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Based in Newport, Rhode Island, Cory Silken is one of the world's preeminent marine artists, with more than 25 years of experience specializing in nautical photography. He provides commercial photography and video production for the luxury lifestyle market, as well as private commissions for superyacht owners and discerning clients.

Silken’s creative imagery has been on the cover of every major yachting magazine, appears as set dressings for TV and film, and is published in numerous books. His poster editions are distributed globally, and you’ve probably seen his work if you have ever been to a hotel, restaurant, or office with a sailing motif. In 2012 he opened the Cory Silken Photography Gallery, recently relocated to a marquee location at Bannister’s Wharf!

Whether setting the mood for a brochure, capturing the action at a regatta, or making stunning images for a new book, Silken has a classy and refined creative palette to make photographs that are truly memorable.

Silken loves the ocean even when not at work. In his free time, he can be found racing hundred-year-old Herreshoff S Class sailboats on Narragansett Bay, or advocating for sustainability through his position as an 11th Hour Racing Ambassador.

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Cory Silken

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Newport, RI

Nikon Cameras

Aquatech Camera Gear

Outex Camera Housing

11th Hour Racing

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Josh Dorfman is a climate entrepreneur, author, and media personality. He is the CEO and host of Supercool, a media company covering real-world climate solutions that cut carbon, increase profits, and enhance modern life. Josh was previously the co-founder and CEO of Plantd, a carbon-negative building materials manufacturer, which was named to Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2024. He has founded two modern design sustainable furniture companies, directed Vine.com, an Amazon e-commerce business specializing in natural and organic products, and served as the CEO of The Collider, the nation’s first innovation center for climate resilience and adaptation. Additionally, Josh was previously known as The Lazy Environmentalist, a media brand he developed into an award-winning television series on Sundance Channel, a daily radio show on SiriusXM, and two popular books. 

His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, TechCrunch, Fast Company, and Reuters. Josh has also made regular appearances on national television and radio programs, including Morning Joe, Fox & Friends, and NPR’s All Things Considered, and is the only guest to ever ride a bike onto The Martha Stewart Show.

Josh holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Josh Dorfman

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Supercool  

Plantd

EDF Renewables Indiana

Impulse Labs

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Joan Blades is a co-founder of LivingRoomConversations.org, a scalable effort to build respectful connections across ideological, cultural and party lines while embracing our core-shared values. When we care about each other we work to find ways to meet each other’s needs. Also a co-founder of AllSides.com, MomsRising.org  and MoveOn.org, she is a co-author of The Custom-Fit Workplace  and The Motherhood Manifesto.  A mediator (attorney) by training and inclination, she believes in the power of citizens and our need for respectful discourse while embracing our core shared values. 

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Joan Blades

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The F Word

Peace Building Starts at Home

Breaking the News

Drama Triangle

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Mark Gober

Rob Auchincloss

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An End to Upside Down Thinking

Neuro Correlative Consciousness (NCC)

Dr Bernardo Kastrup

Physicalism (derived from physical)

Tim Ferriss & Mark Andreessen

Float Tank

Wim Hof

UVA Division of Perceptual 

Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab

Institute of Noetic Sciences

Dr Jessica Utts pres statistical organization

Ganzfeld Experiment

Monroe Institute

1933 Fritz Zwicky Dark Matter

Pavel Krupa

Reification (fallacy)

Epistemology 

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Prashanth (“P”) Ragunanthan is an electrical engineer and amateur MMA athlete. Other creative pursuits of his most recently have revolved around photography and videography.

With roots originally from Northeast Ohio, he’s spent most of his time living in the midwest. At the compelling age of 24 years old, he has began to ask the big questions in the attempt to better understand his deepest purpose in life.

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Prashanth Ragunanthan

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Jocko Willink

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Mary Guenther is a space policy professional working to build a pro-space agenda that's exciting for the center left. She's previously worked as the lead Democratic space policy staffer at the U.S. Senate and as the head lobbyist for the commercial space industry. Now she's combining that expertise at a think tank and trying to change the narrative about what the space industry is and does for everyday Americans.

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Mary Guenther

Rob Auchincloss

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Chips & Science Act

Jared Isaacman

UN OFFICE OF OUTER SPACE AFFAIRS

Caryn Schenewerk Space Policy

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Ryan Hunt → LinkedIn | Marine Biologics

Rob Auchincloss

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Nick Blackmon → LinkedIn

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Paul Graham 

→ How To Do Great Work

→ Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule

99U → how to plan your day 

James Clear → Atomic Habits 

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Shivam Gusain is a dyestuff chemist and water engineer by training who now works at the intersection of textiles, sustainability, and innovation. He helps companies navigate complex challenges in supply chain decarbonisation, material evaluation, and factory process optimisation, bringing a mix of technical depth and strategic clarity to areas like emissions, water, chemistry, and next-gen materials.

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Shivam Gusain → LinkedIn | Substack 

Rob Auchincloss

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Walter Isaacson → Leonardo Da Vinci

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Lizzy Skelding is the Founder and Chemist of Beastie, a newly launched premium pet care brand reimagining the most stressful part of owning a dog: bath time. Trained as a physical chemist at Columbia University, she has worked across the beauty value chain—from the lab bench developing color cosmetics and cleansers to guiding early-stage startups on formulation strategy and manufacturing. Her specialty is strategic product development with a focus on technical precision, innovation, and intentional design. Her substack uncovers raw materials behind your favorite beauty products: Matter Matters.

In this conversation, Lizzy Skelding shares her journey through grief after the loss of her husband, exploring how it has shaped her daily life, mindset, and entrepreneurial endeavors. She discusses the importance of faith, exercise, and small daily actions in navigating her grief, as well as the challenges of redefining productivity and finding safety in uncertainty. Lizzy also reflects on her childhood dreams and how they contrast with her current reality as a founder, emphasizing the intersection of science and creativity in her work.

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Lizzy Skelding → Site | LinkedIn | Substack

Rob Auchincloss

Patron Saint Elizabeth Seton

Hallow App

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