4-Quarter Lives

In Series 10 of 4-Quarter Lives , Avivah Wittenberg-Cox explores how higher education is reinventing itself for ageing societies—helping experienced leaders and professionals navigate longer lives, extended careers, and purposeful transitions beyond their peak corporate years. In this episode, Avivah speaks with Hellmut Schütte, Emeritus Professor of International Management at INSEAD, about INSEA...

In Series 10 of the 4-Quarter Lives Podcast, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox continues her exploration of how universities around the world are redesigning themselves for longer lives and careers. In this episode, she talks with Stewart McTavish and Alison Wood from the University of Cambridge about the launch of Better Futures , a new programme supporting leaders in midlife transition. Together they reflec...

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In Series 10 of 4 Quarter Lives , Avivah Wittenberg-Cox continues her exploration of the world’s leading midlife transition programmes. This week she speaks with Sebastian Kernbach , founder of the University of St. Gallen’s Next – Design Your Future initiative — the first university-based midlife programme in continental Europe. They discuss how St. Gallen’s approach blends design thinking, posit...

In Series 10 of 4-Quarter Lives , Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with the leaders of a growing number of university faculties developing programmes for individuals looking to change direction in their 3rd Quarter of life. We explore the origins and motivations behind these programmes—and how they fit the evolving role of higher education in ageing societies. In this episode she speaks with Marc Freed...

In Series 10 of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with the leaders of a growing number of university faculties developing programmes for individuals looking to change direction in their 3rd Quarter of life. We explore the origins and motivations behind these programmes—and how they fit the evolving role of higher education in ageing societies. This week we republish a conversation Aviva...

In Series 10 of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with the leaders of a growing number of university faculties developing programmes for individuals looking to change direction in their 3rd Quarter of life. We explore the origins and motivations behind these programmes—and how they fit the evolving role of higher education in ageing societies. This week she welcomes Seth Green, Dean of...

In Series 10 of 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with the leaders of a growing number of university faculties running programmes for individuals looking to change direction in their 3rd Quarter of life. She discusses the origins and motivations for these programmes and how they fit into the evolving role of higher education. This week she welcomes Sara Singer, Faculty Director of the St...

In Series 10 of 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with the leaders of a growing number of university faculties developing programmes for individuals looking to change direction in their 3rd Quarter of life. She discusses the origins and motivations for these programmes and how they fit into the evolving role of higher education. In this episode, she talks with Brian Trelstad, faculty cha...

Welcome to 4-Quarter Lives, a podcast exploring the profound impact of longer, healthier and more engaged lives, not only for ourselves and our couples, but also for companies and countries. I’m Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, and today, I’m doing a summary of our 9th season of this podcast. Each season of 4-Quarter Lives feels like a tapestry—woven from voices, visions, and lived experiments in the age of...

This week on 4-Quarter Lives , Avivah Wittenberg-Cox welcomes Julianne Miles, career psychologist and co-founder of Career Returners, to discuss her forthcoming book Return Journey: How to get back to work and thrive after a career break . A leading voice in the returner space, Julianne has spent over a decade supporting thousands of professionals - many in midlife - relaunch their careers after e...

In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Maria Clara Pinheiro, Co-lead of Ashoka’s New Longevity Initiative. Ashoka, the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs, has identified longevity as a key emerging trend through a bottom-up approach, observing a growing number of its fellows tackling issues related to ageing populations. This led to a global mapping of 100 fe...

This week, on 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Dr Mileham Hayes, author of ‘Live Longer: Revealing Today’s Secrets of Longevity and Wellbeing’ and a specialist in preventative medicine. As he says, "preventive medicine has never realized its promise or potential...until now". Mileham, who launched the world’s first longevity clinic and has spent nearly six decades in coronary care...

In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox is joined by Dr. Saher Mehdi- molecular biologist, longevity researcher, and healthcare entrepreneur, to explore what it truly means to age well. Saher traces her journey “from molecules to meaning,” beginning with a childhood curiosity sparked by her grandmother’s ageing hands. That moment led to a lifelong inquiry into the biology of ageing,...

VIDEO No.1 was WAKE UP to the New #Demographics VIDEO No.2 is WE GOTTA GET GOOD AT #TRANSITIONS WHY? Because longer lives and #careers , and the new #Q3 chapter of our #4QuarterLives means we need to understand, anticipate and transition gracefully and skilfully from quarter to quarter. Are you ready? Get full access to 4-Quarter Lives | Elderberries at elderberries.substack.com/subscribe

This week, on 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Richard Leider, founder of Inventure – The Purpose Company, and one of America’s pre-eminent executive-life coaches. Ranked by Forbes as one of the “Top 5” most respected executive coaches, and by the Conference Board as a “legend in coaching”, he and Avivah explore a life devoted to helping others uncover meaning across the lifespan....

In this week’s episode of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with journalist and author Melinda Blau, about her latest book, The Wisdom Whisperers . Now in her own Q4, Melinda has written a very personal narrative about the nine much older friends who emboldened her to embrace ageing, instead of dreading it. Melinda Blau, is an award-winning journalist, a  New York Times  bestselling aut...

On 4-Quarter Lives this week Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Neeraj Sagar, founder and CEO of WisdomCircle.com, a platform connecting experienced professionals in Q3 with purposeful, flexible work across the globe. Targeting individuals typically over 50—termed the “Wisdom Generation” or “WisGen”—the platform facilitates engagements across sectors like IT, manufacturing, education, and social imp...

This week on 4-Quarter-Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Ignacio Moreno and Farah Baxter, the Co-Founders of a pioneering digital platform that reimagines legacy planning by enabling individuals to create and share personalized emotional and practical legacies. Soalma was born from their personal experiences with loss and the realization of the importance of preserving memories and wisdom fo...

On this week’s 4-Quarter Lives Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Laurie Kilby and Katie Waldegrave, co-founders of Now Foster, a bold new initiative reimagining how we recruit and support foster carers. Laurie, a former social worker, and Katie, co-founder of Now Teach, have teamed up to tackle one of the most urgent and overlooked social issues of our time: the crisis in foster care. Building on t...

In this episode of 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Lisa Goldsobel, Head of Service Delivery for Two Generations , a UK-based social enterprise tackling two growing challenges: the loneliness of the older and the unaffordable housing for the younger. Founded in 2019, Two Generations scales the concept of Homesharing, where carefully matched housemates live together—typically an ol...

In this episode of 4-Quarter Lives , Avivah Wittenberg-Cox sits down with Jacynth Bassett, the founder of Ageism Is Never In Style , to discuss their collaborative campaign, Intentionally Intergenerational . Launched in conjunction with Global Intergenerational Week (April 24–30), this initiative challenges outdated age narratives and promotes age inclusivity across workplaces and society. Jacynth...

4-Quarter Lives explores the profound impact of longer lives and careers on… everything: countries, companies, couples, and careers. This week I’m doing a summary of Season 8 , a series in two acts and ten voices. The First Act looked at a how smart older women are working hard on understanding and strengthening the next generation, and also starting to explore the new roles that older women are t...

In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Dr Terri Apter, psychologist and author of the recently published Grandparenting: On Love and Relationships Across Generations. They discuss the evolving role of grandparents in modern family dynamics and how becoming a grandparent changes relationships with every family member, from adult children to in-laws. Terri categorizes grand...

In this week’s 4-Quarter Lives, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox talks with Dr. Debra Whitman, Executive Vice President and Chief Public Policy Officer for the AARP (the American Association of Retired Persons). They talk about ageing, longevity, and her new book The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond . Whitman discusses her role at AARP, an organization supporting people over...