Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast

Ever dream of traveling the world? Is it possible to visit places less traveled with almost nothing more than a radiant smile? It is! Our guest today—YouTuber Doug Barnard—has attracted a global following of almost 500,000, at age 26. People in places like Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, and Alexandria, Egypt are recognizing him, and often embracing him on the street. Best of all, his popularity is not du...

If you want to hear a rare, fresh take on the present and future - a conversation full of progress and wonder -  then join Liesl Ulrich-Verderber and I as we share what we’ve learned through 8 years of curating the internet for “good news.” The remarkable stories of newsworthy insight and innovation are out there, but going uncelebrated. Liesl will be changing that soon as she bursts onto the...

The best medicines for overwhelm these days are joy and wonder. Both, when you can get it! And today’s guest, Dr. Jonathan Reisman brings us exactly that. He is a pediatrician and ER physician with a penchant for adventure travel, nature and food, and connecting ideas that no one ever thought to combine. His writing has appeared in The New York Times , Washington Post , Slate , and Discover Magazi...

Making an amazing hand out of the cards you’ve been dealt can seem impossible. But today’s guest - Stefanie Schaffer - has mastered the process and shares insights we can all put in practice tomorrow.    The “bad hand” she was dealt, was very bad: losing both her legs in a tour boat accident while on a family vacation at age 22. But, in just 4 years, she has recovered from one setback af...

In today’s episode of the Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast, we have Michael Shauch, and he talks about his journey in the Himalayas and what he learned from it.   Michael Schauch is a mountaineer, entrepreneur and award winning author who lives to explore remote places around the world and to share the depth and beauty of human connection he discovers along the way.   With early success as...

Co-Founder of the Kindness Corporation and accomplished business strategist, Cole Baker-Bagwell is a master of perspective and is here with us today to share some of the most amazing insights she has about kindness, and how we can choose to be kind more often!   [00:01-06:20] Opening Segment. Introducing Cole Baker-Bagwell. Reflecting on the last two and a half years. How little we need vs. h...

If some of the chaos in your life comes from others, then our guest today, Dr. Marcia Reynolds, will give you no end to ah-ha moments. She is a master of making hard conversations easy. Marcia is a sought-after transformational coach known for her ability to change people’s minds in positive ways that serve everyone.. Dr. Reynolds drops by to break down the truth behind hard conversations, and it...

At 15, Jeff Wall Jr. became the founder of Golden Age Karate, a non-profit organization that travels to nursing homes to teach the elderly the art of karate. Now, at only 16 years old, Jeff is using his black belt on a mission to help seniors discover huge gains in health and incredible confidence out in the world. His mantras are all about kindness and Jeff emphasizes the nonviolent wonders of ma...

When faced with hardship, one can either succumb to it or learn from it and use it to overcome and improve. For Jacob Green, it was his traumatic brain injury that gave meaning to his life and directed him to his purpose. A nationally recognized leadership, crisis management expert, and author of the Amazon New Release Best Seller “See Change Clearly, he took what was his rock bottom and shifted t...

 A seasoned filmmaker, podcaster, and consultant with multiple Emmy nominations, Marion Abrams is able to follow her passion and share her gifts with the world. She’s the co-creator of Spartan's official Podcast (over 40 million listens) and host of "Grounded Content" podcast where she talks about tactical and effective content strategies.   Marion hopes to encourage you to overcome chal...

The biggest challenge for educators is that we need to acknowledge multiple ways of learning, and we need to lean into a new way of teaching that focuses on high level thinking and strategic thinking. That is Zoe and Steve’s mission.   In today’s episode, we have Zoe Weil and Steve Cochrane of the Institute of Humane Education to show us how they are helping students find joy and purpose. The...

What is a dream? How do you make that dream a reality?   In today’s episode , we have Jeffrey Davis to talk about wonder, and recognizing the interconnectedness of everything and experiencing joy in the face of challenge. Jeffrey will share how we can see the world in a new way, and how we can focus on the things that make us feel connected to the world. As an author, team culture consultant,...

