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People are the Answer

104 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

How innovators are responding to the world’s biggest challenges.

Serial entrepreneur and philanthropist Jeffrey M. Zucker talks weekly with innovators creating transformational social impact. They discuss their journeys in philanthropy, business, and life.

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Episode 2: Karen O’Keefe on ending the drug war

October 12, 2021 23:21 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

In this episode, Karen and Jeffrey discuss ending the drug war, education, human rights, and Bike advocacy… As the director of state policies at the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), Karen manages grassroots and direct lobbying efforts in state legislatures for the nation’s leading marijuana policy organization. Working closely with local allies and lawmakers, her team led the successful advocacy campaigns to pass more than a dozen medical cannabis and decriminalization measures through stat...

Episode 1: Alex Hodara on investing in students

October 05, 2021 21:49 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

Alex Hodara is the Founder of Rocket Club, "The S.T.E.A.M. and Entrepreneurship Certificate Program for Innovators Ages 7-14." Rocket Club has been an incredible addition to the lives of its students, staff, and others.  Alex began his career founding Hodara Real Estate Group, an investment and development company started as a brokerage in 2008, when he was a junior business student at Boston University. The success of this student-owned and student-run brokerage led to his being named one ...

Episode 1: Alex Hodara

October 05, 2021 21:49 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

Alex Hodara is the Founder of Rocket Club, "The S.T.E.A.M. and Entrepreneurship Certificate Program for Innovators Ages 7-14." Rocket Club has been an incredible addition to the lives of its students, staff, and others.  Alex began his career founding Hodara Real Estate Group, an investment and development company started as a brokerage in 2008, when he was a junior business student at Boston University. The success of this student-owned and student-run brokerage led to his being named one ...

Preview: Alex Hodara on investing in education

September 15, 2021 16:58 - 2 minutes - 2.03 MB

Preview of episode 1 in which Jeffrey and Alex have an engaging discussion covering entrepreneurship, education innovation and Alex’s program Rocket Club, and why it’s important to build confidence at a young age.

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