How Do We Make It Better

Lesego Serolong is the founder of nonprofits and social enterprises that span continents.  Her latest project is much more local, and focuses on developing a community of farmers in South Africa.  We had a wide ranging conversations about community development, sustainable agriculture, what the right return to capital should be for social enterprises, and how […]

Christine Lee is the rector of All Angels church in New York City.  She is the Episcopal Church’s first Female Korean-American priest.  She has more reason than most to feel like the church can feel exclusive, but talks extensively about how she aims to create a community of people that understand and love each other […]

Nick and Dan have taken circuitous routes to be hedge fund managers either or both have them would have gone by the title: philosopher, investment banker, historian, author, professor, and Marine Infantry Officer. They talk through their reasons for settling on hedge-fund management (for now), and explain how they believe that a small, targeted, hedge […]

This is a bonus episode with the two brilliant black men behind the Human’s are Interesting podcast.  They tackle the issue of Charlottesville head-on, and point to a way out that includes honesty about the past and present, and reaching out to those in pain.   Things that we talked about during the show: Items […]

Sometimes experience comes alone, and sometimes it is well-considered, and we can learn from it.  Harrison Young has spent a long career at the top of a variety of fields, and makes the case for how today one of the best ways to make it better is through creating accessible, factual content from experts for […]

Dan presents a vision of what non-ideological politics might look like.  He’s probably the first candidate in history to have a party, but not wear it on his sleeve.  I challenge you to listen with an open mind, not trying to understand if his views on specific divisive partisan issues align with your own, but […]

Helicopter Pilot, Marine Officer, Aeronautical Engineer, Christian, African-American, mentor, speaker. All these words describe Zerbin Singleton.  He describes how he became something other than a statistic, overcame his own troubled childhood, and he now reaches out to at risk youth.  His summaries of how to find common ground with nearly anyone, and lead them out […]

Jim Estill is simply an inspiration.  He is doing the impossible, manufacturing in a (few) developed countries, providing employment to some of the most vulnerable people in the world, and most importantly continually shaping his own mind and heart to think more clearly and compassionately about the world.  Seemingly everyone can learn something from him. […]

Elissa James was a successful corporate lawyer working 100 hour weeks, when she decided to reevaluate her approach to her professional life.  She has started an international community of professional women from her core site of irislillian.com who support each other. What was the one type of comment that keeps you going: “It can be […]

Neal ‘Rudy’ Rickner is the head of strategy and operation at Mikani, one of the GOOG/Alphabet X companies that is trying to make high-altitude power generation kites.  He is also, and depending on the time of day, more importantly a father, husband, and Marine fighter pilot.  His take on how to balance everything, and grow […]

Vladimir, founder and manager of Long Jing Capital, has a long history as an entrepreneur, writer, and now an investor.  He makes the case for how value investing, investing in Chinese domestic consumer markets, and hedge funds can make the world better.  He gives some value investing tips along the way. Long Jing Capital: http://longjingcapital.com/en/ […]

Murray Bunton is the founder and director of Agency. Agency is a global design and creative agency that is also a social enterprise.  They help other social enterprises and nonprofits reach their goals by helping them tell compelling stories about their missions. Things that we discussed during the show: Agency: http://agency.sc/ Dan Pallota on NonProfits: https://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_pallotta HireUp: https://hireup.com.au/ […]

Teddy Turner, former Republican congressional candidate,  businessman,  and economics teacher talks about how conservative politics can make it  better.  If you are a self-identified liberal, then I challenge you to listen.  If you are tempted to skip over this, then ask yourself if you are part of the echo-chamber problem, or the solution. Only one […]

An interview with Nomis. A man trying to make it better through hip hop and spoken word poetry.

Interview with Ken Harbaugh President and COO of Team Rubicon Global, a disaster relief organization that uses veterans as first responders. Ken is also the co author of Here Be Dragons: A Parent's Guide to Rediscovering Purpose, Adventure, and the Unfathomable Joy of the Journey