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
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j_ArBxK8GfkPamela Metzger, Director of the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at SMU, shares her transformative journey as a dedicated public defender who navigated the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, advocating for thousands of detainees in New Orleans. Discover how this life-changing experience led to systemic reforms in criminal justice, focusing on the right to counsel and prosecutorial practices. Learn about the innovative approaches being implemented to ensure justice and empathy in the legal system.Chapters:0:00 - Clip0:56 - Intro1:32 - What Motivates You?4:50 - Law School6:54 - Upbringing12:14 - Women's Resources17:24 - Steps After Law School20:33 - Running University Clinics22:25 - Katrina37:20 - When You Were Recruited42:47 - AI52:02 - Randomized Control58:01 - Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center59:37 - To Those Who Think Everyone in CJ System is Bad1:06:44 - Reaching Across the Aisle1:12:42 - Passions Outside of Criminal Justice1:16:43 - Most Grateful for1:18:53 - Snap Your Fingers1:20:37 - How to SupportPamela Metzger:https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-metzger-07b90715a/Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:https://www.linkedin.com/company/deasoncenter/https://www.smu.edu/law/centers-and-initiatives/deason-centerhttps://www.instagram.com/smulawdeason/Host: Jeffrey M. ZuckerProducer: Kait GreyEditor: Nick CaseRecording date: 1/30/25
Show notes: In this episode, Pip Lawrence, the co-founder and Managing Partner of Delphi VC, and Jeffrey Zucker discuss growing up in the nonprofit world, neuroscience, Wall Street in ‘08, and psychedelic therapy. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:09 - Delphi VC 4:03 - What Motivates You? 8:24 - What Made You Want to Give Back? 11:30 - From College to VC 18:46 - Cognitive Neuroscience and Art 26:27 - Psychedelics 32:44 - Balancing Mission and Impact 38:26 - Delphi's Portfolio 45:38 - Toxins in Cannabis 50:48 - Women's Health 54:57 - Conservation 1:00:45 - Great Grandson of a Congressman 1:04:51 - AI & Lessons from the Holocaust 1:14:52 - Snap Your Fingers 1:16:41 - How to Support Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/hP-R3gsLeBQ Delphi VC: https://www.delphi.vc/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/delphi-vc/ https://www.instagram.com/delphi.vc/ https://x.com/Delphi_VC Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 12/11/24
Dr. Rick Doblin, founder of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), and Jeff Zucker discuss activism, psychedelics, epigenetics, generational trauma, and more. Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/xlsVDPRvDtE Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:34 - People are the Answer 4:37 - Put it Into Practice 5:56 - Intention 10:24 - Fear and Motivation 12:05 - What Motivates You? 19:45 - How Relatives Coped with the Holocaust 24:36 - Epigenetics of Trauma 26:29 - Giving Back in Early Life 33:43 - Global Spirituality 39:49 - What Lead to Starting MAPS? 52:44 - How Do We Move Forward with MDMA? 57:08 - State Level an Option? 1:00:28 - MAPS Cannabis Project 1:02:18 - Medical Cannabis in SC 1:05:02 - How Do You Avoid Burnout? 1:07:18 - What is MAPS Working on Now? 1:11:04 - Oregon Recriminalization 1:13:17 - Snap Your Fingers 1:15:26 - How to Support Rick Doblin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickdoblin/ https://www.instagram.com/rickdoblinphd/ MAPS: https://maps.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/mapsnews/ https://www.instagram.com/maps__org/ https://www.facebook.com/mapsmdma https://twitter.com/MAPS https://www.youtube.com/c/mapsmdma https://www.reddit.com/user/MAPSPsychedelic/?rdt=36196 Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 12/3/24
Show notes: In this episode, Cortney and Jeffrey discuss his learnings in his grandparents grocery store as a kid, his dedication to academics, how he sometimes spent years opening up opportunities, building and growing a business that helped fitness trainers build thriving businesses, living all over the world, changing education, and much more Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qknWDZeSCDw Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 10/31/24 Cortney Woodruff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cortney-woodruff-7182222b/ https://www.instagram.com/tvcort/ Assemble: https://www.linkedin.com/company/assembleftobegreat/ https://www.assemble.fyi/ https://www.instagram.com/assemble.fyi/ https://x.com/AssembleFYi Bio: Cortney Woodruff is the American tech investor, entrepreneur, and founder, CEO of Trainersvault as well as the Co-founder & CEO of the online education platform, Assemble. The international businessman and former Division 1 athlete integrates fitness, finance, tech, and entertainment to empower Black and brown youth through instruction. Woodruff's mission merges worlds and creates opportunity by connecting Black thought leaders across industries to a broad learning community. The Jackson, Mississippi native has lived in over 10 cities across the United States, Europe, and Asia throughout a self-started career raising seed capital. Dedicated to normalizing success in the Black community, his work combines an expansive worldview with a thriving professional network. Woodruff lives in Los Angeles, California. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:36 - What motivates you? 4:35 - Early Life 9:01 - Success in Mississippi 11:59 - Education 17:10 - First Start Up 19:11 - Trainer's Vault 44:13 - Assemble 56:12 - How to Access Assemble 56:59 - How Does Assemble Recruit Experts? 59:54 - Future of Assemble 1:02:59 - Evolution of Education 1:09:16 - When Work Affected Change 1:12:39 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:16:30 - Snap Your Fingers 1:20:06 - How to Support
Show notes: In this episode, Alex, Vin, and Jeffrey discuss their first venture together, developing projects, and their wild trips. They talk about the significance of the pod's 100th episode, parenting philosophies, AI, the future, Gushers and more Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/w9y0lTmzEg8 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 10/23/24 Alex Hodara https://www.instagram.com/alexhodara/ Rocket Club: https://www.instagram.com/rocketclub/ https://rocketclub.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabkWY7bqg2GBYavVf99cPo3zLLnd_wfcj90cKRwiTjmgUFLWUCazWamKAc_aem_8LsZ3B56poZ1JpCtd5PQbg Vin Vomero https://www.instagram.com/vinnyboombatzz/ FoxyAI: https://foxyai.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/foxy-ai/ Other resources: Jeff's Episodes - 85.1 https://youtu.be/hC3BlY5QvKA?si=HVvA5exgEf5OEDq_ 85.2 https://youtu.be/eSGC8WB2ssI?si=n0v2hdgU1X-Wk4C5 https://www.instagram.com/dfwdisneydad/ https://dailydad.com/ Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Get to Know Vin 3:05 - What Motivates Vin 5:30 - FoxyAI 7:06 - Alex and Rocket Club 10:55 - HPM 19:07 - Vin, Snap Your Fingers 22:54 - Alex, Snap Your Fingers 25:22 - Vin's Note to Jeff's Sons 26:20 - Jeff's Parents Inspiring Jeff 30:55 - Others Inspiring Jeff 32:55 - HPM Accidental Super Bowl Trip 39:51 - Hockey in Jamaica 42:35 - Disney Adults 47:02 - Parenting 54:27 - Reflecting 58:11 - Future Predictions
Show notes: In this episode, Bill and Jeffrey discuss his unique path from Harlem through prestigious educational institutions, ultimately leading him to degrees at Harvard and MIT and working in software. After spending 9 years helping an education business with their digital transformation, he created JobReady, developing career-aligned course collections, enabling job seekers to follow pathways that lead to jobs and promotions. We discuss the company's exit, how he found Education Design Lab, the lives changed along the way, and much more! Learn more: Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/W2fW6ZpF_2o Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 10/10/24 Bill Hughes https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhughes316/ Education Design Lab: https://www.linkedin.com/company/education-design-lab/ https://eddesignlab.org/ https://www.instagram.com/educationdesignlab/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vgVHYOkJk6RIY6HJnyQBA Other resources: https://www.open4learning.com/ https://innovationlabs.harvard.edu/ https://www.edc.org/careers-edc?utm_source=edc&utm_medium=LN&utm_content=job&utm_campaign=smedcorg Bio: Software executive focused on new ventures, strategy, innovation, and product management. As CEO and Founder of JobReady, his goal is to deliver high-quality, affordable, relevant career pathways and credentials for the 21st century to a million job seekers and career shifters. JobReady is developing career-aligned course collections from the thousands of courses available, enabling job seekers to follow pathways that lead to jobs and promotions. Initial pathways will include cybersecurity, data science, project management, leadership, IT skills, business skills, and certification prep. Message Bill directly for more information about JobReady and how you can learn more. Expertise: Corporate strategy, business development, new ventures, win-win deals, software product management, new product development, venture capital, entrepreneurship, strategic consulting, project management, software development, financial analysis, analytical modeling, software patents. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:37 - New Majority Learner 4:51 - What Motivates You? 11:37 - Education 12:55 - Pearson 17:29 - Job Ready 21:59 - Education Design Lab 37:08 - Generative AI 49:54 - Why Can't We Get Re-Routed? 57:53 - EDL's Future 1:07:14 - When Work Affected Change 1:09:48 - Most Grateful for 1:12:53 - Snap Your Fingers 1:16:28 - How to Support
Show notes: In this episode, Shireen and Jeffrey discuss her journey from Pakistan to the US at age 7 and the incredible sacrifices her parents made to make it possible. We also cover the duality she experienced growing up in Palo Alto, the variety of jobs she worked from ages 12-18, when she realized what's valuable in life vs. in our educational system, transforming education, and much more Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/-y4xdKbGgSY Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 5/23/24 Shireen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shireenjaffer/ https://www.instagram.com/shireenjaffer_/ Skillify: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skillify/ https://www.skillifynow.com/ https://www.instagram.com/skillifynow/ https://www.facebook.com/Skillify/ https://twitter.com/skillify Other resources: https://cosmosinstitute.substack.com/ Bio: I'm a people-obsessed product builder based in San Francisco. I was born in Pakistan, won the luck lottery at age 7 and immigrated to Palo Alto, where I was bred to solve real world problems and build my first business at 17. While attending USC full-time, I bootstrapped my first company Skillify to challenge our societal obsession with college and helped 150,000 high school students get real world exposure via internships and mentors. I focused on impact and profitability from day 1 and scaled Skillify programs to 220 schools by the time I graduated three years later. I'm so proud to have helped hundreds of thousands of students discover what they love, and be recognized as Forbes 30 under 30 for work I love doing. The longer story? I can tell you live - say hi at Shireen@skillifynow.com Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - What Motivates you? 3:46 - Immigrating 13:06 - Early Life in US 19:08 - Education 25:50 - Skillify 31:02 - Changing People's Lives 44:03 - Life After Skillify 1:10:20 - Education, Vocation 1:16:58 - Most Grateful for 1:18:02 - Snap Your Fingers
Show notes: In this episode, Rob and Jeffrey discuss Rob's career journey, including time as a singer-songwriter, creating various software businesses, fighting to bring clean water to people in need, crypto, and much more Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/692yswK9-nI Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/1/24 Rob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robkramerpurposelab/ Business: https://www.purposelab.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/purposelab-llc/ https://www.instagram.com/purposelabs/ https://www.facebook.com/purposelabsonline https://www.justiceservedcoffee.com/ https://www.justiceservedcoffee.com/ Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:51 - What Motivates You? 10:27 - Moving Pixels and Early Career 16:07 - Hip Swap 18:55 - Global Water Trust 23:38 - Purpose Labs 34:51 - Justice Served Coffee 47:21 - Justice Served Process 49:28 - How to Get Justice Served Coffee 52:28 - Coffee Industry 1:03:10 - When Work Affected Change 1:08:50 - Mentor 1:09:57 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:11:49 - Most Grateful for 1:13:49 - Snap Your Fingers 1:15:42 - How to Support
