Leaders of Hope: Bishop T.D. Jakes
In 2019, Bishop T.D. Jakes attended a Black Economic Alliance event in Martha’s Vineyard with top executives from Goldman Sachs and the Ford Foundation. It focused on issues affecting the Black community, including the digital divide, where he learned that the majority of future jobs would require a background in science, technology, engineering and mathematics […]
Leaders of Hope: Natalie portman
Actress Natalie Portman has set out to change the conversation on women’s sports by investing in the first women majority-owned and led soccer team. Venture capitalist Kara Nortman of Upfront Ventures and actress Natalie Portman are leading a group that will bring a National Women’s Soccer League expansion team to Los Angeles in 2022. The […]
Leaders of Hope: Melinda Gates
The world has many pressing issues, and the Gates Foundation is actively supporting solutions to many of them. But recently, the challenge closest to the heart of Melinda Gates is gender equality. Following her announcement in October of last year that she is committing $1 billion over the next decade to “expanding women’s power and […]
Leaders of Hope: Muhammad Yunus
“Financial systems are designed in the wrong way, and COVID-19 has revealed their weaknesses,” Professor Muhammad Yunus told Indian Congressman Rahul Gandhi in July. “It’s time to make outrageously bold decisions that will create a new order where there is no global warming, no wealth concentration, and no unemployment.” The Nobel Peace Prize winner who […]
How Saving the Environment Can be Profitable
PODCAST PEOPLE: A Summary from the Real Leaders Podcast “Consumers want products that have a low impact on the planet. They want to feel like they’re part of the solution. So one of our trade lines is, “Be part of the solution.” If you shop at SPUD, we’re saying you’re being part of a solution […]
Devon Still: Leaders Walk From the Back to the Front to Lead
PODCAST PEOPLE: A Summary from the Real Leaders Podcast “You know, leaders don’t really start out at the front of the lines. Leaders one day have the courage to get out from the back of the line and walk up to the front and lead.” Devon Still is a former NFL defensive end and now […]
Warriors Heart, an Integrative Approach to Addiction and PTSD Recovery
PODCAST PEOPLE: A Summary from the Real Leaders Podcast “That’s a big part in behavioral health care or Social Capitalism or social consciousness—with businesses, we can’t forget about the people aspect of it. Yes, the balance sheet’s important. But you and me are what make the balance sheet. It’s not balance sheet run or profit […]
Legacy Leadership Lessons From Martin Luther King’s Son and Grandchild
As Baby Boomers retire and our world begins the largest transfer of wealth in human history — an estimated $30 trillion — a significant part of these assets will go to the descendants of family-owned businesses. According to the Conway Center for Family Business, the largest portion of wealth in the United States resides with […]
Breaking Down Plastics to Create Something New
PODCAST PEOPLE: A Summary from the Real Leaders Podcast “For me today, it’s about continuing to demonstrate to people that you can build a great business that does something good for the world, that can be a catalyst for sustainable impact.” Jodie Morgan is the CEO of GreenMantra, the first company in the world to […]
Save Restaurants, Feed Heroes. How Eating Can Revitalize Communities
PODCAST PEOPLE: A Summary From the Real Leaders Podcast “Let’s have a call to action. A call to service, so people want to help and make sacrifices for our country like we did to get out of the Depression, when we really depended on each other to pull ourselves up.” Joanna James is the director […]
