The Strategerist
The Strategerist podcast highlights compassion and optimism through conversation with newsmakers, leaders, and people working to change the world.
Aug 18, 2023
Listen to the podcast: Hector Rodriguez -- Esports Star H3CZ on Gaming and Entrepreneurship.
Hector Rodriguez -- Esports Star H3CZ on Gaming and Entrepreneurship
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann
Hector Rodriguez, known online as H3CZ, is the founder and CEO of OpTic Gaming, an organization that maintains some of the most competitive esports teams in the world. Through video games, Hector became part of an online community and built something unique — and is now living the American Dream.
Jul 28, 2023
Listen to the podcast: Daron Babcock -- Bush Institute Trailblazer Award Recipient for Bonton Farms.
Daron Babcock -- Bush Institute Trailblazer Award Recipient for Bonton Farms
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann, Anne Wicks
Daron Babcock is the CEO of Bonton Farms, an organization that started as a small garden serving the food deserts in South Dallas that has grown into a movement working alongside residents to transform the community.
Jul 25, 2023
Listen to the podcast: Dan Bartlett -- Walmart EVP on Communication, Collaboration, and His Time in the White House.
Dan Bartlett -- Walmart EVP on Communication, Collaboration, and His Time in the White House
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann, Kevin Sullivan
Dan Bartlett is the executive vice president of corporate affairs at Walmart and longtime key advisor to President George W. Bush.
Jul 12, 2023
Listen to the podcast: Meghan Ogilvie -- CEO of Dog Tag Inc. on Leadership, Service, and Baked Goods.
Meghan Ogilvie -- CEO of Dog Tag Inc. on Leadership, Service, and Baked Goods
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann, Eva Chiang, Ph.D.
Meghan Ogilvie is the CEO of Dog Tag Inc., a non-profit with the goal of empowering veterans with service-connected disabilities, military spouses, and caregivers to find renewed purpose and community through an unexpected combination: a bakery and a classroom.
Jun 30, 2023
Listen to the podcast: Manu Meel -- CEO of BridgeUSA on Pluralism, Polarization, and How to Disagree.
Manu Meel -- CEO of BridgeUSA on Pluralism, Polarization, and How to Disagree
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann, Chris Walsh
Manu Meel is the CEO of BridgeUSA, a nonprofit organization that creates spaces on high school and college campuses where students can have open discussions about political issues.
Jun 23, 2023
Listen to the podcast: Dave Copps -- Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Electric Guitars.
Dave Copps -- Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Electric Guitars
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann, J.H. Cullum Clark
Dave Copps is the CEO and co-founder of Dallas-based technology company Worlds, where they’ve created an artificial intelligence platform for building the industrial metaverse. He joined the George W. Bush Institute in April at the Forum on Leadership, where he participated in a conversation on the co-evolution of humans and machines.
Jun 21, 2023
Listen to the podcast: Ambassador Shin-wha Lee -- North Korea, Denuclearization, and Human Rights.
Ambassador Shin-wha Lee -- North Korea, Denuclearization, and Human Rights
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann, Victor Cha
Ambassador Shin-wha Lee serves as South Korea’s ambassador for international cooperation on North Korean human rights. In her role, she coordinates international efforts to improve human rights conditions in North Korea and raise global awareness about the inhumane conditions faced by North Koreans.
Jun 16, 2023
Listen to the podcast: Emily Hanford -- Our Nation's Reading Crisis.
Emily Hanford -- Our Nation's Reading Crisis
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann, Justine Taylor-Raymond
Emily Hanford is a senior correspondent and producer for American Public Media and the 2023 George W. Bush Institute Citation recipient for her coverage of our Nation’s reading crisis.
Jun 9, 2023
Listen to the podcast: Scott Carpenter -- Technology's Role in Freedom and Democracy.
Scott Carpenter -- Technology's Role in Freedom and Democracy
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann, Chris Walsh
Scott Carpenter is the managing director of Jigsaw, a unit within Google that explores threats to open societies, and builds technology that inspires scalable solutions to these threats.
Jun 9, 2023
Listen to the podcast: Secretary Elaine Chao -- Transportation, Technology, and Public Service.
Secretary Elaine Chao -- Transportation, Technology, and Public Service
Hosted by: Andrew Kaufmann, Matthew Rooney
Secretary Elaine Chao immigrated to the U.S. when she was just eight years old without knowing any English -- and with hard work and determination, went on to lead a distinguished career in public service.