Tag: Podcast

015 – Change Agents – Minnie Minyoung Shin and Zubair Nawaz, SeedOC

Interview aired on August 7, 2019

Minnie Minyoung and Zubair Nawaz from Seed Consulting Group talk about the partnerships that they are developing with various non-profit organizations and prior sustainability projects.

014 – Change Agents – Yousuf Siddiqui, Senior Director Talent Management at Experian

Interview aired on July 31, 2019

012 – Change Agents – Mario Cuevas Zamora, Mexican Consul for Orange County

Interview aired on July 24, 2019

For the past 35 years, Consul Cuevas has held numerous positions in the Public Sector of Mexico, including the International Affairs sections of the Ministries of Labor, Planning and Budget, Communications and Transportation, and Foreign Affairs.

As a 25 year member of Mexico’s Foreign Service, he has held posts at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland; was Deputy Commissioner of Mexico for the 1986 World Exposition in Vancouver and Director of the Mexican Pavilion. In Montreal, Canada, he served as Mexico´s Deputy Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and at the Mexican Consulate; also served as Head of Consular Protection at the Consulates of Mexico in San Diego, CA, and New York, NY; and has represented Mexico as a delegate in various bilateral and multilateral conferences. He took office as Consul of Mexico in Santa Ana on June 12, 2015.

011 – Change Agents – Don Natensted, Retired Regional Managing Partner at RSM US

Interview aired on July 17, 2019

Don Natensted is a retired Managing Partner Executive with a strategic focus in leading professional service firms through transformational change. Mr Natensted has a proven expertise directing large scale regional operations, building and leading effective teams and developing people for consistent long term growth.

Mr. Natensted talk about his leadership journey at RSM and the challenges and opportunities that he faced building high performance teams.


010 – Change Agents – Jon Kaplan, Assistant Dean MBA and Specialty Masters Programs at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business

Interview aired on July 10, 2019

Jon Kaplan oversees the MBA Programs (Full-Time, Fully Employed and Executive) and Specialty Masters Programs (Master of Public Accountancy (MPAc), Master of Finance (MFin) and Master of Science of Business Analytics (MSBA)). In addition, Mr. Kaplan works in partnership with UCI schools to manage: MD/MBA, JD/MBA, Masters of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) and Masters of Science in BioTech Management (MSBTM) Programs. 

Mr Kaplan speaks about his leadership journey and the UCI MBA programs.

009 – Change Agents – Amy Roblyer, Senior Management Analyst at the City of Irvine

Interview aired on July 3, 2019

Amy Rublyer speaks about her professional journey and her work at the City of Irvine. During the interview, Amy talks about her work in the community development department and finance department as well as special projects that included the Great Park and other various Irvine City projects.

008 – Change Agents – Luis Treviño Garza, Policy Manager at the Alliance for Financial Inclusion

Luis Trevino Garza speaks about his work as a Policy Manager at the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI). AFI is an international organization that was formed in partnership by more than one hundred regulators and central banks in developing countries with the purpose of providing alternatives to traditional financial services.

Since 2008, AFI has been engaged in the exploration and promotion of innovative and successful financial inclusion policy solutions. While AFI’s working groups provide leadership and expertise in clearly defined traditional policy fields, the AFI network is constantly monitoring new developments and maintains a commitment to supporting financial inclusion efforts in emerging fields and regions.

007 – Change Agents – Ash Kumra Executive, Entrepreneur, and Radio Show Host

Interview aired on June 11, 2019

Ash Kumra is a radio show host, community builder, meditation coach, and global speaker. He has spoken across the globe to several dozen organizations and interviewed over 500 luminaries including Dr. OZ, Dave Meltzer and Dr. Drew. He has taken his passion for meditation and mindfulness to help create Peak Meditation, a performance brand to help people achieve their peak state.

Mr. Kumra speaks about his leadership journey and what he is passionate in business. leadership and life.

006 – Change Agents – Kashif Zubair CEO of Adroit

Interview aired on June 4, 2019

Kashif Zubair is the CEO of Adroit, an organization that collaborates with senior management across all industries, who seek the expertise and objective advice to address their most critical issues and opportunities around people, process, and product/service.

Mr. Zubair speaks about his personal journey, personality assessment systems, and his volunteer service in Rotary International.

005 – Change Agents – Greg McCord Director of IT and Product Security at CalAmp

Interview aired on May 28, 2019

Greg McCord is DIrector of IT and Product Security at CalAmp and is a highly credentialed and experienced Security Leader that protects, defends and secures information systems utilizing industry best practices to provide common sense technological, strategic, and capability solutions. 

Mr. McCord speaks about the importance of cyber security and the rise of IT professionals into C level positions.