Previous Shows
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
August 10, 2021
Unfunc Your Gut with Dr. Peter Kozlowski
As a Functional Medicine M.D., Dr. Peter Kozlowski uses a broad array of tools to find the source of the body’s dysfunction: he takes the time to listen to his patients and plots their history on a timeline, considering what makes them unique and co-creating with them a truly individualized care plan. Currently he works […]
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August 5, 2021
The PlantPower Way with Rich Roll
Rich is a world-renown, plant-based ultra-endurance athlete, in-demand public speaker, wellness advocate, #1 bestselling author and inspirational hero to a global audience of wellness seekers as a transformative example of courageous and healthy living. After succumbing to the sedentary throes of overweight middle age, at age 40, Rich made a decision to overhaul his life, […]
August 3, 2021
Meatless For All with Christie Lagally
Christie Lagally is the founder and CEO of Rebellyous Foods, a food production technology company working to make plant-based meat price-competitive with traditional chicken products. Ms. Lagally is a mechanical engineer and holder of multiple patents in manufacturing technology. She spent much of her career in the aerospace industry working on commercial airplanes and spacecraft […]
July 29, 2021
Reporting on the Business of Doing Better with Leon Kaye
Leon Kaye is the executive editor of TriplePundit.com, a sustainable news site that has focused on the economic case for responsible business for 15 years. John Shegerian: This episode of the impact podcast is brought to you by Closed Loop Partners. Closed Loop Partners is a leading circular economy investor in the United States with […]
July 27, 2021
The Tackle That Changed My Life with Eric LeGrand
Eric LeGrand is a former defensive tackle for Rutgers University. In October 2010, he became paralyzed in-game while making a tackle, but has since regained movement in his shoulders and sensation throughout his body. LeGrand is undoubtedly a fighter and during his recovery said “it’s not even whether you keep breathing, it’s whether you keep […]
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 […]
