Future Optimist

Raby Gueye is the founder and CEO of Teach For Senegal, which seeks to raise educational outcomes in Senegal so that one day every Senegalese child feels seen, loved, and liberated. She has a remarkable story that brought her from her native Senegal to the United States as a refugee. She dedicated her life to social justice issues, and a series of career choices and observations led her to returning to Senegal to create a program called Teach for Senegal, that gives young Africans the room to finally solve their own issues—without aid—and prepare children for the real world. Hers is an inspiring tale of following your heart and your intuition. Full episode: https://rosspalmer.com/raby-gueye

If your life hasn't taken a straight and obvious path, you're not alone. In fact, many people you admire have taken crazy detours before arriving on the right path for them. For the full article: https://rosspalmer.com/the-vehicle-vs-the-destination/

The old models of success are broken and won't work in the new world. If you’re not sure how your unique skills and interests add up to a meaningful career you love, then this is the podcast for you. I interview people who have forged their own path in life, defying conventions and finding something bigger than money to believe in. Find show highlights, research notes, videos and more at beattheoftenpath.com.

It's World Toilet Day! Isabel Medem is the co-founder of Sanima, a social startup that took on the challenge of providing sanitation to Lima, Peru, a city where 850,000+ people are denied access to basic sanitation, something most of us take for granted every day. World toilet day raises awareness of the fact that roughly 3.6 billion people are living without access to safely managed sanitation.

Andrew Tarvin is a seasoned public speaker and author, with a TED talk called “The Skill of Humor” that’s garnered over 11 million views as of this taping. He’s the author of 3 bestselling books on humor, and he’s delivered over 500 talks on humor to some of the largest companies in the world.

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Debra Fine went from feeling uncomfortable in social situations to building an impressive solo career as an author and keynote speaker. She turned her greatest weakness and fear into her greatest strength and asset. She’s now a multiple bestselling author, speaker, coach, and mentor to other authors, my own father among them. Her story is proof that with grit and determination (and sometimes our backs up against a wall), we can persevere and achieve remarkable things. 

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It's Halloween... A time for scary stories that will rock you to your core. Take heed, so that you don't follow the example of this chilling tale.

And also -- eat some candy. 

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Dr. Ramses Alcaide is the co-founder and CEO of Neurable, a company creating wearable brain control interfaces. Their flagship product is a pair of headphones that can respond to your brainwaves just by wearing them as normal. Suffice it to say, few people out there are as on the bleeding edge of what’s to come as Dr. Alcaide, so today we talk about how he was able to build his company, follow his passion, find his "why", and shape the future of human technology along the way.

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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson. So you've decided to become a professional weirdo like me! You're ready to cast aside the shackles of an ordinary life and leap into the unknown. Great! So what now?

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Commercially sold tampons and feminine hygiene products are horrible for both your body and for the environment, leeching tons of harmful toxins and contributing greatly to plastic waste. This “small” issue affects half of the planet, and all of us indirectly, so it’s about time we started to have an open conversation about topics that were stupidly previously taboo. Celia has received several awards for her groundbreaking, carbon-positive start-up DAME, and she really embodies the spirit of the social entrepreneur. 

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