ADAM CARTER

Adam Carter is a micro-philanthropist and the founder of the Cause & Affect Foundation (causeandaffectfoundation.org). In his interview with Erik Michielsen, Adam talks about his experiences traveling the world helping others by creating direct links between donors and those in need.  

MICHAEL OLSEN

Michael Olsen is the co-founder and executive of the non-profit organization Kilifi Kids (www.kilifikids.org) and is based in Atanta, Georgia. In his interview with Erik Michielsen, Michael shares with us how he is using mobile technology to deliver more effective healthcare to the community of Kilifi, Kenya.  Michael is a graduate of Stanford University, where he studied symbolic systems and the synthesis of computers, psychology, and philosophy.  After graduating Stanford, Olsen started web applications consultancy Redwood Strategies.  Michael is currently pursuing a joint masters degree in business administration (MBA) and public health (MPH) at Emory University in Atlanta. 

 

COURTNEY SPENCE

Courtney Spence is the founder and executive of the non-profit organization Students of the World (www.studentsoftheworld.org) and is based in Austin, Texas. In her interview with Erik Michielsen, Courtney discusses her calling to public service and the importance of telling stories of progress instead of stories of problems.

 

RICHARD MOROSS

Richard Moross is the Founder and CEO of Moo (www.moo.com) based in London, England.  In his interview with Erik Michielsen, Richard shares the creative and business experiences that have helped his company redefine the world's oldest networking tool, the business card.

 

MATT CURTIS

Matt Curtis is a Public Affairs and Communications Strategist for the Mayor's Office of Austin, Texas. In his interview with Erik Michielsen, Matt shares how a desire to serve and help others shaped his career in public service.

 

NINA GODIWALLA

Nina Godiwalla is the author of the upcoming book "Suits: A Woman on Wall Street" and is based out of Austin, Texas.  In her interview with Erik Michielsen, Nina shares how she transitioned from her business career on Wall Street to a life of writing and meditation.  Nina is a graduate of the University of Texas, Dartmouth University and has an MBA from Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

AUDREY PARKER

Audrey Parker is an Energy Efficiency Consultant and co-founder of CLEAResult Consulting in Austin, Texas.  In her interview with Erik Michielsen, Audrey shares how her experience as a lobbyist and now as a consultant in sustainable energy have helped her shape her life purpose affecting positive change in communities and schools.  Audrey graduated from Wake Forest University.  

 

DAN STREET

Dan Street is a Hyperlocal Entrepreneur based in Austin, Texas and founder of BorrowedSugar (borrowedsugar.com). In his interview with Erik Michielsen, Dan shares his experiences working to help people participate in their communities and neighborhoods and bring them closer together.  Previous to founding BorrowedSugar, Street worked in private equity turnaround operations Kohlberg, Kravis, & Roberts (KKR) and was a management consultant for Bain & Co.  Street graduated from Rice University. 

 

BIJOY GOSWAMI

Bijoy Goswami is a Leadership Philosopher in Austin, Texas.  In his interview with Erik Michielsen, Bijoy discusses how he stewards the people, organizations and communities around him to create a greater social impact in their lives.  Before becoming an entrepreneur and community organizer, Goswami worked at Austin enterprise software company Trilogy Software.  Goswami graduated from Stanford University, where he studied computer science, economics and history. 

 

ANDREW HUTSON

Andrew Hutson is an Environmental Expert for the Environmental Defense Fund (www.edf.org) in Bentonville, Arkansas.  He currently advises Wal-Mart in the United States and China about corporate sustainability and green supply chain.  In his interview with Erik Michielsen, Andrew shares how experiences home and abroad shaped his career and helped him apply good public policy to make a positive difference in private sector companies to be more environmentally sustainable.  Before joining EDF, Hutson worked in Washington D.C. at the Corporate Executive Board (CEB).  Hutson earned his PhD in Public Policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his M.A. in Environmental Management from the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment, and his B.A. from Michigan State University. 

 

LULU CHEN

Lulu Chen is a Fashion Stylist based in New York City.  Lulu discusses how a childhood love for painting and the 2-D image transformed into a career in the fashion industry, working both in publishing and styling.  Chen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree studying design and art history from the University of Michigan.

