THE IDEALISTS.

In this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Monali Pandya, President of Di’Amore Fine Jewelers, a family-owned fine jewelry retailer founded by her father in 1993. Over the last 7 years as president, Monali has increased the brand’s revenue by 400% and sales referral business by 25%.

What we learned: Monali  shares how she manages the intricacies involved in running a family-owned business.

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In this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Lisa Miller, market researcher and author of “The Business of Joy” and Barry McGowan, President & CEO of Fogo de Chão (yes, sometimes we have men on the show 😉). In this week’s episode, Barry and Lisa share how joy became Fogo's rally cry during the pandemic… as opposed to competitors who made business decisions from fear and scarcity. This episode is must listen for business owners long-term planning for a pending *whispers* recession.

What we learned: Joy has been coming up a lot on the show and is often discussed as a metaphysical or emotional experience— a nice to have that increases the maximization of life. In this week’s episode, Barry and Lisa share how to create business joy strategy during the worst and scary of times.

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In this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Dr. Brook Bello, tech entrepreneur, clinical counselor, actress, and the co-founder of Eval. Founded with “Call of Duty” co-founder Chance Glasgow, Eval is the first of its kind machine learning-enabled tool designed to support trauma victims, law enforcement and victim advocates. Brook was recently named a Google Next Gen Policy Leader and has spoken alongside presidents like Jimmy Carter, Prime Ministers and fellow change-makers like Ashton Kutcher at universities, conferences and federal agencies. 

A survivor of human trafficking herself, Dr. Bello draws from personal experiences and her training as a clinical counselor to help trauma survivors discover their authentic identities through mentoring and education. 

What we learned: Dr. Bello shares the internal tools required to alchemize trauma into visionary insight and purpose. 

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In this episode: THE IDEALISTS. speaks with Anu Adasolum, co-founder and CEO of Sabi Am, Africa’s leading provider of digital commerce infrastructure for the distribution of goods and services. Nigeria based Sabi has done over a billion dollars in sales and has raised over $30M making Anu one of the most successful entrepreneurs to come out of Nigeria. 

What we learned: Building her company in a cultural, geographic, and economic context often misunderstood by investors and international partners, Anu has learned how to stay clear headed and attuned to her own sense of direction. She provides a helpful way of understanding how to design for problems in business and in life instead of being overwhelmed by circumstance.

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In this episode: THE IDEALISTS. host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa, speaks with Dr. Vivienne Ming, theoretical neuroscientist, artificial intelligence expert, and one of BBC's 100 women. Frequently featured for her research and inventions in The Financial Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Quartz and the New York Times, Vivienne is the co-founder of Socos Labs-- her fifth company-- an independent institute exploring the future of human potential. In this episode, Vivienne discusses her exciting work around working memory, brain hacking, and increasing human potential alongside the phenomenal life path that set her on this journey.

What we learned: Vivienne begins the conversation by explaining working memory-- the small amount of information that can be held in mind and used in the execution of cognitive tasks-- and how everyday people can improve their working memory. She also shares her research on how to increase human potential to improve the flourishing of our lives. 

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This week, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa resists her conversation with world-renowned Biological Anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher. As the Chief Science Advisor for Match.com and as one of the foremost researchers in the area of the neuroscience of love, sex, and relationships, Helen has conducted extensive research and written six books on the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, and gender differences in the brain. As a Senior Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute, she studies extensively how personality style shapes who you are and who you love.

In this rich, revelatory episode, Helen and Melissa dive deep into Helen’s vast, peer-reviewed learnings around the science of romantic love, attachment, and the evolution of courtship.

Highlights:

- Helen leads off the episode by painting a picture of the history of gender roles and relationship paradigms as the human race shifted from a hunter-gatherer society to an agrarian one, and then evolved again with the industrial age to where we are now.

- Next, she discusses her broad sweeping research survey across a sample of millions. While the neurology of love is largely the same across culture, race, and sexual preference, courtship continues to evolve in new and compelling ways—from shifts in power dynamics of arranged marriages to those of video chat dates during the pandemic.

