How Swipe Out Hunger served 1.3 million meals using leftover meal swipes on campus—with Rachel Sumekh, Forbes 30 Under 30

Social entrepreneur Rachel Sumekh is the founder and CEO of Swipe Out Hunger. This nonprofit organization works to end hunger by activating college students to donate their unused meal points. Since Swipe Out Hunger began in 2009 as a college [...]

By | April 3rd, 2017|

ONE WOMAN’S QUEST TO RUN A FREE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN WAR-TORN AFGHANISTAN—with CNN Hero Razia Jan

Every morning for nearly a decade, CNN Hero Razia Jan drank a cup of water from her school's well to make sure it hadn’t been poisoned overnight by the Taliban.   She works in a [...]

By | March 20th, 2017|

ONE MAN’S QUEST TO END CHILD TRAFFICKING AROUND THE WORLD—Andy Stein, Founder of Orphaned Starfish Foundation

As an investment banker, Andy Stein never imagined that a visit to an orphanage in Chile would change his life, and the life of thousands of others. In 2001, after 25 years on Wall Street, Andy Stein left everything [...]

By | March 6th, 2017|

ONE DOCTOR’S QUEST TO CURE THE POOR, WHILE LIVING ON A FISHING BOAT—with Doctor Ben LaBrot, CNN Hero

WARNING: If you are involved or will be involved in the medical field, this episode may alter your future aspirations... CNN Hero Dr. Ben LaBrot began working on fishing boats in California at age 11 and [...]

By | February 22nd, 2017|

ONE TEACHER’S QUEST TO CREATE AN EDUCATION MOVEMENT IN COLOMBIA—with Henry May

Social entrepreneur Henry May is the founder of CoSchool, a B-Corp* that's worked with 5,000 youth in Bogota, Colombia. CoSchool works to build emotional, social, and leadership skills through extracurricular programs. In this episode, Henry May speaks about his journey [...]

By | February 16th, 2017|

ONE LAWYER’S QUEST TO BUILD SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD—with Doug Bunch of Global Playground

Today’s guest is social entrepreneur Doug Bunch, a full-time attorney from DC and the co-founder of Global Playground. It’s a nonprofit organization providing educational opportunities around the world. They’ve built schools, computer labs, and libraries in [...]

By | February 9th, 2017|