Connecting to Heritage Through Food with Teresa Corção, Founder, Instituto Maniva.

Teresa Corção was the Chef and Owner of the restaurant O Navegador from 1981 to 2020. The restaurant closed during the Covid 19 pandemic. In 2001, she joined the International Slow Food Movement as co-leader in Rio de Janeiro, becoming interested in the socio-environmental influence linked to the …

Working with Capital On Behalf of Nature with Alexa Firmenich, Founder, Naia Trust

Alexa Firmenich is an investor, consultant and facilitator focused on climate and biodiversity. She is the founder of Naia Trust, an animist investment vehicle that supports early stage nature-based solutions, scientific research and new economic models. She is also senior advisor at the Crowther L…

Sovereignty over Security: Re-imagining our Food Systems

Through A Growing Culture, Loren has worked to shift cultural narratives around food and farmers to center justice. The organization’s work has grown from over a decade of Loren’s work building relationships of deep trust with peasant- and Indigenous-led movements around the world — movements that …

Transforming Family Business with Frederick Tsao, Chairman, TPC and Founder, Octave

Chavalit Frederick Tsao is the fourth-generation steward of TPC (Tsao Pao Chee), a family business with more than 120 years of history. Chavalit believes business reform is needed, and quantum leadership is the way. He is committed to this journey and is reforming his family business, TPC, with a r…

Service, Volunteerism, and Generosity for Collective Action with Nipun Mehta

Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace, a global community working at the intersection of technology, volunteerism and a gift culture. As a designer of large-scale social movements that are rooted in small acts of service and powered by micro moments of inner transformation, his work has unique…

Empowering People and Society with Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies

Rohini Nilekani is the Chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and Co-founder and Director of EkStep, a non-profit education platform. She is also the Founder and Former Chairperson of Arghyam, a foundation she set up in 2001 for sustainable water and sanitation, which funds initiatives acros…

Partnering with Donors and Doers with the END Fund

Building trust and taking collective action are essential when tackling complex issues—and it is in this spirit that we bring you this episode from our partner System Catalysts, co-hosted by GPC member Jeffrey Walker and English Sall.   System Catalysts shares stories of change makers who put thei…

Ecosystem Philanthropy with Cristiane Sultani, Founder, BEJA Institute.

Listen to learn how Cristiane is working at a systems level to strengthen the philanthropic sector in Brazil as she builds strong partnerships with grantees based on trust and deep listening. Cristiane has a Law Degree from Mackenzie University, a Masters in Banking Law from IBMEC-SP, with special…

Accessing the Self with Dr. Richard Schwartz.

Richard Schwartz began his career as a systemic family therapist and an academic. Grounded in systems thinking, Dr. Schwartz developed Internal Family Systems (IFS) in response to clients’ descriptions of various parts within themselves. He focused on the relationships among these parts and noticed…

Shifting Health, Wellness and Consciousness with Victor Koo, Chair, Tianren Culture

Victor is a social service worker and impact investor. He co-founded Tianren Culture, a next-generation social platform that serves as a catalyst and enabler of social innovation with the mission to foster positive global values and lifestyles. Tianren Culture's core philosophy is “One with Nature”…