Episodes
What is NATO seeing, and learning, from the Russian War in Ukraine?
Published 07/18/22
George Boateng – African EdTech entrepreneur pursuing his Ph.D. in Switzerland – shares his personal journey of coming to America.
Published 07/11/22
A master class on leadership, with university President Christine Riordan.
Published 07/04/22
Anouk Patty - the woman who changed her life in the most fundamental of ways and why and how she did it.
Published 06/27/22
Dr. Lucy Gilbert: The Cancer-Curing Doctor
Episode Summary:
Dr. Lucy Gilbert – an oncologist at McGill University – has developed a genetic AI-based test to detect early stage ovarian and endometrial cancers, the third highest cancer-killer of women. In this episode of The Sydcast, Dr. Gilbert shares her journey from Singapore to London to Montreal, one of six physician sisters, now closing in on a revolutionary advance in cancer treatment.
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Published 06/20/22
Jay Rosenzweig is an investor, mentor, entrepreneur, non-profit innovator, and champion of women and minorities in every walk of life. This is his story.
Published 06/13/22
Shelley Zalis is an entrepreneur, provocateur, connector, CEO, champion of women and equality, and (as some have called her) “chief troublemaker.”
Published 06/06/22
The future of learning, with online education pioneer CEO Jeff Maggioncalda of Coursera.
Published 05/30/22
Follow Sarah Apgar – Princeton and Dartmouth alum, Iraqi war vet, volunteer fire fighter and EMT, and startup founder – as she strives to create a fitness and wellness movement based on her unique exercise product.
Published 01/03/22
Italy. Food. Artisans. Culture. That is the life Professor Danielle Callegari is immersed in, and when you hear about it you’ll probably say, why didn’t I think of it!
Published 12/27/21
Did you ever feel like you didn’t deserve the job you had? That you were faking it, and would soon be found out? That’s impostor syndrome in action.
Published 12/20/21
Successful MBA leaves high-paying Wall Street job to build a start-up dedicated to helping women manage their careers and families.
Published 12/13/21
How do you know what the right job is for you? Follow MBA student Lia Parker-Belfer on her summer internship as she tries to figure it out.
Published 12/06/21
Follow puzzle-maker Kaylin Marcotte as she builds her startup JIGGY during Covid – growing, pivoting, and getting her first big break.
Published 11/29/21
How do you lead a travel company during a global pandemic? Lucy Lieberman, CEO of Tablet Hotels, shares her story.
Published 11/21/21
How did a 5-foot tall 30-year-old Black woman become a professional baseball coach, teaching Red Sox hopefuls how to play the game?
Published 11/15/21
Why do so many Latinas, who represent an immense and highly motivated talent pool in America, struggle to fulfill their dreams? Valeria Aloe knows the answer, and she’s doing something about it.
Published 11/08/21
How do you return to a high-powered job after years at home with your family? Carol Fishman Cohen, founder of iRelaunch, has the answer.
Published 11/01/21
Julie Quenneville – CEO and leader – tells her story of overcoming personal challenges and professional barriers to become one of the most influential women in Canadian business and politics.
Published 10/25/21
Episode 111 - How does a successful attorney go bad, ruin his life and end up in jail? And when he gets out, how does he resurrect his life?
Published 10/18/21
Wendin Smith wanted Russia to stop polluting its largest lake and ended up being one of America’s leading thinkers on weapons of mass destruction.
Published 10/11/21
Jacques-Philippe Piverger makes money investing where others don’t – in founders of startups who are women and people of color. This is how he does it.
Published 10/04/21
Why have humans evolved to walk upright, on two feet, when every other animal in the savannah – predator or not - motors much more quickly on four?
Published 09/27/21
How did the dancing Jikaria Sisters – a JD, MBA and Engineer – become TikTok sensations in their spare time? And what should they do next?
Published 09/20/21
What would happen if you took Silicon Valley smarts and talent and applied it to helping social impact entrepreneurs scale their enterprises? Doug Galen decided to find out.
Published 09/13/21