Tomáš Sedláček, economist and university lecturer, is known for the bestseller Economics of Good and Evil, published by the Oxford University Press (2011). He provides insight to why people voted for Trump, our changing civilization, and why work will be leisure.
World-renowned trumpeter, composer, and managing & artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis is a nine-time Grammy award winner who also received the Pulitzer Prize for his work. In 2001, he was appointed Messenger of Peace by the United Nations.
Thomas van Thiel is realizing a plastic-free island in Croatia and dreams of a global expedition with other ships. Learn about the most important action you can take to minimize plastics flowing into the oceans.
Tim Johnson went from a Defensive Lineman in the NFL, winning Super Bowl XXVI, to a pastor helping people get on a path back to self-sufficiency. He’s bringing together 120-plus organizations serving thousands of people.
Amir Abo-Shaeer, Founder of Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy and the first high school MacArthur Fellow teacher, discusses how DPEA prepares students for careers that don’t exist today.
NK Chaudhary (NKC) started Jaipur Rugs almost 40 years ago with 9 weavers working on two looms from his home. Today, it is an international company working with 40,000 artisans across 700 villages in India.
Earlier this year, the fourth floor of 99 Bowery in Chinatown was taken over by B99. In a mere few months, the art space has hosted art shows, photo shoots, parties, and staged the short-play “An Upset”. Founder Ryan Foss-Skiftesvik believes investing in art is investing in humanity.
Chris Schembra, Broadway producer, member of the Philanthropic Board of Trustees, Easterseals Foundation, and founder of the 747 Club speaks to impactmania about keeping your day job and realizing your passions while being philanthropic. How finding yourself can happen in your own kitchen.
Sameer Walia is the co-founder and Managing Director of The Smart Cube, a for-profit research and analytics firm serving clients ranging from skin care brand Elizabeth Arden to turnaround consulting firm Conway MacKenzie. The Smart Cube was founded to bridge the gap between data-rich, insight-poor research firms and valuable, but expensive, advisory firms.
Reduce, reuse, and recycle in action. The founder of Reap Benefit, Kuldeep Dantewadia, went out on a personal daily trash collecting exercise over the course of 8 months. At the age of 21 he founded Reap Benefit, a social enterprise centered on improving the environment, and mobilized other young people to be part of the solution.
Colin Finlay, POYi Award Winning, Documentary Photographer BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG Colin Finlay, documentary photographer, has traveled to 90-plus countries to document apartheid, war, and genocide. […]
The SCAN Foundation President & CEO, Bruce Chernof, on Long-Term Care BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG Long-Term Care, something we don’t discuss until often it is too […]
Innovator Daan Roosegaarde on Being Future Proof BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG Daan Roosegaarde, the global impact maker, designer, and innovator, has made a name for himself with […]
Paula Verhoeven is the Director of City Development of the municipality of Rotterdam. She shares her insights on fostering successful private-public-nonprofit partnerships and how the City is advancing as a Smart City.
Bobby’s Grandsons Find Gin Recipe and Export it to 25 Countries BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG The half-brothers, Sebastian and David Blom, found a bottle of jenever […]
GRNDPA has also produced the commercial for Hello Fresh that is currently airing on Dutch television. Read on to see how three talented friends who share a love for tattoos and tacos built a successful business in two and half years.
Marcel Wanders spoke with impactmania about what design can do in a political and social context. His whimsical design seeks to serve as a new connection between people beyond borders and across cultures.
impactmania speaks with Axel Rüger, director of the Van Gogh Museum. Rüger offers some insight on the responsibilities that come with managing such a beloved and impactful organization and what he has learned from “living” with Van Gogh.
Soon you will be able to own a trumpet based on the horn used on Star Wars, The Force Awakens. Jon Lewis, First Trumpet for the movie, is working with horn maker Hub van Laar in Limburg, the Netherlands, on a limited edition production instrument based on Lewis’s trumpet.
Marcel Jansen, the retail advisor for Dutch entities such as Albert Cuyp Market, shopping area in De Pijp Amsterdam, and a collective of flower growers with more than 2,500 members, is now also a shop owner — something that was in his DNA all along.
Columbia Visiting Scholar and Corporate Director of the Estado Group, Ricardo Gandour speaks about how the news is not what it used to be and how today’s news drives polarization, xenophobia, and nationalism. Brexit anyone? More importantly, what can we do about it?
Van Bo Le-Mentzel’s Spark-Ups BY SEBASTIAN SCHUMACHER The Berlin architect Van Bo Le-Mentzel came to fame in 2010 with his project “Hartz-IV-Designermöbel.” Named after the […]
José Montero, Jr. — Trekking For Kids BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG José Montero, Jr. is part of the Montero Group that launched the first-ever television reality […]
As a studio artist, Gordon has played on Frozen, Star Trek Into Darkness, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Help, and Saving Mr. Banks. Gordon has also performed with the New World Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Santa Barbara Symphony. He has been part of Celine Dion’s band since the show started in Las Vegas. We asked Jerome Gordon what the difference is playing with Usher and Pope Francis.
Five candidates who are vying for the 24th District Congressional seat that will be vacated by Lois Capps in November, spoke with impactmania about their experience, goals and impact maker. Katcho Achadjian is the current 33rd & 35th District California State Assembly Member.
Five candidates who are vying for the 24th District Congressional seat that will be vacated by Lois Capps in November, spoke with impactmania about their experience, goals and impact maker. William Ostrander is a San Luis Obispo resident and farmer.
Five candidates who are vying for the 24th District Congressional seat that will be vacated by Lois Capps in November, spoke with impactmania about their experience, goals and impact maker. Helene Schneider is the current Mayor of Santa Barbara.
Five candidates who are vying for the 24th District Congressional seat that will be vacated by Lois Capps in November, spoke with impactmania about their experience, goals and impact maker. Salud Carbajal is the current First District Supervisor of Santa Barbara County.
Five candidates who are vying for the 24th District Congressional seat that will be vacated by Lois Capps in November, spoke with impactmania about their experience, goals and impact maker. Justin Fareed is Vice President of his family’s business, Pro Band Sports Industries, Inc., specializing in the design and manufacturing of sports medical devices.
Alyse Lo Bianco’s Morning Meditations and Angel Lunch BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG Originally from California, Alyse Best Muldoon, now Alyse Lo Bianco, moved to the East […]
San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros and the Laboratory of Innovation BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG When was the last time you heard a government entity referred to […]
Featured Artist: Gordon Studer – Reigniting a Love for Painting BY MELISSA WALKER Every month we ask an artist to share an impact maker. This […]
Topher Wilkins: Un-conference Yourself BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG Opportunity Collaboration (OC) connects and supports global leaders building sustainable solutions to poverty. Each year, 400-plus leaders attend […]
A Los Angeles nonprofit started by a Jesuit priest, Homeboy Industries, provides this pathway to help former gang members rehabilitate by bringing a positive change to the lives of people of all ages with hope, support and training.
BY PAKSY PLACKIS-CHENG Attorney Laurie Ashton who spoke with impactmania in October 2015, is the Lead Counsel of Nuclear Zero and part of the International […]
