Raymond Jetson is the embodiment of a servant leader, spending a large chunk of his life answering the call. He served four terms in the Louisiana state legislator; he's a former Deputy Secretary of Health and Hospitals in Louisiana; he was the pastor of a highly-regarded progressive church in Baton Rouge; he was designated as an Advanced Fellow at Harvard and now he is the CEO and chief catalyst of MetroMorphosis, an innovative social impact organization. In this episode, Raymond shares his insights on the leadership approach that his organization uses to mobilize citizens around issues that matters most to a community. Raymond strongly believes that "it starts with a conversation." Please join us as we speak to Raymond about what it means to transform communities from within, covering such topics as, community assets, innovation hubs, developing future leaders, multi-sector stakeholders, and measuring impact. 

University of Texas's Dr. Leonard Moore is a triple threat in higher education. He is popular, Top 10, award-winning professor; an executive leader, previously serving as a university vice-president and a passionate, outspoken advocate for student learning innovation and achievement. In this episode, Dr. Moore shares his insight about how colleges and universities need to drastically shift from its current industrialized orientation towards a purpose-driven, experiential model of delivery. Drawing from his leadership experiences, Dr. Moore covers a range of topics, including global entrepreneurship, interdisciplinary education, experiential learning, problem solving curriculum, and career preparation. Please join us for a charged conversation on the future of higher education

Part II: Peter Leyden talks about how today's driving forces of change, which he calls "The  Inexorables" can lead to an economic boom that arguably could dwarf ones we have seen in the past. He also shares his experience of interviewing 25 of world's leading innovators to help shape the telling the story of history's future and laying out a scenario that spotlights Generation Z as confronting big social challenges. 

Peter Leyden, futurist, author, tech founder and former managing editor at Wired Magazine, joins host Ahmad Mansur to discuss a wide range of topics related to his latest Medium think piece called The Transformation. During this episode, Peter provides insight into what he describes as  "the future history of the world"  and why we as citizens should be hopeful.