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Today we are joined by José Morey, M.D. Dr. Morey is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Ad Astra Media LLC, an Eisenhower Fellow, and Co-Founder of Ever Medical Technologies. He is a health and technology keynote speaker, author, and consultant for NASA, Forbes, MIT, the United Nations World Food Program and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He is considered the world's first Intergalactic Doctor and is often featured on Forbes, Univision, CNBC, and NASA360. He coined Puerto Rico as the future "Silicon Island” as appeared in Forbes, The Weekly Journal, Reddit and Hispanic Executive. Additionally, he is co-author of "LatinX Business Success".  [May 12, 2025]   00:00 - Intro 00:19 - Intro Links -          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/ -          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/ -          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/ -          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/ -          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb -          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/ -          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/                                01:37 - Dr. Jose Morey Intro 02:30 - A Marriage of Pursuits 09:48 - What is an Intergalactic Doctor? 12:21 - S.T.E.A.M. 16:51 - Limited Trust of AI 23:49 - A Tool is Amoral 27:03 - Ad Astra 31:05 - The Power of Representation 33:13 - Find Dr. Jose Morey Online -          Website:   adastrasteammedia.org -          LinkedIn: in/drjosemorey -          Instagram: @adastramedia_org 33:55 - Book Recommendations -          Leonardo da Vinci Books -          I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou -          Quantum Mechanics Books 35:14 - Mentors -          Family -          Grandmother 37:36 - Helping in a Healthy Way 39:09 - Guest Wrap Up & Outro -          www.social-engineer.com -          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org

Timestamps(00:00) Highlights;(01:29) Chen Chow's Resilience Index: The Four Factors that Drive Entrepreneurial Resilience;(08:37) What Does Relevance Mean and What Drives Chen Chow; Full episodeTranscriptHe is also a mentor for Insignia Ventures Academy's StartCXO programAbout who you are on call with:Yeoh Chen Chow, or known as CC, is now offering advisory, consulting, executive/biz coaching, keynote speaking, fireside chat, workshops via One PerCent Advisory and Coaching (1% Advisory & Coaching). Clients engage CC for office/coffee hour. CC has extensive experience building up startups (Fave, KFit) from scratch, till being acquired by Pine Labs for USD45mil. Through the process, raised fund from ~20 VCs, corporates & angel investors across the region, and acquired/acqui-hired 9 companies, including 3 subsidiaries of Groupon in MY, SG and ID. He has invested in 30+ startups/companies around the region too.His experience from both sides of aisles, give him good perspectives across the whole process. He has worked at global consulting firm, mid-sized startups, multinational companies as well. He is an Eisenhower Fellow and an alumnus of Cornell University. He is passionate and active in youth/student/entrepreneur empowerment, and he spent quite a bit of his free time in mentoring for various programs, including McKinsey's Youth Leadership Academy since 2010. He started USAPPS, non profit initiative which has been running since 2006, helping Malaysians to achieve their dreams to study at top US universities.Connect with CC on LinkedInFollow us on LinkedIn for more updatesCheck out Insignia Business Review for more insightsSubscribe to our monthly newsletter for all the news and resourcesDirected by Paulo JoquiñoProduced by Paulo JoquiñoThe content of this podcast is for informational purposes only, should not be taken as legal, tax, or business advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Insignia Ventures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ fund. Any and all opinions shared in this episode are solely personal thoughts and reflections of the guest and the host.

This is part one of a three part call with the Malaysian entrepreneur, coach and investor who previously founded and grew Fave Group and since been supporting other founders through his 1% Advisory and Coaching. Watch part 2TranscriptHe is also a mentor for Insignia Ventures Academy's StartCXO programTimestamps(00:00) Highlights;(02:03) Chen Chow's career from consulting to tech;(03:47) Exposure to the entrepreneurial mindset and early influences(08:06) How Chen Chow was called to start a company;(13:29) Part 2 Sneak Peek;About the guest you are on call with:Yeoh Chen Chow, or known as CC, is now offering advisory, consulting, executive/biz coaching, keynote speaking, fireside chat, workshops via One PerCent Advisory and Coaching (1% Advisory & Coaching). Clients engage CC for office/coffee hour. CC has extensive experience building up startups (Fave, KFit) from scratch, till being acquired by Pine Labs for USD45mil. Through the process, raised fund from ~20 VCs, corporates & angel investors across the region, and acquired/acqui-hired 9 companies, including 3 subsidiaries of Groupon in MY, SG and ID. He has invested in 30+ startups/companies around the region too.His experience from both sides of aisles, give him good perspectives across the whole process. He has worked at global consulting firm, mid-sized startups, multinational companies as well. He is an Eisenhower Fellow and an alumnus of Cornell University. He is passionate and active in youth/student/entrepreneur empowerment, and he spent quite a bit of his free time in mentoring for various programs, including McKinsey's Youth Leadership Academy since 2010. He started USAPPS, non profit initiative which has been running since 2006, helping Malaysians to achieve their dreams to study at top US universities.Connect with CC on LinkedInFollow us on LinkedIn for more updatesCheck out Insignia Business Review for more insightsSubscribe to our monthly newsletter for all the news and resourcesDirected by Paulo JoquiñoProduced by Paulo JoquiñoThe content of this podcast is for informational purposes only, should not be taken as legal, tax, or business advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Insignia Ventures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ fund. Any and all opinions shared in this episode are solely personal thoughts and reflections of the guest and the host.

This is part two of a three part call with the Malaysian entrepreneur, coach and investor who previously founded and grew Fave Group and since been supporting other founders through his 1% Advisory and Coaching.Catch up on part 1TranscriptFollow to stay notified for part 3!He is also a mentor for ⁠Insignia Ventures Academy's StartCXO program⁠Transcript(00:00) Highlights;(01:09) Lessons from Nine Acquisitions;(06:13) Post-Acquisition Integration; (16:00) Being Acquired by Pine Labs;(20:20) Part 3 Sneak Peek;About the guest you are on call with:Yeoh Chen Chow, or known as CC, is now offering advisory, consulting, executive/biz coaching, keynote speaking, fireside chat, workshops via One PerCent Advisory and Coaching (1% Advisory & Coaching). Clients engage CC for office/coffee hour.CC has extensive experience building up startups (Fave, KFit) from scratch, till being acquired by Pine Labs for USD45mil. Through the process, raised fund from ~20 VCs, corporates & angel investors across the region, and acquired/acqui-hired 9 companies, including 3 subsidiaries of Groupon in MY, SG and ID. He has invested in 30+ startups/companies around the region too.His experience from both sides of aisles, give him good perspectives across the whole process. He has worked at global consulting firm, mid-sized startups, multinational companies as well.He is an Eisenhower Fellow and an alumnus of Cornell University. He is passionate and active in youth/student/entrepreneur empowerment, and he spent quite a bit of his free time in mentoring for various programs, including McKinsey's Youth Leadership Academy since 2010. He started USAPPS, non profit initiative which has been running since 2006, helping Malaysians to achieve their dreams to study at top US universities.Connect with CC ⁠on LinkedIn⁠Follow us ⁠on LinkedIn⁠ for more updatesCheck out ⁠Insignia Business Review⁠ for more insightsSubscribe to ⁠our monthly newsletter⁠ for all the news and resourcesDirected by Paulo JoquiñoProduced by Paulo JoquiñoThe content of this podcast is for informational purposes only, should not be taken as legal, tax, or business advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Insignia Ventures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ fund. Any and all opinions shared in this episode are solely personal thoughts and reflections of the guest and the host.

We discussed a few things including: 1. Mike's career journey2. How education has changed since pandemic3. AI related opportunities challenges4. New book5. Future trends and forecastsMichael B. Horn strives to create a world in which all individuals can build their passions and fulfill their potential through his writing, speaking, and work with a portfolio of education organizations. His new best-seller is Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career. https://www.amazon.com/Job-Moves-Making-Progress-Career-ebook/dp/B0CV7SGF6SHe is also the author of the award-winning Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns; Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools; Choosing College; Goodnight Box, a children's story; and the forthcoming From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)creating School for Every Child.Michael is faculty member at Harvard and co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, a non-profit think tank. He cohosts the top education podcasts Future U and Class Disrupted. He is a regular contributor to Forbes.com and writes the Substack newsletter The Future of Education. Michael also serves as an executive editor at Education Next, and his work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, and NBC.  Michael is a senior strategist at Guild Education, which partners with leading employers and organizations to help offer education and upskilling opportunities to America's workforce. He serves on the board and advisory boards of a range of education organizations, including Imagine Worldwide, Minerva University, and the LearnLaunch Institute and is a venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners.Michael was selected as a 2014 Eisenhower Fellow to study innovation in education in Vietnam and Korea, and Tech&Learning magazine named him to its list of the 100 most important people in the creation and advancement of the use of technology in education. Michael holds a BA in history from Yale University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.#podcast #AFewThingsPodcast

Join host Gene Cunningham and guest Elzandi Oosthuizen, Senior VP and Head of Corn Product Team at Bayer as they discuss Elzandi's path to Bayer and keeping the world's farmers connected in an everchanging field.   This conversation is an excerpt from the 2024 Bayer International Business Conference that took place on December 4, 2024, at Saint Louis University.Elzandi Oosthuizen is part of the global strategy leadership team at Bayer's Crop Science division where she leads the enterprise corn product team. She has held various global and regional leadership roles across the company's Seed & Traits, Crop Protection and Vegetable operations and lived and worked in several countries. Prior to her current role, she was part of the R&D leadership team leaning the crop technology team focusing on corn, soy and cotton crops. Before working in the corporate setting, she taught post graduate mathematics, and high school science and math for six years. She regularly advocates for S.T.E.M. education and is passionate about inspiring and developing people. Elzandi is passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion, as well as helping empower women.  She demonstrates this passion through her involvement in several initiatives over the past decade. She was a recipient of the 2024 Women in Agribusiness Demeter Award of Excellence, she was also an advisory board member for the 2019 Women in Food and Agriculture event and was named an Eisenhower Fellow for the Zhi-Xing 2017 program.Elzandi holds a Bachelor of Science in Natural Science and Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science Honors in Genetics from the University of Pretoria. She also holds a Master of Science in Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding from University of the Free State and an MBA from North-West University in South Africa.View Guest, Elzandi Oosthuizen's LinkedIn

Adam Zuckerman is the Founder of Buried in Work, a leading eCommerce platform specializing in estate planning/organization, end-of-life tasks, and estate transitions.  With a deeply personal motivation stemming from his experience managing his father's estate, Adam is dedicated to simplifying these complex processes for individuals and families nationwide.  As an Eisenhower Fellow, attorney, and MBA, Adam brings a wealth of expertise to his role, combining legal knowledge with entrepreneurial vision to drive innovation in the field of estate planning.  Adam's mission is to empower individuals of all ages to navigate the intricacies of estate planning with confidence and ease. Through Buried in Work, he seeks to revolutionize the way people approach end-of-life preparations, ensuring that everyone has access to the resources they need to secure their legacy and protect their loved ones. In this episode, Adam shares a bit of his story, why financial organization is crucial at any age, some top tips for how to simplify estate planning and end-of-life tasks, and the importance of starting NOW. You can connect with Adam and learn more about Buried In Work and the incredible resources available to support you at www.buriedinwork.com and via Instagram @buriedinwork ------- You can connect with Lauren on Instagram via @lauren.samay and @mymourningroutinepodcast, on Facebook @lauren.samay.coaching or through www.laurensamay.com How delicious would it be for your soul to share the parts of loss that greater society doesn't acknowledge?  What if you had a safe space to gather with others, to lighten the load of your grief, and let your heart be heard? ... Now you do!   Join Lauren for a special, supportive monthly check-in.  One hour, over Zoom, from the comfort of home, in sweatpants.  Newsletter subscribers receive a special session discount code to use for 22% off Monthly Grief Circles-- forever, so sign up first here! If you are tuning in and finding value in these episodes, please take a moment to rate and review My Mourning Routine on Apple Podcasts-- it means so much and helps make a bigger, connecting splash in the podcasting pond!

In this legacy-leaving episode, Adam Zuckerman, Founder of Buried in Work, shares how he became a cross-disciplinary generalist with a track record of success creating and leading initiatives at Fortune 500 companies and startups for over twenty years.You will discover:- How most founders get their estate planning wrong- A simple exercise you can use to create enormous clarity to your exit strategy.- The unique benefits only founders get from estate planning.
Adam Zuckerman is the Founder of Buried in Work, which provides resources and services to simplify estate planning/organization, end-of-life tasks, and estate transitions for consumers and businesses. He's an attorney, MBA, and Eisenhower Fellow with a diverse background in finance, media, consumer package goods, and clean energy. Adam's personal experiences and professional expertise make him a visionary in transforming how we think about securing our legacies.
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Although 2024 will be remembered as a year of political and electoral tumult worldwide, the situation in Northern Ireland has been relatively stable. The Executive and Assembly have been functioning since the Safeguarding the Union Deal (31 January) and its draft Programme for Government is intended to do ‘what matters most'. This rather unfamiliar situation must come as a considerable relief to those who consider themselves co-guarantors of the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, none of whom can expect much domestic or international stability in the near future. Northern Ireland is ripe for good things to grow, but this won't happen without some cultivation. Drawing on evidence and analysis from political sociology, in her address to the IIEA, Professor Hayward identifies the conditions that will make for belated but healthy progress in Northern Ireland society and the ways in which Ireland, the UK, and the USA – not to mention the ever-important EU – can help nurture them.  About the Speaker: Katy Hayward MRIA FAcSS is Professor of Political Sociology at Queen's University Belfast. She is an Eisenhower Fellow and was a Europe's Futures Fellow (ERSTE/IWM) in 2023/24. Professor Hayward was also recipient of a special Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize and ‘Political Communicator of the Year' award for her work on the impact of Brexit on Ireland/Northern Ireland, and is a trusted expert for media, policy, civic, and academic audiences worldwide. Her latest publications include the co-authored book Northern Ireland a Generation after Good Friday (2021).

