In this episode, Ethan and Jeff discuss receiving multiple degrees from Harvard, his transition from Middle Eastern politics to drug policy, orchestrating vast changes in drug policy issues, podcasting, and more. Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6OHOqD8W5jI Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 12/20/23 Ethan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethannadelmann/ https://www.instagram.com/enadelmann/ https://www.ted.com/talks/ethan_nadelmann_why_we_need_to_end_the_war_on_drugs DPA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drug-policy-alliance/ https://drugpolicy.org/ https://www.instagram.com/drugpolicyalliance https://www.tiktok.com/@drugpolicyalliance https://twitter.com/DrugPolicyOrg https://www.facebook.com/drugpolicy https://www.youtube.com/@DrugPolicyAlliance Resources for Israel: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbzoBNQojr7j5cEP0x5yNqppF9CiVXXgDtkuLdvnryc/edit?usp=sharing Other: Psychoactive Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/0pfK53IF7WhEWtntXAFQ4W https://www.thefire.org/ Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Nadelmann Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 7:25 - Education & Harvard Discourse 14:26 - International Drug Policy 17:55 - Early Experience with Drugs 27:23 - What Drug Policy Needs Now 36:08 - Drug Policy Alliance 47:54 - Becoming Drug Policy Alliance  53:49 - Accomplishments 1:07:58 - A Question for Jeff 1:20:37 - Psychoactive Podcast 1:26:10 - Snap Your Fingers 1:33:34 - How to Support

In this episode, David and Jeffrey discuss his journey from Molecular Genetics to finance, his friendships with Steve Jobs and Michael Jackson, his transformational work on getting the JOBS Act passed, and how providing financial opportunity can continue to be a great equalizer in our society Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BcYwprEn0QQ Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 1/11/24 https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-weild-iv-03a597/ https://www.weildco.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WeildCo/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/weildco/ Other resources: https://www.tuesdayschildren.org/ Bio: David Weild IV is an American investment banker and financial commentator best known for holding the position as Vice Chairman of NASDAQ. He is currently the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Weild & Co. Inc., parent company of the investment banking firm Weild Capital, LLC (dba Weild & Co.) Weild is also known as the "father" of the JOBS Act, and has been involved in drafting legislation for the US Congress. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 10:50 - Importance of Giving Back 19:44 - JOBS Act 27:17 - Education and Early Career 32:03 - NASDAQ 39:29 Issue Works 54:47 - Weird & Co 59:40 - Tuesday’s Children 1:05:17 - Michael Jackson 1:10:27 - Market Opening with Jeff Bezos 1:14:14 - Mentor 1:16:08 - Most Grateful 1:18:17 - Snap Your Fingers 1:21:18 - How to Support

In this episode Jeffrey chats with Terrence about his tough upbringing, lengthy prison sentence, ultimately landing a job on Wall Street then starting his own firm after release, and the adaptation of his autobiography into a feature film. Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 12/6/23 Terrence: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrence-gallman-9b08101a/ https://www.instagram.com/terrencelgallman/ https://www.facebook.com/terrence.gallman.3 GIG Group: https://giggroupinc.com/ https://www.instagram.com/urbanren/ https://twitter.com/urbanren1 Other resources: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Me-Personal-Journey-Rediscovery/dp/1495928780 https://www.amazon.com/LOVES-JOURNEY-Road-Less-Traveled/dp/1481951238 https://www.amazon.com/WALL-STREET-BONDS-URBAN-RENAISSANCE-ebook/dp/B07KSMY4PR Bio: CEO at GIG Group, Gallman currently leads GIG Group whose mission, shared by its benefactors and sponsors, is deeply rooted in the spirit of inclusion and seeks to provide a wide range of “high-exposure/resume-building” jobs for underprivileged communities and provides an opportunity for those communities to participate and integrate in the Global and Domestic Financial Markets, starting with local Financial Institutions in community partnership with GIG. Gallman is also AUTHOR of Love’s Journey: The Road Less Traveled, Wall Street Bonds: The Urban Renaissance, JUSTUS screenplay, and the autobiography FINDING ME, the subject of the upcoming feature film "NO RIGHT WAY,” written by Clay Ayers - longtime writer for Quentin Tarantino’s A Band Apart. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 18:26 - Early Career 21:51 - Sentencing 30:43 - Leaving Prison 35:07 - After Prison 49:58 - GIG Group 58:40 - Mentor 59:54 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:05:04 - Most Grateful for 1:06:06 - Snap Your Fingers 1:10:54 - How to Support