In this episode, Skippy and Jeffrey discuss his upbringing, working in the Obama campaign and other political endeavors, his time filming a travel show in Laos, his love for Aspen and the effort he's put toward that, the importance of self-awareness and vulnerability. Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/yLq9212ki2w Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/6/24 Skippy Mesirow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skippymesirow/ https://www.instagram.com/skippymesirow/ https://www.facebook.com/skippymesirow Business: https://www.instagram.com/electedleaderscollective/ Podcast - https://www.healingourpolitics.com/ Gone Gonzo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbyNgfPUJTM www.electedleaderscollective.com https://aspen.skyrun.com/ https://www.healingourpolitics.com/#newsletter Bio: Skippy Mesirow is a public to his core. He is the Founder of the Elected Leaders Collective, a Natural Medicine Advisory Board member, and a former Aspen City Councilperson. His life's mission is to heal our politics. In 2007 Skippy rose from unpaid intern to Deputy Director of home state and a 5-state region for Obama for America 08'. At 23, he ran a state-wide race as Campaign Manager for Jesse White 2010. Turned off by the toxicity of politics in Chicago, Skippy left a promising career and traveled the world, often solo with a backpack and a motorcycle. His perspective began to expand. Working on an ill-fated start-up, he moved back to his favorite place on Earth, Aspen, CO., where he had previously lived as a competitive skier and collegiate national champion. Here he began to do "the work," diving deeply into his soul, connecting and healing and re-contextualized years of childhood trauma and their resulting expression. As he did, he re-engaged politically. He co-founded and Chaired Aspen NextGen to give youth a voice. He organized a successful ballot initiative to change Aspen's election day, resulting in the highest-ever voter turnout by 26%. He Chaired the APCHA housing board and the P&Z Comission, going on to serve four years on Aspen's City Council from 2019-2023. In his term, Aspen established a net-zero-waste goal and passed a housing strategic plan. Skippy advocated for innovation to improve government function, citizen involvement, and voter turnout and t psychedelic reform. He serves on the Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center board. During his service, he observed incredible heart-centered leaders try to make change, only to drop out as they faced public hate, misinformation, conflict, and the resulting stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and other mental health challenges of our toxic culture. Integrating his mental-health journey, he founded the Elected Leaders Collective to "heal our politics." The ELC works with elected officials and public servants to reduce mental health challenges, increase performance, and connect with other heart-centered leaders. ELC's coaching addresses all five parts of the human experience – mind, body, emotion, unconscious, and spirit. Leaders cultivate awareness, remove internal blocks, and achieve aligned external action to reach their highest self in life and leadership. Skippy lives with his partner Jamie in Aspen. They travel as much as possible, still on two wheels, to unconventional places. Skippy is an ultra-marathoner, burner, skier, biker, driver, & cook w/"Citizen" tattooed on his right arm. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:44 - Healing Our Politics Podcast 11:00 - What Motivates You? 17:32 - Where Did You Grow Up? 25:29 - What Drew You to Colorado? 33:44 - Growth at an Impressionable Age 35:47 - Electric Vehicle Start Up 38:02 - Gone Gonzo 45:29 - Political Origin 51:49 - Healing in Politics 1:04:28 - Public Service 1:14:08 - When Work Affected Change 1:19:49 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:22:52 - Most Grateful for 1:24:15 - Snap Your Fingers 1:27:43 - How to Support
In this episode, Alison and Jeffrey sit down to discuss her journey from stage actor and producer to non-profit administrator, the power of teaching kids to recognize harmful relationships, her folk-rock band, Little Deep, and much more Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/6h68_8rMmLM Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/9/24 Alison: https://www.instagram.com/iamalisonblair/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/littledeepmusic/?hl=en Nest Foundation: https://www.nestfoundation.org/ https://www.facebook.com/NestFoundation/ https://www.instagram.com/nestfoundation/?hl=en https://twitter.com/NestFoundation Bio: Alison joined Nest in the spring of 2021. She brings with her a decade of nonprofit administration experience, in both the arts and law & policy sectors . A non-profit theater producer for five years, she has worked both on- and off-Broadway, regionally, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, producing festivals, fundraisers, and educational events. She manages programs for Nest, facilitating organizational systems, ensuring program deliverables, managing development and outreach, and providing team support cross-programmatically. In her free time she can be found traveling, reading tarot, and gigging around NYC and the Catskills in her folk-rock band. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:18 - What Motivates You? 4:16 - Current Role 8:34 - Early Life 13:08 - Early Career 18:48 - Nest Foundation 31:38 - Pushback from Parents 38:13 - The Student Experience 47:46 - Future of Nest 50:38 - How Educators Get Involved 54:18 - Little Deep 56:17 - When Work Affected Change 1:03:00 - Mentor 1:05:02 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:09:31 - Most Grateful for 1:11:47 - Snap Your Fingers 1:14:10 - How to Support
Show notes: In this episode, Christina and Jeffrey chat about her incredible book, Curious: a foster mom's discovery of an unexpected solution to drugs and addiction, as well as how End It For Good has evolved since their last conversation and the “staircase to recovery” as well as growing support for different types of recovery journeys. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/me_HTcqo-P4 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/30/24 Christina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinabdent/ https://www.instagram.com/christinabdent/ End It For Good: https://enditforgood.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwl4yyBhAgEiwADSEjeHW4zajtl0os_z-LkzXZ8qiH9Bsg3KCUprRz5cqqGWcIWBgdp7iQQxoCxuYQAvD_BwE https://www.instagram.com/enditforgoodms/ https://www.facebook.com/EndItForGoodMS/ https://twitter.com/EndItForGoodMS Contact - Curious@enditforgood.com Other resources: Curious: A Foster Mom's Discovery of an Unexpected Solution to Drugs and Addiction - https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Discovery-Unexpected-Solution-Addiction/dp/B0CMCDV8VP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=I74YGFPXBVD9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.P3QhsNIPa0w36dbtXZtkeddL5vuGou8YhJX21rk2Fp4oIuTI6VB6B2Tl04RrBExAUj3fbibSt7sHFNhbl_PG8WR7g3piyzrNkgBPKsIGP25p3bZt7kTYUwCoM1IFI513gaanjpKxqe-toAexq4Nct3GxwRbmVk3n_VZEyYg_BEwvck3vZ3BGAMh7hMWEV7lOUlkhyIhDk4UndTOYgB9GiniXJgAm_VvaDgpW4ygmPek.C6h21av_RSPCGELOw1AgGMEGPLZtC3j3BRHaRVauIco&dib_tag=se&keywords=Curious%3A+A+Foster+Mom%27s+Discovery+of+an+Unexpected+Solution+to+Drugs+and+Addiction&qid=1715710051&sprefix=curious+a+foster+mom%27s+discovery+of+an+unexpected+solution+to+drugs+and+addiction%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1 Bio: Christina is an author, TEDx speaker, and perpetual question-asker. She grew up in a conservative, Christian home and earned a degree in Biblical Studies with an emphasis in Christian Ministry from Belhaven University. As a young adult, Christina assumed she had a solid understanding of how the world works. That changed when she and her husband became foster parents in 2014. The neat bow she had tied around her mental box of how the world works began to unravel. What had previously been a category of people in her mind, people addicted to drugs, now had a name, face, and an infant son sleeping in the extra bedroom down the hall. Her foster care experience gave her an up-close look at the realities of addiction, drug use, and the far-reaching impact of our drug laws. This became the catalyst for months of reading, questions, and listening as she tried to reconcile her beliefs as a Christian with the pain and suffering she saw first-hand. What she learned changed her mind. The laws she thought were the answer to keep people from using drugs she now saw as causing more harm than help to people made in God's image. Christina founded End It For Good out of her desire to invite others to listen to the voices directly impacted by our drug laws. She hopes that more people will explore the root causes of drug-related harm and consider a different approach. She wrote the book Curious: A Foster Mom's Discovery of an Unexpected Solution to Drugs and Addiction to share her story and the research and experiences that changed her mind about the best path forward to help people thrive, even in a world where harmful drugs exist. Christina is married to her college sweetheart Thomas, and they live in Ridgeland, MS, with their three sons. On the weekends, you can find her biking, in a hammock reading a biography, or playing board games with the family. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:40 - End It For Good 5:47 - How Has EIFG Evolved? 10:33 - Curious 23:17 - Curious on Audio Book 26:16 - Origin Story 32:29 - Life After Publishing Curious 39:39 - Sentencing in Real Time 47:34 - Regulated Vs Street Drugs 52:33 - Rehabbing Yourself 57:53 - Staircase to Recovery 1:04:17 - Transcending Religion 1:12:50 - Engagement Around Curious 1:16:11 - When Work Affected Change 1:20:45 - Snap Your Fingers 1:23:37 - How to Support
In this episode, Steven and Jeffrey discuss his hard-working upbringing in Michigan as a prolific art student, how he got into hockey, his move east in 2000, his hockey story, starting his podcast, and much more. Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/iaqvClKaJ-k Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 4/30/24 Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smosier/ https://www.instagram.com/coach_steve94/ Cross Ice Pass & SYP: https://www.crossicepass.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@CrossIcePassNYC https://podcasts.apple.com/hu/podcast/cross-ice-pass/id1702436506 https://open.spotify.com/show/0wUaK9BvEU5w1ozAz4xQH8?si=e5b27af44fd74aab&nd=1&dlsi=ed7329adbc1146a8 https://twitter.com/CrossIcePassNYC https://www.instagram.com/crossicepassnyc/ https://www.instagram.com/sypartners/# https://www.linkedin.com/company/sypartners/ https://www.sypartners.com/ Bio: I am a graphic designer that has worn many hats throughout my career as a director, senior, production specialist, and even a brand consultant, among other titles. The art industry has been a large part of my in-house and client focus until I found my current role at a renowned transformation consultancy as a “maker” Senior Studio Designer and Studio Manager of various experiences and printed matter for Fortune 500-based transformation work. As of May, I also manage our department in our New York office. Recently, I started a passion project to talk about my favorite activity that I coach, play, and enjoy. Hockey has been a big part of my life outside of design, and I have been looking for a platform to talk about all aspects of the sport. So I started a podcast called Cross Ice Pass. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 6:18 - S.Y. Partners 10:00 - Education 14:43 - Intro to Hockey 19:21 - Relationship with Hockey 23:42 - Experiencing 9/11 29:49 - Getting Involved in Local Hockey 38:46 - Cross Ice Pass 43:36 - When Hockey Changed Lives 47:33 - Mentor 49:30 - Most Grateful for 54:52 - Snap Your Fingers 57:01 - How to Support
In this episode, Sanjay and Jeffrey discuss his upbringing as the son of two Indian immigrant professors, why college is a waste, moving to NYC to be part spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy's community, making films, and much more. Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/_Bzue3rFmiQ Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 4/24/24 Sanjay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-rawal-586108247/ https://www.instagram.com/mrsanjayr/ Illumine: https://illumine.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/illumine-service-foundation-inc/about/ https://www.instagram.com/illumineservice/ Food Chains - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vw-qTCW8fo Ocean Monk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOeB1grhfBc Gather - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfSGB-aSo6A Other resources: https://www.wingsofamerica.org/ https://malaika.org/ Bio: Film Director with a track record of making feature-length human rights and human interest documentaries, all of which have been distributed on major streaming platforms. I moonlight as the Executive Director of a small nonprofit just as a way to stay connected to a number of issues. Past life as a consultant/project developer to governments, nonprofits and large cap private equity firms. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 5:28 - Education 9:11 - Early life 12:57 - Early Career 19:04 - Documentaries, Food Chains & Ocean Monk 23:13 - Running as a Religion 29:30 - Measuring Success 33:14 - Financing Films 35:50 - Gather 40:38 - What's Next 46:11 - The Late Game Process 48:24 - What's Next for Jeff 50:13 - Volunteer Work 53:09 - When Work Affected Change 55:27 - Most Grateful for 57:33 - Snap Your Fingers 1:03:49 - How to Support
