Author: The Impact Executive
Perseverance, Resilience, Courage: Innovative Leadership during COVID-19
Megha Desai, President of the Desai Foundation, embodies what it means to be an Impact Executive, in more ways than one. As a dedicated leader, with a background in advertising, Megha uses her knowledge in social responsibility to help others by elevating the health and well-being...
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Impact Executive Spotlight: Airbnb Responds to the Current Situation in Afghanistan
“The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the U.S. and elsewhere is one of the biggest humanitarian crises of our time. We feel a responsibility to step up,” – Brian Chesky, CEO, Airbnb The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has prompted a global...
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Building a Diverse and Inclusive Culture Across Industries
Sherina Edwards, President and CEO of INTREN, articulates the need to build a more diverse and inclusive culture not only within her company but across her industry while also reflecting back on her career as an Impact Executive.
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Spotlight: Driving Impact for Racial Equality
The Impact Executive serves as a platform to elevate the voices of leaders dedicated to creating real and sustainable social change. Representing all sectors, these leaders use their values, passion, and innovation to drive progress across their organizations and in...
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Faith Leaders Creating Change
Impact Executives are dedicated to creating real and lasting social impact through pushing boundaries. They come from varying industries and organizations and use innovation and courage to solve the world's most pressing challenges.
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Having Courage to Lead Change with Anna Klein
“For anyone, hoping to make impact, you have to be able to look at your job through the lens of being in service of the organization you are working for and the society that you are living in.” Anna Klein,...
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Pivoting Passion to Impact-Driven Work
“The lesson is about opening yourself up to the possibilities. Because for me when I did that, and I put myself in a situation where I could be connected with a lot of different people, ideas, voices, it led me...
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Meet the Women Leading the Initiatives
In honor Women’s History Month, Handshake is proud to highlight female executives committed to innovating, inspiring, and solving some of the world’s most pressing societal challenges.
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Turning To Courage In A Time of Civil Unrest: An Interview with Kerry Kennedy
“The question is not what programs should we seek to enact; the question is whether we can find in our own midst and in our own hearts leadership of human purpose that will recognize the terrible truths of our existence”...
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Closing Wealth And Health Gaps With Speed, Intentionality And Real Insistence
This summer, LISC has seen a $55 million grant from home improvement retailer Lowe’s to boost entrepreneurs of color and rural businesses, a $25 million investment from Netflix to support Black-owned financial institutions, and others.
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The Courage To Cure Disease
How can you lead with optimism and empathy when you’re trying to prevent and cure a disease as devastating as Alzheimer’s? George Vradenburg, Chairman and Co-Founder of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, discussed these challenges — and the broader issues of brain health — as...
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Powering Gender Equality
Damilola Ogunbiyi embodies what it means to be an Impact Executive, driving action toward energy for all and, more specifically, energy for economic growth. As CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair...
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