Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer™ podcast

Are you looking to maximize your health, vitality, and achieve longevity?!! At any age?!! In this season 3 episode 2 of Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer® podcast, Board-Certified Health & Longevity Coach Anne Engel shares expert tips on how to age well, reclaim your health, and build a more vibrant future—at any stage of life. We discuss the powerful idea that health is not just the absence...

Is Responsible AI an actual advantage for your enterprise? TRUST is the new competitive advantage and there is no better way to develop trust than to put ethical frameworks and guardrails around your AI and have clear Yes/No as to what your enterprise will and will not do.  In season 3 episode 1 of Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer® podcast, guest Robert Levitan, Co-Chair of The Ethical Tech Proj...

Have you ever wondered about the Universe beneath your feet? Rodale Institute CEO Jeff Tkach shares his powerful metaphor of how unexplored by humans the universe beneath our feet is, drawing a parallel to human excitement about the unknown universe of space. In fact, Jeff shares that scientists estimate a mere teaspoon of healthy soil has 10 billion organisms in it, more than the total amount of...

Discover practical strategies to unlock the power of your brain and enhance your brain health, reduce age related brain decline, and realize your full potential.  UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Laura Bloom Gordon shares her resilient journey with brain health, science-backed tips, and innovative programs that anyone can adopt to thrive mentally and emotionally. In s...

Are you focused on your future and your past more than your present moment? What if tomorrow never comes? In season 2 episode 10 of Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer™ podcast , guest Ramesh Pari, Transformation Director at Ocado Technology in the UK , shares profound insights on the importance of personal and organizational transformation. From dealing with loss and acceptance to leading with pur...

In season 2 episode 9 of Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer™ podcast, Tracy Droz Tragos shares her moment of impact when she saw smoke & real fire billowing from a nearby ridge near her home in Pacific Palisades, CA, near Los Angeles, and wondered if the fire could be as close as it seemed.  Maybe she should grab a few things and head out, and surely she could return home later that same after...

The Promise of Precision Medicine: Why Standard Medical Treatments Fail and What's Replacing Them! In this powerful season 2 episode 8 of the podcast Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer™ podcast, Nisha Janamanchi, an Analyst at HealthScape Advisors (a Chartis company), shares a personal story about how personalized medicine saved a loved one when standard treatments failed, sparking her intere...

#entrepreneur #founder #techecosystem In this engaging video is from season 2 episode 7 of the Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer™ podcast , young serial tech founder, age 23, Arya Choudhary talks about his approach to founding new businesses, tracing his evolution as a founder who used amazon as a distribution platform to found consumer goods businesses to his current day venture working on a hea...

#inclusion #disabilityrights #impact In this season 2 episode 6 from Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer™ podcast, guest Pamela Cohen , an Inclusion and Disability Rights Expert and Advocate , with a professional background as a discrimination law attorney, mediator, and now employer outreach specialist, shares how to build inclusive communities for people with and without disabilities to share for...

In this episode (season 2 episode 5) from Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer™ podcast, Wavestone Partner & AI Solutionist Cecilia Robinson Edwards shares her journey from the U.S. Air Force to global leadership, exploring the transformative potential of AI in leadership, societal change, and community empowerment. Discover how agency, collective impact, and reimagining possibilities can shape...

Coming to us from her base in Quebec, Canada, Licensed Holistic Nutrition Consultant Kim L'Ecuyer shares that impactful moment when she realized she wanted to go back and become a nutrition counselor. A collision of three factors drove her realization: 1) Her father was experiencing chronic disease; 2) her family had just bought a retirement home to manage and they were being told by Seniors...

Creator/ Host Katy Hansell, also a Board Director of United Planet, explores the inspiring journey of United Planet Founder (now Chairman Emeritus) Dave Santulli, who dared to dream that it was possible to unite the planet one relationship at a time by building "bridges of understanding." Notably, Dave has budget-traveled to 283 countries and built a global movement for peace and underst...

Discover how Vanessa Nakate, a prominent Ugandan climate activist, leverages her faith, personal experiences, and strategic initiatives to amplify marginalized voices, combat climate change, and foster hope for a sustainable future. This episode explores the power of collective action, intersectionality, and the urgent need for climate reparations. Main topics: Vanessa Nakate's journey from c...

