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This is Catalyze, a podcast produced by the Morehead-Cain Foundation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With a wink and a nod to the Foundation's two chemist benefactors—John Motley Morehead III and Gordon Cain—“Catalyze” is meant to represent action, movement, and bringing about change. Our conversations with action-oriented alumni and scholars cover Carolina experiences, career evolutions, individual leadership approaches, personal values, and all kinds of stories of transformation, resilience, and achievement.

Catalyze Morehead-Cain

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    • 4.9 • 18 Ratings

This is Catalyze, a podcast produced by the Morehead-Cain Foundation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With a wink and a nod to the Foundation's two chemist benefactors—John Motley Morehead III and Gordon Cain—“Catalyze” is meant to represent action, movement, and bringing about change. Our conversations with action-oriented alumni and scholars cover Carolina experiences, career evolutions, individual leadership approaches, personal values, and all kinds of stories of transformation, resilience, and achievement.

    Edward Ndopu, UN SDG Advocate for Accessibility and Inclusion, on “radical humanity”

    Edward Ndopu, UN SDG Advocate for Accessibility and Inclusion, on “radical humanity”

    Humanitarian Edward Ndopu joined Catalyze to share about his experiences becoming the first disabled Black man to receive a master’s degree from Oxford University, his career in activism for intersectional disability justice, and advice for leaders in higher education to envision “radical inclusion” on college campuses.

    Ndopu represents accessibility and inclusion as one of the 17 official UN Advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals.

    • 26 min
    SEVEN Talk, by Emily Vasquez ’06: “The Social Life”

    SEVEN Talk, by Emily Vasquez ’06: “The Social Life”

    Today’s episode is a recording of a SEVEN Talk from the 2022 Alumni Forum. This talk, given by Emily Vasquez ’06, is entitled, “The Social Life.” Emily is a Bridge to the Faculty Fellow in Sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The alumna is also an ethnographer of science, medicine, and public health.

    • 8 min
    How sports entrepreneurship can cultivate social change, with Steven Aldrich ’91, chair of the Oakland Roots Sports Club and former chief product officer of GoDaddy

    How sports entrepreneurship can cultivate social change, with Steven Aldrich ’91, chair of the Oakland Roots Sports Club and former chief product officer of GoDaddy

    Steven Aldrich ’91, a seasoned entrepreneur and executive with a wealth of experience in growing successful companies, joined Catalyze during a visit to UNC–Chapel Hill this spring. Steven shares with scholar co-hosts Elias Guedira ’26 and Stella Smolowitz ’26 about his career at GoDaddy as chief product officer, Intuit, and the Oakland Roots Sports Club, where the alumnus currently serves as chair.

    • 34 min
    SEVEN Talk, by Antonio McBroom ’08: “Pardon My Passion”

    SEVEN Talk, by Antonio McBroom ’08: “Pardon My Passion”

    Today’s episode is a recording of a SEVEN Talk from the 2022 Alumni Forum. This talk, given by Antonio McBroom ’08, is entitled, “Pardon My Passion.” Antonio is a franchise developer at Ben & Jerry’s.

    • 12 min
    David Price ’61 retires from Congress after more than three decades of service to North Carolina’s fourth district

    David Price ’61 retires from Congress after more than three decades of service to North Carolina’s fourth district

    Former congressman David Price ’61 joined Catalyze with scholar co-hosts Benny Klein ’24 and Elias Guedira ’26 in December 2022 during the politician’s final month in office. Price, who retired this January, represented North Carolina’s fourth district, including Orange County, Chapel Hill.

    The alumnus visited the Foundation to share about his lifetime career of public service and his over three decades serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. Price also spoke about his involvement as a scholar in the civil rights movement at UNC–Chapel Hill, some of his proudest political accomplishments, and his post-retirement plans.

    • 28 min
    SEVEN Talk, by Debbie Weston Harden ’79: “Can I Do It All?”

    SEVEN Talk, by Debbie Weston Harden ’79: “Can I Do It All?”

    Today’s episode is a recording of a SEVEN Talk from the 2022 Alumni Forum. This talk, given by Debbie Weston Harden ’79, is entitled, “Can I Do It All?” Debbie is a partner at Womble Bond Dickinson. The alumna was a member of the first class of women scholars.

    • 8 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

Nikitas927 ,

Great podcast for inspiration + connection to the Carolina community!

Love this podcast! It is inspiring to hear about UNC alumni in a wide range of professions, life stages, etc. The host does a great job of digging into more than the guests’ career trajectories. The breadth of guests and topics keeps each episode fresh. It energizes me when I’m reminded of this great community that I am lucky to be a part of!

totalpodcastgal ,

Fantastic new podcast!

This podcast from the Morehead-Cain Foundation has tons of potential. The alumni of this program are so diverse and so accomplished that their stories would be interesting to anyone wanting to make a difference in the world! Can’t wait to see where it goes.

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