In this episode, Brian and Jeffrey discuss his career path, the evolution of his world view, and approaching all things with curiosity. He shares poignant quotes and references that serve to frame his thought processes Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/C0OjL7cq-No Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 4/8/24 Brian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/btabrams/ B Ventures Group: https://www.bventuresgroup.com/ Bio: Having managed over $1 billion in assets, seen nearly 10,000 startups, sat on over 15 boards of directors, and generated top-tier returns, I've learned that a human-centric approach to investment is not only the right way but also the best way. “Who?” and “Why?” are much more important questions than “What?” and “How?”. At its best, venture capital should be a financial means to a human end, not the other way around. Today I'm working to discover and connect with great human beings around the world in emerging regions such as Southeast Asia (e.g. Vietnam) and Central/Eastern Europe (e.g. Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria) as well as “hot spot” ecosystems (e.g. Tel Aviv, Berlin, Tallinn, Reykjavik, and many others). I also have a passion for peacebuilding and conflict resolution, and I'm exploring ways to apply the venture capital model toward a more peaceful world. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - What Motivates You? 6:40 - Early Life 9:49 - Education 13:55 - Early Career 28:07 - Shift in Career 31:32 - B Ventures Group 38:31 - AI 43:55 - Peace and Conflict Resolution with AI 47:58 - Sourcing Deals 52:41 - Future of B Ventures Group 55:24 - When Work Affected Change 57:19 - Mentor 59:04 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:11:25 - Most Grateful for 1:13:06 - Snap Your Fingers 1:15:52 - How to Support
In this episode, Stacey and Jeff discuss her upbringing, a brief consideration of journalism, her time as Miss Colorado, and dedicating herself to helping people. Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/-FRzTgKLvEA Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 4/4/24 Stacey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-putka/ https://www.instagram.com/stacey_c_putka/ Breakthrough: https://www.linkedin.com/company/timetobreakthrough/ https://timetobreakthrough.org/ https://www.facebook.com/TimeToBreakthrough/ https://www.instagram.com/time2breakthrough/ https://www.youtube.com/c/TimetoBreakthrough?sub_confirmation=1 Bio: Stacey believes fiercely in challenging perceptions and in the power of transformation. Growing up in an entrepreneurial household, with a father who took full advantage of his second chance in life after recovering from addiction, Stacey has always been inspired to facilitate transformation in the lives of others. Stacey received a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Colorado State University and a master's in social work from the University of Denver. Prior to joining the organization, Stacey provided mental health and substance abuse treatment to men on parole and probation. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 7:58 - Education 14:51 - Early Career 29:18 - Breakthrough 37:40 - Continued Involvement 41:12 - When Work Affected Change 46:55 - Mentor 49:47 - Ask Jeff a Question 51:28 - Most Grateful 53:21 - Criminal Legal System 56:32 - Snap Your Fingers 59:08 - How to Support
In this episode Kevin and Jeff discuss his lead up to becoming an entrepreneur, including living in Dubai, his ultimately getting the itch to do his own thing, endless searches for perfect fabrics, the difficulty of getting good sleep as a parent, and so much more! Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/FSwf_RSbvhI Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 4/2/24 Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlavelle https://kevinslavelle.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kevinslavelle/ https://twitter.com/kevinslavelle Harbor: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harborsleep/ https://harbor.co/ https://www.instagram.com/harborsleep https://www.facebook.com/HarborSleep/ https://twitter.com/harborsleep Other resources: https://www.mizzenandmain.com/ Bio: Kevin brings a wealth of experience from his role as the Founder and Chairman of Mizzen+Main, having invented the world's first performance fabric dress shirt. With a successful growth round raised from L Catterton, partnerships with world-renowned athletes like Phil Mickelson and JJ Watt, and a background in omnichannel retail, Kevin is not only a dedicated entrepreneur but also a loving husband and father of two. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 11:00 - What Motivates You? 18:10 - Early Life 21:17 - Giving Back 23:17 - Early Career 32:53 - Mizzen + Main 48:27 - Stepping Down 58:29 - Stand Together 1:03:57 - Harbor 1:21:57 - Future of Harbor 1:27:54 - When Work Affected Change 1:31:06 - Most Grateful 1:34:56 - Snap Your Fingers 1:37:45 - How to Support
In this episode, Ethan and Jeff discuss receiving multiple degrees from Harvard, his transition from Middle Eastern politics to drug policy, orchestrating vast changes in drug policy issues, podcasting, and more. Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6OHOqD8W5jI Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 12/20/23 Ethan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethannadelmann/ https://www.instagram.com/enadelmann/ https://www.ted.com/talks/ethan_nadelmann_why_we_need_to_end_the_war_on_drugs DPA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drug-policy-alliance/ https://drugpolicy.org/ https://www.instagram.com/drugpolicyalliance https://www.tiktok.com/@drugpolicyalliance https://twitter.com/DrugPolicyOrg https://www.facebook.com/drugpolicy https://www.youtube.com/@DrugPolicyAlliance Resources for Israel: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbzoBNQojr7j5cEP0x5yNqppF9CiVXXgDtkuLdvnryc/edit?usp=sharing Other: Psychoactive Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/0pfK53IF7WhEWtntXAFQ4W https://www.thefire.org/ Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Nadelmann Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 7:25 - Education & Harvard Discourse 14:26 - International Drug Policy 17:55 - Early Experience with Drugs 27:23 - What Drug Policy Needs Now 36:08 - Drug Policy Alliance 47:54 - Becoming Drug Policy Alliance 53:49 - Accomplishments 1:07:58 - A Question for Jeff 1:20:37 - Psychoactive Podcast 1:26:10 - Snap Your Fingers 1:33:34 - How to Support
In this episode, David and Jeffrey discuss his journey from Molecular Genetics to finance, his friendships with Steve Jobs and Michael Jackson, his transformational work on getting the JOBS Act passed, and how providing financial opportunity can continue to be a great equalizer in our society Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BcYwprEn0QQ Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 1/11/24 https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-weild-iv-03a597/ https://www.weildco.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WeildCo/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/weildco/ Other resources: https://www.tuesdayschildren.org/ Bio: David Weild IV is an American investment banker and financial commentator best known for holding the position as Vice Chairman of NASDAQ. He is currently the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Weild & Co. Inc., parent company of the investment banking firm Weild Capital, LLC (dba Weild & Co.) Weild is also known as the "father" of the JOBS Act, and has been involved in drafting legislation for the US Congress. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 10:50 - Importance of Giving Back 19:44 - JOBS Act 27:17 - Education and Early Career 32:03 - NASDAQ 39:29 Issue Works 54:47 - Weird & Co 59:40 - Tuesday's Children 1:05:17 - Michael Jackson 1:10:27 - Market Opening with Jeff Bezos 1:14:14 - Mentor 1:16:08 - Most Grateful 1:18:17 - Snap Your Fingers 1:21:18 - How to Support
In this episode Jeffrey chats with Terrence about his tough upbringing, lengthy prison sentence, ultimately landing a job on Wall Street then starting his own firm after release, and the adaptation of his autobiography into a feature film. Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 12/6/23 Terrence: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrence-gallman-9b08101a/ https://www.instagram.com/terrencelgallman/ https://www.facebook.com/terrence.gallman.3 GIG Group: https://giggroupinc.com/ https://www.instagram.com/urbanren/ https://twitter.com/urbanren1 Other resources: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Me-Personal-Journey-Rediscovery/dp/1495928780 https://www.amazon.com/LOVES-JOURNEY-Road-Less-Traveled/dp/1481951238 https://www.amazon.com/WALL-STREET-BONDS-URBAN-RENAISSANCE-ebook/dp/B07KSMY4PR Bio: CEO at GIG Group, Gallman currently leads GIG Group whose mission, shared by its benefactors and sponsors, is deeply rooted in the spirit of inclusion and seeks to provide a wide range of “high-exposure/resume-building” jobs for underprivileged communities and provides an opportunity for those communities to participate and integrate in the Global and Domestic Financial Markets, starting with local Financial Institutions in community partnership with GIG. Gallman is also AUTHOR of Love's Journey: The Road Less Traveled, Wall Street Bonds: The Urban Renaissance, JUSTUS screenplay, and the autobiography FINDING ME, the subject of the upcoming feature film "NO RIGHT WAY,” written by Clay Ayers - longtime writer for Quentin Tarantino's A Band Apart. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 18:26 - Early Career 21:51 - Sentencing 30:43 - Leaving Prison 35:07 - After Prison 49:58 - GIG Group 58:40 - Mentor 59:54 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:05:04 - Most Grateful for 1:06:06 - Snap Your Fingers 1:10:54 - How to Support
We continue this week with part 2 of a very special episode as our producer Kait Grey sits down with our host and podcast creator Jeffrey M. Zucker, as they discuss his work in start-ups, movie production, and more of his advocacy work in drug policy and criminal justice reform. If you missed last week's post, head back an episode to part 1 where we discuss his growing up in the South, the incredible legacy his parents bestowed on him, and his early endeavors in hospitality. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eSGC8WB2ssI Learn more: Host: Kait Grey Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording Date 9/7/23 Personal: https://www.instagram.com/jeffzucker/ https://x.com/jeffzucker https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyzucker/ Companies: https://www.instagram.com/peoplearetheanswer/ https://www.instagram.com/dipdevices/ http://peoplearetheanswer.com http://saltshaker.com http://greenlionpartners.com https://www.bigsmits.com/ https://dipdevices.com/ https://www.thelategame.com/ TLG Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFVjH5SsQyc Other resources: https://www.mpp.org/ https://ssdp.org/ https://maps.org/about-maps/ https://rocketclub.com/ Bio: Jeffrey M. Zucker is a serial entrepreneur born and raised in Charleston, SC and currently living in Denver, CO. He graduated from Boston University's Questrom School of Business, where he founded multiple successful real estate businesses through Saltshaker Holdings, the operating company he founded and runs as President and CEO. Jeffrey's other endeavors include film production, cannabis, hospitality, tech, and more. His notable companies include Green Lion Partners and Big Smits Entertainment. Additionally, Jeffrey, who serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of the Marijuana Policy Project, is a philanthropist in the areas of Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform, healthcare, and education. His business decisions are determined not only based upon making a profit, but also—inspired by his late father's mission of Tikkun Olam (repair the world)—with the goal of improving the lives of others as much as possible. Additionally, Jeffrey hosts the podcast People are the Answer where he interviews innovators in social impact. Jeffrey is happy to get involved with projects, people, and ideas in which he believes. His business decisions are determined not only based upon making a profit, but also—inspired by his late father's mission of Tikkun Olam (repair of the world)—with the goal of improving the lives of others as much as possible. Episode 2 Chapters: 2:11 - America Israel Cannabis Association 8:55 - Saltshaker Holdings 11:21 - Green Lion Partners & Dip Devices 18:03 - BU/GLP Cannabis Annual Competition 22:46 - Big Smits Entertainment 29:40 - The Late Game 34:33 - More on Dip Devices & Green Lion Innovations 36:45 - People are the Answer Podcast 44:02 - MPP & Drug Policy 58:11 - MAPS 1:04:35 - Dawg Nation 1:08:16 - When Work Affected Change 1:12:39 - Mentor 1:16:24 - Ask Kait a Question 1:23:44 - Most Grateful For 1:24:42 - Snap Your Fingers 1:27:07 - How to Support