We continue this week with part 2 of a very special episode as our producer Kait Grey sits down with our host and podcast creator Jeffrey M. Zucker, as they discuss his work in start-ups, movie production, and more of his advocacy work in drug policy and criminal justice reform. If you missed last week’s post, head back an episode to part 1 where we discuss his growing up in the South, the incredible legacy his parents bestowed on him, and his early endeavors in hospitality. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eSGC8WB2ssI Learn more: Host: Kait Grey Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording Date 9/7/23 Personal: https://www.instagram.com/jeffzucker/ https://x.com/jeffzucker https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyzucker/ Companies: https://www.instagram.com/peoplearetheanswer/ https://www.instagram.com/dipdevices/ http://peoplearetheanswer.com http://saltshaker.com http://greenlionpartners.com https://www.bigsmits.com/ https://dipdevices.com/ https://www.thelategame.com/ TLG Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFVjH5SsQyc Other resources: https://www.mpp.org/ https://ssdp.org/ https://maps.org/about-maps/ https://rocketclub.com/ Bio: Jeffrey M. Zucker is a serial entrepreneur born and raised in Charleston, SC and currently living in Denver, CO. He graduated from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, where he founded multiple successful real estate businesses through Saltshaker Holdings, the operating company he founded and runs as President and CEO. Jeffrey’s other endeavors include film production, cannabis, hospitality, tech, and more. His notable companies include Green Lion Partners and Big Smits Entertainment. Additionally, Jeffrey, who serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of the Marijuana Policy Project, is a philanthropist in the areas of Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform, healthcare, and education. His business decisions are determined not only based upon making a profit, but also—inspired by his late father’s mission of Tikkun Olam (repair the world)—with the goal of improving the lives of others as much as possible. Additionally, Jeffrey hosts the podcast People are the Answer where he interviews innovators in social impact. Jeffrey is happy to get involved with projects, people, and ideas in which he believes. His business decisions are determined not only based upon making a profit, but also—inspired by his late father’s mission of Tikkun Olam (repair of the world)—with the goal of improving the lives of others as much as possible. Episode 2 Chapters: 2:11 - America Israel Cannabis Association  8:55 - Saltshaker Holdings 11:21 - Green Lion Partners & Dip Devices 18:03 - BU/GLP Cannabis Annual Competition 22:46 - Big Smits Entertainment  29:40 - The Late Game 34:33 - More on Dip Devices & Green Lion Innovations 36:45 - People are the Answer Podcast  44:02 - MPP & Drug Policy  58:11 - MAPS  1:04:35 - Dawg Nation 1:08:16 - When Work Affected Change  1:12:39 - Mentor  1:16:24 - Ask Kait a Question 1:23:44 - Most Grateful For  1:24:42 - Snap Your Fingers  1:27:07 - How to Support

In this episode, Jeffrey and Kait discuss his growing up in the South and starting his career young at the Carolina Ice Palace, the incredible legacy his parents bestowed on him, and lessons learned while being a young entrepreneur in hospitality. We talk about his work in cannabis, as well as his advocacy work in drug policy and criminal justice reform. We also cover his goals for this podcast and his forthcoming movie, The Late Game…episode 2 coming next week. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hC3BlY5QvKA Learn more: Host: Kait Grey Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/6/23 Personal: https://www.instagram.com/jeffzucker/ https://x.com/jeffzucker https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyzucker/ Companies: https://www.instagram.com/peoplearetheanswer/ https://www.instagram.com/dipdevices/ http://peoplearetheanswer.com http://saltshaker.com http://greenlionpartners.com https://www.bigsmits.com/ https://dipdevices.com/ https://www.thelategame.com/ TLG Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFVjH5SsQyc Other resources: https://www.mpp.org/ https://ssdp.org/ https://maps.org/about-maps/ https://rocketclub.com/ Ep 60 - Aloe Blacc - https://youtu.be/d4MqLu2WrKc?si=iKJtJP7HfUjHjyJz Fat Cuz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fw-kjbfGfo Bio: Jeffrey M. Zucker is a serial entrepreneur born and raised in Charleston, SC and currently living in Denver, CO. He graduated from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, where he founded multiple successful real estate businesses through Saltshaker Holdings, the operating company he founded and runs as President and CEO. Jeffrey’s other endeavors include film production, cannabis, hospitality, tech, and more. His notable companies include Green Lion Partners and Big Smits Entertainment. Additionally, Jeffrey, who serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of the Marijuana Policy Project, is a philanthropist in the areas of Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform, healthcare, and education. His business decisions are determined not only based upon making a profit, but also—inspired by his late father’s mission of Tikkun Olam (repair the world)—with the goal of improving the lives of others as much as possible. Additionally, Jeffrey hosts the podcast People are the Answer where he interviews innovators in social impact. Jeffrey is happy to get involved with projects, people, and ideas in which he believes. His business decisions are determined not only based upon making a profit, but also—inspired by his late father’s mission of Tikkun Olam (repair of the world)—with the goal of improving the lives of others as much as possible. Episode 1 Chapters: 0:00 - Cannabis Consumption 4:12 - Intro  8:38 - Importance of Giving Back  11:50 - Jerry Zucker  16:15 - Early Career  23:22 - Carolina Ice Palace  30:03 - Education  37:08 - Internships  53:22 - Hodara Property Management  57:34 - Pizza Persona  1:10:00 - The InterTech Group 1:13:02 - Leaflist & the Cannabis Industry