Cordell Carter, Esq. Convenor | Leaders, Ideas, and Experiences Cordell Carter, Esq. is a dynamic leader, speaker, and advisor known for his relentless pursuit of a world where everyone belongs and has opportunities to thrive. As the long-term executive director of the Aspen Institute Socrates Program (2017-2024) and founding director of the Project on Belonging, Cordell curates transformative, off-the-record leadership seminars in capital cities across the globe, shaping the perspectives of over 1,500 leaders annually.   Cordell's passion for creating inclusive spaces led him to establish the Festival of the Diaspora in Medellín, Colombia—a powerful summit (deemed the secular tent revival) uniting diasporic communities across the Americas. As the founder of Expectant Advisory, LLC, he helps leaders and boards navigate their inclusion and belonging journeys with thoughtful strategy and foresight. His leadership journey spans prestigious roles at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, IBM, Seattle Public Schools, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. He is a sought-after speaker and facilitator on belonging, inclusion, post-secondary success, and the democratic ideals that hold our society together. Cordell is also the author of the groundbreaking keynote series, "Becoming an Inclusive Republic," a forthcoming book of the same name, and the producer of the documentary “The Road Trip to Belonging." In recognition of his expertise and leadership, Cordell was appointed by President Biden to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships and has received numerous accolades, including being named a 2023 Minority Executive Making Moves, a 2021 Champion of Change for Computer Science Education, and a distinguished Eisenhower Fellow to China. Cordell also serves as a Board Director for Concordia, Orbit Capital, Oasis Fresh Markets, Redemption Holdings, and the International Advisory Committee of Danubius University (Galatz, Romania). Finally, he is a limited partner with the Fvlcrum Fund and Mendoza Ventures. His influence stretches far and wide. He has spoken in 15 countries and 20 U.S. states on topics such as liberal democracy, belonging, and civic faith. Cordell's leadership extends to corporate boardrooms, advising companies like SkillStorm in their mission to upskill underserved communities. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Washington, and his thought leadership continues to shape the national and global conversation around equity, inclusion, and the future of democracy. https://CordellCarter.com  

Here's what to expect on the podcast:Adam's Eisenhower Fellowship experience.What led Adam to create Buried In Work?The various products and services offered by Buried In Work.Why is estate planning important, and when should people begin considering it?And much more! About Adam:Adam Zuckerman is the Founder of Buried in Work, which provides resources and services to simplify estate planning/organization, end-of-life tasks, and estate transitions. He's an attorney, MBA, and Eisenhower Fellow with a diverse background that spans finance, media, consumer package goods, and clean energy. Connect with Adam Zuckerman!Website: https://buriedinwork.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buriedinwork/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buriedinwork/ Connect with  Anne Zuckerman!Websites: https://justwantedtoask.com/ | https://annezuckerman.com/Bezi Woman:  https://beziwoman.com/ | https://www.beziwoman.shop/two-step-order1591558404525Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bezibradiscsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/beziwoman/

Adam Zuckerman is Founder of Buried in Work (www.BuriedinWork.com), a company focused on easing the burden of estate planning, the tasks surrounding end-of-life activities, and estate transition. He is an Eisenhower Fellow, an attorney, an MBA, and has a background that spans multiple industries, including finance, consumer package goods, clean energy, and media.Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Tom Etling, President of PreventEd's Board of Directors, sits down at the PrevenTable to talk more about his marketing expertise and time working with nonprofits. He shares how he helped PreventEd kickstart its rebrand and create the name we all know today, delves into changing misconceptions about people in need while at the St. Patrick's Center, and even chats about being an Eisenhower Fellow.

Mohamed Abdel-Kader, Chief Innovation Officer at USAID and Alexis Bonnell, Former Chief Innovation Officer at USAID, discussed the impact of AI and other machine learning tools. They explored the balance between the risks and rewards associated with these tools, reaching a consensus that AI can revolutionize USAID's impact when appropriately developed and utilized. The discussion emphasized the importance of developing AI to benefit all countries where USAID is active, not just English-speaking nations. Recognizing the rapid advancement of machine learning, the speakers stressed the need for precision and thoughtfulness in posing questions to AI, given its evolving nature. They also addressed issues of localization, pointing out the challenges when native languages are overlooked or when communities lack access to computers. Mike highlighted upcoming events for those interested in collaborating with USAID. On February 15th, SID-US will host its annual career fair, followed by the annual conference on April 26th in Washington, DC. He expressed his belief that this conference is a must-attend event of the year. IN THIS EPISODE: [01:53] Mike Shanley introduces today's guests and shares their backgrounds. [02:53] Mohamed describes his role at USAID as Chief Innovation Officer and talks about how technology is advancing with the advent of machine learning tools. [6:30] Mohamed touches on some of the early-use cases that he's seen of AI applications or other technologies. [12:47] Mohamed reflects on the potential risks AI presents and whether the good outweighs the bad.  [17:04] Alexis comments that we are navigating at a different rate of change in technology; therefore, we need to be intentional about how we use AI, and she provides an example of an experiment she led.  [26:08] Mohamed discusses the ethical development of AI, strengthening policies and systems that govern AI and accessing computing power in parts of the world where it's cost-prohibitive.  [31:38] Alexis discusses how the cultures and identities of different countries impact how you work with them. She describes a sector who asked themselves if they have been as innovative as they think they have been and how AI revealed a surprising result to their question. [38:42] Mohamad discusses the significance of localization in AI, emphasizing the interconnected nature of our world and the necessity of incorporating it into our AI tools. He notes that numerous countries are enthusiastic about AI, viewing it as a tool to propel their advancement. [46:00] Alexis says that there's a gold mine for all of the entities to bring unique applications to USAID, suggesting you can recycle or reuse proposals.  [52:34] The panelists leave advice to the listeners.  KEY TAKEAWAYS: Led by Mohamed Abdel-Kader, USAID's Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub, formerly known as the Global Development Lab, team is behind cutting edge tech development and approaches within the digital space. USAID strives to reach more people through innovative and cost effective approaches from cybersecurity, to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, digital finance, digital inclusion, and digital literacy. AI is an extremely powerful tool that is evolving and changing daily. With this, comes the risk that a lot of people will be left behind. But there's also tremendous opportunity in the AI space. USAID actively works to intentionally shape this technology to be useful for everyone, while exploring the practicalities of how they might achieve this goal.  USAID plays a unique role in fostering the ethical development of AI and other tools through various approaches. Mohamed and his team focus on utilizing the powerful tool of AI responsibly in environments where there are a lot of vulnerable people. USAID takes an ecosystem approach to discern how AI as a tool sits in the broader digital ecosystem within USAID's partner countries and how USAID can support the responsible use of AI and continue to shape that global agenda. They do this by strengthening the underlying policies and systems and civil society environment that shapes how AI is designed, developed, and deployed in partner countries, including the quality and representative data sets that are used to build these particular tools. RESOURCES: Aid Market Podcast Aid Market Podcast YouTube Mike Shanley - LinkedIn Mohamed Abdel-Kader LinkedIn Alexis Bonnell LinkedIn Co-host Society for International Development-US USAID_Digital Twitter USAID Twitter USAID Innovates Twitter BIOGRAPHIES: Mohamed Abdel-Kader serves as USAID's Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director of the Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub. In these roles, he oversees various Agency mechanisms to promote the application of innovation, technology, and research for greater aid effectiveness within USAID and the inter-agency, and with our partners in the international development community, private sector, and civil society. Prior to USAID, Mohamed advised companies, leading NGOs and multilateral organizations, foundations and educational institutions, and government agencies in addressing their most pressing challenges. He served in the Obama administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education in the U.S. Department of Education and later led the Aspen Institute's Stevens Initiative, an international ed-tech program. He has also served several postsecondary institutions in international strategy and major gift fundraising roles. A speaker of fluent Arabic and basic Spanish, Mohamed is a Truman National Security Fellow, an Eisenhower Fellow, and the author of a children's book about stereotypes. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Clemson University, a Master's degree in Higher Education from Vanderbilt University, and an MBA from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. He is also a trustee of the Longview Foundation for International Education & World Affairs.   Alexis Bonnell is the Chief Information Officer and Director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, the primary scientific research and development center for the Department of the Air Force. She is responsible for developing and executing the AFRL Information Technology strategy, leading the strategic development of highly advanced next generation technologies and platforms for AFRL. Her focus includes catalyzing the discovery, development, and integration of warfighting technologies for air, space, and cyberspace forces via digital capabilities, IT infrastructure and technological innovation across the lab's operations and culture. She was one of the first employees of the Internet Trade Association, contributing to the early development and growth of the digital landscape. She has served in challenging environments, including warzones with the United Nations to support over $1B of critical DOD operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other operational theaters. She has contributed to dual-use technology and innovation culture across the DOD Innovation community including: AFWERX, AFRL, Kessel Run, NavalX, Marine Innovation Unit, Army Futures Command, DIU, Army Software Factory, DARPA and more. Prior to her current position, she was the Emerging Technology Evangelist at Google, driving the use of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, cyber security/zero trust, API First, Big Data, Cloud Computing, and others to drive efficiency and innovation within government organizations, including tackling digital transformation in defense, healthcare, education, COVID response, natural disasters, supply chain, system/process modernization, hybrid workforce and more. Bonnell co-founded the Global Development Lab, the premier innovation lab of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), leveraging Global Allied Nation partnerships in Science, Technology, and Innovation, reviewing over 25,000 game changing innovations and technologies, funding 1,200 of them. She served as USAID's Chief Innovation Officer, receiving the first 10/10 for innovation in the Results For America Rankings. She was named in the Fed 100 in 2020. She also assisted with major platform and technology transitions, drove hybrid work adoption, countering malign nation initiatives and global cyber security programming.

Episodio 1257 en colaboración con Smartick***SORTEO de 2 suscripciones de 3 meses (a elegir, matemáticas o lectura): Comenta aquí o en iVoox hasta el 20 de noviembre diciendo qué es lo que más te interesa del método de aprendizaje de Smartick y por qué te gustaría ganarlo.***Hoy hablamos sobre la platafoma online de aprendizaje Smartick, dedicada a que nuestras criaturas conquisten las matemáticas y la comprensión lectora, en pequeñas sesiones diarias.Charlamos sobre tecnología, sobre límites y equilibro, sobre pantallas, sobre aprender a pensar y cómo hacerlo, sobre las principales reticencias de las familias a este método de aprendizaje y conoceremos mejor cómo funciona y a parte del gran equipo que está detrás con la ayuda de los siguientes invitados:Javier Arroyo Crejo Graduado por Harvard Business School en el Executive Program. Licenciado en Economía por la Universidad Autónoma Madrid (España) y MBA de Solvay Business School (Bélgica). Cofundador de Smartick, lidera las áreas de marketing, comunicación, atención al cliente y relaciones externas. Ha trabajado como consultor estratégico en Accenture y Marketing. Fue socio fundador de Fast Track, hoy perteneciente al Grupo internacional de comunicación WPP. En 2018, fue galardonado como “Eisenhower Fellow” por el Congreso de los EEUU para reconocer su trabajo mundial en educación. Es también Emprendedor Endeavor. Patricia Gutiérrez del Álamo Rodríguez Matemática por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Forma parte del equipo de desarrollo de contenidos de Smartick y se encarga de la elaboración de las trayectorias de aprendizaje del programa de matemáticas. Profesora asociada de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Con muchas ganas de cambiar la percepción que los niños tienen sobre las matemáticas y disfrutar de su reciente maternidad. Héctor Sanz Responsable del desarrollo del proyecto de Thinking (Pensamiento Crítico). Ha estudiado Grado en Matemáticas, Máster en Lógica y filosofía de la ciencia, Máster en Formación de profesorado en la Universidad de Valladolid y Máster en Finanzas cuantitativas en la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares. Actualmente está cursando estudios de doctorado en Investigación en educación en la Universidad de Valladolid. Es profesor de didáctica de la matemática en la Universidad de Valladolid y forma parte del equipo de desarrollo de contenidos de Smartick.Además, Smartick estará con nosotros, y podréis conocerlos mejor, en el MBDAY23, el 18 de noviembre en Espacio Rastro Madrid. Consulta el programa y compra las entradas aquí:Vente al MBDAY23Y podéis comprar las entradas para el MBDAY23 aquíCanal de Telegram de Madresfera https://t.me/NoticiasMadresferaWeb: https://madresfera.com/Newsletter semanal: https://www.madresfera.com/newsletter/

Alberto Benbunan es fundador de múltiples empresas y tiene más de 25 años trabajando en tecnología y comercio electrónico. Empezó a emprender a los 18 años en Venezuela donde fundó empresas como .Ticketron, Webtron, Promotron y TuCupon.com En 2004, cofundó Mobile Dreams Factory, una agencia de marketing móvil de renombre internacional que ganó numerosos premios, incluidos los MMA Awards, Cannes Lions y Eurobest. En 2012, cofundó Mediasmart, adquirida por Affle Group en 2020, y Moviplans, adquirida por Grupo DIA en 2015. Posteriormente, cofundó Gelt, adquirida en su mayoría por Prosegur Cashy DelSúper, que evolucionó a Super Technologies y fue adquirida por Mox Group en 2021. Luego fundó Prosegur Crypto y Sendity, ambas fueron adquiridas en 2022. Alberto es Eisenhower Fellow, Emprendedor Endeavor y profesor en el IE Business School. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Acelera el crecimiento de tu marca y negocio online: https://www.escalable.com Escalable es una comunidad privada y filtrada de emprendedores e independientes que buscan escalar sus marcas, conseguir más clientes, digitalizar sus procesos y mantenerse altamente motivados y apoyados. Aplica en: https://www.escalable.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- ¿Necesitas un estudio de grabación en Madrid? Este capítulo fue grabado en https://cabina29.com Si buscas grabar audio, video o hacer hacer streaming con el mejor equipo de grabación, sonido e iluminación… Cabina29 es una productora audiovisual con estudio propio y capacidad de adaptarse a cualquier ubicación para tu proyecto. Reserva tu espacio en: https://cabina29.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Temas conversados este capítulo: 00:00 Intro 2:46 Interés por la tecnología 4:39 Primer emprendimiento 8:42 Mentalidad del emprendedor 9:50 Primeras páginas web de Latinoamérica 13:01 Salida de Venezuela y experiencia en Marca.com 15:46 Crecimiento de su consultora de tecnología 19:13 Cómo sacar adelante un proyecto exitoso 21:40 Claves de retención de clientes 26:25 Cómo crecer un negocio de servicios 30:25 ¿Qué es Gelt? 34:18 Captar y gestionar clientes 36:59 Cambios como emprendedor a través de los años 43:24 Productividad 46:13 El futuro de la educación 53:22 Inteligencia Artificial 56:11 Habilidades clave de un emprendedor 59:00 Optimizar tu vida 1:01:35 ¿Qué persona fue influyente en tu vida? 1:03:07 ¿Qué le dirías al Alberto que recién iniciaba? 1:10:48 Ronda de preguntas rápidas 1:21:48 Cierre ------------------------------------------------------------------- Acelera el crecimiento de tu marca y negocio online: https://www.escalable.com Escalable es una comunidad privada y filtrada de emprendedores e independientes que buscan escalar sus marcas, conseguir más clientes, digitalizar sus procesos y mantenerse altamente motivados y apoyados. Aplica en: https://www.escalable.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Canales de Era Digital - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3F9GkUi - Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PQ3qV6 - Intragram: https://bit.ly/3rKXjt9 - Tiktok: https://bit.ly/46mvjel - LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3RS5LS8

