Richard Branson is known to most of us as a fearless entrepreneur willing to risk both his life and limbs - and sometimes even his reputation - to pursue professional challenges and purposeful play. It might surprise you to learn that he grew up shy, is dyslexic and in the eyes of his loved ones...

Imagine the influence one could wield if they led an organization that could mobilize mobile as a force for good. Mats Granryd, is doing precisely that but who exactly is the director general of the global trade association for the planet’s 700 mobile-phone network operators?

When the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen collapsed, devastating diplomats, scientists and activists concerned about the health of the planet, the glass appeared nine-tenths empty. Together with many others, these two women worked tirelessly and brilliantly—against frighteningly...