Public Engagements

Getting on stage to do anything is nerve-wracking. But knowing you were in the audience at TEDx meant the world to me. Watch the TEDx Talk What if the most powerful change in the world starts with a single act—yours? Thank you for joining me at TEDxCU 2025 for an evening filled with inspiration, bold…

A New Chapter for Our COMMON Foundation_Transition_Letter_Public_08.04.25 Dear Friends, Followers, Supporters, Partners, Donors, and Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well. After 18 years of incubation, experimentation, and service, I will step down as CEO of Our COMMON Foundation effective December 31, 2025. I will transition to Founder and Executive Board Member on January…

On the Future of Capitalism Capitalism must adapt to thrive in today’s world, alumnus says. Check out the University of Tulsa’s article about my visit between October 9th and 11th. It was an honor and privilege to return to my undergraduate alma mater. While there, I gave a keynote speech on Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, and the…

Thursday, October 10, 2024 @ 6 p.m. University of Tulsa, Collins College of Business, ONEOK Auditorium 2900 E 5th St. Tulsa, OK 74104 Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Capitalism I’m thrilled to return to my hometown and undergraduate Al ma mater, the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, over my 50th birthday week to discuss the…

I enjoyed this interview focused on my creative endeavors conducted by CanvasRebel, an L.A.-based magazine creating “a space for artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs to learn from their peers through the magic and power of storytelling.” The interviewer, Angela Rivera, peeled back some of the layers of my life, my creative journey, and the unseen realms…

It was an honor to be a contributing author to Governance, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and serve as a Founding Member of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association, which is focused on developing, managing, and sharing knowledge on environment, conflict, and peace.   The Volume on Governance, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding was launched in Washington D.C. in 2016…

Deep ‪Nature‬ Journey Yesterday I had the privilege of taking my Environmental Studies students from the University of Colorado,‪ Boulder‬ on a nature solo with Bud Wilson, the Founder of Deep Nature Journeys. The students are members of the Sustainability and Social Innovation Residential Academic Program at ‪‎CUBoulder‬. Throughout the course of the semester, students…

The Upstart Crow continues it’s monumental 35th season with Shakespeare’s favorite comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will. The Upstart Crow has been presenting the Boulder community with tremendous works of theater since 1980. Already this season they have performed Arsenic and Old Lace and Juno and the Paycock, now they start the new year…