We are excited to have SchoolAI as a sponsor for the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. Please visit schoolai.com to save your teachers 10 hours per week. Today we are talking with Michael B. Horn about the impact of AI on K12 (and higher) education and it's level of disruption.  Are students more disengaged because of the pandemic or AI taking over jobs? Anxiety from high school students because it is just far enough away. In every field entry level role becomes something much different. Intermediary places that employ apprentices. Theory of interdependence and modularity. In the early years of a system, different systems have to be done by the same entity. The nature of skills and work is moving so fast Book learning has to be done interdependently with the actual work. willfully blind to the reality. Google has changed the game and so will AI. Combination of human skills with the AI Hard things are still important. Habits of success, social emotional skills, soft skills, etc. What is hard may change. What is scarce may become clearer. It's easy to get a bunch of gibberish written on the internet. What's harder is to write something that compels others to take action. How to idenitfy hidden bias in AI. Rhetoric, philosophy, ethics and others are more important now. How we shape the AI and the code itself using ethics, philosophy. Overcorrection of humanities vs. STEM fields. Our ability to be discerning consumers is going to be more important. Are we training AI or is AI training us? Maybe knowledge is less important. Discerning what is fact vs. fiction. Information exists, knowledge gathers it, wisdom is applied knowledge, discernment is knowing when to use it. Schools seek to organize information into knowledge, smart people gain wisdom, and enlightened ones seek for discernment. Context gives meaning. Contrast give meaning. About Michael HornMichael B. Horn strives to create a world in which all individuals can build their passions and fulfill their potential through his writing, speaking, and work with a portfolio of education organizations. He is the author of several books, including the recently released From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)creating School for Every Child; the award-winning Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns; Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools; Choosing College;and Goodnight Box, a children's story.Michael is the co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, a non-profit think tank and an adjunct lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He cohosts the top education podcasts Future U and Class Disrupted. He is a regular contributor to Forbes.com, the New York Sun, and writes the Substack newsletter The Future of Education. Michael also serves as an executive editor at Education Next, and his work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, and NBC. Michael serves on the board and advisory boards of a range of education organizations, including Imagine Worldwide, Minerva University, the LearnLaunch Institute, and Guild Education, and is a venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners.Michael was selected as a 2014 Eisenhower Fellow to study innovation in education in Vietnam and Korea, and Tech&Learning magazine named him to its list of the 100 most important people in the creation and advancement of the use of technology in education. Michael holds a BA in history from Yale University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Previous Episodes with Michael Horn Disrupting Class with Michael Horn Transformative Principal 202 - Transformative Principal with Jethro Jones Blended Learning with Michael Horn Transformative Principal 203 - Transformative Principal with Jethro Jones Transformative Principal | Choosing College with Michael Horn Transformative Principal 295 Transformative Principal | Tackling the Teacher Shortage Problem with Michael Horn, Charles Fournier and Kevin Stoller Transformative Principal 525 SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with SchoolAI. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to SchoolAI.com/tpWe're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers here.

In episode 18 of The Really Rich Podcast, I sit down with whurley, Founder & CEO of Strangeworks, Venture Capitalist, Eisenhower Fellow and CERN Ambassador. As a quantum computing expert and veteran entrepreneur, whurley has two previous exits to Goldman and Accenture. Strangeworks is his newest company, currently on the road to democratizing quantum compute power. Hear whurley's speak on the future of AI, educating the next generation, and dealing with hardship. (If you missed episode 17, check it out HERE) Love the content? Subscribe on YouTube --- All Links: The Really Rich Journal (My weekly newsletter) FastOutreach.ai (My AI Startup) TikTok Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter

Katie Telford, Trudeau's top adviser, said Friday her office has been following up on allegations regarding what her party knew about Chinese interference in Cdn elections. She added that some of the claims “don't add up” to her in recent hearings with the House affairs committee. Guest: Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. Munk Snr. Fellow in Security and Defence at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Regularly called on as expert witness by parliamentary committees. Author: Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: Katie Telford, Trudeau's top adviser, said Friday her office has been following up on allegations regarding what her party knew about Chinese interference in Cdn elections. She added that some of the claims “don't add up” to her in recent hearings with the House affairs committee. Guest: Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. Munk Snr. Fellow in Security and Defence at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Regularly called on as expert witness by parliamentary committees. Author: Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft. Is the U.S. and China in a space race? In an Op-Ed by Prof. Svetla Ben-Itzhak, this question is delved into the recent headlines talking about a “new space race” between the U.S. and China. Is this actually the case? Guest: Svetla Ben-Itzhak. Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, Air University. The Dominion Voting case against Fox News over voter fraud claims made on the network continues, with the trial beginning next week. Guest: John LeBoutillier. Fmr United States House Representative and Political Columnist. Global News: “Ash from Russian volcano drifts into B.C., some flights delayed or grounded”. How did the eruption of a Russian volcano affect a Cdn province? Guest: Glyn Williams-Jones, Professor & Chair in the Department of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University. --------------------------------------------- Host – Arlene Bynon Executive Producer – Kelsey Campbell Content Producer – Demi Knight Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Prof Christian Leuprecht has released a new book titled “Polar Cousins”. A brief description on Google books: Geopolitics and climate change now have immediate consequences for national and international security interests across the Arctic and Antarctic. The world's polar regions are contested and strategically central to geopolitical rivalry. At the same time, rapid political, social, and environmental change presents unprecedented challenges for governance, environmental protection, and maritime operations in the regions. Guest: Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. Munk Snr. Fellow in Security and Defence at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Regularly called on as expert witness by parliamentary committees. Author: Polar Cousins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: The Carbon tax will have an increase of 23% to $65 per tonne happening on April 1st, will more increases be coming? Guest: Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy An Op-ed in the Toronto Star claims that Cdn Men dislike Trudeau more than Cdn women. What does this mean for the Prime Minister? Guest: David Coletto. Chief Executive at Abacus Data. Global News: Putin says Russia will station nuclear weapons in Belarus. Putin claims this is in response to continued military support to Ukraine during the ongoing conflict. Speaking with former Ukrainian Ambassador to Austria Olexander Scherba yesterday on the subject, he seems to believe this is just for show. What level of attack on Ukraine is Russia capable of during this time? Guest: Yuri Felshtinsky. Russian American historian. Co-Author of Blowing Up Russia (book banned in Russia). Felshtinsky's co-author Alexander Litvinenko, former Russian FSB agent, murdered in London by use of polonium on orders from the Kremlin. Conclusion drawn multi-year British inquiry. Our friend Prof Christian Leuprecht has released a new book titled “Polar Cousins”. A brief description on Google books: Geopolitics and climate change now have immediate consequences for national and international security interests across the Arctic and Antarctic. The world's polar regions are contested and strategically central to geopolitical rivalry. At the same time, rapid political, social, and environmental change presents unprecedented challenges for governance, environmental protection, and maritime operations in the regions. Guest: Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. Munk Snr. Fellow in Security and Defence at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Regularly called on as expert witness by parliamentary committees. Author: Polar Cousins. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to today's episode of She Breaks Thru! I am pumped up because I have a special guest today. She is a phenomenal woman who has achieved numerous accolades throughout her career and has been recognized for her outstanding leadership and dedication to empowering others. Her impressive background includes being a lawyer, an Eisenhower Fellow, and an alumna of prestigious universities such as Oxford and Stanford. She is the CEO of Takaful Insurance of Africa Limited, the first fully-fledged Takaful Operator in East and Central Africa. In addition, she sits on several boards of listed and private companies and the not-for-profit sector.  She is a youth and women empowerment champion and has initiated various programs for economic advancement. In this podcast, she talks about her experience in leadership and breaking barriers in a patriarchal society. I cannot wait to dive deep into her story and learn from her experiences. So, without further ado, please welcome our fantastic guest, Sumayya Hassan. Here is a glance at the episode  Introduction (0:38) Joining Takaful Insurance & Making An Impact (05:38) Leading With Purpose (13:52) Getting Your Team On Board With Your Vision (15:17) Beating the Odds in a Patriarchal Society (19:35) The Ripple Effect of Not Giving Up (25:35) Parting Advice for Listeners ( 29:38)