In this episode, Gillian and Jeffrey discuss her lifelong passion for being on stage, acting and production, desire to tell important stories, and much more.  Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lSfcw68eaPg Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 11/29/23 https://gillianrabin.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@gillian_ray https://www.instagram.com/gillianrabin/ https://www.facebook.com/gillian.rabin/ https://www.l8theofficialshort.com/ https://www.geniusmesh.com/ https://resolvemediagroup.com/ Other resources: https://www.gawinlist.com/ Bio: From singing herself to sleep in her crib at night to singing on the stage, Gillian’s passion for performance has never wavered. Her love for storytelling, empathetic connection, and creativity is the driving force for everything she does— from writing to acting to marketing. Pursuing her passion, Gillian moved to Atlanta where she attended Oglethorpe University on a Georgia Shakespeare Full-Tuition Scholarship. After four years of studying, rehearsals, writing, internships, and performances, Gillian graduated valedictorian with a BA in Theatre and a BA in Communication & Rhetorical Studies. Gillian has had the honor of working with People Store Talent Agency as both a Film & Television Intern and as an actor before she signed with AWA and Robyn Bluestone Management. You can see Gillian’s array of characters in Emergency, Gigi & Nate, The ReEducation of Molly Singer, and as a recurring on The Big Door Prize on Apple TV. Gillian is grateful for the opportunities she’s had to work with phenomenal directors, actors, writers, and producers, and excited for upcoming projects with talented storytellers. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro  6:07 - Education  10:15 - Early Career  20:27 - Goals  28:06 - L-8 Short Film  37:41 - L-8 Process  49:15 - How to Watch L-8 52:42 - Where Do You Go from Here? 58:30 - When Work Affected Change 1:06:54 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:14:29 - Most Grateful 1:15:32 - Snap Your Fingers 1:18:57 - How to Support

In this episode, Julie and Jeffrey discuss her journey from immigrating from Greece at a young age to growing up in Brooklyn and New Jersey, her unexpected path to becoming a producer, her impact on Jeff’s production career, how taking care of the environment is a win-win for impact and business, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/O4gwHSzyCSI Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/18/23 https://www.tandempictures.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tandempictures/ https://www.facebook.com/tandempictures https://www.linkedin.com/company/tandem-pictures/ Other resources: https://www.tandempictures.com/brand-content?wix-vod-video-id=c1c8e677ffc144c9955977e89f1d6931&wix-vod-comp-id=comp-julnk1ne https://www.producersunion.org/ https://www.earthangelsets.com/ https://www.motionpictures.org/2020/12/the-sustainable-production-alliance-celebrating-the-green-production-guides-10-year-anniversary/ https://www.bricfoundation.org/ https://www.green4ema.org/ Bio: JULIE CHRISTEAS is the founder and CEO of Tandem Pictures, since 2010. Her recent films include BLACK BEAR (Sundance 2020) starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon, which was released last year by eOne/Momentum, and THE SURROGATE (SXSW 2020/Monument Releasing). She also executive produced the cult horror favorite THE EYES OF MY MOTHER (Sundance 2016/Magnet Releasing), MONOGAMY (Best NY Narrative, Tribeca Film Festival 2010), the feature doc DUKALE'S DREAM starring Hugh Jackman, and GHOST TEAM starring Jon Heder, David Krumholtz, Justin Long, Amy Sedaris and Melonie Diaz. Previously she produced BLOOD STRIPE (Jury Prize for Best Narrative Film, LA Film Festival 2016), WILDLIKE starring Bruce Greenwood and Brian Geraghty (HIFF), and THE SLEEPWALKER starring Christopher Abbott and Brady Corbet (Sundance 2014/IFC). Julie also produces original short-form content for some of the biggest brands in the world -- Amazon, Chase Bank, Ford Motors, Netflix, Cadillac and many more. Before Tandem, Julie was EVP across production and development at Renart Films. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 12:47 - Importance of Giving Back 18:29 - Education 27:49 - Early Career 30:31 - Producers 40:13 - Tandem Pictures 46:27 - Representation in the Industry 49:54 - Sustainable Sets 58:35 - Profit Donations 1:00:27 - Black Bear & Nuked 1:05:28 - BRIC Foundation 1:07:40 - Barbie 1:14:02 -When Work Affected Change 1:18:04 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:20:30 - Snap Your Fingers

