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Jessica Blank is on a “mission to impact our world through the transformative power of story.” She’s an award-winning writer, director, actor, producer, coach, consultant, and teacher.

She has an amazing track record of creating art that leads to impact. She and her husband, Erik Jensen, launched a new form of art-for-impact, called “documentary theater.” They created a play about people condemned to Death Row for crimes they didn’t commit. That work of art helped change policy and save lives.

She teaches about the brain science of storytelling, the structure of storytelling, and the power of storytelling to “move us, change us, and make us see the world in new ways.”

In this episode of Achieve Great Things, we’ll talk with Jessica Blank about ways you can use the power of storytelling to create impact.

Dan Pink is the author of bestselling books that have opened millions of minds to insights from social science to help us be better leaders, managers and marketers—and also healthier, happier people. His most recent book is called The Power of Regret. We all have regrets, though we often think it’s best not to. Dan has studied the science of regret and conducted original research—collecting regrets from more than 16,000 people in 150 countries. Like his other books, it challenges conventional thinking. It offers insights and ideas you can put to use right away. In this episode of Achieve Great Things, we’ll talk with Dan Pink about The Power of Regret—and how to transform our regrets into a force for good in our lives and the world.

Many of us working to make change in the world spend a lot of time thinking about how to “break through the noise” of today’s hyperactive media environment. Our organizations are struggling to “be heard” above the din of news, politics, marketing and more that bombard our eyes and ears all day, every day. In this episode of Achieve Great Things, we’ll talk about something completely different: The sound of silence. We’ll learn from the authors of a provocative book with powerful lessons we can apply in our personal lives and our professional work. It’s called Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise. The book makes the bold claim that we can “repair our world by reclaiming the presence of silence in our lives.” Join us for a quiet conversation with Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz to learn how you can use the power of silence to achieve great things.

Generations of Americans grew up with Consumer Reports, a magazine packed with useful
information for making smart purchases. CR is also a national nonprofit with a storied history, an
important mission, and a timely all to action. CR’s CEO, Marta Tellado, is out with a new book, "Buyer Aware: Harnessing Our Consumer Power for a Safe, Fair, and Transparent Marketplace." On this episode of Achieve Great Things, we’ll talk with Marta about challenges and dangers facing consumers in today’s hyper-connected marketplace—and the potential for building consumer power to create change.

The economy is the number-one issue on the minds of voters in the United States. Not surprisingly, it’s also on the minds of politicians, policymakers, and policy advocates. But how do American voters think about the economy? Who do they trust to tackle economic issues? How can you talk about economic policy in terms that really speak to working people? On this edition of Achieve Great Things, we talk to Bobby Clark, who led research with more than 100,000 Americans to produce a Winning Jobs Narrative you can use to promote all kinds of economic policies and programs.

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Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, is an award-winning epidemiologist who worked on the frontlines of public health before building de Beaumont into a leading voice in health philanthropy and public health practice. In this episode of Achieve Great Things, he shares insights from the foundation’s new book and lessons to help you communicate about public health with maximum motivating power.