Today's podcast: Pointed exchanges concerning China's interference in Canadian general elections 2019 & 2021 were delivered at Question Period in parliament between Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over what the Liberals and Trudeau knew and/or didn't know. The issue continues at the Procedure and House Public Affairs (PROC) and Ethics parliamentary committees. Opposition parties voted for a public inquiry into the matter. PM Justin Trudeau instead announced a special 'rapporteur' into election interference will be named.  Meanwhile, China Friday insisted Canada is smearing China's reputation over the presence of Chinese police stations within Canada. And almost four years after two scientists with ties to China were fired and walked out of Canada's most secure bio-lab in Winnipeg the RCMP investigation into their activities has still not been concluded Guest: Pierre Poilievre. Leader: Conservative Party of Canada CEO's of Canada's 'Big Three' grocery chain CEO's testify before the Commons Agriculture Committee and what they said in defence of "reasonable profitability" over soaring food costs. Were/are they believable? Not to federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Laboratory discovered all three of Canada's major grocers beat their five-year averages for profit in the first half of 2022 Guest: Prof. Sylvain Charlebois. Head of Dalhousie University Agri Foods Analytics Lab Vicious Russian violence against Ukraine and its civilian population increases with massive missiles attack, including hypersonic missiles and this in the past few days. - Ukraine wants Western battle tanks it has been promised and immediately to change the dynamic on the ground. But will it? Some military experts argue the time of the tank is gone. Not our guest. How will the heavy armour from the West change the dynamic of the war in Ukraine? How much will it cost? Is it sustainable? And will the Russians resort to using doomsday weapons?  Guest: Colonel Peter Mansoor. Professor of military history at The Ohio State University. Commanded 1st Brigade of the 1st Armored Division of the U.S. Army, including 13 months of combat in Iraq. Was Executive officer to General David Petraeus in Iraq during the Surge. Heavy armour has a major role to play in wars now and the future. Australia faced China's inteference and has been far more direct in its response to Beijing. The head of Australia's intelligence service talked of having expelled "a hive of spies" from the country. Meanwhile Australia's former trade minister immediately after leaving government service accepted an $880k job working for a Chinese billionaire with ties to the Beijing government.  Our guest is quoted as saying "I don't have confidence that when it comes to sensitive investigations involving China that could possibly drag in the political elite in this country, the government really has an interest in getting these types of investigations over the line." Guest: Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. Munk Snr. Fellow in Security and Defence at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Regularly called on as expert witness by parliamentary committees. Author: Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft.   --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australia faced China's inteference and has been far more direct in its response to Beijing. The head of Australia's intelligence service talked of having expelled "a hive of spies" from the country. Meanwhile Australia's former trade minister immediately after leaving government service accepted an $880k job working for a Chinese billionaire with ties to the Beijing government.  Our guest is quoted as saying "I don't have confidence that when it comes to sensitive investigations involving China that could possibly drag in the political elite in this country, the government really has an interest in getting these types of investigations over the line." Guest: Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. Munk Snr. Fellow in Security and Defence at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Regularly called on as expert witness by parliamentary committees. Author: Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: Half of Canadians say they are concerned they might not have enough money to feed their family. We follow up as committed to last Sunday on the extended segment we aired on a Global News IPSOS poll which shows 22% of Canadians are "completely out of money." Up 3% since last October. Breaking it down, 28% of women say they are "completely out of money" while 15% of men say the same. Another 32% say if prices continue to rise they in a matter of months will be "out of money" as well. Guest; Darrell Bricker. CEO. IPSOS Public Affairs. What is going to happen to the price of food? Food prices will continue to rise and Dalhousie University releases a study titled "Cashed Out. How a Cashless Economy Impacts Your Grocery Experience, a Canadian Perspective." Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director Agri-Foods Analytics Laboratory and professor at Dalhousie University Listener email: Natural gas bill for his home in January of 2021 was $110.23. In January of 2022 the bill was $122.84. January 2023 his gas bill jumped to $210.14, with a carbon tax component of $29.08. Listener adds "what are we going to do when the carbon tax triples?"   Guest says energy prices will continue to rise. From gasoline and diesel to electricity and natural gas the cost spiral is upward and with more carbon tax on the way. Guest: Dan McTeague. President, Canadians for Affordable Energy. LAST WORD to Callers: Are you 'out of money', 'short of money' and what does that mean to you and your family in real terms right now and what might it mean by the end of this year? Have you had to cut food purchases, cut the number of meals at your home, cut the amount of food you eat? - If inflation continues and prices continue to increase are you among the half of Canadians worried they won't be able to afford to feed their families? Guests: YOU Op ed in the Hamilton Spectator: Medical Assistance in Dying Needs Some Serious Fixing. We speak with the Hamilton businessman who with his wife, dying of a terminal brain cancer, followed protocols demanded to meet MAID requirements but still heard their doctor refuse to proceed. Guest: Jeff Paikin. Hamilton businessman who with his wife Andrea, dying of terminal brain cancer, made a decision and followed protocols on when MAID should be engaged. The United States shoots down China's weather, no, make that surveillance balloon and China expresses its displeasure. United States Air Force General Mike Minihan in an internal communication warned last week the U.S. and China "will fight in 2025." What to make now of the 'balloon incident'? As well: Our guest Dr. Christian Leuprecht wrote a 2018 op ed titled "China's silent invasion of Western universities" and pointed to three Canadian universities, Waterloo, Toronto and McGill as being particularly a focus of China and the People's Liberation Army. This past week federal Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne criticized Canadian universities for collaboration with China's military scientists and declared new national sercurity guidelines were on the way. Globe and Mail reports 50 Canadian universities have conducted extensive research with China's military since 2005. Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. Munk Senior Fellow in Security and Defence at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Author of POLAR COUSINS: Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United States shoots down China's weather, no, make that surveillance balloon and China expresses its displeasure. United States Air Force General Mike Minihan in an internal communication warned last week the U.S. and China "will fight in 2025." What to make now of the 'balloon incident'? As well: Our guest Dr. Christian Leuprecht wrote a 2018 op ed titled "China's silent invasion of Western universities" and pointed to three Canadian universities, Waterloo, Toronto and McGill as being particularly a focus of China and the People's Liberation Army. This past week federal Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne criticized Canadian universities for collaboration with China's military scientists and declared new national sercurity guidelines were on the way. Globe and Mail reports 50 Canadian universities have conducted extensive research with China's military since 2005. Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. Munk Senior Fellow in Security and Defence at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Author of POLAR COUSINS: Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chinese weather, no make that surveillance balloon continues its trek high above the United States and particulary where U.S. nuclear missile silos are located (Montana). The U.S. sent out an F22 Raptor fighter plane to observe the balloon over which tensions between China and the U.S. have sufficiently been raised that American Secretary of State Antony Blinken has canceled his planned trip to Beijing. Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. Munk Senior Fellow in Security and Defence at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Author Polar Cousins: Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: Federal Liberals backed into a corner by opposition parties and without the votes to pass Bill C-21 remove amendments banning assault-style rifles, hunting rifles and shotguns. Guest: Tony Bernardo. Executive Director: Canadian Shooting Sports Association. We track the history of Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada as the federal Liberals add legislation delaying mental health as a determinant for MAID. Guest: Chris Considine. One of Canada's most successful and prominent lawyers who represented Sue Rodriguez ground-breaking physician assisted death requests at the Supreme Court of Canada where the court ruled against by a 5-4 margin on September 30, 1993. Chris Considine has represented many patients who requested medical assistance in dying since the Sue Roderiguez case. Canada's Health Care. Next week PM Justin Trudeau and the premiers will work toward a new funding model with billions more dollars flowing from Ottawa to the provinces in a formula similar to what Paul Martin promised would fix healthcare for a generation 3 years ago. How will additional billions of dollars directed by the federal government to its provincial counterparts, to be administered by the same bureaucracies improve a terribly broken delivery healthcare delivery system? and remember in 2005 the Canadian Medical Association approved a motion calling for the availability of private health insurance and services when timely public healthcare is not available. Guest: Dr. Brian Day. Cambie Surgery Centre in Vancouver. A private care surgical centre. Dr. Day's legal case that each Canadian must have the option to purchase prvate health insurance may be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Chinese weather, no make that surveillance balloon continues its trek high above the United States and particulary where U.S. nuclear missile silos are located (Montana). The U.S. sent out an F22 Raptor fighter plane to observe the balloon over which tensions between China and the U.S. have sufficiently been raised that American Secretary of State Antony Blinken has canceled his planned trip to Beijing. Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. Munk Senior Fellow in Security and Defence at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Author Polar Cousins: Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Jose Morey is a physician, media producer, and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Ad Astra Media and is excited about the potential of augmented reality. He is working to make AR more accessible, especially to underserved communities. In this conversation, Dr. Jose discusses his background in medicine and computer science and how he has used his knowledge to create innovative applications in the healthcare industry. He also talks about his work with the UN World Food Programme and how he is working to inspire underrepresented communities to pursue careers in STEM. Who's The Guest? José Morey, M.D. is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Ad Astra Media LLC, an Eisenhower Fellow, and a Co-Founder of Ever Medical Technologies. He is a health and technology keynote speaker, author, and consultant for NASA, Forbes, MIT, the United Nations World Food Programme, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He is considered the world's first Intergalactic Doctor and is often featured on Forbes, Univision, CNBC, and NASA360. He coined Puerto Rico as the future "Silicon Island” as appeared in Forbes, The Weekly Journal, Reddit, and Hispanic Executive. Additionally, along with Frank Carbajal, he is co-author of "LatinX Business Success" by Wiley Publishing – recently highlighted as #1 on Amazon. Episode Highlights The Intergalactic Doctor: Dr. Jose Morey The journey from Traditional Medicine to Technology Consulting The power of giving back The Flywheel Effect: How to create and sustain momentum for your business Bringing exposure to STEM and medicine in underserved communities Making AR more accessible than ever before Episode Resources Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork/ https://twitter.com/rherochoa https://dogoodwork.io/ Connect with Dr. Jose Morey https://www.adastramedia.org/ https://www.drjosemorey.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jos%C3%A9-morey-03942357 https://twitter.com/drmorey1 https://www.instagram.com/drintergalactic/  Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here

This latest Stories in AI episode features my good friend, Whurley, Founder and CEO of Strangeworks, Founder/GP at Ecliptic Capital. It was amazing to talk to Whurley and discuss the future of quantum computing and the forces driving change in the sector. Please be sure to like and subscribe for more content, and I hope you really enjoy this episode! Whurley's Bio: William Hurley "whurley" is founder and CEO of Strangeworks, a quantum computing startup based in Austin, Texas. Whurley's career has spanned over 25 years, founding startups such as Honest Dollar and Chaotic Moon Studios, as well as working in technical leadership roles for Apple, IBM, and Goldman Sachs. Prior to founding Strangeworks,Whurley was managing director at Goldman Sachs which he came to through the acquisition of Honest Dollar; a fintech startup that offers a retirement savings platform that simplifies and brings transparency to the investment products available for a range of consumers. Whurley is dedicated to fostering collaboration and establishing unified metrics and standards across the quantum computing community. He partnered with StackOverflow to create the world's largest community of quantum computing developers, and currently serves as the Chair of the Quantum Standards Working Group at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is leading the development of the first quantum commuting standards, PAR7130 “Standard for Quantum Computing Definitions” and PAR 7131 “Standard for Quantum Computing Performance Metrics for Performance Benchmarking”. Whurley is committed to making quantum computing more accessible and improving quantum literacy. His latest book, "Quantum Computing For Babies," offers simple explanations of quantum computing for the youngest audiences and is one of the best selling books on quantum computing. His upcoming book, Endless Impossibilities, continues his mission of improving quantum computing literacy and helps readers understand the potential of quantum computing. Whurley is a regular contributor to TechCrunch and regularly speaks around the world on the potential power and impact of quantum computing and what quantum needs to succeed. He has received numerous awards and recognitions including being named a 2018 Eisenhower Fellow, the 2012 International Genius Grant recipient, and an IBM Master Inventor. Whurley is an advocate and works on a range of issues he cares about, including diversity and equality. Whurley is a founding partner of UN Women; ‘EQUALS': The Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age bringing together partners across sectors to bridge the gender gap in technology by championing equality of access, skills development, and career opportunities.   Find Whurley at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whurley/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/whurley A note about our sponsor: Experian is the world's leading global information services company. We empower our clients to manage their data with confidence and build trusted relationships with consumers, using advanced analytics, decisioning technology, and fraud prevention tools. We help businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lend more responsibly, and prevent fraud and financial crime. As the world's leading repository of consumer credit data, Experian is transforming data into solutions that facilitate transactions, ensure financial safety and improve the financial lives of millions of consumers around the world.

An award-winning international attorney and civic leader bridging sectors to partner alongside business, government, and NGOs to promote international security, democracy and shared prosperity. As Northern California co-managing partner of a leading global law firm, he advises multinational companies on key strategic and legal issues related to growing their business internationally, having counseled on more than US$40 billion in cross-border transactions.Dean also serves in leadership capacities to various civic organizations, including CEO business groups, NGOs, and think tanks, and has advised and convened government leaders and politicians around the world - from the NATO Secretary General, to the Mayor of Seoul to the Justice Minister of India - on a range of international public policy issues. He is a founding member of the Halifax International Security Forum, a Washington, D.C., the premier nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening strategic cooperation among democratic nations. Dean is also co-founder of Transatlantic West, a community of leaders promoting stronger ties between Europe and Silicon Valley.Passionate about service and public policy, Dean has advised three presidential campaigns on foreign policy and represented the State of California in trade and investment missions around the world. He serves as a governor's appointee on the California Workforce Development Board, promoting job quality, worker voice, equity, and environmental sustainability for the state's 18 million workers. He is past chair of the Northern California District Export Council, appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to represent and advocate on behalf of the region's diverse array of exporters, resulting in $75 billion in annual in exports. He has also advised the U.S. trade representative on international trade issues impacting the technology and innovation ecosystem.Recognized for his leadership in public diplomacy, Dean has been designated a Fulbright Scholar to Korea, an Honorary Senator of the German Economy, an Eisenhower Fellow to China, a Presidential Leadership Scholar, a Marshall Memorial Fellow to the EU, a US-Spain Council Young Leader, an International Fellow of Center for Strategic International Studies, a Truman National Security Fellow, and a Carnegie New Leader. Dean is an elected life member of the Council on Foreign Relations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toby-usnik/support

The motive of the Mid-day meal was to provide a dense nutrition lunch to all the students studying in Government schools. The initiative took place looking at the poor diet of a few students, and according to the parents of those students, they didn't have enough money to provide the best. Know more about the same from Shridhar Venkat, CEO, of The Akshaya Patra Foundation, the World's largest NGO for school meals. About Shridhar Venkat Shridhar Venkat serves as the CEO of The Akshaya Patra Foundation. He has over 30 years of experience with leading multinationals like Philips, ABB, and Webex Communications India (CISCO). An Eisenhower Fellow 2014 for innovation, Shridhar has been working with Akshaya Patra for the past 16 years. Prior to that, he was the Vice-President Of sales of Webex Communications India (CISCO). Shridhar holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's Degree in Marketing Management, NMIMS Mumbai. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tbcy/support

Dr. Park shares her journey founding the DQ Institute, writing her book IQ EQ DQ New Intelligence in the AI age, Digital Citizenship and Literacy and her work across the globe focused on these areas. Together we explore the challenges of the digital landscape students and parents are navigating, the learnings from her work, and how to leverage many of the strategies available to schools and educators with the DQ Institute.    About Dr. Yuhyun Park   Dr. Yuhyun Park is a world-leading expert in digital skills and child online safety. She created the Digital Intelligence (DQ) concept and framework, which is the world's first global standards and a common framework for digital literacy, skills, and readiness (IEEE 3527.1) which was endorsed by the IEEE Standards Association, OECD, and World Economic Forum in 2018. Dr. Park developed the Child Online Safety Index, the world's first real-time metric tracker to help nations understand their children's online safety status, and leads the #DQEveryChild initiative, a global digital citizenship movement for children.   In addition, she has been serving in various international leadership positions related to digital economy, skills, and safety, including as the leader of the EQUALS ITU Digital Skills Coalition, the chair of TikTok Safety Advisory Council AP, and International Lead for Digital Economy in the G20 Civil Society (2020). She also serves as an adjunct professor at Yonsei University and a board member at Future Consensus institute in South Korea.   She has received several international awards, including recognition as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Ashoka Fellow, Eisenhower Fellow, and multiple UNESCO prizes. She co-authored the "Dictionary for Economics", which is the most widely used dictionary for economics in Korea. Her academic experiences include serving as an adjunct professor at Yonsei University in Korea and as a director at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr Park completed her Ph.D. degree and post-doctoral studies in biostatistics at Harvard University   Dr. Yuhyun Park on Social Media   Website: http://www.dqinstitute.org, http://dqworld.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DQInstitute.org/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuhyunpark/ Twitter: @YuhyunPark_   Resources: Book: IQ EQ DQ: New Intelligence in the AI Age  https://www.amazon.sg/IQ-EQ-DQ-New-Intelligence/dp/981495439X https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/11/20/2338559/0/en/New-Book-Discusses-Essential-Digital-Skills-In-The-AI-Age-IQ-EQ-DQ.html   John Mikton on Social Media LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton Web: beyonddigital.org   Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE Web: www.appsevents.com   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Would you like to have a free 1 month trial of the new Google Workspace Plus (formerly G Suite Enterprise for Education)? Just fill out this form and we'll get you set up bit.ly/GSEFE-Trial

We discussed a few things including:1. Michael's education career journey2. How the pandemic has disrupted sector3. Remote and hybrid: innovations + best practices4. Mental health and apathy issues5. Future trends and forecasts Michael strives to create a world in which all individuals can build their passions and fulfill their potential through his writing, speaking, and work with a portfolio of education organizations. He is the author of several books, including the award-winning Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns; Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools; Choosing College; Goodnight Box, a children's story; and the forthcoming From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)creating School for Every Child, which will be released in July 2022.Michael is the co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, a non-profit think tank. He cohosts the top education podcasts Future U and Class Disrupted. He is a regular contributor to Forbes.com and writes the Substack newsletter The Future of Education. Michael also serves as an executive editor at Education Next, and his work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, and NBC.  Michael is a senior strategist at Guild Education, which partners with leading employers and organizations to help offer education and upskilling opportunities to America's workforce. He serves on the board and advisory boards of a range of education organizations, including Imagine Worldwide, Minerva University, and the LearnLaunch Institute and is a venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners.Michael was selected as a 2014 Eisenhower Fellow to study innovation in education in Vietnam and Korea, and Tech&Learning magazine named him to its list of the 100 most important people in the creation and advancement of the use of technology in education. Michael holds a BA in history from Yale University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

