The Business of Life with Dr King
Dr Ariel Rosita King brings on a variety of International guests from various countries, cultures, organisations, and businesses to talk about turning problem into possibilities! Let's turn our challenges in opportunities together!For more information:http://www.drarielrositaking.comhttp://www.arielfoundation.org
From Mass Extinction To Mindset Shift: Rethinking Growth, Wealth, And What We Value with Barbara Williams (UK)
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A century into a human-driven mass extinction, the stories we tell about progress are colliding with the limits of a finite planet. We sit down with Lady Barbara Williams, a UK-based scientist and activist, to unpack the IPAT equation—Impact = Population × Affluence × Technology—and why growth economics reliably amplifies all three. Her thesis is stark but clarifying: our admiration for accumulation has become an incentive to degrade the ecosystems that keep us alive, and the geopolitical turmoil we see now is a symptom of ecological overshoot.
Together we trace how carrying capaci...
How Building Medical Schools In Africa Can Heal A Worldwide Crisis with Sir Tanimola Oyewole (Senegal & Nigeria)
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The waiting lists are getting longer, the clinicians are exhausted, and the pipeline isn’t keeping up. We sit down with economic development strategist Sir Tanimola Oyewole to map a practical, ethical way to close the global health worker gap without draining the very systems that need help most.
Our conversation starts with the uncomfortable truth: high-income countries face ageing populations, rising demand, and costly training, while lower-income nations invest in talent only to watch it migrate. Toin outlines a smarter path—build and scale accredited teaching hospitals across Africa, where yout...
You Can Learn To Talk About Your Work Without Feeling Like You’re Bragging with Lady Octavia Goredema, MBE (Zimbabwe, UK, USA)
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What if confidence wasn’t a feeling but a record you keep? We sit down with Octavia Goredema—author, leadership development strategist and coach—to explore how a childhood letter to a publisher grew into a mission to help people do their best work and speak about it without cringing. From a high‑pressure PR career to a coaching practice that serves teams across the US, Canada, Europe and the Middle East, Goredema shares the key moments that reshaped her path and the tools she now teaches to unlock momentum.
We unpack the Fire...
Light And Heavy: Understanding Everyday Energy with The Business of Life with Eitu Vij Chopra (India)
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What if your energy is the most accurate compass you own? We sit down with Eitu Chopra—teacher turned social entrepreneur, mental health coach, and energy practitioner—to unpack how “light” and “heavy” states shape our choices, relationships, and resilience. From classrooms to global fellowships with iCongo and Rex Karamvir, Itu’s path reveals how purpose emerges when curiosity meets practice, and how ordinary people unlock extraordinary results when attention is treated as sacred.
We get practical fast. Itu breaks down the felt sense of energy—why kindness, gratitude, and creativity lift the body, a...
Belonging, Achievement, and Relationships: The Real Work Of Leading with Kyle Cronk (USA)
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Leadership gets easier when you stop trying to be the hero and start building the village. We sit down with Kyle Cronk, president and CEO of a YMCA and an executive and life coach, to unpack a simple but radical truth: leadership is about people. Kyle shares how he moved from answer‑giver to convener, and why co‑creating guiding principles with his team outperforms any top‑down manifesto.
You’ll hear how those principles evolved to include equity as the organisation committed to being anti‑racist and multicultural. Kyle explains his BAR fr...
How Holistic Coaching Helps Students Win Admissions And Wellbeing with Nicole Elizabeth Olaniyi (USA)
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Prestige without purpose burns people out. That’s why we sat down with education consultant Nicole Olany to unpack how ambitious students can earn offers from top universities while protecting their mental health and honouring their cultural identity. Nicole’s story moves from high achievement and missionary life to Princeton, where self worth theory reshaped how she defines success—and how she coaches teens to do the same.
We get practical fast. Nicole breaks down her TALL framework—theme, academics, leadership, legacy—and shows how a quiet, research-driven student can lead by solving...
