In this conversation, you will hear more from us about our work legacies, how they came to be, and how we work together.

During the pandemic, the shape of work shifted from “business as usual” to more fluid constructs in an attempt to better accommodate both work and life. The need for flexibility and experimentation became evident. This episode discusses changes we have already seen and experienced as well as speculates on what may come.

This episode seeks to reframe the pursuit of fulfillment, of purpose and meaningful contributions – of impact beyond oneself. Join us for this conversation.

Heading for a career on the stage in ballet, Dr. Linde Miles made a pivot after a career-ending injury. A devoted ballet dancer from the age of 3, Linde had to rethink her life quickly. Her mother laid out her options: College or a job. She chose the former and focused on her “other” passion, science. After college Linde continued her journey becoming a cancer research specialist, another demanding career. Now at age 33, Linde’s numerous achievements, both in and outside the lab highlight her passion, caring, and strong motivation as core values with two intentional legacies: high achievement in the lab; and even more important, to train and mentor others.

Karri Ankrom has truly loved her 22 years as homeroom teacher and math specialist and administrator at an independent First to Eighth grade school in New York. And the students and parents praising and lining up to be in her classes are a tribute to her talent and dedication. That caring has been exhibited equally in the many years of volunteer work with seriously ill children at New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital.

How does an academic researcher, tech strategist, artist and fashion entrepreneur do it all – not sequentially, but as simultaneous careers and while living with a rare memory condition that is both a curse and a blessing? In this episode, Nima Veiseh explains how everything he does fits together, he cannot operate any other way, and indeed, the parts cannot be separated as he deals with his life challenges and the threads of his work legacy journey. Being good with numbers, he takes an analytic approach to human capital in his research and advisory roles on memory, technology and design.

Deb Coviello believes people who haven’t had the opportunity to exercise and prove their potential need a compass and support system. In this episode, you’ll hear how she helps CEOs identify emerging leaders and reignite their passion for leadership to leave a lasting impact for people struggling to solve the issues preventing business and career growth.

Award-winning architect and DEI&B advocate Kimberly Dowdell’s career has centered on this belief: “As our cities around the globe become denser and more diverse, we must embrace rapid changes in technology and push for rapid change on societal inequities.”. She has demonstrated this mission, formed in her childhood in Detroit, to a national and international cities transformation. She talked about her challenges of aligning her work and expanding the architecture profession to women and people of color with her mission of transforming cities internationally for greater sustainability and societal and workplace inclusion. She has been remarkably successful in getting many of her initiatives supported by her employer, the large architecture firm HOK as well as non-profit and professional associations.

Revolutionizing the way the world perceives, prevents, and treats brain health has been the passionate purpose of Janine Francolini. Today the founder of the Flawless Foundation talks about her journey and the future of seeing the perfection in each and every one of us.

Finance innovator Chris White is on a mission to provide education and professional development for young people to be employable without huge education debt. This is providing a pipeline to accelerate opportunities for the next generation of leaders in finance and related areas committed to change. Listen in for details about this new venture, Viable Education, and how it fits into Chris’ legacy at work.

Chris’ own 21-year career in financial services at top investment banking and wealth management companies focused on market structure, technology, and innovation, which he now also teaches at two business schools.

The genesis of his concept for the business was his “absolute alarm” about the wealth gap and the direction the world is going in. The desired outcome is to provide the fintech industry with well-trained and dedicated recruits and individual students a well-paying career with a bright future, as well as values beyond chasing monetary wealth.