Leadership

Atossa Soltani — Giving Life Force To Local Wisdom for Global Impact

Atossa Soltani — Giving Life Force To Local Wisdom for Global Impact

With radical compassion and strategic savvy, Atossa Soltani does the seemingly impossible by leading international campaigns to protect the world’s tropical rainforests from extractive industries and large-scale energy projects. As the founder of Amazon Watch, Atossa has been advocating for indigenous rights and rainforest preservation for decades. Her successes earned Atossa the prestigious Hillary Laureate Award for Leadership in Climate Equity. In this interview, Atossa reveals the power of restorative leadership in action by listening deeply to herself and to the lived expertise and collective wisdom of community. Discover what Atossa heard in her dreams and how that translated to one of the world’s foremost advocacy organizations that is safeguarding life’s biodiversity on behalf of all.  

Yola Carlough ― Sparking A Purpose For Business Beyond Profit

Yola Carlough ― Sparking A Purpose For Business Beyond Profit

Yola Carlough is a radiant voice for sustainability through her work activating the power of business for positive change. As senior leadership with the Benefit Corporation movement, and former sustainability leadership at Burt’s Bees and Ben & Jerry's, Yola has been a pioneer of possibility working to redefine business as a force for good. In this interview Yola explains how business is the missing link to address the root causes of our greatest social and environmental problems. With inspired clarity, Yola articulates the restorative leadership principle of scaling across shared values as she invites us to consider how the government, not-for-profit and business sectors can create meaningful collaboration around the world, sparking global celebration and a sustainable future.

Wanjira Mathai — Understanding the Critical Linkages

Wanjira Mathai — Understanding the Critical Linkages

Wanjira Mathai is a resonant voice of the New Africa. As the Director of Partnerships for Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER) and the Wangari Maathai Institute (WMI), Wanjira is working to unlock the potential of women and women's groups to elevate grassroots clean energy and land restoration movements. Having previously directed International Affairs at the Green Belt Movement (GBM), which was founded by her mother - the late Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai - Wanjira has worked for much of her life to help empower some of the largest and most successful ecological and progressive social models of possibility in Africa.

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Dr. Sylvia Earle — Protecting the Real World Bank

Dr. Sylvia Earle — Protecting the Real World Bank

Dr. Sylvia Earle is a literal “living legend,” according to the Library of Congress. She is a woman of firsts, including the first female chief scientist of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the first Time Magazine Hero for the Planet, and the first - and still only - human being to dive solo to a depth of over half a mile. In this interview, Sylvia teaches us about the restorative leadership principle of taking the long view by encouraging us to realize that we have the power to do what no other creature on Earth can: look far into the past and anticipate the future with what we now know. Surprisingly, she offers what may be the most important accounting lesson of our time as she inspires us to leverage our collective intelligence to protect the real world bank and ensure that life on Earth goes on.

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe — Bridging the Climate Change Divide

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe — Bridging the Climate Change Divide

As one of the world’s leading climate scientists and a star expert in the Emmy Award winning series Years Of Living Dangerously, Katharine Hayhoe understands why the choices we make today have a defining impact on the options available to us in the future. Recognized as one of Time Magazine’s most influential people for her restorative leadership that bridges the conservative climate divide, Katharine teaches us how scaling across shared values by having faith in people - and in faith itself - can help us look to the future with hope.

Shiva Rea - Showing Up With Heart Consciousness

Shiva Rea - Showing Up With Heart Consciousness

Movement Is Life For Shiva Rea, M.A, Global Prana Vinyasa Teacher, Activist, And Innovator In The Evolution Of Vinyasa Yoga Around The World From Large-Scale Festivals And Conferences To Unplugged Retreats. She Has Taught Thousands Of Students, Teachers, And Movers And Shakers How To Integrate Yoga As A Way Of Life.

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Polly Higgins ― Ensuring a Thriving Future Through International Ecocide Law

Polly Higgins ― Ensuring a Thriving Future Through International Ecocide Law

Barrister Polly Higgins was in court when she had an epiphany that the Earth was in need of a good lawyer. Following that insight led to her life’s work and recognition for being one of the World’s Top 10 Visionary Thinkers by The Ecologist. In this interview,  we learn how Polly is changing the rules of the global game to tip the balance in favor of a thriving future for life on Earth through International Ecocide Law. We also witness restorative leadership in action as she translates the circumstance of our global ecological emergency to aligned momentum for addressing the climate crisis at its source.

Jensine Larsen ― Leveraging Digital Media to Scale Across Shared Values

Jensine Larsen ― Leveraging Digital Media to Scale Across Shared Values

Jensine Larsen, founder and CEO of World Pulse, turned her vision of blue lights traversing the globe into a digital media network capable of crowd sourcing the feminine intelligence of the planet. In this interview, we learn how Jensine is amplifying women’s grassroots voices from every continent, and hear her perspective on the restorative leadership principle of scaling across shared values for resonant impact.

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