Welcome to Impact with John Shegerian — a weekly podcast featuring conversations with some of the greatest business minds and thought leaders on the planet.

Join us every week for new episodes and explore the collection of past conversations below.

November 6, 2024

Innovating Toward Net Zero with Stuart Poore of Cognizant

Dr. Stuart Poore is Chief Environment Officer at Cognizant, a global Fortune 200 IT professional services business, where he is responsible for leading the Company’s sustainability strategy and delivery, including through a Net Zero emissions reduction goal. He has over 20 years of experience in corporate sustainability through leadership roles spanning the corporate and NGO […]

October 29, 2024

Empowering Human Potential with Maggie Baumer of Hanger

Maggie Baumer serves as Leader of Enterprise Patient Advocacy for Hanger, where she advocates for improved access to care and coverage for people needing custom orthotic and prosthetic services. She is also an attorney licensed to practice in both New York and Massachusetts. She previously held the role of Area Clinic Business Manager for Hanger […]

October 22, 2024

Pioneering Sustainability Innovations with Dr. Mark Steen of Corning Incorporated

Dr. Mark Steen is the Vice President of Sustainability and Climate Initiatives at Corning Incorporated, where he coordinates sustainability efforts and drives growth related to global climate action. He previously served as the consulting principal for Corning’s Corporate Strategy group, leading diverse projects in digital transformation, advanced analytics, and mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Corning, […]

October 15, 2024

Driving Long-Term Value for the Planet with Mary de Wysocki of Cisco

In 2022, Mary de Wysocki was named the first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer of Cisco. In this role, she leads the company’s sustainability strategy; oversees its progress toward public environmental goals; and helps Cisco drive long-term value for the business, its value chain, and the planet. With nearly twenty years of experience leading various corporate social […]

October 8, 2024

Accelerating Sustainable Innovation in the Food Industry with Pilar Cruz of Cargill

As Cargill’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Pilar Cruz is responsible for leading the company’s efforts to drive transformational change in delivering sustainable supply chains for customers around the globe, while making agriculture part of how we deliver on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This aim is core to Cargill’s purpose to nourish the world in […]

October 1, 2024

Cultivating a Legacy of Success with Bob Knakal of BKREA

Bob Knakal, also known as “BK,” is the Chairman and CEO of BKREA. He has been a broker in NYC since 1984. Over that time, he has brokered the sale of over 2,330  buildings having a market value of approximately $22 billion. For 26 years of those years (1988-2014), he owned and ran Massey Knakal Realty […]

September 24, 2024

Supporting Working Families with Ajith Segaram of Care.com

Ajith Segaram is the Head of Global Account Management for Care.com’s enterprise segment, Care for Business, which offers customized corporate family care benefits packages to support working families at more than 700 global clients. In this role, Ajith oversees the Company’s account management team that supports clients directly with their family care programs, marketing initiatives, […]

September 17, 2024

Becoming a “Zero Waste Hero” with Meredith Lindvall of Cox Enterprises

Cox Enterprises’ Senior Director of Recycling and Waste Reduction Meredith Lindvall has a passion for the relationship between people and their environments that has led to a commitment to careers in sustainability. An Atlanta native, she has worked in the environmental and sustainability departments at Delta Air Lines, Home Depot and, currently, at Cox Enterprises. Meredith […]

September 10, 2024

Pioneering Molecular Recycling with Scott Ballard of Eastman

Scott Ballard is President of Eastman’s Plastics Division. He has responsibility for the global strategy, operations, and profit from polyester and cellulosic plastics, their integrated monomers, and molecular recycling investments. John Shegerian: Get the latest Impact Podcast right into your inbox each week. Subscribe by entering your email [email protected] to make sure you never miss […]

September 3, 2024

Investing in a Sustainable Future with James Gowen of Verizon

James Gowen is Sr. Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Sourcing, and Chief Sustainability Officer for Verizon. Since taking on the complementary roles of Supply Chain and Sustainability in 2009, his team has enlisted more than 65,000 Verizon employees in 50 countries around the globe in helping to reduce the company’s environmental footprint while increasing […]

August 27, 2024

Strategizing a Sustainable Product Footprint with Martha Issa of Veritiv

Martha Issa serves as the Senior Director of Sustainability at Veritiv where she applies her engineering and marketing background to strategize, design, and implement Veritiv’s sustainable product footprint. Based in Atlanta, GA, Veritiv is a leading North American business-to-business distribution solutions company. Previously, Martha served in management roles within Veritiv’s Facility Solutions and Marketing teams. […]

August 20, 2024

Delivering Social Impact with Dani Dudeck of Instacart

Dani Dudeck is the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for Instacart and oversees the company’s communications, social impact, policy and government affairs practice groups. Dudeck is a 20-year communications veteran and has worked with some of the fastest growing companies in the world at the intersection of entertainment, technology and pop-culture. John Shegerian: Do you have […]