The Impossible Network

Guest overview Dr. Priscilla Pemu was born in Nigeria into a family of seven children. With her Nigerian first name that translates to ‘I am what God has said’ her sense of purpose in life was conditioned at an early age. Brought up in a playful and abundant family environment, her education set her on a course to a career in medicine and a world view conditioned by British and American culture led her to life in the US.Married at 27, she studied medicine at Benin University - and gained her fellowship in Anesthesia. In the face of a turbulent political environment in Nigeria, her older sister persuaded her to move to the US. Landing in Atlanta Georgia Priscilla has built a successful medical career at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta Georgia. By 2003 she realized that educating patients about lifestyle behaviours, daily actions and choices around health goals was the approach to addressing long-term chronic illness. Starting out with a Microsoft grant to build an early online health platform - she scaled the platform to build a community of coaches in clinics and churches to educate patients on their lifestyle behaviours. Calling this Culturally Congruent Coaching Priscilla has developed a highly effective platform for addressing peoples inadequate nutritional knowledge, confronting their inactivity, and to reduce the incidents of smoking, it is now ready to scale beyond the successes of Atlanta. Having had her TED talk translated into multiple languages, her value based care program is gaining global coverage.  Toward the end of this interview Priscilla reflects on the issue of race in the US, the different cultural context of arriving as an immigrant Nigerian in 1996 versus the challenges her children have growing up in the US, code switching and dealing with racism and becoming resilient adults. This is a shorter interview than normal but I hope you are inspired by the vision, empathy and purpose of Priscilla Pemu.Social LinksLinkedinTwitterWebsite Links In The ShowBenin UniversityMorehouse Hospital Atlanta Priscilla’s TED TALKDare to Lead Brenee Brown   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a follow up from last year's interview with Your Mom Cares Founder, Sharon Feldstein, Sharon provides an update on the amazing work she and her team of celebrity moms have been doing to support kids during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sharon reference supporting the Children'sHealth Fund in LA to create a unique group therapy program for kids living on the streets, to build their toolbox for dealing with mental health issues. Sharon also updates us on the mental health app being developed by the University of Pittsburgh, a mental health early diagnostic app to identify children at risk and connect them with a counselor, social worker, or therapist. She discusses its value as we face a Tsunami of mental health issues following the pandemic. Sharon reflects on their mega mom program to help other moms seeking support in dealing with their kid's mental health challenges. Finally, Sharon discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted her life. If you want to support or donate or have an idea for YourMomCares go to YMC.org or email them at moms@yourmomcares.org or follow on Instagram @youmomcares. Links in ShowTryFrameYour Mom Careshttps://www.childrenshealthfund.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest overview Dr. Morgaine Gaye’s path to being a leading thinker in Food Futurology was any but predictable. As an only child with a partying, Butcher for a mother and an ex-pat bodybuilding construction worker for a father, she grew up in a home with little money, love, attention, and direction. Self-parenting was her only option as she immersed herself in art, books, and a fantasy world.  Leaving school at sixteen, she traveled to the middle east, spent a year at university in Wisconsin, and by 19 was working as a ‘weather girl’ on Hong Kong TV. She discusses drifting through life until finding herself in the game-changing spiritual community at Findhorn and how serendipity led her to discover Quantum Philosophy and starting her PhD.Upon discovering she had always been seeking connection, she was drawn to the universal connector - food. Morgaine breaks down why she focuses on the future of food and we cover how we first met in 2007 working on the development of a raw chocolate bar. Morgaine explains the disruptive decade we have been living through and why we are moving from a phase of life ‘Having’ to a phase of ‘knowing’ and the seminal shifts that will occur in society, as we become more nature-focused, on an eco-future of biophilia, rewilding and experience the rise of hyper-local communities, and why our global economy will evolve, she observes how fast countries closed borders.Morgaine discusses her experience of suffering from Covid-19 and losing her sense of smell, which has been her superpower. We discuss her principles, her hard choices, how 9/11 led her to launch her own brand of superfood and her perspectives on diets, DNA, and genetics.I hope you enjoy the artistry, vision, and philosophy of Dr. Morgaine Gaye. Social Links Instagram Facebook Linkedin Email Links Show Keith Critchlow Unorthodox Netflix Rich Food Poor FoodFood a Love Story - Jim GaffiganA Good Life Leo Hickman Edible-Love.