https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/esmeralda-de-belgique monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0ee4dee9-6652-466e-9691-6571791e175e/ESMERALDA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Esmeralda de Belgique - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d34c3c0f-0653-4567-b884-cbce36c08fe5/s-l1200.jpg Inspirators Series - Esmeralda de Belgique - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/03092fd4-d596-40de-8aa1-ccbfdf77c7ac/Esmeralda+2.jpg Inspirators Series - Esmeralda de Belgique - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/paul-watson monthly 0.5 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b1814471-0cc9-42c5-9c44-8f5f858f288b/PAUL.jpg Inspirators Series - Captain Paul Watson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/7c25f0e4-cac3-45ba-9204-e3a1e95ff2b4/A1M9U23%2BwoL._SL1500_+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Captain Paul Watson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/56a491a8-8863-439b-ac4f-11c5e29e7916/PHILIP.jpg Inspirators Series - Captain Paul Watson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/ay-young monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3e1b72ee-3d8f-4426-bcdf-66001c2c1371/AY.jpg Inspirators Series - AY Young - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6a676fb5-9749-41aa-b494-f59c9897cd99/AY+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - AY Young - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/john-elkington monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f9d834ac-7fa0-483c-af8d-fee0169e3f66/JOHN.jpg Inspirators Series - John Elkington - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/57d6bf78-9c4b-4141-98fe-49d112dde8ad/John+Elkington.jpg Inspirators Series - John Elkington - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b84765c1-231e-4f6d-8c31-ec3224dea627/517Wu4gTspL.jpg Inspirators Series - John Elkington - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f7dd4f10-536d-409b-9b60-46a1967619ce/JOHN+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - John Elkington - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/fawzia-koofi monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4e3aed33-04b6-42d8-9d1f-47a3834e2d6b/FAWZIA.jpg Inspirators Series - Fawzia Koofi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/28dbb8cd-3160-4814-aae9-6575a8230633/71-US3G8vfL._AC_UF894%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Inspirators Series - Fawzia Koofi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/215d819c-edfe-4f6b-908b-344d8d42a3dd/FAWZIA2.jpg Inspirators Series - Fawzia Koofi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/wallace-nichols monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5b013f31-870a-4f52-bdcb-e2edb1c76b17/WALLACE.jpg Inspirators Series - Wallace J. Nichols - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5950d693-9bef-46a0-8116-3cb70d9d6b5c/Nichols_BlueMind_PB_cover.jpg Inspirators Series - Wallace J. Nichols - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2683700c-e661-4222-84f0-bff97cc9f216/WALLACE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Wallace J. Nichols - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/wayne-visser monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c9ed86fd-4078-478b-87ff-1562c3c6b850/Inspirator+-+Wayne+Visser.jpg Inspirators Series - Wayne Visser - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b5d9c650-e50e-4847-97fe-5c30e52cf08b/Wayne+Visser.jpg Inspirators Series - Wayne Visser - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/7919bcf7-a5b8-4fb0-947e-9ca544588bf1/Quote+Wayne.jpg Inspirators Series - Wayne Visser - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/leen-gorissen monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/258e188f-eef5-4a44-8f80-09f2178d023d/Leen+Gorissen+inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Leen Gorissen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/815a2937-36d5-4399-877d-b6ff1ad03e73/Leen+Gorissen.png Inspirators Series - Leen Gorissen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/38870c30-6ebd-4467-8e67-a5a7c21a19a5/LEEN.jpg Inspirators Series - Leen Gorissen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/steven-laureys monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c37924de-3fd6-4b18-9f37-864c52dc1fad/STEVEN.jpg Inspirators Series - Steven Laureys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8631bcc0-16b0-4377-b697-49623400fc3b/meditation_FRONT.jpg Inspirators Series - Steven Laureys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/74d7283e-da15-40f9-a27a-351fb6a44b2c/Quotes+%23inspirators.jpg Inspirators Series - Steven Laureys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/gitanjali-rao monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8314ef53-03a0-4d6c-a848-e61cfe52bea5/GITANJALI+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Gitanjali Rao - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/13c0d93b-b918-49a6-af9f-d4d252fc475d/GITANJALI.jpg Inspirators Series - Gitanjali Rao - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/riane-eisler monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/adf89ddf-0e44-4891-99df-0f9e84863d13/RIANE.jpg Inspirators Series - Riane Eisler - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/53f8e86e-1611-4248-a7ed-d570085d759a/Riane+Eisler+2.jpg Inspirators Series - Riane Eisler - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/96f2b9f1-5b74-47e1-b681-7159c604a52f/RIANE+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Riane Eisler - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/niall-mccann monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9bc6f5c5-49d1-4a29-854a-dd4afefac75a/NIALL.jpg Inspirators Series - Niall McCann - Make it stand out “There was really nothing else I was going to do with my life. My bigger picture was just to go to the jungle, I didn’t really know how I was going to make a career out of that. The career path for most people is more of a wiggle than a straight line when you look back at it.” Niall McCann fell in love with adventure at a young age. The wiggle turned him into a National Geographic Explorer, conservationist and award-winning broadcaster. He is the Director of National Park Rescue, a direct-action conservation organisation protecting some of the most threatened national parks in Africa, and sits on the Expert Advisory Panel for The Earthshot Prize. No wonder, as he has been exposed to the thrill of exploring with his father being head of seal research for the British Antarctic Survey, his mother a conservationist, and his grandfather winning the Founder's Medal from the Royal Geographical Society. He decided to stand on the shoulders of his family giants while creating his own footsteps. Niall has spearheaded anti-poaching operations in some of the most dangerous countries on Earth and led biological research expeditions to un-surveyed parts of the planet. Long story short, two biking trips in the Himalayas, canoeing the Yukon River, big wall climbing in the USA and Europe, man-hauling across Greenland, rowing the Atlantic, ski-mountaineering, ice climbing or speed flying in the Caledonian Alps. TV also came calling for his charisma. He had the chance to bring his passion to a wider audience as a presenter and narrator, as he appeared on the BBC, PBS, National Geographic, Animal Planet, and the Discovery Channel. However, the biggest adventure happened seven years ago when Niall turned his life around and defied doctors’ expectations: “I hobbled up to the summit of Pen y Fan where I had nearly died. After crashing and breaking my back in five places, I was told I might never walk again and that I should forget about doing all the things I enjoyed doing. This was absolutely unacceptable. I decided that the first big walk I wanted to do was back up to the top of Pen y Fan.” We don’t know how much strength we have in us, but imagination is borderless. And that’s what pulls us to the surface: “People with spinal cord injuries are used to being told what they can’t do, not what they can do. The Pen y Fan walk was slow and painful, but intensely rewarding. Accidents can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere.” Today, Niall even volunteers for the mountain rescue team who saved his life! Life can surprise us in magical ways when we meet her halfway and we allow ourselves to become our own Inspirators. Thank you, Niall, for being a Borderless Adventurer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/487ae7d3-7b0f-4307-8c6c-a4631e57d90c/NIALL+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Niall McCann - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/hinemoa-elder monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/7445d6c4-57be-4346-a165-01d4f95b1716/HINEMOA.jpg Inspirators Series - Hinemoa Elder - Make it stand out A R O H A The first word I learned in Te Reo Māori. The word that took me to New Zealand. “Ka tū tonu tātou I roto I te aroha. Stand in love. No matter what.” A whakatauākī that has become central to Hinemoa Elder’s life. Hinemoa is a puananī, a seed, transmitting her Māori cultural heritage at home and across the world. A descendant of ocean-going navigators, of survivors, of Te Hiku o te Ika, the far North, the tail of the fish. She wears multiple hats: Board Member of the Mahi a Rongo | The Helen Clark Foundation, listener, questioner, mother, author, mentor and frequent keynote speaker (including a memorable experience on a ship with 100 women scientists in Antarctica). Although her early life was filled with grief after her mother’s fight with a fatal disease and her brother’s passing, sadness inspired her to get into the medical field. It determined her to give up on a successful TV career and become a child and adolescent psychiatrist, for which she later received the NZ Order of Merit. Connecting with aroha is a choice: either tap into its force and turn it into a treasure or see it as something that keeps you stuck. Trying to find it can sometimes feel like a lonely journey, an exhausting one. Hinemoa knew that we all needed new ways to discover love. This is why she wrote Aroha. Māori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet, a book that uncovers the mana of words, their power and prestige, because “words have a life of their own and how we say them gives them so many colours and flavours”. Aroha brings us closer to Papatūānuku, the Earth Mother, and Hina, the Moon. In Wawata. Daily wisdom guided by Hina, the Māori moon, her second book, Hinemoa shows the moon’s 30 different faces that act as guides to help illuminate life’s lessons. A maramataka, a Māori calendar, where each day has its own energy. “Moon dreaming” is a state of mind, “the freedom of thinking", where Whiro, the new moon brings the “grand reset”, or Rākaunui, the full moon, shows you how to “look long and hard into yourself”. Hinemoa’s words are a chance to reconnect with ancient wisdom in this strange modern world. There's no better way to celebrate life than through the power of A R O H A. Discover her books and the force of mātauranga! Thank you, Hinemoa, for being a Moon Dreamer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/247b55e8-b5f8-4223-8bac-2029e985c094/Hinemoa+Elder+2.jpg Inspirators Series - Hinemoa Elder - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c48bcfaa-65b2-44b6-9493-91984d10fdca/Hinemoa+Elder.jpg Inspirators Series - Hinemoa Elder - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/952917b9-3073-48e5-8488-2ddc5b67000b/HINEMOA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Hinemoa Elder - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/christian-busch monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ce52480b-b471-4c4e-9329-ac429fa8f8d5/CHRISTIAN.jpg Inspirators Series - Christian Busch - Make it stand out It's easy to believe that the big opportunities in our lives happen by chance and we have no control over them. Others are simply luckier than the rest of us. Or maybe they just keep their eyes wide open? Christian Busch has the answer: S E R E N D I P I T Y It is not just luck or simple randomness. It is seeing. Seeing the links that others don’t, blending them in unexpected or creative ways, and learning how to merge these ideas to form new pathways. It is active luck, the one you create for yourself when you infuse meaning into the unexpected. Engagement that seeds conversation and builds connections. I discovered Christian through John Elkington’s “Meet the Regenerators”, as part of the Green Swans Observatory. It was serendipity in motion: I liked the conversation, I researched about him and instantly ordered his book. And you are reading this now. Christian Busch is the director of the CGA Global Economy program at New York University, a Visiting Fellow at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the co-founder of Leaders on Purpose. His favourite thing has always been connecting people, and serendipity popped up everywhere: he wanted to learn and write about it. That’s how he became the author of The Serendipity Mindset, a book that has been highlighted as a “bracing and hopeful antidote to a world addicted to efficiency and control” by Daniel Pink. “We are held back by our deep, underlying fears of rejection or being the imposter. Understanding ourselves better can really help us see when, and where, we may have denied ourselves serendipity. You could have bumped into an inspirational person at a conference and didn’t spark up a conversation. Just start a discussion and you can discover that this person becomes the love of your life, your co-founder, or a great friend. Our reaction to unexpected moments can determine what happens in the future.” What might seem like a tough situation can often become an inflexion point for something more exciting: “Think about your relationships that looked like the end of happiness, but enabled you to find the person with whom you could be truly happy." Invite serendipity into your life and connect the dots: “The more dots we give the other to join us, the better things can happen.” Once you understand serendipity, you become its curator. You increase innovation, regeneration, creativity and opportunity in every aspect of your life. You turn it into a force that you can grasp, shape, and enjoy. Constantly train your serendipity muscles to connect the dots! Thank you, Christian, for being a Serendipity Ambassador! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6d163541-7912-4c05-b3c8-f9171354e16f/Christian+Busch+1.png Inspirators Series - Christian Busch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4d5cee7a-82f8-4d34-9c0d-8a2f8933d795/Christian+Busch+2.png Inspirators Series - Christian Busch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/dd7add94-6cb7-4974-83d5-0802867377c9/CHRISTIAN+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Christian Busch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/runa-khan monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/645bf53b-0d19-4631-9d12-27d348302415/RUNA.jpg Inspirators Series - Runa Khan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/bd417ebe-a843-4c85-a6a7-1c12dc7b7487/RUNA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Runa Khan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/ahmad-joudeh monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1cb13301-ce5f-4731-be0c-34b4f08674e2/AHMAD.jpg Inspirators Series - Ahmad Joudeh - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3e3738e4-8fcd-41d5-89c2-05f9b1d5a4be/AHMAD+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Ahmad Joudeh - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/peggy-oki monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8821925c-f609-4f9c-bc8c-f26e24f855c6/PEGGY.jpg Inspirators Series - Peggy Oki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5642c89f-6299-4f92-ab98-32235a21aa3a/2.jpg Inspirators Series - Peggy Oki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/neema-namadamu monthly 0.5 2024-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/377bbd3e-8f25-4a86-a02b-d6ae8d1d6c68/NEEMA.jpg Inspirators Series - Neema Namadamu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4f9664a2-19c3-4526-b5e1-176db85f133e/NEEMA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Neema Namadamu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/ha-vinh-tho monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/24013bd1-4b1c-4ed5-a4e3-37d82eb6cb2c/THO+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Ha Vinh Tho - Make it stand out How can you tell that you’ve met your “teacher”? Tho Ha Vinh knew exactly when it happened. Although he was brought up in many countries, he could always feel a deep connection to the country of his paternal ancestors, Vietnam. This type of magnetic string always takes you to your people, to “your teacher”. It took him to his Zen Master, the one and only Thich Nhat Hanh: “The first time I heard Thay give a Dharma Talk, I was deeply moved. I found myself crying while listening to the teachings. Not because I was sad, but because it touched my heart so deeply. In his presence, I had a direct experience of living compassion united with wisdom. I knew I had met my teacher.” His compassion led Ha Vinh to train humanitarian professionals working in war zones and emergency response in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Palestine, and Darfur. Now, he is the Founder of Eurasia Learning Institute For Happiness and Wellbeing, a humanitarian NGO developing educational programs for children and youth living with disabilities, and a visiting fellow in many universities or institutions, such as Schumacher College, Mind & Life Institute, or Presencing Institute. Ha Vinh preaches about the much-needed “paradigm shift”: “Economy should be serving the needs not only of the humans, but the entire living system, or ecosystem and the planet earth herself." He is a Buddhist teacher at Plum Village. Previously serving as the program director of the Gross National Happiness Center (GNH) of the country of Bhutan, he became a frequent speaker on the topic of Gross National Happiness: happiness, well-being, and moving beyond GDP. In his book, A Culture of Happiness, he explains how the principles of interdependence as the foundation of all human life on earth can produce the conditions for a truly satisfying life. After all, happiness means being present in each other’s presence, and being grateful for all the shared moments: “Looking back at the many years we had the chance to be in Thay’s presence and to receive his teachings, I am filled with a deep sense of gratitude. He never asked anything from us, never expected anything, and left us completely free. But he was always there for us. He himself was a living embodiment of his teachings.” Make sure you honour your teachers, human and non-human ones! Thank you, Ha Vinh Tho, for being a Wise Teacher! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/59c9e44c-a16b-47f3-88b3-dc9a48458d8b/Ha+Vinh+Tho.jpg Inspirators Series - Ha Vinh Tho - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5c023cba-6d00-4a97-b7a3-871be73df0fd/THO+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Ha Vinh Tho - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/sam-feldt monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9d1d4b3d-6e01-4bbf-8a78-7857a2365a39/SAM+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Sam Feldt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/56642c7b-425f-405b-b89a-0437af40e31c/SAM+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Sam Feldt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/ilarion-merculieff monthly 0.5 2024-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5d0aa080-fb42-43a2-b134-8145e6028a48/ILARION.jpg Inspirators Series - Ilarion (Larry) “Kuuyux” Merculieff - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6bd0e074-54fc-414a-9964-2b41636082b9/wisdom_keeper_book.jpg Inspirators Series - Ilarion (Larry) “Kuuyux” Merculieff - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/00c31cf5-5734-4a4f-a1a0-b7549f79755b/Stop%2BTalking%2Bbook%2Bcover.jpeg Inspirators Series - Ilarion (Larry) “Kuuyux” Merculieff - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c778769b-5c23-43a4-97cf-68a6fa3aa52a/ILARION+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Ilarion (Larry) “Kuuyux” Merculieff - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/isaac-harvey monthly 0.5 2024-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/258b68fa-215c-49dc-9ae9-d22b15a827d7/ISAAC.jpg Inspirators Series - Isaac Harvey - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5d3e57b4-d4b9-4280-a334-4c50a72006a8/ISAAC+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Isaac Harvey - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/remi-camus monthly 0.5 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/bedcc1af-320e-4f9f-a0e3-9ecb3d5f1646/REMI+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Rémi Camus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1ca850cb-32a8-49a0-a07d-1267e9f20f55/REMI+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Rémi Camus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/frances-valintine monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9e350661-ee71-447d-9152-32ce54bdc8a0/FRANCES.jpg Inspirators Series - Frances Valintine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/bb1f3411-d389-4d88-b2b1-b91895915292/Future+You+Book+Cover.jpg Inspirators Series - Frances Valintine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5587570a-8965-4769-8091-4d0884697aa1/FRANCES1.jpg Inspirators Series - Frances Valintine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/katie-conlon monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1ba7c8dd-c74e-4211-8453-5912cf5d26b9/KATIE.jpg Inspirators Series - Katie Conlon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9bafaa1d-db52-4150-af65-835f078701ce/KATIE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Katie Conlon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/pablo-borboroglu monthly 0.5 2025-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4886d094-da57-4ac8-9989-40077a3f2b7d/PABLO.jpg Inspirators Series - Pablo Garcia Borboroglu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5a90d6f1-162a-4c62-a8c8-b2556ffa0b63/PABLO2.jpg Inspirators Series - Pablo Garcia Borboroglu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/aiita-joshua-apamaku monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4fca9a28-f1fa-4a6c-8bff-14bcbe1c8b08/AIITA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Aiita Joshua Apamaku - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/75f2e493-812f-46b6-8d5c-e3de4371edc0/AIITA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Aiita Joshua Apamaku - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/lisanne-buik monthly 0.5 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c54268e8-e762-4885-97bc-764bcdd6c7cb/LISANNE.jpg Inspirators Series - Lisanne Buik - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2490051f-d08d-4b3d-8b72-3fa02681ca78/LISANNE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Lisanne Buik - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/anton-treuer monthly 0.5 2024-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/94d21e2f-0ecc-4a5c-800d-7d8bdb0dfb53/ANTON.jpg Inspirators Series - Anton Treuer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d1f5f9ad-fe30-437c-9391-75cc30dacdfd/Everything+YR.jpg Inspirators Series - Anton Treuer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/874e9546-f744-43c3-9a2f-7f717bf4e63f/WWDD.JPG Inspirators Series - Anton Treuer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9ebe68aa-a55e-44e1-a01c-a6586df3bc45/ANTON+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Anton Treuer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/easkey-britton monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/11dbfb2d-0cf8-4fda-a90b-562fa96449f9/EASKEY+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Easkey Britton - Make it stand out BLUE Mindfulness That sense of aliveness. That multi-sensory experience. That art of letting go. Surf is pure presence. It is the mentor who teaches you to live in the moment, and who dares you to fail. To fall well and safely. A sweet encounter with fear. Moving through it “to discover something far more powerful than the fear itself on the other side.” The wave is a mirror. It reflects hidden fears, but also the courage to face them. There is only place for full disclosure. You cannot commit to wave-riding if you doubt yourself, if you hesitate: “the wave reveals what is most alive in me; any emotional baggage - the good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly. It can leave me feeling quite exposed or raw. But that’s the magic of water. A powerful place to meet yourself, again and again. It gives you permission to feel exactly what you’re feeling.” Born with a desire to embrace the unknown, Easkey Britton is a wild-hearted free spirit. In Irish mythology, her name, “bradán feasa”, is “the salmon of wisdom”. In her family, surfing was a celebrated part of life, her father being her favourite companion and a pioneer of Irish surfing. Her curious mind determined her to become a scientist, academic and social activist. Ebb & Flow: Connect with the Patterns and Power of Water, her book, is a feminist reimagining of the meaning of power through the lens of water. In Saltwater in the Blood, she recognizes the value of the ocean and of nature’s cycles in our lives. A journey to Iran fueled Easkey’s spirit to introduce surfing to women and local communities and is featured in the award-winning documentary film, “Into the Sea”. She is fighting against the invisibility of women in the surf sector. The ocean doesn’t care about gender. Easkey brings back the femininity of surfing: “the sensuality of the experience, the fluidity of water, how we are in movement with waves.” Like Water is the platform where she explores the “Human-Water connection”. The ocean teaches you how to deal with whatever comes your way. You have to ride the wave and see where it takes you. As Easkey says, “we take something of our watery experiences with us when we leave the water. When we return to shore and life throws challenges at us or when waves come at us unexpectedly in our lives, the body knows - it remembers and knows it is possible to move through turbulence.” Always remember - regeneration means moving like water: cyclically, honouring our inner ebb and flow! Thank you, Easkey, for being a Wave Rider! