The Catalyst

I first encountered Marie Griffin during the annual Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business Intercollegiate Business Convention, where she was delivering a keynote speech. During her speech, Marie spoke of her journey from being an editor at Seventeen Magazine, to working in Paris, to starting her own namesake company and working with clients that range from Hermes to Dior Beauty to the Wall Street Journal. What was most fascinating about Marie, besides her adventurous journey and career, was a program and guide she created titled, "What’s Your CATNIP?™"––an immersive talk about the power that one possesses when one is in-tune with the qualities that one unique.

Seeing that we're all about impact here at The Catalyst and that Marie's talk was all about leveraging one's uniqueness for maximum impact across all areas of our life, I knew I needed to have on The Catalyst to discuss more.

In this episode, I spoke with Marie and her sister, Bunky, about their journeys to creating their namesake company, the power of CATNIP, and the importance of knowing oneself.

To find out more about What’s Your CATNIP?™, visit the Griffin Marketing and PR website here.

When I first met Evan Wesley, I was running an election to become an International Trustee for Key Club International—the world’s largest and oldest high school service organization. It was during my time and extensive involvment in Key Club International that Evan and I bonded over our mutual love and passion for public service, activism and our belief that young people are key in solving some of the world’s most critical issues.

In this episode, I sat down with my old friend to discuss the incredible work and impact he’s catalyzed while at the helm of the Thirst Project—a nonprofit that not only exclusively tackles the water crisis but also has the honor of being the world’s leading youth water activism organization. To learn more visit the thirstproject.org.

Before the start of my second semester, I participated in a mindfulness program with fellow Harvard classmates where the dean of our college, Dean Rakesh Khurana, spoke to us during an intimate group conversation. A moment that stuck out to me the most from the conversation was when Dean Khurana said, “focus on doing things that will lead to a worthy obituary rather than resume-building.”