Pariveda CEO Margaret Rogers talks with Eleanor Allen, engineer turned global impact CEO who has led Water For People, B Lab Global, and now the World Flourishing Organization, about turning the science of human flourishing into tools leaders can use to fix the modern workplace. Eleanor shares what global data on disengagement, burnout, and loneliness reveal about work today, the skills leaders will need in an AI powered, remote world, and her blueprint for building healthier cultures that improve both performance and people’s lives.

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Produced by Carla Pratico, Polus Digital, Inc.

Pariveda CEO Margaret Rogers talks with Karen Brown, founder of Bridge Arrow and former Fortune 100 executive, about making inclusion operational and tying it to outcomes leaders already track. Karen offers field-tested stories and tools, from reframing a hiring challenge to changing staffing for customer impact, and why timely, useful feedback builds momentum. The conversation is about action leaders can measure and progress people can feel. 

You’ll learn a clear definition of inclusive leadership and why people who feel seen perform better, how to move from diversity headcount targets to real desired outcomes using baselines and simple metrics, and the two word question to ask before big decisions so blind spots will not cost you. 

This conversation offers practical insights leaders can use to solve forward. Follow the show and join us every other week as we keep learning how to do good by doing better. 

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Produced by Carla Pratico, Polus Digital, Inc.

Pariveda CEO Margaret Rogers sits down with Susan Kennedy, a leader at the intersection of water, energy, and public trust. Together they unpack how “be honest, do your best, don’t be greedy” shows up in high-stakes decisions, the choice to partner with Native American tribes on water equity, and the personal million-dollar risk she took to save her company. 

About the guest 
Susan Kennedy is a policymaker and entrepreneur who served as Chief of Staff to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cabinet Secretary to Governor Gray Davis, and Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission from 2003 to 2006, overseeing water utility regulation. She is Executive Chair of Cadiz Inc., a Los Angeles headquartered water solutions company with infrastructure in San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Kern counties, and joined its board in March 2021. In her leadership role for two California Governors, Ms. Kennedy was responsible for negotiating some of the largest agreements among agricultural interests, environmentalists, rural and urban water users, including the $8 billion, 10-year restoration of the San Francisco Bay-Delta and early plans to restore the Salton Sea. 

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Produced by Carla Pratico, Polus Digital, Inc.

In this Episode, Margaret Rogers chats with Dr. Rebecca Parsons, an icon in the technology world. In this conversation, they explore how responsibility shows up in daily computer engineering decisions, what it means to design for people rather than features, and how to anticipate unintended consequences of technology. 

About the Guest 
Dr. Rebecca Parsons was the CTO at Thoughtworks for 16 years, holds a PhD in Computer Science from Rice University, and received an Abie Award from AnitaB.org for her contributions to technology and society in addition to her service on other non-profit boards like CodeChix and Agile Alliance. Today, she supports various companies as an independent technology advisor and consultant.

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Produced by Carla Pratico, Polus Digital, Inc.

In this episode, Margaret sits down with with Luciana Núñez, Executive Business Coach, former Managing Director and CEO for Danone Early Life Nutrition US, and author of Coaching Power. 

In this conversation, Luciana shares how trust and empathy show up in daily leadership, what it takes to scale culture and performance across diverse global teams, and practical ways leaders can coach for results.  

About the guest 

Luciana built her executive experience across the US, Europe and Latin America in a variety of General Management, Marketing and Business Development roles at Danone, Bayer, and Roche. As a Coach, she provides an inspiring environment for clients to look deeply at the elements that will help them achieve their best potential, working on both their business and personal path. She is a firm believer that you perform at your best when you bring your whole self to work. As a Board Member, Luciana works with entrepreneurs and start-ups through coaching, business mentorship and investment. She believes that the future of the world’s economy is in the hands of disruptive, visionary business leaders. 

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Produced by Carla Pratico, Polus Digital, Inc.

In this episode, Margaret Rogers, CEO of Pariveda speaks with Gracelyn McDermott, the Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Business Development for Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic. In this conversation, they chat about how Gracelyn’s mission for equity shows up in daily leadership, a behind-the-scenes moment from leading through the pandemic that shaped how she shows up now, and what it takes to scale in underserved communities without losing the why.

About the Guest 
Gracelyn McDermott, MBA 
Vice President of Marketing Sales and Business Development at Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States 

Gracelyn A. McDermott is an innovative and diverse executive with over 20 years’ experience in project, program, sales, and account management. In her current role, Gracelyn provides leadership in the development and execution of market and business strategies that deliver predictable and sustainable growth in membership, revenue, and margin. Overall, she is responsible for the retention and growth of Commercial insurance accounts (small and large) and collaborates with the National team to support the Federal Employee Benefits Health Plan (FEBHP) and local Government Programs (ACA, Medicare, and Medicaid). 

Ms. McDermott holds a Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to completing the Kaiser Permanente’s Harvard Executive Leadership Program, she has completed McKinsey Academy’s Black Executive Leadership Program and is a member of Leadership Maryland and Leadership Greater Washington.  

She currently serves as chair emerita of the Board of Trustees for her undergraduate alma mater, Mount Saint Mary’s University where she was granted an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. Additionally, Gracelyn is an Executive board member for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and service on the boards for Vehicles for Change and the Excellence in Education Foundation for Prince George’s County Public Schools, Inc. She also serves on the Comptroller of Maryland’s Women’s Economic Empowerment Council.

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Produced by Carla Pratico, Polus Digital, Inc.

For world-shapers, not spectators. Hear the hard lessons, bold ideas, and real strategies of purpose-driven growth.  

Hosted by Margaret Rogers, CEO of the professional services firm, Pariveda, the show features visionary leaders who’ve aligned purpose with profit, are navigating the fast-moving world of AI, and have faced the tough moments when their purpose was tested. Every conversation offers practical insights you can use to solve forward.  Listen every other week to keep learning how to do good by doing better.