Line of Sight Podcast

Sister Juunza of the Religious Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Zambia brings shares her perspective on how principles of social entrepreneurship can improve life for Zambians. Thane, Don and Sister Juunza discuss the farming and education initiatives of her sisters, the prospects for young people in Zambia, and her vision for the next 10 years for her school.

Rob Shelton is co-author of the recent book “The Brilliant Jerk Conundrum: Thriving with and Governing a Dominant Visionary.” In this episode, Thane and Don sit down with Rob to discuss how to spot and manage dominant visionaries, and how innovation and ethics can co-exist within organizations.

Erika was a Global Social Benefit Fellow in 2016 with ONergy Solar in Kolkata, India. She graduated from Santa Clara in 2017 as Valedictorian of her class and joined Accenture as a management consulting analyst focused on marketing and data analytics. She then went on a Fulbright to the country of Lesotho where she conducted research on productive uses of energy for OnePower, a solar minigrid comp...

Dr. Thomas Plante is a leading expert on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Plante is a prolific author, Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor at Santa Clara, a practicing psychologist, and serves as the Civility Chair of the American Psychological Association. In this conversation with Thane and Don, Dr. Plante dives into the realities of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, includin...

A week before Diana Kapp’s new book, “Girls Who Rule the World” was launched, Forbes’ list of 100 Most Innovative Leaders was published with only one woman on it. The blowback helped bring attention to Diana’s purpose: to inspire a generation of girls to grow up expecting to be CEO. Don Heider and Thane Kreiner, in conversation with Diana, dig into the obstacles facing today’s girls (tomorrow’s le...

Meet hosts Thane Kreiner and Don Heider as they introduce their new podcast, in which they’ll lead provocative conversations with their guests at the intersection of today’s bleeding edge technologies and the timeless values of discernment and moral reasoning – asking questions that reveal the seldom-considered side of innovation.