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Join us for an interview with Jennifer Cotie Kangas , a Catalyst with an interesting Hero's journey. In 2020 an accident gave her the gift of a beginners mindset. She had to relearn everything - how to talk, to how to walk, and how the world worked. Her mentor helped her see that she had lost her design bias when she fell. Without the guardrails gleaned from her past experiences she could connect...

Join us for an interview with Justin Lokitz , who is a Catalyst, Entrepreneur, Advisor, Author and Professor. In this episode, Justin shares how he has learned to ask for help to drive success. When he reflects back on things he wished he had known earlier in his journey, he says asking for help would have minimized failures and accelerated wins. As he manages a ton of catalytic projects today, he...

Join us for an interview with Carina Wong, who is the former Deputy Director at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She talks about how stepping out of a managerial leadership position into a Senior Advisor position helped her realize the importance of her role as the only woman of color in senior leadership. She not only started focusing on supporting women of color claim their power, she also...

Join us for an interview with Dr. Dawnté Early , who is President & CEO of United Way California Capital Region. She is tackling systemic poverty through a data-driven ecosystem approach. She shares about the importance of starting small, focusing on data, and bringing other's along on the journey. Original music by Lynz Floren .

Join us for an interview with Chris Librie , who is a Director of ESG at Applied Materials. He shares about his journey driving sustainability into some of the world's largest companies. Chris shares about the challenges and opportunities of helping his org drive to net zero carbon impact . One of his key learnings is about the importance of listening and patience as a Catalyst, which can unlock u...

Join us for an interview with Bernhard Kowatsch , who is the Head of the Innovation Accelerator at United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). We discuss creating large scale change through building a growth mindset organization. He believes that failure isn't what we want, but we want to learn quickly. Bernhard co-founded the award-winning ShareTheMeal app that crowdsources funding for WFP. This l...

Join us for an interview with Dr. Jane Craig who led global leadership development at Mars Inc. as she talks about the importance of Catalysts working on themselves to support their external change work. There is a path of personal development that supports our professional path! Check out Jane's company website at otherkind.co.uk . Original music by Lynz Floren .

Join us for an interview with Jacci Johnson . She shares about the role psychological safety has in allowing teams to be creative and innovative, what it feels like to be on both a safe and unsafe team, and how each impacts us as Catalysts. There are 4 levels of psychological safety, and an importance in using intuition for all leaders. A safe environment can allow us each to be in touch with our...

Join us for an interview with Mai Vang , who is a City Council Member for the City of Sacramento. Mai identifies the biggest challenges to be solved and catalyzes the community to make big changes happen. She was the eldest of 16 kids and learned young the power of enlisting others to distribute work. In her work as a councilwoman she tackles the biggest issues by identifying the right groups &amp...

Join us for an interview with Guido Jouret , who is the Former Chief Development Officer at Plume. Dr. Guido Jouret has had an incredible journey leading change in some of the world's largest organizations. In our conversation, Guido shares about the power of having a "T-career" as a Catalyst; developing deep domain experience in one area early in your career which then sets you up to be able to c...

Join us for an interview with Tyrome Smith , who has spent almost 20 years honing his skills in enterprise strategy and value clarification. Providing trusted advisorship to senior leadership to assist in organizing problem-solving resources to clarify their thinking and execution. Developing and facilitating learning experiences for organizations to assist promote human development, organizationa...

Join us for an interview with Trent Cotton , who is the Senior Global Director of Talent Acquisition and Retention at Hatchworks. He is passionate about leading, innovating and engaging the recruiting industry to change how both large and small businesses value the Talent Acquisition discipline.  He is the author of the book "Sprint Recruiting: Innovate, Iterate, Accelerate". His blog Sprintr...

