From Cities to Galleries with Scott Ko

We reached out to two men of color to gain their story and perspective around the challenges of racism and building a brighter tomorrow. With the death of George Floyd, Ahmaud Marquez Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, in recent times many global citizens of color are mourning. Join us for a discussion with Ayo Afolabi, a speaker, author, consultant, and podcaster based in the UK as well as Jayson Wells, a former professional basketball player, coach and entrepreneur. You'll walk away inspired as well as gain practical insights on steps to take individually and organizationally to continue to learn and progress.

Today's episode features special guest Rhonda Vetere. She is recognized as one of the most Powerful Women in Technology with an impressive background in leading global teams of more than 20,000 leaders at top Fortune 500 organizations. She is a two-time author, mentor, athlete, and advocate. In this interview, Rhonda is joined by Navy Seal Veterans Monty Heath and Alex Othmer. Together they will share about the new initiative they've partnered to launch called Aligned Alliance. Its mission is to save lives by generating awareness and support to prevent Veteran and First Responder Suicide. Please consider donating to support this incredible initiative below: Donate Here Connect with our Guests:Rhonda Vetere: Linkedin, Instagram Navy Seal Veteran: Alex OthmerNavy Seal Veteran: Monty HeathSocial Origin Host: David AlexanderGet Involved at: https://alignedalliance.org/Learn more about Social Origin Production & Digital Marketing.

Sri Chellappa is the President and Co-Founder of Engagedly, one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. on the Inc. 5000 with 577% growth over the past three years. His heart for impacting people is embedded within Engagedly as a “people-centric talent management platform.” It's designed not just to manage processes for top executives, but to help employees feel valued and supported.He is a passionate entrepreneur and leader in building high-performance organizations that care about their people, Sri brings over 20 years of experience in leading organizations in software development and consulting in the U.S to his current role. Having developed an extensive amount of experience from managing teams in his previous roles at EY and Capgemini, Sri understands the value of investing in employees and the overall impact it not only has on their individual performance but the success of the company.In addition to entrepreneurship and technology Sri has produced five feature films, with budgets that have ranged between $100,000 to just under $1 million. They've been streamed in over 60 countries, aired on cable channels including Showtime, NBC Universal Fox International Channels, Sky World internationally; and digitally on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and Redbox across the United States. His unique blend of insights within culture, creativity, and business make this a powerful episode you won’t want to miss! Sri Chellappa LinkedIn www.engagedly.com​​David Alexander LinkedInwww.socialorigin.net

 From connecting passion to purpose, in the market place through his work in corporate philanthropy, to helping coach leaders to rise to their infinite game, Peter Tavernise has worked tirelessly as a bridge-builder. He has used technology and an entrepreneurial approach to empower innovative nonprofit organizations and social change agents to scale impact globally. With hundreds of millions deployed under his leadership in the space of philanthropy, he continues to push the bounds of what's possible in his corporate career as well as his personal calling in working 1 on 1 with individuals and organizations as a Coach. We all want to win in the game of life. Join us for a conversation that will help you gain a deeper understanding on the power of coaching and how it can be used to help you reach your full potential.Connect with us, www.socialorigin.net

Scott Ko is a serial social entrepreneur. With a background in tech he saw a disconnection and opportunity for weaving humanity back through turning offices into galleries. ColorSpace was born as a result of a passion to build inspirational corporate cultures while simultaneously empowering artists. His vision is to quite literally transform entire cities into galleries, supported by local artists.Colorspace is a social enterprise in the truest since of the term. A portion of the profits actually contribute to helping at risk youth experience art therapy classes.Listen, subscribe and let us know. Welcome to Social Origin.

Thank you for joining us for this special episode of Social Origin. Today you'll meet Ian, he's a Civil Engineer, Father, Husband, and now the Co-founder of Sanyou Tasmanian made baijiu - the first of its kind outside of China.Baijiu, which translates to ‘white spirit’ or ‘white wine’, is the national drink of China and the largest spirit category on the planet. 99% of baijiu produced never leaves China which for many centuries has made baijiu a relatively unknown spirit outside of the Asian continent. In this episode, Ian shares more on the age old tradition and unique characteristics of this spirit along with the significant role it plays in being the bedrock of gifting and celebration in Chinese culture.--Connect with Ian Sypkes Purchase a bottle or learn more here:  sanyoubaijiu.com.auConnect with Co-Host Daniel Alexander For information about Podcast Production or Digital Marketing visit: socialorigin.netJoin our Social Origin Community  

If you’ve ever wondered how to make great food in a simple way look no further. Amy is a food blogger, fitness influencer and author of Nourish in 5. In this podcast episode she tells us about her journey. Growing up and how she’s found a passion for creativity and marketing. Her passion for health and wellbeing combined with her desire to make a difference in the world led her to write and release this book.Make sure you follow here on social media and do yourselves a favour and purchase her book.Website, Instagram, The BookThanks so much

Raised in New York and launched in Los Angeles, Morgan Ryan is a creative soul. As a model, stylist, and social media influencer her perspectives are unique. You’ll find leadership insights on her story of creative process and fresh inspiration for your journey. Instagram Website

Lee Down is the creator of Arts, Artists, Artwork, an online marketplace platform made by artists for artists to share and sell their artwork. As a painter, poet, photographer, and social media leader Lee used his love for art as an outlet for artists to come together. In 2009, he started a grassroots Facebook page where he began promoting artists. Now, his page has over 1.5 million followers along with tens of thousands more on Instagram, Twitter, and Instagram. Join us in this episode as we dive deep into Lee's story. He shares his foundation story, challenges with mental health, and leadership insights on building a powerful online communityLee DownFacebookLinkedInInstagramCreated By Social Origin

Welcome to this episode of the Social Origin Podcast. The show that explores culture creativity and business. In today's episode we meet with Tobi Skovron, an entrepreneur and one of the Co-Founders of CreativeCubes.Co and their current CEO. Tobi is an ambitious thought leader with an unquenchable drive toward success and more. He uses his creativity to pioneer new initiatives and deliver on the promises he makes with passion & integrity. Today we dive into his story and explore his purpose and passion for building community in the modern workplace.  Thanks for joining us. Lets get connected LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Website, CreativeCubes.Co, Tobi SkovronGIVEAWAY!