There is always

blue sky above

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sometimes you just have to get your head above the clouds to see it.

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A podcast meant to inspire people with an optimistic

and hopeful vision of the world and our future.

Ep. 126: Technology Management Expert Paul Leonardi on Why Technology Exhausts Us and What We Can Do About It

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Mimi Nicklin
Dec 17

  • Guy Kawasaki Blue Sky Podcast Guest

    Ep. 124

    Guy Kawasaki Describes Working with Steve Jobs and Other Remarkable People Who’ve Used Optimism as a Strategic Advantage

    Guy Kawasaki has had an amazing life and career. After growing up in Hawaii, he went to California for college and later went on to what was then known as Apple Computer where he was a self-described “brand evangelist” during some of their highest growth and most entrepreneurial years… More

  • Could Venture Capital Invest in World Peace? Guest Brian Abrams Has Set Out to Do Just That

    Ep. 123

    Could Venture Capital Invest in World Peace? Guest Brian Abrams Has Set Out to Do Just That

    We all know that huge sums of money are invested in creating new, more effective weapons of war. Brian Abrams sees an opportunity to invest instead in what he calls “peace tech,” emerging businesses using technologies and creative methods designed to prevent war from happening in the first place… More

  • Scott Nash Blue Sky Podcast Guest

    Ep. 122

    Scott Nash Reflects on His Remarkable Career Marked by Curiosity, Experimentation, and Optimism

    Blue Sky host Bill Burke first met Scott Nash nearly 30 years ago, when both were working in the cable television business. In the years since, Scott has gone on to a successful career in publishing, both as an illustrator and an author, and with his wife Nancy co-founded Illustration Institute on a small island in Maine… More

  • Phil Green on the Impactful and Inspiring Work He Does for Young Musicians and His Hometown of Oakland

    Ep. 121

    Phil Green on the Impactful and Inspiring Work He Does for Young Musicians and His Hometown of Oakland

    Phil Green has had a successful career in music and sports. For what he describes as his “third act,” Phil is now overseeing Follow the Music, a nonprofit in his hometown of Oakland, California… More

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