October 2026
Nazli Bostandoust of MaRS Discovery District joins the HeroX Speaker Series to discuss 'Building Bridges for Mission-Driven Innovation'. Learn how her journey from founder to ecosystem builder proves that intentional collaboration between startups, corporations, and government is essential to scaling real-world impact and solving global challenges.
Government
October 2026
In this HeroX Innovation Leadership Speaker Series episode, Ayush Sindhwani, Operations Research Analyst at enFocus, shares his journey from software engineering to regional problem-solving in the Midwest. Ayush discusses why professionals shouldn't narrow their career focus too early, the benefits of embracing unexpected paths, and how nonprofit consulting projects drive community impact. Watch to learn why betting on yourself and finding strong mentorship can accelerate your professional growth.
Technology
August 2026
Blossom Johnston, CEO and founder of Idaho Partners for Good, is on a mission to rewrite the rules of philanthropy. In this episode, she challenges the nonprofit sector to move beyond "survival mode" and embrace a more strategic, entrepreneurial mindset. Drawing on nearly 40 years of experience and the Native Hawaiian value of kuleana (a deep sense of responsibility to community), Blossom explains why we need to move away from outdated metrics like overhead percentages and toward "giving better to get better."
Non-Profit & Social Impact
August 2026
Rebecca Teeters, Associate Dean at Longy School of Music, on building a curriculum around purpose, community, and the permission to fail.
Education
August 2026
Brad Hefford, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Gander, sat down with HeroX to talk about what it actually takes to lead a small municipality in a competitive global environment. The conversation was candid, practical, and at times, a little uncomfortable in the best way.
Government
August 2026
A deep dive with Dr. Morgan Swink on how the TCU Center for Supply Chain Innovation is training the next generation of supply chain leaders through hands-on experiential programs and cutting-edge research, all while guiding industry's critical pivot from a low-cost sourcing model to a more resilient, risk-weighted strategy.
July 2026
How do you turn a rotational fellowship into a career of high-speed product design? Sheldon Varghese, Mechanical Design Engineer at Christianson Industries and Innovation Consultant at enFocus, joins the HeroX Innovation Leadership Speaker Series to discuss his approach to modern manufacturing. In this episode, Sheldon explores how his team balances rapid prototyping with rigorous quality control, moving from reactive, custom work to proactive, standardized engineering. He also tackles the "AI tension"—using new tools to accelerate production while maintaining essential safety regulations. Whether you're in manufacturing or R&D, this conversation offers a practical guide to driving efficiency through "speed paired with discipline."
Engineering
July 2026
In the latest episode of the HeroX Innovation Leadership Speaker Series, Carla joins host Jamie Elliott to talk about her journey from global health work in Papua New Guinea, Haiti, and Angola to leading human-centered design at the International Rescue Committee. What emerges is a clear-eyed account of why so much well-intentioned public health work fails, and what it actually takes to fix that.
Healthcare
July 2026
Soraya Gadit, Founder and CEO of InoCrowd, argues that organizations' toughest technical problems often have solutions already existing in other industries. Through her work with InoCrowd, Gadit has spent 15 years formalizing "open innovation" as a repeatable, reliable methodology. In her recent appearance on the HeroX Speaker Series, she outlines why this approach is a critical tool for modern R&D and explores the reasons why many companies continue to overlook its potential, despite the significant advantages it offers in problem-solving efficiency and cross-industry knowledge transfer.
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