Humanity
Suriya Khabibullina on Procurement, Ukraine, and Wartime Leadership
Suriya Khabibullina is a Ukraine-based management consultant, executive coach, tutor, and sales, procurement and marketing specialist. Trained originally in chemistry, she moved from academic science into multinational business after the Soviet collapse, rising through Gillette, Procter & Gamble, Japan Tobacco International, Ernst & Young, and Korn Ferry. She has taught strategic marketing and business negotiation through Edinburgh Business School and commercial negotiation through CIPS programs, bringing practical leadership, supply-chain resilience, and wartime experience to her teaching and advisory work in Ukraine.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsena day ago in Interview
9/11, AI, Media, and the Future
In this interview, Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Rick Rosner discuss the long-term consequences of 9/11, veteran suicide, media bias toward catastrophe, AI’s effects on cognition and intimacy, human progress, Cory Doctorow, journalism, American civic culture, Gene Roddenberry, and competing visions of technological futures shaped by ethics, markets, and power.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen7 days ago in Interview
How Leaders Balance Growth Targets With Sustainable Operations
Growth looks like unambiguous good news from the outside. From inside a business, it's often the moment when every weakness in an operation gets tested at once. The leaders who navigate this well tend to share one trait: they've already decided, before the pressure hits, which side wins when a growth opportunity and operational capacity can't both be satisfied.
By Dan Woodland11 days ago in Interview
George Mihaita on Humanitarian Work, Language, and Ukrainian Resilience
George Mihaita is a Romanian English teacher, authorized translator, humanitarian volunteer, and citizen journalist active in Ukraine. An educator with more than a decade of teaching experience, he has taught Romanian and Ukrainian students, including Ukrainian civilians and military personnel. His volunteer activities include language education, humanitarian assistance, accessibility projects, and documenting the effects of Russian attacks. Mihaita also advocates for Ukrainian sovereignty and promotes greater cultural and linguistic exchange between Romania and Ukraine.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen23 days ago in Interview
Sofia Nordgren on Illegal Adoption, Identity, and the Search for Biological Family
Sofia Nordgren is an international speaker, author, moderator, transformation coach, entrepreneur, and survivor advocate with more than 30 years of professional experience in health, wellbeing, leadership, coaching, and personal development.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Interview
Angalia Bianca Shares How Faith, Hope and Purpose Changed the Course of Her Life
Success is often measured by accomplishments, but there is something equally powerful about the courage it takes to change your life. Angalia Bianca has done exactly that. Today, she is an international speaker, award-winning author, and community and youth advocate whose message has reached audiences across the United States and around the world. From law enforcement agencies and college campuses to leaders working to combat human trafficking and terrorism in Abu Dhabi, Angalia continues to use her voice to educate, inspire, and create meaningful conversations about healing, violence prevention, addiction recovery, and second chances.
By Tammy Reese2 months ago in Interview
Dr. Carmela Maxell: A Powerful Voice Transforming Mental Health Through Advocacy, Education and Storytelling
Mental health is more than a profession for Dr. Carmela Maxell — it is a lifelong mission driven by compassion, truth and meaningful conversations. As a licensed mental health professional, university professor, author, podcast host and speaker, Dr. Maxell has dedicated her career to helping people feel seen, heard and understood while encouraging honest discussions about grief, trauma, resilience and the realities many quietly carry every day.
By Tammy Reese2 months ago in Interview
Jakob Kepka’s 2026 HopeRaising Expedition Across Ukraine
Jakob Kepka is a Canadian humanitarian, military veteran, long-distance cyclist, above-knee amputee, and cancer survivor. Raised in Eastern Ontario, he served in the Canadian Army Reserve and United States Marine Corps before undertaking humanitarian work in Bosnia and Ukraine. Encounters with Ukrainian amputees led him to donate prosthetic components and launch the HopeRaising Expedition. His 2024 Kraków-to-Kyiv ride raised awareness and support for rehabilitation, prosthetic care, professional training, and sustained international solidarity across national borders.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen2 months ago in Interview
Nestor Barchuk on Ukrainian POW Torture, Azov Captives, and Russia’s Red Lines
Nestor Barchuk is a Ukrainian lawyer, serviceman, and international advocacy specialist with the 1st Corps Azov of Ukraine’s National Guard. He works on securing the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war and advancing investigations into the Olenivka prison-colony massacre. Before joining Azov, Barchuk served as a legal expert and international relations manager at DEJURE Foundation, a Ukrainian rule-of-law NGO focused on judicial reform and anti-corruption accountability after the Revolution of Dignity and democratic legal standards. Interview conducted after the event “Anatomy of Torture” of the Center for Civil Liberties.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen3 months ago in Interview
Alpha Innovative Solutions and the Mission to Transform How First Responders Handle Autism: Interview with Christopher Diaz
The call came in like any other. Officers responded to a report of a child found walking alone near a roadway. When they arrived, they found a young boy, avoiding eye contact, not responding to questions. The responding officer, trained to identify threats and gather information quickly, saw a child who wouldn't cooperate. What he didn't see was a child who was terrified, overwhelmed, and unable to process the commands being thrown at him.
By Laurens Tijssen3 months ago in Interview
