The IVY Podcast

#144: Life Lessons From My Grandfather, Nelson Mandela with Ndaba Mandela

As founder of Africa Rising Foundation and the Mandela Project, Ndaba Mandela is carrying on his grandfather Nelson Mandela’s legacy. Ndaba joins this IVY Ideas Night to discuss the lessons he learned growing up with his grandfather and his new book, Going to the Mountain: Life Lessons From My Grandfather, Nelson Mandela.

#143: Demystifying Blockchain & Cryptocurrency: What They Are & How They Work with Adam Swick

We're constantly hearing about blockchain and cryptocurrency, but do you know the full potential of each? Managing Director of Swick Capital, Adam Swick, joins this IVY Ideas Night to delve deeper into what blockchain and cryptocurrency are and the future applications of each in the business landscape.

#142: Salary to Significance: Leveraging Your Professional Success to Create Social Impact with Paul English

Paul English, co-founder of Kayak, Lola and GetHuman, wants to make an impact, and is putting his knowledge, experience and money where is mouth is. Paul discusses how he turned his business success into charitable endeavors, including MLK Boston, and his mission to create a new memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King in Boston.

#141: How Neuroscience Can Supercharge Your Business with Moran Cerf

Moran Cerf, world-renowned neuroscientist joined this IVY Ideas night to discuss the brain science behind business and the decisions surrounding it. By applying methods from neuroscience to understand our psychology, behavior change, emotion, and decision making, Cerf teaches members how we can best use our brain in business.

#140: Demystifying Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: How We Got Here and Where We’re Headed with Spencer Lyon

Spencer Lyon, Community & Strategic Partnerships Director at RealDAX, is on a misson. He wants to improve industries by joining them with the blockchain and cryptocurrency world. He joins this IVY Ideas Night to bring blockchain and cryptocurrency to life as he will shed a light on what they are and what they are not, their evolution, where they are heading, and how to apply them in the business landscape, focusing on the real estate industry.

#139: An Evening with Al Roker

Al Roker, America’s favorite weatherman, broadcaster, and media executive, took the stage at this IVY Ideas Night to discuss his latest work, Ruthless Tide. The book focuses on the deadliest flood in United States history and the heroes and leadership lessons that emerged from it. Roker also took us on the journey of his career, offering lessons into how to merge and balance passions with careers. This IVY Ideas Night is presented by smartwater®.

#138: The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters with Priya Parker

High-profile thought leader Priya Parker joins this IVY Ideas Night to shift our focus from the details, such as our table setting and powerpoint slides, to the people at our events if we want to foster meaningful connections. Whether it is a team meeting, conference, birthday party, wedding, or anything in between, Parker shares her innovative approach and guiding principles into lessons that are essential for effecting change, creating lasting connections, and fostering remarkable collaboration. This IVY Ideas Night is presented by smartwater®.

#137: Pick Three: Prioritizing in the Face of the Entrepreneur’s Dilemma with Randi Zuckerberg

Society tells us we must constantly balance sleep, work, friends, family, fitness, and more. Randi Zuckerberg a founder, executive, mother, media personality, and best selling author, joins our IVY Ideas Night to dispute this idea. In conversation with Juju Chang, Emmy-award winning co-anchor of ABC News' "Nightline,” Zuckerberg uses her latest work, Pick Three: You Can Have It All (Just Not Every Day), to guide members in choosing three areas of life to focus on at once. Instead of a “well-balanced” life, she guides members to strive for a “well-lopsided” life. This IVY Ideas Night is presented by smartwater®.

#136: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: Where We’re Headed and Why You Should Care with Apolo Ohno & Reeve Collins

Apolo Ohno, legendary 8x Olympic medalist, joins this IVY Ideas Night with cryptocurrency pioneer & Tether Co-Founder, Reeve Collins to dive into the world-changing field of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Together, their combined expertise will lead members in understanding the current state of this technology and what we can expect to see in the not-so-far-off future, especially when it comes to how it will impact our world.

#135: Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture with Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings, the longest-running Jeopardy Champion and bestselling author, joins an IVY Ideas Night as he traces the evolution of humor and what it means to be funny now. In this talk Jennings argues that throughout human history, characteristics like strength and education were hallmarks of success, whereas now, using humor gets you a lot further than productivity and innovation. Now that our society expects everything from safety videos to news headlines and presidential campaigns to be funny, Jennings offers members with insights into what we can expect from here.