Podcasts Featuring Fellows
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The Purpose Path: A Guide to Pursuing Your Authentic Life’s Work
by Dr. Nicholas Pearce (LGC Fellow since 2015)
Many of the world's most beloved companies―Apple, Disney, Google―are not simply profit-driven, but purpose-driven. They let the reason for which they were created drive what they do every day. But what about us? How do we define our purpose, the why behind the work we do? How can we find the inspiration to pursue more than just a paycheck and ultimately fulfill our authentic life's work? Nicholas invites readers to courageously embark upon the journey of aligning their daily work with their life's work. This guidebook is for anyone―at any level, age, or professional stage―seeking to have more than just a job or career, but a meaningful calling. Listen here. Read more here.
GATHERING GROUND: TRACIE HALL & ANGELIQUE POWER
featuring Angelique Power (LGC Fellow since 2015)
Two thought leaders and comrades in community-building and racial justice, Angelique (President of The Field Foundation) and Tracie D. Hall (Director of The Joyce Foundation's Culture Program). They discuss the state of philanthropy, the emotional labor of being a POC in the nonprofit sector, and much, much more, with host Mary Morten. Listen here.
UNLOCKING INNOVATION PODCAST: A CONVERSATION WITH CHICAGO’S TOP THOUGHT LEADERS
featuring Leslie Anderson (LGC Fellow since 2006) and Betsy Ziegler (Daniel Burnham Fellow)
A panel of some of the most influential Chicago executives to share insights about the state of corporate innovation and reveal their bold predictions for the future. Join Moderator Betsy Ziegler, CEO of 1871 and guests Adam Hectman of Microsoft, Leslie Anderson of BMO, Guillaume Deudon of Dow and Mandy Tahvonen of Gordon Foods. #UnlockingInnovation is the podcast about what drives innovation in the most successful organizations. Each episode features interviews with leaders in innovation about how they keep their organizations on top year after year, their career journeys, and the practices that help them create an innovative company culture. #UnlockingInnovation is a podcast by EX3 Labs, produced in partnership with 1871 Chicago. Listen here.
TRAILBLAZERS.FM: THE NEW RULES TO BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH
featuring John Rogers Jr. (LGC Fellow since 1985)
John discusses: How his parents impacted and influenced his goals growing up; How much of John's success in business he credited to his time playing basketball; What's still driving John in the work he's doing with Ariel some 34 years after he started the company; How he balances success and humility; Why John loves leading people; One of his biggest failures; The most important habits or traits that young minority leaders need to develop to become great leaders - the most common financial mistakes we've been making as investors; Stocks that John likes heading into 2018; How much time John spends each day or week reading and learning and thinking; Books John has read and recommends we read; The One action John thinks we should take right to help us on our own journey to blaze our trail. Listen here.
DISPLACED: HELENE GAYLE ON HOW TO LEAD ORGANIZATIONS THAT RESPOND TO CRISIS
featuring Helene Gayle (Daniel Burnham Fellow)
The public sector needs to learn to work with the private sector, from an epidemiologist who became the CEO of one of the world's largest charities. The international development sector is losing relevance and humanitarian organizations should look to the private sector to adapt, says Helene, CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, a $2.7 billion philanthropic fund. Listen here.
SKINNYTREES: LIFT HEALTH FOR ALL
featuring Dr. Melissa Simon (LGC Fellow since 2018)
Melissa introduces an exciting new center launched this year - the Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET). She explains the work this center aims to do and how it is taking a different approach. Melissa stresses why health equity is important and required to lift health for all. She discusses a few key terms that might be helpful in future episodes and understanding the work that lies ahead in lifting health for all. Listen here.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA’S CORONAVIRUS PODCAST: TALKING TO OUR KIDS ABOUT COVID-19
featuring Arne Duncan (LGC Fellow since 1995)
Working from home while teaching and caring for your kids isn't easy during the coronavirus crisis. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to moms and dads, including Arne, about parenting in a pandemic. Read more and listen here.
HERE & NOW: CORONAVIRUS INTERRUPTS EFFORTS TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO
featuring Vaughn Bryant (LGC Fellow since 2016)
The coronavirus is upending daily life for tens of millions of people across the country as schools and businesses remain closed and medical professionals prepare for a surge of sick people that could overwhelm the health care system. It's also interrupting efforts in Chicago aimed at curbing gun violence. Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Vaughn about his work as Executive Director of Communities Partnering 4 Peace. Listen here.
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MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME [BISNOW AUDIO]: WENDY BERGER
featuring Wendy Berger (LGC Fellow since 2011)
In this episode, Wendy discusses tools in her toolbelt for navigating the COVID-19 crisis. As WBS Equities CEO, Wendy owns build-to-suit food manufacturing and distribution buildings in multiple states including New York, Ohio, Illinois and Massachusetts. She talks about her plan to help tenants, managing her own self isolation, and how major personal tragedies have prepared her to manage a situation like this. Listen here.
ADAPTED™: KOREAN ADOPTEES LIVING IN KOREA AND BEYOND
featuring Taneka Hye Wol Jennings (2020 LGC Fellow)
Taneka, 34, works towards social justice and immigrant rights as the Deputy Director of HANA Center, a Chicago-area nonprofit that empowers Korean American and multiethnic immigrant communities through social services, community organizing, education, and culture to advance human rights. She also uses that passion to advocate for the Korean adoptee community through organizations like KAtCH in Chicago and others. Listen as Taneks steps out of her comfort zone to share some of her reflections as an adoptee, daughter, and partner. Adapted is a podcast funded by the US Fulbright program. It seeks to educate the adoptive community, Korean people, and the world at large. Listen here.