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February 18, 2025
Creating Value for People and the Planet with Erin Baudo Felter of Okta
Erin Baudo Felter is the Vice President of Global Impact at Okta and is responsible for leveraging Okta’s people, products and corporate resources – to create long-term value for people and the planet. Okta is the leading independent partner for Identity management. The company’s vision is to free everyone to safely use any technology, proving […]
February 13, 2025
Innovating Regenerative Medicine with Dr. Steven Sampson of the Orthohealing Center
This discussion is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or establish a doctor-patient relationship. Information shared on the podcast should not replace consultation with a healthcare provider. Always consult your physician or a qualified health provider with any questions about a medical condition or before making health decisions based on […]
February 11, 2025
Dishing Up Big Vegan Flavor with Nisha Vora
Nisha Vora is a New York Times Best Selling cookbook author, content creator, and former lawyer known for her innovative approach to vegan cooking. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 2012 and working as a lawyer, she exchanged her casebooks for cookbooks to follow her dream in the food world by creating Rainbow Plant Life, the vegan […]
February 4, 2025
Driving the Future of Mobility with Steve Kosowski and Alex Pawlowski of Kia America
Steve Kosowski is Manager, Long Range Strategy & Planning at Kia North America. Steve’s responsibilities are mainly focused on EV product planning and portfolio strategy, EV infrastructure, and pre-sale regulatory compliance, including ZEV (Zero Emissions Vehicles) compliance, but also some CAFÉ and GHG matters. Alex Pawlowski is a Senior Regulatory Strategy Specialist at Kia America, […]
January 28, 2025
Investing in Social Impact with Justina Nixon-Saintil of IBM
Justina Nixon-Saintil drives the initiatives that enable IBM and its employees to transform their altruism into reality for communities and the planet, with a focus on career readiness and environmental sustainability. Justina leads IBM’s efforts across skilled employee volunteerism, education partnerships, and curricula to invest in the future of work, with a groundbreaking commitment to […]
January 21, 2025
Driving a Sustainable Future with Adam Gromis of Uber
Adam is Uber’s global lead for electrification policy. He lives in Oakland and works in San Francisco. Sustainability and cross-disciplinary engagement are running themes throughout his work experience across the nonprofit, government, and business sectors. John Shegerian: Do you have a suggestion for a Rockstar Impact Podcast guest? Go to impactpodcast.com and just click “Be […]
January 14, 2025
Leading Sustainable Outcomes with Margaret Henry of PepsiCo
Margaret Henry, who serves as Vice President of Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture for PepsiCo, was born on a dairy farm in Kentucky. She has spent her life and career working to improve social, economic and environmental outcomes for rural communities around the world. She has a BA and BS from Brown University, training from Massachusetts […]
January 7, 2025
Bringing Sustainability to the World of Toys and Games with Theron Grim of Hasbro
Theron Grim, Hasbro Inc.’s Vice President of Global Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, oversees Hasbro’s Global ESG and Sustainability Programs, achieving high scores across relevant stakeholder evaluation programs/platforms. In his four years at Hasbro, Theron has developed program/processes and directed the on-time delivery of international GHG/EHS data reporting for all business units, operating assets and […]
December 31, 2024
Achieving Your Healthiest Self with Dallas Kingsbury, MD
This discussion is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or establish a doctor-patient relationship. Information shared on the podcast should not replace consultation with a healthcare provider. Always consult your physician or a qualified health provider with any questions about a medical condition or before making health decisions based on […]
December 24, 2024
Heaven is For Real with Colton Burpo
With all that the world has been going through over the last couple of years, it is always good to hear and share stories of hope. This week we have chosen to share with you a replay of one of our all-time most popular episodes of the Impact Podcast — a conversation with the wonderful […]
December 17, 2024
Delivering Social Impact with Nikki Clifton of UPS
Nikki Clifton leads UPS’s global philanthropy, social impact, and international community affairs, leveraging the company’s partnerships and logistical acumen to respond to the world’s most pressing social, humanitarian, and environmental needs. Bringing nearly three decades of litigation, legislative affairs, and philanthropic expertise to her role, Nikki oversees The UPS Foundation’s work delivering health and humanitarian […]
December 12, 2024
Preparing for Change and Innovation with Andy Tay of Accenture
Andy Tay serves as Accenture’s Lead of Accenture Cloud First. Accenture Cloud First is a multi-service group that provides the full stack of cloud solutions spanning strategy, industry-specific cloud journeys, migration and modernization, and secure cloud management, as well as change and talent management to support continuous innovation. Andy is also a member of the Global […]
