When life falls apart, slogans don’t help—tools do. We sit down with life coach and author Emma Barker to unpack a grounded approach to mindset that works on the days when energy is scarce and fear is loud. Instead of preaching “just stay posit...

How do we transform raw data into actionable insights that drive meaningful change? Gallup's Managing Director Ilana Ron-Levy takes us on a fascinating journey through the evolving landscape of research and leadership.Ron-Levy's path to...

What does it take to turn a school that feels unsafe into a place students can’t wait to enter each morning? Michael Bower, COO of UP Education Network, takes us inside a concrete model for K–8 transformation—one built on sharp priorities, fami...

What does it take to stay credible when outrage travels faster than facts? We sit down with Alexandros Kostopoulos—Secretary General of the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce and founder of Foresight—to unpack how leaders navigate toxic narr...

From Athens, we sit with George Sifakis to unpack a simple truth with big consequences: the world’s hardest problems yield when we bring unlikely partners to the same table. Government, business, nonprofits, and academia each carry their own la...

Some leaders chase the spotlight; others build trust, recover fast, and keep everyone moving toward a clear mission. From the Ideagen Global Impact Summit at ACS Athens, we sit down to unpack the traits that actually move teams: empathy that li...

What if the internet became a living world that learns with us, not a feed that extracts from us? We sit down with Constantino Roselli, founder and chief metaverse officer of NTZNS, to explore a metaverse that breathes: AI-native inhabitants, p...

Leadership is more than a title; it’s a system that turns pressure into progress. We sit down in Athens with naval officer‑turned‑founder 2025 Global Impact Summit: Konstantinos Michanetzis to unpack how disciplined service, hard data, and star...

What does it take to lead through storms and build something that lasts? We sit down with Basilio Pekidis to explore how a childhood in Panama, years of volunteer leadership with AHEPA, and the gritty realities of energy infrastructure shaped a...

Big problems don’t yield to siloed effort. From the floor of the Idea Gen Global Summit in Athens, we sit down with future global leader Evangelia Safakis to unpack why cross-sector collaboration is the most reliable path to real, lasting impac...

What does it take to build health systems that actually serve people where they work—and hold up under real pressure? We invited Dr. Charles Williams, Chief Medical Officer for Global Medical Services at Lockheed Martin, to unpack how corporate...

Healthcare keeps calling for job-ready talent while classrooms graduate learners who still need months of ramp-up. In this episode, we sit down with Mona Morales, Founder & CEO of E2i Partners—a performance advisory and partnership brokerag...

Curious how today’s students can jump the gap from classroom learning to real healthcare impact? We sit down with Emily Todd, Senior Manager for Career Partnerships at Pearson, to unpack a practical blueprint: engage employers earlier, leverage...

The hardest part of a clinical trial often happens before it even begins: matching the right patient to the right protocol at the right time. This conversation unpacks why pre-screening has become the chief enrollment bottleneck—and how purpose...

A single coach who guaranteed every kid real playing time changed Kevin Dunbar’s life—and now that ethos powers CFY’s county-wide movement to remove barriers for 15,000 young people. We dig into a simple promise with outsized results: if a chil...

What if the difference between stalled change and a moonshot is your mindset? We sit down with Lenovo’s Ed Soo Hoo to unpack why the best leaders aren’t defined by titles or toolkits but by authenticity, service, and the courage to “blink first...

What if the real test of leadership is your willingness to be disliked for making necessary change? That’s the provocation at the center of our conversation with Peter Cuneo—Navy veteran, seven-time corporate turnaround leader, and creator of t...

A 15-seat burger joint in Soho wasn’t supposed to become a global brand—but it did, thanks to an irresistible product and a story that couldn’t be ignored. In this episode, Julie Mulligan, CEO & Co-Founder of Black Tap Craft Burge...

Bells don’t build markets—trust does. In this episode, David Wicks, Vice President at Nasdaq, and Elana Finn, Events Marketing Specialist at Nasdaq, unpack how the exchange powers over 130 markets worldwide, monitors tradin...

A wish on a tiny plush heart became the spark for one of retail’s most unexpected transformations. In this episode, Sharon Price John, President and CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, traces how a brand once seen as “mall-bound” refram...

A lake that once hosted national games went dry for two decades—and then the skies opened. In this episode, Sanjay Kommera, CEO of Accel1, takes us inside Ramgad’s revival, where precision cloud seeding, advanced sensors, a...

The most urgent question in healthcare isn’t just about technology or cost—it’s about people. Recorded at the Ideagen Global Leadership Summit near the UN General Assembly, this episode features Bergen Morehouse, Executive Director of

What if brain health were as actionable as heart health—measured early, managed proactively, and supported by tools you can use at home? In this conversation from the Ideagen Global Leadership Summit, we bring together a startup CEO, a medtech ...

Leadership lands differently when it’s lived, not laminated. This power panel of student leaders—Taylor Smith, George Sifakis II, Alexa Sifakis (Moderator), and Paul Christou—brings fresh, grounded stories abo...

Five subway stops shouldn’t cost a decade of life. That jarring image sets the stage for a fast-moving, solutions-focused conversation with leaders who are closing health gaps, reimagining summer learning as a college pipeline, and delivering s...