The Woman Driving Organizational Change With AI & The Science of Play
Christine Heckart, founder and CEO of Xapa is using AI and the Science of Play to help organizations rethink employee development, leadership training, and culture…
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Browse the full Alan Olsen interview library with founders, investors, operators, and public voices whose stories keep American Dreams relevant.
Geopolitical Risk Is No Longer Someone Else’s Problem!
Dana Linnet explains why geopolitical risk, cyber threats, supply chain disruptions, and global instability are now critical business concerns. The world has changed faster…
When Success Isn’t Enough
One Man’s Search for Meaning Became a Mission to Bring Clean Drinking Water to Millions Philip Wilson was 40 when success began to feel…
Giving Wisely: Best Practices for Due Diligence in Philanthropy
Pamela Hawley on Strategic Giving, Vetting, and Building Trust in Global Philanthropy Pamela Hawley, founder of UniversalGiving, explains why meaningful philanthropy takes more than…
The Art of Merging Real Estate with Purpose
Turning Wellness Into A Purpose-Driven Platform For Health Innovation When Yisroel Rabinowitz purchased a vacant office building in Farmington, Connecticut, he did not set…
Thriving with Purpose | Jeanne Omlor
True success is not about status or accumulation, but about using discipline, faith, and stewardship to help people build purposeful lives that truly thrive.…
Resilience, Reinvention, and Starting Over
After Everything Fell Apart, She Rebuilt Her Life—Twice Angélica Fuentes’ story is one of reinvention, resilience, and starting over after loss. After rising to…
The Discipline of Backing What Lasts
Tracy McWilliams on Founders, Innovation, and Investing The modern business world has a habit of falling in love too early. A promising concept or…
The Greatest Risk to Family Wealth Isn’t Financial—It’s Relationship Breakdown
A Different Way To Think About Legacy Much of the conversation around affluent families centers on the mechanics of wealth preservation—trusts, tax structures, governance…
Redefining Legacy Through Connection
In an era defined by competition—between markets, nations, and even generations—Lily Yanchun Li offers a different thesis: connection, not competition, is the true engine…