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Bradley was born in Glasgow, brought up in England by a surgeon father and research science mother. In a supportive home environment, he grew and developed his interest in Geo-biology. With a curiosity for outdoors and travel, and an explorer gene, his adventurous and inspiring geography teacher encouraged him to pursue an education in environmental science and geography. In Part One we discuss James’s upbringing, education, and journey to a life in exploration and geo-biology and climate research.In Part two we dive deeper into the climate crisis and James discusses the shifting focus to sustainable renewable energy sources, the challenges of electric vehicles, and battery technologies. James provides his perspective of working in extreme and remote parts of the planet and the climate impact he’s witnessed. He reflects on why big industry needs to take responsibility and stop placing responsibility on individuals. James provides his considered perspective on the climate crisis, the timeline to existential disaster, the current modeling, and the uncertainty of how we humans react to the data we have. James discusses his upcoming research during the arctic winter and the experience of working in such extreme environments. We cover how he balances his work and personal life, how serendipity has guided his path, embracing ambiguity and the role of curiosity and creativity in his work.  James discusses his principles, the hard choices he has made, the one problem worth solving, the question no one asks him, who has made him re-evaluate himself, and his impossible advice. I hope you are uplifted by the balanced perspective and curious scientific mind of Dr. James Bradley   Social Links James SiteTwitter Links in the ShowDuke of Edinburgh AwardBloc party Project Drawdown Trillion trees InitiativeSir Ranulph Fiennes Albedo levels The Guardian Article on AlgaeQueen Mary University London Climate Countdown ClockIrvine Welsh Marabou Stork Nightmares Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. James Bradley was born in Glasgow, brought up in England by a surgeon father and research science mother. In a supportive home environment, he grew and developed his interest in geo-biology.  With a curiosity for outdoors and travel, and an explorer gene, his adventurous and inspiring geography teacher encouraged him to pursue an education in environmental science and geography.  In part one we discuss James’s education at Bristol University where he began climate modeling to simulate the effect of the impact of forestation levels and the reflectivity of the earth's surface on climate and carbon levels. James also breaks down the complexity of the biosphere. He discusses his first job out of University, and why finance at an international bank did not enrich him, that led him to wish away his week and realizing that his yearning to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge. Returning to the education he completed his master and is now As an Assistant professor at Queen Mary University in London where he runs his geo-biology lab and working to understand the coevolution of life and the environment. James explains the practical fieldwork he is doing on the Greenland ice sheets to understand why it’s darkening and shrinking and reducing the earth's reflectivity which keeps the planet's temperature in check. He explains the difference between positive feedback and negative feedback loops and his modeling of the pigment of the microorganisms that colonize these massive ice shelves and the impact of their nutrient cycles The exponential effect on climate We also cover the impact of deep ocean mining on microbial life the ocean ecosystem We end part one James and I discuss the politicization of climate, the media’s reporting and the impact of humanity on climate, and his perspective on the positive impact on carbon emissions from the global pandemic.Social Links James's SiteTwitter Links in the ShowDuke of Edinburgh AwardBloc party Project Drawdown Trillion trees InitiativeSir Ranulph Fiennes Albedo levels Queen Mary University London  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Overview Born in St Louis and brought up in Dallas Texas by her doctor father and teacher mother, in an environment that nurtured her generosity of spirit and set her on her path to a life of philanthropy is this week's guest Yvonne Moore. Influenced by paternal grandmothers, success focused