Jeremy Ornstein is the former Chair of the High School Democrats of America and a Sunrise Fellow. He has gained national attention for his activism work and his story on NowThis has been viewed over 18 million times. But the best way to learn about Jeremy is in how he describes himself: "I'm fighting for a world where we meet crises head-on, where people can protect the places they love, where everyone has a shot at dignity. And I believe that our generation is leading the way into that world. I love jokes and stories, and wild adventures." 

Jacob Chang is the Director of Trends & Marketing for JÜV Consulting, a Gen Z marketing startup. JUV has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, Business Insider, NPR, Bloomberg, MIC, and many more. Jacob is currently a second-year at the University of Chicago and is passionate and has a broad knowledge of Gen Z trends, culture, and social media - which we talk at length about during our conversation. We touch on the rise of facebook groups, activism in the age of social media, what it's like to work for a startup, and several other areas. 

Sam Demma is the recipient of Contiki's top 35 under 35 global change-maker award, an alumni of Canada's top 25 under 25 environmentalist award, the co-founder of the social enterprise PickWaste, a podcast host, and a 19-year-old youth speaker. He has been recognized on national news, delivered a TEDx (and TED-Ed) talk, worked with brands such as A&W, and over the past two years has spoken to tens of thousands of people across Canada at over 100 schools, conferences and camps. 

Rory O'hollaren. Rory is a part of the first co-ed class at deep springs, an alternative (and highly competitive to get into) college in the high desert of Eastern California, which was all men before this past year. The school has less than 30 students across two grades, and in addition to academics, students take part in a labor program and in self governance - they hire the faculty, they review student performance, and they handle most of the admissions process. I have for several years now had a fascination with this school, and so it was great to speak with Rory, who is a really inquisitive and thoughtful person, about her experience there this first year. 

Joshua Frye is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Humboldt State University. He teaches a number of courses in the communication curriculum including public speaking, persuasion theory, communication and social advocacy, and argumentation. His research combines rhetoric and political sociology to examine food systems, movements, discourse, and policy. In this episode we talked about public speaking, stress management, emotional intelligence, tactics for crafting campaigns for social movements, and a few other topics. 

This episode we are talking with Olivia Cooley. Olivia just finished her senior year of high school at the moses brown school in providence and she will be a freshman at georgetown in the fall. She is a racial equity and social justice advocate and has a really valuable and interesting story to tell about coming to terms with her racial identity. 

Jeremy LaCasse is an Historian, Educator, and Expert on Effective Leadership. He is the dean of the leadership lab at the Gardner Carney Leadership Institute, the director of the Association of Boarding Schools New Teacher Academy, and the Assistant Headmaster at The Taft School. Additionally, Jeremy was my advisor throughout all of high school and is a meaningful mentor of mine. His advice on leadership, education, and making an impact was invaluable throughout high school. In this episode, we talk about the trappings of leadership, how to achieve social and cultural change, the common conceptions of leadership that are untrue, and much more. 

Jesse Kay is an 18 year old Entrepreneur and the Host of the 20 Under 20s Podcast, where he interviews the brightest minds in business (people like Grant Cardone, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jack Dorsey, and many others). Jesse also works with brands and athletes to help them to better engage their audience through social and digital. He has been featured in Inc, Business Insider, Entrepreneur Magazine, and many other media outlets. 

This episode I am talking with Jacob Slaughter. Jacob is a good friend of mine; we were actually roomates at the Mountain School, which you will hear a bit more about in the podcast. An 18 year old high school senior from Vermont, Jacob is one of the top cross country skiers in New England and an accomplished student who has done much of his high school coursework at Dartmouth. He is the winner of a National essay contest and holds two patents, which he designed in middle school. He is about to take a gap year before heading off to Yale. Most importantly though, he is thoughtful and curious and I especially enjoyed our conversation.