Living Once Twice Ep 46 - Becoming a Changemaker & Creating a Culture of Collaboration w/ Alex Budak

In this episode I speak with social entrepreneur, faculty member at Berkeley Haas, and author of Becoming a Changemaker Alex Budak.

Alex provides insights from the book including how we can all lead positive change from any level in an organization, ways to become a better team player, and the importance of psychological safety in inspiring a culture of curiosity. Alex also explains why Changemakers need to prioritize their self-care.

He also shares the journey of writing his first book and offers tips for writing your own. 

Show Links:

Changemakerbook.com 

Alex’s LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/alexbudak

More about Alex:

Alex Budak is a social entrepreneur, faculty member at Berkeley Haas, and author of Becoming a Changemaker.  At UC Berkeley, he created and teaches the transformative course, “Becoming a Changemaker,” and serves as Executive Director of the Berkeley Haas Global Access Program and a Faculty Director for Berkeley Executive Education programs.     As a social entrepreneur, he co‐founded StartSomeGood.com, ran Sweden’s most prominent social innovation incubator, Reach for Change and was previously at Change.org.  A graduate of UCLA and Georgetown University, he teaches, speaks, consults, and advises organizations around the world, with the mission of helping people from all walks of life become changemakers.  His brand new book, Becoming a Changemaker was just released a couple of weeks ago! He loves travel adventures, rooting for the underdog, and spending time with his two favorite changemakers: his wife, Rebecca, and their toddler son.