Psychological safety is so important because if we can create that sense of safety, it frees up our creativity, our imagination, our innovation. It allows us to test our assumptions and explore different ideas without fear of reprisal or judgment. And I think it's time for us to free up those energies and turn them into something with our guest, Peter McCoppin.   Executive coach, keynote spea...

Mistakes are part of life. They happen to everyone, and there's nothing we can do to prevent them. What we can do is learn from them and use them as opportunities to grow and develop as individuals.   In this episode, we welcome Brittany-Nicole to talk about emotional intelligence, or the ability to be aware and sensitive to our own emotions and the emotions of others. We discuss some of the...

Every person is born with a beautiful heart. With that, we want to make sure that they feel loved and cared for, and nourished.    Sarah Leathers is the founder of Healing Meals, an organization that has served over 90,000 meals to people who were in need of nutritious food. She discusses her story and the importance of continuing to make a difference in the world through food, purpose,...

We often struggle with finding out our purpose in life, we don’t know what inspires us and what gifts we have to offer in order to create a better world based on what we love to do. We focus on things we don’t enjoy or understand at all but keep in mind we are the ones that decide what we give our attention to. In today’s episode, we have an incredible conversation with Helen Trickey about how to...

It’s easy to feel bad when you are not yet the person you want to be. When you haven’t yet developed the habits you desire, or haven’t yet got up and pursued the life of your dreams. David Richman found himself in this position, feeling bad about his smoking habit and his weight. Now an entrepreneur, author, public speaker, athlete, and philanthropist, there are endless lessons to learn from David...

Do you really have a feeling of fulfillment and happiness when you’re at your workplace? Are you sure that what you’re chasing is meaningful for your life? If you’re asking yourself these questions, you’re probably struggling to find the value or purpose in what you’re doing. CEO and Co-Founder of Delivering Happiness, Jenn Lim, has some impactful thoughts about how we can all be happier at work....

There is a fresh – rather freeing – perspective when it comes to “time-management” that can relieve us from stressing over our inboxes and to-do lists.  Our guest, Oliver Burkeman, is just the one to have discovered it because he wrote a column for the Guardian for 10 years about time management. And then one day realized that much of the schemes and advice for managing time were nonsense. In...

Water is a human need and human right to which billions (with a B) of people still lack access. This is a natural resource that the rest of us normally take for granted. But Christoph Gorder, who grew up in the Central African Republic, is working to change that and seeking every day to improve people’s lives and conditions through his organizaiton: charity: water .  Christoph joined charity:...

We, humans, have extracted all we can from nature for hundreds of years while thinking little about the negative impact on the planet. But what if we flip the script on its head? María José (Chochi) Iturralde is the founder and CEO of Humans for Abundance, a nonprofit designed to empower people who live near the world’s most fragile ecosystems and give people around the globe a way to support them...

If you could do anything you wanted, what would it be? When Alienor Salmon was asked this question, she realized nothing would make her happier than to leave her job at the United Nations and travel through Latin America, learning from locals the dances of every country she visited along the way. On her journey, she saw how we humans constantly prioritize things that do not make us happy. But when...

Few people believe we can come together to start fighting climate change, but Paul Hawken is one of those people. An environmentalist, entrepreneur, and author, Paul has dedicated his life to environmental sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the planet. He believes in the power of regeneration , which to Paul has two meanings: regenerating life on Earth, and a new gen...

Have you long desired a career path that aligns with your personal joys and values, AND allows you to make a comfortable living? Roshan Paul has spent his professional life helping nearly 10,000 people from over sixty-five countries accelerate their careers in social impact. Today, he’s sharing his top tips for how you can make a living and make a difference, all at the same time.”     A...

Have you ever heard about The Doughnut Economics Term? It’s a rich and wonderful way of thinking about the future work for all of us. That’s why Erinch Sahan is here; to share with us what this concept is about. Erinch leads DEAL’s work on business and enterprise. For over 10 years, he has focused on the transformation of the business world to make it regenerative and distributive by design – expl...