 

HATTIE ELLIOT

Hattie Elliot is the founder and creator of Save the Date(ing) savethedating.com based in New York City.  Hattie talks with us about her many entrepreneurial ventures and how her love of planning events has driven her to create Save the Date(ing) and bring people closer together.  Before Save the Date(ing), Elliot founded Socially Conscious Companion (SOCOCO) to fuse her passions for pets and non-profit fundraising.  Elliot graduated from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. 

 

KYUNG YOON

Kyung Yoon is the Executive Director of the Korean American Community Foundation (kacfny.org), a New York City based non-profit providing philanthropy and capacity-building assistance to serve the greater Korean American immigrant community.  Kyung discusses with us about the experiences in broadcast news and journalism, being a working parent and her transition becoming the Executive Director of KACF and helping the Korean American community here in New York City.  Before KACF, while working at the World Bank, Yoon created and hosted Global Links Television, an international documentary series focused on economic and social development issues.  She was an on-air news correspondent for Fox WNYW News, the first Korean-American news correspondent in New York City history.  Yoon earned her Master's Degree in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.   She earned her BA in Political Science and History from Wellesley College. 
  

 

MARC FERRENTINO

Marc Ferrentino is the Chief Technology Architect at Salesforce.com and is based out of New York City.  Marc sits down with us to share how his childhood love for technology and engineering has lead him in a career across financial services and internet startups, to his role now at Salesforce.com.  Previous to Salesforce.com, Ferrention worked in mobile application development as VP Engineering at New York-based startup, Vettro.  Ferrentino began his business career working as a program analyst at Goldman Sachs.  Ferrentino graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. 
  

 

KEN RONA

Ken Rona is expert in business analytics, specializing in marketing and strategy applications at [x+1]. Ken discusses with us how he transitioned from being a sound engineer to going back to school and finding his passion in analytics and marketing strategy.  Rona earned his PhD in Behavioral Economics from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.  Rona earned a BA and MA in Political Science from Stony Brook University.
  

 

SLAVA RUBIN

Slava Rubin an Entrepreneur and is the Co-Founder of IndieGoGo http://www.indiegogo.com/. Slava shares with us the formative experiences in his life and career that led him to create IndieGoGo and how the company is helping to support people's passions with collective cause financing.  Rubin graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. 
  

 

CATHY ERWAY

Cathy Erway is a published Author and Food Writer in New York City. Cathy discusses how food, community, relationships, and writing have shaped her life and career. Cathy is creator and blogger of Not Eating Out In New York http://noteatingoutinny.com/ and is the author of the new book "The Art of Eating In".  Erway is a graduate of Emerson College. 
  

 

DIANA WILMOT

Diana Wilmot is an Education Psychometrician in Santa Clara, California. Diana joins us to discuss how family, the classroom environment, and work in policy have contributed to her career in helping teachers and students improve and grow.  Wilmot earned her MA and PhD in Educational Measurement and Evaluation from the University of California at Berkeley.  She is also a graduate of Northwestern University. 
  

 

LOUISE DAVIS

Louise Davis is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Peer Health Exchange (PHE) in San Francisco. Volunteering during her childhood and college years, Louise discusses how these experiences impacted her ambitions to affect positive, systematic change and help teach healthy decision making to this nation's teens.  Davis is a graduate of Yale University.    

 

MIKE GERMANO

Mike Germano is a Community Builder and Co-Founder of CarrotCreative.com in New York City.  Mike discusses how his experiences in politics and his expertise in social media have led him to create platforms to bring people together for a common purpose.  Germano is a graduate of Quinnipiac University. 

 

JASON ANELLO

Jason Anello is a partner at Manifold, a non-traditional marketing agency with offices in New York and San Francisco.  Previous to Manifold, Anello was an Ideologist within the Yahoo! Buzz Marketing team in New York City.  Jason talks with us about discovering the new and the next through his creative process and the lenses he uses to see the world.  Jason is also a passionate world traveler and cook and discusses how those experiences all play a key part in his life and career.  Previous to Yahoo! Anello worked in creative roles at Ogilvy & Mather and Digitas.  Anello graduated from the University at Albany. 

 

J.T. ALLEN

J.T. Allen is an Educational Services Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of MyFootpath.com based out of Chicago.  J.T. has been pursuing his entrepreneurial passions for nearly ten years and talks with us about the experiences and decisions that have help shape his career.  Previous to MyFootpath, Allen worked as a strategy consultant at Ernst & Young.  He graduated from the University of Michigan Business School, where he assisted reknown leadership expert Noel Tichy.