In this episode, Madison and Jeffrey discuss her Hindu-influenced Jewish upbringing, how she became a journalist, the important role psychedelics have played in her life and Judaism, her living part-time in Israel and being there during the start of the current war, her book, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LP561tXLBfA Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 10/27/23 https://twitter.com/margolinmadison https://www.instagram.com/madisonmargolin https://www.madisonmargolin.com/ https://ayinpress.org/ https://beherenownetwork.com/category/madison/ Other resources: Exile & Ecstasy: Growing Up with Ram Dass and Coming of Age in the Jewish Psychedelic Underground Amazon: https://hayhs.com/ee_pp_pb_az Amazon Kindle: https://hayhs.com/ee_pp_eb_az Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/3MCeu6q Bookshop.org: https://bit.ly/3MXvYvF Booktopia: https://bit.ly/45yoGWc Books-A-Million: https://bit.ly/3N6Ux9D Waterstones: https://bit.ly/42drIw9 Indigo: https://bit.ly/4282uzl Bio: Best way to contact me is through the contact form on my website: madisonmargolin.com I'm a writer specializing in psychedelics and cannabis. I also cover Jewish life, science, and other drugs. Based between New York and California, I have written for Rolling Stone, Playboy Magazine, The Progressive Magazine, High Times Magazine, Nylon, Bon Appetit, Broccoli Magazine, LA Weekly, Motherboard, the Village Voice, Tablet, Times of Israel, Merry Jane, the Forward, Narratively, VICE, Cannabis Wire, Miss Grass, Leafly, The Influence, Christian Science Monitor, Freedom Leaf, Inverse, Marijuana Moment, Herb, Deutsche Welle, and other publications. In addition to writing, I've had the honor to speak about cannabis journalism and cannabis feminism at conferences like AAN (Association of Alternative Newsmedia, San Diego 7/18), Digital Hollywood (Los Angeles 5/18, 10/18), The Rind/Limone Creative's Women in Weed (11/18), The Cannabis Media Summit (12/18), and so forth. Chapters:  0:00 - Intro  12:07 - Education  23:52 - Jewish Psychedelic Scene  25:57 - Early Career 32:24 - Current Endeavors  34:24 - State of Psych Movement  41:24 - Set and Setting Podcast  43:15 - Exile & Ecstasy  46:47 - Ram Dass  50:10 - Tzfat 53:04 - Ayin Press 55:06 - October 7th  1:06:29 - When Work Affected Change  1:08:17 - Mentor  1:11:47 - Ask Jeff a Question  1:15:54 - Most Grateful for  1:17:23 - Snap Your Fingers  1:18:10 - How to Support

This episode features a deep dive on the master class in social impact that is the Barbie movie with friend of the podcast Megan Gregory, our editor Nick Case, and our producer Kait Grey. Regardless of how you felt about its messages, there’s no denying that this was a new way of deeply weaving impact into film Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dRtxJTOInb4 Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date:  11/1/23 Chapters 0:00 - Intros 5:43 - The Hype 9:25 - What is it About Barbie? 16:36 - Gloria’s Monologue  25:57 - Triangle vs Circle  31:33 - Sasha’s Monologue  40:49 - Millennial Parenting  43:38 - Ruth’s Monologue  48:27 - Mental Health  55:30 - The Male Complex  1:01:46 - Soundtrack  1:05:05 - Examine Your Relationships  1:11:30 - Mattel Over the Years  1:30:39 - Takeaways  1:36:25 - How to be a Better Ally

In this episode, Laxmi and Jeffrey discuss her multicultural upbringing, underrepresentation in media, working in radio in Rwanda, the complexity of launching global news bureaus, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/keFJS7cm6Fw Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/18/23 Laxmi: https://www.instagram.com/lsarathy/ Global Press: https://globalpressjournal.com/ https://www.globalpress.co/# https://www.instagram.com/globalpressjournal/ https://www.facebook.com/globalpressjournal/ https://twitter.com/GlobalPress Other resources: https://trustingnews.org/ Styleguide.globalpressjournal.com https://mediaimpactfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GlobalPressReport_IntlNews_March2023_Final-1.pdf https://a.co/d/eZVF56x Bio: Laxmi Parthasarathy is the Chief Operating Officer of Global Press, an international news organization that trains and employs local women reporters in under-covered media markets. She leads worldwide operations, spearheads the global expansion strategy to build new bureaus, and develops partnership strategies to bolster the organization’s reach. She has launched news bureaus around the world, including in Mongolia, Mexico, Nepal and Puerto Rico. Most recently, she built and launched Global Press News Services (GPNS), the B2B division of Global Press, which provides values-aligned products and services to global clients and raises revenue to support the core operations of Global Press. With a track record of pioneering cutting-edge innovations in global newsrooms, Laxmi has more than a decade of expertise in media development, newsroom representation and operational systems design. In her role as COO, Laxmi leads Global Press’ unique commitment to serving some of the hardest to reach audiences in the world. She oversees the organization’s global expansion and training division and is building a global team tasked with delivering Global Press journalism to people who need it the most. Over her career, she has led multiple media development initiatives in over a dozen countries and worked on radio programs in Rwanda and Swaziland. Prior to Global Press, Laxmi served as Director of Global Media Partnerships at Ashoka, the world’s largest association of social entrepreneurs where she authored a pioneering study, “The Bottom-Up Media Revolution: How Social Entrepreneurs Are Building Trust Between Communities and the Media,” that analyzed data on 200 media innovators across 22 countries. In 2006, Laxmi founded “My Roots” to deliver news to the community of Malvern, by the people living in it. This Toronto-based media start-up and quarterly print publication achieved a circulation of over 5,000 and was distributed to all public, private and catholic schools in North-East Scarborough. In 2019, Laxmi was appointed a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Mentor to support Canada’s top doctoral scholars in leadership development and In 2020, American Express named her one of six Next Generation Leaders. Laxmi holds a Master’s degree in Media, Communications and Development from the London School of Economics and completed her undergraduate studies at the School of Journalism and Communications at Carleton University. She is an author of the book “Kamala Harris and the Rise of Indian Americans” (Wisdom Tree, 2021) and lives in Washington D.C. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 7:57 - My Roots 12:46 - Global Press 14:54 - Education 17:15 - Early Career 21:31 - Work's Impact 24:13 - Rwanda Initiative 27:43 - Canadian International Development Agency 30:12 - Research 37:42 - Global Press Continued 55:39 - Funding Model 59:53 - Future of Global Press 1:03:17 - Honors 1:04:16 - Odissi 1:06:09 - When Work Affected Change 1:08:12 - Mentor 1:10:44 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:12:48 - Most Grateful for 1:13:41 - How to Diversify 1:14:59 - Snap Your Fingers 1:17:08 - How to Support

