Team Timbuktu uses organic and recycled plastic fabrics in their activewear line to create high-performance fabrics, without the usage of petroleum and high-energy output. 73 percent of their activewear are made from recycled plastic. Thus far, 75,000 bottles has been recycled into its activewear fabric, reducing dependence on fabrics made from oil and recycling single use plastics. The company focuses on sustainable and ethical sourcing of its products without compromising high-quality style. T...
Dec 10, 2020•29 min•Ep. 55
Ioannis Ieropoulos is the Professor of Bioenergy and Self-Sustainable Systems and Director of the Bristol BioEnergy Centre, at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of West England. He focuses on waste utilization and energy autonomy. Professor Ieropoulos produced the EcoBot family of robots, which are powered by microbial fuel cells (MFCs) fed on organic waste, with the latest self-sustainable robot, Row-bot. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the grantor of the "Urine-tricity/Pee Pow...
Dec 03, 2020•30 min•Ep. 54
Philip Napoli is a Professor of Public Policy and Faculty Affiliate with the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy at Duke University. He is the author of Social Media and Public Interest: Media Regulation in the Disinformation Age . His previous books include: Audience Evolution: New Technologies and the Transformation of Media Audiences , Communications Research in Action: Scholar-Activist Collaborations for a Democratic Public Sphere (with Minna Aslama) , Audience Economics: Media I...
Nov 19, 2020•26 min•Ep. 53
Eric S. Kim is Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of British Columbia. He is a Visiting Scientist and Research Affiliate with the Lee Kumon Sheung Center for Health and Happiness, at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science. With a key focus being on purpose, his research aims to identify, understand, and intervene upon the dimensions of psychological well-being that reduce the r...
Nov 12, 2020•23 min•Ep. 52
Ashton Applewhite has been recognized by The New York Times , National Public Radio , the New Yorker , and the American Society on Aging, as an expert on ageism. She blogs at ThisChairRocks.com, and has written for Harper's and The Guardian , and The New York Times . She has been named as a Fellow by the Knight Foundation, The New York Times , Yale Law School, and the Royal Society for the Arts. In 2015, she was included in a list of 100 inspiring women who are committed to social change....
Nov 05, 2020•30 min•Ep. 51
Dr Guy Leschziner is a leading neurologist and authority on the science of sleep. He is a consulting neurologist at the London Bridge Hospital, the Cromwell Hospital and within the Department of Neurology and Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. He is clinical lead for the Sleep Disorders Centre, Guy's Hospital, one of Europe's largest sleep units, and Professor of Neurology at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kin...
Oct 29, 2020•42 min•Ep. 50
Christina Maslach is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. She is recognized as the research pioneer on burnout and created the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) that is the most widely used measure of job burnout. She has written award-winning articles and books, including “ The Truth About Burnout ” and a forthcoming book on how to make the world of work a better place, to be published by Harvard University Press. She is the Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Education...
Oct 22, 2020•29 min•Ep. 49
In her work, Gretchen Rubin draws from cutting-edge science, the wisdom of the ages, lessons from popular culture, and her own experiences to explore how we can make our lives happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative. She is the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, Inner Calm , The Four Tendencies , Better Than Before and The Happiness Projec t. Her books have sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages. T...
Oct 15, 2020•22 min•Ep. 48
Alyssa Dver is CEO of the American Confidence Institute & Chair of the ERG Leadership Alliance. She is the author of “ Confidence is a Choice: Real Science. Superhero Impact ." Her book has been endorsed by leading experts at Harvard, MIT, Wharton and other prominent universities. She is also the “ In Confidence ” podcast co-host. A Boston Best Speaker, Alyssa teaches at Wharton’s Innovation Center, advises at the MIT’s Trust Center, and judges the Stevie’s Women in Business & Best Emplo...
Oct 08, 2020•29 min•Ep. 47
Kevin White is an Emmy Award-Winning producer, director, and writer. He founded Full Frame Productions and co-created the non-profit, Filmmakers Collaborative SF. Kevin has produced and directed dozens of films that have been screened in the many of the leading film festivals including Berlin Film Festival and San Francisco Film Festival. His work has received multiple awards including Emmys, CINE Golden Eagles, ACE Awards, while also being broadcasted on PBS , National Geographic , Discovery , ...
