Closing Season 7 of the infamous 2020 year, we talk about playing games for peace with Dr. Mark Young. Dr. Young believes that humans urge to play is greater than humans urge to fight. He has been thinking about and playing games for the past 19 years. He is the founder and CEO of Rational Games
In the U.S., a remarkable respected civil rights attorney; professor; inequality expert started his journey in difficult circumstances, escaping the horrors of war and international sanctions; being buried in quicksand and facing layoffs as well as rejection from grad school. This is the story of Ehsan Zaffar. In Episode 18 of Season 7, Ehsan shares how
She is a female CEO and President of one of the largest International Development/Education NGOs in the world, IREX. How did Dr. Kristin Lord arrive to the top? If you think she planned it all carefully, please listen how to grow your career and impact without having to plan every second of your life or
For the past 3 years, Jessika Portney was a manager of Leadership Programs at the prestigious Brookings Institution. That is, until 2020. If this year is a lemon, let’s hear what type of lemonade Jessika made. Far from letting her layoff define her, she used this opportunity to fulfill her dreams of becoming an executive and
Wai Wai Nu has global notoriety as a champion of democracy and human rights as attested by her many accolades including Time Magazine Next Gen Leader; Hillary Clinton Awards; Young Global Leader; Impact Hero by Earth Company, among others. In Episode 15 of Season 7 Wai Wai shares her story as a political-prisoner in her native Myanmar. Far from
This episode was brought to you thanks to the Rotary Peace Fellowship (more info is below): This is a must-hear episode for everyone interested in peace-building and social change. Originally from Egypt, originally trained as a lawyer, Dr. Amr Abdalla has built an extraordinary career as a researcher, academic, teacher, trainer, story-teller and overall good human. In Episode
This episode was brought to you thanks to the Rotary Peace Fellowship (more info is below): Do you know that you can use design methods to solve social problems? Do you wonder how to become a designer focused on bringing positive social change? This episode is a great introduction to the world of design and how
What happens when you bring a journalist to the show? The guest doesn’t only want to answer questions, she interviewed me [show-host] as well. Welcome to a special episode of The Social Change Career Podcast with Kara Andrade and Catalina Rojas [me]. In Episode 12 of Season 7 Kara Andrade tells the story of how her
(This episode was brought to you thanks to the Rotary Peace Fellowship). Fiona Macaulay works at the intersection of innovation, leadership and global development. She’s a serial social entrepreneur, educator and field-builder. In Episode 11* of Season 7, Fiona shares how her leadership experience started during in her involvement in student-led businesses Fiona talks about her “fateful coffee” that
Kerstin Tebbe is the networking whisperer. An international development/humanitarian response professional interested in non-traditional approaches to change across all sectors. If you think networking is just to there to help you get jobs, you are in for a huge surprise. Networking is skill, a strategy to advance your career and also a tool to affect positive social change.
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