Tara Sophia Mohr is a writer, coach and an expert on women's leadership and well-being. Her work helps women play bigger in their work and in their lives. With an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in English literature fr

Zen Under Fire: Interview with Marianne Elliott

Jun 12th, 2013 27m 51s

Marianne Elliott is the author of Zen Under of Fire: How I Found Peace in the Midst of War. Marianne is a writer, human rights advocate, and international yoga instructor. Trained as a lawyer, Marianne helped develop human rights strategies for

Out of the Spiritual Closet: Organizers Transforming the Practice of Social Justice. Interview with co-author, Kristen Zimmerman

Apr 29th, 2013 28m 31s

Kristen Zimmerman is one of the co-authors of the Movement Strategy Center report, Out of the Spiritual Closet: Organizers Transforming the Path of Social Justice, along with Neelam Pathikonda, Brenda Salgado, and Taj James. As a Senior Fellow

Raising Diapers with Social Media: Help a Mother Out Founder, Lisa Truong

Mar 2nd, 2013 18m 31s

This month's guest is Lisa Truong, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Help a Mother Out. Help a Mother Out is a grassroots organization that raises diapers and awareness, and advocates for long term change in the social safety net. Lisa i

Transformative Leadership for Social Change: Akaya Windwood of Rockwood Leadership Institute

Jan 5th, 2013 21m 21s

President of Rockwood Leadership Institute, Akaya Windwood is internationally recognized for elevating the effectiveness of leadership and collaboration in the nonprofit and social benefit sectors. Her vision for our global community includes i

Living Plastic-Free with Beth Terry

Dec 1st, 2012 28m 46s

Beth Terry is the author of Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too. She also writes the popular blog, My Plastic-Free Life, and is a founding member of the Plastic Pollution Coalition. Beth gives presentations on livin

Good Food Revolution: Will Allen of Growing Power

May 29th, 2012 21m 55s

Will Allen is an urban farmer who is transforming the cultivation, production, and delivery of healthy foods to underserved, urban populations. After a brief career in professional basketball, and a number of years in corporate marketing at Pro

Deanna Zandt, Author, Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking

Apr 10th, 2012 33m 35s

Deanna Zandt is a media technologist and the author of Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking. She is a consultant to progressive media and advocacy organizations. Her clients have included The Ford Foundation, The Dai

Stacey Edgar, Founder of Global Girlfriend: Women-made, Eco-friendly, Fair Trade

Feb 16th, 2012 26m 35s

Stacey Edgar started Global Girlfriend in 2003 as a way to provide economic security for women in need by creating a sustainable market for their products. She used her 10 years in social work practice with women and children as a springboard

Empowering Low-Income Families to Create Prosperity: Interview with Ben Mangan

Dec 13th, 2011 27m 5s

Ben Mangan is the President, CEO, and Co-Founder of the nonprofit, EARN. Since 2001, EARN has helped tens of thousands of low-income people enter the financial mainstream, and move toward prosperity with savings accounts for the unbanked, and

Dancing for Peace: Interview with Sara Potler

Nov 13th, 2011 19m 44s

Sara Potler is the Founder and CEO of Dance 4 Peace. Dance 4 Peace is a conflict resolution, civic education program that promotes empathy, understanding, mediation skills, anger management, and emotional and civic engagement through dance in

Women, Girls, Education and Global Health: Interview with Carinne Brody

Oct 1st, 2011 16m 15s

Carinne Brody is a doctoral candidate in public health at UC Berkeley. She is conducting an evaluation of a reproductive health voucher program in Uganda and Cambodia as part of her dissertation, and she co-instructs the International Maternal

Halle Butvin, One Mango Tree, a Fair Trade Clothing Company

Sep 7th, 2011 24m 4s

Halle Butvin is the Founder and Director of One Mango Tree, a fair trade clothing company. One Mango Tree uses a fair trade model to provide income-generating opportunities for women in impoverished and conflict areas around the globe. At the

Arts Activist Naomi Natale and The One Million Bones Project

Jul 23rd, 2011 20m 31s

Naomi Natale is the founding artist behind One Million Bones. Both an installation artist and photographer, Naomi was the founder and director of The Cradle Project, a large scale installation calling attention and raising funds for the 48 mill

Samin Nosrat: Cook, Teacher, Writer, Accidental Activist

Jul 3rd, 2011 22m 34s

Samin Nosrat creates community around food with her varied endeavors as a cook, teacher, writer, and accidental activist. She's known for the Pop-Up General Store, Tartine Afterhours dinners, Home Ec Cooking Classes, and the nationwide Bakesal

Creating Your Generosity Plan: Kathy LeMay, Raising Change

Jun 1st, 2011 26m 35s

Kathy LeMay is the author of The Generosity Plan: Sharing Your Time, Treasure and Talent to Shape the World. She's also the Founder and CEO of Raising Change. Raising Change helps organizations raise capital to advance social change agendas a

Connecting Homeless Youth and Shelter Animals: 20-Year-Old Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

Mar 15th, 2011 18m 6s

Twenty-year-old Rachel Cohen is the Founder and Executive Director of Hand2Paw. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. Hand2Paw provides homeless teens with professional skills training

Next Generation Big Visionary: 18-Year-Old Aneesha Raghunathan, Hope Line Fashions

Feb 25th, 2011 20m 36s

Eighteen year old Aneesha Raghunathan is the founder of Hope Line Fashions. Hope Line's mission is to empower women around the world through the sale of unique T-shirts made by women.Listen and subscribe to the Big Vision Podcast on iTunes.L

Funny and Fun Fundraising with Crowdrise: Conversation with Co-Founder, Robert Wolfe

Feb 1st, 2011 19m 26s

Robert Wolfe is the co-founder of Crowdrise, an online fundraising website with the tagline, "If you don't give back, no one will like you." They're all about, "raising money for charity and having the most fun in the world while doing it."Ro

Gabriela Masala: How to Organize Have Fun Do Good Flash Mobs

Jan 19th, 2011 18m 34s

Gabriela Masala is the Founder of the One Love Alliance. The One Love Alliance creates visionary arts community flash mob events that are both transformative and entertaining, and are fueled by the values of unity, playfulness, creativity and

Secret Agent L: Covering the Globe with Random Acts of Kindess

Nov 30th, 2010 22m 36s

Secret Agent L (Laura Miller), and her affiliated agents perform anonymous acts of kindess missions across the globe, and share them on Laura's blog, www.secretagentl.com. Laura was anonymous for a year, until she held a reveal party and fundr

Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Nov 1st, 2010 27m 40s

Jensine Larsen is the Founder and CEO of World Pulse. World Pulse is a global media and communcation network devoted to bringing women a global voice. They broadcast and unite women's voices from around the world into a powerful voice for chang

Dinner Giving Circles: Marsha Wallace, Dining for Women

Oct 1st, 2010 16m 36s

Marsha Wallace is the founder of Dining for Women. Dining for Women is a network of dinner giving circles. The donations collected from the circles goes towards a different program each month that supports and empowers self-sufficiency for wo

Temra Costa, Author of Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat

Aug 17th, 2010 27m 38s

Temra Costa is a nationally recognized sustainable food and farming advocate. Her recent book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat is the product of the past seven years she has spent working to promote a more vibrant local food economy

Creating a Community Supported Kitchen: Interview with Jessica Prentice of Three Stone Hearth

Jul 23rd, 2010 28m 55s

Jessica Prentice is co-owner of Three Stone Hearth, a Community Supported Kitchen in Berkeley, California that uses local, sustainable ingredients to prepare nutrient-dense, traditional foods on a community scale. She is a professional chef, p