Charles Vogl welcomes back Emily Levada as she shares a thought-provoking story about doubt, growth, and opportunities. Emily walks us through how to consider doubt in a surprising way.

Charles Vogl welcomes Amit Garg who shares his experience making big and international achievements by connecting small groups of people. He also shares his own lessons about the meaning of making a change.  

Amit Garg has been working in Technology for 20 years in Silicon Valley. He co-founded Tau Ventures,  a venture capital firm focusing on early stage Artificial Intelligence in Digital Health, Automation and business-to-business applications.  He also cofounded the nonprofit Hospital for Hope which has built a high school lab, a library and a hospital in rural Jharkhand India. It is a place with among the lowest per capita incomes in India.

Charles Vogl welcomes Reagan Carey as she shares her journey from a young woman playing ice hockey among unwelcoming boys, losing an Olympic gold medal within minutes and then using the loss to build the strongest women’s ice hockey program in the world. This included winning an Olympic gold medal after years of breakthrough training methods. Reagan Carey was the Director and General Manager of the US Women’s Ice Hockey and supporting programs. She now consults and speaks for sport and corporate organizations on leadership, performance, and culture for elite performance.

Charles Vogl welcomes Bruce Quan as he shares yet bitter experience about living as an Asian-American in 20th C USA. He discusses the importance of knowing ourselves and understanding who you want to be despite adversities.

Charles Vogl welcomes Ezra Bookman to discuss recognizing meaning in life’s moments and traditions in our era. They reflect on the value of celebration and making time to embrace moments in our lives. Ezra Bookman is an experience designer, artist, and facilitator exploring the transformational power of ritual. He is the founder of Ritualist, the first-ever creative studio specializing in ritual design.

Charles Vogl welcomes Dr. Kurt Johnson to a conversation about how we recognize truth and how both science and spiritual traditions reveal profound interconnectedness.  Dr. Kurt Johnson is an accomplished scholar, author of 5 books, and teacher across the relationship between science and religion. He has a Ph.D. in Evolution and Ecology and is ordained or certified in 5 spiritual traditions. He is also the host of VoiceAmerica’s Convergence series broadcast worldwide.

Charles Vogl and guest Rebecca Wexler share lessons about taking the time needed as an adult to discover where to point our efforts.  As a new law student in her 30s, Rebecca discovered the value of her wandering choices and how they brought her to a moment of inspiration and focus. Rebecca Wexler is now an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of California Berkeley, School of Law. She focuses on issues concerning data, technology, and criminal justice.

Charles Vogl welcomes Carrie Jones who shares how connecting with people can save lives. 

Carrie Melissa Jones is an author, online community strategist, and online community researcher. Her work has influenced the world’s leading online brand communities including the American Medical Association, Google, and two U.S. presidential campaigns. 

Charles Vogl returns with Celso Perez to discuss daily contemplative practices that help escape of day-to-day noise. Celso Perez is a Staff Attorney at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project (IRP). Earlier he served as a fellow at Human Rights Watch.

Charles Vogl welcomes Celso Perez who shares his experience presenting himself in public with more than one identity. As an immigrant and gay man, he shares his own lessons about being an outsider and insider in inner circles and his community.

Celso Perez is a Staff Attorney at the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project (IRP). Earlier he served as a fellow at Human Rights Watch.