I have conspicuously avoided what Lauren has thrown herself into because I thought it was too hard (at least for me).  Listen about how Lauren talks through her own giving, her best practices for nonprofits, and (just maybe) convinces me that I have it in me to ask for money too.   References from the […]

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I was ignorant about the real nature of race in America.  I thought, especially after Charlottesville, that the last vestiges of this were finally dead.  I was wrong.  Please, listen with me as a friend, Marine Officer, and brilliant man talks through his experiences and his prescriptions to make this better.   References from the […]

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Robert is a designer, architect, and humanitarian who has been involved with a slew of projects to try to improve the lot of those who are otherwise overlooked, including a recent project we collaborated on to push back Covid-19, especially in the poorest parts of the world.   References from the show: The Sixth Extinction: […]

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Robert is a designer, architect, and humanitarian who has been involved with a slew of projects to try to improve the lot of those who are otherwise overlooked, including a recent project we collaborated on to push back Covid-19, especially in the poorest parts of the world.   References from the show: The Sixth Extinction: […]

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He’s back with a new project IGIST, to inspire the next generation of students, scientists, and inventors, especially if they are like his young daughters.  He’s tried to create a story and an experience that will capture the imagination of these girls and push them to the next level. References from the show: IGIST.com Apple […]

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From stock pusher to pauper to preacher, from for-profit to non-profit to social enterprise, from private to public sector, Nic shares his triumphs and heartbreaks about a life searching to find and create more love, in many modalities. References from the show: The Wolf of Wall Street: 2013 https://g.co/kgs/TBWbHE DC Power Co: www.dcpowerco.com.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcpowerco1 […]

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A single thread of Tim’s life is selfless service, to country, first in the military, then in government, then in philanthropy, and now locally.  Admittedly, at this point, there’s nothing that Tim asks of us other than to look at ourselves and consider whether we are parts of communities that are showing love, not just […]

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Elena Kelareva is a Xoogler software engineer/product manager-cum-social enterprise founder.  She is trying to bring tech jobs and tech-enablement to a largely-overlooked agricultural and coal region in Victoria, Australia. Hear about her first year in operation, the challenges, pivots she’s made, and the progress she sees, going forward. References from the show: References from her […]

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Tim Day moved from humble beginnings in Brooklyn to the Marine Corps to HBS to  business leadership, and ultimately to philanthropy focused on education, animal welfare, and the Marine Corps.  Listening to him challenges the notion that we are in any way living in a unique moment of history. There is something that nearly everyone […]

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One of my listeners told me that I often say ‘people know enough about me’ and then move on to talk about the interviewee.  They challenged that premise and suggested that I do a podcast about my own experience, and talk through some of what I’m trying to do to make it better.  This was […]

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