategic goals in fast-paced, change-adaptive times. But that's not the half of it. Chris is also a poet whose writing reflects upon subjects like the emerging economy, social adaptation and human relationship. Most compelling is the intersection of these systems - like a tributary - and how, to Chris, they all come ba...