In Part I of this conversation with IDR, Dream a Dream's co-founder Vishal Talreja and CEO Suchetha Bhat share the story of the organisation's implosion, Vishal's burnout, and how owning up to failure was the first step in figuring out the way to build back up. Vishal Talreja co-founded Dream a Dream with 11 other people. He is an Ashoka Fellow, an Eisenhower Fellow, a Kamalnayan Bajaj (Aspen) Fellow, a Salzburg Global Fellow, and a board member at Goonj. Vishal was also the founder-director of UnLtd India and a board member of PYE Global and India Cares Foundation. He has been recognised as an ‘Architect of the Future' by the Waldzell Institute in Austria and as ‘Innovator of the Year' in 2019 by HundrED. Suchetha Bhat is the CEO of Dream a Dream, a nonprofit that empowers children from vulnerable backgrounds to thrive. Since starting her career in 2001, she has worked both in the corporate and social sectors. Under her leadership, Dream a Dream has grown from working with 10,000 young people in Bengaluru to more than one million children across five states. Niti Aayog has listed Suchetha among the 75 Women Entrepreneurs Transforming India in 2021. This episode is part of a special series in partnership with The Wellbeing Project where we look at the intersection of failure and well-being. Read more: Read more failure stories on Failure Files. Dip into Centred Self, a series exploring the important but often-overlooked connection between inner well-being and effective social change. Check out some ideas and tools from Fail Forward to help your organisation take risks, learn, adapt, and fail intelligently. Understand why the social sector must recognise and talk about failure. Learn why talking about failure is crucial for growth. Explore Alliance Magazine's issue on learning from failure and how it can contribute to better philanthropy. Want to share your failure story? Learn more about what we're looking for here, and share your pitch/story on writetous@idronline.org The Failure Files podcast is produced by India Development Review (IDR), an online journal focused on the development sector. IDR publishes cutting-edge ideas, lessons, and insights, written by and for the people working on some of India's toughest problems. To learn more, visit www.idronline.org

In Part II of this conversation, Dream a Dream CEO Suchetha Bhat and co-founder Vishal Talreja talk about what it took to rebuild an organisation in crisis, and how that led to discovering a new kind of leadership—one that the world needs more of. Suchetha Bhat is the CEO of Dream a Dream, a nonprofit that empowers children from vulnerable backgrounds to thrive. Since starting her career in 2001, she has worked both in the corporate and social sectors. Under her leadership, Dream a Dream has grown from working with 10,000 young people in Bengaluru to more than one million children across five states. NITI Aayog has listed Suchetha among the 75 Women Entrepreneurs Transforming India in 2021. Vishal Talreja co-founded Dream a Dream with 11 other people. He is an Ashoka Fellow, an Eisenhower Fellow, a Kamalnayan Bajaj (Aspen) Fellow, a Salzburg Global Fellow, and a board member at Goonj. Vishal was also the founder-director of UnLtd India and a board member of PYE Global and India Cares Foundation. He has been recognised as an ‘Architect of the Future' by the Waldzell Institute in Austria and as ‘Innovator of the Year' in 2019 by HundrED. This episode is part of a special series in partnership with The Wellbeing Project where we look at the intersection of failure and well-being. Read more: Read more failure stories on Failure Files. Dip into Centred Self, a series exploring the important but often -overlooked connection between inner well-being and effective social change. Check out some ideas and tools from Fail Forward to help your organisation take risks, learn, adapt, and fail intelligently. Understand why the social sector must recognise and talk about failure. Learn why talking about failure is crucial for growth. Explore Alliance Magazine's issue on learning from failure and how it can contribute to better philanthropy. Want to share your failure story? Learn more about what we're looking for here, and share your pitch/story on writetous@idronline.org The Failure Files podcast is produced by India Development Review (IDR), an online journal focused on the development sector. IDR publishes cutting-edge ideas, lessons, and insights, written by and for the people working on some of India's toughest problems. To learn more, visit www.idronline.org

"How do we create a better free speech culture? How do students learn things like the first amendment in school and in their peer groups? What if at sports events before we sing the National Anthem we recite the first amendment?" First amendment specialist Stuart Brotman joins the podcast, new book in hand. The book, called The First Amendment Lives On: Conversations Commemorating Hugh M. Hefner's Legacy of Enduring Free Speech and Free Press Values, is a series of interviews between Brotman and some of the leading free speech figures of the past half century. From Geoffrey R. Stone to Floyd Abrams to Nadine Strossen and others, Brotman paints a picture of some of the free speech pioneers of recent history. What is the state of free speech today? What is the difference between free speech in a legal sense and a culture of free speech? What are universities doing -- or not doing -- to protect that which we hold sacred? And what does the future hold, as we look to exercise the freedoms of the first amendment in new and robust ways? If you like what we do, please support the show. By making a one-time or recurring donation, you will contribute to us being able to present the highest quality substantive, long-form interviews with the world's most compelling people. Stuart N. Brotman is the inaugural Howard Distinguished Endowed Professor of Media Management and Law and Beaman Professor of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Brotman is an honorary adjunct professor at the Jindal Global Law School in India and an affiliated researcher at the Media Management Transformation Centre of the Jönköping International Business School in Sweden. He serves as an appointed arbitrator and mediator at the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and as a Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar, where he was a Visiting Scholar in its Academy on Media and Global Change. He also is an Eisenhower Fellow. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the Federal Communications Law Journal, Journal of Information Policy and the Journal of Media Law and Ethics, as a director of the Telecommunications Policy Research Institute, and on the Future of Privacy Forum Advisory Board. He is the first Distinguished Fellow at The Media Institute, where he also serves on its First Amendment Council. At Harvard Law School, he was the first person ever appointed to teach telecommunications law and policy and its first Visiting Professor of Law and Research Fellow in Entertainment and Media Law. He also served as a faculty member at Harvard Law School's Institute for Global Law and Policy and the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program. He served as the first concurrent fellow in digital media at Harvard and MIT, at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and the Program on Comparative Media Studies, respectively. He held a professorial-level faculty appointment in international telecommunications law and policy at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He also chaired both the International Communications Committee and the International Legal Education Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of International Law and Practice.

Dr. Jose Moray is one of the most accomplished persons I've interviewed. His passion to help serves others centers around his intense curiosity to not just learn, but find ways to help others. His bio reads like a Nobel Prize winner, and his drive matches. From his website (drjosemorey.com): CEO and Founder of Ad Astra Media LLC; providing role models and educational STEAM content to encourage more diversity in STEAM related fields. He is the Chief Medical Officer for Ever Medical, an Eisenhower Fellow with the 2020/2021 ZHI-XING Fellows Program and is a health and technology keynote speaker, author and a consultant for NASA, Forbes, MIT and the White House Office of Science and Technology. He is considered a leader in exponential technology innovation and excels at leading multidisciplinary teams that sit at the epicenter of biotechnology, AI, and aerospace. He is considered the first Intergalactic Doctor and is often featured on Forbes, Univision, CNBC and NASA360. His latest essay “The Future Shock of Medicine: How AI will Transform Disease, Death and Doctors” was recently reviewed by The Wall Street Journal along with other contributions by contemporary thought leaders. He serves as a technology and business advisor for MIT, NASA, UVA, African Innovation Alliance, US-Polish Alliance for Innovation and has served as special envoy to the Polish Space Agency. As Chief Engineering Council in charge of Innovation for Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, he directs international engineering teams in technology and intellectual property development.

Hi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast I have a great talk with Dustin Haisler. Dustin is the Chief Innovation Officer for e.Republic, a media and research company focused exclusively on state and local government. Dustin is also an Eisenhower Fellow and Program Faculty for the Certified Public Management Program at Texas State University. In this episode, Dustin starts by telling us about his background in banking, how he ended up working in Government to then startups, and his passion for Government and in particular cities. Dustin then shares with us what a Smart Community is to him, a bit about e.Republic and what they do, and we discuss the importance of being able to work together and partner with governments, before Dustin shares with us some of his favourite projects he has been working on. Dustin then shares some of his experiences connecting different government agencies together and we discuss the importance of knowledge sharing and collaboration. We finish our chat discussing the emerging trends of digital equity and inclusion, and decentralised identity. As always, we hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!Find the full show notes at: www.mysmart.communityConnect with Dustin via LinkedIn or TwitterConnect with me via email: hello@mysmart.communityConnect with My Smart Community via LinkedIn or Twitter and watch on YouTubeThe Smart Community Podcast is produced by Perk Digital

A conversation with Jeff Frazier, VP, Head of Global Public Sector at Snowflake. Listen as Jeff discusses his passion for public sector applications and how data sharing can make a significant difference. Before coming to Snowflake, Jeff was involved with numerous start-ups in emerging tech focusing on AI and cybersecurity. Earlier Jeff had served some 13 years as Cisco's Managing Director for their Global Public Sector. Jeff started out in law enforcement which ultimately led him to become an FBI agent for some 4+ years serving in total over 11 years in law enforcement before going to Cisco. Jeff is a Senior Executive Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School as well as an Eisenhower Fellow.

EPISODE 105: Regenerative Ocean Farming Host: Aaron Niederhelman Guest: Bri Warner, CEO & Pres. @ Atlantic Sea Farms Guest: Chris Sherman, CEO @ Island Creek Oysters   This latest episode is about how to re-build a food system that creates quality sustenance for people, new jobs on working waterfronts and healthier oceans through the adoption of smarter management practices on regenerative ocean farms. Regenerative ocean farming is an aquatic farming system that grows seaweed and shellfish on no inputs. As is the case with terrestrial production, aquatic regen farming is all about investing in the ecological health of an ecosystem to create good food.   REGENERATIVE OCEAN FARMING US seaweed pioneer Bri Warner shares in her experience of having to make a compelling business case for kelp production in coastal communities in Maine. Ahead of the curve, Warner has leveraged some creative methods and core business fundamentals to establish a whole new kind of values-based food production company. We discover that what she's producing actually has a pretty unfair advantage in catching the eye of contemporary consumers over almost everything else in the food value chain. “The three best foods that you can eat on the planet are (regenerative) aquaculture mussels, oysters and kelp. We're all removing carbon from the water. We're all doing this with zero arable land. Zero freshwater. Zero pesticides. The fact is, these three products grow more efficiently than any terrestrial food, especially any terrestrial food animal protein out there. What we can honestly say about these aquaculture products is that they're actually making the planet better,” explains Warner – CEO & President of Atlantic Sea Farms. Island Creek Oysters (ICO) is a vertically integrated Regenerative Ocean Farming success story. They grow out their own oyster seed; they produce feedstuff algae to raise oysters; they sell that seed to other growers; they operate their own farms that grow-out seeds from adolescence -to- maturity; they aggregate & distribute mature oysters to diverse retailers and food service relationships – including their own restaurants; they invest in preserving and improving the marine ecological systems that grow their crops; they offer an experience for anyone to share-in the stories of their food with the community that produced it. “Through its benefit for the economy. The social, cultural and gastronomic benefits that we all get, and all of the nutritional values this seafood offers. And, the environmental gain – which gets at the concept of adding value back into the ecosystem from which we depend on to produce good food. This all culminates in us supporting the concept of ‘coastal communities', which is core to our mission and values at Island Creek Oysters,” says Chris Sherman – ICO, CEO and Eisenhower Fellow.   How Regen Business Backs the Planet As for environmental restoration, oysters grown not for consumption have become part of the equation for producers like ICO. Each mollusk can filter up-to 50 gallons of seawater a day, oysters bond together to create natural reefs that protect shorelines and cities, and these shellfish act as great neighbors in estuaries to keep oceans thriving with other keystone species and biodiversity. Sherman explains how they support NGO-backed restoration projects through a few different channels. But always interested in pushing the envelope, Sherman is evaluating how the farms can work in lockstep with restoration projects to instigate more environmental action for the industry. “We harness the power of private industry and profit to scale environmental impact. One of the things that we focus on is validating some of the claims that we make as an industry about the positive impacts of commercial farms. The questions that we're trying to answer include: How do farms stack up to natural oyster reefs? How do farms compare to synthetic reefs brought online in restoration projects? How do we optimize nitrogen removal, and deliver habitat creation? Through scientific methods, we're on a path to quantify the ecosystem value of commercial shellfish farms,” explains Sherman.   An Innovation Economy Supporting Community Warner has built a creative business model that employs Maine lobsterman as her production team of this line-grown kelp coming from the clean, cold waters of the North Atlantic. With over 4000 boats working in the Maine lobster industry, Bri sees kelp production as a mutually beneficial relationship that offers existing boat owners a new revenue stream without requiring additional equipment or extensive operating expenses. The approach has been so successful that when Warner first took over as CEO of Atlantic Sea farms in 2018 the company was sourcing 30,000 lbs. of seaweed a year. Now, after building-out the required processing infrastructure, finding new markets ripe for this next super-food, and via that creative approach to employ a lobstermen workforce in their off-season – Atlantic Sea Farms will harvest 1.2 Million lbs. of human-grade kelp this year alone. With plenty of capacity to grow. As we've seen in our stories before, there are many creative ideas generating on the innovation economies of Regen farms. --- Listen-in to the full conversation with Bri, Chris, and Aaron as they discuss how we can achieve good for the people and planet through smarter ocean management on regenerative ocean farms.

Today is a real treat for those of us with lock-down wanderlust. A married couple – Rachel Greenberger and Cristiano Bonino. Rachel is a 2020 Eisenhower Fellow working on Regenerative Agriculture and Food Systems – she was one of the creators of Food Sol – a thought leadership initiative for Food Entrepreneurs at Babson College. Rachel also works with her husband, Cristiano, on his Italian Tour Company Food.Stories.Travel. I love his voice – and couldn't we all use a little escape to the countryside of Italy right now? Spoiler alert: There's a lot of anchovies in this piece.Photo Courtesy of FoodStoriesTavel.com.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Let's Talk About Food by becoming a member!Let's Talk About Food is Powered by Simplecast.

