Previous Shows

Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.

February 15, 2024

Establishing Purpose-Driven Priorities with Jeannie Renné-Malone of VF Corporation

Jeannie Renné-Malone leads global sustainability at VF Corporation, overseeing all aspects of VF’s sustainability strategy across its brands, operations, supply chain, materials, and products. Renné-Malone has extensive experience in the development and implementation of sustainability goals and strategies, stakeholder engagement, and tracking and reporting of sustainability/ESG results. At VF, she has led various strategic initiatives, […]

February 14, 2024

Life is Like a Box of Chocolates with Dan Zahir

Daniel Zahir is the Creative Director of Edelweiss Chocolates, a 5th-generation family run chocolatier, handcrafting confections in the heart of Beverly Hills since 1942. Daniel has enjoyed 20 years of growth and learning at Edelweiss Chocolates and is proud to commit to ushering in a new era of tradition that will take Edelweiss full-steam ahead […]

February 13, 2024

Cooking Up a Recipe for Change with Suzanne Long of Albertsons Companies

Currently serving as Chief Sustainability and Transformation Officer at Albertsons, Suzanne Long began her career at Accenture consulting for Fortune 100 companies. She joined Albertsons in 2001 where she developed and led the company’s Lean Six Sigma program – this first of its kind in the food and drug industry. In 2008, she become the Retail […]

February 8, 2024

Plunging into Metabolic Resilience with Thomas Seager of ASU and Morozko Forge

Dr. Thomas P Seager is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University. He is the founder of a new concept called Self-Actual Engineering that emphasizes application of design principles for the top of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Motivation, rather than the bottom. Seager also co-founded the Morozko Forge ice […]

February 6, 2024

Innovating for a brighter future with Tobi Young of Cognizant

Tobi Young is the SVP of Regulatory, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs at Cognizant, a Fortune 250 company.  Tobi manages global regulatory risk for Cognizant, including privacy, ESG, immigration, and government affairs.  She also manages global impact and philanthropy for Cognizant. John Shegerian: Do you have a suggestion for a Rockstar Impact podcast guest? Go to […]

February 1, 2024

Bringing Credibility, Consistency and Value to ESG Reporting with Jon Powell of Salesforce

Jon Powell, the Global Head of the Sustainability Practice at Salesforce, is an entrepreneur, technologist, academic, and chemical/environmental engineer by training. At Salesforce, Jon works directly with hundreds of the world’s largest forward-thinking corporations to accelerate their ESG and Sustainability strategies and actions through direct, catalytic advisory engagements. Additionally, Jon is leading multiple internal and […]

January 30, 2024

Connecting Employee Purpose to Corporate Purpose with Shannon Schuyler of PwC

Shannon is PwC’s US Chief Purpose & Inclusion Officer – a role that brings together unique insights and perspectives from her prior roles as Chief Purpose Officer and Responsible Business Leader to the Chief Diversity Officer role. Her role also includes oversight of this same function in PwC’s Mexico and Asia Pacific America territories, as […]

January 25, 2024

Making Financial Education Accessible with Worku Gachou of Visa

Worku Gachou is the Head of North America Inclusive Impact & Sustainability at Visa, where he leads the company’s efforts to drive equitable economic growth in the United States and Canada.  John Shegerian: Have you been enjoying our Impact Podcast and our great guests? Please give us a thumbs up and leave a five-star review […]

January 24, 2024

Innovating More Reliable Transportation Supply Chains with Benoit Leblanc of TRIGO

Benoit Leblanc, the Deputy CEO of TRIGO, is a skilled growth strategist with 20-plus years of experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), operations and digitalization. At TRIGO, Benoit currently supervises operations across the company, as well as internal functions such as operational excellence and systems, marketing, sales and human resources. Within ten years, Benoit completed […]

January 23, 2024

Establishing Freedom of Mobility with Bertrand Blaise of Stellantis

Bertrand Blaise was appointed Chief Communication & CSR Officer and a member of Stellantis’ Top Executive Team in January 2021. He has built his entire career path within the field of product and corporate communication in the automotive, railway and energy sectors, working in Europe and Asia Pacific. John Shegerian: Do you have a suggestion […]

January 18, 2024

Investing in Green Energy Opportunities with Emmanuel Caprais of ITT

Emmanuel Caprais is senior vice president and chief financial officer of ITT Inc. He previously served as vice president of Finance and group chief financial officer, in charge of business unit finance teams, Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations for the company. John Shegerian: Do you have a suggestion for a rockstar Impact Podcast […]

January 17, 2024

Innovating Sustainable Practices in Pharma with Peter Soelkner of Vetter

Peter Soelkner has been a Managing Director of Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. KG since June 2008. In 2009, he was also appointed Managing Director of Vetter Pharma International GmbH, the company’s marketing and sales organization. John Shegerian: Get the latest impact podcast right into your inbox each week. Subscribe by entering your email address […]