The first member of Vantage takes the mic. Jesse Rhodes Jr. is a keynote speaker, a University of Washington professor, and a self-described cultural architect whose whole purpose is to work with humans to create possibilities, not excuses. In episode two of Vantage Voices, Rachael Barclay turns the questions back on the man who interviewed her first.

We get into humanity as a discipline, the "door" (the invisible barriers that stop people before they start), the five-minute embrace that made his whole day, the 25 fellows from 20 African countries he promised to visit for a cup of tea, and his message straight to the Columbia Tower Club community he chaired when it closed.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Turning the mic back on Jesse
00:38 One word: humanity
01:16 What a cultural architect actually builds
03:01 Keynotes, UW, and 20 countries
04:30 Humanness vs. the hustle
04:53 The door: the barriers we do not see
07:29 Who Jesse invites into the room
09:44 The one introduction he is looking for
13:28 A message to the Columbia Tower Club
15:42 Relationship capital

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ABOUT VANTAGE VOICES
The room behind the room, on the record. Short, honest conversations with the people building the next version of Seattle. Hosted by Rachael Barclay. Two new voices a week.

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