About Shridhar Venkat: He has over 25 years of work experience and has been associated with leading multinationals like Philips, ABB, Webex Communications (now CISCO), etc. Prior to joining Akshaya Patra, he was Vice President – Sales, Webex Communications. He joined Akshayapatra in search of existential purpose in life.He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and a Master's Degree in Management. He has been inducted into the hall of distinguished alumni leaders by NMIMS. Shridhar is an Eisenhower Fellow for Innovation and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program from Wharton Business School. He is a recipient of the Mother Teresa Social Leadership Scholarship. In Akshaya Patra, he brings to the table strong people management and organization skills. He believes that it is important to blend missionary spirit and professionalism to deliver value.Resources Mentioned:If you are a beginner in spirituality – Perfect Questions, Perfect answers; If you are advanced – Science of self-realisation. God's own kitchen – Rashmi BansalBijay Gautam's The Inspiring Talk's 120th episode - Connect with Shridhar:  info@akshayapatra.org 

Christine Ng'ang'a is Managing Director at Strategia Advisors, a boutique advisory firm serving East African clients, and has accumulated over 20 years' experience in corporate and project finance, strategy and economic development advisory work. She is also the founder of KendiArt.com - the first online marketplace for Contemporary East African Art, and an angel investor in the fintech and renewable energy sectors.Previously she worked in Deals Advisory at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Kenya where she managed M&A, capital raising, Public Private Partnerships, valuation and due diligence assignments. Christine has served as Assistant Vice President at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). In this role, she managed municipal bond issuances for a portfolio of infrastructure development projects and helped structure PPPs in the manufacturing, real estate, healthcare, rail, education and leisure sectors. She also structured a pooled loan guarantee program for New York City which was designated by Mayor Bloomberg as a flagship project for enhancing SME access to capital during the Great Recession of 2008/9. Christine has consulted for USAID, CIDA, the World Bank and various Eastern African governments. Christine is an Eisenhower Fellow (2021). She currently Chairs the Board of Sanlam General Insurance (Kenya) Limited and has served on the boards of Revolution Analytics, Strauss Energy and Carolina for Kibera. She is a former board member of the Regional Economic Development Assistance Corporation (New York) and also served as Assistant Secretary of the New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA), a bond issuing authority. Christine holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Studies (Honours) from Trent University, Canada, a Post Graduate Diploma in E-commerce Technologies from Seneca College, Canada and a Master of Public Administration from New York University, USA.https://www.strategiaadvisors.com/

In this episode, we explore the importance of bridging and relational infrastructure to achieving healthy communities. Our guest is Nang Mo Kham, Eisenhower Fellow & senior health specialist at the World Bank.Based in Myanmar. Nang sees herself as someone who can help establish a system that knits together local services, including education, public health, and others, to improve access for everyone, no matter their social status, background, or ethnicity… and thus improve the overall health of her community. Nang's work aligns with the civity principles of building relational infrastructure to bridge difference and move from us-vs-them to ‘we all belong.' We are also joined in this episode by our Civity intern, Maya Fiorella.

Dr. Jose Morey known as Dr. Intergalactic. Dr. Morey is CEO of Ad Astra Media, is a Fellow of the Eisenhower Foundation and the Chief Medical Innovation Officer for Liberty BioSecurity. BioSecurity boots innovation across world for genetic intelligence, national defense biotechnologies, precision medicine and augmented human performance. Dr. Morey was the Associated Chief Health Officer for IBM Watson Health Joséserves as Chief Engineering Council in charge of Innovation for Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Forbes Technology Council. He holds an adjunct professorship of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of Virginia and at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He is a mentor for MIT Solve and IDEAS programs. Morey has been featured on Forbes, Univision and NASA360. Thank you for listening & supporting the podcast :) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sneakies https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/anonymouscontent *Royal Girl -Funds will go to sound and editing. Paypal (friends & family) petcarebuddies(at)gmail(dot)com https://www.patreon.com/sneakies Instagram @marylinartist LinkedIn: Marylin Hebert Please Subscribe to our YouTube:) https://www.youtube.com/user/Fellinijr/videos Zombie Diaries: https://youtu.be/tBmgi3k6r9A Our books :) Young Adult wizard book series: "Margaret Merlin's Journal" by A. A. Banks at Amazon! :) https://www.instagram.com/margaretmerlinsjournal/ MMJ Book I The Battle of the Black Witch https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Battle-Black-ebook/dp/B01634G3CK MMJ Book II Unleashing the Dark One Science fiction action adventure https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Unleashing-Dark-ebook/dp/B01J78YH6I MMJ Book III The Mask of the Parallel World An Adventure in Italy https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Parallel-World-ebook/dp/B01KUGIZ8W/ MMJ Book IV The Quest for the Golden Key https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Quest-Golden-ebook/dp/B076FTTDQN Top kids podcast: Enchanting Book Readings https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enchanting-book-readings-reviews/id1498296670 Other awesome podcasts: Enchanting Book Readings, Film Addicts, Thrilling Stories, Girl's Guide To Investing, Legitimately Mallie & The Haunting Dairies of Emily Jane. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlmogul/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlmogul/support

Kristen Hess didn't always knew she wanted to work in architecture, but she always knew she should be in charge. Once she discovered an architect is akin to being the conductor of a symphony--bringing out the best of all the various players to create a piece--she knew it was for her. And once she came to Raleigh to study design at N.C. State, she never left.Now she leads a firm that is helping shape what our city and state (and beyond) will look like for generations. The firm she founded and leads, HH Architecture, has worked on numerous projects involving museums, parks, schools, community colleges, government buildings and more, including the upcoming Dueling Dinosaurs exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (which you can hear more about in our interview with Dr. Lindsay Zanno!). We specifically discuss three projects she has worked on--the North Carolina Zoo, the State Farmers Market and the N.C. State Fairground--that are quintessential to life in this state.Hess has been a Marshall and Eisenhower Fellow, allowing her to broaden her contacts and knowledge, and she uses those experiences not only in her work, but in giving back to her community. She serves on the Greater Raleigh Chamber Executive Committee, the Governor's Council on Historically Underutilized Businesses, as well as the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts of North Carolina Coastal Pines.Please support the businesses who support us: Papa Murphy's Take N Bake Pizza of Raleigh and Steele Residential.Subscribe to Podcast Raleigh on your favorite podcast sites so you never miss an episode, and if you enjoy it we'd love for you to rate or read a comment:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-raleigh/id1458907220Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Inzk5woxrsjwf3zhd5vv3av4yeiStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcast-raleighSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6b3dVvLJfO0EqvDGQaFTAP

Christian Leuprecht (Ph.D, Queen’s) is Class of 1965 Professor in Leadership, Department of Political Science and Economics, Royal Military College and Eisenhower Fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome. He joins Jim to discuss the situation in Belarus; Carmi Levy gives us insight on all the big tech news stories of the week 

The political, economic and social disruption caused by Brexit brought a renewed focus to the Good Friday Agreement and to Anglo-Irish relations.  This year, relationships between Dublin, London and Belfast have once again come under strain, as the complexities regarding the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol became clear. At the same time heightened tensions within Northern Ireland have become a cause for concern. Against this backdrop, the IIEA gathers a panel of politicians and experts, moderated by Journalist and Broadcaster, Dearbhail McDonald, to share their perspectives on the future of Anglo-Irish relations in the short-to-medium term and to look further ahead to consider what relations may look like 30 years from now. Please note the later-than-usual start time of this event. About the Speakers: Matt Carthy is a Sinn Féin TD for Cavan-Monaghan and serves as the party's Spokesperson on Agriculture. He sits on both the Oireachtas Agricultural and the Public Accounts Committees. He previously served as an MEP for the Midlands-Northwest Constituency from 2014 to 2020. Deputy Carthy previously chaired Sinn Féin's Uniting Ireland project group. Dr Katy Hayward is Professor of Political Sociology at Queen's University Belfast and a Senior Fellow of the UK in a Changing Europe think-tank. An internationally recognised expert on Brexit and Northern Ireland/Ireland, particularly with respect to the Irish border, she is also an Eisenhower Fellow (2019) and a Fellow in the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen's University. The Rt Hon Julian Smith served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from July 2019 to February 2020. Described as the “most successful Secretary for Northern Ireland in over a decade”, during his 8-month tenure, power-sharing was restored and a Brexit agreement avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland was reached. Mr. Smith has been Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon since 2010. Claire Sugden is an Independent MLA for East Londonderry, a seat she has held since 2014. An independent Unionist, she served as Minister for Justice of Northern Ireland from May 2016 to March 2017. Prior to becoming an MLA, she served on Coleraine Borough Council from 2013 to 2014. She received her BA in Politics and her MA in Irish Politics from Queen's University Belfast. Dearbhail McDonald is an award-winning Journalist, Author and Broadcaster. She previously presented ‘Sunday with Dearbhail' on BBC Radio Ulster and served as Group Business Editor of Independent News and Media. She is an Eisenhower Fellow and holds an LL.B from Trinity College Dublin and an MA in Journalism from Dublin City University.

John Michael Schert had a storied start to his dance career, landing a coveted position at American Ballet Theatre. But quickly he realized his passion lie not in perfecting the ballet vocabulary but in creating new, contemporary vocabulary - a realization that took him to Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, and ultimately to the Trey McIntyre Project. John Michael led the administration of TMP and was able to launch this executive experience into a diverse post-performance career including university teaching positions, a consultancy business, and international scholarship as an Eisenhower Fellow. Connect with his career on Linked In and on Instagram @nonmimel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/count9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/count9/support

Amish Tripathi is a diplomat, author and columnist. He is currently the Director of The Nehru Centre in London, the cultural wing of the Indian High Commission. Amish was been listed among the 50 most powerful Indians in 2019 by India Today magazine. Forbes India has regularly ranked Amish among the top 100 most influential celebrities in India. In 2014, Amish was also selected as an Eisenhower Fellow, a prestigious American programme for outstanding leaders from around the world. Amish published his first book in 2010, and has written 9 books to date. His books have sold 5.5 million copies, and have been translated into 10 Indian and 9 international languages. "One of the things that I keep arguing for in India, is that our ancient traditions are being forgotten, and our ancient wisdom is being forgotten. You see the public square debates in India as well are falling into that same paradigm. There is the right and the left, and you have to prove loyalty to your tribe. And you have to win over the other person. That is not the ancient Indian vada tradition. It's not the ancient Indian debating traditions. And all of this comes from an unconscious bias. It comes from a belief that my truth is the truth."

In this episode, Michael talks about the effects COVID-19 has had on higher education and hopefully the silver linings that can come out of it.Michael Horn speaks and writes about the future of education and works with a portfolio of education organizations to create a world in which all individuals can build their passions and fulfill their potential. He is the author of many books, including Choosing College, and Goodnight Box, a children's story.Michael is a senior strategist at Guild Education, which partners with leading employers and organizations to help offer education and upskilling opportunities to America's workforce. He is also the co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, a non-profit think tank.Michael is the author and coauthor of multiple books, white papers, and articles on education, including the award-winning book Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns and the Amazon-bestseller Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools. He serves on the board and advisory boards of a range of education organizations, including the Clayton Christensen Institute, the Robin Hood Learning+Tech Fund, and the LearnLaunch Institute. He also serves as an executive editor at Education Next and is a venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners.Michael was selected as a 2014 Eisenhower Fellow to study innovation in education in Vietnam and Korea, and Tech&Learning magazine named him to its list of the 100 most important people in the creation and advancement of the use of technology in education. Michael holds a BA in history from Yale University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Sanya Goffe serves as a Director of NCB Financial Group Limited, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited, Jamaica Producers Group Limited and the Adult Learning Centres of Jamaica.She is also President of the Pension Industry Association of Jamaica. Sanya is Jamaica's 12th Eisenhower Fellow having been selected for the Eisenhower Fellowships 2020 Women's Leadership Programme.She shares her experience as a Mum who's fulfilling her professional goals - she's impacting her country & the boards she sits on, & yet she's reflective about continuously learning.

When you envision a Soul Career, you probably think of a life away from the corporate grind. But, it’s possible to find fulfilment in traditional jobs and make a corporate career a Soul Career. In this month’s episode of the Soul Career podcast, we interview Attorney-at-Law, and Partner at Hart Muirhead Fatta, Sanya Goffe. Sanya has what many would consider a traditional Law career. She climbed the ladder in her law firm to Partner, sits on multiple prestigious boards and recently became an Eisenhower Fellow. Amazingly, she has achieved all this while being a wife, a mother, and having a passion for philanthropy. So how has she achieved this success while still making time for herself? And, what keeps her motivated when so many lawyers complain of stress and burnout. We discuss all this and more. Here’s what we cover: 1. Sanya’s decision to live in Jamaica; even though she is a dual citizen of Jamaica and the United States. 2. Her decision to become a lawyer and what that journey looked like 3. Her passion for pension reform in Jamaica 4. Her passion for philanthropy and volunteerism 5. Her advice for other lawyers who feel miserable in their careers Leave a comment and let us know what you think. And if you’re interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com!

We discussed a number of things including:1. Her entrepreneurial journey2. How the pandemic has affected the startup community3. Why she started her new venture, AboveBoard4. Advice for entrepreneurs during this downturn5. Answers to your questionsLucinda is Founder/CEO of AboveBoard, an inclusive network for executive hiring. She also serves as a director at ThriveTRM, a SaaS platform for executive recruiters, and WireSecure, which secures wire transactions. In her 25-year career as a technology CEO, Lucinda founded and/or led venture capital-backed technology companies including Monetate (acquired by Vista,) ClickEquations (acquired by Channel Intelligence,) and TurnTide (acquired by Symantec).She has served on numerous for and not for profit boards. Lucinda has won numerous awards, including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Philadelphia, and was one of Consulting Magazine's 25 Most Influential Consultants for her work with financial services clients.She is also an Eisenhower Fellow. Lucinda has a BA from University of Pennsylvania, where she played basketball, and an MBA from the Wharton School. She attended the Aspen Seminar, Outward Bound, and the National Outdoor Leadership School.

