Hunting for Novosparkus

Join this engaging conversation with Misty Frost, CEO at Carrus, an organization dedicated to growing careers in healthcare, to learn how she leveraged intuition and logic to make change happen throughout her career—even when odds were against her. And why it is important to fall in love with the problem you are trying to solve. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or iHeart Radio.

Marie McNally believes that people are our country's biggest asset, so it's important to bring people out of poverty so they can live fulfilling lives. An architect by trade, Marie talks about her work with Dash, a non-profit for neighborhood revitalization, and her journey blending income communities geared at lifting people out of deprivation. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or iHeart Radio.

Maria Boustead believes there's always room for something new, so when a problem arises, solve it with a great product! This mindstate led Maria to founding Po Campo, the brand bringing you thoughtfully designed, thoroughly user-tested bags that work on and off the bike.

Arielle Rocca wants change, and rather than just saying it, she's doing something about it. Arielle co-founded Community Connected Academy at Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis with the goal of building a new way to educate today's youth through culture, connection, and equity.

Emily Taylor, Principal at teenyBIG, leverages her human-centered design experience to better serve the non-profit world. Rather than making assumptions, Emily assesses need states from a functional, cultural, and emotional standpoint to help her clients uncover what truly motivates "the people that matter most" to their missions. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or iHeart Radio.

WOMEN AS INNOVATORS Hear how Patty Dominguez quit the corporate world and found her Zag. She shares her journey and introduces us to her positioning marketing company focused on helping female entrepreneurs discover their unique place in the market.

In our forth season of Hunting for Novosparkus, Ellen Craven speaks with women who are known as innovators across various industries and roles. Our first guest is Lisa McClinton, Associate Director of Business Expansion at Kao USA. Lisa's wisdom & expertise are strongly evident as we explore how creativity and career choices led her to an innovation role.

Daniel Smith, Vice President of Science and Technology at WSP Architecture, tells us of WSP’s involvement in sustainable architecture design and development, and his insights for the future of sustainable architecture.

Alan Blake, former Associate Director of Global Packaging at P&G, tells us of the journey of implementing sustainability into corporate practices, and how government legislation can help progress these industries into closing the loop.

Inspired by a forest fire, Gaurav Wali, a design graduate from India, takes us on his incredible journey to replace plastic in products through the use of pine needles.