the Alt-Normal Podcast
1) Helen Brain: Building a Sustainability Strategy that Drives Real Change
In episode 36 of the Alt-Normal, we ask the hard and important questions at the intersection of sustainability and advertising with Helen Brain, a Strategy Director at MediaCom UK with 16 years of exp...Show More
2) Megan Lierley: Centering the Female Body in the Women’s Liberation Movement
In episode 35 of the Alt-Normal, we explore the essence of “what it means to live in a female body” from the perspective of branded content, authentic storytelling and feminism with Megan Lierley, the...Show More
Megan Lierley: Centering the Female Body in the Women’s Liberation Movement
52:05 | May 29th, 2021
3) Piril Kadibesegil Yasar: Stakeholder Capitalism is the Future of Sustainability
In episode 34 of the Alt-Normal, we explore the far reaches of stakeholder capitalism with Piril, a Sustainability Manager at Allianz, one of the world’s largest asset managers. Her passion for social...Show More
Piril Kadibesegil Yasar: Stakeholder Capitalism is the Future of Sustainability
58:10 | May 24th, 2021
4) Melissa Stangl: Shipibo-led Ayahuasca is a Medicine For Our Times
In episode 33 of theAltNormal, we get to the root of ayahuasca (plant medicine) with Melissa Stangl, co-founder of Soltara Healing Center -- a Shipibo-led ayahuasca center in Costa Rica with a focus o...Show More
5) Nicholas Powers: Chemical Exodus for a Free Black America
In episode 32, we reimagine what’s possible when we bridge psychedelics, healing and our most underrepresented communities of color in this reimaginatively rich conversation with Nicholas Powers. Nich...Show More
6) Mariah Mansvelt: Breaking the Silence to Reclaim Yoni
In episode 31, we peel back the layers of all things feminine care, social justice and period power with Mariah Mansvelt Beck, the co-founder of Yoni. The brand’s mission is to protect vaginas globall...Show More
7) Jee Chang: The New Economy of Feminine Leadership
In episode 30, we explore the embodied intersection of business, brand and leadership with Jee Chang, founder and Leadership Director of UME Agency, a collaborative design studio on a mission to creat...Show More
8) Carol Cone: Purpose in Business is at a Crossroads
In episode 29, we tour the evolution of purpose with Carol Cone, internationally recognized “purpose queen” (by the BBC) who has dedicated 35+ years to steering the purpose movement, 250 purpose progr...Show More
9) Carrie Zhang: Dispelling the Model Minority Myth for Asian Liberation
In episode 28, we dive into the intersection of mental health and social justice with Carrie Zhang, founder of Asian Mental Health Project. This initiative aims to educate and empower Pan-Asian commun...Show More
10) Rada Yovovich: The Future of Work Rides on Accessibility (DEI Follows)
In episode 27, we sit down with Rada Yovovich who makes the case for banning the “D” word (diversity) and instead, pushing play first on “accessibility.” Rada Yovovich co-founded a next-gen consultanc...Show More