Heroes Without Capes

Generation Z is going to be the primary driving force of the world in the very near future. Sophie Beren sees that coming, and through her platform, 'The Conversationalist', she's trying to mobilise them and promote conversation among them on various topics in order to build them into a unique, diverse, and tolerant force of the World.

Oral health and hygiene is an aspect of health and wellbeing that is often overlooked. Millions of people around the world are unaware of the problems and risk that lack of oral hygiene can cause. Jean Paul Laurent is on a mission. A mission to make these people aware about oral care and provide them with the basic items like toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc. with his social enterprise, Unspoken Smiles. Listen to his inspiring story filled with struggles and challenges, and how he overcame it all.

Its been an eventful year ! Now that it comes to an end, lets all work together towards a better world. Merry Christmas and happy holidays !

 Prostitution. Slavery. Trafficking. While a lot of us aren’t aware of it, these problems still exist in several parts of the world. Circumstances force girls, women and families to fall into this vicious trap. And we as conscious and privileged citizens of the world, must do our bit to stop it.  Joining us today, we have Mr. James Bartle, whose denim brand, called Outland Denim, identifies, trains, and employs these unfortunate girls and women, who were previously exploited or trafficked, and consequently, lifts them and their families out of poverty by giving them a respectable means of livelihood. Their jeans were worn by Meghan Markle on one of her Australia Tours. Lets hear straight from James, his story with Outland denim.

We’ve all been on the fancy vacations with the picturesque destinations and plush hotels. But not a lot of us, have actually taken the time and effort, to discover the beauty of places that are inhabited by smaller and local communities. Community travel it’s called.  And Marco Bollinger, through his business, Lokal Travels, is introducing the world to absolute gems of places, and in the process, uplifting and empowering local communities. Listen to his tale now !

Help can come in any form, shape or size. And for hundreds of homeless young adults in Mexico, it came in the form of a Pizza joint owner. Alejandro Souza is a social entrepreneur based in Mexico, who’s changing people’s lives, under the hood of his Pizza venture, called Pixza. He has come up with an absolutely brilliant model that is making waves in his city. Listen to this wonderful idea and his equally wonderful story now !

History, along its course, has thrown up several artists who have seeked to express their views and opinions on society and its issues through their art, however drastic they may be. Oliver Ressler iss one such artist, who has been doing exactly that for the past two decades now. His films have been displayed at several festivals and museums around the globe, and have been subject to widespread acclaim. Listen to him talk about his journey, inspirations, processes, challenges, and more !

Racism is a problem which has plagued USA since forever now. And it brings with it, class divide, and subsequently violence. Saru Jayaraman has been fighting these issues for close to two decades now. She brings to the table, her experience with the faults in the system, and with it, stories of her extraordinary efforts to rectify it.

In times where markets are dominated by capitalist companies with mass produced goods and mammoth advertising budgets, hand crafted products made by traditional artisans, weavers, and craftsmen are almost extinct. Their art, on which generations of their family had depended for their livelihood, is now dead. But Manish Gupta and his company Matr Boomie are here to their rescue. Matr Boomie's For - Profit model is working to help these Indian Artisans rise back from the ashes. Listen Now to find out how !

After several years of working as a humanitarian professional, Mackinnon, who is now the Executive Director at Watsi, talks about starting out with humanitarianism, early struggles of the job, balancing it with family life, and revitalising the healthcare industry with her work at Watsi. Listen to her pearls of wisdom now !