Oct 01, 2020•24 min•Ep. 46
Jonathan Pritchard is a mentalist to Fortune 500 companies including Disney, Universal, Hyatt and United and works with these companies to engage their audience. He has performed as a mentalist around the world for over 15+ years and appeared on shows including America's Got Talent, Penn and Teller and Vegas. He consults and coaches on the psychology of communication, negotiation, influence, and sales based on his expertise as a mentalist. Jonathan is the author of four books on motivational psy...
Sep 24, 2020•44 min•Ep. 45
Jodi Halpern is a Chancellor’s Chair and Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, in the Joint Medical Program and the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. Her foundational research on clinical empathy was pivotal in making medical care more patient-centered and inspired a wave of research on patient-doctor relationships. In her first book, From Detached Concern to Empathy: Humanizing Medical Practice was called a “seminal work” by the Journal of the American Medical Association. She al...
Sep 17, 2020•31 min•Ep. 44
Kristin Neff is widely recognized as one of the leading experts on self-compassion, being the first one to operationally define and measure the construct over a decade ago. She has been credited with conducting the first academic studies into self-compassion and creating the Self-Compassion Scales. Kristin is the Associate Professor in Educational Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, and the author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself and co-author of The Mind...
Sep 10, 2020•29 min•Ep. 43
A three-time national tennis champion and former FBI agent, Banni Bunting is a UCLA trained Mindfulness Facilitator as well as a member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA). Banni’s current focus is bringing mindfulness into the classroom to both teachers and students. She is the author of How Do You See the World? a mindfulness book for children accompanied with a complete mindfulness curriculum. Her training includes with the Greater Good Science Center at the Universit...
Sep 03, 2020•29 min•Ep. 42
Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of Georgia. She directs the Georgia Attitude, Bias, and Behavior Acquisition Lab (GABBA Lab) and examines how attitudes, biases, and nonverbal behaviors are established, maintained, and facilitated through subtle messages present in everyday life. More specifically, she studies how situational cues in our social environments shape our attitudes and behavior toward other individuals and groups. Her research on social a...
Aug 27, 2020•23 min•Ep. 41
Christina Pirello is the Emmy Award-Winning television personality of Christina Cooks. She has authored seven cookbooks, including Cooking the Whole Foods Way, which was named the "Healthiest Cookbook of the Decade" by the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine. Christina also lectures as a professor of culinary arts and nutrition, at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. She holds a Masters Degree in Nutrition and received the 2020 Philadelphia Award for Health Food....
Aug 20, 2020•32 min•Ep. 40
Lindsay Miles is a passionate zero-waste and plastic-free living spokesperson, author and educator who helps people to find more meaningful lives with less waste and less stuff. She has been sharing ideas and strategies on her popular website, Treading My Own Path , since 2013, and has been featured across international media including BBC , The Guardian , TEDx, ABC and more. She gives talks and workshops to encourage others to embrace change, reconnect with their values and make a positive impa...
Aug 06, 2020•19 min•Ep. 39
Sharon Palmer is a registered dietitian and nutritionist (RDN) with more than 18 years of experience in plant-based nutrition and sustainability. She has written over 1,000 articles in a variety of publications, including Better Homes and Gardens , Oprah , and LA Times and author of plant diet books: The Plant-Powered Diet: The Lifelong Eating Plan for Achieving Optimal Health , Beginning Today , Plant-Powered for Life: Eat Your Way to Lasting Health with 52 Simple Steps & 125 Delicious Reci...
Jul 30, 2020•21 min•Ep. 38
Michelle "Lani" Shiota is a social psychologist and associate professor at Arizona State University, where she directs the Shiota Psycho-Physiology Lab for Affective Testing. Her research and publications focus on positive emotion, positive reappraisal, aging and emotion, and emotion in close relationships. She is lead author of the textbook "Emotion" and co-editor of the "Handbook of Positive Emotions.” Her research on awe has been featured in leading media outlets including, Oprah, New York Ti...
