The Inspired Service Podcast

The Inspired Service Podcast episodes:

• 02.11.2021

  Season 2 Ep 5: Asking the Question, with Laura Mignott

  Laura Mignott is a super-connector, and a maestro of creating fresh memorable experiences. So how does someone used to curating exquisite in-person events end up dealing in the world of PPE and covid testing? It's more straightforward than you think:...

  
• 01.21.2021

  Season 2 Ep 4: "Science will Save the Day," featuring Yen Pottinger

  As American swears in our next president, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on our country, and countries around the world. In this episode of the Inspired Service Podcast, Noah speaks with Yen Pottinger, senior lab advisor, ICAP at...

  
• 12.21.2020

  Season 2 Ep 3: "Being Bold" - Ashley Gazich and the C19 Coalition

  When Ashley Gazich relocated to San Diego from Florida in the fall of 2019 for a sabbatical from Microsoft, a global pandemic was not the first thing on her mind. Just a few months later, she found herself aligned with...

  
• 12.08.2020

  Season 2 Episode 2: Becoming a "Better Giver," With Richard Sokolow

  As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country this past Spring, Rich Sokolow sprang into action. As Managing Director and the Director of Research at Davidson Kempner Capital Management L.P., an independent global investment management firm, Sokolow knows people. And...

  
• 11.03.2020

  Season 2 Episode 1 - Odgers Berndston: Surging to the Fight Against COVID-19

  As COVID-19 spread across the United States this past spring, the call went out for medical professionals to come join the fight. Executive search firm Odgers Berndtson, led by CEO Steve Potter and COO Kennon Kincaid, answered the call. They...

  
• 11.02.2020

  Welcome to Season 2 of the Inspired Service Podcast

  Welcome to Season 2 of the Inspired Service Podcast. On the eve of America’s election, our country is poised to select its leader the next four years. It’s a stressful time, no matter what side you’re on, and that’s why...

  
• 03.09.2020

  Ep. 17: Jennifer Homendy (NTSB) is Working to Make Transportation Safer in America

  Jennifer Homendy was the public face of the recent National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and 7 other people. This is her story.

  
• 01.08.2020

  Ep.16: Moments of Aw(e) - Life, Service, and Medicine with Dr. Ann Kellams

  Ann Kellams is a pediatrician. A professor. A researcher. A volunteer. And a mother. Doctors believe in service to their core, but few do as many things as well as Dr. Kellams, the Vice Chair of the University of Virginia Department...

  
• 11.26.2019

  Ep.15: Into the Woods - Jason Ko is Fighting for the Future of our Forests

  America's forests are under siege. It seems like very year, California's wildfires become bigger, stronger, and more destructive. Jason Ko is at the front of the fight to reverse that trend. Beginning with his time in the Peace Corps, Jason has...

  
• 10.01.2019

  Ep.14: Avoiding Potomac Fever with Drenan Dudley, Senate Appropriator

  “It really is the responsibility of a staffer on the hill – and I would say any public servant – to make sure you’re listening to all of the voices." In this episode, we speak with Drenan Dudley, a professional staff...

  
• 09.10.2019

  Ep.13: Tina Neal is Working to Help us Live Safely on Our Dangerous Planet

  Tina Neal is the esteemed Scientist-in-Charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. She and her team oversaw the response to last year's eruption of Mt. Kilaueau, which lasted more than 100 days, destroyed more than 700 homes, and displaced thousands, but...

  
• 08.07.2019

  Ep.12: Amy Gleason is delivering "Data at the Point of Care" for Medicare Patients and Providers

  In the wake of the Blue Button 2.0 Developer's conference, we sat down with Amy Gleason, co-founder of CareSync, and Product Owner of the new "Data at the Point of Care" initiative, to learn how the US Digital Service and...

  
• 07.24.2019

  Ep.11: U.S. Digital Service’s Shannon Sartin Improving Healthcare for 53M

  Shannon Sartin didn't graduate high school. She didn't study computer science or engineering in college. So how did she end up as the Executive Director for the U.S. Digital Service at the Department of Health and Human Services?

  
• 07.10.2019

  Ep.10: Teaching, Borders, and Working Overseas - A Conversation with CBP Attaché Amy Cloud

  Hear the scoop from the inside of the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP), all the way from Bogota, Colombia, in this conversation with CBP attaché, Amy Cloud. In this episode of Inspired Service, Amy talks about her path from being...

  
• 06.12.2019

  Ep.09: Matt Cordova

  What’s it like moving from Colorado to Washington, DC, to pursue a career in public service? What’s the difference in mindset between the State Department and Department of Defense? Is tension and competition between departments helpful or harmful to the country? How...

  
• 06.12.2019

  Ep.08: Yvette Rivera

  What do faith and social justice have to do with the U.S. Department of Transportation? What’s it like to enforce the Voting Rights Act in Mississippi? How is the dialogue about election security in the United States affecting voting rights? In this episode,...

  
• 06.12.2019

  Ep.07: Annie Pforzheimer

  What is it like to represent the U.S. government in an official capacity overseas? How does working in the White House differ from working in an embassy? What is the real value of an interagency clearance process, and what purpose does it...

  
• 06.12.2019

  Ep.06: Laura Hall

  What does it look like to take a career risk within a bureaucracy? Should young people looking to enter government focus on substance, people, or processes? How can new entrants to government service and career folks work together in the best way...

  
• 06.12.2019

  Ep.05: Getting it Done on the Hill - Appropriations Legends with Chip Walgren

  What’s the impact of seeing a sitting president live and in person at a young age? What’s it like to be on the floor of a political convention? How does deal-making really take place in “the room where it happens? Get an inside...

  
• 06.12.2019

  Ep.04: Nobility of Service: Building Narrative, Network, and (K)nowledge with Michael Brown

  How does a degree in sports marketing lead to a career in counterterrorism? Is networking a dirty word? And how do personal experiences with terrorism inform a young child’s life choices and career priorities? Mike Brown, from the Department of Homeland Security, joins...

  
• 06.11.2019

  Ep.03: Building a Modern IT Workforce with Dominic Sale

  How can a small town upbringing inform an urban neighborhood advisory commission? What’s the appropriate balance of outsiders vs. insiders in the government? What does IT modernization look like in the vast bureaucracy of the United States? Listen to one of the people...

  
• 06.11.2019

  Ep.02: Grit and Cybergrids - Grinding in Government with Joe Croce

  How does one man’s blue-collar upbringing in Philadelphia inform the drive to serve? What’s it like serving overseas when your college friends are being wined and dined by investment banks? What does the singer-songwriter Jimmy Croce have to do with U.S. national...

  
• 06.11.2019

  Ep.01: Creativity & Culture in Government - A Conversation with Ben Bain

  What do mental models, innovation, and Star Wars have in common? In our first episode, we explore the career and motivations of one of the top innovators at the Department of Defense, Ben Bain. Listen for Ben's takes on culture in government,...