From Informational To Attraction: Turning Websites Into Client Engines with Inyone Udom (UK)
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Three seconds can decide whether a visitor becomes a client or disappears. We dive into smart decision-making for 2026 and translate it into a practical website strategy you can use right away. With Lady Ineye Udan—web strategist for coaches and service businesses—we unpack how to set a clear annual goal, break it into daily micro choices, and build a site that works as an asset, not a liability.
We draw a sharp line between two website roles: the informational site that explains who you are, and the attraction site that grow...
How European Women’s Health Innovators Unlock The U.S. Market Renee Meyer (France / USA)
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Women’s health deserves more than lip service—it deserves sharper science, faster market paths, and partners who know how to navigate both. We sit down with Renee Meyer, a cross-Atlantic strategist who helps European medtech and digital health founders land in the right U.S. ecosystems and meet the people who actually move decisions: clinicians, administrators, payers, and trial partners.
We start by getting precise about FemTech: technologies for women’s health spanning three realities—conditions exclusive to women, diseases more prevalent in women, and illnesses that present differently in women, e...
How Connection And Self-Worth Transform Troubled Teens with Dr Suzanne Simpson (USA)
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What if the first step to learning isn’t a lesson plan, but a human connection? We sit down with Dr Suzanne Simpson, a veteran educator who left elite French immersion to teach on a psychiatric unit and now leads an alternative programme for teens navigating anxiety, substance use, and trauma. The picture she paints is raw and hopeful: classrooms as triage zones, yes, but also as places where a simple “What’s up?” can open a door that grades and detentions never could.
We unpack what alternative education really means: later st...
Nine Trillion Cells, One Quiet Self with Ahsan Syed (Pakistan)
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What if you’re the CEO of your life but you’ve been acting like an overworked employee? We sit down with Ahsan Syed to reframe existence as an enterprise with invisible capital, unknown deadlines, and priceless assets that most of us mismanage. Guided by his mentor’s insights into Muhammad Iqbal’s poetry, Ahsan Syed maps a path from noise to nuance, from borrowed identities to a quiet meeting with the self.
The conversation travels from the challenge of translating depth across languages to the practical design of a 15‑minute inner sile...
Pivot As A Practice: Building Films That Amplify Quiet Voices with Marc Sternberg, MA, MBA (USA)
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The moment a gallery visit turns into a dinner and a documentary deal, you realise some careers are built on curiosity meeting readiness. We sit down with producer Marc Sternberg, who left a two-decade marketing run to build films that carry real weight—projects that start with a strong why, gather great teams, and earn their audience through clarity and craft. He shares how COVID pushed a reset, how Oxford sharpened his storytelling chops, and why producing became the perfect home for a builder who loves people, logistics, and narrative momentum.
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Choosing Yourself: The Real Work Of Entrepreneurship with Amel Saidane (Tunesia)
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Want the truth about building something from nothing? Emil Saiden joins us to unpack the beauty and the bruises of entrepreneurship, from testing ideas in Tunisia to leading BetaWaves across Africa and the Gulf. We talk about the messy middle founders rarely share: the nights when cash runs dry, the days when faith feels thin, and the moment you decide to choose yourself anyway. Emil shows how surrounding yourself with mission-led peers, acting fast under pressure and learning in public can turn a near-failure into the push that saves a company.
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From Bullying To Balance: Rethinking Manhood And Power with Garry Turner (UK)
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What if the strongest thing a man can do is feel? Gary Turner joins us to unpack a lifetime of conditioning—from schoolyard bullying to corporate stoicism—and rebuilds masculinity on a foundation of empathy, courage and community. His story moves from numbing and burnout to a quiet revolution: dropping the strongman script and choosing presence over performance.
We dive into the mechanics of unhealthy masculinity without shutting the door on the men we hope to reach. Gary explains why he swaps the word toxic for unhealthy, how macho industry cultures rewa...
