Conversations in Depth: A QRCA Views Podcast

In the latest episode, QRCA Views Podcast Editor Mike interviews John Seigel Boettner from Teen Press, an organization started at Santa Barbara Middle School that helps middle school aged kids learn the ins and outs of conducting interviews. The story of Teen Press is quite unique. John is a film buff and often uses film as a teaching aid. Years ago, when the Santa Barbara International Film Festi...

In 2014 Barbara Rugen was a recently retired QRCA member. She and her husband joined the Peace Corps and were sent for two years to the African country of Namibia. As she now observers, "Never once did I think I would be called upon to use my qualitative background. To my surprise, I found that my skills could make a significant difference there." She primarily worked with the Nama, a population o...

Sarah DaVanzo works at the intersection of innovation, marketing, branding, trends and culture. In her current role within the L'Oréal Group (USA), she has developed agile innovation methods to help brands sync with trends, anticipate change, improve relevance and design for the future. In this podcast Luminaries editor Kay Corry Aubrey talked with Sarah about her work, the importance of curiosity...