parents and competitive siblings, a college education was always expected. In Part One we cover how her mother imbued her service driven principles, sharing time, talent and treasure, her first experience of racism in college in West Texas and the broader historic, socio-cultural context of racism, America’s original sin and its connection to the current US electoral system.We discuss the challenges faced as an African American in the South, the social injustice, poll taxes and voting rights acts. The social skewed injustice of the Covid Pandemic. Yvonne opens up about living with fear, the unknown and using therapy to overcome it. We then chart her serendipitous path to a career in philanthropy, navigating policy changes to improve society, and breakdown the structure of the philanthropic sector.  In part two we dive deep into Yvonne’s amazing work in philanthropic sector representing family foundations like Klingenstein’s focus on mental health, Abigail Disney’s Pierre Hauser’s Daphne Foundation and the Police FoundationWe discuss the challenges faced since the last election, how Harry Potter saved her as she dealt with depression, the importance of the process of therapy and being comfortable in her own authority.   Yvonne explains why you can hack trust, finding the right match between grantees for social organizations. And why problems are not solved with money but more by public will and political will.We discuss wealth and happiness, the role of the philanthropic sector and role of government in solving problems and the need to get out of its own way and why the agility of the sector is its untapped power and issues leadership needs to grapple with.Yvonne reflects on Covid19, mental health, the stigma, and the lack of leadership on the issue. She compares this to the Ebola experience and her anger that we are not taking this seriously. I ask Yvonne on education, serendipity and she discusses listening, fear, faith, and trust. And there are all her quick fire answers. I hope you are inspired by the generous spirit, social conscience and philanthropic heart of Yvonne Moore.  FacebookTwitterLinkedinPersonal Linkedin Links in the show Brennen Centre for JusticeSound of Music Texas TechThe electoral collegeGerrymanderingCASA program Schoolhouse RockThe New School Ebola Elizabeth Day Podcast Anahita Moghadam Abigail DisneyDaphne Foundation Winners Take All Do What You Are BookSolve For Happy Mo GowdatBodyguard Netflix The One About Love Bell Hooks  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Overview Born in St Louis and brought up in Dallas Texas, by her doctor father and teacher mother, in an environment that nurtured her generosity of spirit and set her on her path to a life of philanthropy is this week's guest Yvonne Moore. Influenced by paternal grandmothers, success focused parents and competitive siblings, a college education was always expected. In Part One we cover how her mother imbued her service driven principles, sharing time, talent and treasure, her first experience of racism in college in West Texas and the broader historic, socio-cultural context of racism, America’s original sin and its connection to the current US electoral system.We discuss the challenges faced as an African American in the South, the social injustice, poll taxes and voting rights acts. The social skewed injustice of the Covid Pandemic. Yvonne opens up about living with fear, the unknown and using therapy to overcome it. We then chart her serendipitous path to a career in philanthropy, navigating policy changes to improve society, and breakdown the structure of the philanthropic sector.  In part two we dive deep into Yvonne’s amazing work in philanthropic sector representing family foundations like Klingnstein’s focus on mental health, Abigail Disney’s Pierre Hauser’s Daphne Foundation and the Police Foundation.I hope you are inspired by the generous spirit, social conscience and philanthropic heart of Yvonne Moore. Social LinksFacebookTwitterLinkedinPersonal Linkedin Links in the show Moore PhilanthropyBrennen Centre for JusticeSound of Music Texas TechThe electoral collegeGerrymanderingCASA program Schoolhouse RockThe New School Klingenstein Foundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part two we dive deep into what led Jeanne to create her journalism meets healthcare start-up Clearhealth Costs. She explains its genesis from winning a “SharkTank” like pitch to inform people about healthcare costs by combining crowdsourcing and data. Working in partnership with local and national media Clear Health Costs brings cost transparency to the US healthcare system and addresses the inequity in the healthcare system. We discuss the impact and motivation of the big tech companies in healthcare and the opportunity Jeanne’s team has to disrupt the healthcare sector and solve consumer problems. Now focusing totally on Covid-19 we discuss Jeanne’s perspectives on the current health crisis.  