In this episode, Jeffrey and Kait discuss his growing up in the South and starting his career young at the Carolina Ice Palace, the incredible legacy his parents bestowed on him, and lessons learned while being a young entrepreneur in hospitality. We talk about his work in cannabis, as well as his advocacy work in drug policy and criminal justice reform. We also cover his goals for this podcast and his forthcoming movie, The Late Game…episode 2 coming next week. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hC3BlY5QvKA Learn more: Host: Kait Grey Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/6/23 Personal: https://www.instagram.com/jeffzucker/ https://x.com/jeffzucker https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyzucker/ Companies: https://www.instagram.com/peoplearetheanswer/ https://www.instagram.com/dipdevices/ http://peoplearetheanswer.com http://saltshaker.com http://greenlionpartners.com https://www.bigsmits.com/ https://dipdevices.com/ https://www.thelategame.com/ TLG Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFVjH5SsQyc Other resources: https://www.mpp.org/ https://ssdp.org/ https://maps.org/about-maps/ https://rocketclub.com/ Ep 60 - Aloe Blacc - https://youtu.be/d4MqLu2WrKc?si=iKJtJP7HfUjHjyJz Fat Cuz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fw-kjbfGfo Bio: Jeffrey M. Zucker is a serial entrepreneur born and raised in Charleston, SC and currently living in Denver, CO. He graduated from Boston University's Questrom School of Business, where he founded multiple successful real estate businesses through Saltshaker Holdings, the operating company he founded and runs as President and CEO. Jeffrey's other endeavors include film production, cannabis, hospitality, tech, and more. His notable companies include Green Lion Partners and Big Smits Entertainment. Additionally, Jeffrey, who serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of the Marijuana Policy Project, is a philanthropist in the areas of Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform, healthcare, and education. His business decisions are determined not only based upon making a profit, but also—inspired by his late father's mission of Tikkun Olam (repair the world)—with the goal of improving the lives of others as much as possible. Additionally, Jeffrey hosts the podcast People are the Answer where he interviews innovators in social impact. Jeffrey is happy to get involved with projects, people, and ideas in which he believes. His business decisions are determined not only based upon making a profit, but also—inspired by his late father's mission of Tikkun Olam (repair of the world)—with the goal of improving the lives of others as much as possible. Episode 1 Chapters: 0:00 - Cannabis Consumption 4:12 - Intro 8:38 - Importance of Giving Back 11:50 - Jerry Zucker 16:15 - Early Career 23:22 - Carolina Ice Palace 30:03 - Education 37:08 - Internships 53:22 - Hodara Property Management 57:34 - Pizza Persona 1:10:00 - The InterTech Group 1:13:02 - Leaflist & the Cannabis Industry
In this episode, Gillian and Jeffrey discuss her lifelong passion for being on stage, acting and production, desire to tell important stories, and much more. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lSfcw68eaPg Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 11/29/23 https://gillianrabin.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@gillian_ray https://www.instagram.com/gillianrabin/ https://www.facebook.com/gillian.rabin/ https://www.l8theofficialshort.com/ https://www.geniusmesh.com/ https://resolvemediagroup.com/ Other resources: https://www.gawinlist.com/ Bio: From singing herself to sleep in her crib at night to singing on the stage, Gillian's passion for performance has never wavered. Her love for storytelling, empathetic connection, and creativity is the driving force for everything she does— from writing to acting to marketing. Pursuing her passion, Gillian moved to Atlanta where she attended Oglethorpe University on a Georgia Shakespeare Full-Tuition Scholarship. After four years of studying, rehearsals, writing, internships, and performances, Gillian graduated valedictorian with a BA in Theatre and a BA in Communication & Rhetorical Studies. Gillian has had the honor of working with People Store Talent Agency as both a Film & Television Intern and as an actor before she signed with AWA and Robyn Bluestone Management. You can see Gillian's array of characters in Emergency, Gigi & Nate, The ReEducation of Molly Singer, and as a recurring on The Big Door Prize on Apple TV. Gillian is grateful for the opportunities she's had to work with phenomenal directors, actors, writers, and producers, and excited for upcoming projects with talented storytellers. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 6:07 - Education 10:15 - Early Career 20:27 - Goals 28:06 - L-8 Short Film 37:41 - L-8 Process 49:15 - How to Watch L-8 52:42 - Where Do You Go from Here? 58:30 - When Work Affected Change 1:06:54 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:14:29 - Most Grateful 1:15:32 - Snap Your Fingers 1:18:57 - How to Support
In this episode, Julie and Jeffrey discuss her journey from immigrating from Greece at a young age to growing up in Brooklyn and New Jersey, her unexpected path to becoming a producer, her impact on Jeff's production career, how taking care of the environment is a win-win for impact and business, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/O4gwHSzyCSI Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/18/23 https://www.tandempictures.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tandempictures/ https://www.facebook.com/tandempictures https://www.linkedin.com/company/tandem-pictures/ Other resources: https://www.tandempictures.com/brand-content?wix-vod-video-id=c1c8e677ffc144c9955977e89f1d6931&wix-vod-comp-id=comp-julnk1ne https://www.producersunion.org/ https://www.earthangelsets.com/ https://www.motionpictures.org/2020/12/the-sustainable-production-alliance-celebrating-the-green-production-guides-10-year-anniversary/ https://www.bricfoundation.org/ https://www.green4ema.org/ Bio: JULIE CHRISTEAS is the founder and CEO of Tandem Pictures, since 2010. Her recent films include BLACK BEAR (Sundance 2020) starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon, which was released last year by eOne/Momentum, and THE SURROGATE (SXSW 2020/Monument Releasing). She also executive produced the cult horror favorite THE EYES OF MY MOTHER (Sundance 2016/Magnet Releasing), MONOGAMY (Best NY Narrative, Tribeca Film Festival 2010), the feature doc DUKALE'S DREAM starring Hugh Jackman, and GHOST TEAM starring Jon Heder, David Krumholtz, Justin Long, Amy Sedaris and Melonie Diaz. Previously she produced BLOOD STRIPE (Jury Prize for Best Narrative Film, LA Film Festival 2016), WILDLIKE starring Bruce Greenwood and Brian Geraghty (HIFF), and THE SLEEPWALKER starring Christopher Abbott and Brady Corbet (Sundance 2014/IFC). Julie also produces original short-form content for some of the biggest brands in the world -- Amazon, Chase Bank, Ford Motors, Netflix, Cadillac and many more. Before Tandem, Julie was EVP across production and development at Renart Films. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 12:47 - Importance of Giving Back 18:29 - Education 27:49 - Early Career 30:31 - Producers 40:13 - Tandem Pictures 46:27 - Representation in the Industry 49:54 - Sustainable Sets 58:35 - Profit Donations 1:00:27 - Black Bear & Nuked 1:05:28 - BRIC Foundation 1:07:40 - Barbie 1:14:02 -When Work Affected Change 1:18:04 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:20:30 - Snap Your Fingers
In this episode, Madison and Jeffrey discuss her Hindu-influenced Jewish upbringing, how she became a journalist, the important role psychedelics have played in her life and Judaism, her living part-time in Israel and being there during the start of the current war, her book, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LP561tXLBfA Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 10/27/23 https://twitter.com/margolinmadison https://www.instagram.com/madisonmargolin https://www.madisonmargolin.com/ https://ayinpress.org/ https://beherenownetwork.com/category/madison/ Other resources: Exile & Ecstasy: Growing Up with Ram Dass and Coming of Age in the Jewish Psychedelic Underground Amazon: https://hayhs.com/ee_pp_pb_az Amazon Kindle: https://hayhs.com/ee_pp_eb_az Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/3MCeu6q Bookshop.org: https://bit.ly/3MXvYvF Booktopia: https://bit.ly/45yoGWc Books-A-Million: https://bit.ly/3N6Ux9D Waterstones: https://bit.ly/42drIw9 Indigo: https://bit.ly/4282uzl Bio: Best way to contact me is through the contact form on my website: madisonmargolin.com I'm a writer specializing in psychedelics and cannabis. I also cover Jewish life, science, and other drugs. Based between New York and California, I have written for Rolling Stone, Playboy Magazine, The Progressive Magazine, High Times Magazine, Nylon, Bon Appetit, Broccoli Magazine, LA Weekly, Motherboard, the Village Voice, Tablet, Times of Israel, Merry Jane, the Forward, Narratively, VICE, Cannabis Wire, Miss Grass, Leafly, The Influence, Christian Science Monitor, Freedom Leaf, Inverse, Marijuana Moment, Herb, Deutsche Welle, and other publications. In addition to writing, I've had the honor to speak about cannabis journalism and cannabis feminism at conferences like AAN (Association of Alternative Newsmedia, San Diego 7/18), Digital Hollywood (Los Angeles 5/18, 10/18), The Rind/Limone Creative's Women in Weed (11/18), The Cannabis Media Summit (12/18), and so forth. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 12:07 - Education 23:52 - Jewish Psychedelic Scene 25:57 - Early Career 32:24 - Current Endeavors 34:24 - State of Psych Movement 41:24 - Set and Setting Podcast 43:15 - Exile & Ecstasy 46:47 - Ram Dass 50:10 - Tzfat 53:04 - Ayin Press 55:06 - October 7th 1:06:29 - When Work Affected Change 1:08:17 - Mentor 1:11:47 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:15:54 - Most Grateful for 1:17:23 - Snap Your Fingers 1:18:10 - How to Support
This episode features a deep dive on the master class in social impact that is the Barbie movie with friend of the podcast Megan Gregory, our editor Nick Case, and our producer Kait Grey. Regardless of how you felt about its messages, there's no denying that this was a new way of deeply weaving impact into film Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dRtxJTOInb4 Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 11/1/23 Chapters 0:00 - Intros 5:43 - The Hype 9:25 - What is it About Barbie? 16:36 - Gloria's Monologue 25:57 - Triangle vs Circle 31:33 - Sasha's Monologue 40:49 - Millennial Parenting 43:38 - Ruth's Monologue 48:27 - Mental Health 55:30 - The Male Complex 1:01:46 - Soundtrack 1:05:05 - Examine Your Relationships 1:11:30 - Mattel Over the Years 1:30:39 - Takeaways 1:36:25 - How to be a Better Ally
