Influence & Networks Episodes

In our latest episode, we sit down with Melora Zaner , the Chief Design Officer at TIAA, who integrates her punk rock roots with a strategic design vision to lead transformative change. Starting her journey as a songwriter and lead singer in a punk band, Melora learned the power of creating meaningful connections through art, storytelling, and design. This foundation has shaped her professional ethos of being “firm in intention but flexible in form”, guiding her through diverse roles in her care...

We loved our engaging chat with Lenin Oyuga , Head of Telco Digital Partnerships MEA at Mastercard. With his extensive background in technology strategy and business leadership, Lenin is renowned for making cutting-edge technology applicable and influential across continents, including Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In this episode, Lenin shares his approach to being a Catalyst for change within large organizations. He discusses the crucial roles of innovative thinking and strategic execut...

Katherine von Jan (affectionately known as KVJ), former Chief Strategy Officer of Innovation at Salesforce, shares with us the power of relationship building to drive change. She tells the story about how her skills in cultivating relationships across an ecosystem led to the co-creation, in just 8 months, of Project 8 (a digital commons created to help the world anticipate the needs of 8 billion people and beyond). Original music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lynz Floren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Join us for an interview with Mai Vang , who is a City Council Member for the City of Sacramento. Mai identifies the biggest challenges to be solved and catalyzes the community to make big changes happen. She was the eldest of 16 kids and learned young the power of enlisting others to distribute work. In her work as a councilwoman she tackles the biggest issues by identifying the right groups & organizations to be part of creating the solution. Often there are misunderstandings between those gro...