 

JENNIFER DUBERSTEIN

Jennifer Duberstein is a legal counsel for Major League Soccer.  Having formed a childhood passion for sports, Jennifer used that passion to help make her college and career choices.  Previous to her work at Major League Soccer, Duberstein worked at Time Warner and Proskauer Rose LLP.  She is a graduate of Northwestern University Law School and the University of Michigan. 

 

MATT RUBY

Matt Ruby is a stand-up comedian based out of New York City and is also the creator of the comedy blog sandpapersuit.com.  Matt has been performing and entertaining in front of crowds for nearly four years and discusses with us the constant refining and experimentation required to keep people laughing.  Ruby is a graduate of Northwestern University. 

 

TRICIA REGAN

Tricia Regan is an Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker based out of New York City.  Her passion for powerful storytelling lead her to Los Angeles where she filmed her award winning documentary "Autism: The Musical".  Regan earned her masters at New York University.  She is a graduate of Binghamton University. 

 

SCOTT GOLD

Scott Gold is a published author and writer living in New York City.  His passion and love for food and culture was spurred from his childhood growing up in Louisiana.  A college philosophy focus complemented his longstanding interest in literature and, progressively, literary non-fiction.  In his early 20s, he focused time as a literary agent, while playing guitar in a band.  Over time his heartfelt appreciation for food, culture, family, and history catapulted him into food writing and, in 2008, authoring his first book The Shameless Carnivore.  Gold graduated from Washington University at St. Louis, where he majored in philosophy. 

 

JOE STUMP

Joe Stump is an internet entrepreneur and programmer based out of Boulder, Colorado. Joe is the co-founder of SimpleGeo, an augmented reality application platform company that seeks to make location-based services application development more seamless and powerful. Before partnering with Matt Galligan at SimpleGeo, Joe was the lead architect at Digg.com.  Stump graduated from Eastern Michigan University. 

 

CONRAD DOUCETTE

Conrad Doucette is a musician and music journalist based in New York City.  Conrad discusses how he finds balance as a professional musician in the band Takka Takka, while working as a journalist for Blender Magazine and Fuse.tv.  Doucette graduated from the University of Michigan, where he studied History. 

 

MARK GRAHAM

Mark Graham is a senior editor at MTV Networks, where he covers pop culture.  Previously, Graham worked as an editor and writer for the Vulture entertainment section of New York Magazine.  He has also worked at Gawker (Defamer) and General Motors, where he managed OnStar online marketing efforts.  With a long background in social media and writing, Mark talks about his journey and the ever changing media world.  Graham graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in English. 

 

RACHEL LEHMANN-HAUPT

Published author and journalist Rachel Lehmann-Haupt discusses with us how her constant curiosity for research and story was developed from a family history rich in writing, which has led her to write her latest book In Her Own Sweet Time.

 

SIMON SINEK

Simon Sinek is a published author and inspirational speaker, who's unique philosophy and perspective drove him to write his book Start With Why.   

 

CAROLINE GIEGERICH

Caroline Giegerich is a social media entrepreneur based out of Los Angeles, California.  Caroline discusses how a media rich background and wide range of experiences at the LA Times and HBO have shaped and guided her to continue to develop her website Daily Marauder.

 

PHIL MCKENZIE

Media and publishing executive Phil McKenzie discusses how his family, childhood and relationships have guided him from a high pressure job at Goldman Sachs to working at FREE Magazine in New York City.  

 

PATTY GREEN

Well known winemaker Patty Green of Patricia Green Cellars discusses how mentors, relationships and experiences have all been inputs in her progression as a winemaker and helping her find her purpose.

 

JULIA GREEN

Julia Green is currently a federal public defender in New York City.  Julia discusses with us her transition from a corporate litigation attorney and why she feels more fulfilled in what she does today.

 

ANDREW EPSTEIN

Andrew Epstein is the Director of Operations, Promotions at Island Def Jam Records.

 

YOAV GONEN

Yoav Gonen is currently a reporter and writer for the New York Post.  Drawing from his passion for music, culture and research, Yoav has used these inputs to influence his style of reporting.

SHAHEEN WIRK

Shaheen Wirk is a hedge fund analyst, working in both Miami, Florida and New York City.

 

BRETT GOLDMAN

Brett Goldman is the Director of Acquisitions at Triangle Equities in New York City.   

 

JAMES McCORMICK

James McCormick is a legal counsel advisor in New York City.