In this episode, Laxmi and Jeffrey discuss her multicultural upbringing, underrepresentation in media, working in radio in Rwanda, the complexity of launching global news bureaus, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/keFJS7cm6Fw Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/18/23 Laxmi: https://www.instagram.com/lsarathy/ Global Press: https://globalpressjournal.com/ https://www.globalpress.co/# https://www.instagram.com/globalpressjournal/ https://www.facebook.com/globalpressjournal/ https://twitter.com/GlobalPress Other resources: https://trustingnews.org/ Styleguide.globalpressjournal.com https://mediaimpactfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GlobalPressReport_IntlNews_March2023_Final-1.pdf https://a.co/d/eZVF56x Bio: Laxmi Parthasarathy is the Chief Operating Officer of Global Press, an international news organization that trains and employs local women reporters in under-covered media markets. She leads worldwide operations, spearheads the global expansion strategy to build new bureaus, and develops partnership strategies to bolster the organization's reach. She has launched news bureaus around the world, including in Mongolia, Mexico, Nepal and Puerto Rico. Most recently, she built and launched Global Press News Services (GPNS), the B2B division of Global Press, which provides values-aligned products and services to global clients and raises revenue to support the core operations of Global Press. With a track record of pioneering cutting-edge innovations in global newsrooms, Laxmi has more than a decade of expertise in media development, newsroom representation and operational systems design. In her role as COO, Laxmi leads Global Press' unique commitment to serving some of the hardest to reach audiences in the world. She oversees the organization's global expansion and training division and is building a global team tasked with delivering Global Press journalism to people who need it the most. Over her career, she has led multiple media development initiatives in over a dozen countries and worked on radio programs in Rwanda and Swaziland. Prior to Global Press, Laxmi served as Director of Global Media Partnerships at Ashoka, the world's largest association of social entrepreneurs where she authored a pioneering study, “The Bottom-Up Media Revolution: How Social Entrepreneurs Are Building Trust Between Communities and the Media,” that analyzed data on 200 media innovators across 22 countries. In 2006, Laxmi founded “My Roots” to deliver news to the community of Malvern, by the people living in it. This Toronto-based media start-up and quarterly print publication achieved a circulation of over 5,000 and was distributed to all public, private and catholic schools in North-East Scarborough. In 2019, Laxmi was appointed a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Mentor to support Canada's top doctoral scholars in leadership development and In 2020, American Express named her one of six Next Generation Leaders. Laxmi holds a Master's degree in Media, Communications and Development from the London School of Economics and completed her undergraduate studies at the School of Journalism and Communications at Carleton University. She is an author of the book “Kamala Harris and the Rise of Indian Americans” (Wisdom Tree, 2021) and lives in Washington D.C. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 7:57 - My Roots 12:46 - Global Press 14:54 - Education 17:15 - Early Career 21:31 - Work's Impact 24:13 - Rwanda Initiative 27:43 - Canadian International Development Agency 30:12 - Research 37:42 - Global Press Continued 55:39 - Funding Model 59:53 - Future of Global Press 1:03:17 - Honors 1:04:16 - Odissi 1:06:09 - When Work Affected Change 1:08:12 - Mentor 1:10:44 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:12:48 - Most Grateful for 1:13:41 - How to Diversify 1:14:59 - Snap Your Fingers 1:17:08 - How to Support
In this episode, Lindsay and Jeffrey discuss her journey to becoming an emmy-nominated Food TV competition show producer and what a deep impact some of these shows have on so many lives and how beautiful meal experiences bring people together. We also talk about her incredible podcast, Table 5, where she has intimate conversations with renowned chefs. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TuJlOnOb9gA Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 10/3/23 Table 5 podcast: https://linktr.ee/table5 https://www.instagram.com/table5pod/ https://open.spotify.com/show/1Velho24X3CyPykPDh0zOv https://www.youtube.com/@luttr003/videos https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/table5 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/table-5-with-lindsay-luttrell/id1602604278 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83YTUyYjc5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw https://pca.st/4a4hxanr https://anchor.fm/s/7a52b794/podcast/rss Bio: Lindsay Luttrell produces popular food competition series such as Guy's Grocery Games, Tournament of Champions, and more. Prior to getting into culinary shows, she spent time in casting for talk and reality series. She is also the creator and host of Table 5 podcast, where she interviews world-renowned chefs. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 11:13 - Education 14:55 - Early Career 33:33 - Food Network 46:10 - Table 5 53:16 - Favorite Restaurants 59:11 - When Work Affected Change 1:06:48 - Mentor 1:10:13 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:14:26 - Most Grateful 1:16:30 - Snap Your Fingers 1:18:41 - How to Support
In this episode, Braden and Jeffrey discuss Braden's founding of Ribbon, a platform that makes it easier to start nonprofits while efficiently managing their complexities. They discuss his upbringing in Texas, his time at companies like Matterport and Tesla, his founding of Round Up, and how his mom's diagnosis led him through a struggle-filled attempt to start a non-profit, ultimately culminating in Ribbon… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgwYsfh6o18 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/27/23 https://getribbon.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/getribbon/ https://www.facebook.com/ChooseRibbon Bio: 0:00 - Intro 3:39 - Education 9:07 - Early Career 25:29 - Engineers without Borders 27:09 - RoundUp 34:24 - IRS 39:16 - Ribbon 50:58 - Damar Hamlin Foundation 53:03 - Non vs For Profit 1:01:58 - Food Deserts 1:15:58 - When Work Affected Change 1:18:20 - Mentor 1:21:35 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:24:28 - Most Grateful for 1:27:17 - Snap Your Fingers 1:31:36 - How to Support
In this episode, Craig and Jeffrey discuss Craig's brief political career, time in Korea, world travels while helping to create impact in healthcare, his deep dive in mental health and how it was personal for his family, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BYZ_HLhK9ew Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/23/23 https://www.edelmanglobaladvisory.com/contact-us https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigkramer1/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-action-alliance-for-suicide-prevention/ https://twitter.com/Action_Alliance https://twitter.com/Edelman_EGA https://www.facebook.com/ActionAlliance https://www.youtube.com/TheActionAlliance https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/ Bio: Craig Kramer is retired from his role as Mental Health Ambassador for Johnson & Johnson. In that capacity, Kramer led a Johnson & Johnson team that helped transform mental health care globally by raising awareness, reducing stigma, promoting research, improving access, and ensuring better patient outcomes. Key initiatives included a global leaders' coalition to champion proven, scalable reforms, including “next-in-class” workplace mental health practices, and establishing the first employee resource group (ERG) in the world for employees who live with mental illness, either as a patient or caregiver and ally. Before that role, Kramer held various positions in global corporate and government affairs at Johnson & Johnson and worked as a lawyer in the U.S. Congress, a Washington, D.C., law firm, and an international human rights organization. He is a graduate of Princeton University, the University of Michigan School of Law, and Harvard Business School. In addition to his role as private sector co-chair of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, Kramer also serves on the boards or steering committees of the DMAX Foundation, the Mental Health Center of Denver (WellPower), Project HEAL, Trinity Counseling Services, and the United Nations Health Innovation Exchange Investor Coalition. 0:00 - Intro 8:31 - Early Career 16:57 - Johnson & Johnson 23:27 - Global Campaign on Mental Health 28:52 - Mental Health Alliance for Employers 30:55 - Alliance for Diverse Abilities Employee Research Group 36:22 - Nation Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention 43:12 - Mental Health Resources in Prisons 45:34 - Edelman Global Advisory 50:53 - When Work Affected Change 53:59 - Ask Jeff a Question 57:56 - Snap Your Fingers 59:46 - How to Support
In this episode, Nitzan and Jeffrey discuss her upbringing in an orthodox Jewish community, her work at Teach for America, founding ReUp Education and eventually ClimbHire and how to use social capital for growth… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xY1H839fhJI Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/6/23 https://climbhire.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/climb-hire/ https://twitter.com/climbhireco https://www.facebook.com/ClimbHireCo/ https://www.instagram.com/climbhire/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMOjisOt_BLhuXeSj564pdQ Bio: Nitzan is a social entrepreneur at heart and cares deeply about finding solutions for breaking the cycle of poverty through education and workforce development. Nitzan launched Climb Hire, a new upskilling organization, that helps overlooked and hidden talent prepare for "new collar" jobs related to Salesforce. A key ingredient in Climb Hire's program is building and leveraging social capital. Climb Hire is based on Nitzan's research and findings from her Entrepreneur in Residence role on LinkedIn's Social Impact team. Nitzan is also an Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow. Prior to Climb Hire, Nitzan founded ReUp Education in 2015 and served as its founding CEO for 3 years. ReUp partners with universities to re-enroll students who have dropped out of college. ReUp has brought back nearly 10,000 students to college since its inception. In 2007, Nitzan founded the New York region of Citizen Schools and served as its first Executive Director for six years. Over Nitzan's tenure, students in the program graduated from high school at a 20% higher rate than their peers. In that period, Nitzan raised nearly 15 million dollars for the organization, managed an annual budget of 5 million, grew the organization to 100 staff members, and served thousands of students. Nitzan was an Assistant Director at the Department of Education in New York City. She also served as the first Development Director at Teach for America New York. Nitzan holds a Masters in Public Administration from New York University and a BA from Stern College for Women. Nitzan was highlighted as a leader with The Limited's "What Leading Looks Like" campaign and was profiled on their website. Nitzan has also advised and supported various education technology companies and non-profit organizations including Akilah Institute for Women and Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), KIPP, and New Leaders for New Schools. 0:00 - Intro 7:41 - Education and Early Career 12:44 - Citizen Schools 19:52 - ReUp Education 27:15 - LinkedIn 30:02 - Aspen Institute 32:25 - Climb Hire 49:10 - How to Grow Diverse Workforces 55:07 - When Work Affected Change 58:40 - Mentor 1:01:50 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:03:15 - Most Grateful for 1:06:38 - Snap Your Fingers 1:10:37 - How to Support
Unfortunately, in this week's episode, we really couldn't avoid the negative while Jeff speaks with Ethan Nadelmann, founder of Drug Policy Alliance. Initially, this episode was scheduled to dig into drug policy. However, given recent events in the Middle East, Jeff and Ethan's Jewish heritage, and Ethan's background in politics, they just didn't feel right discussing anything else. Join us for an impassioned and informative conversation… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AliPtZ8NnM4 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 10/11/23 Ethan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethannadelmann/ https://www.instagram.com/enadelmann/ https://www.ted.com/talks/ethan_nadelmann_why_we_need_to_end_the_war_on_drugs DPA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drug-policy-alliance/ https://drugpolicy.org/ https://www.instagram.com/drugpolicyalliance https://www.tiktok.com/@drugpolicyalliance https://twitter.com/DrugPolicyOrg https://www.facebook.com/drugpolicy https://www.youtube.com/@DrugPolicyAlliance Resources for Israel: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbzoBNQojr7j5cEP0x5yNqppF9CiVXXgDtkuLdvnryc/edit?usp=sharing Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Nadelmann 0:00 - Intro5:21 - Education10:46 - Jeff's Background13:05 - Persecution and Drug Policy15:45 - Hamas19:50 - People and Politics27:11 - Missed Opportunity31:14 - What's Happening on the Left34:44 - Hamas vs Jihad39:20 - How Did Israeli Government Drop the Ball?41:57 - Vengeance50:43 - Jews in the Arab World53:16 - Re-shuffling of World Power1:00:45 - United States1:07:41 - How Do We Make the Center Loud?1:15:15 - Future of the Middle East
In this episode, Dr. Roxy Manning and Jeffrey discuss her books “Having Antiracist Conversations” and “The Antiracist Heart”, her immigration to the US and the bullying that accompanied it, her education and career, a major health scare, non-violent communication and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FE3bEw0xj58 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/15/23 Dr. Manning: https://linktr.ee/roxymanning https://roxannemanning.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RoxyManningPhD/ https://www.instagram.com/roxygiraffe/ https://www.youtube.com/c/RoxyManningPhD https://twitter.com/roxymanningphd https://www.amazon.com/stores/Roxy-Manning/author/B0BVDWFKXM Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC): https://www.cnvc.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-nonviolent-communication/ https://www.facebook.com/centerfornonviolentcommunication/ https://twitter.com/NonviolentFor/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3bnYn7uzrdsiGM4zKuD3LQ/videos Other resources: Workshop - Fierce Compassion: Skills for Antiracist Conversations: https://sarahpeyton.com/product/fierce-compassion-roxy-manning-sarah-peyton/ Book - How to Have Antiracist Conversations: Embracing Our Full Humanity to Challenge White Supremacy https://www.amazon.com/How-Have-Antiracist-Conversations-Embracing/dp/152300373 Book - The Antiracist Heart: A Self-Compassion and Activism Handbook https://www.amazon.com/Antiracist-Heart-Self-Compassion-Activism-Handbook/dp/1523003782 Bio: Antiracist, Nonviolent Communication speaker, consultant & psychologist bringing people & groups together to address today's harms while nurturing Beloved Community | Learn how to respond against microaggressions 0:00 - Intro 10:46- Education and Early Career 21:56 - "I heard a pop" 29:12 - Nonviolent Communication 36:14 - Responding to Microaggressions 10:52 - Clinical Psych in San Francisco 45:15 - The Center for Nonviolent Communication 47:04 - Leveraging Self Compassion to Counter White Supremacy 49:52 - Fierce Compassion, Skills for Antiracist Conversations 53:47 - When Work Affected Change 58:00 - Mentor 1:00:25 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:03:56 - Most Grateful for 1:05:23 - Snap Your Fingers 1:07:28 - How to Support