I had the distinct honor of hosting Chen Chow from Fave for this week's episode. Chen Chow needs little introduction if you're from Malaysia. He is the co-founder of Fave, the next generation merchant digital platform in South East Asia. Fave helps to digitize tens of thousands of local businesses, from restaurants, cafes, retailers, spas, beauty and wellness studios, service providers, tourist attractions to hotels. Fave helps those businesses in multi payments acceptance, customers acquisition (vouchers/deals, ecards), loyalty, cashback and retention, analytics, customers reviews/ratings, table orderings/takeaways, financing etc. Fave acquired 3 of the Groupon subsidiaries in South East Asia -- Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. He is also the co-founder of KFit, regional fitness sharing platform in South East Asia.Prior to that, he was the Regional Operations Director for Groupon Asia Pacific, Product Manager for JobStreet.com and Management Consultant for Accenture. He is an Eisenhower Fellow and an alumnus of Cornell University. He is passionate and active in youth/student/entrepreneur empowerment, and he spent quite a bit of his free time in mentoring. He is also an angel investor, who has invested in numerous early stage startups in the region.We discussed entrepreneurship and how Covid-19 has affected his business, and what advice he would give to fellow entrepreneurs and graduates to succeed in today's business environment.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/abundent)

A conversation between Kenyan Wallstreet's Ally Mwakaneno and Lindelwa Farisani, Head of Equity Advisory Sales at UBS South Africa and Eisenhower Fellow on cultural and policy changes necessary to promote a gender-inclusive leadership in companies.

A conversation between Kenyan Wallstreet's Ally Mwakaneno and Lindelwa Farisani, Head of Equity Advisory Sales at UBS South Africa and Eisenhower Fellow on cultural and policy changes necessary to promote a gender-inclusive leadership in companies.

Dr. Jose Morey is CEO and Founder of Ad Astra Media LLC and is a 2020 Eisenhower Fellow. He is a health and technology keynote speaker, author and a consultant for NASA, Forbes, MIT and the White House Office of Science and Technology. His expertise in big data and innovation has made him a sought-after consultant for many industries including, Liberty BioSecurity, Hyperloop, and NASA iTech. We dive into topics with Dr. Morey about the unconventional career path he took, his involvement with promoting STEAM for minority youth, the future of AI in medicine and space, hyperloop technology, his excitement in being named an Eisenhower Fellow, and how Leonardo Da Vinci has had a big impact on his life.

Chelsea is the editor-at-large of Smart Cities Connect and the founder of digital.city, which focuses on the development of smarter, equitable, and more connected communities. She's also a University of Manchester Simon Industrial & Professional Fellow, a Marshall Memorial Fellow, and an Eisenhower Fellow. She joins us to speak about the profound impact of integrity and connection.

Dr. Dudley delves into  how to save the African American community through social activism and focused leadership with President and CEO of Urban League Michael P. McMillan.  FULL Guest Bio: Michael P. McMillan is the President and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc., a nonprofit organization that has been providing social services to the metropolitan St. Louis community since 1918. The St.Louis Urban League is the largest affiliate of the NUL movement headquartered in New York City. The Urban League's mission is “to assist African Americans and others throughout the region in securing economic self-reliance, social equality and civil rights.” Each year, the Urban League serves more than 100,000 residents with economic opportunity, educational excellence, community empowerment, civil rights and advocacy programs. As an advocate for social and economic parity, McMillan speaks on behalf of Urban League constituents.  In response to the crisis in Ferguson, McMillan created the Save Our Sons program in St. Louis County to help over 850 African-American men find jobs and hosted the Urban League's largest job fair in its history at St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley with over 5,000 participants. He has also charted the building of the Urban League Community Empowerment Center of Ferguson on the site of a convenience store that was burned down during the crisis. Opened in 2017, the Ferguson Community Empowerment Center houses the Save Our Sons program along with social service partners: The Salvation Army, Midland Division; the University of Missouri Extension and the Lutheran Hope Center. In July 2017, McMillan and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis hosted the largest National Urban League Conference in history with nearly 25,000 in attendance.  McMillan has received hundreds of awards and commendations from various organizations and was recently inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame as its youngest and as one of the Ebony Power 100 Most Influential African Americans in the United States. Additionally, he is the recipient of the 2013 Trumpet Award for Community Service; the Whitney M. Young and the John Mack Leadership Awards from the National Urban League; Chairman's Award presented by the St. Louis Minority Supplier Development Council; a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Montford Point Marines and for the Salute to Women in Leadership Awards program.  McMillan is a member of Boards of Directors of the following companies and organizations: The St. Louis Zoological Commission, Regions Bank Community Development Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama, The Sheldon, Grand Center, Heat Up St. Louis, Inc. (Cool Down St. Louis), The St. Louis Community Foundation, The DESE Task Force, The Muny, Greater St. Louis Area Council - Boy Scouts of America and the Workforce Investment Board of St. Louis County. ​ Michael P. McMillan is a graduate of Saint Louis University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in African American Studies and a minor in Political Science with an emphasis in Finance. Additionally, McMillan is an Eisenhower Fellow, American Council of Young Political Leaders Alumnus and member of Eta Boule Chapter of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis and St. Alphonsus “Rock” Church.Support the show (https://ileadacademy.net)

Cordell Carter is a lawyer, former Eisenhower Fellow, tech founder, and a graduate of The Socrates Program who now works at The Aspen Institute himself, helping to train emerging leaders. In his own words, he’s entirely “self-contrived”, having harnessed an innate desire to maximize his impact to build an impressive life and career for himself. He’s particularly passionate about helping young African-American men to also see their futures as being global in scope, which lead to him creating The Sophomore Project to bring them to China. Cordell shares many insights that we think are crucially important for to take to heart, so we hope you enjoy listening. Learn more at howchinaworkspodcast.com

Political scientist Daniela Segovia, currently an Eisenhower Fellow, discusses the importance of empathy when working on and thinking about migration policy in Latin America. She also touches on her own story as a Venezuelan migrant living in Mexico. What should governments and international organizations be doing? How can concerned citizens help?

Political scientist Daniela Segovia, currently an Eisenhower Fellow, discusses the importance of empathy when working on and thinking about migration policy in Latin America. She also touches on her own story as a Venezuelan migrant living in Mexico. What should governments and international organizations be doing? How can concerned citizens help?

The world of work is changing. Gone is the idea of a job for life. Instead, traditional employment is more uncertain than ever, leading a growing number of people to seek roles in the gig economy instead. Succeeding in the gig economy means shifting your mindset, acquiring new skills, and leveraging your knowledge and network to create your own career trajectory. Get it right, and your fortunes are no longer tied to the whims of an employer. Five years ago, before the Gig Economy was even a thing, my guest on the podcast today created and started to teach an MBA class called The Gig Economy. The class gained immediate traction and was named by Forbes as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Business School Classes in the country. Diane Mulcahy is an active and enthusiastic participant in the Gig Economy. In between full-time jobs and consulting gigs in private equity and venture capital, Diane has been a Visiting Fellow at Trinity College in Dublin, an Executive-in-Residence at Babson College, and an Eisenhower Fellow. She has taken two different years off to travel around the world. Diane is currently a Senior Fellow at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and an Adjunct Lecturer at Babson College. She has previously written and published two books and a widely-read report on venture capital. Her work has been featured in The Economist, The Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, The Irish Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, as well as numerous industry publications. Diane speaks and lectures at conferences and universities worldwide. In this conversation, we talk about how to construct a life based on your priorities and vision of success. Here's my conversation with Diane Mulcahy, author of The Gig Economy, in episode 443 of Informed Choice Radio.

The gig economy continues to grow in importance. Whether it’s to create a second act career as a consultant, to gain greater flexibility or to generate extra income in retirement, the gig economy offers both opportunities and challenges. In fact, today it’s relevant for virtually every age group and career stage. The demand for freelance talent continues to grow and it may offer new options to leverage your skills and experience. But the challenges and transition issues are real and it’s wise to be prepared. Becoming savvy about how to navigate it well will enhance your chances of success. We talk with Diane Mulcahy, author of The Gig Economy about how it’s expanding, changing the world of work and impacting retirement. Before it was even a thing, Diane created the first course in the U.S. on the Gig Economy and teaches it in the MBA program at Babson College. The course gained immediate traction and was named by Forbes as one of the Top Ten Most Innovate Business School Courses in the country. If you’re considering working longer or pursuing a second act career in the gig economy, you’ll want to hear Diane’s perspective on how to plan ahead. Wise Quote: On Planning Ahead “I would offer two tactical steps. The first is, (and I have this exercise in my book as well) …The first is to develop an exit strategy. And what I mean by that is develop a real and concrete tactical plan for leading your job. So the exercise that I have my students and my readers do is this, imagine that you knew that you are going to be laid off in six months. What would you do to prepare? What would you do professionally? You know, what conferences would you go to? What colleagues would you reach out to? What kind of networking would you do? What kind of skills would you make sure were up-to-date on certifications, things like that? What kinds of financial things would you, do you know what? What expenses would you cut down on? What would you save?” “How much would you contribute to your retirement? What corporate benefits would you take advantage of, whether it’s, you know, 401k contributions or education or professional development, and what would you do personally? How would you think about the impact of a layoff on your personal domestic situation? What about your living situation? Is there something there that you would change in terms of where you would rather live or what you would think about in terms of your commute or how this affects your household? So think about that, all of those different dimensions, and make a list kind of a to-do list of what you would do if you knew you were getting laid off in six months. And then I would suggest really talking about that with other people, particularly if you know people who have been laid off or who are already retired and have negotiated that transition successfully. Find out what can you learn from how they made the transition and things that they did to make it successful.” For more on Diane Mulcahy: Diane Mulcahy’s book The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off and Financing the Life You Want Diane’s website Bio Before the Gig Economy was even a thing, Diane created and started to teach an MBA class called The Gig Economy at Babson College. The class gained immediate traction and was named by Forbes as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Business School Classes in the country. Diane is an active and enthusiastic participant in the Gig Economy. In between full-time jobs and consulting gigs in private equity and venture capital, Diane has been a Visiting Fellow at Trinity College in Dublin, an Executive-in-Residence at Babson College, and an Eisenhower Fellow. She has taken two different years off to travel around the world. Diane is currently a Senior Fellow at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and an Adjunct Lecturer at Babson College. She has previously written and published two books and a widely-read report on venture cap...

This is a new series of CBC in collaboration with SheLeads, an empowering platform for all professional females in China. SheLeads dedicates to promote female leadership, and in this series, we will bring you interviews with inspiring and successful female (She) LEADERS in China and share with you their exciting life stories, work experience, professional insights and career advices. Today’s podcast is featuring a dialogue about female leadership between male and female leaders. This panel discussion was taken place at SheLeads 1 Year Celebration event and navigated by our special guest Ms. Adelmise Warner from Pandora USA and a respectful Eisenhower Fellow. The theme is chosen to create meaningful conversations between decision-making leaders. In particular, male champions are invited to encourage a discussion of such matters between men and women, to avoid one-side dialogue, and to inspire more male audience to be involved. Our Guests Adelmise Warner (Panel Moderator) (Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, SiriusXM Satellite Radio and Pandora USA) After practicing employment law for 18 years, Adelmise is accountable for developing and implementing diversity and inclusion strategies in her company. She is a participant in the Eisenhower Fellowships, and is one of 9 diverse leaders from the United States who have been selected as a 2019 Zhi-Xing China Eisenhower Fellow. During her visit in China, she joined as our special host to navigate the SheLeads panel discussion. Eleanor Bedford Director of Programming in Peace Corps, USA; SheLeads Mentor Eleanor is currently the Director of Programming in Peace Corps. Before coming to China, Eleanor held important managerial roles at organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations, U.S. Agency for International Development（USAID) with more than 20 years of experience supporting leaders, organizations and communities. She is also a proud mentor of SheLeads. Zhang Yi Zhong Lun Law Firm Partner; SheLeads Mentor Zhang Yi is a SheLeads mentor and advisor. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from Sichuan University Law School before her master's degree from University of London. She has been engaged in legal work for 21 years, serving as a judge in economic crime courts, foreign-related and intellectual property courts, as well as handling dozens of major economic crime cases and more than 200 intellectual property disputes. Currently, she provides Fortune 500 companies legal services. Jim Mullinax U.S. Consul General in Chengdu, China Jim Mullinax began his assignment as U.S. Consul General in Chengdu, China in August 2017. Prior to this position, he served as Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta. He has spent the majority of his career in Asia, previously serving in Manila, Philippines; Surabaya, Indonesia; Taipei; Hong Kong; and Shanghai. Kurt Macher General Manager of The Temple House An Austrian native, Kurt Macher has over 28 years of experience in luxury hospitality. Kurt joined Swire Hotels in July 2016 as the General Manager of The Temple House, Chengdu. Prior to joining Swire Hotels, Kurt was the Group Director of Projects & Rooms for Wharf Hotels in Hong Kong. Sean HRD of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Chengdu With a Bachelor of Business (Hotel Management) from Griffith University, Sean has over 10-year experiences in hospitality industry working with The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong, The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu and The Shanghai EDITION. • All panelists briefly introduced themselves and their relationships to China. • Discussion about top characters of a good leader? • Globally, there is a gender imbalance in the workplace, particularly at the senior and executive levels. Do you agree there is an imbalance? If so - what do you believe are some of the biggest factors contributing to this imbalance? • What companies can do to help advance more women, or clear some of the barriers to senior leadership？ • Discussion about what companies can do to get more males involved in supporting female leadership or related issues. How do we not only empower women but also empower men for such matter? • Discussion about acceptance and definition of “feminism”. • Discussion about difference in the leading behaviors of men and women and cultural difference between the west and China regarding confidence. • Advices to women in terms of what they can do to be successful leaders. Highlights Eleanor - Leadership is about a way of being instead of doing. Be a true leader means ‘stick to who you are’. Without this commitment and vision, you are not able to inspire other people. Kurt- The key (of eliminating advancing barriers for women) is that every organization should hire people based on their experience rather than skin color and gender. Women has a nature of nurturing. They are more willing to mentor others when they are in the leader position. We should support them. Yi- Guanxi (connections) make things better, but not essential. Change the world by changing your mindset. Jim- If you want to change the culture, you have to change it for both men and women. Award people who promote diversity, men have to want it, women also want it. Sean- Forget about female and male, you can be a leader. Eleanor- You can do hard things, it just takes believing in yourself. Jim- To make a change, you have to call up the behavior publicly you want to change. About Sheleads SheLeads is an empowering female platform, which is run by women and specially for women. This international network is created to build long-term valuable relationships among professional females at workplace. SheLeads will not only enable women to share their expertise, learn from each other in a safe and comfortable environment where common challenges are shared particularly to females, but also help emphasize the role of female leaders in professional careers. Join & Lead Wechat ID: sheleads Linkedin: SheLeads Professional Females Network Download and Subscribe Download this episode: right click and choose "save as" Subscribe to China Business Cast on iTunes Or check out the full list on subscription options Add Jons ('jslemmer') on WeChat to join China Business Cast WeChat group

