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Catching North Stars episodes
- Embracing Emerging Technologies, Rethinking InnovationIn this episode of Catching North Stars I have a conversation with Charlie Oliver about her wide-ranging career in media and technology, starting out in film and television and moving into new media and tech as the technology - and the possibilities evolved. Charlie started Served Fresh Media in New York City in 2006, taking advantage of new media. Recognizing her ability to predict how emerging and disruptive tech would change industries, Charlie has been called upon by many major companies to provide guidance on how to think about and incorporate new tech into their operations. She developed Tech 2025 as a space where people can work on emerging tech design possibilities in a welcoming environment. In our conversation, Charlie shares her excitement and frustrations about emerging tech, discussing how the large number of significant new tech that has emerged in recent years is both exciting and unprecedented.
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52 min - Finding Happiness in Solving the Biggest, Hardest Problem:In this episode of Catching North Stars, I speak with Susi Snyder - a Nobel Peace Prize winning, life-long activist working towards the elimination of nuclear weapons and greater possibilities for peace for all human beings. She shares about the path that lead to her following her passion to solve the biggest problem she could think of which she sees as a path to greater happiness. She also talks about her current area of expertise - the political economy of nuclear weapons.
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45 min - Building Entrepreneurs for the Public Good in Slovenia and Beyond
In this episode of Catchng North Stars, I sit down with Matija Goljar - entrepreneur and mentor to many young entrepreneurs in Slovenia and all over the world to talk about how he became an entrepreneur and the possibilities for building the social good through entrepreneurship. We also talk about Matija's reality TV show that popularized entrepreneurship in post-socialist Slovenia and the "weird passions" that are so important in driving entrepreneurs and making the world more colorful and interesting.
Matija's website: https://www.matijagoljar.com/
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1 hr - Raising Consciousness through Coaching:Jazz Rasool started his career as an astrophysicist, but moved on to study neurobiology, Chinese medicine, and mind-body medicine before landing on coaching-where he brings his expansive background to bear. In February 2024, Jazz founded the AI Coaching Alliance, with hundreds of coaches and researchers joining as members to promote adaptation to AI and its ethical, inclusive adoption in coaching. In our conversation, Jazz shares how he applies first principles from Physics to coaching, including the conservation of energy and the idea that nothing is created or destroyed, applying this to how uncertainty shows up in coaching and in life.
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57 min - Crafting with the Psychology of RelationshipsOn this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Ty Tashiro and talk about his journey from academia to becoming a writer. Ty is a psychologist, writer, speaker and consultant with a particular interest in the psychology of human relationships. He is the author of 2 books - The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Search for Enduring Love and Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why that is Awesome. Ty shares about professors and students who inspired and encouraged him on his career and provides advice for others who wish to become writers.
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58 min - Corporate Responsibility:In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Asher Jay - artist, designer, National Geographic Explorer and founder of Henoscene - a start-up that helps environmentally-conscious organizations build transparency into their end-to-end process. Asher discusses the philosophy of her business, how Henoscene helps companies, and what else we can do to steward our individual and the planet's well-being.
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1 hr - From Cyborg to PatronusIn this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Amber Case to have a deep conversation into the ways in which technology can be used to create protective identities, the use of Generative AI as a tool and the importance of Calm Tech. Amber Case is a Cyborg Anthropologist and serial entrepreneur. The recipient of many prestigious awards for her work in technology - particularly Calm Tech, Amber is the author of several books and a notable public speaker.
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57 min - The Power of Play:Starting out as a fine artist, Eric Zimmerman recognized that game design makes important contributions to culture and decided to make a career out of game design. With over 3 decades of designing games on numerous platforms, including Sissyfight 2000 and Diner Dash, Eric is also an educator and an artist. In our conversation, Eric explores the power of play and game-design thinking beyond the world of games.
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49 min - Becoming Anti-Racist:As her long career in the field has evolved, Kathy Obear, PhD, has made the shift from furthering diversity to advocating for anti-racism policies and perspectives and leading white accountability groups. Hear why as she shares her story of becoming an anti-racism educator, consultant and trainer—a journey of over 35 years and counting.
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53 min - Dare to Love
Many of the world’s most caring teachers have made a commitment to love every one of their students, regardless of racial background, but how does this work in practice? Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, PhD, has been exploring how racial literacy facilitates personal growth for educators and other professionals to attain this goal.
A professor of English Education at Teachers College Columbia University, Yolanda shares her journey to developing her ideas about racial literacy, including her work on the Archaeology of Self, which is a pathway to overcoming racism in oneself and in the world around us. Her poetry is one artifact of this exploration.
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About Catching North Stars
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I created this podcast with the vision of engaging in meaningful conversation with individuals who have identified their core values and have created successful business and/or careers that are…
rooted firmly in those values. As a consultant and executive and leadership coach and a social psychologist, my mission is to help organizations and people align their values with both their careers and their lives. As such, Catching North Stars is a way for me to identify folks who are creating meaningful work and to share their journeys and successes with others. My goals for the podcast are: 1) to learn and share with others how deep purpose can be transformed into meaningful work; 2) to shine a light on the work of inspirational individuals; 3) to use an Organizational Psychology lens to focus on areas addressing work and workplace issues; and 4) to engage in questions about the meaning of the work and its potential impact on society. I hope the journeys of my guests will inspire you as much as they inspire me!
With great respect, Alexis Halkovic, PhD
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