In this episode, Jeffrey chats with Henk Rogers, a serial entrepreneur best known for bringing Tetris to the world, but his story goes way beyond video games. Henk's a climate activist, space explorer, and entrepreneur who is on a path to get Hawaii to 100% renewable energy. Henk and Jeff discuss his upbringing, the Tetris story/movie, his work in climate action with Blue Planet Alliance, and his efforts in space exploration… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ODpZeThujw4 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/23/23 Henk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henkrogers/ https://www.instagram.com/henkrogers/ https://twitter.com/henkrogers https://www.facebook.com/HenkRogers/ Blue Planet: https://blueplanetfoundation.org/ https://www.bluestartups.com/ https://www.blueplanetenergy.com/ Other resources: https://moonbasealliance.com/ Bio, Henk: I am a Dutch-born entrepreneur and clean energy visionary who has dedicated the past decade of my career to the research, development, advocacy and implementation of renewable energy sources in my adopted home of Hawaii. More recently, I have been a leading global advocate for space exploration as the Chairman of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems and the founder of the International MoonBase Alliance, a group dedicated to building the first colony on the moon. I spent my early career in Japan as a video game developer and publisher, gaining distinction for producing the country's first major role-playing game, The Black Onyx. I then went on to revolutionize the video game industry by securing the rights for the blockbuster Tetris, which 30 years later remains a bestseller and global icon of gaming culture. Follow me on my journey to create a world in which humanity and nature can live in harmony. 0:00 - Intro 11:29 - Education 13:32 - Black Onyx to Tetris 22:51 - Blue Lava Wireless 24:56 - Blue Planet Alliance 31:03 - Climate Change Status 35:41 - Incubator Program 37:50 - Blue Planet Energy 39:32 - Space Exploration 43:58 - International Moonbase Alliance 50:54 - When Work Affected Change 52:31 - Mentor 54:12 - Ask Jeff a Question 59:13 - Most Grateful 1:00:43 - Snap Your Fingers 1:04:19 - How to Support
In this episode, Jeff chats with Jaime-Jin Lewis, founder of Wiggle Room, where they're working to make childcare as accessible as possible. A 2021 David Prize winner, Jaime-Jin has also been named one of the most 100 Influential People in Care. They discuss her being born in South Korea and growing up in the US, how hospitality work helped build a foundation, getting engaged in impact in NYC, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RmBZ0y18nYA Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/8/23 Jaimejin.com https://www.instagram.com/jaimejin/ https://twitter.com/jaimejin https://www.facebook.com/jaimejin Wiggle Room: https://www.wiggleroomnow.com/ http://www.carefinder.nyc https://www.instagram.com/wiggleroomapp/ https://twitter.com/wiggleroomapp https://www.facebook.com/wiggleroomapp https://www.linkedin.com/company/wiggle-room-app/
In this episode, David and Jeffrey discuss the power of trust and trusted relationships and how he leverages that with Orchestrated Connecting. We also discuss his childhood, his music and non-profit careers, a more recent start-up endeavor, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n0SfWWDqgNc Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/26/23 https://orchestratedconnecting.com/ https://orchestratedopportunities.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlfKlXohGGw https://orchestratedconnecting.com/podcasts/ https://www.homanmusic.com/ Bio: David: I believe in the power of trust and trusted relationships. This is my world. I run a community of 800+ family offices, startups, philanthropists, and impact focused individuals. This community of "givers" make thousands of intros each year that result in tangible, effective, and inspiring changes in people, businesses, impact, and opportunity. I've changed organizations from the inside out and rebuilt them to flourish. I am a "super-connector" whose reach and knowledge-base spans wealth, influence, and dozens of industries, giving me access to those with the means to make positive change. My advice is sought after privately with influential colleagues to help them weave a larger, more impactful and purposeful set of goals. Specialties: Strategic planning; Board Development; Public Speaking; Arts; Fundraising; Connecting; Depth of knowledge on single topics (oranges, islands, cod, salt, paper, tea); and raising my kids. My writings have been published via Forbes, &simple, and I work at the intersection between action and connection. As part of Nexus, Forbes Impact, the Arthur Miller Foundation and many other avenues where my expertise and connections are utilized for social good, I believe that when you engage people to give you enrich not only the lives of those beneficiaries, but also those who come to understand philanthropic impact as an incredible way to achieve purpose in your life. 0:00 - Intro 10:27 - Education 16:25 - Early Career 29:32 - LunaClips Media 34:52 - When COVID Hit 53:13 - Orchestrated Connecting 1:00:00 - Depth of Music Engagement 1:05:10 - Orchestrated Opportunities 1:11:02 - When Work Affected Change 1:15:50 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:21:34 - Most Proud of 1:25:00 - Snap Your Fingers 1:28:09 - How to Support
Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/25/23 In this episode, Jeffrey sits down with Sarah Peyton , a relational neuroscience educator, constellations facilitator, certified Nonviolent Communication trainer, and author of multiple books. They discuss her traumatic upbringing in Alaska, working as a translator on a Soviet fishing boat, her draw to relational neuroscience and bringing it to others, the importance of self-compassion, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-icowJ2jwl0 Learn more: https://www.instagram.com/sarahpeytonauthor/ https://www.facebook.com/sarah.peyton.773 https://twitter.com/resonantself https://www.youtube.com/sarahpeyton https://sarahpeyton.com/ https://www.yourresonantself.com/ Other resources: Links to How to Have AntiRacist Conversations & The AntiRacist Heart https://antiracistconversations.com/#events?seg_id=01H5MTJMDDJPEF0RWXBSHP7YVZ.14755.1689694851503 Healing from Disorganized Attachment webinar series https://sarahpeyton.com/product/healing-disorganized-attachment-series/ Fierce Compassion: Skills for Antiracist Conversations https://sarahpeyton.com/product/fierce-compassion-roxy-manning-sarah-peyton/ Bio: Sara: I'm a neuroscience educator, constellations facilitator, certified Nonviolent Communication trainer and author who invites audiences into a compassionate understanding of the effects of relational trauma on the brain, and teaches about how to use resonance to change and heal. But it wasn't always this way… I used to struggle with brutal depression and anxiety. I was in constant battle with a lacerating self-critical inner voice that told me I was worthless, stupid, and unlovable. Before I understood the science of how difficult events impact our automatic brain patterning, and how trauma fragments our capacity for self-warmth, I thought I was just plain broken. But there is nothing wrong with me, nor with you. We make sense. No matter what challenging feelings we have, no matter how flawed our strategies are for trying to get our needs met. I am thrilled to share what I've learned about how trauma impacts the brain, and how we can move into a joyful relationship with ourselves and others through resonant healing. Read more about me here. I dream of a world where all humans have a sense of belonging and mattering, where we treat ourselves, the planet, and the beings around us with gentleness and care. Do you have this longing too? If so, you are in the right place. 0:00 - Intro 13:57 - Trauma and the Brain 16:46 - Sarah's Journey 20:23 - Translating for Soviets 27:50 - Your Resonant Self 32:08 - Relational Neuroscience 39:43 - Affirmations for Turbulent Times 41:33 - Healing from Disorganized Attachment 45:37 - Leveraging Self-compassion to Counter W.S. 53:07 - Constellations Facilitator 57:43 - Default Mode Network 1:04:35 - Recognition of Subtle Forms of V. 1:08:12 - Psychedelic Medicine and Trauma 1:10:45 - When Work Affected Change 1:14:20 - Mentor 1:15:55 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:18:22 - Most Proud of 1:21:12 - Snap Your Fingers 1:22:47 - How to Support
In this episode, Jeffrey sits down with Jason Mendelson, a recovering Venture Capitalist, attorney, CJR advocate, musician, producer, and all-around badass changemaker and entrepreneur. They discuss his upbringing, the injury that led him away from music for a time, becoming a venture capitalist, and more. He's written and recorded his own album, played in various bands, and produced for stars like Aloe Blacc, Payge Turner, and many more and also founded CJR organization Breakthrough. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zrppDxI_5T0 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/24/23 Breakthrough: https://timetobreakthrough.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/timetobreakthrough/ Books: Venture Deals - https://a.co/d/38pCzmM How to Be a Lawyer - https://a.co/d/cCAQ2TQ Jace Allen music: https://jaceallen.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PbQjHVCUrghNLctvGturu https://jaceallen.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@jaceallen https://www.instagram.com/jaceallen_music/ https://www.facebook.com/jaceallenmusic https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jace-allen/1365882791 https://soundcloud.com/user-949081121 Gen3 Music: https://gen3band.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TPAYfqlShQs2XeMXHOil3?si=OolkMYJISuy14EUj2k0vJw https://music.apple.com/us/artist/gen3/1561047640 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhSEHtaWhSwVG3-MlenEIg Bio: Jason: I am a musician and work in the criminal justice reform ecosystem. I've written a best-selling book (Venture Deals) and will release my second book "How To Be a Lawyer" in Q2 2022. In my past, I have been a venture capitalist, startup co-founder, adjunct professor and part-time author in Boulder, CO. Previously, I was an attorney at a large tech Law firm and prior to that, a software engineer. I won't answer LinkedIn requests for anything pertaining to my tech-world background. If you want to chat about something in the criminal justice reform space or musical (and not music tech / startup), I'm all ears! Jace Allen Music Bio 0:00 - Intro 8:59 - Importance of Giving Back 11:01 - Education 12:56 - Early Music Career 15:29 - Injury 18:31 - Corporate Life 24:40 - Venture Capital 26:37 - Venture Deals, How to Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist 30:47 - Breakthrough 40:29 - Law Professor 41:14 - How to Be a Lawyer: The Path from Law School to Success 44:04 - SRS Aquium 47:20 - AI 53:11 - Jace Allen 55:08 - Good Noise Studios 1:00:47 - Gen3 1:02:42 - Art Creating Impact 1:08:15 - Stand Together Foundation 1:16:40 - When Work Affected Change 1:21:20 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:23:05 - Most Proud of 1:24:44 - Snap Your Fingers 1:25:54 - How to Support
