Episodes
July 30, 2024
Mark Wright on Higher Ground and Diverse Storytelling
In this episode, I talk with Mark Wright. Mark is the VP of Film at Higher Ground. He’s produced various projects like They Cloned Tyrone, Tigertail, Young Wild Free, and most recently Rustin. Today we dive into his career a…
July 16, 2024
Marisa Nightingale on Bridging Non-Profits and Storytellers
In this episode, I talk with Marisa Nightingale, a social impact media strategist who has worked with organizations like Power to Decide, Zero to Three, and Planned Parenthood, and now works as an independent consultant. Thr…
July 2, 2024
Ayo Oti and Sounds Like Impact
In this episode, I talk with Ayo Oti. Ayo founded Unofficial Social Chair which runs the newsletter Sounds Like Impact. The newsletter is a hub for finding podcasts focused on impact and calls to action you can participate i…
June 18, 2024
Meredith Blake on Uncharitable and Crafting Impactful Campaigns
In this episode, host June Neely, talks with Meredith Blake about her career in social impact on projects like An Inconvenient Truth, a few of her recent projects, and her latest film which was just released on streaming, Un…
April 30, 2024
Carmiel Banasky on Good Energy and the Climate Reality Check Report
In this episode, I talk with Carmiel Banasky, who wrote on the hit Amazon series Undone and recently was the Head writer on The Last City, a near-future sci-fi climate-focused fiction podcast from Wondery, and is the editor-…
April 9, 2024
Allison Begalman on Hollywood and Climate Change
In this episode, I talk with Allison Begalman CEO of YEA! Impact, and the Co-founder and EP of the Hollywood Climate Summit. We talk about how her trajectory toward Hollywood shifted as she took on more of an activist role, …
April 2, 2024
Brian Walker on Diversity and Measuring Impact
In this episode, I talk with Brian Walker, the CEO of Picture Motion, a social advocacy and marketing company, and his path from wanting to be a civil rights attorney to doing social impact in film. We also talk about how yo…
March 26, 2024
Carri Twigg on How Storytelling Can Effect Policy Outcomes
In this episode, I talk with Carri Twigg about her journey from working in the Obama Administration to being the Co-Founder and Head of Development for Culture House. We get into some of Culture House’s projects like their t…
March 19, 2024
Robert Rippberger and The Power of Storytelling
In this episode, I talk with Robert Rippberger who is a filmmaker and producer, Co-Executive Director of the SIE Society, and author of the book The Power of Storytelling. We get into some of the projects he’s working on, th…
March 12, 2024
Tobias Deml on Impact and Gaming Wall Street
In this episode, I talk with filmmaker Tobias Deml about how he came into Social Impact Entertainment, co-founded Cinema of Change and the SIE Society, and his 2-part docuseries on Max, Gaming Wall Street.
March 12, 2024
Kate Folb and the Hollywood Health and Society
In this episode, I talk with Kate Folb, the Executive Director of the Hollywood Health and Society, about how she came to Social Impact Entertainment, and what the Hollywood Health and Society does.
March 5, 2024
Story for Good Trailer
Welcome to Story for Good, the podcast where Entertainment meets Impact.