In this episode, Lindsay and Jeffrey discuss her journey to becoming an emmy-nominated Food TV competition show producer and what a deep impact some of these shows have on so many lives and how beautiful meal experiences bring people together. We also talk about her incredible podcast, Table 5, where she has intimate conversations with renowned chefs. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TuJlOnOb9gA Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 10/3/23 Table 5 podcast: https://linktr.ee/table5 https://www.instagram.com/table5pod/ https://open.spotify.com/show/1Velho24X3CyPykPDh0zOv https://www.youtube.com/@luttr003/videos https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/table5 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/table-5-with-lindsay-luttrell/id1602604278 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83YTUyYjc5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw https://pca.st/4a4hxanr https://anchor.fm/s/7a52b794/podcast/rss Bio: Lindsay Luttrell produces popular food competition series such as Guy's Grocery Games, Tournament of Champions, and more. Prior to getting into culinary shows, she spent time in casting for talk and reality series. She is also the creator and host of Table 5 podcast, where she interviews world-renowned chefs. Chapters  0:00 - Intro  11:13 - Education 14:55 - Early Career 33:33 - Food Network  46:10 - Table 5 53:16 - Favorite Restaurants  59:11 - When Work Affected Change  1:06:48 - Mentor  1:10:13 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:14:26 - Most Grateful  1:16:30 - Snap Your Fingers  1:18:41 - How to Support

In this episode, Braden and Jeffrey discuss Braden’s founding of Ribbon, a platform that makes it easier to start nonprofits while efficiently managing their complexities. They discuss his upbringing in Texas, his time at companies like Matterport and Tesla, his founding of Round Up, and how his mom’s diagnosis led him through a struggle-filled attempt to start a non-profit, ultimately culminating in Ribbon… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgwYsfh6o18 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/27/23 https://getribbon.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/getribbon/ https://www.facebook.com/ChooseRibbon Bio: 0:00 - Intro 3:39 - Education 9:07 - Early Career 25:29 - Engineers without Borders 27:09 - RoundUp 34:24 - IRS 39:16 - Ribbon 50:58 - Damar Hamlin Foundation 53:03 - Non vs For Profit 1:01:58 - Food Deserts 1:15:58 - When Work Affected Change 1:18:20 - Mentor 1:21:35 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:24:28 - Most Grateful for 1:27:17 - Snap Your Fingers 1:31:36 - How to Support

In this episode, Craig and Jeffrey discuss Craig’s brief political career, time in Korea, world travels while helping to create impact in healthcare, his deep dive in mental health and how it was personal for his family, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BYZ_HLhK9ew Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/23/23 https://www.edelmanglobaladvisory.com/contact-us https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigkramer1/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-action-alliance-for-suicide-prevention/ https://twitter.com/Action_Alliance https://twitter.com/Edelman_EGA https://www.facebook.com/ActionAlliance https://www.youtube.com/TheActionAlliance https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/ Bio: Craig Kramer is retired from his role as Mental Health Ambassador for Johnson & Johnson. In that capacity, Kramer led a Johnson & Johnson team that helped transform mental health care globally by raising awareness, reducing stigma, promoting research, improving access, and ensuring better patient outcomes. Key initiatives included a global leaders’ coalition to champion proven, scalable reforms, including “next-in-class” workplace mental health practices, and establishing the first employee resource group (ERG) in the world for employees who live with mental illness, either as a patient or caregiver and ally.  Before that role, Kramer held various positions in global corporate and government affairs at Johnson & Johnson and worked as a lawyer in the U.S. Congress, a Washington, D.C., law firm, and an international human rights organization. He is a graduate of Princeton University, the University of Michigan School of Law, and Harvard Business School. In addition to his role as private sector co-chair of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, Kramer also serves on the boards or steering committees of the DMAX Foundation, the Mental Health Center of Denver (WellPower), Project HEAL, Trinity Counseling Services, and the United Nations Health Innovation Exchange Investor Coalition. 0:00 - Intro 8:31 - Early Career 16:57 - Johnson & Johnson 23:27 - Global Campaign on Mental Health 28:52 - Mental Health Alliance for Employers 30:55 - Alliance for Diverse Abilities Employee Research Group 36:22 - Nation Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention 43:12 - Mental Health Resources in Prisons 45:34 - Edelman Global Advisory 50:53 - When Work Affected Change 53:59 - Ask Jeff a Question 57:56 - Snap Your Fingers 59:46 - How to Support

