Previous Shows
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
July 22, 2021
How to Compete and Win with Artificial Intelligence with Ash Fontana
Ash Fontana became one of the most recognized startup investors in the world after launching online investing at AngelList. He then became a Managing Director of Zetta, the first investment fund that focused on AI. The firm was the lead investor in category-defining AI companies such as Kaggle, Domino, Tractable, Lilt and Invenia. He has […]
July 20, 2021
I’d Rather Be Playing Tennis with Amy Choyne
As the Chief Marketing Officer, Amy Choyne oversees all of the USTA’s marketing efforts across each of its divisions, including community tennis and its emphasis on driving the USTA mission and overall tennis participation in this country, as well as all aspects of the USTA’s professional tennis interests, most notably the US Open, which is […]
July 15, 2021
Tame The Monster with Ben Pring
Ben Pring co-founded and leads Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work. Ben sits on the advisory board of the Labor and Work Life program at Harvard Law School. In 2018 Ben was a Bilderberg Meeting participant. Ben was named as one of 30 management thinkers to watch in 2020 by Thinkers 50. He was […]
July 13, 2021
Enriching Lives Through Technology with Corie Barry
Corie Barry is CEO of Best Buy Co. Inc., the leading provider of consumer technology products and services, with approximately 100,000 employees in North America and $47 billion in annual revenue. She also serves on the company’s board of directors. She has been with the company for more than 20 years and has held a […]
July 6, 2021
Booking Made Easy with Brendan Egan, Jake Olson, & Daniel Hennes
Engage™ is a web based platform designed to digitize the process of booking anything from a speech to a once in a lifetime experience. Engage™ is the Airbnb for events, allowing individuals to book talent online for a keynote speech, buy tickets to talent’s pop-up events, or engage with talent in a unique, personalized way. […]
July 1, 2021
Shaping the Future of Energy with Cara Libby
Cara Libby is a Principal Technical Leader at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). She joined EPRI in 2006 and has held multiple positions within the Renewable Energy Generation team. She currently leads EPRI’s Environmental Aspects of Solar Program, which broadly addresses environmental issues for large-scale solar projects. She is a subject matter expert in […]
June 29, 2021
The Planet’s Choice For a Powerful Clean with Martin Wolf
Martin H. Wolf creates the frameworks for design of sustainable products at Seventh Generation, Inc., a manufacturer/distributor of ecological household and personal care products. He also creates frameworks for more sustainable systems of commerce, and for working with other businesses, industry associations, legislators and regulators to implement those frameworks. Wolf brings over 40 years of […]
June 24, 2021
Can I Recycle This with Jennie Romer
Jennie Romer, Esq. is a writer, a lawyer, and a sustainability expert, and the author of Can I Recycle This?, an illustrated guide to better recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics, which was released by Penguin Books in April 2021. As a Legal Associate at the Surfrider Foundation’s Plastic Pollution Initiative, Jennie leads policy […]
June 22, 2021
Transitioning to a Circular Economy with Jarkko Havas
Jarkko leads the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Insights & Analysis work. I&A consists of the Data & Metrics Initiative with a focus on measuring company level circular economy performance (Circulytics), and teams working on upcoming focus topics for the Foundation, as well as the case study programme. Prior to joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Jarkko was […]
June 17, 2021
Sustainable Solar Technologies with Meng Tao
Dr. Meng Tao joined Arizona State University in 2011 as a professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering. He came from China in 1992 with a Master degree in Materials Science and Engineering. He received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research […]
June 15, 2021
Sustainable Packaging Goals with Renée Paris
Originally from Augusta, GA, Renée Paris has lived and worked in several diverse locations, including France, Spain, Washington, DC, and West Africa. Renée has a bachelor’s from the George Washington University and an International MBA from the University of South Carolina. Renée served as a Peace Corps Volunteer, where she met her husband. Renée has […]
June 10, 2021
Salivation Salvation with James Petrie and Ben Leita
Dr. James Petrie is an experienced crop metabolic engineer, who spent 13 years working at CSIRO as a research scientist as part of the Plant Oils Engineering Group before co-founding Nourish Ingredients. During his time at CSIRO, James was a part of the team who spearheaded the creation of omega 3 canola – the world’s […]
