Not long ago, some of the world’s most accomplished movement lawyers and activists gathered to tell their stories, compare notes, and share lessons about leveraging the law and mobilizing social movements to win hard-fought battles for people and the planet—even when the odds seemed impossible. They were convened by a lawyer, an activist and a storyteller, who share their stories and lessons in an amazing book—The Revolution Will Not Be Litigated: People Power and Legal Power in the 21st Century. In this episode of Achieve Great Things, we talk with Katie Redford, co-founder of Earth Rights In ..read more

Raj Shah is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation and the author of a new book called Big Bets: How Large Scale Change Really Happens. Dr. Shah has been part of big bets for 25 years—from vaccinating nearly a billion children to helping countries fight Ebola and COVID. Now he’s working to connect a billion people to electricity for the first time. Raj joins us on this episode of Achieve Great things to share inspiring stories and practical information you can use to achieve great things ..read more

Bestselling author Dan Pink has opened millions of minds to practical insights from social science that can help all of us be better communicators. In this episode of Achieve Great Things, Dan returns to share Top Takeaways from his #1 New York Times bestsellers: To Sell is Human and Drive: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others. You’ll take away insights and ideas you can use to communicate with maximum motivating power ..read more

Desmond Meade is president of the Florida Rights Restoration Committee, which inspired the nation with a grassroots campaign that passed a groundbreaking constitutional amendment with a win few saw coming—a supermajority of 62% of the vote. It restored voting rights to 1.5 million people with prior felony convictions who had served their time. The campaign was unique in transcending typical political divides and mobilizing volunteers, donors, and voters across the spectrum. Time magazine called Desmond Meade one of the country’s most influential people. He’s a MacArthur Foundation Genius Fello ..read more

Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, is an award-winning epidemiologist who worked on the frontlines of public health before building de Beaumont into a leading voice in health philanthropy and public health practice. In this episode of Achieve Great Things, he shares insights from the foundation’s new book and lessons to help you communicate about public health with maximum motivating power ..read more

The economy is the number-one issue on the minds of voters in the United States. Not surprisingly, it’s also on the minds of politicians, policymakers, and policy advocates. But how do American voters think about the economy? Who do they trust to tackle economic issues? How can you talk about economic policy in terms that really speak to working people? On this edition of Achieve Great Things, we talk to Bobby Clark, who led research with more than 100,000 Americans to produce a Winning Jobs Narrative you can use to promote all kinds of economic policies and programs. 323808 ..read more

Jessica Blank is on a “mission to impact our world through the transformative power of story.” She’s an award-winning writer, director, actor, producer, coach, consultant, and teacher. She has an amazing track record of creating art that leads to impact. She and her husband, Erik Jensen, launched a new form of art-for-impact, called “documentary theater.” They created a play about people condemned to Death Row for crimes they didn’t commit. That work of art helped change policy and save lives. She teaches about the brain science of storytelling, the structure of storytelling, and the power of ..read more

Dan Pink is the author of bestselling books that have opened millions of minds to insights from social science to help us be better leaders, managers and marketers—and also healthier, happier people. His most recent book is called The Power of Regret. We all have regrets, though we often think it’s best not to. Dan has studied the science of regret and conducted original research—collecting regrets from more than 16,000 people in 150 countries. Like his other books, it challenges conventional thinking. It offers insights and ideas you can put to use right away. In this episode of Achieve Great ..read more

Long before “purpose” became a buzzword in business, Bill Novelli pioneered the use of marketing techniques to build a better world. He called it “social marketing” and co-founded a global agency devoted to it. He also ran one of the most well-known and well-regarded international nonprofits, led one of Washington’s most formidable advocacy organizations, took on the tobacco industry, and launched a program at Georgetown University’s business school that helps nonprofits, business, and government “create economic and social value.” In this episode of Achieve Great Things, I talk with Bill abou ..read more

How do you achieve a bold vision to unlock $30 billion dollars for 13 million people? On this episode of Achieve Great Things, we talk with Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America, about what it takes to envision and achieve a truly ambitious goal ..read more