She discusses the issues with the current Covid-19 testing and treatment strategies and broader public health policy. She also discusses federal issues, the regional coalitions, vaccines and the second wave. We discuss the mental health impact of the virus and the upsurge on domestic, spousal and child abuse and the positive knock on effect of Telehealth.Jeanne explains the market impact of the Clear Health Costs and explains how the app works and how it's empowering people to combat the inequity of the system and save money.  Jeanne also discusses confronting gender and age stereotypes as a female founder. We cover serendipity and the curiosity that drives her journalistic fervor and all her quick fire answers. I hope you enjoy disruptive countercultural character and drive of Jeanne PinderSocial Links LinkedinTED TalkTwitterLinks in the Show Clear Health Costs New York Times Des Moines Herald Grinnell HeraldLeningradThe Gothamist WNYCCBS national News Parable of the Sowers Octavia Butler Bea Arthur  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Overview Born in Grinnell Iowa, her journalist parents, her education in Slavic Studies and Russian Affairs, and her career at the New York Times all prepared her to launch her disruptive health care start-up Clear Health Costs, welcome this week’s guest Jeanne Pinder.In Part One we cover Jeanne’s upbringing in a loud, challenging home environment with five siblings, and the experience of being part of the families local newspaper the Grinnell Herald, Jeanne discusses the high expectations of her parents, and how this conditioned her to be comfortable with chaos. In an environment of emotional abundance and material scarcity Jeanne discusses how her world view was expanded by exposure to foreign dignitaries from her father's work with the state department. Jeanne covers her experience of being part of the counterculture movement during the Vietnam War. Her interest in international affairs led her to Indiana University to Study Slavic Studies and Russian Affairs, which resulted in her studying in Leningrad (St Petersburg) in Russia in the 1970’s and 80’s. We discuss that experience and the current state of Russian power and politics and their influence on current US politics. Jeanne explains how working at the Des Moines Register led her to a job as a copy editor at the New York Times during the 1980’s and the joy of working in journalism at a seminal time in world history. Finally, we discuss the current state of national and local journalism and the power of the community to affect genuine change In Part two we dive deep into what led Jeanne to create her journalism meets healthcare start-up Clear Health Costs, her perspectives on Covid-19 and a whole lot more. Social Links LinkedinTED TalkTwitterLinks in the Show Clear Health Costs New York Times Des Moines Herald Grinnell HeraldLeningrad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Overview Futurist and humanist Caroline Chubb Calderon thinks a lot about what it will mean to be human in the age of intelligent machines, genomic and robotics and why we must reimagine the future of humanity.   In light of the Covid-19 pandemic her perspective is vital if we are to understand the future role of economies, work, leadership and humanity, and to prepare ourselves for a world of exponential disruption and uncertainty. This might be the most important interview we have conducted so far. Please share.What we discussCaroline discusses what the virus is telling us about the future of work, and the economy, and how to reprioritize human wellbeing. She discusses the parallels with what AI is challenging us to do. Caroline explains the change cycles we are in. Moving from the ‘big squeeze’ into ‘the reckoning phase’ and the new reality for leaders to lead the emotions of teams, let feelings of discomfort guide us through the core human emotions of fear, anxiety, trust and love. Caroline explains why the future needs courageous leaders and why courage requires vulnerability ( defined as uncertainly, risk and emotional exposure).She discusses why we must all focus on developing our uniquely human capabilities of compassion and social emotional intelligence and creativity.  Caroline then discusses the big shifts that are at playHow might we imagine the future of economiesThe acceleration of AI genomics and robotics - How we make them ethical. And the worm needs to be done by leaders and questions whether this work is being done.-She argues that the humbling nature of the virus creates an opportunity for global conversation The shift away from globalization to more local economies from supply chains and farmingThe emphasis on human wellbeing on leaders agendas Greater emphasis on existential crisis mitigation This is an important discussion so please share with whoever you can.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.