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Community and Empowerment with Sharmadean Reid

Episode 90

Community and Empowerment with Sharmadean Reid

Great businesses often look a lot like social movements.   Sharmadean Reid knows this from experience—she has combined technology and culture to create multiple businesses around strong communities. She started her first business at 24, creating a nail salon that changed the beauty industry. Now she runs a media network for the next generation of women in power.   This is…A Bit of Optimism. For more on Sharmadean and her work, check out: [https://thestack.world](https://thestack.world/) [https://sharmadeanreid.com](https://sharmadeanreid.com)

August 15, 2023 35 min
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The Book of Charlie with David Von Drehle

Episode 89

The Book of Charlie with David Von Drehle

What does it mean to live a long and happy life?   David Von Drehle has spent 40 years covering big stories and important figures as an award-winning journalist. But the best lessons turned out to be right next door. David’s latest book, “The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109 Year-Old Man,” is a best-seller about resilience, American history, and what it means to live well. This is… A Bit of Optimism. For more on David and his work check out: [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Book-of-Charlie/David-Von-Drehle/9781476773926](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Book-of-Charlie/David-Von-Drehle/9781476773926) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-von-drehle/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-von-drehle/)

August 8, 2023 29 min
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Leadership with General CQ Brown, Jr.

Episode 88

Leadership with General CQ Brown, Jr.

For this 4th of July, I wanted to do something special to celebrate the birth of our nation. So I invited Air Force Chief of Staff General CQ Brown, Jr. to join me on the podcast.  General Brown is the head of the Air Force and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is also the current nominee to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. If he is confirmed as Chairman later this year, it would make him the most senior-ranked member of the United States military.  General Brown is humble, approachable, credible, and super inspiring.  This is… A Bit of Optimism. For more on General Brown and his work, check out:  His Leadership Library: [https://www.af.mil/About-Us/CSAF-Leadership-Library/](https://www.af.mil/About-Us/CSAF-Leadership-Library/) His comments in the wake of George Floyd: [https://twitter.com/PACAF/status/1268794618461618177?s=20](https://twitter.com/PACAF/status/1268794618461618177?s=20) His bio: [https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108485/charles-q-brown-jr/](https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108485/charles-q-brown-jr/)

July 4, 2023 43 min
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Preparing for Change with Cassandra Worthy

Episode 87

Preparing for Change with Cassandra Worthy

Change is inevitable.  And yet fear, anger, and confusion are often our first reactions to changes.  Cassandra Worthy experienced the negative emotions that stem from change so many times that she now sees them for what they really are: signals for opportunity. Now, she helps companies and individuals thrive during times of major change.  This is… A Bit of Optimism. For more on Cassandra and her work check out:  Her book Change Enthusiasm [https://a.co/d/jlB2Xnk](https://a.co/d/jlB2Xnk) [https://cassandraworthy.com/](https://cassandraworthy.com/)

June 27, 2023 31 min
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Trust with Jimmy Wales

Episode 86

Trust with Jimmy Wales

Information is power. But how do we adapt now that most of the information we consume comes with a heavy bias?  In an ironic twist of fate, it’s Wikipedia — the encyclopedia that anyone can edit — that has done one of the best jobs maintaining public trust in our polarized era.  I sat down with the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, in front of a live studio audience to explore how we got here and how Wikipedia’s transparency and vulnerability may be a model for a better future. This…is A Bit of Optimism. For more on Jimmy, his work, and the Founders Forum summit that hosted our conversation, check out:  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy\_Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales) [https://twitter.com/jimmy\_wales](https://twitter.com/jimmy_wales) [https://ff.co/](https://ff.co/)

June 20, 2023 39 min
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Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf

Episode 85

Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf

What does it mean for a life to go well? What matters most in our time on Earth?  These are the most important questions of our lives and yet most of us have no clue how to answer them.  Miroslav Volf is a theologian and professor who has been grappling with these ideas for decades. He is the founding director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture where he teaches a class called “Life Worth Living,” and recently wrote a book by the same name. It turns out, life worth living is life helping others.  This is…A Bit of Optimism.   For more information on Miroslav and his work check out:  [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691260/life-worth-living-by-miroslav-volf-matthew-croasmun-and-ryan-mcannally-linz/](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691260/life-worth-living-by-miroslav-volf-matthew-croasmun-and-ryan-mcannally-linz/) [https://faith.yale.edu/people/miroslav-volf](https://faith.yale.edu/people/miroslav-volf)

June 13, 2023 31 min
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Determination with Steven Pressfield

Episode 84

Determination with Steven Pressfield

Creative success is notoriously elusive, but those who have made the journey insist it comes down to three factors: hard work, luck, and talent.  Steven Pressfield wants to add one more thing to that list: a muse. And he should know. His muse guided him to incredible success as an author of fiction, nonfiction, and movies including hit books like: The Legend of Bagger Vance, The War of Art, and Gates of Fire.  Steven’s story of the long and bumpy road he took to find his muse and his success can help the rest of us find ours a little quicker.  This is… A Bit of Optimism. For more on Steven and his work, check out:  his new memoir, Govt Cheese: [https://stevenpressfieldstore.kinsta.cloud/product/govt-cheese-signed-copy/](https://stevenpressfieldstore.kinsta.cloud/product/govt-cheese-signed-copy/) and his other published works: [https://stevenpressfield.com/books/](https://stevenpressfield.com/books/)

June 6, 2023 32 min
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Rewarding Kindness with Jimmy Darts

Episode 83

Rewarding Kindness with Jimmy Darts

On the path to fame, most rising stars abandon their morals. Not Jimmy Darts. He’s done just the opposite.   Jimmy started his career as a YouTuber pulling ill-advised pranks. Two decades later, he and his 20 million fans now make the world a kinder place by donating life-changing money to unsuspecting strangers who are spontaneously kind, compassionate, or generous. This is… A Bit of Optimism. For more on Jimmy and his work, check out: [https://www.jimmydarts.com/](https://www.jimmydarts.com/) [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2BoMmoR5HSmz5-oS8\_1ENw](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2BoMmoR5HSmz5-oS8_1ENw) [www.instagram.com/jimmydarts](http://www.instagram.com/jimmydarts)

May 30, 2023 25 min
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