The Wonder Dome

What does it mean to make choices from a place of wisdom, particularly when you're in a position of power? That's at the center of conversation today with Devin Martin , co-founder of Lifestyle Integrity Coaching . The headline of Devin's work is bringing wisdom to power, and he recognizes that the fate of our humanity and our planet hinges on the decisions that we in positions of p...

My guest today is Di Ciruolo. She's a diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility consultant with an incredibly inspiring personal story. She helps individuals and organizations look deeply at the cultures they're creating and how to shift those cultures towards a place where true diversity becomes possible.  She's the author of the forthcoming book Ally Up , which is designed t...

My guest today is Christina Frei , creator of the Innate Marketing Genius program. From the moment we met, Christina instantly tuned in to what it was I was doing in the world. I felt a kinship with her, and it struck me that she was more than just an expert on marketing (which she is, btw). She's a deeply attuned, spiritual, and creative soul who recognizes that marketing isn't about th...

My guest today is a dear friend of mine, Dr. Max Klau. We met nearly a decade ago at a songwriting class at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA, when Max was studying for his doctoral degree at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He's an author, coach, speaker, scholar, leadership development consultant, and a damn good songwriter. He recently published a book called Race and Social Change: A Ques...

The dynamic, award-winning concert pianist Asiya Korepanova has been immersed in music since she was 4 years old. Since moving to the states from Russia in 2012, she's played at Carnegie Hall, the Phillips Collection, the International Miami Piano Festival, and countless others. She's the only pianist currently performing Franz Liszt's 24 Etudes as a single program, and one of the f...

My guest today is Nathan Shultz . He's a coach who helps founders and executives make high impact changes in their lives and careers by connecting purpose and profit. He's a part of the broader Conscious Capitalism movement that's taking root in our country, which I think is all for the better. He also brings light into the world through his men's work with a group called Evrym...

Dr. Srini Pillay is without a doubt one of the most dynamic, brilliant, multi-talented human beings I've had the good fortune to bring on the show. When I think about the life that I'm trying to build for myself, Srini is one of these icons or models that draws me forward. He's an author, a psychiatrist, a brain researcher, a virtual reality entrepreneur, a leadership expert, an acc...

Ray Nayler has been widely hailed as one of the up-and-coming masters of speculative fiction. He has published over fifty stories in preeminent magazines across the realms of science fiction and fantasy, and he is also an established poet, mystery and crime thriller novelist, and comic book author. Not to mention his daily life as a husband, father (of both humans and cats), and as a multi-lingual...

Paul Hansen is the lead singer, songwriter, and bandleader for local indie-folk heroes, The Grownup Noise. I've known Paul for over ten years. Not only is he one of the biggest guys I’ve ever met (standing at roughly six and a half feet tall), he has the big heart and soul to match. He is an incredibly sensitive and nuanced songwriter who tells stories like a painter, with images and impressi...

My guest today is the speculative fiction author, futurist, and polymath, Ken Liu . Ken has one of the most beautiful minds I've ever encountered. As a novelist and storyteller, he's claimed just about every award there is here in America for his groundbreaking work in the realms of fantasy and science fiction. He's also received top genre honors in Japan, Spain, France, and many ot...

I've known Kade Friedman for roughly 20 years, and they are without a doubt, one of the most creative, enthusiastic, inspiring, and original people I've ever met. Kade is a master teacher. A teacher's teacher. As a professor of inclusion at NYU, Kade helps prepare other teachers to serve students of all ability levels. They also consult with educational organizations across the glob...

Kim Loh is a conflict resolution and negotiation specialist, leadership coach, and co-author of the book Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart. Kim cut her teeth as a lawyer in London and Singapore, learning how to negotiate high stakes disputes in international and corporate fields. But she quickly realized that she wasn't satisfied with these ways of resolving...

Craig Chavis Jr. is unstoppable. As a business coach, he specializes in helping people with day jobs launch profitable businesses and successfully transition into full-time entrepreneurship. On a personal level, he's a successful serial entrepreneur, a foodie, a returned Peace Corps volunteer, a former D1 collegiate athlete, and he received his BSBA from Samford University and MBA from the Un...