How A Global Collaborative Is Redefining Housing To Serve Real Lives With Elizabeth Glenn (USA)
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What if housing could heal disconnection and build dignity at scale? We sit down with community catalyst Elizabeth Glenn to explore how the US–Africa Collaborative is uniting planners, doctors, architects, engineers, builders, financiers and educators to design human‑centred places that actually work for the people who live in them. This is a story of moving from silos to systems, and from projects to relationships that last.
Elizabeth Glenn traces her path from county government to global bridge‑builder and lays out a practical model for “smart villages” powered by culture, s...
Healing Begins When We Listen To Those Who Suffer with Jane Durgom-Powers (USA)
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Loss doesn’t pause for paperwork, borders, or neat definitions of war. Dr King sits down with Jane Durgum-Powers, founder and CEO of Families of the Missing, to unpack what it takes to support people living with disappearance, displacement, and the long tail of conflict. Jane Durgum-Powers shares how her organisation evolved from a UN-focused coalition on armed conflict to a global network that centres families’ voices across cultures and legal systems—and why renaming to Families of the Missing made their work easier to find, fund, and scale.
We talk throug...
Navigating International Development: One Woman's Journey from the Midwest to Global Impact with Laura Jagla (USA)
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What happens when a chance encounter shifts your entire life path? For Laura Jagla, a brief handshake with then-candidate Barack Obama during her college years sparked a journey from organic chemistry studies to a fulfilling career in international development.
Laura Jagla's story begins in South Bend, Indiana, where her mother's dedication as a teacher and early friendships with international students ignited her curiosity about global communities. Though she initially pursued science, a pivotal moment came when she sprinted across campus—backpack loaded with textbooks—to meet Obama at a university event. This...
How A Simple App Turns Small Acts Into Big Impact with Daniel Varga (Hungary & Luxembourg)
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What if your feed rewarded kindness instead of conflict? We sit down with founder Daniel Varga to unpack Better.ette, a minimalist app that turns everyday generosity into a repeatable habit. Born from a career pivot and a personal audit of what truly brings joy, Daniel’s idea blends neuroscience, AI and thoughtful design to make doing good feel simple, social and sustainable.
We walk through the core loop: log a small action, get an effort-and-impact score, receive a nudge of positive feedback and watch a star appear in a shared ni...
Rewire Your Student Mindset: From Self-Doubt to Smart Study with Sharon Olaniyi (Nigeria)
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Doubt can start long before an exam, and that quiet defeat often decides the result. We sat down with Lady Sharon Holani—a Nigerian law student, tutor and mentor—to unpack the real drivers of academic focus: belief, aligned environments, and systems that make deep work possible. What began as a conversation about affirmations became a blueprint for building a focused identity that shows up on test day and in life.
Sharon shares how she moved from “I’m not capable” to consistent results by pairing daily affirmations with action—timed study blocks...
How To Build A Trustworthy Personal Brand In A Noisy Digital World with Paige Arnof-Fenn (USA)
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Your name should be the answer to a specific problem. That simple shift—from “I do many things” to “I stand for this”—can change how often you are found, trusted, and hired. We sat down with marketing leader Paige Arnof-Fenn to unpack what turns everyday professionals into memorable, referable brands in a noisy digital world.
Paige traces her path from Wall Street to Procter & Gamble and Coca‑Cola, to leading marketing at venture‑backed start‑ups and founding Mavens & Moguls. Along the way she distils the essentials: a brand is a promise in the m...
Why Women’s Leadership And Early Climate Education Decide Who Thrives with Amb Ruby Kryticous (Zambia)
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A backyard mango tree with only four fruits shouldn’t tell a global story—but it does. Ambassador Ruby Kritikos joins us to connect the dots between extreme heat, shifting winds, and the quiet collapse of everyday nutrition, then widens the lens to storms that level coastlines and budgets. We talk plainly about climate justice: who gets the funds, how fast they arrive, and whether reconstruction restores dignity as well as roads and schools. Ruby brings hard numbers and lived experience from Zambia to COP30 corridors, insisting that pledges must translate into food on t...