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Barry Friedman, NYU professor, author of critically acclaimed The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution and Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission, as well as founder of the Policing Project at NYU. They discuss Barry's career journey, his experience on 9-11 and how it changed his perspective, the supreme court, front-end accountability for police and the role every citizen can play in it, alternative response initiatives, how entertainment can normalize issues, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XR-k6_FUiI0 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/12/23 Barry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-friedman-0843b065/ https://twitter.com/barryfriedman1 Policing Project: https://www.policingproject.org/ https://twitter.com/PolicingProject https://www.facebook.com/PolicingProjectNYU/ Other resources: Safetyreimagined.org The Will of the People book: https://a.co/d/4JlgEe8 Unwarranted book: https://a.co/d/4cSQpgf https://30x30initiative.org/ BIO: Barry Friedman serves as the Faculty Director of the Policing Project at New York University School of Law, where he is the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law and Affiliated Professor of Politics. The Policing Project partners with communities and police to promote public safety through transparency, equity, and democratic engagement. Friedman has taught, litigated, and written about constitutional law, the federal courts, policing, and criminal procedure for over thirty years. He serves as the Reporter for the American Law Institute's new Principles of the Law, Policing. Friedman is the author of Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission (2017), and has written numerous articles in scholarly journals, including on democratic policing, alternatives to police responses to 911 calls, and the Fourth Amendment. He appears frequently in the popular media, including The New York Times, Slate, Huffington Post, Politico and The New Republic. He also is the author of the critically acclaimed The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution (2009). Friedman graduated with honors from the University of Chicago and received his law degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. He clerked for Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch of the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. 0:00 - Intro 5:27 - Education 8:58 - Early Career 11:06 - NYU 14:13 - 9/11 18:18 - The Will of the People 25:57 - Packing the Court 29:14 - Policing the American Law Institute 32:39 - Policing Project 33:51 - Unwarranted, Policing without Permission 38:55 - War on Drugs 43:14 - Neighborhood Policing Initiative 49:05 - How Can We Help Create Change? 51:07 - Alternative Responses 1:01:16 - STAR Program 1:03:23 - When Work Affected Change 1:06:50 - Mentor 1:08:41 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:18:48 - Most Grateful 1:20:33 - Snap Your Fingers 1:22:23 - How to Support
In this episode, Jeff sits down with his friend Sal Churi, Founder and General Partner at Trust Ventures, a VC firm that helps portfolio companies navigate and change regulatory issues that are impeding their progress and their positive impact on society. They discuss Sal's family history that includes surviving the holocaust and fighting in wars, his growing up in Ohio, and how he transitioned from a law professor to a policy-focused Venture Capitalist, and more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l7a5QrV8-YY Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/11/23 https://www.trustventures.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/trustventures/ Bio: Salen is a leading expert on navigating the collision points of innovation and regulation. A former law professor at the University of Chicago and founder of its Innovation Clinic, he has advised startups on regulatory strategy across industries. Previously, Salen practiced law at the international law firms of Kirkland & Ellis and Sidley Austin, and advised low-income entrepreneurs in overcoming barriers at the Institute for Justice. 0:00 - Intro 5:19 - Upbringing 13:35 - Early Career 29:56 - Trust Ventures 35:25 - Financial Success vs Policy Success 44:23 - Business as a Vehicle for Change 50:36 - Clean Energy and Affecting Policy Change 53:16 - Oklo Energy 58:46 - Antora Energy 1:02:27 - AI 1:06:22 - Future of Trust Ventures 1:07:57 - Mercatus Center 1:10:42 - When Work Effected Change 1:14:12 - Mentor 1:18:56 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:20:45 - Most Proud of 1:24:24 - Snap Your Fingers 1:26:03 - How to Support
In this episode, the first in-person video recording for the show, Martin and Jeffrey discuss Marty's career as a controller and CPA, how DAWG Nation started, what led him to dedicate himself to the org full time 5 years ago, his college soccer career, building an accessible ice rink, and much more. We even dig into my own passion for hockey, its influence on my life, and my ongoing work with his organization Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Q0lCuruqT4M Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/13/23 DAWG Nation: https://www.dawgnation.org/ https://www.instagram.com/dawgshockey/ https://twitter.com/DawgsHockey https://www.facebook.com/DawgNationHockeyFoundation https://www.linkedin.com/company/dawg-nation-hocky-foundation/ Bio: Experienced finance professional with expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, business modeling, and tax planning. Also founder and president of one of Colorado's fastest-growing nonprofit charities (Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation). Skills include fundraising, executive networking, event management, board president, and business planning. 0:00 - Intro - 9:03 - College Sports 12:09 - Early Career 14:22 - Dawg Nation 20:53 - Dawg Nation Aid Stories 27:57 - Humboldt Broncos 30:19 - Jared Bednar 33:41 - Dawg Bowl 37:20 - Sled Hockey 40:38 - Willie O'Ree Hero Award Finalist 43:19 - Future of Dawg Nation 48:06 - Youth Soccer Coach 53:05 - Mentor 54:52 - Ask Jeff 1:01:11 - Most Grateful for 1:03:27 - Snap Your Fingers 1:05:42 - How to Support
In this episode, Dan and Jeffrey discuss Dan's spending most of his teenage years in Ukraine, why he left a cushy engineering job to tackle human trafficking, whether legalizing and regulating sex work will help to alleviate the issue or not, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MqBP6BqW8hE Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 6/7/23 Dan's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-emr-29b06335/ Worthwhile Wear: https://worthwhilewear.org/ https://www.facebook.com/worthwhilewear/ https://www.instagram.com/worthwhilewear/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOEGKGe7AVpKX_qXaPFoidg https://www.linkedin.com/company/worthwhile-wear-inc./ Bio: Dan is an experienced Executive Director with a heart to provide hope and restoration to women affected by human trafficking both globally and in the US. Dan is skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Volunteer Management, and Public Speaking. He has a strong business development background and graduated from Clearwater Christian College. He is also fluent in Russian as he grew up in Ukraine as the son of missionaries. 0:00 - Intro4:03 - Growing Up in Ukraine11:10 - Education12:12 - Early Career23:56 - Worthwhile Wear30:24 - Worth It39:26 - The Well50:24 - Revenue vs Donors53:45 - Act Challenge1:01:43 - When Work Affected Change1:04:20 - Mentor1:06:02 - Ask Jeff a Question1:09:57 - Most Grateful1:11:45 - Trafficking Stats1:18:11 - Snap Your Fingers1:20:10 - How to Support
In this episode, Barb and Jeffrey discuss her career and entrepreneurial journeys, starting and growing Dwyer Workforce Development to improve senior care and provide job opportunities, including facilitating a $590 million business acquisition and conversion to non-profit, her passion for helping animals, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FdS-rz9okm0 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 6/6/23 Barb: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/barb-clapp/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/barbclapp/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/barbclapp Dwyer Workforce Development: Website - https://dwyerworkforcedev.org/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dwyerworkforcedev/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dwyerworkforcedevelopment LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/dwyer-workforce-development/ Bio: Barb Clapp joined Dwyer Workforce Development as CEO in 2021. In her role, she leads non-profit program development, operations, strategic partnerships, marketing tactics and board development while leveraging past entrepreneurial and non-profit success to develop an immediate and sustainable market presence. A successful entrepreneur and national business leader, Clapp was the founder and CEO of Clapp Communications, an international communications company that she sold in 2019 with the goal of taking her expertise into the nonprofit world. Barb has received numerous awards for her leadership. Committed to give a voice to the voiceless, Barb shares the Dwyer family's passion for building stronger communities through workforce development and improving senior care.
In this episode, Renée and Jeffrey discuss her growing up in Mexico City, Venture Capital, AI, Web3, the importance of propping up underserved founders, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yKCMLk2vj1Y Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 5/31/23 https://www.reneerosillo.com/ https://twitter.com/rerosillo https://www.instagram.com/0xrerosillo/ https://www.joinprism.xyz/ https://www.founderfamilia.com/ https://twitter.com/founderfamilia https://minervarobotics.com/ https://www.beondeck.com/ Bio in Renée's words: I am an entrepreneur and a technical founder. I specialize in business, technology, art and culture. I live in San Francisco and work as an activist for underrepresented founders. I co-founded an api engine for open banking solutions in Latin America—an initiative that was widely adopted across the region. Previously, I worked at the UN managing global youth initiatives and was a delegate at international events. My collection of Latin American art is growing fast; I am building up my portfolio of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) from Latino artists.
In this episode, Lindsay and Jeffrey discuss her early career and how a few different leaps of faith had incredible impact on her career path and world view, her work with early-stage start-ups and helping them engrain impact and good values into their businesses, tackling the racial wealth gap, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3WoKZXWQzbw Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Learn more: Recording date: 5/3/23 https://www.lindsaymsiegel.com/ https://twitter.com/lindsaymsiegel https://www.companyventures.co/grand-central-tech Other resources: http://www.blacksheepinn.com/ Eco-lodge in Ecuador https://venturebeat.com/enterprise/how-vc-capital-can-create-a-better-more-equitable-future/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/letslevel/ https://www.levelleaders.com/ Bio: I am working towards systems change. I've spent my career at the intersection of social good, business and technology, notably as an executive coach to startup founders and leading the Zahn Innovation Center at The City College of New York (CUNY). At Company Ventures, I created our North Star program to support founders to codify their values and purpose, commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and I run our workforce development efforts. Throughout my career I've worked across sectors - corporate, nonprofit, university, government. Early in my career, I managed The Black Sheep Inn, an ecolodge in rural Ecuador, learning the true impact of responsible business. I've earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BS from Northwestern, and I sit on the advisory boards of CUNY Tech Prep and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership's MPA program. Pronouns: she/her/hers
In this episode, Bryan and Jeffrey discuss his experience at ground zero on September 11, his long military career, how he was motivated to do all that he could to bring Americans home at any cost, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-Y4a7328ODo Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 5/2/23 https://www.projectdynamo.org/ https://www.instagram.com/projectdynamo/ https://www.facebook.com/ProjectDYNAMOorg/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/projectdynamo/ https://www.youtube.com/@projectdynamo1711 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atfZ2651_Zg&feature=youtu.be - Grey Space Video (Liam Neeson) Other resources: Veterans Crisis Hotline - 1-800-273-8255 and press 1 Bio: Lieutenant Commander Bryan Stern is an internationally renowned special operations intelligence officer. He is a proven expert in "denied area" operations, hostage rescue, and hostage negotiation. Stern is widely known for his work leading Project DYNAMO conducting on the ground daring rescues behind enemy lines in Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Russia. Rescue operations he personally led include: John Spor (LONE STAR), Kirillo (Eddie) Alexandrov (DETROIT LIONS), Terry Gately (RIO GRANDE), Robert Platt (DEVIL) PATHFINDER-Russia, TWIN CITIES, GEMINI 1 (Lenny & Moishe Spektor), and hundreds of others. He has been featured in international mainstream media including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, BBC, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and the AP. Stern regularly consults on films involving espionage, politics, action, military, law enforcement, and international intrigue.