In this episode, Nitzan and Jeffrey discuss her upbringing in an orthodox Jewish community, her work at Teach for America, founding ReUp Education and eventually ClimbHire and how to use social capital for growth… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xY1H839fhJI Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 9/6/23 https://climbhire.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/climb-hire/ https://twitter.com/climbhireco https://www.facebook.com/ClimbHireCo/ https://www.instagram.com/climbhire/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMOjisOt_BLhuXeSj564pdQ Bio: Nitzan is a social entrepreneur at heart and cares deeply about finding solutions for breaking the cycle of poverty through education and workforce development. Nitzan launched Climb Hire, a new upskilling organization, that helps overlooked and hidden talent prepare for "new collar" jobs related to Salesforce. A key ingredient in Climb Hire's program is building and leveraging social capital. Climb Hire is based on Nitzan's research and findings from her Entrepreneur in Residence role on LinkedIn's Social Impact team. Nitzan is also an Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow. Prior to Climb Hire, Nitzan founded ReUp Education in 2015 and served as its founding CEO for 3 years. ReUp partners with universities to re-enroll students who have dropped out of college. ReUp has brought back nearly 10,000 students to college since its inception. In 2007, Nitzan founded the New York region of Citizen Schools and served as its first Executive Director for six years. Over Nitzan's tenure, students in the program graduated from high school at a 20% higher rate than their peers. In that period, Nitzan raised nearly 15 million dollars for the organization, managed an annual budget of 5 million, grew the organization to 100 staff members, and served thousands of students. Nitzan was an Assistant Director at the Department of Education in New York City. She also served as the first Development Director at Teach for America New York. Nitzan holds a Masters in Public Administration from New York University and a BA from Stern College for Women. Nitzan was highlighted as a leader with The Limited's "What Leading Looks Like"​ campaign and was profiled on their website. Nitzan has also advised and supported various education technology companies and non-profit organizations including Akilah Institute for Women and Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), KIPP, and New Leaders for New Schools. 0:00 - Intro 7:41 - Education and Early Career 12:44 - Citizen Schools 19:52 - ReUp Education 27:15 - LinkedIn 30:02 - Aspen Institute 32:25 - Climb Hire 49:10 - How to Grow Diverse Workforces 55:07 - When Work Affected Change 58:40 - Mentor 1:01:50 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:03:15 - Most Grateful for 1:06:38 - Snap Your Fingers 1:10:37 - How to Support

Unfortunately, in this week’s episode, we really couldn’t avoid the negative while Jeff speaks with Ethan Nadelmann, founder of Drug Policy Alliance. Initially, this episode was scheduled to dig into drug policy. However, given recent events in the Middle East, Jeff and Ethan’s Jewish heritage, and Ethan’s background in politics, they just didn’t feel right discussing anything else. Join us for an impassioned and informative conversation… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AliPtZ8NnM4 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 10/11/23 Ethan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethannadelmann/ https://www.instagram.com/enadelmann/ https://www.ted.com/talks/ethan_nadelmann_why_we_need_to_end_the_war_on_drugs DPA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drug-policy-alliance/ https://drugpolicy.org/ https://www.instagram.com/drugpolicyalliance https://www.tiktok.com/@drugpolicyalliance https://twitter.com/DrugPolicyOrg https://www.facebook.com/drugpolicy https://www.youtube.com/@DrugPolicyAlliance Resources for Israel: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbzoBNQojr7j5cEP0x5yNqppF9CiVXXgDtkuLdvnryc/edit?usp=sharing Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Nadelmann 0:00 - Intro5:21 - Education10:46 - Jeff's Background13:05 - Persecution and Drug Policy15:45 - Hamas19:50 - People and Politics27:11 - Missed Opportunity31:14 - What's Happening on the Left34:44 - Hamas vs Jihad39:20 - How Did Israeli Government Drop the Ball?41:57 - Vengeance50:43 - Jews in the Arab World53:16 - Re-shuffling of World Power1:00:45 - United States1:07:41 - How Do We Make the Center Loud?1:15:15 - Future of the Middle East