Ending Silence To Protect Children with Dr Matthew McVarish (Scotland)
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A single play sparked a family’s disclosure, an arrest, and a mission that now reaches the halls of the Council of Europe. We sit down with Dr Matthew McVarish to unpack how survivor voices can reshape laws, build child‑centred justice, and push governments beyond gestures toward real protection for children. From ending statutes of limitations to establishing survivor councils, Matthew shares a blueprint for practical change grounded in lived experience and rigorous policy work.
We explore the Brave Movement’s three global priorities: removing time limits that block prosecutions and le...
Turning Job Search Into Career Velocity: How to Communicate a Unique Value Proposition That Gets You Seen and Heard with Gina Riley (USA)
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Job boards feel like shouting into the wind, and for many smart, seasoned professionals, that silence is maddening. We sat down with career transition coach and author Gina Riley to unpack why “qualified” rarely wins on its own—and how clarity, research, and real relationships move you to the top of the shortlist. Gina shares the thinking behind her book, Qualified Isn’t Enough, and the nine-step Career Velocity model that helps candidates articulate a unique value proposition and turn interviews into business conversations.
Across a fast-paced, practical conversation, we map the jour...
Bridging Brain and Brand with Shauna Van Mourik (Canada)
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What if your marketing felt as genuine as your work—and actually performed better because of it? We sit down with Shauna Van Mourik to unpack how a neuroscience lens, a translator’s ear, and a values-first strategy can turn vague messaging into clear demand and sustainable growth. Shauna bridges the science and the “woo” with uncommon fluency, showing how affirmations rewire neural pathways, why specificity attracts more of the right clients, and how to define success on your terms so your business fits your life, not the other way around.
From Solitary To Solidarity: An Iranian Activist’s Journey with Shabnam Madadzedeh (Iran & Switzerland)
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The story starts with a young computer science student in Tehran and pivots into a life reshaped by courage. Shabnam Madadzedeh takes us inside Evin Prison—solitary confinement, interrogations, a sham trial—and then beyond the prison gates where a different fight begins. Denied the right to study, work or travel, she chose exile over silence, carrying her life in a backpack and the testimonies of fellow inmates in her memory.
We explore what dedication looks like when the stakes are measured in lives. Shabnam Madadzedeh explains why she refused a conv...
From Burnout to Bold: Breaking the Career Hamster Wheel for Good with Hulya Kurt (Turkey & Switzerland)
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Feeling the slow grind of effort without progress is not a personal flaw—it’s a signal. We sit down with Lady Huyla Kurt—career master coach, author, lecturer, and Toastmaster—to map a clear route out of the hamster wheel and into work that aligns with your values, energy, and ambitions. Julia brings two decades of corporate leadership and hands‑on coaching to show how small, honest actions can open doors you thought were sealed.
We start with the inner work that most of us skip: three powerful prompts to surface mo...
Why a trusted adult can change a young person’s path— how The MentorWell builds that bridge with Chris Coulter (Canada)
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The most powerful support isn’t always advice—it’s being heard by someone who truly understands. We sit down with entrepreneur and father Chris Coulter to explore how The Mentor Well pairs young people with mentors who’ve lived through similar challenges and can offer the rare combination of empathy, clarity, and practical tools. Instead of replacing therapy or policing from home, this approach builds a trusted, confidential space where teens and young adults can unpack pressure from school, identity questions, family change, or the noise of social media and leave with skills t...
What if nothing is wrong with you—and healing starts with human connection with Dr Fred Moss (USA)
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What if the strongest medicine isn’t in a bottle, but in the space between two people? Dr Fred Moss joins us to rethink how we approach pain, purpose, and the story of “mental illness,” tracing his path from talkative kid to psychiatrist to “undoctor” who helps people step out of labels and into connection.
We explore the seismic shift that came with the Prozac era and why so many of us were taught to treat discomfort as disease. Fred shares how that narrative left him misaligned—handing out diagnoses and scripts whil...
