Arielle Patrick, a young Wall Street executive shares her advice on career development, personal brand building and the importance of relationships over transactions.

Episode 011: Oana Stănescu

Jan 20th, 2023 45m 46s

An architect by trade and an artist by birthright, Oana Stănescu is a multi-hyphenate whose work inspires musings of community and play. Raised in Romania amidst the revolution that ousted Nicolae Ceausescu, Oana grew up understanding a fundame

Episode 010: Professor Ralph Richard Banks

Oct 24th, 2021 52m 9s

Before The World Ended, I took a course on the economic life of women which demonstrated to me that, historically, marriage has been an economic booster for all parties involved but especially for women (many reasons for this but consider the s

Episode 010: Ralph Richard Banks

Oct 24th, 2021 52m 9s

Episode 009: United States Ambassador Swanee Hunt

Jul 7th, 2021 54m 44s

Do you know those people who laugh easily, put you at ease and who seem to recognize you, not as who you necessarily are, but as who you could be? For Episode 009 of The Catalyst, I had the honor of sitting down with such a person: United State

Episode 008: Lydia Fenet...The Most Powerful Woman in the Room

Jan 15th, 2021 34m 20s

"I can raise a million dollars in ten minutes." These were the words the ladies of The Synergist and myself heard as we listened, intently, to everything The Most Powerful Woman in the Room had to say. Well, it was a Zoom room, but, alas, this

Episode 007: Kim Heirston

May 28th, 2020

As a lover of art myself, I was delighted to have the opportunity to speak Kim Heirston, a Yale-educated international art advisor whose love for art is just as profound as her desire to share it with the masses.Speaking with her on a host of

Episode 007: Zemedeneh Negatu

Apr 6th, 2020

“Impact is multifaceted," Zemedeneh Negatu said as he passionately spoke of the ripple effects that home-grown Ethiopian Airlines has had, not only in Africa but beyond the continent as well.In this episode of The Catalyst, Audrey Dilgarde spok

Episode 005: Anne Devereux-Mills

Jan 29th, 2020

"Nearly 50 years after coming into this world, I began my life for a second time." This profound reflection is how Anne Devereux-Mills begins her new book, The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World.For this episode of The Ca

Episode 004: Dr. Joia Mukherjee

Jan 13th, 2020

"Medicine is not exclusively biological." This nuanced statement intrigued me as Dr. Joia Mukherjee spoke of her years in global health during a guest lecture in a recent class I took, Infectious Diseases and Social Injustice. Beyond being a pr

Episode 003: Marie and Maureen

Jan 2nd, 2020

I first encountered Marie Griffin during the annual Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business Intercollegiate Business Convention, where she was delivering a keynote speech. During her speech, Marie spoke of her journey from being an editor at Se

Episode 002: Evan Wesley

Dec 23rd, 2019

When I first met Evan Wesley, I was running an election to become an International Trustee for Key Club International—the world’s largest and oldest high school service organization. It was during my time and extensive involvment in Key Club In

Episode 001: Dean Khurana

Dec 23rd, 2019

Before the start of my second semester, I participated in a mindfulness program with fellow Harvard classmates where the dean of our college, Dean Rakesh Khurana, spoke to us during an intimate group conversation. A moment that stuck out to me

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