In this episode, Dr. Roxy Manning and Jeffrey discuss her books “Having Antiracist Conversations” and “The Antiracist Heart”, her immigration to the US and the bullying that accompanied it, her education and career, a major health scare, non-violent communication and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FE3bEw0xj58 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/15/23 Dr. Manning: https://linktr.ee/roxymanning https://roxannemanning.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RoxyManningPhD/ https://www.instagram.com/roxygiraffe/ https://www.youtube.com/c/RoxyManningPhD https://twitter.com/roxymanningphd https://www.amazon.com/stores/Roxy-Manning/author/B0BVDWFKXM Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC): https://www.cnvc.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-nonviolent-communication/ https://www.facebook.com/centerfornonviolentcommunication/ https://twitter.com/NonviolentFor/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3bnYn7uzrdsiGM4zKuD3LQ/videos Other resources: Workshop - Fierce Compassion: Skills for Antiracist Conversations: https://sarahpeyton.com/product/fierce-compassion-roxy-manning-sarah-peyton/ Book - How to Have Antiracist Conversations: Embracing Our Full Humanity to Challenge White Supremacy https://www.amazon.com/How-Have-Antiracist-Conversations-Embracing/dp/152300373 Book - The Antiracist Heart: A Self-Compassion and Activism Handbook https://www.amazon.com/Antiracist-Heart-Self-Compassion-Activism-Handbook/dp/1523003782 Bio: Antiracist, Nonviolent Communication speaker, consultant & psychologist bringing people & groups together to address today's harms while nurturing Beloved Community | Learn how to respond against microaggressions 0:00 - Intro 10:46- Education and Early Career 21:56 - "I heard a pop" 29:12 - Nonviolent Communication 36:14 - Responding to Microaggressions 10:52 - Clinical Psych in San Francisco 45:15 - The Center for Nonviolent Communication 47:04 - Leveraging Self Compassion to Counter White Supremacy 49:52 - Fierce Compassion, Skills for Antiracist Conversations 53:47 - When Work Affected Change 58:00 - Mentor 1:00:25 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:03:56 - Most Grateful for 1:05:23 - Snap Your Fingers 1:07:28 - How to Support

In this episode, Jeffrey chats with Henk Rogers, a serial entrepreneur best known for bringing Tetris to the world, but his story goes way beyond video games. Henk’s a climate activist, space explorer, and entrepreneur who is on a path to get Hawaii to 100% renewable energy. Henk and Jeff discuss his upbringing, the Tetris story/movie, his work in climate action with Blue Planet Alliance, and his efforts in space exploration… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ODpZeThujw4 Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/23/23 Henk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henkrogers/ https://www.instagram.com/henkrogers/ https://twitter.com/henkrogers https://www.facebook.com/HenkRogers/ Blue Planet: https://blueplanetfoundation.org/ https://www.bluestartups.com/ https://www.blueplanetenergy.com/ Other resources: https://moonbasealliance.com/ Bio, Henk: I am a Dutch-born entrepreneur and clean energy visionary who has dedicated the past decade of my career to the research, development, advocacy and implementation of renewable energy sources in my adopted home of Hawaii. More recently, I have been a leading global advocate for space exploration as the Chairman of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems and the founder of the International MoonBase Alliance, a group dedicated to building the first colony on the moon. I spent my early career in Japan as a video game developer and publisher, gaining distinction for producing the country’s first major role-playing game, The Black Onyx. I then went on to revolutionize the video game industry by securing the rights for the blockbuster Tetris, which 30 years later remains a bestseller and global icon of gaming culture. Follow me on my journey to create a world in which humanity and nature can live in harmony.  0:00 - Intro 11:29 - Education 13:32 - Black Onyx to Tetris 22:51 - Blue Lava Wireless 24:56 - Blue Planet Alliance 31:03 - Climate Change Status 35:41 - Incubator Program 37:50 - Blue Planet Energy 39:32 - Space Exploration 43:58 - International Moonbase Alliance 50:54 - When Work Affected Change 52:31 - Mentor 54:12 - Ask Jeff a Question 59:13 - Most Grateful 1:00:43 - Snap Your Fingers 1:04:19 - How to Support

In this episode, Jeff chats with Jaime-Jin Lewis, founder of Wiggle Room, where they’re working to make childcare as accessible as possible. A 2021 David Prize winner, Jaime-Jin has also been named one of the most 100 Influential People in Care. They discuss her being born in South Korea and growing up in the US, how hospitality work helped build a foundation, getting engaged in impact in NYC, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RmBZ0y18nYA Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 8/8/23 Jaimejin.com https://www.instagram.com/jaimejin/ https://twitter.com/jaimejin https://www.facebook.com/jaimejin Wiggle Room: https://www.wiggleroomnow.com/ http://www.carefinder.nyc https://www.instagram.com/wiggleroomapp/ https://twitter.com/wiggleroomapp https://www.facebook.com/wiggleroomapp https://www.linkedin.com/company/wiggle-room-app/