In this episode, Jai and Jeffrey discuss her growing up in Southern California and finding her way east, the various roles that taught her how to be successful in the communications space, her desire to create positive impact, how she ended up at GTI, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZeblxdyNVfM Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 5/18/23 Jai's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Jaikensey GTI: https://www.instagram.com/begoodgreen/ https://www.gtigrows.com/ https://twitter.com/gtigrows https://www.instagram.com/gtigrows/ https://www.facebook.com/GreenThumbIndustries/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/gtigrows/ Other resources: Good.green to register for 6/19 DE&I Event Jai Kensey joined Green Thumb in 2021 as Director of Social Impact. In this role, she leads community outreach efforts in support of the company's Growing for Good program. Prior to Green Thumb, Jai was Manager of Development Communications at the American Red Cross, National Headquarters in Washington, DC. Jai has managed and supported various internal and external communications and community relations efforts in the non-profit, government and corporate sectors while working at companies such as Young Communications Group in Los Angeles, California; Publicis Life Brands and Edelman Public Relations in Sydney, Australia; Sprint and Boost Mobile in Irvine, California; and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide in Washington, DC. Jai currently serves on the board of Illinois Women in Cannabis, a not-for-profit group created to serve, support, and advance women connected to Illinois' regulated cannabis industry. Jai received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with a concentration in Public Relations and a minor in Marketing from Georgia State University.
In this episode, Aloe and Jeffrey discuss Aloe's relationship with music, what he learned in the corporate world before going into music full time, how artists can create change, his upcoming cause-themed album, his work in biotech, and much more, covering issues like healthcare, criminal justice reform, poverty, and beyond… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/d4MqLu2WrKc Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 5/17/23 Aloe: https://www.aloeblacc.com/ https://twitter.com/aloeblacc https://www.instagram.com/aloeblacc/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzZegs5Uz4uhFFPsdQVcC-A https://open.spotify.com/artist/0id62QV2SZZfvBn9xpmuCl https://youtu.be/BTTHS1iSWNs - “Free” Music Video Other resources: https://www.malarianomore.org/ https://artivistentertainment.com/ Bio: Raised on salsa, merengue, and cumbia, Blacc fell in love with hip-hop as a kid and started writing rap songs when he was nine. With his lyrics drawing influence from socially conscious artists like KRS-One, he put out his first hip-hop mixtape at age 17. Later developing a fierce admiration for such soul musicians as Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye, he also discovered an affinity for folk-rock singer/songwriters during his college years. “One of the most important factors in my transition from hip-hop to being a singer was listening to people like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Kris Kristofferson, and Cat Stevens,” Blacc says. “Their songs are full of emotion that's expressed in strong lyrics, and that had a big impact on me.” After inking a deal with indie label Stones Throw, Blacc released his solo debut Shine Through in 2006 and sophomore album Good Things in 2010. Boosted by the breakout success of “I Need a Dollar” (which was selected as the theme song to HBO's How To Make it In America), Good Things reached gold status in countries around the world and paved the way for his signing to XIX Recordings/Interscope Records in 2012. Made in collaboration with groundbreaking producers like Pharrell Williams, Lift Your Spirit dropped on New Year's Day in 2014, debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Album. Looking back on his musical path so far, Blacc notes that landing a deal with XIX Recordings/Interscope prompted a major moment of reckoning, and led him to re-examine his artistic intentions. “When I signed a major-label contract, I recognized the power of having a larger audience, and I promised myself that I'd use my voice for social change,” he says. And in creating his upcoming album, Blacc has kept focused on making music meant to inspire a positive shift in mindset. “When things happening in the world seem so terrible and dark, it's so easy to get stuck in all the negative,” he says. “But I try to do whatever I can to help people out of that. I want my music to be the light.”
S6E9 (episode #59): Ibrahima Souare on empowering community entrepreneurs In this episode, Ibrahima and Jeffrey discuss Ibrahima's immigration at a young age from Guinea, Africa and navigating his new home, his educational and career journeys, how he helps small businesses, the incredible number of acronyms in the non-profit and government worlds, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qs_Dcfs8Gis Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 4/28/23 NYPACE: https://www.nypace.org/ https://www.instagram.com/nypacenews/ https://twitter.com/NYPACEnews https://www.facebook.com/NYPACE https://www.linkedin.com/company/2890448/ https://www.youtube.com/user/NYPACE Other resources: https://www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2021/10/2021-new-york-city-40-under-40/185868/ Bio: Ibrahima Souare is the Executive Director of NYPACE. Previously, Ibrahima worked as a Senior Community Development Officer at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC NYC) where he was responsible for managing a portfolio of programs in economic development, affordable housing, health equity, and financial opportunity across the New York City local market. Ibrahima's pillar accomplishment while with LISC NYC was the successful launch and management of a small business relief & recovery fund that awarded over $1.1 million in direct grants to 112 minority owned businesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, he successfully advocated for funding and managed a network of 16 community-based organizations across New York City to provide ongoing technical assistance and business development support to small, women, and BIPOC owned businesses. Prior to LISC NYC, Ibrahima had served as Assistant Director at LaGuardia Community College's Procurement Technical Assistance Center, where he supported a number of small businesses to become responsible vendors for government agencies, and before that, he served as Business Development Associate working with MWBEs at New York State's Chief Economic Development agency, Empire State Development, where he led statewide efforts to increase utilization of MWBEs on procurements opportunities. Within each of his capacities, Ibrahima has intentionally positioned himself to support the launch, growth, and sustainability of small businesses and entrepreneurs access resources. In 2021, City & State, a renowned multimedia news organization, recognized Ibrahima as one of its distinguished honorees for the NYC 40 Under 40 Rising Stars. Ibrahima holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Lehman College, and a Master's degree in public administration from CUNY Baruch College's Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, where he was a National Urban Fellow. 40:18 - NYPACE
In this episode, Brian and Jeffrey discuss Brian's growing up as the son of an immigrant, playing soccer, finding his calling to fight the war on drugs, being an advocate and attorney for patients in need, founding a premier law firm, starting businesses, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jfCxwHXzY7o Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Learn more: Recording date: 4/27/23 Vicente LLP: http://VicenteLLP.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/vicentellp/ https://www.facebook.com/VicenteLLP.Law https://twitter.com/VicenteLLP https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvC6KYzp_QPLF6lTAfxYlWg NHCC: https://nhccouncil.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/nhcc-national-hispanic-cannabis-council/ https://www.instagram.com/nhccouncil/ https://www.facebook.com/nationalhccouncil/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_WLuX-AWye59cVabW2UrXw/featured Other resources: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vsstrategies/ https://www.vsstrategies.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplifya/ https://www.simplifya.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/leafwire/ https://www.leafwire.com/ https://vicentellp.com/people/brian-vicente/ Brian: I am a passionate supporter of marijuana reform and have spent the past decade plus helping to create and shape cannabis laws across the US, and working with cannabis entrepreneurs and investors to start and grow compliant and profitable businesses. As one of the primary authors of Amendment 64 and co-director of its historic campaign, I was an integral part of the team that made Colorado the first geographic area in the world where possession, use, and regulated distribution of marijuana is legal for adults. In 2014 The Guardian (UK) named me "the industry's de facto spokesman," and my unique experience with marijuana policy has created opportunities for me to serve as a formal advisor to local, state, and federal governments, including assisting Uruguay with becoming the first country in the world to fully-regulate the adult marijuana market.
In this episode, Roger and Jeffrey discuss Roger's career through banking, motivational speaking, and writing financial books–and how that took him to bringing Pickleball to prisons Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3eXBvHynYM0 Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Learn more: Recording date: 4/26/23 Roger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-belair-80314111/ https://www.facebook.com/belairr/ BelAirR@gmail.com Conscience VC: https://www.linkedin.com/company/conscience-vc/ Bio: A Pickleball Background Like No Other! Years ago Roger BelAir was introduced to to Barney McCallum, the only living founder. They quickly became friends and many of the anecdotes and vignettes Roger shares about the game come directly from Barney. Next Roger came to know the managment of Pickle-Ball, Inc., the company formed by the three founders to promote the game. He learned even more “behind the scenes” stories. As a result, Roger's clinics are uncopyable! With a style that mixes humor, insights, and proper technique, Roger has taught 2,500+ people … from a former Wimbledon tennis pro to Fortune 500 executives to grandmothers who want to stay active and have fun. He is frequently the Guest Teaching Pro at the renowned Rancho La Puerta (one of the “Five Best Destination Spas in the World” according to Travel + Leisure magazine). He has also taught at the JW Marriott Palm Desert, one of the top ten tennis resorts in the country. Inspired by a CBS's “60 Minutes” segment on crime, Roger envisioned pickleball as a means of teaching “life skills” in prisons. Since most inmates are eventually released, perhaps pickleball could help make them better people … making it safer for all of us once they return to society. His thinking was correct. He introduced the game to men charged with murder at Chicago's Cook County Jail and his program was hugely successful. Gang members who wouldn't even talk to each other were playing pickleball together. Soon they were even laughing together! Disciplinary problems at the jail were reduced. The success of his program in Chicago led Roger to prisons coast-to-coast, from Rikers Island in New York to Corcoran in California (where Charles Manson served time). His life-changing efforts have been applauded by NPR, ESPN, and a front-page story in USA TODAY. Even a popular radio station in Dubai found his story newsworthy! Off the court, Roger is a financial expert who has been profiled in a cover story of Money magazine; an acclaimed author of books on finance and investments; and a keynoter at business conventions around the country. He's been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and many other publications. He knows finance, but pickleball is his passion.
In this episode, Dr. Ziegler and Jeffrey discuss Kortney's growing up in Compton, his journey as a trans man, getting multiple degrees including the first Northwestern PhD in African American studies, being a software entrepreneur, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rDFVbNiMn-c Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Learn more: Recording date: 4/25/23 Kortney: http://kortneyrziegler.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kortney-ziegler-65885845/ Well-Money: https://well-money.com/ Ideas 42 Ventures: https://www.ideas42ventures.com/ Other resources: http://www.stillblackfilm.org/ https://www.transhack.org/ https://www.fastcompany.com/40517779/now-you-can-help-bail-people-out-of-jail-every-time-you-buy-something https://www.diablomag.com/people-style/people/40-under-40/article_752da883-d569-575d-a6d3-bdb46f615da9.html Bio: Meet Kortney Ziegler, PhD, a serial entrepreneur who develops simple tech solutions that increase financial and social prosperity for users. Before WellMoney, Kortney co-founded a crowdfunding platform – Appolition – that raised over $1 million to pay bail for people who couldn't afford it. It was named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by FastCompany. In following this success and with the support and investment from the ideas42 Ventures Studio, Kortney launched WellMoney to provide communal financial support for those who need it. “I'm passionate about using simple but proven technologies for social good.“
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