Spark
Spark, hosted by Kellee Marlow, on KXSF.FM in San Francisco, focuses on curated conversations with change-leaders and influencers- to inform minds, inspire ideas and ignite innovation. Basically, conversations that enable us to transcend beyond what we believe we are capable of.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 85
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Rise of Narcissism
Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist, professor of psychology, media expert, and author. Her research on personality disorders has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and…
Rise of Solopreneurs During Pandemic
Claudia Viek founded the Invest in Women Entrepreneurs Initiative in 2018 after serving for ten years as CEO of CAMEO, the leading network of 120 organizations serving 50,000 micro and small business…
Social Impact: Innovating Fintech for Those Most in Need
In addition, Propel is a co-creator of Project 100 that has quickly raised and distributed over $140 million in cash to the most vulnerable population during this pandemic.
Propel is building softwar…
Social Impact: Financial Access for the Unbankable
Most goods are created by millions living in poverty around the world. BankQu uses its blockchain technology to empower those who are unable to prove their identity and economic participation. Throug…
Social Impact: Combatting Human Trafficking in the US
Polaris is an award-winning, non-profit organization that is leading a data-driven social justice movement to fight sex and labor trafficking. For more than a decade, Polaris has assisted thousands o…
Social Impact: Eradicating Modern Slavery
Unseen is an award-winning, non-profit organization working to end human slavery. Its focus spans from providing safehouses, support helpline, victim outreach, re-integration, multi-sector partnershi…
Social Impact: Homelessness to Skilled Employment
Beam's social impact innovation has won numerous awards including MIT - Inclusive Innovation Challenge, Tech4Good Awards and Financial Times' Europe’s 100 Digital Champions. Its mission and success h…
Social Impact: Prison to Entrepreneurship
Through the Defy Ventures, 82% employment rate was realized for its post-release program in 2018. The recidivism rate (return to prison) rate for Defy graduates is 7.20% within the first year compare…
Sustainable Innovation: Food Waste Re-Engineered into Fashion Fiber and Plastics
Mi Terro’ Pro-Act technology has been recognized as a leading innovation in sectors including agriculture, food technology and sustainable solutions. It upcycles or repurposes surplus food and agricu…
Sustainable Marketplace: Values-Driven Shopping
Every dollar you spend determines who and what thrives. According to Nielsen, e-commerce is booming, with the online grocery industry expected to exceed $100 billion by 2022. In this larger retail sh…
Sustainable Fashion: Wear the Change You Wish to See
Team Timbuktu uses organic and recycled plastic fabrics in their activewear line to create high-performance fabrics, without the usage of petroleum and high-energy output. 73 percent of their activew…
Sustainable Innovation: Pee Powered Energy
Ioannis Ieropoulos is the Professor of Bioenergy and Self-Sustainable Systems and Director of the Bristol BioEnergy Centre, at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, University of West England. He focuses …
Countering Disinformation in Digital Age
Philip Napoli is a Professor of Public Policy and Faculty Affiliate with the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy at Duke University. He is the author of Social Media and Public Interest: Medi…
Power of Purpose
Eric S. Kim is Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of British Columbia. He is a Visiting Scientist and Research Affiliate with the Lee Kumon Sheung Center for Health and Happiness, at the…
Ending Ageism
Ashton Applewhite has been recognized by The New York Times, National Public Radio, the New Yorker, and the American Society on Aging, as an expert on ageism. She blogs at ThisChairRocks.com, and has…
Why Can't We Sleep?
Dr Guy Leschziner is a leading neurologist and authority on the science of sleep. He is a consulting neurologist at the London Bridge Hospital, the Cromwell Hospital and within the Department of Neur…
Signs of Job Burnout
Christina Maslach is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. She is recognized as the research pioneer on burnout and created the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) that is …
Happiness in a Pandemic
In her work, Gretchen Rubin draws from cutting-edge science, the wisdom of the ages, lessons from popular culture, and her own experiences to explore how we can make our lives happier, healthier, mor…
Confidence as a Choice
Alyssa Dver is CEO of the American Confidence Institute & Chair of the ERG Leadership Alliance. She is the author of “Confidence is a Choice: Real Science. Superhero Impact." Her book has been endors…
Wilder Than Wild
Kevin White is an Emmy Award-Winning producer, director, and writer. He founded Full Frame Productions and co-created the non-profit, Filmmakers Collaborative SF. Kevin has produced and directed doze…