Real Leaders Podcast

Mike Hemman is the CEO of Netafim by way of Orbia, a company that operates in the Polymer Solutions, Building and Infrastructure, Precision Agriculture, Data Communications and Fluorinated Solutions sectors, with a collective focus on expanding access to health and wellness, reinventing the future of cities and homes, and accelerating a sustainable, circular economy with basic and advanced materia...

Chris Coulter is the CEO of GlobeScan, an international insights and advisory consultancy working at the intersection of brand purpose, sustainability, and trust. Chris works with leaders in business; multilateral organizations and NGOs to help them better understand and respond to shifting stakeholder expectations, build trust with key constituencies and exert greater influence in shaping the fut...

Henk Rogers is the founder of Blue Planet Alliance, an organization helping island communities disproportionately affected by climate change transition from being reliant on importing fossil fuels to using 100 percent renewable energy. Henk is also the president of the Tetris Company and a pioneer in the video game industry. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2...

Tom Wheelwright is the founder & CEO of WealthAbility, a revolutionary platform of educational tools and global network of CPAs trusted by hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs and investors to reduce taxes and create wealth. Tom is also the best-selling author of Tax-Free Wealth: How to Build Massive Wealth by Permanently Lowering Your Taxes . -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make s...

Jacob Arlein is the CEO of Stok, a team of interdisciplinary experts that provides sustainability consulting, energy and performance engineering, and real estate and workplace solutions. Jacob has managed over 100 LEED projects and has led many of California’s largest and most iconic buildings to heightened levels of performance and efficiency. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure t...

David Shuster is the president and CEO of Horizon Goodwill Industries, a future-focused nonprofit workforce development organization that helps thousands of individuals each year pursue economic mobility through its mission of removing barriers and creating opportunities for meaningful and sustainable employment. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Lea...

Wendy H. Steele is an award-winning keynote speaker, the author of Invitation to Impact: Lighting the Path to Community Transformation , and the founder of Impact100 Global, a nonprofit that streamlined the giving circle model to transform communities worldwide. She is a passionate entrepreneur, innovator and philanthropist with global success in both for profit and nonprofit worlds. -- If you hav...

Todd Schwartz is the founder, CEO, and executive chairman of OppFi, a mission-driven fintech platform helping everyday Americans gain access to credit with digital specialty finance products. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Leaders Impact Awards. Our Impact Award winners gain access to a values aligned community, credibility through Real Leaders, a...

Can Algul is the the entrepreneurial force behind Pubinno and a true beer lover with a palate and a passion for the perfect taste. Pubinno, a San Francisco-based company that develops disruptive technologies to connect the world by building the Internet of Beer, is using data-oriented solutions to eliminate waste and reduce the carbon footprint of the draft beer industry. -- If you haven't yet...

Jess Riegel is the co-founder and CEO of Participant Inc, a software company on a mission to increase the positive impact that organizations have on the world by helping them manage and measure social good initiatives. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Leaders Impact Awards. Our Impact Award winners gain access to a values aligned community, credibil...

Ryan Lupberger is the CEO & co-founder of Cleancult, which provides sustainable packaging and an effective clean, powered by nature’s finest ingredients. They are on a mission to help more people switch from a bad plastic habit to a cleaner refill ritual. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Leaders Impact Awards. Our Impact Award winners gain acces...

Jessica Chang is the co-founder and CEO of WeeCare, the largest childcare marketplace in America that uses technology to help employers provide affordable childcare benefits to families while connecting parents and caregivers nationwide. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Leaders Impact Awards. Our Impact Award winners gain access to a values aligned...

Chastity Lord is the President and CEO of Jeremiah Program, a national organization supporting nearly 2,000+ single moms and kids in pursuit of economic mobility within a two-generational model. Chastity has spent two decades dedicated to dismantling systems of inequity for marginalized communities. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Leaders Impact Aw...

Jim Blizzard is Co-CEO and Managing Partner at Impact Makers, a professional services firm dedicated to delivering quality consulting services while making direct charitable community impact. Jim is a visionary and goal-oriented IT leader with more than 30 years of experience in planning, developing, and implementing forward-looking information solutions to address business opportunities across mu...

Dr. Cohen is the CEO of virtual behavioral health pioneer, Talkspace and author of Swab: Leadership in the Race to Provide COVID Testing in America . He has more than 30 years of healthcare experience as a seasoned physician executive and strategic leader with a successful track record of developing and scaling new, digital business ventures. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to...

Chris Freeman is the founder and CEO of Grainmaker, an open kitchen that uses quality ingredients to produce food that is both mindful and flavor forward. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of B.GOOD, a local, New England fast casual restaurant chain with an innovative, sustainably-grown take on the foods you love. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Re...

Tim Leberecht is the co-founder and co-CEO of The House of Beautiful Business, an experiential thought leadership community with the mission to create a new form of business that is more purposeful, inclusive, and sustainable. Tim is also the author of The Business Romantic: Give Everything, Quantify Nothing, and Create Something Greater Than Yourself . -- If you haven't yet had the chance, ma...

Emily Rasmussen is the founder and CEO of Grapevine, the only platform dedicated to Giving Circles - where people come together, pool their donations, and amplify their impact. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Leaders Impact Awards. Our Impact Award winners gain access to a values aligned community, credibility through Real Leaders, and access to ou...

Scott Gebicke is the CEO of Mighty Buildings, a 3D-printing construction technology company dedicated to building beautiful, sustainable, and climate-resilient homes at scale. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Leaders Impact Awards. Our Impact Award winners gain access to a values aligned community, credibility through Real Leaders, and access to our...

Jeff Grass is the co-founder and CEO of HUNGRY Marketplace, a food-tech marketplace and logistics platform that provides unparalleled food and engagement solutions for businesses, powered by top local chefs and outstanding entrepreneurs. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Leaders Impact Awards. Our Impact Award winners gain access to a values aligned...

Nikola Ilic is the founder and CEO of ChangeLab Global, a community of practitioners, educators, and experts who are devoted to bringing high-quality leadership development, change management, coaching and organizational development to everyone, regardless of their socio-economic status. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2024 Real Leaders Impact Awards. Our Im...

Michael Simpson is the Co-Founder and CEO of PAIRIN, which utilizes science-based technology and a personalized approach to ensure the success of clients’ programs, as well as the success of the people in their communities who benefit most from skills-based development and career services. As the CEO of PAIRIN, Michael works to bridge the opportunity gap for future generations by personalizing car...

Lysa Ratliff is the Chief Executive Officer at KABOOM!, the national non-profit focused on working with communities to build incredible, kid-designed playspaces that help give kids in every zip code the opportunity to thrive. As CEO and lead of the organization’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work, Lysa specializes in building strong teams that function as families and fostering an environment w...

Peggy Shell is the founder & CEO of Creative Alignments, a recruiting company that partners with quickly growing companies in consumer products and technology that are using their business as a force for good by creating people-focused cultures, commitment to DEI, or impact-focused products or services. Over the past decade, Creative Alignments’ unique Time-Based Recruiting model has helped co...

Tara Nathan is the founder of Community Pass and EVP of Digital Solutions for Development at Mastercard. Tara leads MasterCard’s business innovation developing new digital and commercial solutions that give people living in fragile political and economic contexts, access to identity, commerce, education, and health services. -- If you haven't yet had the chance, make sure to register for our 2...