Love, Honesty, Truth, and Respect: The Four Pillars of a Meaningful Life with Rajesh Kumar-Ricky (India)
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What happens when you lose everything—not just material possessions, but the support of friends who judge rather than uplift you? Rajesh Kumar's remarkable journey from homelessness and hunger to spiritual abundance reveals the transformative power of four fundamental principles that can reshape anyone's life.
Rajesh opens his heart to share deeply personal experiences of hitting rock bottom—living on the streets, unable to afford even a single meal for extended periods. The pain of rejection from friends who blamed him for his circumstances became a pivotal moment that led him to s...
The Entrepreneur's Journey: From Itch to Success with Anthony Jones (USA)
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Have you ever felt that entrepreneurial itch—the burning desire for freedom, financial independence, and a legacy that a 9-to-5 job simply can't provide? Before you leap into business ownership, listen to Anthony Jones share profound insights from his 25-year career helping startups and small businesses navigate the rocky terrain of entrepreneurship.
This eye-opening conversation explores why so many passionate entrepreneurs fail despite their best intentions. With refreshing candor, Jones reveals the critical intersection where skills meet passion—the sweet spot every business owner should identify before investing time and money. His...
Career Transitions After 40: Navigating Age Bias and Finding Your Value, Gina Riley (USA)
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Ever wonder why highly qualified professionals sometimes struggle to land their dream roles? The answer lies not in their capabilities but in how they articulate their unique value.
Career transition coach Gina Riley joins Dr. Ariel King to reveal the essential elements that make candidates stand out in today's competitive job market. Drawing from her extensive experience working with executives aged 40-69, Riley shares insights from her forthcoming book "Qualified Isn't Enough: Develop Your Story, Land the Interview and Win the Job."
The conversation tackles the challenging reality of...
The Rule of 10: Leadership Lessons from a Surfing Firefighter Scotty Schindler (Australia)
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What does a world champion surfer turned volunteer firefighter know about business success? As it turns out, quite a lot.Â
Scotty Schindler joins us to share his remarkable journey from humble beginnings to building and selling a successful IT company, and the wisdom he's gained along the way. With his characteristic Australian frankness and warmth, Scotty reveals how his seemingly diverse experiences have shaped his unique approach to business and life.
Having spent the last decade as a volunteer firefighter after selling his company, Scotty explains how emergency response w...
The Global Executive's Journey: Pedro Pereira da Silva on Leadership and Life (Portugal)
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Meet Pedro Pererira da Silva, a Portuguese international executive whose extraordinary career spans four continents and multiple industries. In this captivating conversation, Pedro reveals the leadership principles that guided him through 25 years at Jeronimo Martins and subsequent roles as CEO of major retail operations in Poland, Russia, and Africa.
Da Silva’s journey began with a brief stint in auditing before discovering his true calling in retail management. By age 29, he was managing 700 people on Madeira Island – what he calls "a school for life." His most significant achievement came in Poland, where...
From Dresses to Dreams: How a Vietnamese Immigrant, Dr. Linda Duong Conquered Every Challenge (Australia)
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What happens when you strip away all external resources and face life's biggest challenges? Dr. Linda Duong's remarkable journey reveals the extraordinary power that lies within each of us.
Born at the end of the Vietnam War with limited resources, Dr. Duong arrived in Australia without knowing a word of English. From playing with sticks and soil as a child to becoming an award-winning wedding dress designer, bestselling author, and founder of multiple successful businesses, her story demonstrates how connecting with our inner wisdom can help us achieve seemingly impossible dreams.<...
Fatherhood, Work Balance, and the True Value of Time with Your Children with Michael Kainatsky (USA)
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What happens when a successful strategy consultant becomes a full-time father during a global pandemic? Our guest, Michael Kainatsky shares his remarkable journey balancing remote work and raising his son, challenging conventional wisdom about parenting and career priorities along the way.
Born in Russia and immigrating to America at age seven, Michael Kainatsky brings a unique perspective to fatherhood shaped by his diverse career in sales leadership, talent acquisition, and strategy consulting. When his son was born in May 2020, he made the life-changing decision to become the primary caregiver while his p...
