As an idea-maker, Charles knows ideas are sexy. But ideas are just the beginning to actually producing valuable work and innovating anything transformative. Charles is one of the smartest and most kickass people I know. I respect his life and leadership fully. He knows what it’s like to take an idea and bring it to life. For the last 9 years he’s build a globally-respected company that’s moving some of the best companies of the world into their preferred future.

 

In this episode we talk about the value of disruption in our lives. We discuss all things leadership, including what entrepreneurs, idea-makers, and visionaries must know to see their dream come to life. Charles talks candidly about what it’s like to be an Asian-American in most spaces of influence and contribution.

 

Charles is the Founder & CEO at Ideation, an idea execution company that specializes in helping brands scale their business by effectively integrating their strategic plans into day-to-day implementation. Ideation fills this gap between strategy and implementation with innovative approaches to idea execution, business strategy, brand(re)development& effective storytelling, and creative services that bridge concepts into the real world. Charles is regularly invited to advise and speak to leading brands on topics such as creativity, innovation, idea-making, brand strategy, and ideation.

 

Executive leaders from brands including Toyota, Wells Fargo, Google, TOMS, NBC Universal, WME, Caterpillar, Sequoia Capital, Vanguard, ONE Campaign,(RED),and many others have benefited from engaging Charles on various projects and events. In addition to advising and speaking, Charles has served as host and/or facilitator for numerous events with NY Times best-selling authors and executives from brands including Google, Twitter, Groupon, Starwood, Disney, CAA, Toyota, TOMS, charity:water, United Way, World Vision, and many others. 

 

His book Good Idea, Now What?: How to Move Ideas to Executionis a must for visionaries, idea-makers, entrepreneurs, and creative. It is a practical book designed to help people move ideas to implementation.

 

Contact Charles at https://charlestlee.comand www.theideation.com.

Follow @charlestlee on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Irene is the daughter of Korean immigrants. She grew up in the US as a woman of color and a person of faith. She’s currently making a profound difference by day as the Program Manager for Urban YM Resources at Fuller Youth Institute and by nights and weekends as an active social media contributor in issues of race, politics, and religion. Irene has been an advocate for the underdog - as a woman and a person of color - she gets it. And she uses her strong, sassy, and educated voice to draw the attention of the people toward justice, mercy, and reconciliation.

 

In this episode, we talk about what it looks and feels like to be a woman of color in 2018. We talk about “the man who shall not be named”, the shifts in the evangelical church, and what reconciling people of faith need to do to move from here to there.

 

Follow Irene Cho on social media @irenemcho

The first guest on The Global Fringe couldn't be more suitable. Rebecca Lujan Loveless and April have been friends for over 15 years and have journeyed as friends on the global fringe through all sorts of changes and personal iterations. In this episode, Rebecca vulnerably shares how she's reinvented herself these last few years through pain, creativity, and designing a future that's been a part of her soul from the very beginning.

 

Rebecca Lujan Loveless was born and raised on the beautiful island of Maui, Hawai'i. She was often found with dirty feet and messy hair from running free through the pineapple and macadamia nut fields.

 

As a young professional, Rebecca worked in international development and urban community development. She traveled the world working in communities that have been ravaged by poverty and war. Some of her most cherished memories of these years are the many meals she helped prepare with women in kitchens in India, Malawi, Thailand, South Africa and many other countries with rich, delicious cuisines. 

 

Rebecca now uses her vast travel experience and the leadership, management, and culinary skills she's learned from Mamas, Aunties and Grandmas around the globe to start City Kitchen Sacramento. City Kitchen delivers farm-to-fork weeknight meals for busy people who love global comfort food. Rebecca believes something magical happens when we gather at the table to eat good food with people we love. She loves to share meaningful meals with her husband Josh of 18 years and her three kids, Gavin, India, and Kingston. When she's not making meals for busy mamas or wrangling her bevy of kids around town, she can be found Netflixing, visiting wineries or mood-boarding her next international trip.

 

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Connect with April's company, Ezer + Co.

 

April has been a visionary activist her entire life. As a Leadership and Wellness Coach, she believes we were created for more. That’s why she loves developing leaders on the margins of culture in caring for their body, mind, and spirit. Curating and cultivating teams is one of her favorite things.