Robert Mulhall is a lifelong explorer and transformational leader. He currently serves as the Vice President of programming and business strategy for the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health . I've had the privilege of working with Kripalu and its RISE program for several years now, and the moment I met Robert I knew he would serve as a powerful steward for this incredible organization. Our con...

Michael Stern is a social innovator, a spiritual teacher, and a leadership coach for the next generation of leaders in the world. He is also student of Integral theory, a framework for understanding human nature, the world, the universe, and everything in it. He's spent much of his life immersing himself in different world views: traveling in Spain, kickboxing in Thailand, studying Buddhism i...

Rayshauna Gray has one of the most beautiful minds I've ever encountered. She's a public historian, truth-teller, creator, and entrepreneur who has partnered with organizations like Google, General Assembly, the Obama Foundation, and dozens of other nonprofits, universities, and community organizations to help them face history with clear-eyed compassion. I first got to hear her speak at...

Dr. Richard Schwartz transformed my life. I know that's a bold claim. But if I had to locate the single experience that's had the most profound and lasting impact in my work and life, it was the week I spent studying with Dr. Schwartz. He is the founder of Internal Family Systems, a pioneering model of psychotherapy that has become widely used, particularly when dealing with trauma. It i...

I've had the immense privilege of sharing space with Ishita Sharma on a number of occasions over the past year. It’s difficult to put into words what she does for people, or at least what she's done for me. She is a modern mystic, holding space for life in all of its abundant complexity, from the highest joys and miracles to the deepest suffering and sorrows. She was born in Haridwar, In...

My guest today is Yotam Schachter . Yotam is the founder of Presence Tree Leadership , where he provides guidance and grounding for change-makers. I cannot think of a better name for his work than Presence Tree. Just as trees are deeply rooted and connected to the earth, while also growing upwards toward the light, so too does Yotam do that in his own life while helping others find that in themsel...

Joel Monk is a transformational coach and truth be told, a bit of a hero of mine. He’s the founder of Coaches Rising, a community on the cutting edge of human development with over 6000 coaches across the world and counting. He also hosts the Coach's Rising podcast, a source of inspiration that helped me believe in my own podcast, The Wonder Dome . Joel brings together a beautiful combination...

Sophia Moon helps people ranging from age four to ninety-four live their creative gifts. She is an abstract artist, a songwriter, a community organizer, a teacher, and a seeker on the lifelong path of purposeful expression.  As the founder of Essem Art Studios, she creates spaces for children and adults to engage in creative discovery. As the host of CreativeMornings Boston, she gathers creatives...

My guest on this week's episode of The Wonder Dome is Jay Clouse. He's a prolific creator and entrepreneur, and he stands for anyone and everyone who aspires to make a living using their unique creative skills. Our conversation explores what is it to find what you're meant to do in the world, and how to express it. In the face of that question, many of us carry expectations of atten...

Karin Stawarky is the founder of Spark Leadership Partners. Her 20+ years of practice reflect her deep belief in the integration of all parts of ourselves: our thinking self, feeling self, physical self, and energetic self. This integration enables an open-hearted leading and living, a way of being in the world that creates the conditions for maximum impact and fulfillment.   Karin has a list of a...

Wendy Wise is a First Nation indigenous energy healer and well-being advocate who was born with gifts of vision and wisdom: the capacity to understand people beyond the intellect, supporting them on deep energetic levels. She's studied with First Nation elders who have given her blessings to carry forward their sacred lineage, and she’s also learned from mentors from a number of other spiritu...

Cyrus Shahrad is a human of many talents: musician, novelist, journalist, and film critic. His work has appeared in a range of publications, from the New Statesman to the Telegraph to Google’s Think Quarterly. His novel The White World won the Telegraph's novel of the year competition in 2006. Cyrus lives in London, where he makes music under the moniker Hiatus . It is that music that brought...