Erin M. Barlow opens this episode by sharing how she felt when she was in one of her life's lowest lows, when she was trying to navigate the loss of her beloved sister Michelle, and manage her own health crisis, and trying to find a way forward. As she looked out at the patter of rain on the lake's surface, she felt a tap on the shoulder…Equal parts grit and courage, Erin shows us how sh...

In our final episode of Season 1 of Katy Hansell: The Impact Whisperer™ podcast, our guest Hussein Al-Baiaity opens this episode by sharing how losing his beloved father changed his perspective about how to live his own life. Hussein's father was visiting family and friends in Baghdad when he suddenly passed away. Hussein learned this devastating news in a phone call from a relative. His fath...

This episode opens with Dr. Faye T. Gamboa, O.D., sharing how a college volunteer service trip to help clean up after Hurricane Katrina opened her eyes to what true service looks like.  Moment of Impact:  "If you want to help us, walk with us."  This episode is for anyone who is considering a service-based professional career or anyone who has a wanderlust for travel and wants to figure...

Dave Babst, President and Co-Founder of DNA Business Consulting, opens up this episode by sharing how the birth of his eldest daughter and becoming a father for the first time shaped his outlook on what is important in life. Dave and his wife Amanda knew in advance that their eldest daughter Katherine would have a potentially challenging birth as she was identified in utero as having a congenital...

Rebecca Liron, a humanitarian response professional with 10+ years of global experience (Nairobi/Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Abidjan/ Côte d'Ivoire, Geneva), opens this episode by sharing how seeing an exhibit as an undergraduate student at Northwestern University piqued her interest in humanitarian work and made her want to learn more. She is a Washington DC-based hum...

Dr. Elke Zani-Ruttenstock, Pediatric Surgeon at Washington University and Director of the Pediatric Colorectal Program at St. Louis Children's Hospital, opens this episode by sharing how life threw her a curveball when there was a time in her career when she couldn't practice medicine and it really affected her sense of identity and self-image. What we talk about is so relatable to anyon...

Sonali Makanji, Communications & Relational Expert focused on Emotional Fitness, is a London-based ICF Accredited Coach (CPCC, ACC) who helps individuals discover how to be more authentic in their communications and their presence. Now running her own coaching practice "Coaching with Sonali", she brings 12+ years of experience across corporate and professional services, spanning cons...

Gina S. Lovasi, PhD, MPH, Dana and Davis Dornsife Dean at Drexel University of the Dornsife School of Public Health, opens up the episode talking about her moment of impact. When reflecting back on her career, she is most proud of the times when she worked in partnership with others to answer big questions that none of them could have tackled on their own. A renowned epidemiologist and the younges...

Katie Desmond, Client Manager at Forsman & Bodenfors (now Hecho Studio), opens up this episode by sharing her moment of impact (MOI) is to be a voice for Gen-Z and Gen Alpha in navigating this complex and challenging AI-era job market. A 2023 UNC (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) graduate with a BA in Communications and Media Studies, Katie aspired to leave her hometown and go to N...

Georgina Dukes-Harris, Founder & CEO of swishvo, opens up this episode by sharing with us how her lived experience of giving birth to her first child compelled and propelled her into creating her current health-tech company called "swishvo" (swishvo.com). Her traumatic and difficult birth experience as a young woman seeded in her the idea of creating a platform for the "wrap-aro...

Marshall Davis Jones opens up this conversation by sharing how breaking boards, hard and soft, symbolize how we dance with impact. In a firewalking retreat he helped to facilitate, he witnessed how people used the board breaking to let go of what no longer served and to deepen the commitment to what they wanted to transform into. "Marshall Davis Jones is a poet, speaker, and communication coa...

Bodhi Patil opens up this conversation by sharing a childhood moment when he snorkeled on his father's back and discovered the world below the water's surface, becoming amazed by all he saw and falling in love with the ocean. "As a United Nations-recognized, award-winning Gen Z ocean climate solutionist, Bodhi is focused on improving Ocean Health and Human Health (OHHH), which are i...