Jul 23, 2020•29 min•Ep. 37
Danielle Dixson is a marine biologist and associate professor of the School of Marine Science and Policy, at University of Delaware. Her research and conservation work have been featured in leading media outlets including BBC , NPR , National Geographic , Nova documentary film. She has been a contributing writer for the National Geographic , creator of the Sea Story books and speaker at the US Senate and House of Representatives....
Jul 16, 2020•23 min•Ep. 36
Joanna Penn is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers under J.F.Penn and she also writes non-fiction for authors, with 30+ books published in 149 countries and 6 languages. Joanna has been named as one of The Guardian Top 100 most influential people in publishing and writing. She was awarded the Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World . Her site, TheCreativePenn.com has been voted in the Top 100 sites for writers by Writer's Digest ....
Jul 09, 2020•50 min•Ep. 35
Dr Brent Bauer is the Director of Integrative Medicine and Clinical Research at Mayo Clinic. His work is at the forefront of the emerging field of integrative medicine, which combines the best of conventional medicine with the best of evidence-based complementary therapies. Dr Brent Bauer is the author of The Science of Integrative Medicine . Michael and Paul Harney are founders of the Hemp Division of Harney & Sons Tea Company. They cultivate their own hemp, distill the CBD and offer a line...
Jun 25, 2020•40 min•Ep. 34
Diane Tober is Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco Institute for Health and Aging and faculty at the Bixby Center for Reproductive Health. She is a cultural and medical anthropologist with a focus on gender and sexuality, the commodification of the body, science and technology studies, bioethics, and social and reproductive justice. She has been conducting research exploring egg donors’ decisions and experiences within the global market for human eggs since...
Jun 18, 2020•30 min•Ep. 33
Matthew Swift is the co-founder and CEO of Concordia, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to actively fostering, elevating, and sustaining cross-sector partnerships for social impact. It focuses on global issues including sustainability, economic development and educational outreach.
Jun 11, 2020•37 min•Ep. 32
David Meltzer is the Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire . He has been recognized by Variety Magazine as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year, awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and most recently at the Super Bowl, David was honored as the Most Valuable Philanthropist. He is also a best-selling author and business coach....
Jun 04, 2020•32 min•Ep. 31
Charles Hoskinson is the founder of Cardano and co-founder of Ethereum, two of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency platforms. He is also the CEO of Input, Output, Hong Kong (IOHK). Charles participated as a thought leader and speaker at the World Economic Forum Davos 2020.
May 28, 2020•51 min•Ep. 30
Gillian Hooker leads the National Society of Genetic Counselors, with a doctorate degree in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from Yale University and masters degree in genetic counseling at John Hopkins school of public health. She is also currently the Vice President of Clinical Development for Concert Genetics, focused on discerning the genetic testing market and clinical testing management.
May 21, 2020•37 min•Ep. 29
Dr Taz MD practices integrative medicine (eastern medical wisdom with western science). She is a wellness expert and best-selling author of What Doctors Eat , The 21 Day Belly Fix , and Super Woman RX . Dr Taz has served as a contributing medical expert to CNN Headline News , TODAY , Good Morning America, Live with Kelly and Ryan and other media outlets.
May 14, 2020•36 min•Ep. 28
Nicolle Merrill is an upskill adviser and author of the career book, Punch Doubt in the Face: How to Up-skill, Change Careers, and Beat the Robots . She was the former Associate Director of the Career Development office at Yale School of Management, where she coached hundreds of MBA students and professionals through all phases of their career transitions. Lee Pierce is an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York, Geneseo. She facilitated the launch of SUNY's nanodegree (micro-cre...
May 07, 2020•41 min•Ep. 27
Sharon Zimmerman talks with Kellee about how she is evolving her jewelry business, now that there can no longer be in-person interaction. She shares how she is embracing this new reality, rather than fight it. Emily Jenks started as an attorney, who pivoted to creating and growing a photography business into a 6-figure income, only for it to fall off a cliff, during this pandemic. She shares with Kellee how she is pivoting again in her business. Heather Farris went from making $12 per hour at an...
Apr 30, 2020•42 min•Ep. 26
