Spotlight on Leadership: Recent Episodes
Romi Sumaria and David Everhart
Spotlight on Leadership is a podcast hosted by Romi Sumaria (CEO & Founder of The Oblique Life) and David Everhart (CEO and Founder of Ionis International) and was created to explore the big questions of future and global leadership through the experience and journeys of successful and inspiring leaders from across the globe that they have had the pleasure of engaging and working with.
Universities act as the breeding ground for our future leaders, giving them the mix of knowledge, skills, social network and experience to kick-start the long process of leadership development. Given how quickly technology, globalization, and demographics are shifting, how relevant are universities for this future-leader preparation in the 2020s? Is the current educational structure- largely unchanged for decades- still the best system for training future leaders, scientists, and humanitarians? We speak with Thomas Everhart, President Emeritus at Caltech to hear his thoughts on the importance of higher education for leadership development.
Standing up for one’s rights is hard enough but standing up for society takes a whole lot more courage, determination and vision. Anna Ferreira is this very person! Born and raised in Venezuela, she is a dedicated Social Development Activist working on the transformation of realities through meaningful youth civic engagement, education, and sustainable development. She is standing up for her people and making sure the youth have a voice making her the perfect example of a leader of the future..
In this episode of Spotlight on Leadership we interview Amira Elmissiry-Sulai, Chief Accountability Officer at the African Development Bank. Working at one of the most important agencies in the world Amira is not only an inspiring leader in her own right but she has had to manage a variety of both political and corporate leadership at the highest levels. We will be speaking to her and asking her to share her experiences on how effective leadership is essential to manage different stakeholders, which leader(s) are inspiring her right now and what she wants her legacy to be.
In this episode we interview Daniel Epstein, one of the most impactful leaders of his generation. He is the Founder and CEO of Unreasonable Group, a company that helps fast growing companies that are solving the world's biggest problems to scale. A large part of his company's success lies in their slogan, 'We > I', demonstrating that the power of the collective is greater than the individual. His vision and ability to empower those around him has allowed him to deliver impact and attract some of the most influential stakeholders in the world. We speak to him about his company, what skills impactful leaders of the 21st century need, who is inspiring him right now and what legacy he wants to leave.