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b5049b44-9d93-44ea-b957-9ecb62db869b/Easkey+Britton.jpg Inspirators Series - Easkey Britton - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5366c341-6568-4def-884f-a0cbd7d7c88f/Easkey+Britton+2.png Inspirators Series - Easkey Britton - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a298ea2e-df75-4a83-89ce-7a404483076e/EASKEY.jpg Inspirators Series - Easkey Britton - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/heela-yoon monthly 0.5 2024-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4c25800a-af92-4576-9b30-a922b73617fc/HEELA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Heela Yoon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b8884b5f-ef2e-4481-8faf-bfddc9f62a97/HEELA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Heela Yoon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/don-four-arrows-jacobs monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1a2b3df0-d489-4f80-9368-1c5e4254b734/Inspirator+Don+Jacobs.jpg Inspirators Series - Don Four Arrows Jacobs - Make it stand out In the Indigenous Worldview, fear is seen as an opportunity to put a virtue into practice. “Fearless Engagement” means having the courage to follow through with grace while in fear mode, and having faith in the Universe that everything will work out. Fearfully walking on a sentient Earth. Don Four Arrows Jacobs (Wahinkpe Topa) is the author of 24 books, half of which bring to light the Indigenous Worldview as an essential pillar for education, sustainability, wellness and justice. Selected as one of 27 "Visionaries in Education”, Don is a Professor of Leadership Studies at Fielding Graduate University. He believes that indigenous spirituality encourages an inclusive consciousness, where contrasting perspectives can co-exist. A complementary non-duality, where nothing is dominant. Instead of division, there are spaces of dialogue, where diverse conflicting views can be safely shared. The key message in his latest book, Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth, is that human survival and the wellbeing of future generations depend on how we honor the wisdom of the Heart. Indigenous Leaders hold the much-needed wisdom for our times, illuminating the path towards an interconnected, regenerative future. What a beautiful philosophy of the two competing worldviews: the current dominant worldview and the kinship worldview. “Kinship” means seeing the world as a sacred and unified entity. A connected partnership worldview that puts co-creation and unification of everything that’s alive at its center: humans, animals, nature. Fun fact: Don was first alternate for the 1996 Olympic Equestrian Endurance Team and placed 4th in the World Championship Old Time Piano Contest. Don Four Arrows Jacobs encourages us to be our authentic selves and learn from the most powerful teacher humanity has got: nature. Thanks, Wahinkpe Topa, for being a Kindred Spirit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e85a898a-f041-4eac-85f1-2e04d3b18114/Don+FOur+Arrows.jpeg Inspirators Series - Don Four Arrows Jacobs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2d2c4ad3-6cf6-4179-aa9a-9965eb2b4556/Quote+Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Don Four Arrows Jacobs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/liv-arnesen monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b347eb0e-138d-477e-99b7-7119227a5240/LIV+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Liv Arnesen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c8ef8c88-c595-4d02-8848-4ce044f642a2/Screenshot+2023-11-02+100441.png Inspirators Series - Liv Arnesen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/66bee14a-04f0-41f1-a7b7-2141745738fd/Screenshot+2023-11-02+100519.png Inspirators Series - Liv Arnesen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/20065e83-a26e-4426-818e-d6ed1c069d25/LIV+%283%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Liv Arnesen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/rob-hopkins monthly 0.5 2024-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/12f63c0e-efb6-4212-b2a4-25008fe5fe17/ROB.jpg Inspirators Series - Rob Hopkins - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/448108f6-a6c3-4fa0-9457-1fd1e31630e2/Screenshot+2024-07-15+150632.png Inspirators Series - Rob Hopkins - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6fe493e8-b379-49de-868e-db3035872d0e/Screenshot+2024-07-15+144251.png Inspirators Series - Rob Hopkins - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/17920e39-b2c4-469d-a999-34f2a56fb831/ROB+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Rob Hopkins - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/kumi-naidoo monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/05a21ee8-84a4-41a1-ba77-7b4d228347a9/Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Kumi Naidoo - Make it stand out Are you a troublemaker? If your answer is no, then what stops you from being one? Kumi Naidoo has always been a good troublemaker, a chosen path that turned him into a global figure in the progressive social movements worldwide. A rebellious child who fought against apartheid in South Africa, and a youth organizer during the anti-apartheid school boycotts of the early 1980s, Kumi has lived a part of his life having a price on his head. Despite all this, he has remained rooted in Martin Luther King’s Creative Maladjustment principles: refusing to normalize inequality and devoting himself to exposing injustice. As Kumi says, “for far too long, we have lived in a world that was divided by North and South, East and West, Developed and Developing” - and if we don’t stop “looking for Winners and Losers, we don’t stand a chance. “ Kumi Naidoo is a re-inventor: he is trying to reorient environmental activism in alignment with wider global movements for economic and social justice. This is the reason behind the founding of the Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity movement, for whom he is still a Global Ambassador. When was the first or last time you wrote a letter to your mother? Because Kumi wrote many. In his book, Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker, he recounts the day of his mother’s suicide when he was just 15, a moment that became the catalyst for his journey into radical action. In this intimate story, he talks about his awakening, about how his rage and sorrow became fuel for his dream to build a better, free world. In Siphokazi Jonas’s wonderful words, “through his vulnerable remembering, he shows us that when we are ready, we must face ourselves and our untold stories.” Kumi Naidoo always puts art at the heart of everything he does. In an “Open Letter to the Philanthropic Community: Harnessing the Power of Arts and Culture for Humanity’s Survival”, he dares us to “fully embrace artivism as a way to enable voices to be heard that are currently silenced or unheeded, to encourage synergies that would not otherwise emerge, and empower people to redirect humanity away from its current path of self-destruction.” No wonder he is an artivist. He turned grief into creativity when his friend Riky Rick, one of South Africa’s beloved rappers, passed away. Do Kumi a favor and listen Riky’s ‘Sondela’ track – and, most importantly, hold your loved ones close. Thank you, Kumi, for being a Good Troublemaker! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/43374c31-4ed7-40b8-be2f-a3d3c5b87a0e/Letters-to-my-Mother-low-res.png Inspirators Series - Kumi Naidoo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/7a02ba31-11db-42fe-b656-a4fa193990af/Quote+Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Kumi Naidoo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/edith-widder monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/158ba08d-5f5d-4030-8249-eef7ec29602e/EDITH.jpg Inspirators Series - Edith Widder - Make it stand out “What did you lose?” “Nothing.” “Then what do you search for?” This question has always made Edie (Edith Widder) laugh. No wonder, especially when you hear it exactly when you’re about to discover not only what you were searching for, but something bigger, majestic, fantastically strange and wonderful: endless light. During her first deep dive into the Santa Barbara channel, Edie was just so unprepared for the abundance, the brightness and the spectacle of light she saw. The underwater version of Van Gogh's starry night! Bioluminescence! The light that is capable of “exciting the imagination and firing the inborn curiosity that defines the core of what it means to be human.” Her career mixed optimism, curiosity and frustration: “In our world, the main pattern has been exploration followed by exploitation, but in the ocean, we have managed to reverse the order: massively exploiting before exploring what’s actually there.” Edith Widder is a brave spirit. A MacArthur Fellow, a deep-sea explorer and a conservationist, she is the founder of Ocean Research & Conservation Association, Inc. (ORCA). Edie helped invent new equipment to enable deep-sea exploration that has produced observations never seen before, including the first video of a giant squid filmed in its natural habitat. She dedicated her life to the study of bioluminescence, “a consequence of millions of years of evolution resulting in fantastic light-emitting creatures with evocative names like crystal jelly, cockeyed squid, bearded seadevil, shining tubeshoulder, or stoplight fish.” She brought some of these glowing friends’ stories on stage at TED Conferences, sharing astonishing footage of this glimmering world. Her book, Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea, shows how wonderment is the key motif in Edie’s life: “Our future on the planet depends on concentrating on what makes life possible, which means we need to be able to see life with new eyes”. Read Edith Widder’s answers for this new edition of #inspirators and play the game of hide-and-seek! Who knows what you’ll discover? Thank you, Edie, for being a Bioluminescent Magician! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ba0ab187-a758-4f22-b446-873f2905eae2/Edith+Widder.jpg Inspirators Series - Edith Widder - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a363de43-f8d6-4eea-9de2-1a007e4b076c/EDITH+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Edith Widder - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/richard-louv monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/cf215c0a-cf81-483d-97c5-05f1e3aa4d83/RICHARD.jpg Inspirators Series - Richard Louv - Make it stand out Do you think you (or your children) suffer from “Nature-Deficit Disorder”? No, it is not a medical diagnosis. It is a metaphor that translates the “human costs of alienation from Nature: diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties, higher rates of physical and emotional illnesses, child and adult obesity, Vitamin D deficiency, and other maladies.” Richard Louv is a wisdom jukebox. A journalist and author of 10 books, such as The Nature Principle, Vitamin N or Our Wild Calling: How Connecting With Animals Can Transform Our Lives - and Save Theirs, he has been preaching about the imbalances of modern life for years, shaping an international movement to connect families and communities to Nature. His books have inspired many to incorporate Nature experiences into children’s lives. He also redefined the future of human-animal coexistence, underlining the empathy required to preserve life on Earth. Richard was awarded the Audubon Medal, prior recipients including Rachel Carson (who also stated that a child’s positive connection to nature depends on two things: special places and special people). As the co-founder of Children & Nature Network, he teaches parents and children how to become Nature stewards, making sure the latter will not “carry nature in their briefcases, but in their hearts.” In Last Child in the Woods, he defines the alienation of children from the natural world as “being less alive - and what parent wants his or her child to be less alive?” The quality of the nature experience depends on how direct this experience is: “Are kids getting their hands wet and their feet muddy? These activities can teach them confidence in themselves and the power to make independent decisions. Children develop executive function through make-believe play. This function, as it turns out, is a better predictor of success in school than IQ.” In the digital age, we have been blocking out our sense of amazement: “all spiritual life begins with a sense of wonder – the more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.” Don’t push too hard, because “nature time should never be seen as a punishment for spending too much time in the digital world.” Lead by example. Rediscover your own sense of wonder, and the kids will follow, because “you don’t look back on your childhood and recall the best day you ever spent watching TV.” Transformative and inspiring, Richard’s approach guides us towards the “biophilia hypothesis”: the proximity of natural landscapes as a panacea. Try something different this weekend: go on a technology fast after reading Richard Louv's awe-inspiring answers for #inspirators! Thank you, Richard, for being Nature-Rich! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5fe95586-c743-442e-9e4c-75d3e06188b8/Richard+Louv+3.jpg Inspirators Series - Richard Louv - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/dd469111-c388-4ab2-9b88-e765e512b1b7/Richard+Louv+2.jpg Inspirators Series - Richard Louv - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/77b61983-aa71-4aba-b40b-e91f8b73bc2a/Richard+Louv.jpg Inspirators Series - Richard Louv - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c2b58029-ed4a-435e-b2fb-2c7062e0685f/RICHARD+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Richard Louv - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/lorenzo-quinn monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/def1201d-ed61-433a-9107-bd334152c4c1/LORENZO.jpg Inspirators Series - Lorenzo Quinn - Make it stand out What is your “Greatest Goal”? Lorenzo Quinn recently had one: to create an artwork that would symbolize the union of nations for a regenerative future. The achievement of a Goal through the power of the community, “because humankind needs to work hand-in-hand to achieve the sustainable development goal and this narrative is in line with the meaning of this sculpture.” The embodiment of his philosophy is a sculpture that has been displayed at FIFA World Cup™ in 2022, one that resembles a giant frame embodied by two hands holding onto each other. An artwork created from sustainable materials that light up at night, recycled and put together by local fishermen – which was eventually included in the Guinness World Records World Record for the most significant sculpture made of recycled steel. Contemporary Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn is a leading figurative sculptor whose work is inspired by such masters as Michelangelo, Bernini and Rodin. Exhibited internationally, both his monumental public art and his more intimate pieces reflect his passion for eternal values and authentic emotions. His love of Nature stands as a pillar in his art: among his commissions is the Tree of Life, produced for the United Nations and issued by the organization as a stamp in 1993. His monumental sculpture “Support” was on display at COP25 as a reminder of the rising sea levels that threaten all coastal cities around the world. His father, Anthony Quinn, profoundly inspired him in this regard, especially through his own passion and talent in the art sector. His favourite symbol? Human hands. Lorenzo is best known for his expressive recreations of hands: “Hands represent a universal language.They hold so much power – the power to love, to hate, to create, to destroy.” We all have the capacity to both create and destroy, a decision that ultimately is in our hands. We have all the resources to face climate change, we just need to decide the course of action we want to take. “Inspiration comes within a millisecond”, he says, explaining how his creative ideas come quickly to life. Although a project takes months to realize, it always carries a clear meaning. He usually conceives each work in writing, and the poetic text is ultimately displayed with the sculpture, as an integral part of the piece, not as an explanation. Read his answers for #inspirators, allow yourself to experience art, interact with it, and listen to Lorenzo’s daily reminder: “It’s a matter of the human race - if we care about our future, we have to treat Gaia much better.” Thank you, Lorenzo, for being a Sensitive Artist! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/cedf1312-c0ef-4365-94a8-26629e5289ab/LORENZO+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Lorenzo Quinn - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/sy-montgomery monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/fb062221-cfcf-42b8-89cb-5945200f9579/SY+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Sy Montgomery - Make it stand out “Go out into the world where your heart calls you. The blessings will come, I promise you that. You’ll know it's a blessing if you are enriched and transformed by the experience. So, be ready! There are great souls and teachers everywhere. It's your job to recognize them.” Sy Montgomery’s heart has always been called by non-human teachers. Her childhood dream was to become a veterinarian, a vocation she considers almost holy. But she then realized that her mission to help animals as a writer, by getting people to care, love and treasure these great souls and teachers. Her powerful sense of observation led her to become “a scholar of nature”. Sy writes for adults and children in an effort to make them aware of "the connections we share with our fellow creatures." To research her books, films and articles, Sy has been chased by a silverback gorilla, embraced by a giant Pacific octopus, undressed by an orangutan in Borneo, bitten by a vampire bat in Costa Rica, handled a wild tarantula in French Guiana, hunted by a tiger in India, swum with piranhas in the Amazon. Not even for a second has she seen these creatures as scary monsters. On the contrary, monsters can actually be quite friendly and kind! “I’ve always had a fondness for monsters. Even as a child, I had rooted for Godzilla and King Kong instead of for the people trying to kill them. It had seemed to me that these monsters’ irritation was perfectly reasonable. Nobody likes to be awakened from slumber by a nuclear explosion, so it was no wonder to me Godzilla was crabby. If you took the monsters’ point of view, everything they did made perfect sense. The trick was learning to think like a monster.” She placed this empathy for monsters into 34 books that brought her many honors. Sy teaches us How To Be A Good Creature through her Memoir in Thirteen Animals. The Soul of an Octopus explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus, a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. The Good Good Pig, the memoir of the extraordinary life of her beloved pig friend, Christopher Hogwood, is an international bestseller. Remind yourself every day of the sweetness and joy animal friends bring into your life: “I often wish I could go back in time and tell my young, anxious self that my dreams weren't in vain and my sorrows weren't permanent. I can't do that, but I can do something better. I can tell you that teachers are all around to help you. With four legs or two or eight or even none; some with internal skeletons, some without. All you have to do is recognize them as teachers and be ready to hear their truths.” Thank you, Sy, for being a Good Creature! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ca64571c-7365-4998-bcfd-bc7f49ea8d23/Sy+Montgomery2.jpg Inspirators Series - Sy Montgomery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/620c1a7e-f1f8-48ac-aa93-736f2b528727/Sy+Montgomery+3.jpg Inspirators Series - Sy Montgomery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c2356b95-af3d-404d-9fc4-bcdf88f1913c/Sy+Montgomery.jpg Inspirators Series - Sy Montgomery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/07e6473a-f5af-4d63-bcb8-9c77a2c8185b/SY+MONTGOMERY.jpg Inspirators Series - Sy Montgomery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/carl-honore monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/57880974-196a-46f1-b9ee-3733f628f784/CARL+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Carl Honoré - Make it stand out How’s your "inner tortoise" doing? When was the last time you set it free? When was the last time you had the courage to slow down to power up? Call it “siesta”, the Spanish midday nap. Call it “shinrin yoku”, the Japanese forest bathing. Call it “fika”, the Swedish coffee and cake break. Call it “dolce far niente”, the Italian savouring the moment. Call it “Ubuntu”, the African joy of togetherness. Slowness is a mindset: it’s the sweet relief from the daily grind and the desperate pressure to achieve. Living too fast can turn your life into a blur, but Carl Honoré is here to wake you up. Idleness is an art form: “In a world terrified of wasting time, doing nothing feels like a crime or a sin. Fear remains the biggest obstacle to slowing down. Thanks to the powerful taboo against slowness, even just thinking about slowing down makes us feel afraid, guilty or ashamed. Add to that the fear of being alone with our thoughts and the fear of missing out. Speed is often a way to escape that fear. Instead of facing up to what is missing in our lives, we just make ourselves faster and busier.” Using stories and research from around the world, Carl shows how to work, play and live better by unleashing the inner tortoise. He is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and TED Conferences speaker. After working with street children in Brazil, he covered Europe and South America for The Economist, Observer, Miami Herald, Time Inc. and other publications. His books on the Slow Movement, ageing and ageism provide inspiration from calming rituals and traditions found across the world. In Praise of Slow chronicles the global trend toward putting on the brakes in everything from work to sex, food or parenting. To thrive in a fast world, you have to slow down. It will boost your health and bring more depth, pleasure, creativity and meaning to your life. As Carl says, being Slow means “doing everything at the correct speed: quickly, slowly or whatever pace works best.” Slow means being present, living each moment fully, and putting quality before quantity. That means taking more pleasure from everything we do. This sense of ease will help you build stronger, meaningful and long-lasting relationships. Read Carl Honoré’s answers for Inspirators, slow down and reflect deeply. You will start seeing that everything and everyone is connected. What are you waiting for? Thank you, Carl, for being a Slow Movement Pioneer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/99db2ac9-b755-4113-a1fc-4a20fad6c75d/Carl+Honore.jpg Inspirators Series - Carl Honoré - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1642a746-99bd-4f4a-a189-d35131713054/CARL+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Carl Honoré - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/brad-hook monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/43c4f469-acb2-478d-998a-bb4ea351ffad/BRAD.jpg Inspirators Series - Brad Hook - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/844eeba5-6d02-4ef0-a16d-98e7ebf014b1/BRAD+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Brad Hook - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/nays-baghai monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/aab3d80d-4917-4235-8e4f-b76196046bc1/NAYS.jpg Inspirators Series - Nays Baghai - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/591bacad-79d8-48b3-9784-17501b2dc13f/NAYS+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Nays Baghai - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/tara-roberts monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e91fac47-e20b-4f68-8f9e-c6cfe7381531/TARA.jpg Inspirators Series - Tara Roberts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a3899010-b129-4403-95a3-d894501e7f93/TARA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Tara Roberts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/daniel-huertas monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b3afdb6a-e9c0-4b2a-95cc-c54fdc8035b6/DANIEL.jpg Inspirators Series - Daniel Huertas - Make it stand out Scary and Exciting. This is how Daniel Huertas sees the future. Scary because it is the momentum when change must happen. Exciting because we can be the creators of the change. Change will happen anyway, so at least we have the opportunity to make it “user-friendly”. Daniel is a Producer/ Director who has worked in Natural History documentary making for over 15 years, both for the BBC or Discovery Inc, and for a suite of conservation content for Netflix/WWF’s Emmy Award winning 'Our Planet' project. He is focused on producing ‘mission-driven’ content, as part of SILVERBACK FILMS. He had the opportunity to work with his (and our) main #inspirators, Sir David Attenborough! In his view, A Life On Our Planet book is “a witness statement by one of our heroes about the changes he has seen to the natural world in just his lifetime and evidence of our ability to restore the balance in nature”. Daniel produced and directed the first episode of the series 'The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet', hosted by Sir Attenborough and HRH Prince William. Most recently, he has created the short videos narrated by Sir David Attenborough for COP25, COP26 Davos, and Biodiversity COP15 in Montreal. Making TV/Film focused mainly on Natural History and global stories is quite a challenge. It involves travelling, but also organizing international filming in a sustainable way. They try to utilize more crew and filming equipment from location countries, rather than always having a full production crew and kit from their own base. Still, Daniel is grateful for the world travel that makes his soul sing. Pay attention to the wonderful words he uses when describing the places that are still glued to his heart: “Bogota - the vibrant city surrounded my forested peaks, in Colombia; Papua New Guinea - such a unique, isolated and wonderful world; seeing elephants on the savannahs of Kenya, epitomized wild Africa to me; the remote forests of Guyana and Suriname - where I felt most distant from civilization.” That's why he dares companies and individuals to just start the journey to sustainability: “Don’t delay. Don’t judge yourselves harshly, but look at things realistically.” Just take that first step. Stay away from conservation tokenism, don’t do small or symbolic actions that are not actually based on care. Be nature positive in all your actions and this will eventually get an equal footing in the conservation narratives. Thank you, Daniel, for being a Sustainable Filmmaker! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/379f857c-074b-4365-bde3-540a5000352e/DANIEL+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Daniel Huertas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/wakanyi-hoffman monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c8337bae-1580-4f11-b2d7-83e299c116e8/WAKANYI.jpg Inspirators Series - Wakanyi Hoffman - Make it stand out “In Sala’s home, stories were passed down by Grandmother. She had so many treasured memories, that she kept as colourful beads, threaded through her long necklace. One more story, please? Sala would beg. Grandmother would sigh, but Sala could tell from the twinkle in her eye that she enjoyed their secret game. And Sala loved the stories that only Grandmother knew.” Growing up on the outskirts of Nairobi city, Wakanyi Hoffman’s childhood was also filled with heartwarming folktales. She decided to become an Ubuntu Keeper of Indigenous Wisdom who carries her ancestors’ stories with her wherever she goes. A storyteller, author, mother, Wakanyi is a "global nomad" with strong African roots on a mission to teach children to embrace the whole world as their home. As a former journalist, she discovered it's quite hard to engage children to understand the SDGs, a language quite complex and technical. She asked herself how we can package this in a way that is appealing, valuable and authentic. Through the “Grandmother approach”: by bridging cultures through storytelling, and using folktales as a pedagogical approach to learning more about who we are: “I believe a story is a living thing, and it lives from one person to the next. As soon as we have a conversation, we exchange some form of story. You will carry part of my story with you, and I will carry part of your story with me. That’s the link. The power of storytelling is such that we can recall the past by beginning from where we’re standing.” Wakanyi founded The African Folktales Project, an open resource that lends a voice to indigenous peoples’ knowledge about sustainable development and environmental citizenship. By collecting African folktales that contain ideas about sustainability, she discovered that all folktales have some lesson or idea about the future: “A lot of stories are about the conflict between humans and wildlife, and about climate issues like drought. There are a lot of African folktales related to climate change. I started taking stories tied to the 17 SDGs and reimagining them. I ask the children to remake them, recreate them, passing down tales and leaving them incomplete, so they can have ownership of the stories.” As the author of “Sala, Mountain Warrior” or “The Legend of the Dancing Baobab Tree”, Wakanyi is deconstructing the idea of folktales being held by a certain group of people. They’re universal stories, as we all have indigenous roots. Stories of love, sharing, fairness, courage, transformation, adventure, caring, resilience. Stories that we can enjoy, use in our own lives, and pass on to our loved ones. And that’s what keeps the seed of inspiration alive. Read Wakanyi Hoffman’s answers for Inspirators and follow the empowering path your Grandparents carved for you! Thank you, Wakanyi, for being an Ubuntu Keeper! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2156c6cd-f18a-42be-b1a0-752ac3279a8e/Wakanyi+Hoffman.jpg Inspirators Series - Wakanyi Hoffman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3df250ab-a939-4965-9b67-154cb63efc39/WAKANYI+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Wakanyi Hoffman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/daniel-christian-wahl monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/7336a101-64fd-4bee-a14a-9dc7e52cadc5/DANIEL+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Daniel Christian Wahl - Make it stand out “Regenerative practice starts and continues with personal development. It is not a tool, but a practice of conscious participation and co-creation. Living in the right relationship and practising the art of transformation, we realign with life itself. Working regeneratively is working in an evolutionary way.” Daniel Christian Wahl believes evolution stands in revolution. A revolution that invites humbleness by catalyzing and revealing the potential of people as regenerative expressions of place. Humans have the potential to be “a keystone species that nurtures biodiversity and heals ecosystems.” By reinhabiting the places and ecosystems we live in as a regenerative and healing presence. Daniel is one of the pioneering voices of the rising regeneration, writing about it frequently on Medium. He works as a consultant, educator and activist with NGOs, businesses, governments and global change agents and has been awarded a Volans Fellowship in 2022. He is the winner of the 2021 RSA Bicentenary Medal for applying design in service to society and regularly teaches MA in Ecological Design Thinking at Schumacher College. He asked himself two valuable questions: How can we collaborate in the creation of diverse regenerative cultures adapted to the unique biocultural conditions of place? How can we create conditions conducive to life? Daniel put all the answers in his book, Designing Regenerative Cultures, a “Whole Earth Catalog for the 21st Century”, an impressive analysis and exploration of all the ways in which we can reframe and understand the crises that we currently face and explores how we can live our way into the future. Daniel systematically shows how we can stop chasing the mirage of certainty and control in a complex and unpredictable world. That's why he dares us to temper our impatience and urgency to jump to answers or conclusions too quickly, as this tendency “to favour answers rather than to deepen into the questions is in itself part of the old story of separation.” The art of transformative cultural innovation is “about making peace with ‘not knowing’ and living into the questions more deeply, making sure we are asking the right questions, paying attention to our relationships and how we all bring forth a world not just through what we are doing, but through the quality of our being. A regenerative culture will emerge from finding and living new ways of relating to self, community and life as a whole. At the core of creating regenerative cultures is an invitation to live the questions together.” Leave the answers aside and start asking and living the questions that will bring your being to life, again and again. Thank you, Daniel, for being a Regenerative Culture Designer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6da6072f-16d0-4a69-8831-57d843947fbb/Daniel+Christian+Wahl.png Inspirators Series - Daniel Christian Wahl - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e6ac91cd-8ba3-496e-b042-df1073e8b7f6/DANIEL+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Daniel Christian Wahl - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/zenith-virago monthly 0.5 2025-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c5b48786-1f7e-4e4c-9f91-22ce2fc2aec3/ZENITH.jpg Inspirators Series - Zenith Virago - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/bffb7ad7-580c-421b-ae3e-8cb23e76f362/61Y-7Kc3v-L._SL1360_.jpg Inspirators Series - Zenith Virago - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f4c8a140-7622-465d-8102-fc8b6df52e30/ZENITH+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Zenith Virago - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/sagarika-sriram monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/bd44680c-6076-44e3-9a8b-4dee9bec9f8a/SAGARIKA.jpg Inspirators Series - Sagarika Sriram - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c7c5a3c1-f190-42c6-a47d-cb6d1aed8688/SAGARIKA1.jpg Inspirators Series - Sagarika Sriram - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/lola-akinmade-akerstrom monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1cd929d2-f99b-4aeb-a26e-7d52b7977d7f/LOLA.jpg Inspirators Series - Lola Akinmade Åkerström - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/03b1df9a-5209-42b0-8591-1831103ef2fd/Lola+Akinmade+2.jpg Inspirators Series - Lola Akinmade Åkerström - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c336e5ec-e6e7-4323-b440-80b802bff354/Lola+Akinmade.jpg Inspirators Series - Lola Akinmade Åkerström - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/62cfea51-1499-42c1-9a6f-709733e25341/LOLA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Lola Akinmade Åkerström - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/hrund-gunnsteinsdottir monthly 0.5 2024-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/cbe116ba-8be1-4c9c-8c09-391745b5c526/Hrund.jpg Inspirators Series - Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d3284511-03e7-4f62-86a2-87cc5cd318b4/713zdRNxLoL._SL1250_.jpg Inspirators Series - Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ee6851da-d69b-4979-87ef-8ce6add3b0b4/HRUND+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/david-grayson monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4c71216e-fd13-4412-a9ae-5c8a2a65480d/1670424199523.jpeg Inspirators Series - David Grayson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4f85f5ac-da01-4f2d-b704-25533dcb9f55/David+Grayson+1.JPG Inspirators Series - David Grayson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9085daca-b733-4c0a-b7c0-27b90162ba46/David+Grayson+2.jpeg Inspirators Series - David Grayson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8e10e573-66d5-4102-a601-f89150629549/1670425249359.jpeg Inspirators Series - David Grayson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/homeira-qaderi monthly 0.5 2025-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/78f11333-ebb3-42d3-98cc-3ccc44e71498/HOMEIRA.jpg Inspirators Series - Homeira Qaderi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3bedf1c5-e1a0-4757-a5d0-e9f711ab3372/71gdKmiCbgL._AC_UF894%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Inspirators Series - Homeira Qaderi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b69980b6-9bb1-45c3-b556-3c7eb5c3a51c/HOMEIRA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Homeira Qaderi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/ellen-windemuth monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a1e46b96-13db-4cac-9526-47fe20bc6cda/ELLEN.jpg Inspirators Series - Ellen Windemuth - Make it stand out Can you imagine an eight-legged bear that is able to live almost anywhere and survive almost anything? No, it’s not a cartoon. It’s a beautiful and real one: a Water Bear or Tardigrade, the most extreme animal on our planet. They can withstand the harshest conditions on earth and beyond, and teach us the lesson of resilience, as they are among the most successful lifeforms ever known. After founding and running Off the Fence, a nonfiction production/distribution company for 27 years, Ellen Windemuth learned this lesson of resilience and implemented the incredible power of storytelling in her own life: “Every story starts with our relationship with nature.” Ellen asked herself valuable questions: What if we could turn people from passive viewers into active doers? Invite everyone to go from doomerism to domoreism? Turn filmmakers into change makers? Move from collecting awards to measuring impact? Jump head first from apathy to optimism? This was the fuel that led her to found the company that celebrates this marvelous creature: WaterBear Network. A platform where inspiration meets action, a B Corp free streaming service and community that provides access to award-winning and inspirational content dedicated to the future of the planet. Their stories related to nature conservation, disability, biodiversity, inequality, circularity, LGTBQ, climate and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals are available in 194 countries, as they have more than 80 partner NGOs and charities. Let yourself be amazed and watch their heart-warming documentaries like “The Black Mermaid”, “Cocaine Hippos”, “Broken Wings”, “Luchadoras”, “Raving Iran”, “Tide to Nature”, or “In my Blood it runs”. Ellen Windemuth is also well-known for the BAFTA and Oscar-winning documentary, “My Octopus Teacher”, an emotional and unique story that beautifully demonstrates the importance of interspecies friendship and reconnecting with the non-human world. Created by the Sea Change Project in the Great African Seaforest, it’s a story about Ellen’s good friend, Craig Foster, who forged an unbreakable bond with an octopus. Watch this soulful documentary that embraces you with all its eight arms and shows you emotions, colours and moments you’ve never seen before. A visionary, Ellen sees more opportunities for “emotional ecology”, because “reconnecting with nature is the source of human happiness; nobody has ever been converted by a pie chart, so are we surprised that people can’t absorb what the SDGs mean?” Switch from mindless scrolling, be a Water Bear and read Ellen Windemuth’s inspiring answers for #inspirators! Thank you, Ellen, for being an Emotional Ecologist! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3627e6f3-818c-412c-b774-83c84ef79644/ELLEN+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Ellen Windemuth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/leena-al-olaimy monthly 0.5 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/613322d6-f922-4cae-8752-a25fe532afa5/LEENA.jpg Inspirators Series - Leena Al Olaimy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b14a1aaf-4c25-4455-8aad-666b20bb0714/Final+Cover+Only.jpg Inspirators Series - Leena Al Olaimy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ec18853b-3f1d-43ec-9c57-5bc317c496c7/LEENA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Leena Al Olaimy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/simon-jd-schillebeeckx monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9389a544-4d71-4f6e-906f-437b37667336/Inspirator+Simon.jpg Inspirators Series - Simon JD Schillebeeckx - Make it stand out “What’s wrong with climate tech?” Simon JD Schillebeeckx believes there’s a persistent carbon tunnel vision and climate change is only a symptom of a much bigger problem, which is “the predatory relationship of the global economy with Nature as a whole”. We have to switch from 'Climate tech' to 'Nature tech' and think more holistically about Nature's “health”. Fair enough, right? He knows what he is saying, because he is a much respected academic entrepreneur (also known as “Planet Hacker”), whose work focus is to better understand how digitization and sustainability are converging. The new business models that grow out of this collision are not only the topic of his research, but also the source of inspiration for his entrepreneurial activities. He co-founded Handprint, a Nature Tech venture on a mission to integrate positive impact into every business transaction. They’ve built a platform that connects companies to fantastic causes they curate with the help of their global impact board. He is also the co-founder of Global Mangrove Trust, an NGO developing mangrove reforestation projects and designing a new approach to blue carbon certification. As an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at Singapore Management University, he teaches sustainable operations and business model innovation. Simon believes sustainability does not require more specialists, it requires more action! His insights are so valuable and truly inspiring: “social psychology teaches us that if you want to shock people into action, making them feel guilty is great. But if we want to motivate people into sustained, long-term action, making them feel guilty backfires, because people simply opt out and switch off. Nobody wants to feel guilty and unhappy all the time. That’s why we need a narrative of hope, of abundance, not one of despair and limits.” No wonder his approach: he has surrounded himself with real #inspirators: his family, kids, business partners, friends and colleagues. All those who convinced him to move out of the ivory castle of academia and put his true beliefs into practice. And you can simply tell he is meaning it by the wonderful way he talks about them in #inspirators! Thanks, Simon JD Schillebeeckx, for being a “Capitalism Cracker”! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0e196913-a526-4cf6-b627-ec3fea9c7508/Quote+Simon+Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Simon JD Schillebeeckx - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/nikki-sanchez monthly 0.5 2024-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/22ca2b2c-f553-41b8-8882-5d4b533c45b5/NIKKI.jpg Inspirators Series - Nikki Sanchez - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2f06dbb3-4ac1-44b6-9343-0c95ec6699f1/NIKKI+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Nikki Sanchez - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/kim-cameron monthly 0.5 2024-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c993f135-04a6-4748-84e4-18a4d2afd105/KIM.png Inspirators Series - Kim Cameron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/79ad1b2a-8e5b-4475-a040-09990a2bfca1/81w%2BnSHZRnL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Inspirators Series - Kim Cameron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d4e11ca8-9b4b-45b4-9d28-886b892675c1/KIM+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Kim Cameron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jyoti-ma monthly 0.5 2024-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/7e640959-4f4f-48f1-8408-09dad24e9687/JYOTI.jpg Inspirators Series - Jyoti Ma - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ef901d47-6f05-4e8a-ba34-81656cd4616a/JYOTI+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jyoti Ma - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/ronni-abergel monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/925b95ac-b0c0-492c-ba10-908be2ed40e2/RONNI.jpg Inspirators Series - Ronni Abergel - Make it stand out When was the last time you judged someone? When was the last time you put yourself in the shoes of someone stigmatized because of their race, disability, or sexual orientation? When was the last time you challenged your own beliefs? When was the last time you UNjudged someone? Ronni Abergel was one of those children whose parents said “Don’t ask that! Shhh!”. A curious child who pulled his mother’s sleeve, wanting to know “Who’s that? What’s that? Why’s this person looking like this? Why is this person different from me?” Even though he was silenced, he didn’t give up his curiosity. He let it flow through him to create, inspire, and ask the questions worth asking. 23 years ago, Ronni, his brother and two friends created a place that helps you find the kind answers within yourself: The Human Library. Born at a music festival, Human Library Organization was initially created as an experience for people to connect with the ones they would never potentially have access to: groups of humans they have assumptions and stereotypes about - bodybuilders, police officers, sex workers, homeless people, refugees, victims of sexual abuse, people with disabilities and many more. You can complete the list with your own stereotypes. And, be honest, we all have some. Ronni Abergel publishes people as “walking books”. A library where you can read, literally read, people. A place where you, the reader, can borrow another human being and step into his universe, where you can “allow yourself to be curious, and allow yourself to ask those questions to which your parents always said ‘You can’t ask that’ because, in this space, you can! If you are respectful and sincere about the question, please ask it. Our books would love to answer it. They want to help you understand who they are and where they come from.” Today, The Human Library Organization is located in 85 countries, helping millions of people discover the power of conversation, unjudge taboos and stereotypes they believe in, and become more tolerant and understanding. A pillar for regeneration, because “without safe places for communication, society cannot work properly.” That is precisely the beauty of our existence: adding a pinch of sweetness and respect to the opinions and perspectives we strongly disagree with. In this way, we open a door to the humanity in our humanity. Be brave and follow his wisdom: “Don't be ashamed that you judge. We all do. But be courageous and try to unjudge.” Read Ronni Abergel’s answers for #inspirators and ask that question you think you can’t ask! Who knows, maybe you are a Book, too, in someone else's eyes. Thank you, Ronni, for being a Human Librarian! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8da8c464-7f33-497c-a071-fbf333a00567/RONNI+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Ronni Abergel - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/vance-martin monthly 0.5 2024-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8814e369-3355-4f14-97ba-48c08fdd6d9d/VANCE.jpg Inspirators Series - Vance G. Martin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b35a2915-e0ca-43bb-be7c-a21a5cf49d31/Wilderness+cover+MARTIN.jpg Inspirators Series - Vance G. Martin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c71ff0cc-06f8-4653-9c46-54e3851a4ae7/VANCE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Vance G. Martin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/monika-jiang monthly 0.5 2024-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/68a9c582-979d-41cb-8ea8-ffe00b034375/MONIKA.jpg Inspirators Series - Monika Jiang - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/131aa662-1bd7-4abc-9381-d1668f7da9f4/MONIKA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Monika Jiang - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/imogen-napper monthly 0.5 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0cd92272-d224-4cce-891f-4a85795dcce1/IMOGEN.jpg Inspirators Series - Imogen Napper - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1aad9e80-d1d4-48f4-814b-a836b66e2a32/Quotes+Inspirators.jpg Inspirators Series - Imogen Napper - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/donna-kerridge monthly 0.5 2025-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/618deab1-9b10-48ca-b30f-1be446d27cb9/DONNA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Donna Kerridge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5e195a91-5755-4379-9780-9bb47ef6c8e4/Screenshot+2025-05-28+114432.png Inspirators Series - Donna Kerridge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/15d07bc6-d3ef-4670-b393-870ac24f9be2/DONNA+%283%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Donna Kerridge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/tamara-goddard monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6bac1582-5465-4cfc-9f6a-fbcbd937c30e/Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Tamara Goddard - Make it stand out “When the Earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new tribe of people shall come unto the Earth from many colours, creeds and classes, and who, by their actions and deeds, shall make the Earth green again. They shall be known as The Warriors of the Rainbow.” The Hopi Prophecy is already in motion. That’s why Tamara Goddard dares us to listen to the voices that have been silenced for too long: our Indigenous Elders. When we understand “the wisdom of 7 generations of our ancestors and modernize this wisdom to do our best to serve the 7 generations after us, we have moved beyond Sustainability to Prosperity.” Tamara Goddard, of the Saulteau Nation, is doing her best to recreate this balance with the Earth and all of life. She spent 25+ years studying various social and economic systems finding that many limit humanity’s abilities to flourish, by design. With Four our Future, Tamara promotes the potential for blockchain and Web3 technology to advance equitable wealth and resource distribution. She has also incubated 400 Drums, an NFT project where Indigenous knowledge keepers and artists share their cultural expressions into digital spaces. Young people are her driver. She is committed to holding space for the next generation of innovators to create a regenerative economic model upon which people and planet can thrive. Pay great attention to her touching piece of advice: “Learn your part, your talent, your passion - bring that to this world and have compassion for those that think you’re strange. It’s OK, stay focused, always walking in beauty. Beauty is before you, Beauty is behind you and Beauty is within you. Don’t get lost, you are here for a reason and now is the time to shine as bright as you can.” Tamara is optimistic because a new economy is coming together as an expression of your wildest dreams. Tamara is also pessimistic because there are too many who do not take the time to work on undoing their own indoctrination. Leaving you with a very valuable take away idea: “Choose to dance with change or stress over it. Focus on your own brilliance and you will recognize it in others and organically foster collaboration.” Read Tamara Goddard’s answers for this edition of #inspirators and see how our world is falling apart, but it is also coming together in so many ways! Thank you, Tamara, for being a Beauty Seeker! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2342220a-30af-4ad6-b58b-a040c9f15a3e/Quote+Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Tamara Goddard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/anne-therese-gennari monthly 0.5 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2d1939ff-a502-4607-96e0-2f0e71469356/ANNE.jpg Inspirators Series - Anne Therese Gennari - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9930d36f-c1f6-4b7f-b461-91c8130c0532/eBook_optimized_Cover-2.jpeg Inspirators Series - Anne Therese Gennari - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2b0d9480-233e-43df-8bad-a3451bb13597/ANNE5.jpg Inspirators Series - Anne Therese Gennari - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/lauren-oakes monthly 0.5 2025-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/18266ef8-024c-4e9f-a991-40654ffc396b/LAUREN.jpg Inspirators Series - Lauren Oakes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ff7e603d-5167-4659-a536-40dbbb55acc7/Treekeepers+-+Cover.jpeg Inspirators Series - Lauren Oakes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6ef5f56c-7e9e-47ea-80ec-d953f8409c57/LAUREN+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Lauren Oakes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/heidi-solba monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9656b2bd-d7c2-4a42-b382-60e9104cb049/Heidi.jpg Inspirators Series - Heidi Solba - Make it stand out “Be kind to yourself and serve your curiosity. Dream big, act bold and learn. Make the decision to carve your own path.” Heidi Solba believes the right reason will create the right path. Just give yourself a chance to be part of your actions! As for organizations and their leaders, the only way forward is to praise the people for their results and, most importantly, nurture their self-esteem. The essence of sustainability is “more about values and understanding the earth and humanity and making the right decisions to serve it well.” She also has a very at-hand solution for the ones who complain: ask yourself why you are still okay with hearing the same people saying the same clichés at the same conferences, while still expecting to make a difference. And not just think – but actually speak the truth and say how you really feel about it, deep from your heart! Heidi Solba literally works with the World itself. She is the Founder, President and Head of the Global Network of Let's Do It World. Their flagship campaign is World Cleanup Day, where Heidi Solba unites millions of volunteers to tackle the global waste problem. No wonder she is such a human-driven human. Working with people from more than 191 countries with such different backgrounds, cultures and challenges makes you understand how and why we are all connected. No wonder she can see all of our humanity as one: national borders, differences and titles begin to blur. Still, her kindness and sensitivity are rooted back in her childhood. Her first #inspirators were Life and the World itself, pure Nature and her childhood freedom full of exploring the surroundings. That’s such a beautiful way of seeing inspiration as your heart's calling. You should definitely discover her pottery artworks and the African paintings inspired by her travels in Namibia's deserts or several countries in Africa, her heart’s second home. One of her hobbies is to collect and read the autobiographies of famous painters and artists and understand how they created such integrated lives and art. And the way she talks about Estonia - her home land – is purely magical. The key to finding joy, in Heidi’s words? Being yourself, the wilderness, storytelling, ancient wisdom, a good laugh, opening your heart: “The more I live, the more I know that joy and beauty lie in simplicity.” Thank you, Heidi, for being a World Lover! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/74fe9e89-2bc6-45a2-aac6-f6e95fb4ed8e/Quote+Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Heidi Solba - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/bristol-baughan monthly 0.5 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d26ad706-0e2c-4c8f-8f06-cc9c92bfb27d/BRISTOL.jpg Inspirators Series - Bristol Baughan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6a3ba776-1955-42a1-b2dc-881e0fed0d98/91E6heWr5xL._SL1500_.jpg Inspirators Series - Bristol Baughan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a1b5f3ab-8745-4f51-a036-fc170e522b90/BRISTOL+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Bristol Baughan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/guillaume-lafortune monthly 0.5 2023-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0788a82d-d37b-451d-8ea9-a2fc63fa821e/Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Guillaume Lafortune - Make it stand out Be solutions-oriented and open to collaborations. This is Guillaume Lafortune’s piece of advice for regenerative leaders. He adds an extra reinforcement, by offering a quote attributed to the French chess player Xavier Tartakover: “Nobody ever won by giving up”. Guillaume shares the story of Tartakover, who became the first French Grand Master in chess (when the title was created in 1950), and who was known for his perseverance and creativity on the chessboard (and who was also a member of the French resistance during WW2). He believes that winning a chess game can be similar to “winning” at sustainable development. Guillaume Lafortune is the Vice President and Head of the Paris Office at the United Nations - Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). He works on SDG data, policies and financing, including the preparation of the Sustainable Development Report. He firmly believes in structured engagement with civil society and scientific networks to provide comparable and robust statistics for better policies, some sort of “survival kit” in the era of fake news & post-truth environment we live in. More specifically, he summarizes this in an adapted version of a quote by the U.S. engineer W. Edwards Deming: “Without GOOD data, you’re just another person with an opinion”. I interviewed him on Zoom three years ago for Community Index Magazine and I was surprised to discover such a friendly and open person. You can just tell that he is passionate about surfing the waves of sustainability! We had a long conversation about their initiatives – SDSN Europe, SDG Academy, The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs, but also about happiness, bees, the Jungle Book, the impact of the pandemic on biodiversity. Not your usual chat with an economist. I remember one thing he mentioned: “When you look at the countries that have progress regarding the SDGs and those that do rank first in the World Happiness Report, you can easily observe a correlation. There might be a link between sustainable development and the social democracies models that favor wellbeing, social protection or health in all its forms.” It seems sustainability can really make you happier, give it a shot! Thank you, Guillaume, for being Data Driven! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0d3ac364-a034-422f-ac45-a6fd766409f0/Guillaume.jpg Inspirators Series - Guillaume Lafortune - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/cristina-zenato monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4f6b6bf1-6446-4343-bb3b-7f68d689be10/CRISTINA.jpg Inspirators Series - Cristina Zenato - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5b812d02-2617-446f-9d30-1de744324f96/CRISTINA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Cristina Zenato - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/judy-ling-wong monthly 0.5 2023-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f472ed9b-6442-4400-be4f-1ecade7fd0b4/JUDY.jpg Inspirators Series - Judy Ling Wong - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/971ae98b-2d04-401f-9e45-8e48de8c0439/JUDY+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Judy Ling Wong - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/leyla-acaroglu monthly 0.5 2023-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/aab82ba6-21a7-4025-940e-36a8fa94c330/LEYLA.jpg Inspirators Series - Leyla Acaroglu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3332eaed-b6e5-49e2-bfac-bdfecbdf2b6f/LEYLA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Leyla Acaroglu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/rosa-vasquez-espinoza monthly 0.5 2023-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4fc04976-3de5-4812-be14-5353c4d772fd/ROSA.jpg Inspirators Series - Rosa Vásquez Espinoza - Make it stand out “We cannot protect what we don’t know is there.” That means we need to become able to see the “unseeable”. Through the microscope, Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, Ph.D. is not only looking for microorganisms but trying to find out how tiny life forms determine big shifts for people and the planet. She is the curator of this “unseeable” universe most of us cannot even imagine. Of Peruvian-Andean and Amazonian descent, Rosa grew up learning about traditional medicine from her grandmother in their backyard’s "natural pharmacy". Elders knew how to tap into nature’s resources to keep their community members alive, because “biodiversity of the Amazon does not end where the eyes meet; it’s not just the beautiful plants and exotic animals; there’s so much more life there!” Rosa became a chemical biologist, conservationist, National Geographic Explorer, and award-winning artist, inspired to dive deeper and discover new antibiotics and green chemistry tools. As the creator of MicroAmazon, a multidisciplinary examination of the rainforest at its tiniest, she’s studying the microbes in the river’s extreme environment. Natural hot springs and rivers are commonly associated with volcanoes, but there are no such things in Peru. Rosa was still determined to find “The Boiling River”. A two-lane road that reaches depths of 16 feet, and snakes through approximately four miles of rainforest. The home to a variety of lichens, cyanobacteria, bacteria, and other microorganisms that live in the soil. A place scientists gravitate towards due to the microbes’ medicinal value. Not an easy journey, as microbes leave behind strange traces: they are “extremophiles,” organisms able to adapt to inhospitable or extreme conditions. Rosa keeps on travelling to the most extreme environments on the planet from the Amazon Rainforest to Yellowstone’s acidic, boiling waters searching for the tiniest creatures, from microbes to stingless bees, following these “extremophiles”. She is the Founder of Amazon Research Internacional, a for-purpose organization in Peru dedicated to advancing conservation and knowledge of Amazonian biodiversity and culture through science, capacity building, conservation policy and storytelling: “I think I’ve always thought more like an artist and I’ve been trained as a scientist.” If we really want to protect endangered areas, we need to learn about the less obvious organisms: "they can be harmful in some ways, but in many others, they give us more superpowers.” Microbial life on Earth sustains “everything we know as life: our bodies, our waters, our oceans, our trees, our animals. By looking at the micro-life we can unlock its solutions and use that knowledge to remedy the damage we are doing”. Thank you, Rosa, for being a Tiny Life Forms Explorer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/fc75c550-9864-4d6e-b8b6-89dd39adb700/rosa+2.jpg Inspirators Series - Rosa Vásquez Espinoza - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/konstantine-vlasis monthly 0.5 2024-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a4a42b79-18dd-4135-bcb0-8463ace070a2/KONSTANTINE.jpg Inspirators Series - Konstantine Vlasis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f5e9da26-03d5-4809-bc12-143a6580a2fd/KONSTANTINE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Konstantine Vlasis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/william-trubridge monthly 0.5 2024-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6c528091-22e8-4858-859d-46183ca788ab/WILLIAM+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - William Trubridge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/55f4653f-e61b-43c7-b3a4-379e3b774190/da2b6b_d45452a114944951b6131b140289034c%7Emv2.jpeg Inspirators Series - William Trubridge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/183cd44e-2974-40f2-a6e3-4311236c7894/WILLIAM+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - William Trubridge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/angel-acosta monthly 0.5 2025-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8b62687b-c86a-42b0-9812-59bf17151ce9/ANGEL.jpg Inspirators Series - Angel Acosta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/61ad817c-fb6a-40ec-abbf-3bc21dd9757e/ANGEL+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Angel Acosta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/andres-gonzalez monthly 0.5 2024-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/01e7db89-dbdf-43b3-898b-2672a6e6825d/ANDRES.jpg Inspirators Series - Andrés González - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/70e9109d-f5f5-407b-883b-5fd301e7c322/book+cover.jpg Inspirators Series - Andrés González - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e2540cd0-801b-49ae-8bb0-e21635977132/ANDRES+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Andrés González - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jacynth-bassett monthly 0.5 2023-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c5499f0a-2472-4047-b6b3-77397ad144a0/JACYNTH.jpg Inspirators Series - Jacynth Bassett - Make it stand out No woman is invisible or irrelevant, so why should fashion be age-oriented? Jacynth Bassett is the one who leads the way in calling out ageism and changing the narrative. She has always been a fashionista, something that was rooted in her teenage years when accompanied her mother shopping. That’s when she noticed how frustrating it was for older women to find clothes that reflected their sense of style. Only the boring and unflattering designs were targeting them. How must it be to feel peripheral in the eyes of the Fashion Industry, largely due to your age? “My principle is that if I, at 31, wouldn’t feel stylish wearing an outfit, then why should someone older? She might style the item differently, but she shouldn’t only have ‘second-best’ clothing available to her. That’s why I select labels that have a unique, often playful, point of view.” The seed was planted: Jacynth decided to launch a blog for women offering style tips, inspiration, and interviews with dynamic women discussing age prejudice within the Fashion Industry. The positive response from readers echoing the same sentiments led her to create The Bias Cut - the first age-inclusive independent fashion online boutique. From creating viral age-positive/anti-ageism campaigns, including #ILookMyAge, to creating the first collection of free editorial stock imagery of 50+ women to improve representation, she became a leading campaigner and advocate for eradicating ageism and pioneering age inclusivity. Named by Global Health Ageing an ‘Ageism-Fighting Trailblazer’ and one of Evening Standard’s 22 Londoners Changing the World, Jacynth is one of the most exciting visionaries and disruptors around ageing. Her award-winning global movement, campaign & community Ageism Is Never In Style ® is significantly impacting and changing the way fashion - and society - views ageing. And isn't it what we all want? Discover Jacynth Bassett’s answers for Inspirators and remember that “style should be fun and a reflection of who you are on the inside”! Thank you, Jacynth, for being an Ageism-Fighting Trailblazer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/707e5459-409b-483c-b64e-202494dac9c7/JACYNTH22.jpg Inspirators Series - Jacynth Bassett - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/thomas-mansfield monthly 0.5 2024-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/695cc025-d9fb-4adc-a234-643a207b8f4a/THOMAS.jpg Inspirators Series - Thomas Mansfield - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/64397347-802c-472b-a766-d073600f0e24/THOMAS+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Thomas Mansfield - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/amanda-horn monthly 0.5 2024-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0da8b381-6318-4277-87fd-3e8c15103e52/AMANDA.jpg Inspirators Series - Amanda Horn - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d2d30551-a2bb-421c-9d2e-b74af7b5a24e/AMANDA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Amanda Horn - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/daniel-hires monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c4da05c4-a5f5-4c6b-80e8-181e09b7cc3e/DANIEL.jpg Inspirators Series - Daniel Hires - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d646fdee-cc14-43f9-b878-eee9b7b69b02/DANIEL+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Daniel Hires - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/nicola-robins monthly 0.5 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8604382a-632f-4d42-b4e1-37e3af1f5d17/NICOLA.jpg Inspirators Series - Nicola Robins - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b17beb75-65dd-4a51-8d28-65479997bd8e/1761719299303.jpg Inspirators Series - Nicola Robins - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/94b2aab1-0bde-4639-8ae1-7ca6fc4f0d4d/NICOLA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Nicola Robins - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/aliaa-ismail monthly 0.5 2024-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3c95555e-d875-43a0-8c25-47837988b0e9/ALIAA.jpg Inspirators Series - Aliaa Ismail - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/42780d2c-0e06-40e6-b8ff-6ee7d3b6fdc7/ALIAA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Aliaa Ismail - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/andreea-rosca monthly 0.5 2024-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/45387a49-b2b9-4156-854b-950231d76d3e/ANDREEA.jpg Inspirators Series - Andreea Roșca - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2c1ca73c-721e-4f4c-a642-287e084c4242/cei-care+mic.jpeg Inspirators Series - Andreea Roșca - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/80bc0962-a4a7-4079-afc0-12483a8496d7/ANDREEA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Andreea Roșca - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/erin-remblance monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/52cb43ca-bb8f-48c2-8533-0fa4c86dd2af/Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Erin Remblance - Make it stand out “Try not to focus on hope. Instead, focus on the work that needs doing and the love you have for those humans or the other-than-human-life who will be most impacted.” Erin Remblance believes hope brings us back to the individual, in a world that has become far too much about the ego. If we shift our perspectives and look at the work that needs to be done, whether we have hope or not, will determine our actions - or inactions. If we just act, “independently of our feelings, we will have a far greater impact.” That’s what Erin does through her journalistic materials for illuminem and at (re)Biz, her online workshop & emergent-creation-lab designed with Ra James to reconnect business to Earth. A community for all those who are ready to build a regenerative and post-growth world of beauty and thriving life for humans and more-than-humans. She thinks we are not here “to save this civilization”, but to transform it into something far less harmful. We do not need to “save our way of life”, but to protect the planet, and its inhabitants, from our current way of life. Because hearing that “the planet will be fine, it’s humans we need to worry about” can be exhausting and boring. A limited perspective that is completely dismissive of “all the millions of species we are exposing to a mass extinction event.” Erin does not think in terms of optimistic or pessimistic, as she found a more relevant approach: not wanting her actions to be contingent on how she feels about the situation, because it’s not about her. It’s about “doing everything in our power to bring about the changes we need, regardless of whether we have hope, or not, whether we will succeed, or not.” Stick to her piece of advice and... just act! Because it is the right thing to do, and because “the fate of so much of life on earth depends upon what we do right now.” Most importantly, act out of love for all the life this planet sustains. Read Erin Remblance’s answers for this edition of #inspirators and understand the systemic issues at play while we are trying to “build the world that comes next”! Thank you, Erin, for being a (re)Biz(er)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/547e46e3-3f80-4212-a96a-eba676143754/Erin.jpg Inspirators Series - Erin Remblance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/sander-tideman monthly 0.5 2023-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/10fca6a7-c890-4386-b7f3-52323fb0a7fe/SANDER+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Sander Tideman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4154d605-7d04-49c3-9a1c-5ecfebed1a95/71S%2BRmBKuGL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Inspirators Series - Sander Tideman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8c244197-c003-4cce-90cd-07fcdd5cf421/SANDER+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Sander Tideman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/zubee-kibria monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/51cea7b2-fd64-42b4-99e6-1001ad1b7fa4/Zubee.jpg Inspirators Series - Zubee Kibria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/94d2daf5-e364-4b04-af89-8834cd8c0420/ZUBEE2.jpg Inspirators Series - Zubee Kibria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jamie-prow monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/516df112-6dc4-44a7-92b6-541bcdb8f156/Jamie.jpg Inspirators Series - Jamie Prow - Make it stand out Regenerative Leadership requires hand-holding. Simple as that. As Jamie Prow says, it means having “the patience to take frequent small steps together, to pick each other up from failures and always keep moving forward”. Jamie never felt he fit in a box. He floated untethered and found others feeling this way, too. Long story short, it all started in Guernsey with industrial designers, followed by building innovative retail start-ups in London's circular economy space, and now working directly with entrepreneurs and founders with BIG ideas. Soon realizing that when "addressing sustainability - no one fits in the box, and everyone is untethered too." Because he wants to “bee different” and to “bee business-phenomenal”, he founded Make Honey | Jamie Prow – to help companies root their enterprise in the earth, its living systems and natural capital assets. It seems complex, but when you dip a toe in the water, you acclimatize quickly and like how it feels. He has the explanation: “both sides of the fence look crazy, but one is built for the 16th century - matured and hit the ceiling long ago, whilst the other is new, seemingly limitless and looks far beyond the needs of today.” The main driver that keeps him going is living. Because in the moments of feeling alive, “you peel back the layers and see a more authentic reality waiting for you on the other side.” It makes sense, because his main #inspirators were nature and his inner child – how cute is this? He talks in a wonderful way about his partner, his friends, and his books. It is not about must-reads, but about picking the right reads for you, your skillset, your drive and your values: “I am well-read, don't get me wrong, but I have chosen a path of action, learning from failures and letting the good work I do - speak for itself.” Partnering with Minou Schillings, they managed to grow a beautiful community of friends and doers through their The Regenerative Painting initiative. Check it out and put your regenerative name on the map! It’s time to put in the spotlight people like them - the quiet, but meaningful voices that need to be heard. Make sure you follow and interact with these people - they’re kind, fun and supportive. What more can you ask for? Read Jamie Prow’s cool answers for #inspirators and listen to his tune. But, “find your groove, don't subscribe to someone else's playlist”! Thank you, Jamie, for BEE-ing Different! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0c80f5d8-983b-4e8f-9a3f-e83ec51308a5/Jamie+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jamie Prow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/nora-gherbi monthly 0.5 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/84ad051b-93fd-43c9-96f7-14f8a024a90e/NORA.jpg Inspirators Series - Nora Gherbi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a321a076-7c01-4d22-b6a5-87628092250c/NORA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Nora Gherbi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/zuhura-ahmad monthly 0.5 2024-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/aaf240a7-f951-4657-b850-1c413e464c51/ZUHURA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Zuhura Ahmad Shaweji - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8a1dfeb4-ec8c-444b-b5f4-f9d64c322689/ZUHURA.jpg Inspirators Series - Zuhura Ahmad Shaweji - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/kristina-dryza monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2d0c36c8-9b76-4edf-81d7-51c68f73e6f4/KRISTINA.jpg Inspirators Series - Kristina Dryža - Make it stand out Persephone: the image of life's cycles and transitions. The one who knows the descent, the search, and the ascent. How would you reimagine the myth of the Persephone and Hades? Would you keep or skip those dark nights, the challenges, the crossroads? Kristina Dryža has been speaking “archetype” since she was born, learning to love her poetic consciousness and the symbolic life, sensing what’s mythic through digesting Lithuanian folklore as a child. She spent her years researching underworld mythology, studying the terrain of Hades. It takes wisdom, stamina and a brave soul “to explore what’s uncertain, unchartered and unrevealed.” She invites all of us to know our inner patterns, of instinct, love, or survival while respecting the dynamics of life. After all, we need to listen to what calls us to our depths, to “the waking call that makes us introspective, as the descent is both purposeful and necessary for us to become more complete characters; we’re pulled out of ourselves to be pulled into ourselves.” Trust her, as she is a guide for all those who fear their interior life. Through ecopsychology and mythology, Kristina blends the universe's rhythms with the depth of inner lives. She is the author of Grace and the Wind, a modern allegorical novel on the rhythms and cycles of nature. A TEDx speaker, ex-futurist, archetypal consultant, one of the Joseph Campbell Foundation’s Editorial Advisory Group and a steward for The Fifth Direction, her essence stands clear: “Our unrealized potential will always ask us to go into the unknown of our lives. Go there. We can’t grow if we stay where we are, metaphorically or literally. ” Engage in stories, as they show you the marvels of this seen and unseen world. Regeneration must stand on the pillars of archetypes, this symbolic language of the universe, the map of life that we can’t always access through facts, figures or data. Read Kristina Dryža’s answers for Inspirators, and nourish your psyche with her stories that heal, empower and show you how “to live a useful, necessary and unbounded life – a life of meaning, a life worth remembering”: Thank you, Kristina, for being a Modern Persephone! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/68828ef2-d6bc-434d-8ff3-7fa0df0c86f1/Kristina+Dryza.jpg Inspirators Series - Kristina Dryža - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/501047f3-c04a-469b-8f1a-7e32c20e8e82/KRISTINA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Kristina Dryža - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jezmina-von-thiele monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5e1b4f9f-ae16-4ef1-ad21-5a29b0b3ced5/JEZMINA+AND+PAULINA.jpg Inspirators Series - Jezmina Von Thiele & Paulina Stevens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ba98455a-8814-4310-b723-f878064833f9/81TCB15vacL._SL1500_.jpg Inspirators Series - Jezmina Von Thiele & Paulina Stevens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/402655c0-11ee-4a0d-8941-04d65eba349c/Jezmina.jpg Inspirators Series - Jezmina Von Thiele & Paulina Stevens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/elena-amber monthly 0.5 2025-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c7b76dce-380a-41d6-92aa-1766cb34336b/ELENA.jpg Inspirators Series - Elena V. Amber - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f4c7a632-3170-48b4-96cd-9a8060dd2ec6/Book+chosen+cover.jpg Inspirators Series - Elena V. Amber - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3f152c71-ee7b-431f-8f80-ae66cedef448/The+Gift+of+Sensitivity+Front+cover_page.jpg Inspirators Series - Elena V. Amber - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b2ba8b05-209c-47a3-805b-97b16d9df875/ELENA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Elena V. Amber - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/alex-hutchinson monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8b692191-11fe-4c09-a5dd-9793f2aa0102/ALEX.jpg Inspirators Series - Alex Hutchinson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/cfa7c908-09dd-42cd-a764-b2a9bd290793/ExplorersGene+cover.jpg Inspirators Series - Alex Hutchinson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/298cbaa1-739c-4582-9fad-afcbb3db75b5/71E--tW-BPL._SL1500_.jpg Inspirators Series - Alex Hutchinson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/bea579d6-4ec8-449d-aeb4-ce0a09c94c91/ALEX+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Alex Hutchinson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/elaine-cohen monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5cd08157-ec0f-4fa5-8fce-1f1527eb0d8d/Inspirator+-+Elaine+Cohen.jpg Inspirators Series - Elaine Cohen - Make it stand out It seems that the secret ingredient for living a truly sustainable life is … ice cream. At least that’s what Elaine Cohen says. A trustworthy source, as she is one of the expert speakers and bloggers in the field of sustainability strategy and reporting. Apparently, there’s also a trend we should all keep an eye on: sustainable ice cream! Elaine’s the type of person who can turn “not-that-sexy” concepts like “reporting” or “materiality” into something you really want to pay attention to and understand what they’re all about. When we had our first conversation, back in 2020, even though we were talking during a lockdown, I could sense through her kind – and always funny words – that she was such a free spirit. Not to mention that she likes travelling to Romania, Elvis Presley, Tchaikovsky, Schindler’s List and cats. Quite a mix I would say! She also has an “annoying” series on her Facebook page called “Guess where I am”, where she is constantly challenging her network to guess where she is travelling to – so hard to get the answers right… Her emails always make me happy because she never says “no” - be it a speaking engagement or an interview, it’s always a big "yes", no matter how busy she is (and, oh, she is!). Openness and warmth are her key traits. If you want to discover a human who walks the talk, read the fun answers Elaine gave for #inspirators! Thanks, Elaine, for always being an Optimist! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f7474104-4c71-4a53-88b2-95a1feaa8451/Elaine+Cohen.jpg Inspirators Series - Elaine Cohen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6083f925-bae4-43c8-bc0a-f7f83a487d43/Quote+Elaine.jpg Inspirators Series - Elaine Cohen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/antoinette-vermilye monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3ee4a8d9-6733-4aa3-a8fc-b654faeb04db/ANTOINETTE+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Antoinette Vermilye - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1e201072-4367-4ccf-93eb-129dd49d4683/ANTOINETTE+.jpg Inspirators Series - Antoinette Vermilye - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/venera-anderson monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a1bb518b-3715-4bbe-9c88-e81385dc5cf9/VENERA.jpg Inspirators Series - Venera N. Anderson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d5bf8433-7aa3-4dcf-b365-4a695865a31f/book-3d.png Inspirators Series - Venera N. Anderson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ed1c40ae-436b-4346-b2bf-e87f191b92cd/VENERA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Venera N. Anderson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/ben-rawlence monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9158cf23-883f-4d46-8422-153169d4d2c8/BEN+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Ben Rawlence - Make it stand out The most memorable moment when you saw walking trees was probably the Battle of Isengard, when the Ents, those marvellous sentient tree-beings, defeated Saruman and his army. Ents. The most ancient living creatures in Middle-earth. The protectors of the forests, the shepherds to the trees. A story with a happy end - but did you know that “walking trees” are not just fiction? Ben Rawlence knows that for sure: “The migration of the treeline North is no longer a matter of inches per century; instead it is hundreds of feet every year. The trees are on the move. They shouldn’t be. And this sinister fact has enormous consequences for all life on Earth.” His most recent book has won the National Academies Prize for Science Writing. The Treeline: The last forest and the Future of Life on Earth depicts how climate change is transforming the northern hemisphere and what that means for all of us. Ben tells a complex ecological story by focusing on changes affecting 7 tree species in 7 different boreal ecotones: Scots pine in Scotland, birch in Norway, larch in Russia, spruce in Alaska, poplar in Canada and rowan in Greenland. It is a poetic and touching exploration of the “lung” of the world. Ben takes us on a journey through this critical frontier to meet the scientists, residents and trees confronting these geological changes. A journey of curiosity and awe at these species' incredible intelligence and resilience and the mysterious workings of the forest that gifts us the air we breathe. Blending reportage with science, it’s a story of what might soon be the last forest left and what that means for the future of all life on Earth. An award-winning writer and activist, Ben is the founder & CEO of Black Mountains College, also known as “the first-ever Climate Change University". It is an innovative educational facility born to educate and empower their students in creative and adaptive thinking in the face of climate emergency, because “soon, there’s not going to be any distinction between green skills and skills; there’s just going to be skills and one of the core ones are going to be climate and ecological literacy.” Ben believes nature is stunning, yet very complex and unpredictable: “It’s the butterfly effect, where tiny things can have huge consequences.” Nothing should be left to chance, because “we are very good at predicting environmental conditions, but social science is really bad at predicting human futures and how human systems will respond.” Thank you, Ben, for being a Treeliner! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/057ab58e-cd81-436e-bd74-a899f817074d/Ben+Rawlence.jpg Inspirators Series - Ben Rawlence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ebf43fd7-6b88-4f2b-8230-14f92f9ce221/BEN+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Ben Rawlence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jon-alexander monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/375cbc0a-23e2-4d92-b8f2-35e8d0e48b3b/JON.jpg Inspirators Series - Jon Alexander - Make it stand out Having lots of choices makes you forget there might be other (and better) possibilities “beyond the menu”. The question is: who created the menu in the first place? Jon Alexander has the answer: we live in a consumer democracy. Well, we call it democracy, “but our only agency is to choose between the options someone else offers us, rather than a democracy where we have a meaningful voice in shaping it on an ongoing basis.” These are the core ideas about humanity that sit at the heart of his work: We are #citizens by nature. We are essentially storytelling creatures. “The problem is we’re deriving our ideas of how to be good from a story that was created 150 years ago. That story is creating the crises that we’re inhabiting right now. It still tells us to focus on our own little bit and look out for ourselves. As a result, we’re in a social crisis of division and loneliness. We’re looking for solutions from a story that says happiness is attained by accumulating. The pain of that is huge.” Jon Alexander began his career with a decade in the advertising industry, winning the prestigious Big Creative Idea of the Year, before making a dramatic change named CITIZENS: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us. The New Citizenship Project, his company that works to shift the dominant story of the individual in society from Consumer to Citizen. He believes that we have been - and we are - exposed to three stories across history: Subject Story (the dominant story of “keep your head down and do as you’re told because the God-given few know best and they will lead us to the best outcomes for society as a whole”); Consumer Story (the Orwellian / selfishness story of “look out for number one, choose the best deal for yourself from those that are offered, and individual self-interest will add up to collective interest, because the best for society as a whole will emerge from the pursuit of that”); Citizen Story (the story of “get involved, share your wisdom, share your ideas, be part of the conversation about what’s best for society as a whole”). Flourishing humans, flourishing planet. This is how Jon defines sustainability. That’s why his brutally honest guidance for business leaders is that “taking any other path is, basically, criminal insanity”. Goodbye “heroic leadership”, hello “involving people and building agency”! Be part of the community of regenerative leaders and citizens who are inherently creative, caring, collaborative creatures. Make the shift from Consumer to Citizen! Thank you, Jon, for being a good Citizen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/27580130-ff5a-4f28-96fe-655d5e4f303d/Jon+Alexander.jpg Inspirators Series - Jon Alexander - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a8aa2f97-01d0-4523-80b9-662497b19bf1/JON+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jon Alexander - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/nina-simons monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/cd056df7-8b05-462e-8662-cd897d0c6cd1/NINA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Nina Simons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b4e2a5c5-7696-4495-bae7-a2b73480b4b7/NatureCultureSacred-NinaSimons-2ndEd-COVER-XL+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Nina Simons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d7fc93db-076e-4bb8-86da-a83fb0927c71/moonrise+cover.jpg Inspirators Series - Nina Simons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e05472cd-a069-4fac-9ade-1c6fc6efff28/NINA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Nina Simons - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/minou-schillings monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e0da80cf-6c19-48c3-82a8-d2515cdd8066/Inspirator+Minou+Schillings.jpg Inspirators Series - Minou Schillings - Make it stand out Deeply curious, no-nonsense and down-to-Gaia. Minou Schillings is the definition of positivity. Not the façade positivity, but the inspirational one that not only captures your attention, but also instantly puts a smile on your face. Not to mention that she is a walking library of sustainability and regeneration inspiration sources. In her #inspirators answers, she provides ideas, books, and reflections that would keep you energized, joyful and inspired throughout 2023 and beyond! Minou is very active on LinkedIn, her posts being plenty of relevant content, insights, valuable resources and, especially, authenticity. You can just tell by her writing style that she wants to skip the doom and gloom and choose the secret recipe for regeneration: hope + action. Name a more iconic duo! At some point, she made a “mea culpa” to her younger self regarding the name she chose for her business: “The Green Sprint”. She realized that “this is not a sprint. Yes, we are in an urgent crisis. Yes, we need to accelerate action. But deep meaningful systems and culture change takes time.” Would you post this on your LinkedIn profile, or even better, would you admit to yourself that you were wrong? Kudos, Minou! She practices what she preaches and she empowers us not to be worried about fitting into a box to integrate in society, because “every time you leave a bit of yourself behind you are also becoming less creative and imaginative. It is dangerous for your mental health and overall well-being.” The Regenerative Pathways Exploration, her brand new program, is created to enable entrepreneurs, leaders and intrapreneurs to explore and take action on regeneration. As a true passionate art lover who is constantly unlocking her imagination, Minou uses the power of Art in her work – to break down boundaries and tell stories. She is in the process of painting the sounds, ideas, feelings and images that emerged from a “Imagine a Regenerative 2052” exercise she facilitated earlier during a workshop! How could she leave Music behind? What if it can lead us to a better future? This is exactly the question she asked herself before the co-creation of two playlists with her LinkedIn community: Anthropotunes - Songs about a world in transition & WHAT IF - Songs that bring hope for a better future. Stay tuned: Minou is gathering a group of regenerative leaders to walk the Camino de Santiago using this time to truly explore regeneration on a deeper and different level (she already had her share of Camino walking, walking no less than 1100 km!). Thanks, Minou, for being Deeply Curious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6f065922-72a6-4d77-94a8-a6c91f6c7967/Quote+Minou.jpg Inspirators Series - Minou Schillings - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/scott-poynton monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8d926636-bd28-49b0-a830-24cf22db1f86/SCOTT.jpg Inspirators Series - Scott Poynton - Make it stand out Do you consider yourself different? A misfit? If the answer is yes, keep on reading. If the answer is no, keep on reading. As a forest therapist, writer, Chief Inspiration Officer & Founder of adifferentway community and Pond Foundation, Scott Poynton supports leaders, teams and individuals to travel their journeys based on their own resonance, their own ‘different way.’ He is the one to deliver the blunt message you needed to hear: do not attend sustainability events, pause reading any sustainability books, and even remove the used and abused “sustainability” word from your vocabulary. Instead, just get to the bush. Spend time in nature, understand what’s happening there and in your own Self. Books get us into our heads, Nature gets us into our souls and bodies. A sustainability voice he recommends you follow? Yourself. Connect to yourself and live from that place. That’s how he lives. According to his values: Truth, Respect, Courage, Humility and Compassion. The essence of his life and work is that, if you live in alignment with your own values, you can inspire everyone around you to do the same. Instead of seeking inspiration from others, you can do your best to BE an #inspirator yourself. How? Just by “listening to your own soul, because its wisdom is eternal”. If you turn the lens on your inner growth, only good things will come from that place. The most heartwarming and kind message you’ll probably read today, which reminds us of Rumi’s poem, “The Guest House”: “Sit a while with your despair. Soak in it, invite it in and offer it a seat at your table. Greet it, embrace it, give it a cup of tea. Be with it. In time, it will continue its journey, and you will be left to carry on. Love yourself and the world around you. Forgive and live a compassionate life. Hope may not reemerge from that darkness, but you will not be hopeless. You’ll be able to forge on and contribute and in time, the wind might pick up, and you’ll be sailing once more." Living life in a different way dares you to go back to your intuition. Put the intellect aside for a minute and invite your body and heart to the table. As Scott says, “a different way respects your mind, but places it second, asking you to feel first, then think.” This should be the dictionary definition of regeneration: "a shared experience where everyone comes away better, uplifted, moved – something that connects us, most beautifully, with ourselves.” Don’t forget to go to (forest) therapy and savour Scott Poynton’s blunt, yet touching answers for #inspirators! Thank you, Scott, for being A Different WayFinder! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/09f5c9cc-cef2-486e-8dc9-e69510483ad6/SCOTT+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Scott Poynton - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/christopher-hoffman monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e2ae7068-0622-4c84-8ab8-3c690049eff7/CHRIS.jpg Inspirators Series - Christopher Hoffman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c4400fc7-2d5a-4b16-96bd-dc5fc711a3fa/CHRIS+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Christopher Hoffman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/inez-aponte monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/00fe833e-a035-46e2-b4d0-93ab7b000daf/INEZ.jpg Inspirators Series - Inez Aponte - Make it stand out "Stories and histories move through the flesh. The body felt from the inside is not the same as the body viewed from the outside. In a culture of selfies, it is easy to become fixated on the external shape of our bodies at the expense of our internal experiences of our bodies as part of the wider world. What if we could reclaim this inner sensing?” Inez Aponte’s path is carved by helping others bring inner sensing back. A lover of clear minds, open hearts, and laughing bellies, she believes we are all, at the same time, unique, precious, and a very small part of an “unfathomably large whole”. Nurturing our relationships and navigating this mystery is the journey of a lifetime, that’s why we need “to find human signposts to help guide us on our path.” Inez is a warm and vibrant performer of Puerto Rican and Surinamese descent with a background in dance, visual art and theatre improvisation. An educator and consultant in the Human Scale Development approach, also known as Barefoot Economics, a framework that assesses the health of economies, she helps us change the narrative around what success is. At Growing Good Lives, she seeks to reclaim economics as the Art of Living Well. Her audience includes refugees, business leaders, community organizers or students, whom she helps cultivate a “radical collective imagination”. Imagination is also the light that guides Crazy Beautiful World CIC, an organization she founded with her teenage son after he said something that struck her right in the heart: “Mum, I hate adults. They have made a mess of everything. What does my generation have to look forward to?” That was when she felt the seriousness of everything had hit home. Her answer was another question: “What if we also start reminding each other of all the beauty in the world? What if there was a way for young people to connect with adults who do have their backs and who are working hard to protect their future?” They embarked on a journey to connect teenagers' hopes and dreams with the older generations' knowledge. They create spaces where we can all become human signposts for the beautiful. Beauty must stand at the core of regeneration. As Inez says, regeneration requires us to consider how we manage all our relationships in such a way that each party is left better off from our interaction. It means “creating spaces where people can be fully seen, heard and accepted for who they are.” It requires an “awareness of the cyclical nature of life and a rebalancing of power - to regenerate, we must also allow things to die off to feed the next iteration.” Read Inez Aponte’s answers for #inspirators and discover yourself, “again and again, from the inside, undivided!" Thank you, Inez, for being a Crazy Beautiful World Believer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/745b1633-8aef-43a6-905f-fcf71fb8b402/INEZ+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Inez Aponte - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/keith-jones monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d5ab345a-53cf-41f5-8486-4d2cc975ed6c/KEITH.jpg Inspirators Series - Keith Jones - Make it stand out “You and I are living at the greatest moment, during the greatest time in all of history. The world and our ability to connect, learn, grow, and ultimately make a positive impact have never been experienced like this. Your life's work is in discovering who you are, your superpower and using it to redefine the future. I can't wait to see what you create and who you become.” As a country kid who grew up on a farm, Keith Jones learned that everything in life has something to teach us. When he grew a bit older, he found success and passion in two somewhat opposing fields: hockey and art. He is now applying his creative thinking, patience, teamwork and leadership skills on a social scale. As a TEDx speaker, he regularly gives talks on Design For Good, Community Leadership, and Designing The Future. As a brand and innovation design consultant for his agency, & Good Company, he uses design thinking to make the world better. No wonder he believes that “every experience influences who you are and your perspective on the world. And if everyone finds their one thing, we can change the outcome of everything”. He found his "one thing": donating free brand and creative services to some of the most innovative and impactful charities in Canada. Keith drove across the country with his partner, Vickie, to help nonprofits and charities with their branding. With 13 initiatives, 50+ volunteer creatives and almost 20,000 km on the road, the self-funded The Brandvan harnesses the power of design for good. The sticky notes on his studio wall that guide him through his life journey are from Don Miguel Ruiz’s book, The Four Agreements: (1) Be impeccable with your word; (2) Don’t take anything personally; (3) Don’t make assumptions; (4) Always do your best. This is probably why he defines sustainability as balance (“the avoidance of negative impact or the full replacement of any taken resources”) and regeneration as addition (“the purpose of existing to add value and create a better existence than our current reality”). No matter the concept, Keith Jones know that cross-pollination is the future for everything! Thank you, Keith, for being a Good Companion! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e92b60ab-776b-41ff-ba11-e789a99d4760/KEITH+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Keith Jones - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/darcy-ataman monthly 0.5 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c26de473-62f5-4693-aa29-dd868814c0a8/DARCY.jpg Inspirators Series - Darcy Ataman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a58f0deb-0d88-402a-8842-b9cca303d5fc/DARCY+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Darcy Ataman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/teddie-potter monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/65f9790d-3c3e-4646-adeb-7452d2285b24/TEDDIE.jpg Inspirators Series - Teddie Potter - Make it stand out When nurses speak, people listen. For many years now, nurses have been voted the most trusted profession according to a poll conducted by Gallup. This comes with high responsibility, as they have the obligation to protect and preserve our lives and help us become healthier and more resilient. Teddie Potter believes they are also ethically obliged to integrate climate change into their work, as regeneration is the path to being fully alive: “All health professions are dedicated to protecting and preserving life, and the only way we are going to do that is to address climate change and prepare our patients for what’s coming.” Her solution? Nurses teaching people health literacy. That’s how her climate story began: she noticed pattern changes in bird migration, plant blooming, or disappearing ice to indicate something was happening. She realized climate care is, actually, health care: “As the planet changes, there will be huge implications for human health, as well as the health of all species.” Her genuine care and drive led her to her purpose: she was appointed the first Director of Planetary Health for the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota, where she is also a Fellow of the Institute on the Environment. Teddie also initiated the Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate, a nonprofit devoted to climate action and policy work, currently chairs Clinicians for Planetary Health (C4PH) and is a member of the Steering Committee of the Planetary Health Alliance at Harvard University. She is a member of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and the Coordinating Committee of Columbia University’s Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education. In the book written with Riane Eisler, Transforming Interprofessional Partnerships: A New Framework for Nursing and Partnership-Based Healthcare, they provide nurses and other healthcare workers practical tools to build a more effective, caring, and sustainable healthcare system. They show how healthcare professionals can actually build real interprofessional teams and be full partners with patients, families, communities, and one another. Teddie believes we should all reflect upon this question: “Whatever you’re doing, you need to be asking - is this promoting planetary health or is it contributing to the problem?” Read Teddie’s answers for Inspirators and think of ways we can all shift healthcare relationships from hierarchies of domination to high-functioning, collaborative teams ready to be full partners. Human partners in service of Life. Thank you, Teddie, for being a Planetary Health Nurturer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/17ac5b63-bb40-4ef6-a81b-38bba288cdc2/TEDDIE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Teddie Potter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jenny-andersson monthly 0.5 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6d2673d4-b12e-4a53-a928-952c6623e744/JENNY.jpg Inspirators Series - Jenny Andersson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9e321cf6-f28d-410a-910e-79421db50172/JENNY+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jenny Andersson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/ginny-whitelaw monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8b9d688a-394d-4b86-b73b-fbbc2810f62b/GINNY.jpg Inspirators Series - Ginny Whitelaw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5700101c-d9f6-4c09-b474-75a0c45f9a7c/3books.jpg Inspirators Series - Ginny Whitelaw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1790115c-3de9-4744-a861-96b93c93bc40/GINNY+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Ginny Whitelaw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/keneiloe-molopyane monthly 0.5 2024-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8fdf0ec9-d2b1-427c-9657-a313df6eb93f/KENEILOE.jpg Inspirators Series - Keneiloe Molopyane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0711155a-0766-4bed-bd57-ff5c8a69689c/KENEILOE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Keneiloe Molopyane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jojo-mehta monthly 0.5 2024-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/db7d37e4-14f4-4dc8-a4d9-a578ce764da5/JOJO.jpg Inspirators Series - Jojo Mehta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a1f3043b-4059-4c2c-892b-8cd5adf0c899/JOJO+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jojo Mehta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/hammed-kayode-alabi monthly 0.5 2025-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f549644b-0f3f-4b44-901f-75d8afa32120/HAMMED.jpg Inspirators Series - Hammed Kayode Alabi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e690a142-ca1a-4cad-9ce7-74260fbe3884/The+Africa+I+Dream+to+See+Cover.png Inspirators Series - Hammed Kayode Alabi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/af7867fb-4d8f-45b0-b573-bc34e7700063/Career+Wisdom+Cover.png Inspirators Series - Hammed Kayode Alabi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5d05e0b9-c393-448b-b7f2-ccde2fc30aa4/HAMMED.png Inspirators Series - Hammed Kayode Alabi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/andreea-vanacker monthly 0.5 2024-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/25ccfdd8-f8fb-4cdf-bc36-bdbb95b208af/ANDREEA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Andreea D. Vanacker - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2e00301d-7fa6-4fc0-b3bc-4a3fbb2dbc70/Screenshot+2024-02-12+083550.png Inspirators Series - Andreea D. Vanacker - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/621359e9-cf76-456a-bce3-0344980f6585/61aatUCjSML._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Inspirators Series - Andreea D. Vanacker - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4281c24c-7cb3-41a5-8c13-4c4edba5aab6/ANDREEA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Andreea D. Vanacker - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/tristan-gooley monthly 0.5 2025-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/84ea403a-0f41-4ac5-9114-4187f735198f/TRISTAN.jpg Inspirators Series - Tristan Gooley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/673f4672-8e64-4a22-9d38-0a01952ce0f1/81NLletoyYL._SL1500_.jpg Inspirators Series - Tristan Gooley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/52a0b7d4-0a00-4c07-b1ce-063dd8e36035/81reIO3C7oL._SL1500_.jpg Inspirators Series - Tristan Gooley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/00fd813e-1b01-47ae-a0ac-e8c82681ccc8/81inCBO%2BIdL._SL1500_.jpg Inspirators Series - Tristan Gooley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/231395b9-d487-4172-8999-9442a64eb381/KATIE.jpg Inspirators Series - Tristan Gooley - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/payal-arora monthly 0.5 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a0e5489c-6a68-49f4-911e-05219db0d17c/ANGEL.jpg Inspirators Series - Payal Arora - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/88a7e98c-dfc2-4126-88df-6270a3963bdc/P2P+Final+cover.jpg Inspirators Series - Payal Arora - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/68bf9055-ff74-47e3-b874-d8cd4b921dff/61ceJ2YY2FL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Inspirators Series - Payal Arora - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2f120e1a-9396-46f0-a1dc-6b588d8f843e/TARA.jpg Inspirators Series - Payal Arora - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/arno-michaelis monthly 0.5 2025-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/47645897-1f7c-44ad-93ee-ec14777e8d94/ARNO.jpg Inspirators Series - Arno Michaelis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e95fb5ff-d7a9-4149-8ba1-537a47939c45/A1d3F74lqtL._SL1500_.jpg Inspirators Series - Arno Michaelis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a69b79f4-a371-40fc-8e50-727acc6b11d8/91bxed5kh-L._SL1500_.jpg Inspirators Series - Arno Michaelis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/dd6519bf-72a0-46be-8c57-9785aab3bba0/ARNO+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Arno Michaelis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jean-philippe-steeger monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d2a8b61e-d0d7-4211-a69e-92a841133d5a/JEAN-PHILIPPE.jpg Inspirators Series - Jean-Philippe Steeger - Make it stand out “I think there is a force in each and every one of us that seeks integration, healing and reconciliation. We have, however, learned to silence that voice. It’s a never-ending journey of listening to our deeper purpose and passion for having an impact.” What if you embraced the vulnerable power of your wild and natural essence? Jean-Philippe Steeger believes it’s time for bringing wildness back. It’s time to let your craving heart speak and embrace a language of living systems. It's time to "heal our broken relationship to nature, the feminine, indigenous wisdom, community and our inner truths.” He helps people and companies discover their authenticity and purpose for sustainable potential to flourish. How? Through pioneering what it means to bring back meaning, healing and aliveness through communications. We met through CEC European Managers and that's when I discovered that his #inspirator was his Romanian grandmother: her generosity and her ability to share her love and faith in the beauty of the human soul, a generosity that knew no borders, despite the depressing reality of a totalitarian nightmare regime. As a realistic dreamer, he dares you to follow your passion and never stop asking questions about your role and potential. Because when you find your purpose, everything will flow much easier. And that’s exactly what he did, too. Perspectivist is grounded in a dream of a world where everyone can have a place and thrive, where everyone is being listened to. It has been birthed to shine a light on the perspectives that have been forgotten, on each one’s unique beauty when speaking from the heart and on our collective potential of living in tune with nature. Jean-Philippe stands against the “action fetish”. The only thing we need to do "now" is to be. To learn to become present again: “to make space for new potential; to attune ourselves to the simple beauties to discover.” Focus on the “conscious and creative, wild and wise, caring and courageous practice of listening to and expressing our greater potential.” On the conscious practice of redirecting our attention towards “the thrivability of inner, outer and ecosystemic relationships.” A trend we must keep an eye on, from his perspective, is Love. He thinks there is an exponential growth in people directing their attention towards regeneration, healing and love, which is actually natural human intelligence in practice. Thank you, Jean-Philippe for being a Perspectivist! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/73c96f3e-628f-4337-bd62-e70aaa8adb7f/JEAN-PHILIPPE+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jean-Philippe Steeger - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/phili-kotler monthly 0.5 2025-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/94758b0f-0a1a-4fcd-922e-081adf69a0a1/PHILIP.jpg Inspirators Series - Philip Kotler - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/44c4d898-eec1-435f-a91e-822e145447bc/3334236077-0.jpeg Inspirators Series - Philip Kotler - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1933db1b-e886-408e-a997-9f979926a37b/cov_sb1_125288.jpg Inspirators Series - Philip Kotler - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/84cc1abe-a577-4162-af6c-129f23ddfeb4/PHILIP+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Philip Kotler - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/thomas-kolster monthly 0.5 2024-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2d18cef8-ce84-425d-94bf-582fe0c9437a/THOMAS.jpg Inspirators Series - Thomas Kolster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4febb8b2-1d2f-48dd-9876-1bd64f8f9076/3-copy-scaled.jpg Inspirators Series - Thomas Kolster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/8b8cf4f5-156d-41d1-9979-5d530443315f/Copy+of+Copy+of+LinkedInFOGS0011+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Thomas Kolster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/cbe1acbb-64b1-4bc2-8b10-bd35b57f5d43/THOMAS+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Thomas Kolster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/shannon-wild monthly 0.5 2025-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ea4cd226-54a7-4ff7-80ff-5c4aacbcb3d6/SHANNON.jpg Inspirators Series - Shannon Wild - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/bb5d8ab1-1ba5-4d1b-839f-87be9b7ebce4/SHANNON+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Shannon Wild - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/claudi-guerreiro monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1402a91f-3b65-4869-855a-5647e7c8d9c1/CLAUDIA2.jpg Inspirators Series - Claudia Guerreiro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/942ccadf-882a-4188-9e74-fdeb960c5324/CLAUDIA3.jpg Inspirators Series - Claudia Guerreiro - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jeremy-whelehan monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/fb87ec1e-5568-41b1-8933-9b5a515a060d/JEREMY.jpg Inspirators Series - Jeremy Whelehan - Make it stand out “I want to tell you something: I know exactly what you’re looking for. It’s right here. You’ve got it. It’s in your Heart. And you might want to fill that Heart with something so that you can help others! But, first, you have to help yourself. Fill your heart up!” Even if you don’t know Grandma Lutie Hillaire from the Lummi Nation on Turtle Island, she knows you. We all miss Grandma’s advice, don’t we? Jeremy Whelehan is a Wisdom Keeper, making sure we remember our elders’ advice. An experienced, award-winning filmmaker and storyteller, he is the founder of Treetops Productions Ltd, where he creates film content and documentary projects with a focus on art, tech and… the culture of Burning Man Project. Their debut feature documentary was "NOW: In the wings on a world stage" which earned the UK's National Film Award for Best Documentary. His journey into collecting wisdom began in 2015 with a gathering. A group of Elders and initiates from around the world came together for a weekend of wisdom sharing, ceremony and prayer. Today, Wisdom Keepers provides a platform for Elders and spiritual leaders from indigenous communities and wisdom traditions around the world to share their stories and collectively envision a more conscious, peaceful, and sustainable world: “The world’s indigenous traditions have long foretold the extraordinary times we now live in. They remember how to listen and speak to the Earth. We would do well to listen to them!” Wisdom Keepers facilitates spontaneous and profound shifts by enabling global audiences to appreciate and understand traditional wisdom ways as holistic and comprehensive cosmologies, philosophies and world views with immediate and relevant applications in their own lives and societies. Offer yourself this present and follow Wisdom Keepers on Instagram! You’ll meet Kurikindi, a Kichwa Amazonian Shaman born in the rainforests of Ecuador. Anthar Kharana from the land of the Hacaritama people up in the Andes in the north of Colombia, a land where ancient warriors used to live. Etincelle, meaning Spark, a Nima / shaman from Gabon. Jarmbi, a Custodian of the Northern Rivers from the Githabul and Ngarakwal tribes. Txana Ikakuru, a tribal leader from the Huni Kuin people of the Brazilian Amazon. If we strive for profound and influential shifts, we need to move towards holistic and spiritually connected ways of being and shift the ‘default’ setting of the dominant modern culture. That is when powerful healing and connection happen: when we break away from the separation and stressors of modern life. Read Jeremy Whelehan’s answers for #inspirators and cherish your Elders, while they’re with you and beyond! Thank you, Jeremy, for being a Wisdom Keeper! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/97146912-33a2-488e-a383-3fd15bc1e350/JEREMY+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jeremy Whelehan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/rares-besliu monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/67239881-c13b-4495-b83b-f6c48911b416/RARES+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Rareș Beșliu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b30f8a01-4dba-4c10-bd83-db7bd11e759d/coperta+emotii.jpeg Inspirators Series - Rareș Beșliu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/fc45dc68-131d-4562-97db-f6197465cb4e/coperta+dor+de+viscri.jpeg Inspirators Series - Rareș Beșliu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6c3304f8-9412-4cb2-8a41-e7e77c5a5b90/RARES+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Rareș Beșliu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/patty-krawec monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3f99fe2f-b7ee-4742-9f8f-e27e93062ba6/Inspirator+Patty.jpg Inspirators Series - Patty Krawec - Make it stand out “We are related. Nii’kinaaganaa.” This is how Patty Krawec’s book, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future, begins. Because we don’t exist independently, “we live in layers of relationships, among ancestors and descendants in a web that stretches far beyond our senses.” How do we live as good relatives? How do we unforget the past and reimagine a future? How do we become kin? That was the question that provoked her “Medicine for the Resistance” podcast, the one that became a book and was the fuel to all her activism. She is beautifully weaving her own story with the story of her ancestors and macro-themes like creation, disappearance, myth, identity, and spirituality. Patty is an Anishinaabe / Ukrainian writer from Lac Seul First Nation, who regularly speaks about hard-to-tackle topics like the relationships we inherit, imagining otherwise, surviving through community and kinship, or the decolonization myth. You will feel very touched by her gentle piece of advice on how not to lose hope: “It’s ok to be tired, to feel a profound grief for everything that has been lost. The last two years have exacerbated every harmful thing in our society and loss of hope does, at times, feel like the most reasonable reaction. It’s hard to mourn the things that must be mourned when we are inundated by the toxic positivity of good vibes only or movements that base everything on personal choice even while we are surrounded by impossible choices. But even so, hope is praxis. It is defiant. It is, as Mariame Kaba says, a discipline. It is something we can choose. Because we have not lost. Every time we get back up we are showing others that they can too. You have more wins than you think.” Listen to Patty’s powerful call to unforget your history, read her answers for #inspirators, as she has a powerful message to deliver: “Let’s build with what and who is in front of us and then we see where that takes us, we see what comes next. There are a thousand worlds waiting to be born.” Thanks, Patty, for being a World Opener! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a5f4bb4d-53a3-4c0b-b7cb-8f165ceb7554/Patty+Krawec.jpg Inspirators Series - Patty Krawec - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/713ad335-003d-488a-8929-a7d391352b90/Quote+Inspirator+Patty.jpg Inspirators Series - Patty Krawec - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/steven-moe monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e510803b-ef10-4107-94dc-8b5974b1a486/STEVEN.jpg Inspirators Series - Steven Moe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/017e27d5-e7c9-4fd8-acd1-488d0c6b28a4/Apple+Tree-Cover+image_Steven+Moe.jpg Inspirators Series - Steven Moe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a18cf5cf-f085-4be3-8664-050ff25560d8/STEVEN+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Steven Moe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/mindahi-bastida monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/7b9cea7b-fd37-46fa-ae5d-25f17351e697/MINDAHI.jpg Inspirators Series - Mindahi Bastida - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1f87413a-54f6-444c-8d94-021c1f6a12d3/61yEdYn4oSL._SL1360_.jpg Inspirators Series - Mindahi Bastida - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/384f1322-3ff0-47fa-bb31-16aa0534e1d5/MINDAHI+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Mindahi Bastida - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/stephanie-defregger monthly 0.5 2024-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d3522aee-630f-4bda-93dc-aedfa47ab0f9/STEPHANIE.jpg Inspirators Series - Stephanie Defregger - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/46259748-599c-487c-bd68-2f6e01ed277e/STEPHANIE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Stephanie Defregger - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/izzy-fenwick monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/750b9c99-9189-4e56-a4d7-227a9dfb9241/IZZY+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Izzy Fenwick - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/470a6432-f4a5-433c-b2c7-afc7acad303b/IZZY+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Izzy Fenwick - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/thijs-pepping monthly 0.5 2025-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/89c7ca40-69ce-4006-8a6a-3775a27dc2c6/THIJS.jpg Inspirators Series - Thijs Pepping - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/98201c0e-f05c-4893-9a6f-42d7d3210782/BOT_Real-Fake_Voor_LR.jpg Inspirators Series - Thijs Pepping - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a997f794-ca41-4779-96df-0dc37ee0e28f/Screenshot+2024-12-14+at+05.23.14.png Inspirators Series - Thijs Pepping - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a7ef998f-4804-41c1-847c-b583b47beb0c/THIJS+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Thijs Pepping - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/abumbi-prudence monthly 0.5 2024-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/913178bb-ffd8-42ed-883c-a9fdd15a4e94/ABUMBI.jpg Inspirators Series - Abumbi Prudence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/afbfc493-f2fb-4959-a35d-2ef451f033e7/ABUMBI+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Abumbi Prudence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/kim-langbecker monthly 0.5 2023-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5c0ded8a-7960-4f2e-8dce-48e808925c1d/KIM.jpg Inspirators Series - Kim Langbecker - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/57b613a2-ff0e-47ab-9de2-2ec6b651218e/KIM+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Kim Langbecker - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jill-heinerth monthly 0.5 2023-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9b5025ea-03c6-453b-9c79-7a262181b027/JILL.jpg Inspirators Series - Jill Heinerth - Make it stand out “If I die, it will be in the most glorious place that nobody has ever seen. The Beauty contradicts the Danger. We are the first people to cave dive inside an iceberg. And we may not live to tell the story. There are no training manuals or protocols to follow. When you’re the first to do something, there’s nobody to call for help.” The Cave is the heart of the world. Entering it and diving into the unknown is a rite of passage. The one who dares to go inside it is the one who is willing to explore the realm of the Self, to discover the essence. The one who destroys the veil of illusions. This brave one is Jill Heinerth. Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver, her brilliant book, carries you on a journey to places you’ve never imagined. It is an “uncomfortable rendezvous with fear”. Yes, you will feel shocked, cold and claustrophobic when you read it. But accept this courageous woman’s invitation that challenges you “to recognize the humanity in that sensation of terror you’re experiencing.” An acclaimed polar explorer, cave diver, author, speaker, filmmaker, and climate advocate, Jill has seen the planet in a way almost no one has. As one of the world’s premier underwater explorers, she is the first person to dive inside giant Antarctic iceberg caves. She is the first Explorer-in-Residence of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and, according to filmmaker James Cameron, “More people have walked on the moon than have been to some of the places Jill Heinerth has gone right here on Earth.” She’s a scientist’s eyes and hands underwater, discovering new species and examining our finite freshwater reserves, and a filmmaker documenting the wonders of underwater life. The pure and alive definition of testing the limits of human endurance at every tight turn, risking her own life with each mission. To not only survive in this world but excel, Jill is not fearless, but alive today because she learned to embrace fear as a positive catalyst in her life: “as I dwell on the threshold of darkness, I might be scared, but I don't run away. I dance in the joy of uncertainty.” Jill encourages you to accept that you are an explorer, just like her. She spent her life immersed in a relationship with Water, this element that “nourishes and destroys, that has both freed me and taken the lives of my friends.” But in these wild and almost unimaginable situations is where you “blossom in the purity of unhindered exploration. I’ll be afraid, but I’ll never concede.” Thank you, Jill, for being a Fearless Cave Diver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/796a3e8d-ebd7-4acd-8cca-ac434f557d7f/Jill+Heinerth.jpg Inspirators Series - Jill Heinerth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/03974e86-5cb1-49f5-bbcb-7576450d7a69/JILL+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jill Heinerth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/ankita-vijayvergiya monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ccf37131-e0af-4da4-90c3-96426f30137c/ANKITA.jpg Inspirators Series - Ankita Vijayvergiya - Make it stand out A sanskrit verse from the Bhagwat Geeta says: “कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन” “Perform your duty, without any expectation of the fruits/results.” For Ankita Vijayvergiya, it has a very profound meaning: it reflects why every single day she shows up as her most dedicated self to fulfil her mission and passion, which lies in establishing and growing new solutions to address Climate Change. In 2022, she was featured by LinkedIn News India as a Top Green Voice. When she chose to make Climate her career, the only question she asked herself was “Why not now?” Obviously, external doubt and rejection followed: “You are making a financially poor decision, are you sure?” This journey and decision, however, taught Ankita so much about ourselves - as human society, and about the only place we can call home: Mother Earth. She implemented her own piece of advice: "Start small, but start now!" After co-founding NatureHealers Climate Solutions, she realized that so many people are willing to give their time and efforts to advance Climate Action, looking for nothing in return. That’s when the next big question appeared: “What if we could actually make this a viable career for them?” Currently a Climate Reality Leader, Ankita started building BillionCarbon. Their goal is crystal clear: they want to empower 1 Billion tons of CO2e mitigation and 100,000 Climate jobs by 2030. How? They are Nutrient Mining from biodegradable wet waste and converting it to liquid bio-fertiliser. Worldwide soil degradation has become a major issue. On the other hand, untreated biodegradable waste is one of the main causes of Greenhouse gas emissions. BillionCarbon Biowaste Nutrient Mining (BBNM) makes it able to process and make the waste disappear within 3 days - without any waste products, and with no external energy usage. Innovation at its best: “We are a part of nature and have been forever. When we try to build in sync with nature, we get the best out of us. Bridges stronger and more sustainable than concrete.” Read Ankita Vijayvergiya’s answers for #inspirators, follow her steps, chase your dreams and move from building concrete jungle to building with nature! Thank you, Ankita, for being a Climate Reality Leader! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5ef9ed03-abe7-42ee-8b78-1920dcc2d435/ANKITA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Ankita Vijayvergiya - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jessica-marati-radparvar monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2469158c-d7bf-474e-ac65-0370bc1a4af8/JESSICA.jpg Inspirators Series - Jessica Marati Radparvar - Make it stand out Did you take a Winter Pause? A break to recharge and reconnect with yourself, your family and your friends? Not only had she taken such a break, but Jessica Marati Radparvar is hoping to introduce more pauses that align with nature's cycles. A regenerative voice who is doing exactly what she preaches: intentionally carving out time for rest and reinvention. Jessica is a social impact strategist motivated by believing that doing the right thing should be as easy as possible. This is why she inspired her team to pause: because she believes that rest is a vital part of the job description for our work as change agents: “How can we be expected to come up with revolutionary ideas and boundary-pushing innovations if we’re all teetering on burnout? As we all know (and Jess confirms), rest can also be… complicated: “It takes a while for the racing thoughts to slow, to surrender to what the Dutch call niksen - the intentional art of doing nothing.” As the founder of Reconsidered, Jessica helps impact leaders drive bigger, bolder, more sustainable change. A former journalist, founder of a social enterprise selling artisan goods made in Cambodia, a freelance travel writer across 60+ countries, she drew inspiration and motivation from her Native CHamoru and Italian roots, her upbringing in Guam, San Francisco and Rome, and her son's magical view of the world. Alongside managing Reconsidered’s impact strategy and communications consulting practice, Jessica publishes a newsletter that curates fresh finds from the world of sustainable business. It contains valuable resources and job curation to support the next generation of impact leaders. Their Impact Interviews series has always been a source of inspiration: it features an inspiring mix of global change makers sharing their “aha” moments, career journeys and secrets to driving sustainable change. In the years ahead, she believes companies will need to be more nuanced about how they communicate their purpose efforts. “Sustainability Marketing" is dead - now it's about being honest and transparent, which will require more bravery and boldness from the leaders in charge. She has a very honest piece of advice for young people who lose hope: “Ask yourself - what if we get it right?” What if? Thank you, Jessica, for being a Reconsiderer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/16c10263-1c2a-46c0-b35b-f60f9de773c6/JESSICA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jessica Marati Radparvar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jamie-miller monthly 0.5 2024-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c6f62195-0755-44cd-aab3-4b1963b1bb1e/JAMIE.jpg Inspirators Series - Jamie Miller - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/05a2732e-dac0-4844-8fcf-1f881835c5d7/JAMIE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jamie Miller - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/alice-schmidt monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5c977691-f9ac-40c0-882c-9c9ce7a84e11/Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Alice Schmidt - Make it stand out “Today, almost every job is a sustainability job in one way or another. Your job title may not show this, but in every position you’ll take and influence decisions that relate to sustainability. Use this power well.” How are you using your power? Alice Schmidt is a global sustainability advisor, business consultant and keynote speaker who has worked in 30 countries, thus gaining the ability to learn quickly and see the bigger picture by combining hard evidence with intuition and creative approaches. She has the regenerative leadership qualities much needed today: a wide horizon, ability to make links across sectors and industries, mindfulness and, especially, intuition. Her belief is that sustainable transformation must create health, wealth and wellbeing. Facilitating sustainability trainings and climate simulation workshops is one of the things she loves the most. Some of the topics she tackles during her keynote speeches are Global & Planetary Health, Measuring Happiness, Business as a Force for Good, Multisolving or The System Dynamics of Climate Action. Besides running her own consultancy firm and acting as board or jury member for several sustainability institutions (Circular Economy Forum Austria, Protect Our Winters, Endeva), she has been teaching “Sustainable Business and Management for Tomorrow” at Vienna University for Economics and Business for several years. Writing is one of her biggest passions. Her book, The Sustainability Puzzle: How Systems Thinking, Circularity, Climate Action and Social Transformation Can Improve Health, Wealth and Wellbeing for All, co-authored with Claudia Winkler is a broad piece that focuses on educated, but non-expert audiences, through the use of sketch notes summarizing each chapter. It is a must-read addressing how systems thinking, circularity, climate action, and social transformation can improve health, wealth, and wellbeing for all. To rephrase Lord Baden Powell, founder of the Scout Movement, she aims to “leave the world a bit better” than she found it. She used to be a girl scout, which helped her realize how much the scout movement’s values – from environmental protection to taking responsibility for her own actions – have inspired and influenced her from an early age onwards. How are you solving The Sustainability Puzzle? Maybe the missing piece is right in front of you! Thank you, Alice, for being a Sustainability Puzzle Solver! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/941d47a4-ae53-424c-9b5e-7dc550d65451/Alice+Schmidt.png Inspirators Series - Alice Schmidt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d44e5203-4f50-43d5-a8d8-a622f2670623/Alice+2.jpg Inspirators Series - Alice Schmidt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/troy-carter monthly 0.5 2023-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ef68c97f-db1f-4480-b44e-4692d39e9416/TROY.jpg Inspirators Series - Troy Carter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/98b28130-17bf-4622-94ab-e4af55124441/TROY+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Troy Carter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/philippe-birker monthly 0.5 2023-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/71e2f477-a92f-4e95-9f97-a17304a4ff53/PHILIPPE.jpg Inspirators Series - Philippe Birker - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2fc7d75b-4696-4f2f-86d6-3e64c3901ccb/PHILIPPE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Philippe Birker - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/david-rothenberg monthly 0.5 2023-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/eb8a5daf-e859-4828-8e46-6eabbd4edc0d/DAVID.jpg Inspirators Series - David Rothenberg - Make it stand out "Hear bird sounds as music and there is always some mystique to enjoy. Hear the whole world as music and you’ll find we live inside a plethora of beautiful sounds. How many other creatures are out there waiting for the chance to jam?” This is how David Rothenberg sees, feels and hears the world. After graduation, he travelled across Europe playing jazz clarinet. The song of a hermit thrush reminded him of a Miles Davis solo. That’s how he found his calling: writing and performing on the magical bond between humanity and nature. That’s how he earned himself the “interspecies musician” nickname. A Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, musician and philosopher David Rothenberg released 40 recordings and wrote Why Birds Sing, Thousand Mile Song, Bug Music, Survival of the Beautiful, and many other books. Books that stand as proof of Nature’s creative, immutable power of improvisation. Complex, yet delicate works of beauty that help us see the world as a musical place, full of rhythm, wonder, harmony and joy. He has performed or recorded with Pauline Oliveros, Peter Gabriel, Suzanne Vega, and the Karnataka College of Percussion. But, also, with one of the world’s longest-living insects, the ones with the longest beats in the world of synchronized animal sounds: cicadas. David shares with us precious lessons learnt from these enchanted creatures: “The very existence of these cicadas is a true thing of wonder. Their genus isn’t named Magicicada for nothing. They spend 17 years in a subterranean world. It’s time to crawl up to the surface and emerge. Let’s celebrate their rise from the darkness of years spent waiting, as we find our own human way back to the light, climbing up from despair toward the sky, letting it be known that we too have, finally, arrived.” Performing with them meant combining all human forms of knowing: “music, science, pure speculation and sheer feeling.” A more profound way to listen: “When we perform live with the cicadas, we become humble members of an orchestra of millions.” As David advises, “add your own small voice to the millions; it’s a profound experience. Human sounds must fit into and around the callings of nature if we are ever to construct a surer, more promising way to survive on this complex and beautiful planet.” Go out, join the cicadas in their celebrations, and read David Rothenberg’s answers for #inspirators! Thank you, David, for being an Interspecies Musician! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e937dab9-9bd2-4a52-8c0b-1fa657f9f613/David+Rothenberg2.jpg Inspirators Series - David Rothenberg - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/03d2cdfe-8b38-4909-b3cf-8f708c19a714/DAVID+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - David Rothenberg - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/melinda-powell monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/307d4636-e106-49ee-9877-ec190f8e8454/MELINDA.jpg Inspirators Series - Melinda Powell - Make it stand out “If, by chance, I met you at a gathering, what dream might you choose to share with me?” Although we spend around 6 years of our lives dreaming, we are not able to fully understand the power of dreams. Dreams generate scenarios where we can rehearse for waking life, and enable learning, problem-solving and decision-making. They inspire creativity, balance our emotional life and lay down the foundations of self-reflection and awareness. They fill us with grace. Gratitude towards the gift of dreams means “gratitude towards the gift of life”. Dreams bridge our inner and outer worlds, breathing new life into us: “When we ignore our dreams, we disregard the nature of our consciousness rooted in planet Earth. In our sleep, Earth dreams. Each night, if we pay attention to our dreams, we awaken to new potentialities in ourselves. The warming of our planet reflects our over-heated lives: pollution of the natural world parallels a profound imbalance of the human psyche.” Melinda Powell’s life has been guided by her dreams. Now, she teaches “dream guidance”. She recollects and shares her learnings from Lucid Surrender, as the co-founder of the Dream Research Institute at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education, to promote research into dreams and wellbeing. She was also a psychotherapist and the vice president of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. Her books, The Hidden Lives of Dreams and Lucid Surrender: The Alchemy of the Soul in Lucid Dreaming focus on the power of dream sharing, because “when we share a dream, it becomes alive for those who hear it.” In childhood, she was fortunate to spend time exploring nature, which built her soul stamina. Her first writing on dreams was a story at the age of 7 about one of her lucid dreams, when its realness scared her and blocked her writing. In her twenties, looking for dream guidance, she got the needed support from an Episcopal Priest and Jungian Analyst who encouraged her to follow the dream path, as the core of transpersonal psychology relates to life’s Big Questions: What gives our lives meaning? How do we live fully? Melinda believes we can find the answers to these questions in our dreams, as they not only mirror our personal psychology but also open the psyche to sacred qualities that facilitate inner transformation. An encounter with a powerful healing Presence. “Real therapy”, as Carl Jung said. It seems dreams reflect one of Nature’s most effective ways to recognise our need for balance. May we dream in balance! Thank you, Melinda, for being a Lucid Dreamer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/4cdfcd81-4562-49eb-8b14-35c618bfb06a/Melinda+Powell+2.png Inspirators Series - Melinda Powell - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a2670840-169c-4967-9ea9-159192a3055b/Melinda+Powell.jpg Inspirators Series - Melinda Powell - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/2b9d474c-4694-4385-adc0-45e49851d3eb/ROSA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Melinda Powell - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/kathrin-koester monthly 0.5 2023-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9fedab79-e7a2-43c9-90ee-00736716afce/Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Kathrin Köster - Make it stand out Can you imagine living in a country called “The United States of YOU”? It is more than possible - not to mention you would be in great company! Prof. Dr. Kathrin Koester is the perfect tour guide for such a journey. She is one of the humans who had the most meaningful impact in my life. A luminous being who brightens the room only by entering it - you just know you want her to stay. We met years ago at an event and intentionally crossed our paths ever since. Now, we’re walking the talk together, sometimes talking the walk by documenting our days through photos-exchange and reflections, and searching for all the Hidden Leaders out there. Fasten your seatbelts and travel with her to the Lands of Mind, Body, Heart & Consciousness. They are your Formies (4 MEs). They form You. The prize at the end of the journey? You’ll discover your core. As Kathrin says: “call it intuition, inner source, it is your inner compass for authenticity and resilience. The fountain of your energy, your creativity, your joy and love. The realm of your passion, the fuel that drives you. The place to be.” She wrote The United States of You, a book for the fearful and the brave, basically all those who decide to go on a self-exploration journey and who need a companion by their side: one who tells the cold hard truth in a gentle way, one who holds their hand while walking on thin ice, one who cheers them up and helps them see the funny side of life. She was lucky enough to travel with her partner and best friend, as they are each other’s tour guides. Travelling together is so much easier and more joyful than travelling alone. Kathrin ventured out to learn Mandarin as a teenager, fell in love with Daoism and Confucianism when she started to study Chinese culture, practiced Zen Buddhism and experienced how difficult it can be to be a foreigner. The Joy Academy is a co-creation laboratory where she grows a Joy tribe, helping people establish respectful co-existence between the Formies, because that’s what inner balance is about. Take responsibility for moving forwards and embark in this self-discovery journey. I did it, too, and I couldn’t be more grateful. In Kathrin’s words: “A tiny warning: this is a one-way ticket. You only can move ahead, there is no way back. Nobody can do this on your behalf. You are in the driver’s seat!” Thank you, Kathrin, for being a JOY Master! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/51391b39-0a49-4865-892c-b28e350553f6/Kathrin+Koster.jpg Inspirators Series - Kathrin Köster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5706219a-0e3a-4f79-adf9-0fb9dcd2c3e5/Quote+Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Kathrin Köster - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/rune-rasmussen monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9c43e80e-f72a-4e01-a13f-69d4ae11e1fc/rune.jpg Inspirators Series - Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen - Make it stand out 2023 is your regenerative chance. It is the AUN Celebration or The Nordic Year of Cultural Healing. King Aun sacrificed his sons to Odin to prolong his life. Even back in time when human sacrifice was common, this is the definition of destructive behaviour: “Kings were supposed to be icons of vitality, connectors between human communities and the powers. The story is the best example of the worst imaginable ancestor.” This myth is a general theme in Nordic Animism: violation of kinship resulting in cosmic collapse. Aun mirrors our contemporary society, where disconnection and rupture can be paralyzing. Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen invites us to “sing and dance and chant and drink and fight against that curse of Aun that makes us participants in social systems that murder our descendants”. How? By invoking the power of traditional Animist knowledge in healing this Aun pattern that characterizes our societies. Rune is a Historian of Religion, Ph.D. from Uppsala University. His research into Afro-diasporic strategies for maintaining animist reality in the modern world has led him towards reading North European cultural history from the perspective of rejected animist knowledge and practice. The objective is to recover Euro-traditional forms of land connectedness, ecological knowledge and kinship with the greater community of beings. On his platform, “Nordic Animism”, Rune explains the concept: the world is filled with persons – some of them are humans, some of them are non-human – whom all deserve respect. Respect is the keyword in many indigenous cultures and the essence of animism. It is not simple or primitive, on the contrary – it is an advanced way of knowing and feeling. The solution? Mythology. Myths are narratives, stories that produce relationships and appeal to our emotions and imagination. A language that reaches deep into our instinctual system, one that makes knowledge workable for us. Especially in the sustainability sector, where climate reports are very technical and require a certain level of knowledge, inserting this narrative could help translate data into a more humane and accessible form for all: “Many are in the process of realizing that we have related to the world in unsustainable detached ways and that we must turn around now. This might not avert the eco-Ragnarok heading our way, but it will surely open paths for future generations to find less destructive ways of living in the world that comes.” Thank you, Rune, for being a Nordic Animist! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/9d108dbb-3307-47af-9875-14d0004198f5/RUNE+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/antonia-malchik monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/562f388f-306c-4a25-a9a1-9f4674198846/ANTONIA.jpg Inspirators Series - Antonia Malchik - Make it stand out “Let’s go for a walk!” When was the last time you said this to someone, genuinely, without having a destination in mind? Just like Thich Nhat Hanh said: “Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.” When Antonia Malchik feels sad or confused, there is nothing that helps more than getting outside: “A walk in a forest, a night under the stars, sitting by a river or stream, even putting my bare feet on the grass will help. A long walk makes all the difference in the world. A walk doesn’t always give an answer, but it can always be an answer itself.” Her family heritage combined with her deep curiosity gave Antonia a desire to discover and write about the world around her. Antonia Malchik is a book author and freelance writer and copy editor who has written essays and articles for a variety of publications. Her first book, A Walking Life: Reclaiming our Health and our Freedom one Step at a Time, discusses the past and future of walking’s role in our shared humanity. A warm exploration of the healing power of walking - this fundamental element to our being - about how we disconnected from it and the need to reembrace it. The simple act of walking can contribute to building long-lasting communities, good mental health, and physical well-being. However, as Antonia writes, “We’re spending more time sedentary and alone than we ever have before. If bipedal walking is truly what makes our species human, what does it mean that we are designing walking right out of our lives?” She asks simple, yet highly essential questions: How did we lose the right to walk, and what implications does that have for the future of democracy and the obvious loneliness of individual lives? Be mindful of the “loss of walking”, as it has the potential to destroy spiritual connections and freedom. Dive into Antonia Malchik’s book for a rich selection of research on the history, science, culture, and philosophy about our innate desire to put one foot in front of the other and the joy we feel when we embrace our “keep on walking” sensation. We can change the course of our mobility – and we have to, right here, right now. Thank you, Antonia, for being a Mindful Walker! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b7225e31-03f9-43cb-8fc2-9bab0d950833/Antonia+Malchik.jpg Inspirators Series - Antonia Malchik - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e8c01dab-a505-47c2-ba90-7d5b59463e40/ANTONIA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Antonia Malchik - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/shannon-kobran monthly 0.5 2023-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/99b75423-5aa0-4657-9472-6b75aba9e91b/Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Shannon Kobran - Make it stand out “Be sincere. Make sure you understand the full scope of the sustainability conversation before you make any plans.” Shannon Kobran’s main driver is awareness: she is very aware of the problems, so she clearly wants to be part of the solutions. She leads the SDG Academy team within the new Kuala Lumpur office of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), which is hosted by Sunway University. Previously, Shannon worked for a NYC-based non-profit that promotes global citizenship through cultural exchange between international students and local communities. During an internship with the UNDP United Nations' Development Programme, Shannon evaluated and revised the pilot of UNDP’s award-winning Leadership Development Pathway, an online leadership development program aimed at improving the performance of UNDP managers worldwide. She also traces her interest in international education to the formative year she spent in the U.K. and the international friendships she built there. The #inspirator who influenced her to take the sustainability route was Benjamin Von Wong, whose activism-based photography projects went viral. So, her journey started with a simple thing: second-hand clothes. The passion she has when talking about the Star Trek TV series would definitely make you watch it: “the show isn’t perfect, and the various series are definitely products of their time, but Star Trek is and always has been more than just a cheesy sci-fi franchise. Each series holds a mirror up to the world that produces it, using the lens of science fiction to examine, and sometimes shame, contemporary society.” Don’t forget to put Shannon’s book recommendations on your “to read” list: Pope Francis’s encyclicals Laudato si’ and Fratelli tutti - beautiful, thoughtful, and powerful calls to ethical action! Read Shannon’s answers for #inspirators and stay away from “bluewashing”, aka pretending to be more in line with the UN agenda than you really are! Thank you, Shannon, for being Aware! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a72426ab-4202-4f4a-a853-01ffd0ab2c38/Quote+Inspirator+Shannon.jpg Inspirators Series - Shannon Kobran - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/barbara-christoph-promberger monthly 0.5 2024-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f04972ee-6ea2-4152-a186-bfb0adefda27/BARBARA+%26+CHRISTOPH+.jpg Inspirators Series - Barbara & Christoph Promberger - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/396a873e-787e-489c-afbf-5aeb8b7e6406/CHRISTOPH+%26+BARBARA+PROMBERGER.jpg Inspirators Series - Barbara & Christoph Promberger - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/chellie-spiller monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/237db62d-db4a-49bc-9128-657fe168597f/CHELLIE.jpg Inspirators Series - Chellie Spiller - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0d1751c4-9778-4eff-8acf-f59deddc6042/71MZ3UHH0RL._SL1360_.jpg Inspirators Series - Chellie Spiller - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b51da8e9-3aca-451d-9aff-d6f9d4c9edb7/Screenshot+2024-10-22+180312.png Inspirators Series - Chellie Spiller - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/845da0b9-74f2-4116-a43b-422a4046bd80/CHELLIE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Chellie Spiller - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/gabriela-nuri-baron monthly 0.5 2024-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/31c369e3-efb6-4079-99c4-216f43f0d6de/GABRIELA.jpg Inspirators Series - Gabriela Nuri Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/76eaa7bd-e9e5-4722-86bd-0ef7b1f63d0e/GABRIELA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Gabriela Nuri Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/cristina-lapis monthly 0.5 2024-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/53695507-e836-45e8-a47c-18fce01f30ef/CRISTINA.jpg Inspirators Series - Cristina Lapis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/34324a8f-ae8d-4ef4-b1a5-ae1905217ad6/CRISTINA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Cristina Lapis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/freda-wells monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/02b481fd-914b-4a08-905e-0ab70104f2ce/FREDA.jpg Inspirators Series - Freda Wells - Make it stand out “Post-Tragedy”. It may sound dramatic, but it’s actually the light at the end of the tunnel. A concept that resonated deeply with Freda Wells, as coined by Daniel Schmachtenberger. Her curiosity about human behaviour, the invisible forces between things, and her tendency to daydream and sympathize with the underdog have carved a winding life path around many countries, conversations and adventures. She has always loved exploring the meaning of life itself through psychology, philosophy, design, environmental science: “We can let dark experiences break us, steal our faith, trust and hope. Or, we can transmute. Follow the thread of that negative emotion to its source, to what you value, and use that to remind yourself what you stand for, what you fight for. And then act from that place.” In 2004, friends Annabel Wilson and Freda Wells knew what they stand for: creativity and inspiration. They decided to inject a little bit of Kiwi flavour into the classical “diary”. An idea designed to showcase Kiwi culture, to put the Aotearoa people and their creativity on the global stage. 19 editions later, The Kiwi Diary has become a fusion of journal, art book and intelligent magazine that overflows with art, poetry, history, photography, and even recipes. What began as a fun project has been embraced by New Zealand’s creatives who contributed with photos, quotes, or articles. A vehicle for good social and environmental values. Stories that encourage bringing us back to seeing and thinking with the heart. No wonder she felt the need to promote New Zealand, an amazing playground for regenerators, “God’s own country”: “I encourage people to carve into their lives, to get away from headspace, from doing, to get outside and just be with nature. To observe and notice how it all works in harmony, without interpretation, sans judgment. Just sit with, observe, and notice how it makes you feel to be around anything living. A plant, the earth, the ocean, wildlife. When we allow ourselves to slow, our body, heart and mind come into coherence with nature.” Currently, she is also the Communication & Engagement Advisor for the Wellington Regional Leadership Committee and a Yoga Teacher at The Goodlife Collective. Freda considers herself a “relationship millionaire”, a currency worth growing: “Spend time with people whose outlook you admire and who uplift you. Unplug from systems that feel draining. Observe your thoughts and choose which ones you ‘live’. Life can be overwhelming and lead to despair when we live our thoughts.” Follow Freda Wells’s red thread of inspiration and inhale the Kiwi spirit while reading her answers for #inspirators! Thank you, Freda, for being an Inspiration Addict! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/df4f9e2b-d691-4a3e-9fe9-48e89b29562c/FREDA2.jpg Inspirators Series - Freda Wells - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/nui-sirikul-laukaikul monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/57d5e95b-b726-495c-9e49-bedeb9ec422b/NUI.jpg Inspirators Series - Nui Sirikul Laukaikul - Make it stand out Do you believe in Karma? What about Karma Marketing? Nui Sirikul Laukaikul says Karma Marketing is, actually, Mindful Marketing. Mindfulness is awareness of the action and its consequences toward other living souls. Karma Marketing is, thus, the practice of marketing that cares about the consequences and the impact. A practice that reminds marketing practitioners not to take anything short-term or for granted: “Everything in life has a footprint, and good marketing will bring good karma to the brand. What goes around, comes around. The minute Marketing starts to be mindful, they will help bring good karma for society as a whole.” Nui promotes Thai King Bhumibhol’s concept of Sufficiency Economy: “Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) is not limited to the practice of marketing; it’s the master mindset that every soul should have.” The basis of SEP is “Moderation” or The Middle Path. For regeneration to happen, we must first “learn how to control our greed, then learn how to share, and understand the importance of inclusiveness”. After attending a Sustainable Brands conference in San Diego, Nui left motivated and inspired, and asked herself, “Why not Thailand?”. This is how she became the creator of the SB Thailand, promoting the importance of holistic thinking and the Buddhist mindset while helping people of Asia tap into their own indigenous heritage, culture and wisdom: “We don’t teach our new generation enough about history, legacy and Asian wisdom. The generation today is bombarded by the global media. They don’t have time to digest it. People are becoming more like robots. They are acting the same and thinking the same and they call it globalization.” With a background ranging from corporate branding to creative and strategic thinking, she is the author of Build Brand and Sufficiency Branding, Sustainable Brand pocketbooks, and a special lecturer for Chulalongkorn University and Bangkok University. She established her own consulting firm, The Brandbeing, and initiated a program that has become the essence of her life: “PorLaewDee”, which means “Enough is Good”. It aims to help young entrepreneurs conduct “good enough” business, because “companies that don’t know when is enough will never know ‘when to give”. Read Nui’s answers for #inspirators, be a Compassionate Leader, and know when enough is really enough! Thank you, Nui, for being Karma Mindful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/bd726b5c-b761-454b-afaf-ee0cc5f723e8/NUI+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Nui Sirikul Laukaikul - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/kristin-harila monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b14f5738-eb37-41e1-a231-3a50a2b8feb6/KRISTIN.jpg Inspirators Series - Kristin Harila - Make it stand out How does it feel to be on top of the world? How does it feel to lose more than 20 pounds due to physical exhaustion, regular battles with food poisoning, being hit by tumbling boulders, and fighting ice storms and avalanches? The one who is able to answer both questions is Kristin Harila. A fierce, unstoppable, adventurous spirit! In less than 12 hours, she conquered Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, and Mount Lhotse, the world’s fourth highest, breaking the time record and becoming the fastest woman to complete the ascents of 14 peaks above 8000 meters. That’s what happens to children who follow their hearts’ calling when growing up. This passion for adventure, for conquering the unknown, has always been her companion. In her teenage years, she started cross-country skiing. That’s when she answered the call of the Mountains. The only type of management that exists, in Kristin’s view, is the management of one’s dreams and ambitions. After resigning from a management position, she decided to become a professional mountaineering athlete: “An adventurer is someone who follows their dreams. It can accommodate a lot, and be very different for everyone. For me, it is also someone who does not give up at first.” What was the element that made the mountain top so magnetic? It is in these high mountains where Kristin realized her true strengths. A field dominated by men, although women are as capable. If you go through the history of climbing, the predominant characters – be it in the movies, books, or news – are male ones. Kristin’s ambition was to create a paradigm shift. For this, action was required. A woman needed to do something, and the best way to do something was to show she could do it, too. And she did. Kristin set the new “True Summit Speed Record with Oxygen” by climbing all 14 mountains above 8000 in only 1 year and 5 days, a record initially set by the amazing Nirmal (Nimsdai) Purja. Her unwavering spirit sets Kristin apart from the rest and makes her a phenomenal climber. But her impact extends beyond her mountaineering. She is also a respected speaker in the outdoor community, empowering us always to reach higher and higher. Determination always reserves you a spot among the greats, doesn’t it? Read Kristin Harila’s answers for #inspirators and follow her journey, as she has big things in store! This year, she is taking on the challenge of climbing all of the world’s 8000-meter peaks twice in two seasons and without supplementary oxygen. May you find your summit to conquer, mountain and non-mountain one: “Be the breakaway who likes to disrupt traditional expectations; do the crazy, the impossible, the extraordinary and call that adventure!” Thank you, Kristin, for being a Mountain Conquerer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/92af77c1-b144-4242-b6c1-4f21fc45ba40/KRISTIN+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Kristin Harila - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/thomas-klaffke monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3beae5fe-dd7d-4d0f-8b05-a47deea72d02/Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Thomas Klaffke - Make it stand out “We are stuck in our thinking. The systems around us influence our viewpoint and almost shackle us to thinking inside the box. This prevents real imagination and the emergence of truly new and disruptive ideas.” Thomas Klaffke is right: when we’re analyzing different people and what their idea of the future is, it also shows us the ideologies and the belief systems that stand behind that. Thomas eats trends for breakfast. In his early twenties, he spent a lot of time doing social work, followed by leaning more and more towards foresight and innovation management, studying futures studies. He is now mapping out the latest consumer trends and insights from around the world, writing industry-specific reports, and providing strategic advice to TrendWatching’s clients. He also takes good care of the Business of Purpose sister-company: his mission is to guide, inspire, but also empower business professionals to bring to market sustainable and inclusive solutions by turning trends into meaningful opportunities. Can you guess the three essential elements of a trend? Guidance. Usefulness and… Inspiration! A trend should trigger new ideas - new thinking. That means inspirational sustainability and regeneration should be “trending”, right? Creative Destruction, Thomas’s newsletter, explores out-of-the-box ideas and perspectives to open minds, build a better future and help you see the world around you in a different light through his innovative articles: Pleasure Activism, Why we lost our groove and how to get it back, Seeing Wetiko, or A Crumbling Old World. As Thomas says, “don’t just follow the herd and go directly into it. In order to learn something new, we must first unlearn. Firstly, reflect on your situation and your viewpoints right now. See what you need to unlearn - culture, ideas, opinions, goals - and only then commit to and start your sustainability journey. Be aware that it is a journey, and not a destination.” Thank you, Thomas, for being a Creative Destructor! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f7510a7c-132b-4e21-9766-54d6755eeedc/Quote+Inspirator.jpg Inspirators Series - Thomas Klaffke - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/merata-kawharu monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c7cb02ac-13ba-4486-93c4-1d0d1bd287bf/MERATA.jpg Inspirators Series - Merata Kawharu - Make it stand out How are you making the strange familiar? For Merata Kawharu, this was an easy task, as she had the clue right in front of her eyes the whole time. Her parents instilled this ability to befriend the unknown since she was a child: “Anything is possible with hard work and passion. What may appear as challenges are, in fact, opportunities. When the present or future can seem uncertain or even strange, remember that you already have a toolkit of Te Ao Māori that will provide a frame. From that frame, you can see the whole world. It will also keep you focused on what is important to you. It will surround you with familiarity, so just embrace it. The essence of your iwi will make you resilient in the face of severe hardships.” She comes from a family where education is highly valued, but grounded in reality, which led her to always carry this valuable piece of advice and do meaningful work. Inspired by her father, Sir Ian Hugh Kāwharu ONZ, an academic and paramount chief of the Ngāti Whātua Māori tribe in New Zealand, Merata took the regenerative path and became a social scientist, taught and published widely on indigenous entrepreneurship, Māori community sustainability and development, cultural heritage and world heritage. She has been a consultant to the United Nations and to UNESCO (World Heritage) and has held several governance roles on national boards, education committees and others in the private sector and community. Merata works closely with Māori community leaders on developing climate change resilience plans and strategies as well as developing novel marae community-based food systems and markets. She is the director of Nukuroa Consulting, a Principal of Takarangi Research, and a Research Professor at the University of Otago. Her current research includes “Innovations for Climate Adaptation”, a project that tracks innovations in governance and management that are being undertaken by mana whenua and local authorities as they adjust to making decisions for a climate-impacted future. In recognition of her work with Māori, she was made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit in 2012. Because we need more than understanding one another's perspectives, Merata collected her wisdom in her books that include: “Whenua: Managing our Resources, “Tahuhu Kōrero: The Sayings of Taitokerau”, “Maranga Mai! Te Reo and Marae in Crisis?” and “Whariki (co-authored with Paul Tapsell)”. Discover Merata Kawharu’s insights, books and research and learn more about the valuable contribution of Indigenous peoples and their vital worldviews. Thank you, Merata, for being a Resilient Spirit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c706b043-560f-431f-a3cb-a8ff93ff1699/Merata+Kawharu.png Inspirators Series - Merata Kawharu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/efbeaf22-cce5-496a-a492-dab3f637d9a6/MERATA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Merata Kawharu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/brigitta-maria-gunawan monthly 0.5 2023-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/900f7e33-1893-4380-8a26-85c911ee22d5/BRIGITTA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Brigitta Maria Andrea Gunawan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/379c1b72-cace-4dc5-844f-dcf6ccd6a53d/BRIGITTA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Brigitta Maria Andrea Gunawan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/corina-radu monthly 0.5 2023-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/558f6139-3a07-4390-85ff-20d45153362a/CORINA.jpg Inspirators Series - Corina Radu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/94bb783e-34a4-4a4d-9aec-80569a84b5f3/CORINA2.jpg Inspirators Series - Corina Radu - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/seth-quigg monthly 0.5 2024-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f18a6834-81db-4502-8b60-c075227f2b1d/SETH.jpg Inspirators Series - Seth Quigg - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/cec78eeb-87d3-4a74-82a9-c46ab188cfef/SETH+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Seth Quigg - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/tom-meijeraan monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c7b14fae-4945-4543-bd59-ab1eb2b220fd/TOM+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Tom Meijeraan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6eef6cc6-9927-441a-98a8-170fa0c90082/TOM+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Tom Meijeraan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/francois-beyers monthly 0.5 2023-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/fc1164e1-a599-4d5f-b0bb-f0af5d477380/Fran%C3%A7ois.jpg Inspirators Series - François Beyers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0debbe2f-471d-4c71-8a02-b3c12c8c3ad8/PHILIPPE.jpg Inspirators Series - François Beyers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/michael-kass monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ea3f5acd-9d80-4a52-96e0-d06634379f31/MICHAEL+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Michael Kass - Make it stand out “When all else fails, it’s always ok to scream.” Michael Kass is a sensitive, yet brutally honest soul who dares us to attune to the story seeking to be revealed rather than the one that is consuming itself. No wonder he considers sustainability “a collective delusion”, a story we live on repeat without even questioning its relevance. He prefers to guide us towards thriving and to discover what possibilities reveal themselves if we de-centre humans from the equation and centre ‘all Life’: “What does it look like for humans to step back into the interconnected web of existence and become allied with Life?” Only a storyteller could see Life as an ally. Michael is the founder of Story & Spirit, an international facilitator, consultant, and healer who works with organizations and individuals through Transformational & Ethical Storytelling or Resilience and Well-being experiences. He helps us weave a new story that brings us into a greater connection with ourselves, each other, and the wider world. His focus is clear: stepping into a more aligned, vibrant, and vital future. In Michael’s eyes, regenerative leaders should be heroes owning their own stories who have “an imagination fueled by hope and tempered by current realities, deep listening to the human and more-than-human world, energetic literacy, presence and a connection with ‘We’ consciousness that incorporates the more-than-human world.” Humans are wired for storytelling. It is how we connect, relate, love, feel, live. Storytelling is a source of power for mission-driven companies and leaders. But it is more than just a strategy: “it is a window to someone’s real-life experience – and with that comes a responsibility to approach storytelling in a respectful and ethical way.” How wonderful is Michael’s piece of advice to honor the storytellers within the organizations at every level? Embracing ethical storytelling means “embracing a deeply inclusive way of being within your organization that honors not just the words and the stories, but the soul of your storytellers, the people you’re speaking to, and of a kind of spirit of change that wants to be born.” Using stories means valuing humanity: “The more we respect their story, the more we’re honoring the value that they bring, simply by virtue of being who they are. That’s the big shift.” Own your story. Write it. Live it. Thank you, Michael, for being an Ethical Storyteller! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/0e7816a8-53a7-4885-b9d3-08ec1f34178e/MICHAEL+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Michael Kass - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/alice-katter monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/67e77d77-7ec9-4520-bb62-74e7188d4a88/ALICE.jpg Inspirators Series - Alice Katter - Make it stand out Guess what? Slowing down offers your body the most precious gift: the opportunity to regenerate. The space where concentration and creativity can rise again. Where new perspectives, greater clarity, and renewed focus are more than welcome. Slowing down helps you be better at work, more in line with your Self and the world around you: “We have come to see the very notion of slowing down and leisure not as essential to the human spirit, but as a luxury reserved for the privileged or those who are lazy.” Alice Katter is an optimistic Culture and Community Strategist fascinated by understanding how we can design work to be more regenerative. She uses human-centred design to create communities centred around belonging, creativity, and joy. Alice is the one who can help you design a life where work is part of what makes you flourish and form stronger bonds through the principles of Play. After working in the brand strategy and advertising industry, she decided to start her consultancy, as she needed more flexibility in her work life. Alice noticed that she had the best ideas by not sitting at her desk, but by spending time outdoors, working from different places, and meeting new people. That’s when she started researching the influence of rest, play and leisure on our creativity and well-being. The discovery? The most significant human achievements and key breakthroughs have taken place in times of play, moments of leisure and contemplation. That’s when she decided to create Out Of Office Network: a monthly newsletter and space that offers tools to reimagine the way we work. It is now evolving into a community-powered research and design lab committed to scaling a new culture of work by making work, life, and the interplay between the two more regenerative. As Alice Katter says, being “out of office is not just about travel and living in different countries, but about looking at the world with open eyes, expanding our experiences and networks, and making space for the holistic and creative human beings we all have inside us.” She encourages you to be a childish adult: let your mind wander, rest, daydream and imagine. Step out of this productivity-fanatic society. Play is not a waste of time! Stay playful, stay out of office and join Alice’s network to ignite playfulness, creativity, joy, and belonging in the workplace and beyond. Thank you, Alice Katter, for being Playful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e4a467f8-69c3-4183-8bde-60be92baac84/ALICE+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Alice Katter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/barbara-bogaard monthly 0.5 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/36056f0e-c343-4bd4-a989-c8fff4a4d13b/BARBARA.jpg Inspirators Series - Barbara van den Bogaard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/7ff76f9c-f652-4c26-969b-dc7ba24a935d/BARBARA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Barbara van den Bogaard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/oliver-dauert monthly 0.5 2025-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/441761e7-1b30-49e6-b256-f47dc52d46c3/OLIVER.jpg Inspirators Series - Oliver Dauert - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/76a49ea0-0d8a-4c93-92d4-3e7315142d97/OLIVER+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Oliver Dauert - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/helena-norberg-hodge monthly 0.5 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/cf09e642-350d-4134-bb2f-ae5dac508a7d/HELENA+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Helena Norberg-Hodge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6abdfba9-2cf6-4cf4-9b5d-636684195a43/Ancient-Futures-Front-Cover.jpg Inspirators Series - Helena Norberg-Hodge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/32de662f-fd4e-42a0-825d-25fdb324ac19/Local+is+Our+Future+front+cover-HR.jpg Inspirators Series - Helena Norberg-Hodge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/024f9f2e-8d72-430e-87de-94b4eb78250a/HELENA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Helena Norberg-Hodge - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/marko-brajovic monthly 0.5 2024-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6f77e964-744e-43a4-b8f5-ad087eb64d85/MARKO.jpg Inspirators Series - Marko Brajovic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3dc20ecf-22e2-4002-a55a-8a8b9e30ec13/IN+NATURE+WE+TRUST+by+Atelier+Marko+Brajovic.jpg Inspirators Series - Marko Brajovic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/5f2990c3-3e6b-4307-a599-6a160786a430/MARKO+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Marko Brajovic - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/elin-bergman monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/a8567117-f2de-4900-a441-b995edba7a26/ELIN.jpg Inspirators Series - Elin Bergman - Make it stand out “It’s too late to be a pessimist! You might as well help out to solve the mess we are in. It will also make your life more fulfilling since you are working with something that gives you purpose and meaning.” That’s what the “Circular Economy Queen of Sweden” believes in. Elin Bergman also believes that the most important women can do to show leadership in today's society is to give people hope and a positive vision of the future because right now there is a huge lack of hope in all aspects of society. This is why she is constantly spreading her vision of a future where we all lead great and exciting equitable lives in circular ecosystems and in harmony with nature. Al Gore’s movie, An Inconvenient Truth, inspired her to switch from working in the film industry at Twentieth Century Fox to the sustainability sector instead. Today, her mission is accelerating the transition to a circular economy in Sweden and the Nordics. She is now one of the co-founders of the Nordic Circular Hotspot, a collaboration platform for accelerating circular economy in the region, and also the COO and spokesperson of the Swedish circular economy network Cradlenet. Her guiding light for young people is… following what annoys you - and fighting for solving it: “if there is a certain topic regarding unsustainable business like pollution, destruction of rainforests or similar that really pisses you off, then that is the sector you should seek a job in! The passion for a topic or issue will make you the perfect candidate!” Because “holistic, inclusive, strategic, caring, generous, innovative and courageous leadership” is what we should strive for as a civilization. In her free time, Elin loves sailing. She has a great love for nature, especially the ocean. This love made her sail from Sweden to the Caribbean and back with her family for a year on their 45 feet sailing yacht, The Adventure. Sail the waves of circularity and read Elin Bergman’s inspiring answers in this new edition of #inspirators! Thank you, Elin, for being a Circular Economy Queen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e6d9399c-b96a-47ea-9338-131bfd80baf7/ELIN+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Elin Bergman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/lior-steinberg monthly 0.5 2024-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/1fc6c39f-c213-4dcf-88ef-fbbbcfe89cc2/LIOR.jpg Inspirators Series - Lior Steinberg - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e0994ba7-f000-4c19-9f16-b737a33cc465/book+cover.jpg Inspirators Series - Lior Steinberg - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/dac65c33-4f7f-458f-98b6-00c8cfb87829/LIOR+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Lior Steinberg - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/florent-kaiser monthly 0.5 2024-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/bb551f1d-8e8e-4632-ae49-dc4b3fbf8cc7/FLORENT.jpg Inspirators Series - Florent Kaiser - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/c3d5f9cd-13ce-4e13-abf2-6d1f32ad1240/FLORENT+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Florent Kaiser - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/will-ruddick monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/85935ee3-42d3-4943-85a5-45e7de1c2722/WILL.jpg Inspirators Series - Will Ruddick - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/be8ad33b-bc11-4808-a04b-a130a8cd653e/WILL+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Will Ruddick - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/anneloes-smitsman monthly 0.5 2025-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3da1e72a-967d-4706-9fa1-ee8406608dd4/ANNELOES+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Anneloes Smitsman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6aec5730-ae00-4ed0-a155-ca5c71b921ca/Return-of-the-Avatars-CoverSpread140623-3D.png Inspirators Series - Anneloes Smitsman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/96932e6e-7fb2-42c9-8d1c-d650b7792792/ANNELOES+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Anneloes Smitsman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/grace-boyle monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/6eac83aa-2837-4094-b265-1bec78e3ef60/GRACE.jpg Inspirators Series - Grace Boyle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d8d46e53-a135-48ba-9007-334569c2ff82/GRACE+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Grace Boyle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/saad-abid monthly 0.5 2024-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3b02c600-be4b-4d4f-b30f-7d0a019ae3b8/SAAD.jpg Inspirators Series - Saad Abid - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/11065c1b-888c-4dca-8206-01610977e86f/SAAD+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Saad Abid - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/adi-cohen monthly 0.5 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/7275e2d9-4f96-45f2-a915-f8fdecacee05/ADI.jpg Inspirators Series - Adi Cohen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/65cc3a23-37e5-4f36-9712-38c3d810a10c/ADI+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Adi Cohen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/georgia-elliott-smith monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e443b85f-abdd-4050-bfa8-2f9d4e9d322e/GEORGIA.jpg Inspirators Series - Georgia Elliott-Smith - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/03788e4b-5fbe-4d0b-9d09-0694bba88fcf/GEORGIA+%282%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Georgia Elliott-Smith - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/gabriel-paun monthly 0.5 2024-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/20d34b32-6b96-402c-980f-d24e27b9f2b8/GABRIEL+.jpg Inspirators Series - Gabriel Păun - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/3069a0a7-8842-401a-bb43-46128ff6f0eb/GABRIEL.jpg Inspirators Series - Gabriel Păun - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/stephen-vasconcellos monthly 0.5 2024-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/ecb6b671-d245-4a18-b81e-a86c17dcbcfd/STEPHEN.jpg Inspirators Series - Stephen Vasconcellos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/29fdd983-c03f-4b01-a53d-6a3ba23b523c/Cover+-+The+Regenerative+Enterprise.jpg Inspirators Series - Stephen Vasconcellos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e0ccb3d1-6771-49f1-bddb-48a02cdc4a39/STEPHEN+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Stephen Vasconcellos - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/karina-mereuta monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/e3fc8099-150b-485c-8f0f-f693c57d261b/KARINA.jpg Inspirators Series - Karina Mereuta - Make it stand out Karina Mereuta believes kindness and common sense are superpowers. The two ‘not-so-secret’ keywords that characterize real, pure sustainability. In a world where too many companies and too many people choose to eat only the cherry on the sustainability cake. If you want true transformation, you need engagement, you need believers. To do so, you first need to implement sustainability education & culture change programs. This is what Karina is doing with Fructify Network, a women-led start-up organization on a mission: to democratize sustainability education & to curate top-of-the-line knowledge and expertise. In other words, they make people understand the whole cake is delicious, not just the cherry. Karina, though, has more of a definition of what sustainability should not become: “it is not only about metrics, numbers and science-based targets. It is a human experience and a call to radical change in the way we interact with nature, other people and society at large. It should become common sense.” She has always been a very curious professional and this is why her career path is quite diverse, including working for governmental institutions, the private sector and NGOs, as communication strategist, community manager, course designer & lecturer, and social impact advisor. There is a common denominator to all the experiences: the passion to create a positive impact and the belief that different institutions should act as the pieces of a puzzle. Karina can see a bit of history repeating in the sustainability sector lately: people go back to “silos thinking” as the topic is becoming more complex. “Sustainability elites” are forming already and a lot of efforts to explain the “business case” are ongoing. A sad, rhetorical question that still browses for its answer: will it be profitable to act with common sense or do we need to continue to exploit without any consideration for people and the planet? “Once you take the sustainability path, it will be difficult to get back to work & business as usual. It is some sort of enlightenment path - not easy, but worth walking on. Opportunities will come to you, but you will become more and more selective.” Learn how you can also facilitate a culture change ecosystem that makes business act for impact! Thank you, Karina, for being a Fructifier! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/b5f5b312-aec5-4b85-a2be-121787cb0870/karina+2.jpg Inspirators Series - Karina Mereuta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/carolin-zietler monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/d4cb9b51-df12-45d5-b543-5f6304ed2604/Inspirator+Carolin.jpg Inspirators Series - Carolin Zeitler - Make it stand out Imagine two women riding their motorbikes from Cape Town to Alexandria. Sounds unrealistic? Carolin Zeitler is one of them, making this SF scenario a reality. She is a courageous, warm-hearted Culture Alchemist, Business Coach and Writer with a passion for social innovation, the type of person you instantly feel a connection with. After living in numerous countries and being a citizen of this “beautiful blue planet”, Carolin has been awed by many of the amazing changemakers she has encountered. She facilitated workshops, masterminds and coaching sessions for social innovators around the world. Her mission is simple, yet complicated: using storytelling to make people aware of how businesses can be run in more inclusive, future-conscious and impact-driven ways while inspiring them to change the way they work – because changing the way we work and make money changes the way we live. One of her biggest long-term dreams was to ride across Africa on a motorbike. She is currently bringing the vision and this dream together! During “Women Who impAct”, a 10 month journey, she is going to ride her motorbike together with Documentary Filmmaker Ana Marija Marinov across Africa via 12 different countries: Cape Town, South Africa, via Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan to Egypt, and finish the journey in Alexandria. They plan to spend a month each with at least 8 socially innovative, women-centric projects that focus on community and social #impact. Africa has an abundance of amazing initiatives by courageous women and social innovators. Carolin believes that “in many parts of Africa, particularly the more rural areas, women are often the backbone of the community as they are naturally more inclined to build community, to look for connection rather than competition. We can learn a lot from many African cultures where community living is still the natural and organic way of life.” If this wasn’t enough, what do you think about the fact that they will co-create a mini documentary about these unsung ‘sheroes’ who have defied the odds and created an impact through their work and life? The story continues: all these experience will be part of a multi-sensory memoir about the whole journey, the challenges and the joys, the excitement and the fears, the laughter and the tears. A book filled with videos and photos, playlists and recipes – lots of ways to fully immerse yourself in the experience, to feel like you are right there with them! Follow Carolin Zeitler in her remarkable journey and dive deeper into her inspiring story and answers for #inspirators! Thank you, Carolin, for being so Courageous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/7ca4ea4b-b74c-4d7a-8d79-dedd899de2a8/Carolin.jpg Inspirators Series - Carolin Zeitler - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/jennifer-wilkins monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/f48a5045-028d-4ed6-8737-ef097d3f5e29/JENNIFER.jpg Inspirators Series - Jennifer Wilkins - Make it stand out How would it feel to live in the Heliocene? The place where Earth doesn’t revolve around humans. The place in which we are part of a planetary biosphere that relies on on the Sun, Helios: “Our ways of living and thinking need not – and should not – be anthropocentric. We could live in the Heliocene.” This place imagined by Jennifer Wilkins is the one in which we are striving for something better, through new business models, new policies and new ways of thinking, to transform how we meet people’s needs, limit our use of resources and energy and distribute wealth. Because, as Jennifer says, projections aren’t predictions: “the future unfolds day by day, sometimes as anticipated, sometimes with surprises. It’s all there to play for. Be in the game, stay in the game, take good breaks, love life.” Jennifer Wilkins is a researcher and business consultant focused on shaping emerging ideas in degrowth policy and business concepts around Aotearoa issues and perspectives. Her work is gathered on Heliocene.org. Degrowth in business seems a paradoxical concept, yet it may be crucial to a sustainable future. The goal? Universal wellbeing delivered through global and local provisioning systems that are distributive and regenerative. The challenge? A reprioritization of social values and behaviours toward sufficiency and sharing. Jennifer believes that it could lead to “the development of innovative post-growth business models that focus on meeting needs and respect local biosphere boundaries, both scientific and cultural. It is agitating for reform of governance institutions and an increase in community agency through participative democracy.” Definitely not an easy or non-disruptive or linear process. Definitely better than conventional sustainability – which is, in her opinion, “not about decoupling profitability from environmental impact; actually, it’s about decoupling wellbeing from environmental impact.” Her tribe is made up of all those who are curious about finding ways to shift from a growth economy to a socioecological economy. Would you like to be part of it? Enter the Heliocene and discover Jennifer Wilkins’s answers for #inspirators! Thank you, Jennifer, for being a De-Growther! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/26f4b5ec-90c7-4788-aeb5-37eeb64818aa/JENNIFER+%281%29.jpg Inspirators Series - Jennifer Wilkins - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.inspirators.org/inspirators-series/marcbuckley monthly 0.5 2023-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b545b54724b9637cd93a63/800d9c6a-42b2-43ac-aabe-16843644306a/MARC.jpg Inspirators Series - Marc Buckley - Make it stand out Are you ready to enter the Symbiocene? “Symbiosis”, a term coined by the Greeks, meaning companionship. “Symbiosis”, togetherness, interdependence, interconnectedness. Regeneration is what helped Marc Buckley understand the symbiosis between life and all living things. He realized that, in this way, he could continuously adapt to ever-changing life conditions, renew himself, and flourish by becoming part of nature as “Homo Symbious”. Marc interviews thought leaders, authors, philosophers, innovators, futurists, regenerators, and all those solving human suffering and our global grand challenges. As a host for the Inside Ideas Podcast, he gets into sense-making to discuss transformational and existential topics, such as ecological economics, circular economy, C2C, SDGs, Paris Agreement, ESG, CSRD, net positive, permaculture, resilience, 2030, 2050, ecological civilizations, or systems thinking. A strong advocate for the SDGs, United Nations Advisor, and creator of the ALOHAS Regenerative Foundation, Marc is an Ecological Economist and Regenerative Futurist. Learning from Al Gore how to be a Climate Speaker determined him to turn "regenerative desirable futures" into his life's work. He empowers global citizens to create healthy and adaptive lifestyles within the safe operating space of our planetary boundaries: “There are life and business models that work the way the Earth works. These regenerative models are not taught in school and, especially, not in business school, thus keeping one of the most powerful models of social innovation locked up from the mainstream.” As Marc also noticed, Indigenous cultures who deal with life on an everyday basis “know very well that life is regenerative, they pay attention to the turn of the seasons, to the new leaves, new grass, new flowers and new fruits, to what goes round and round.” Just like the Renaissance, regeneration is a continuous renewal, it is Gaia’s aliveness. Or, as Marc sees it, maybe it’s SEVA, the Sanskrit approach of “selfless service to life”. 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