System Catalysts

While we are on a season break, we are sharing an episode from Reimagining the Future: Envisioning What’s Next, produced by Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council. In the show, host Paul Laudicina speaks with leaders around the world about navigating an era of change and disruption. Today, we're sharing a conversation from their 2026 CEO Retreat in Bangkok.

In this excerpted recording, Michael Beckley, David Ignatius, and Ed Luce discuss what the next 3 years of U.S. policy might look like.

You can subscribe and listen to the podcast here:

https://www.kearney.com/service/global-business-policy-council/reimagining-future-podcast

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While we are on a season break, we wanted to share with you an episode from Real Talk for Real Fundraisers, the podcast where fundraisers, nonprofit leaders, and industry experts come together to vent, laugh, and learn.

In this episode Jeff Schreifels is joined by co-host Christopher Beck for a conversation with Daphne Valcin, founder of Valcin Strategic Solutions, a leadership development consulting firm focused on helping organizations build stronger leaders and healthier workplace cultures.

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While we’re on a season break, we're sharing an episode from another podcast we think you’ll love. Impact After Hours, hosted by Camille Laurente, is a show about pursuing a life of impact on and off the clock.

In this episode, Camille sits down with Ami Dar, the founder and executive director of Idealist, recorded live in front of an audience in New York City. They get into what it actually looks like to hire and build a team around kindness, what dignity means in the workplace, and why Ami still calls himself an idealist even with everything going on in the world right now.

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We're wrapping up this season a little earlier than planned while our host, English Sall, focuses on her recovery. Thank you for your support, and be sure to follow the show so you'll be notified when we're back with new episodes.

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Firms led by white men control 98.6% of U.S.-managed assets. Today, Kate Nevin, President and Portfolio Manager at TSWII Capital Advisors, talks about the structural barriers that make it harder for women to build institutionalized funds, and why letting women receive capital isn't the same as letting them control it.

Learn more about TSWII Capital Advisors: https://www.tswii.com

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Original Airdate: November 26, 2024

“Finding common ground” – you probably hear this all the time in this era of polarization. But does it ever happen? And how does it lead to actual change? Rye Barcott will prove to you that the answer is yes. As the CEO and co-founder of With Honor, he’s using military service to establish common ground in congress and encourage bi-partisanship.

If you want to learn more about With Honor, visit http://withhonor.org

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What shapes the way wealthy families think about social impact? After years of researching family businesses and family offices, anthropologist Bridget Kustin challenges common assumptions about wealth holders and explores the fears and motivations that influence philanthropic giving.

Learn more about Ownership Project

https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/research-and-insight/centres-and-initiatives/ownership-project-20-private-capital-owners-and-impact

Learn more about Ownership Project Action Lab:

https://www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/academic/global-philanthropy-initiative/ownership-project-action-lab-from-academic-research-to-real-world-impact/

Bridget’s research:

https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Bridget-Kustin-2123035529

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Daniela Papi-Thornton is an educator whose work focuses on systems-led leadership. Today, she explains why complex social issues can’t simply be “solved,” how philanthropy can better support systems change, and why inner work may be one of the most overlooked parts of systems change.

Learn more about Systems. Change. Educators. Unite: https://www.systemschangeeducatorsunite.com/

Girltrek: When Black Women Walk Together, Things Change:

https://www.systemcatalysts.com/episodes/girltrek-when-black-women-walk-together-things-change

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From responding to outbreaks like COVID-19, Ebola, and Zika to leading New York City’s contact tracing program, Dr. Neil Vora has spent his career on the front lines of global health crises.

In this episode, he explains how addressing deforestation, biodiversity loss and our relationship with nature can help prevent future pandemics.

Learn more about Preventing Pandemics at the Source:

https://www.preventingfuturepandemics.org/

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Original Airdate: June 18, 2024

New Episode of System Catalysts out next week!

We talk a lot about ecosystems on this show. So today, our guest is an ecosystem expert, aka a farmer! Jack Algiere is the Chief Agroecology Officer at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. In this conversation, you’ll learn how to harness the holistic power and complex beauty of regenerative agriculture into systems change.

If you want to learn more about the Stone Barns Center, visit http://stonebarnscenter.org

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Dr. Zuri Tau is a sociologist and licensed mental health professional, as well as the founder and CEO of Social Insights Research and Liberatory Research.

Zuri is challenging the idea that research is neutral by amplifying BIPOC perspectives and shifting power in research and evaluation. Today, we discuss why traditional methods often fall short, and what it looks like to practice “liberatory research” in real life.

Learn more about Liberatory Research: https://www.liberatoryresearch.com/

Learn more about Social Insights Research: https://www.socinsights.com

Check out Zuri’s Liberatory Research Masterclass: https://www.liberatoryresearch.com/liberatory-research-masterclass

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Today, we kick off season 5 with Garreth Wood, an entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist, now serving as chairman & co-founder of Kids Operating Room (KidsOR).

After a personal experience with his daughter’s life-threatening birth, Garreth decided to tackle a massive but overlooked issue: millions of children lack access to safe surgery.

We talk about how one operating room in Uganda grew into a global movement, why most aid models fail, and what it really means to build sustainable systems led by local communities.

Learn more about Kids OR: https://www.kidsor.org

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While we’re on a season break, we’re sharing an episode from another show we think you’ll love.

It’s called Nonprofit Leadership Podcast, and in it, Dr. Rob Harter interviews leaders making a difference today about what strategies and practices have made them successful.

In this particular episode, he talks to Dan Pallotta—renowned author, TED Talk speaker, and social impact provocateur—to discuss what it really takes to solve the world’s biggest problems.

If you like what you hear, listen to Nonprofit Leadership Podcast here: https://nonprofitleadershippodcast.org

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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.

Learn more about ANB Advisory Group: https://www.anbadvisory.com/

Read Afua’s Book The Tech That Comes Next: https://thetechthatcomesnext.com

Watch System Catalysts on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@SystemCatalysts

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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.

Learn more about Batoka Africa: https://batokaafrica.com

Watch System Catalysts on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@SystemCatalysts

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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.

Learn more about Project Dandelion: https://www.projectdandelion.com/

Watch System Catalysts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SystemCatalysts

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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.

Learn more about The Flight School: https://theflightschool.org

If you aspire to be a System Catalyst and need resources to help you on your journey, subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.systemcatalysts.com/newsletter

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