In this episode, David and Jeffrey discuss the power of trust and trusted relationships and how he leverages that with Orchestrated Connecting. We also discuss his childhood, his music and non-profit careers, a more recent start-up endeavor, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n0SfWWDqgNc Learn more: Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/26/23 https://orchestratedconnecting.com/ https://orchestratedopportunities.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlfKlXohGGw https://orchestratedconnecting.com/podcasts/ https://www.homanmusic.com/ Bio: David: I believe in the power of trust and trusted relationships. This is my world. I run a community of 800+ family offices, startups, philanthropists, and impact focused individuals. This community of "givers" make thousands of intros each year that result in tangible, effective, and inspiring changes in people, businesses, impact, and opportunity. I've changed organizations from the inside out and rebuilt them to flourish. I am a "super-connector" whose reach and knowledge-base spans wealth, influence, and dozens of industries, giving me access to those with the means to make positive change. My advice is sought after privately with influential colleagues to help them weave a larger, more impactful and purposeful set of goals. Specialties: Strategic planning; Board Development; Public Speaking; Arts; Fundraising; Connecting; Depth of knowledge on single topics (oranges, islands, cod, salt, paper, tea); and raising my kids. My writings have been published via Forbes, &simple, and I work at the intersection between action and connection. As part of Nexus, Forbes Impact, the Arthur Miller Foundation and many other avenues where my expertise and connections are utilized for social good, I believe that when you engage people to give you enrich not only the lives of those beneficiaries, but also those who come to understand philanthropic impact as an incredible way to achieve purpose in your life. 0:00 - Intro 10:27 - Education 16:25 - Early Career 29:32 - LunaClips Media 34:52 - When COVID Hit 53:13 - Orchestrated Connecting 1:00:00 - Depth of Music Engagement 1:05:10 - Orchestrated Opportunities 1:11:02 -  When Work Affected Change 1:15:50 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:21:34 - Most Proud of 1:25:00 - Snap Your Fingers 1:28:09 - How to Support

Host: Jeffrey M. Zucker Producer: Kait Grey Editor: Nick Case Recording date: 7/25/23 In this episode, Jeffrey sits down with Sarah Peyton , a relational neuroscience educator, constellations facilitator, certified Nonviolent Communication trainer, and author of multiple books. They discuss her traumatic upbringing in Alaska, working as a translator on a Soviet fishing boat, her draw to relational neuroscience and bringing it to others, the importance of self-compassion, and much more… Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-icowJ2jwl0 Learn more: https://www.instagram.com/sarahpeytonauthor/ https://www.facebook.com/sarah.peyton.773 https://twitter.com/resonantself https://www.youtube.com/sarahpeyton https://sarahpeyton.com/ https://www.yourresonantself.com/ Other resources: Links to How to Have AntiRacist Conversations & The AntiRacist Heart https://antiracistconversations.com/#events?seg_id=01H5MTJMDDJPEF0RWXBSHP7YVZ.14755.1689694851503 Healing from Disorganized Attachment webinar series https://sarahpeyton.com/product/healing-disorganized-attachment-series/ Fierce Compassion: Skills for Antiracist Conversations https://sarahpeyton.com/product/fierce-compassion-roxy-manning-sarah-peyton/ Bio: Sara: I’m a neuroscience educator, constellations facilitator, certified Nonviolent Communication trainer and author who invites audiences into a compassionate understanding of the effects of relational trauma on the brain, and teaches about how to use resonance to change and heal. But it wasn’t always this way… I used to struggle with brutal depression and anxiety. I was in constant battle with a lacerating self-critical inner voice that told me I was worthless, stupid, and unlovable. Before I understood the science of how difficult events impact our automatic brain patterning, and how trauma fragments our capacity for self-warmth, I thought I was just plain broken. But there is nothing wrong with me, nor with you. We make sense. No matter what challenging feelings we have, no matter how flawed our strategies are for trying to get our needs met. I am thrilled to share what I’ve learned about how trauma impacts the brain, and how we can move into a joyful relationship with ourselves and others through resonant healing. Read more about me here. I dream of a world where all humans have a sense of belonging and mattering, where we treat ourselves, the planet, and the beings around us with gentleness and care. Do you have this longing too? If so, you are in the right place. 0:00 - Intro 13:57 - Trauma and the Brain 16:46 - Sarah's Journey 20:23 - Translating for Soviets 27:50 - Your Resonant Self 32:08 - Relational Neuroscience 39:43 - Affirmations for Turbulent Times 41:33 - Healing from Disorganized Attachment 45:37 - Leveraging Self-compassion to Counter W.S. 53:07 - Constellations Facilitator 57:43 - Default Mode Network 1:04:35 - Recognition of Subtle Forms of V. 1:08:12 - Psychedelic Medicine and Trauma 1:10:45 - When Work Affected Change 1:14:20 - Mentor 1:15:55 - Ask Jeff a Question 1:18:22 - Most Proud of 1:21:12 - Snap Your Fingers 1:22:47 - How to Support