The IVY Podcast

We have exciting news!  After a hiatus we’re excited to announce that the podcast is back!  We’re committed to bringing you weekly episodes from amazing thought leaders on topics ranging from how to enhance your leadership skills and performance, to navigating global trends, to maximizing your personal wellbeing. Things look a little different and we sit down with IVY’s Chief Learning Officer, Jeff Hittner, to learn what you can expect in future episodes of this podcast.

Sebastian Terry, famed author and motivational speaker, started out on a crazy journey to accomplish small seemingly unimportant things that made him happy, which led him on great adventures to the ends of the earth. What started as one man’s journey to find purpose in life has grown into a global movement of people chasing their dreams and helping others do the same. In this podcast listen to him speak about how he took these small things and used them to make a huge impact and how you can too! This podcast is presented by Convene.

At 27 years old, Tiffany Pham redefined the term “mogul” after founding her company, Mogul, a social empire that connects women from across the globe. The platform provides them education, employment opportunities, and information access. And her accomplishments haven’t gone unnoticed. Not only was she named in Forbes’ “30 Under 30” and Business Insider’s “30 Most Important Women Under 30”, but IVY recognized her talents early on, awarding Tiffany an IVY Innovator Award in 2014. In this podcast, Tiffany shares her story and the lessons she’s learned about forging your own path and following your passions. Discover the secrets to breaking through the noise in this age of disruption. This Podcast is presented by Convene.

Eric Spencer isn’t your average hedge fund CFO. He’s also an ultramarathon runner -- meaning he runs an unbelievable hundred miles or more during each race. In this podcast, Eric shares stories of the challenges he’s faced while running 14 ultra marathons and breaks down six invaluable life lessons he’s learned from each story. They say, “life is like running a marathon,” and you’ll find that the challenges he faced while running parallel challenges we all face in our personal and professional lives. Learn what it takes to successfully overcome any challenge or reach any goal.

What happens when a rapper teams up with a neuroscientist? Leading neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin and rapper Baba Brinkman joined IVY to explore the links between cognitive functioning and creativity in order to teach practical ways to be a more creative, innovative, and revolutionary thinker.

While happiness should always be a top priority, it is the small moments that bring us joy that we can measure -- like getting a whiff of freshly baked cookies or a story that makes you laugh uncontrollably. At our IVY Happiness Masterclass with Ingrid Fetell Lee, Founder of The Aesthetics of Joy and author of Joyful, teaches us how these joyful experiences can increase your overall happiness. This Masterclass is presented by Convene.

Stress is all around us and has a tremendous impact on our well-being. In a powerful and vibrant masterclass, Dr. Catherine Sanderson breaks down the power of the mindset in our daily lives as well as the substantial influence thought patterns have on our psychological and physical health. Dr. Sanderson tackles the myth that all stress is negative by showing how to tweak the stress mindset to facilitate personal growth and live longer.

The world-renowned Vishen Lakhiani, founder of three companies, CEO of Mindvalley, and author of best-selling The Code of the Extraordinary Mind, takes IVY Members through his history, discussing his successes and pain, to teach us how we can all live a more fulfilling and productive life. Lakhiani speaks about his radical philosophy to wake up the consciousness of the human species by changing education, business, religion, and politics in order to rebuild our planet, and in turn, rebuild ourselves into a happier and more unified community.

Unlike most children who pick up an instrument for “fun”, renowned Jazz Musician Ted Nash first picked up a clarinet at age 12 and decided in that moment that music would be his passion and profession. Fast forward decades later and Ted Nash is a Grammy winner and one of the most well known saxophonist and composers in the Jazz world.

Leadership is at the heart of everything we do -- from how we drive our teams towards success professionally to how we manage our personal responsibilities. Harvard Professor and author of Leading with Dignity, Donna Hicks joins IVY to discuss the fundamentals of becoming a great leader, drawing on her extensive experience working on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, US/Cuba dialogues and dignity restoration projects in Syria and Libya, to name a few.