- Building on that, she discusses the different relational dynamics at play with the different brain systems and chemicals involved, when it comes to romance, sexual attraction, and deep attachment. She also touches on the different personality types who tend to do better together.

- Lastly, she shares her audacious wish for her work in personality science to break new ground in the business space. She believes understanding mother nature’s recipe for the brain can help in how we reach different people, build better teams, lead, innovate, and ultimately win.

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In this episode of THE IDEALISTS.: Melissa speaks with Dr. Sian Proctor, who launched into Earth's orbit as pilot of the Crew Dragon with SpaceX. As a geoscientist, artist, poet, and astronaut, not only did she grace the cover of Times Magazine, but she also appeared in “The Colony” on The Discovery Channel, “Genius by Stephen Hawking” on PBS,  “Strange Evidence” on the Science Channel, and “Countdown” on Netflix. During the conversation, Sian takes us into space with her and it is quite a marvel.

What we learned: Sian begins the conversation by explaining the history of space travel and then describes her emotional and physical preparation to launch into orbit— including a phone conversation with former First Lady Michelle Obama. Sian then details the monumental beauty of Earthlight by reciting a poem she wrote while in the space craft.

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In this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks with Allie Egan, the founder of skincare brand Veracity. Rooted in scientific research, one of Veracity’s core beliefs is as your life changes, so does your health, and it’s driven by your hormones. And so Allie is pioneering hormone based wellness through their skin and health hormone test, their skincare products, and their line of supplements. Before founding Veracity, Allie began her career investing in consumer and beauty brands at L Catterton. She then went on to becoming CEO of the fashion brand Cynthia Rowley and led the product, ecommerce, and digital marketing teams at Estee Lauder’s top brands, including La Mer, Clinique, and Origins.

Highlights:

- Allie begins the conversation describing the health issues that led her to starting her beauty brand, Veracity.

- She then describes the career path that took her from investment banking to working with Glossier during its early days to becoming the CEO of fashion brand Cynthia Rowley.

- Allie goes on to share her experience with CEO loneliness and the framework she uses to build trust in her team. 

- Lastly, Allie discusses her audacious vision for the world— for women to be empowered to make the best consumption decisions for themselves through knowledge and self-awareness.

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In this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks with Jessica Zweig is an international award-winning entrepreneur, expert in personal branding, and best-selling author. As the Chief Executive Officer of SimplyBe., Jessica facilitates sold-out workshops and masterminds around the world, and speaks on the power of authentic personal branding to corporations including Google, Blackstone, Morningstar, Salesforce, Motorola, Nike, Verizon, Mars, Pinterest, Bank of America, and more.

Highlights:

- Jessica starts the conversation by describing the financials woes she endured during the seven years she spent building her first company.

- She then describes how after her husband’s income suddenly and dramatically reduced a month after their wedding, she was forced to confront her belief that he’d financially save her.

- After realizing she would have to save herself, Jessica took steps to build her next company— a personal branding agency that today nets eight figures.

- Lastly, Jessica discusses her audacious vision for the world— to activate and remind people of their strength and power.

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In this week’s all-new episode of THE IDEALISTS., host and entrepreneur, Melissa Kiguwa speaks with Sarah Wells, a 400m Olympian hurdler who made her debut at the London Olympics in 2012 despite an injury that had her sidelined for nine months just a year before. Most recently you may have seen Sarah pushing her limits on the latest season of The Amazing Race Canada. As an Olympic semi-finalist and Pan Am Games silver medallist, obstacles don’t scare Sarah Wells. Sarah’s reputation was forged through overcoming challenges and achieving the unimaginable.

Highlights:

- Sarah starts the conversation by describing how her siblings laid the foundation for her to cultivate her appetite of risk-taking.

- Sarah recounts her preparation for the 2012 London Olympic games.

- She then describes the bodily injuries she endured to get to the Olympics, and the 3 point framework she developed to keep going.

- Lastly, Sarah discusses her audacious vision for the world— to inspire a million people by the end of her speaking career.

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