Today, Afua Bruce, founding CEO of ANB Advisory Group and co-author of The Tech That Comes Next, explains how technology, data and even AI, can be used ethically.

She unpacks what it actually means to live in the “age of AI,” why generative AI is powerful and flawed, and how funders, nonprofits, and social impact leaders can make smarter, more ethical technology decisions.

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Today’s guest is Vimbai Masiyiwa, a Zimbabwean entrepreneur and the CEO of Batoka Africa, one of the first Black, female‑owned luxury safari lodge groups on the continent.

In our conversation, Vimbai talks about growing up in one of Africa’s most influential philanthropic families, how she’s redefining African luxury, and what it means to build a business that puts community first.

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Shamina Singh, Founder and President of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, joins us to explain how business, government, and philanthropy can work together.

We dive into what systems change looks like in real life, how to manage incentives across sectors, and how to be strategically open-minded.

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Today we hear from two national leaders transforming how we understand, talk about, and prevent suicide: Dr. Jill Harkavy-Friedman, Senior Vice President of Research at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), and Vic Armstrong, AFSP’s Vice President for Health Equity and Engagement.

We explore how suicide prevention has evolved, what AFSP is doing to shift culture and policy, and why community-driven approaches are essential to saving lives.

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Today we talk to two people at the forefront of the growing movement to integrate psychedelic-assisted therapies into mainstream mental health.

Jojo Maislin, Field Catalyst at the Office of Systems Catalyst, and Jeff Walker, former System Catalysts co-host and philanthropist, break down what it really takes to bring these treatments into the health system safely, collaboratively, and at scale.

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Ronda Carnegie is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Project Dandelion, a global women-led climate movement uplifting frontline leaders.

Today, Ronda explains why solving the climate crisis and changing systems requires more than science and technology alone: it requires human infrastructure, relational healing, and reimagining who gets to lead.

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Can systems change start from within? Today, entrepreneur and thought leader Abby Falik explores this question. As founder of Global Citizen Year and now co-founder and CEO of The Flight School, Abby has dedicated her career to helping young leaders redefine success. In this episode, she reflects on the lessons learned from building and ultimately leaving Global Citizen Year, and on the inner work that meaningful systems change demands.

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For many years, it was understood that investing in other countries wasn't just a moral imperative—it was a strategic necessity. But that wisdom seems to have been forgotten, or at least ignored. In this episode, we shed some new light on it with Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE, and Richard Stengel, CARE’s Co-Chair, Together, they reveal how the systems that shape our world are deeply interconnected and why rethinking aid is essential to building a more prosperous future for all.

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