In this episode, we discuss the worldwide refugee crisis with Dr. Selin, Founder, and President of Glocally Connected.

Today, we discuss business and faith in the context of global economics with Dr. Grim. Dr. Grim is the President of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF) and a leading expert on how faith and business build a better world. He is also the Global Chairman of the Biannual Business & Interfaith Peace Awards and Symposium. Brian recently served as chair of the World Economic Forum’s global agenda council on the role of faith (2015-16) and was a speaker at the Forum’s 2018 annual meeting in Davos as well as being a TEDx speaker. 

Brian also supports and works closely with the “Business for Peace” platform of the United Nations Global Compact. Brian’s recent widely reported research finds that religion contributes $1.2 trillion to the U.S. economy annually, more than the combined revenues of the top 10 technology U.S. companies including Apple, Amazon, and Google. 

Prior to becoming the Foundation’s founding president in 2014, Brian directed the largest social science effort to collect and analyze global data on religion at the Pew Research Center. Brian has appeared as an expert on global religion on numerous media outlets, including CNN, BBC, Fox, CBS, C-SPAN, and regularly presents to high-level audiences throughout the world including the White House, State Department, European Parliament, the Vatican, and various the United Nations bodies including the Human Rights Council, and the UN Alliance of Civilizations and the UN Global Compact.

Today, we remember Kobe Bryant a champion for the ages and his impact on Los Angeles. Co-Host Rina Dakanay shares her experience interacting with and interviewing Kobe Bryant. 

In this conversation with Ed Lynes, founding partner at Woden, (a strategic brand storytelling firm), he elaborates on his own hero's journey. We learn about some of the defining moments in his life, what he aspires to do with his work--as he helps others discover their voices in telling their stories.

Ed Lynes is a founding partner at Woden, a strategic brand storytelling firm. Woden helps organizations develop a clear, compelling narrative—and align all they do behind that story. Prior to founding Woden, Ed had a decade-long career in sales and marketing at media and technology companies, scaling brands from under $1MM to $25MM+ in revenue. Although he’s a native Bostonian with die-hard passion for the Celtics, Red Sox, and Patriots, Ed now resides in Philadelphia with his wheaten terrier, Bailey.

Twice a month, Rina and Arbazz chat with amazing innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers who are creating social change through their life and work. This show is for creative thinkers with a passion for changing the world.

Listen to CLU Leslie Harrell discuss Community-Engaged Law Enforcement and Working Together to Bring About Change. 

John C. Murray is Dean of Global Engagement at Hesston College, Hesston, KS. This role includes international student recruitment, establishing international educational partnerships, and cultivating a culturally and religiously diverse campus environment which itself becomes a laboratory for learning the skills of cross-cultural competency.  

He has held congregational and denominational leadership roles in the Mennonite Church USA. Murray is chair of the board of Menno Clinic India, which he helped to establish in 2002. He has been a participant in the Council on Foreign Relations Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative for the past 10 years. . He has spoken at congregations, conferences, and colleges across the United States and at LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania and at Sunan Kaligaja State Islamic University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 

He holds a Masters in Theological Studies from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and a Masters in Interfaith Action from Claremont Lincoln University.

Join CLU Alum and Changemakers Christine Kobie and Khimee Leong for a dialogue on the Path To Becoming A Changemaker hosted by Professor Ward! Learn about Christine's project on "Family Dynamics: A Violence Prevention Strategy" and Khimee's work on "The Kuwentuhan Project: Addressing Filipino American Mental Health"