In collaboration with social impact veterans and Duke’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative, hosted by Helen Liu Tune in to down-to-earth interviews with private sector's social innovators. Whether it’s executives on required skills and building confidence, or young professionals on self-care…
The scoop: handling career changes and uncertainty, self-reflection, general career advice The great company: Bill Wright-Swadel, from Duke Career Center (past work: directing Harvard University career services) https://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career/about-us/staff/william-wright-swadel The industry: Career services The cause: Education
The scoop: career path, required skills, defining "social impact design", starting in the field, morning routines/self-care The great company: Geronimo Ramos, from Nava PBC (past work: Ashoka, StartingBloc, Acumen) https://www.geronimocramos.com/ The industry: Design, civic tech The cause: Critical government services
The scoop: career path, required skills, pivoting jobs, deciding on grad school, self-care The great company: Kayla Falk, from the Art of Human Being (other/past positions: grad student at Columbia, mindfulness coach, IBM Watson Health) http://www.kaylafalk.com/ The industry: Social entrepreneurship, product management The cause: Health, environment
The scoop: getting onto social impact projects at a traditional consulting firm, career path, learning about entrepreneurship business/grad school, time management, keeping up with unused skills The great company: Jamie Patrick, from McKinsey (previous: Stanford Business School, Yara International) The industry: Social entrepreneurship, social impact consulting The cause: Agriculture, international development
The scoop: career path, required skills, building expertise, thoughts on poise The great company: Adaeze Enekwechi, from IMPAQ International (past work: McDermott&Consulting, health care executive at White House during Obama Administration) https://www.impaqint.com/about-us/experts/dr-adaeze-enekwechi The industry: Social impact consulting The cause: Health