Conversations with Influencers
and Disruptors
Live conversations every
Wednesday at 4 pm Pacific
This year, as we begin producing a series of virtual talks, we are curating ideas that are influencing us, locally and globally. These short conversations are not news-focused. Instead, we are highlighting discussions of hope and optimism while showcasing actionable solutions.
Some of the topics to include; our Food Supply, BioTech, Psychology, Resiliency, Impact on Gatherings, Retail, The Environment, Energy, the Ocean, Social Justice, Civil Discourse, Education, Creativity, and Animal Activism, to name a few.
We’ll navigate through opinions to help us understand these challenging times by focusing on positive disruption. We’ve heard that normal will never be normal again.
This year we’re Making Waves.
Upcoming Conversations
Broadcast on Zoom and Live on our Facebook Page
Dr. Yonette Thomas
Urban Health Champion | Mentor | Women’s Health & Empowerment
Is racism a public health crisis?
Category: social justice
Health encompasses mental, social, economic, and educational success and stability - all of which are eroded by structural racism. If US institutions want to combat racism like the public health issue it is, they need to address not its symptoms, but its causes.
Dr. Thomas serves as Strategic Advisor for Health of Women & Girls to the Women's Economic Imperative and is a founding board member of the International Society for Urban Health. She served as a science advisor for urban health to the New York Academy of Medicine and is a founding board member and former vice president of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS). She formerly served as the Associate Vice President for Research Compliance at Howard University.
Geoff Green
CEO, Santa Barbara City College Foundation
Propping up the Front Line of the Non-Profit Sector
Category: The Pandemic
Geoff makes conversations about philanthropy fascinating because he is fascinated by it. While now may seem the wrong time to ask for donations, Geoff makes a case that now is the exact time to put your money to work, especially during an emergency.
Born in the San Francisco Bay area, Geoff came to Santa Barbara in 1990 as a UCSB student. He found his passion for campus and community organizations working for social justice and environmental health. He has raised over $4 million for more than 50 nonprofit organizations as a volunteer auctioneer. He currently also serves as the Chairman for the Chamber of Commerce of the Santa Barbara Region and the VP of the Board of Directors for the Network of California Community College Foundations.
Featured Speakers from Past Conversations
Coming Soon
Be sure you don’t miss these conversations coming later this year.
Keith Witt
Cultivating a post-outrage consciousness
Matt Bershadker
Helping 200,000 Animals Affected by COVID-19
Sangwon Suh
COVID-19 and the Value of Information:
Measuring the Societal Costs of the Pandemic
Jan Campbell
Finding a Vaccine for Violence
Kerri Murray
The Role of Shelter During a Pandemic
Lisa Biggs
Building Emotional Resilience in our Children
John Greathouse
Looking Around the Corner: The Zoomers Role in the post-COVID success
Katie Hershfelt
Making it worth it to plant the next harvest: Reinventing Community Supported Agriculture
Michael Lewis
The Cornerstone of the Experience Economy: The Future of Retail
Andreas Forsland
Connecting Intentions to Outcomes: Reinventing Interpersonal Communications
Shannon Kenney
Social Justice is on the front lines of Sustainable change.
Jackson Gillies
New Year's Musical Celebration
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