Hair Today, Hired Tomorrow? How Workplace Bias Affects Black Women with Gloria Tabi (Australia)
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What if everything we think we know about workplace racism is missing the mark? Gloria Tabi, a Sydney-based organizational justice specialist, challenges our understanding with a powerful insight: "Be gentle on people and harsh on the systems."
Through her work helping organizations cultivate cultures of inclusion, Gloria Tabi reveals how racism operates primarily through structures rather than individuals. Drawing from her experiences across 13 countries on multiple continents, she explains that no matter how kind people are, structural barriers will continue disadvantaging certain groups unless we address the systems themselves.
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War, Pandemic, and Plantains: One Man's Mission to End Food Insecurity with Nony Mbaezue (USA)
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What happens when architectural expertise meets agricultural innovation? Noni Mbezwe's powerful personal story begins with childhood experiences during the Nigeria-Biafra war, where he witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of malnutrition on children and nursing mothers. This formative experience, coupled with observations during the COVID-19 pandemic that revealed dangerous vulnerabilities in global food supply chains, led him to establish Century Grain Consortium.
With operations spanning multiple continents, Century Grain Consortium takes a unique approach to food security. Rather than simply addressing immediate hunger, they've developed a sustainable model that transforms the entire...
When Silence Isn't an Option: Standing Up for the Most Vulnerable Children with Dr. Renee Fredrickson (USA)
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Dr. Renee Fredrickson's life journey exemplifies courage, resilience, and reinvention. From her humble beginnings in a small Minnesota town, she describes how formative experiences like Model UN and Girl Scouts opened doors that would have otherwise remained closed. These opportunities propelled her into a psychology career where she bravely confronted the darkest aspects of human behavior—working with infant and childhood sexual abuse victims for over three decades.
With remarkable candor, Dr. Fredrickson reveals the profound challenges of advocating for vulnerable children when powerful forces resist exposure. "It takes a village to...
From Sculptor to Innovator: How One Man's Solution for His Brother Changed Prosthetics Forever with John Amanam Sunday (Nigeria)
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When Sir John Amanam Sunday's brother lost his fingers in a 2019 accident, he discovered a glaring void in prosthetic options for people with darker skin tones. This moment of crisis sparked an extraordinary journey of innovation that would transform this Nigerian sculptor into Africa's first hyper-realistic prosthetic artist.
Faced with prosthetics that failed to match Black skin tones, Amanam embarked on research that proved more challenging than anticipated. "There were no research books, no YouTube videos, no journals, no schools where prostheses for Black people could actually be learned," he explains...
The Human Contract: Rights, Responsibilities, and the Path to Global Peace with Maria Delores Ehrling (Sweden)
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What if the solution to our divided world has been within our grasp all along? Lady Maria Dolores Ehrling, founder of the Human Contract and recipient of the 2023 Ambassador for World Peace Award, presents a revolutionary framework bridging our inherent rights with our evolving responsibilities.
The Human Contract offers a refreshingly balanced approach to human relations. Unlike traditional human rights declarations that focus on government obligations, this grassroots movement emphasizes personal accountability alongside individual freedoms. Built upon seven key promises—ranging from bodily autonomy to collective unity—the framework acknowledges we're born...
Engineering Society: The Foundations of Our Built World with Dr Kubilây Hiçyılmaz (Scotland)
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The ground beneath our feet may seem solid, but during an earthquake, everything can change in just 15-20 seconds. In this eye-opening conversation with Chartered Civil Engineer Dr Kubilây Hiçyılmaz, we explore how civil engineering quietly shapes every aspect of our daily lives while revealing the profound responsibility engineers have in creating resilient communities.
Civil engineering isn't just about buildings and bridges—it's about ensuring society itself can function. As Dr Kubilây Hiçyılmaz explains, the term reveals its purpose: "civilian engineering" designed to serve ci...