Ep. 81: John Piotti, CEO & President of American Farmland Trust, Washington D.C. || On episode 81 of Sourcing Matters we welcome John Piotti, CEO & President of American Farmland Trust.  American Farmland Trust (AFT) is an organization that works to protect and conserve farmland throughout the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C, – AFT is staffed and governed by farmers, policy experts, researchers and scientists.  With the call to action of “Join the Movement”, “Save a Family Farm”, and “Stay Informed” – American Farmland Trust seeks to engage diverse stakeholders in evaluating: What will happen to the nation’s food supply if we continue to wastefully develop our best farm & ranch land? By the late 1970s, Peggy Rockefeller, a passionate farmer and active philanthropist, had become frustrated that none of the major environmental or agricultural organizations were effectively applying the emerging tools of land conservation to agriculture. She pulled together a brain trust to explore what could be done. This first-of-its-kind analysis of how and why America was losing farmland had recently been completed by USDA and the President’s Council on Environmental Quality. The group recognized the serious threat posed by farmland loss and concluded that our nation needed a new kind of organization, one that stood at the intersection of agriculture and the environment. It would take a unique and highly innovative organization to operate effectively in this previously unexplored realm. But there was clearly a void that needed to be filled. They formally chartered American Farmland Trust in 1980. John Piotti joined American Farmland Trust as president and CEO in July 2016, bringing more than 25 years of executive management and public policy experience to the organization.  Prior, John served as president and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust for 10 years. Under his leadership, Maine Farmland Trust became an award-winning statewide nonprofit organization, helping over 500 Maine farms remain viable. Piotti has earned a reputation as a nonpartisan problem-solver; as a Statesman, an Eisenhower Fellow – and – as a leader in future food that has helped stabilize a regional dairy industry, and procure funding to protect working waterfronts & our natural lands. John holds three degrees from the MIT, in engineering, public policy, and management. TuneIn to our 50 minute conversation to hear more about how the practice of American Farmland Trust has now cast over 6,500,000 acres of farmland in the United States into perpetual conservation.  With John’s focus on conservation (regenerative) agriculture practice of these lands, and more  – AFT will remain a pillar in American farmland access, and its management for the foreseeable future.   www.SourcingMatters.show

Ep. 68: Christine Todd Whitman – Vice Chair of Eisenhower Fellowship board, the 50th Governor of New Jersey, and former Administrator of the EPA for President George W. Bush ||   On episode 68 of Sourcing Matters we welcome Governor Christine Todd Whitman, the Vice Chair of the Eisenhower Fellowships board of Trustees. Joining as co-host is Eisenhower Fellow, Jennifer Hashley – the founder of the The New Entry Sustainable Farming project, and Pete & Jen’s Backyard Birds. Governor Whitman is American Republican politician and author who served as the 50th Governor of New Jersey, from 1994 to 2001, and was the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the administration of President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003.  Whitman was New Jersey’s first and, to date, only female governor, and also the first Republican woman to be reelected governor. Governor Christine Whitman is currently President of The Whitman Strategy Group (WSG), a consulting firm that specializes in energy and environmental issues. From Jan. 1994 – Jan. 2001 – Whitman served as the 50th Governor of New Jersey. During our dialogue we learn that the Governor of the State of New Jersey constitutionally has the most power of any Governor in all of the 50 states.  We must understand that during her tenure – Christie Whitman earned praise from both Republicans and Democrats for her commitment to preserve a record amount of New Jersey land as permanent green space. She was also recognized by the Natural Resources Defense Council as having instituted the most comprehensive beach monitoring system in the nation. As part of our 45 minute conversation we discuss her transformative work with the EPA to introduce legislation which held perpetrators for Brownfield contamination (a former industrial or commercial site where future use is affected by real or perceived environmental contamination) accountable.   We learn that it was Ronald Reagan who introduced climate change as cornerstone in the national security discussion. Now, using that as a call to action for all leaders no matter which side of the aisle, Whitman clearly differentiates between climate concerns vs. weather.  And, how polarization and finger pointing has been impetus for a political divide tied appreciation for climate change which has arisen together over the past 20 years ago. As the Vice Chair of the Eisenhower Fellowship Board of trustees we learn how Gov. Whitman’s current role as an ambassador and mentor to a global community of future leaders continues to inspire her work.  Core to the mission of the fellowship program, Whitman states that “We have more alike than different.”  When asked what advice she has for folks seeking hiring office or for those seeking to become a Head of State – she explains “do the job you’re in, and the next one will come with hard work and commitment.”   Great advice for us all. TuneIn to hear more from this Agent of Change.   www.SourcingMatters.show

At the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Singapore, we interviewed President of the US-ASEAN Business Council Mr Alex Feldman on how the Council supports US businesses in the region, along with the business opportunities and challenges he sees. Alexander Feldman is President & CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council. Founded in 1984, the Council represents more than 150 of the largest American businesses in Southeast Asia through its headquarters in Washington, DC and its seven regional offices. Mr. Feldman served in the Administrations of Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. He has been involved in the ASEAN region for over 25 years in a career spanning both the public and private sectors. Having resided in Asia for more than a decade, he has conducted business in all 10 ASEAN member countries. Mr. Feldman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, an Eisenhower Fellow and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors of the U.S.-Indonesia Society and serves as Treasurer and a member of Board of Directors of the SEA Spirit Foundation.

We've talked about the digital revolution in China on Flack Pack before, but what does PR—generally speaking—look like on the other side of the world? Eisenhower Fellow Dr. Steven Guanpeng Dong shares with us the cultural and institutional differences between PR in China and PR in America. It wasn't that long ago when PR operated on a minimal level in China...but it's been ramping up for several years, thanks to the work of Dr. Dong and his colleagues. Dr. Steven Guanpeng Dong is the Chair Professor of Media and Public Affairs and the Provost for the Faculty of Professional Studies, Executive Programs, and Continuing Education at the Communication University of China. He is also a political scientist and communications professional, and has trained spokespersons of cabinet ministries, provincial governments, and large state-owned enterprises. As an Eisenhower Fellow, Dr. Dong met with hundreds of communications professionals in the U.S. to continue introducing new curricula and approaches to training Chinese officials and executives in communications.

Jorge and I talk about Casa De Salud, innovative health clinics, cultural literacy, immigrant trauma, helping the city’s future by starting with the people, ethnic communities, Festival of Nations, Mosaic Ambassador Program, hidden cultures, Sacred Heart Program, Martin Sheen, Eisenhower Fellow, and ethnic yummy restaurants in the Lou!

Digital is a normal and deeply embedded part of societies all over the world now. There's even a generation that doesn't know what the world looked like before digital became a thing. The digital revolution has created the ability to communicate information to people all over the world—and instantly. It's also been a force in decentralizing political power. It's been the catalyst for a lot of changes, including changes in our very own public relations industry.   We all know what the "digital revolution" looks like here in America, but what does it look like overseas? Specifically, what does it look like on the other side of the world in China, where everything is totally different, including the culture, the language, and the system of government?   Anthony Shop, the Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder of Social Driver, is also an Eisenhower Fellow and spent some time living in China to learn more about its digital trends, including the use of WeChat, Weibo, and Baidu. He joins us to talk about what he learned, how the digital revolution is different in China, and why he thinks all of this is important for us to know.

A special Platform presenting the 2018 Ethical Society of St. Louis Ethics in Action Award to Jorge Riopedre, president and CEO of Casa de Salud https://casadesaludstl.org, a clinic providing high-quality, low-cost clinical and mental healthcare to the uninsured, focusing on the new immigrant community.Jorge founded a media production company specializing in the Hispanic market, and then became the executive director of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis. He is a 2015 Eisenhower Fellow, having traveled to Germany and Mexico to study the healthcare systems of those countries, and is now president of the Eisenhower Fellowships St. Louis chapter. Jorge co-founded the St. Louis New American Alliance, which provides referral services to foreign-born individuals throughout the region.Jorge says, “The Internet and social media have made it easy to connect and given us a megaphone to express ourselves on every topic imaginable, and yet our isolation from each other has increased; we seem to be less willing or able to actually do something to drive change. Actions, not words, are what the world needs from us, and what we need for ourselves.”

On Sourcing Matter episode 24 we welcome Representative Chellie Pingree of Maine's 1st District.  A lifelong advocate for better food and equal rights - since her first day in office Congresswoman Pingree has been a dogged supporter of the local food movement, of the farm worker, and for improving access to nutrition for more US families. Having the opportunity to connect with Rep. Pingree a week after returning from a visit to the southern US border where she witnessed firsthand what's happening in our modern day internment camps - we begin our conversation correlating how these policies are impacting the agricultural work force; and their kids!  In our 1 hour conversation we also chat about SNAP and the 2018 Farm Bill.  We share appreciation for the many bounties of Maine. And, we discuss how nutritious food can be preventative health care for each and every American citizen. Chellie Pingree currently serves on the Congressional Committee of Appropriations, the subcommittee of Agriculture, and that of the Interior & the Environment. As a past Eisenhower Fellow and with a decade of experience in US Congress – her unique experience allows us to seamlessly transition the conversation from rural Maine, to the New England region, to the entire US, and throughout the globe. Despite canvasing the map – our discussion is underpinned by the theme of reconnecting with natural order, and food. Truth is, a good portion of our discussion focused on the beautiful State of Maine.  Once, and what could again be the fulcrum of the regional food system of the Northeast, Maine has an agricultural linage dating back to the beginning of the Union.  3500 miles of coastline boasting access to a bounty of some of the cleanest waters and seafood in the world.  Through this, Maine could cast a long shadow in future bio-regional economies. Pingree embraces systems thinking on her farmstead & Inn in Maine, and in the other House – on The Hill, 600 miles south.   Whether looking to progress regenerative agriculture, or responsible fisheries & ocean farms, or the connection of food and its impact on the environment, or just teaching constituents of the many values of good food – Maine seems it could be ground zero for a food and production revolution.  If Pingree has anything to say about it Maine will become the tip of the spear in growing its economy by investing in its own regenerative resources that service the wellbeing and stability of its citizens.  You see, years of forced innovation has matured into diverse layers of Maine ingenuity ready to be put through its paces. With an arsenal of natural resources, and knowledge that mitigates risks of future instabilities local and abroad - Pingree is drafting a new plan.  Tune-in, and listen to the insights of this passionate and impactful leader drafting a new plan for our future food.     www.SourcingMatters.show   related links discussed in our conversation: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Blog: http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/ Food Policy Action Scorecard: http://foodpolicyaction.org/scorecard/ Information on Rep Pingree’s food policy work: https://pingree.house.gov/food Her newsletter sign-up: https://pingree.house.gov/contact/newsletter

Have you ever been frazzled, afraid, or felt like you were not enough? If that is the case, you are in the right place, my friend, to receive some inspired and totally doable action steps. Joining me this week is one of my mentors, Chelsea Collier. Chelsea is wicked smart. Her mission is to unite the public and private sectors to create smarter cities and more connected communities. Here is more professional cred: She’s the Founder of Digi.City, Editor-At-Large for Smart Cities Connect, and Co-Founder of Impact Hub Austin. She’s a 2018 Marshall Memorial Fellow and a 2016 Eisenhower Fellow. Her work has been published through Inc.com, Venture Beat, the Chicago Tribune and more. She is also an Advisor to the St. Edwards’ University Business School, the Austin Technology Alliance, and the Austin Forum. Chelsea has won an Austin Under 40 Award and has a masters and a bachelor degree in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin. Whew! All of that - well, it just scratches the surface of what Chelsea is all about. I connected with Chelsea at SXSW in Austin. If you’ve never been to SXSW, put it on your bucket list and go. I’ve made so many amazing connections at this conference. The advice I received there - from folks like Chelsea - have led to some major professional breakthroughs and unexpected support. Plus, it’s helped me introduce you to amazing women doing some impactful work, so we can learn from them.In today’s episode, we touch on some big concepts in the world of technology. Have no fear! Chelsea breaks things down in a way that is super easy to follow, so stick with us. We talk about figuring out what you want to do when you grow up and making it happen. No job description for your dream job? No problem. We talk about what to do if you don’t fit into a nice, neat box. Plus, we geek out a little on sustainable fashion. Check out the full show notes for this episode at: https://www.vitalcorpswellness.com/blog/lvcs-0042-chelsea-collier

Tyrone Grandison joins us and shares that you need to focus on the customer and that your business is an IT business. First, "You need to be focused acutely on your customer, your client. So, I run the technology department, so my customer is everyone that is at IHME, and the 3,000 collaborators that depend upon us, right? Plus everyone that actually uses our results, etc, etc, etc. My thing is, how do I actually make them efficient, make them happy, and make sure that whatever I do fits within their workflow? Creating a separate entity to actually do that." And second, "IT is a business driver, IT should be at the table when you actually make decisions. All decisions should be about what the core mission is, which is completely ... Well, not completely different, but a different way of thinking about it. But, if you don't believe that IT is going to actually help you be more efficient, is going to support your task, is going to drive you to actually more profit, more growth, more impact."