Ellen McGirt

Jessica Helfand|Audio

S11E7: Using Design to Show the World Your Truth with Dionna Dorsey and Production Designer Olivia Peebles

This episode of DB|BD features two extraordinary women from two seemingly different corners of the design world, Dionna Dorsey and Olivia Peebles.

Ellen McGirt|Audio

S11E6: Why an Inclusive Global Economy is a Redesign Project with Mastercard’s Shamina Singh

In this episode of DB|BD, Shamina Singh, the co-founder and president of Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth, explains why extreme poverty is the ultimate redesign challenge.

Ellen McGirt|Audio

S11E5: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert on Talent, Activism, and the Business of Basketball

In this episode of DB|BD, Cathy Engelbert talks about the meteoric ascension of the WNBA and the unusual mix of talent, activism, fans, and business that make it a league like no other.

Ellen McGirt|Audio

S11E4: Richard Buery and Robin Hood Are Building a Coalition to Tackle Poverty in NYC

In this episode of DB|BD, Robin Hood CEO Richard Beury explains what is driving the uptick in poverty in New York City, how effective partnerships are built, and why he’s betting that AI will become an unexpectedly powerful …

Ellen McGirt|Essays

How to give peace a chance at the office

The CEO of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding thinks business can lead the way in religious inclusion.

Jessica Helfand|Audio

S11E3: The Healthy Materials Lab says Everyone Deserves a Healthier Home

In this episode of DB|BD, Healthy Material Lab co-founders Jonsara Ruth and Alison Mears explain why they focus on affordable housing, what harmful materials are lurking in our homes and how healthy alternatives can be made accessible and …

Ellen McGirt|Essays

Wanna make a movie?

Ellen McGirt|Essays

What does it mean to observe the observer?

Ellen McGirt|Essays

College administrators have failed a basic leadership test

The sit-in is not a new protest tactic on college campuses. Why were the pro-Palestinian encampments such a threat?

Ellen McGirt|Audio

S11E2: How Franklin Leonard is using The Black List to Redesign Hollywood

Through the Black List, Franklin Leonard is making Hollywood a true meritocracy.

Ellen McGirt|Essays

Lessons learned from a "Freedom Seder"

This version of the Passover story is a model of inclusion.

Ellen McGirt|Essays

Something to celebrate on Tax Day

In addition to making life easier for all eligible taxpayers, a new tool from the IRS offers the added benefit of making things better for some of the most vulnerable.