Maverick Wisdom Podcast

"Crazy is the love of money and power over others as opposed to compassion and generosity. What could be more fucked up!"

Patch Adams is a Doctor, but above all else is an activist for peace, justice and care for all people. He is Founder of The Gesundheit Institute a non-profit health care organization whose mission is to re frame and reclaim the concept of ‘hospital.’ They are a model of holistic medical care based on the belief that the health of the individual cannot be separated from the health of the family, community, the society and the world Patch is author of Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service,Complementary Therapies, Humor and Joy and House Calls: How We Can All Heal the World One Visit at a Time. His video documentary Clown’in Kabul documents the 5-week medical and laughter-relief mission of more than 20 clown-doctors in Afghanistan following the 2001 U.S. lead war. An incredible ‘Smile Mission’ to help the children of war-ravaged Afghanistan. Patch Adams the Hollywood movie with Robin Williams playing the role of Patch, is his story.

"Crazy is a special place. Crazy is a smile on your face. Crazy is leaping from great heights into dark pools. Crazy is entering the mind of my kids and playing the fool. Crazy is the love I feel when I hug you at night. Crazy is how I feel when we've had a fight. Crazy is when we push to the edge to jump over the top. Crazy is the unreasonable mind that just won't stop."

Dave Allan is Founding Partner at ?What If! who partner with organizations hungry for growth, inventing new products, brands, services, and business models, and helping their partners build their in-house innovation capabilities. Their style is provocative and passionate. Their mission is lasting impact. Prior to this Dave was Innovation Manager at Unilever the British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company where he helped create Unilever’s first major innovation group. Dave is Co-Author of Sticky Wisdom: How to start a creative revolution at work.

"Crazy is thinking you will achieve things without an element of risk."

Vanessa Vallely is Managing Director at We Are The City which provides information to women who wish to progress in their careers via networking and events. Vanessa is a Public Speaker and Facilitator and has delivered numerous keynotes. She is Founder and Co-Chair of The Network of Networks [THON] a collaboration of corporate internal diversity network heads/committee members from 100 multinational firms across sectors in the UK. She is Board Member for Cancer Research UK and Board Member for Tech UK representing the companies and technologies that are defining today the world we will live in tomorrow. She is Ambassador for Future First, engaging alumni to help current students, Girls out Loud a UK based social enterprise, and Inspiring the Future a free service where professionals go into state schools. Vanessa is the author of Heels of Steel which tracks the trials and tribulations of the most networked woman in the City.

"Crazy is what they call it when your bold plan fails. Bold is what they call it when your crazy plan succeeds."

Michael is Director of New Products at Hootsuite [his role when interviewed].  A 2 time Emmy nominee who has founded and managed several early-stage tech companies in New York and Vancouver. He is Founder of Wantoo which uses mobile technology to predict what’s next.  Micheal is Co-Founder of Startland helping Syrians get connected to the local startup scene by providing technical training, equipment, and access to startups.  Founder of Tippett.org. He is Advisor at the School of Journalism [Digital Media] at the University of British Columbia and a Board Member of The Upside Foundation of Canada an exciting venture that lets Canadian startups give back to our society.

"Crazy is when it suddenly snows in July."

Soren Holm is Head of Experience LEGO House and Vice President of LEGO Future Labs. He is part of the team that has made LEGO into the successful company it is today. Soren is a LEGO Lifer, someone who’s here to stay.

"Crazy is thinking that you can predict what's next. Just get on and create it."

Bruce Davis is Co Founder and Joint Managing Director at Abundance Generation who offer peer-to-peer investments that are accessible to everyone and offer the chance to match financial returns with ethical values. Bruce is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Bauman Institute of Leeds University, School of Sociology and Social Policy.

"Crazy is what the rest of the world would be if they weren't so afraid of what other people think."

Cindy Gallop is Founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld a radically simple web-meets-world platform designed to turn good intentions into action; one microaction at a time and Founder of MakeLoveNotPorn a non judgemental open forum that encourages everyone to decide for themselves what they like doing because there is no ‘norm.’ Cindy is Board Advisor at Behance, the world’s leading platform for creative professionals across all industries to showcase and discover creative work and Founder at Cindy Gallop LLC consulting for clients and brands who want to change the game in their particular sector. She does radical, innovative, groundbreaking, transformative; she doesn’t do status quo. She likes to blow shit up and is the Michael Bay of business.

"Crazy is walking into a boardroom with a crazy idea knowing initially they will roll their eyes and silently wonder when they are going to replace this guy with someone normal."

Chad Wasilenkoff is Founder and CEO of Fortress Paper a world leading manufacturer of security and speciality pulp. He is a proven leader in several sectors including forestry, manufacturing, mining and gas, and other technology based enterprises. Previously Chad was CEO and Director at Titanium Uranium Exploration Inc. In 2010 Ernst and Young honored Chad with Entrepreneur of the Year [Pacific region and Manufacturing division].

"Crazy is sticking in a job you don't love, moaning about your life when you never do anything differently, not taking risks, not making the most of the precious time we have on this planet."

Emma Morley is Founder and Project Director of Trifle Creative a fresh and creative commercial interior design company. She is a Creative Doer whose passion is to create inspiring environments that make working lives and experiences brilliant. Previously she worked freelance in Project Management, design, consultancy, creative doer. She has held a variety of positions: Creative Coordinator, Manager of Creative Coordination Team, New Ventures Assistant, Internal Special Projects at What If! The innovation company that has dared companies to be different since 1992.

"Crazy is not trying. There are people who imagine things and work to make them real - often surrounded by people who say it can't be done."

Meik Wiking is CEO of The Happiness Research Institute an independent think tank focusing on life satisfaction, happiness and quality of life. Their mission is to inform decision makers of the causes and effects of human happiness, make subjective well-being part of the public policy debate, and improve the quality of life for citizens across the world by exploring why some countries, cities, organizations and people are happier than others. It’s all about evaluating and measuring progress in society in a completely different way. Previously Meik has been Project Director at Monday Morning Scandanavia’s leading independent think tank english and also worked at The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark and The Danish Red Cross Youth . Meik is currently working his book The Anatomy of Happiness due to be published on 20th March 2016 International Day of Happiness.