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Exploring Sustainable Food Systems (PART 2/3) - Ancient Grains and Regeneration
Welcome to Part Two of our conversation focused on Exploring Sustainable Food Systems around the world. In this episode, we are bringing a whole new meaning to the term “super-grain”. Taking you back to the ancient grains of West Africa that were once labelled ‘lost crops’ and bringing these nu...
Exploring Sustainable Food Systems (PART 1/3) - Food Waste Warriors
In today’s episode, we are doing something different. This is Part One of our conversation focused on Exploring Sustainable Food Systems around the world. You will hear from multiple voices that represent who we like to call, ‘Food Waste Warriors’ in their field, and it’s sure to give you a fre...
Exploring Sustainable Food Systems (PREVIEW) - What Does Sustainable Nutrition Mean?
Welcome to a fresh new perspective for the Narratives of Purpose Podcast. In today’s episode, I invite you to our short three-part series on Exploring Sustainable Food Systems that will conclude this season of the podcast. Over the following three episodes you will be hearing from multiple voic...
On Harnessing Tech Innovation to Improve Healthcare - A Conversation with Dr. Ernest Darkoh & Dr. John Sargent
In today’s episode I speak with Dr. Ernest Darkoh and Dr. John Sargent, the founding partners of BroadReach Group. Their company is a global social enterprise that seeks to transform how health work is carried out and support communities and developing countries through health equity. They spea...
On Guiding Women to Midlife Health - A Conversation with Sanjana Rao & Gayatri Muthukrishnan
In my conversation today, my two guests are Gayatri Muthukrishnan, PhD and Sanjana Roa, PhD the co-founders of Miyara, which is a digital community hub that provides support, resources and services for women who are experiencing perimenopausal and menopausal changes and are seeking direction and sup...
On Empowering Communities Through Fitness - A Conversation with Elana Margulies Snyderman
In today’s discussion I speak with Elana Margulies Snyderman, who is co-founder of Phyt Cares, a non profit organisation based in New York City and Puerto Rico that focuses on supporting youth from underserved communities. Phyt Cares is designed to help youth with physical fitness and health as well...
On Empowering Action Through Innovative Technologies - A Conversation with Rhiana Spring
Join me today for my conversation with Rhiana Spring, human rights advocate and founder of Spring ACT. Today Rhiana shares her personal story of becoming a tech entrepreneur and the innovation behind her passion for helping vulnerable women experiencing abuse through new technology methods. Her digi...
On Impact Investing and Social Justice - A Conversation with Eleni D. Janis
Join me in today’s conversation with Eleni Janis, she is CIO of Equivico which is a female owned investment firm in New York. In our discussion, Eleni shares her thoughts and experiences around inequality and how the power of our curiosity and questions can make a difference in how systems are imple...
On Learning with Leaders - A Conversation with Gunjan Aggarwal
Join me for the first episode of April and my discussion with Gunjan Aggarwal, co-founder of Learn With Leaders. Learn With Leaders is an educational platform designed to bring quality education to high school students around the world through networking and A La Carte education styles. Gunjan is an...
On Transformative Teaching for Social Change - A Conversation with Drisana (Dru) McDaniel
This new episode features South Carolina-based, transformation activist Drisana (Dru) McDaniel. Dru is a co-founder of the Transformative Teaching Collective, a worker-owned cooperative which promotes social justice education. She designs and facilitates customized workshops that awaken and enable i...
On Enhancing Access to Cancer Treatments - A Conversation with Ndeye Makalou
This new episode features Ndeye Makalou. She is a drug development, clinical operations, and global supply chain leader in the Biopharma industry. In today’s conversation, Ndeye shares her passion for market access and developing health care systems in emerging markets rooted in her personal journey...
On Supporting Families of Special Needs Children - A Conversation with Eraina Ferguson
The second episode of the September Inclusion series features special needs advocate, writer, and TEDx curator, Eraina Ferguson. She is the founder of My Good Life, an organisation that enables families of children with special needs to live their best life despite their circumstances. Eraina author...
On Transforming Healthcare - A Conversation with Mary Carbajal
The third episode of the Tech for Good August podcast series features Mary Carbajal, CEO and founder of B1OS, a company committed to provide secure and efficient access to health information allowing for real-time sharing of data with anyone, anywhere. Mary talks about leveraging technology to creat...
Season 1 Bonus
On this final episode of Season one, I share some previously unreleased interview segments with five guests. There is Pauline Koelbl, founder of AfriProspect and ShEquity, who’s primary focus is African female-led innovative startups. Pauline tells me more about the first companies ShEquity has inve...
On One Health - A Conversation with Fanny Kaufmann
Fanny Kaufmann is a global Medical Affairs leader in oncology at Takeda. She is passionate about solving global challenges in the areas of patient advocacy, access to medicine, public health safety, animal welfare and animal health, plus food security. On this episode, Fanny tells me about her new ...
On Providing Professional Skills to At-risk Youth - A conversation with Teresa Goines
Fifteen years ago, Teresa Goines founded Old Skool Cafe a youth-run jazz supper club in San Francisco. On this episode, she tells me about her long-term vision to transform the cycle of incarceration and recidivism, at-risk youth feel trapped in, into a healthy life. Teresa also shares how the train...