Join us for an interview with Ryan Clark . For Ryan it isn't just a quick conversation, it is about developing a relationship and really letting people see you like family and finding a way to support Catalysts around you by mentoring & sponsoring them. He is passionate on using entrepreneurship to create change and creating by example. Original music by Lynz Floren

Join us for an interview with Eric West , who's career started on the manufacturing floor of the Black Hawk Helicopter, to DARPA-funded R&D projects. More recently, he is working on external-focused resources across open innovation at Harman, professional services at Samsung & mobility partnerships at Ford. He's been on a technology-led warpath to build new businesses in adjacent frontiers...

Join us for an interview with Faye Sahai , Partner at Telosity Ventures, investing in digital wellness and behavioral health startups with the Telosity Fund and advising corporations on innovation. She has served an Advisor and Board member to over a dozen companies including UCSF Catalyst, ANA Innovation Advisory, Samsung Emerging Technology Advisory, Innovation Executive Forum, Summer Search, Au...

Join us for a conversation with Giselle Mota , who is a Principal Consultant on the Future of Work. Named a Top 100 Future of Work Thought Leader, she brings simplicity, humanity and innovative perspective to the sometimes abstract and complex world of the future of work. She’s a champion for an inclusive future of work which is reflected in her global speaking, advisory, and service across boards...

Join us for a conversation with Chad Sowash , who is an army veteran and has successfully worked in partnership with hundreds of major Fortune 500 companies, federal, state, and local government to build specialized programs supporting companies' recruitment processes. Many of these programs are focused on connecting great companies with qualified veteran talent. Chad helps organizations fill thei...

Join us for a conversation with Christopher Cravens , who is a Silicon Valley veteran with a quarter century of successes delivering measurable value for high-growth enterprises. He was the first CIO at Zynga and Uber, helping scale them from small startups to major global enterprises in record time. Chris is an active strategic advisor, investor and coach to startups delivering innovative, disrup...

Join us for a conversation with Navin Kunde , who leads the Open Innovation group at The Clorox Company, a US-based consumer goods company in the Fortune 500. He has over 20 years of research, operations, innovation and strategy experience in a few diverse fields, such as Aerospace & Defense, Business Consulting and Consumer Goods. Let's hear how he navigates his work as a Catalyst! Original m...

Join us for a conversation with Ashleigh Brookshaw , who is a Senior Manager of Digital Customer Experience at NICE CXone. She is responsible for the analysis, strategic recommendations, and change initiatives for the digital customer experience and online Customer Community. Ashleigh is a detail oriented and digital change enthusiast with expertise in online community engagement, cultural & t...

Join us for an interview with Michael Bloxton , CEO of both Nebula Space Enterprise and Bloxton Investment Group. He moves at lightning speed. He creates massive change. When we talk about a range of Catalytic-ness, Michael is on the hyper-end. Original music by Lynz Floren .

Join us for a conversation with Virginia Hamilton , Public Sector Innovation Catalyst who is former Regional Administrator at the US Department of Labor and advisor to the Obama Administration. Virginia is an experienced public policy expert who uses Design Thinking to improve policy. She is a change agent always searching for ways to involve more people, encourage creativity and bring truth to be...

Join us for a conversation with Kahlilah Guyah , who is the CEO, Founder and Principal EHS Consultant at EHS Compliance Services Inc. She partners with business leaders to identify and mitigate environmental, health & safety (EHS) risks through strategic planning, management system implementation, onsite audits and risk assessments, corrective and preventative action plan creation, control mea...

Join us for a conversation with Parminder Jassa l, who is the CEO of Unmudl Public Benefit Corp. and the Founder/CEO of SocialTech.ai. She is also the Founder of the “Work + Learn Futures Lab” at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, California.  Dr. Jassal investigates the future through three intersecting lenses: 1) the innovations of open economies; 2) changing role of people in their...

Join us for a conversation with Abby Ferri , who is Senior Risk Control Consultant at Gallagher, and she leverages social media, voice, and the latest technology to advocate for worker safety and equity. She is a frequent conference speaker, podcast host ( Safety News with Abby Ferri ) and guest, and author of " The Safety Habit: They can't take it away from you. " and " The Safety Consultant Tool...