One Million Years Of Joy

Hlubi Mboya-Arnold is the “Laureate of 2020 Nobel Peace Prize” United Nations World Food Programme highlighting her unwavering commitment to combating hunger and promoting peace. She is an award-winning actress, social activist, a relentless advocate for education, and a champion of equity and empowerment in the film and television industry. She is also the producer of Intelligent Africa, a founding member of SWIFT and Future CEOs™. In our conversation, we spoke about her journey, her advocacy work, and what she believes we can all do to become architects of our own joy.

Dr Thomas Seyried, Professor of biology, genetics and biochemistry at Boston College, is a trailblazer in the arena of conquering cancer. His book, Cancer as a Metabolic Disease, along with his decades of research, and over 150 peer-reviewed publications, have shown that cancer can be best defined as a mitochondrial metabolic disease. He reveals in our interview how our current lifestyles are impacting our health, and what we can do about it to live longer and healthier lives – so we can experience a more joyful existence.

Jenna Nicholas is a Forbes 30 under 30 for Social Entrepreneurship, an angel investor, a TEDx speaker and the CEO of Impact Experience which is focused on addressing equity across investments, healthcare, climate and education. She has been spearheading many initiatives at the intersection of investing and values since she graduated from Stanford University, including the Business Climate Finance Initiative. Discover her extraordinary journey, what she learned from Demond Tutu, the Bahá'í Faith, and her recipe for joy.

As the host of the Starting Small podcast and yearly summit, Cameron Nagle has interviewed the founders of companies such as Reebok, The North Face, Lovesac, Kodiak Cakes, Nextdoor, and many more. Discover where it all started and why he is so passionate about sharing leadership lessons and strategies for building impactful brands with entrepreneurs.

From CEO at 29 to a Ph.D. candidate at 50, Niven Postma’s journey has been filled with a deep desire to do things on her own terms. She is an author, a Harvard Business Review contributor and a guest faculty member/speaker at a range of global institutions including London Business School and Stanford University's School of Medicine. Discover her inspiring journey and how several crucible experiences have shaped her view on life and joy.

Discover the incredible journey of Jordi Ricart, co-founder of Curated, and MOKE USA, and the power of “pay it forward”. His mission is to reshape the definition of success and to inspire leaders to prioritize people over profits. From his arrival from Spain to the US, to his journey as an entrepreneur, and author of Pay It Forward, his inspiring story is filled with awe and joy. A must listen-to episode for entrepreneurs and all those searching for creating an impactful legacy.

Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir is an Icelandic thought leader, author, award-winning serial entrepreneur. She is the author of the book InnSæi: Icelandic Wisdom for Turbulent Times and co-director and scriptwriter of the documentary film InnSæi: The Power of Intuition. From her recent TED talk to her inspiring work, Hrund helps us understand the power we all have within ourselves. Discover how to tap into your intuition, the connection between joy and our inner world, and learn about her incredible journey.

Lex Keifhaber’s background includes experiences as a Founder/CEO to being a Sommelier. As the Podcast Host of Who’s Saving the Planet he interviews entrepreneurs that are addressing climate change with innovative business ideas. Discover his journey and view on how we could create a more sustainable future.

Dr. Ali Afdjei is an emergency doctor in Paris, the author of several books including his latest one on burn-out, and the co-founder of GrandCoeur. Discover his journey into medicine, his view on joy and humour, and his view on what we need to do collectively to create a more harmonious world.

Le Dr Ali Afdjei est médecin urgentiste à Paris, auteur de plusieurs ouvrages dont son dernier sur le burn-out, et co-fondateur de GrandCoeur. Découvrez son parcours en médecine, sa perspective sur la joie et l'humour, ainsi que son point de vue sur ce que nous devons faire collectivement pour créer un monde plus harmonieux.

Helen Antoniou published in 2018 the business biography, “Back to Beer ... and Hockey: The Story of Eric Molson”, that she wrote about her father-in-law and past chairman of Molson Coors Beverage Company, which was on the Top 10 Non-Fiction Books list of the Globe and Mail. She lectures on leadership and the governance of family businesses at institutions such as the MIT Sloan School of Management and the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program. She is also an executive coach and the Chair of the Board of Governors of Concordia University. In our conversation, she shares key leadership insights, her philanthropic activities, her Greek-Canadian-Quebecois identity and her recipe for joy.