One Million Years Of Joy

The Power of Human Connection with Pete Bombaci (Canada)

Pete Bombaci is the Founder and CEO of The GenWell Project, a human connection movement he launched in 2016 to tackle human isolation. Prior to founding The GenWell Project, Pete served as the Executive Director of Movember Canada, where he led the organization to raise $142 million for men’s health. He is also a 2024 Leadership Luminary by One Million Years Of Joy. Discover why human connection is so important to our physical and emotional health, the role we all play to prevent isolation in our communities, and why face-to-face connections bring us more joy than virtual interactions.

The Joy of Being Heard: From Accent Bias to Authentic Connection with Heather Hansen (Singapore)

Heather Hansen is an accent bias and linguistic inclusion expert, a Thinkers50 Radar 2024 author of the book Unmuted, a TEDx Speaker and she is the Founder of Global Speech Academy. Discover her journey in living across multiple countries, learning multiple languages, and how she discovered the influence of accent biases, the power of conscious communications and in giving people the opportunity to shine, despite linguistic differences. Her work is not just about encouraging open and honest communications, it is about fostering joy as we connect at a human level.

The Joy of Potential with Mike Rubin (USA)

Mike Rubin is a physician, scientist, engineer, entrepreneur and educator. He is the Founder and CEO of a science-driven venture capital firm called Northpond Ventures. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Stanford Medicine, and a visiting scholar at both Harvard (Wyss Institute) and MIT (School of Engineering). He holds a black belt in Tang Soo Do, and enjoys running marathons. Discover his key insights about joy, values, family and his key messages for students and entrepreneurs about the importance of focusing on their return on potential.
 

Diving into Joy - Sharks, Conservation, and the Deep Blue with Cristina Zenato (Bahamas)

Cristina Zenato is a shark ecologist and behaviorist, who was instrumental in advancing the campaign that resulted in the declaration of the Bahamas as one of the first countries to create a shark sanctuary in 2011. She is part of the Women Divers Hall of Fame and she was awarded the Diver of the Year by Beneath The Sea in 2025. She also surveyed and created a map of the underwater Ben's Cave System located in the Lucayan National Park extending to 36,000ft to foster conservation. She is also a 2024 Leadership Luminary by One Million Years Of Joy. Discover her love for sharks, conservation, education and what brings her joy on land and while diving.

The joy of loving unconditionally with Satish Kumar (UK)

Satish Kumar is an Indian British peace-pilgrim, lifelong activist, and former monk who has been inspiring global change for over 50 years. He is the world-renowned author of several books and the founder of The Resurgence Trust. Satish served as the editor of the charity’s publication, Resurgence & Ecologist, for over 40 years, making him the UK’s longest-serving magazine editor. Satish is also a co-founder of Schumacher College, where he remains a Visiting Fellow. Discover why he did a peace walk of over 8,000 miles,  the obstacles to love, cultivating joy, and why he believes a gentle revolution in our thinking is necessary in today’s world.

Scaling Summits & Finding Joy with Jenn Drummond (USA)

Jenn Drummond holds the Guinness World Record as the first woman to climb the 7 second summits. As a successful financial services entrepreneur, and mother of seven, a car accident in 2018 left her awestruck. Since that transformative experience, she began her mountaineering pursuits, she has published a book, and she is the host of the Seek Your Next Summit podcast. Discover her incredible journey and her key sources of joy and awe.

Leadership in the current era with Karl Moore (Canada)

Karl Moore is a professor at McGill and he has taught on executive and MBA programs at Harvard, Standford, Cambridge, Oxford, INSEAD and McGill University. He is the author of several books, and the recipient of numerous awards among which the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards in the Leadership Category for his research on introverts/extroverts. His work has been featured in numerous publications from Harvard Business Review to The Economist. He also has a radio show called the CEO Series.

The power of a strong support system with Dr. Mutshidzi Mulondo (South Africa)

Dr. Mutshidzi Mulondo is an academic leader in the field of psychology and a global health advocate. She is the recipient of several awards among which the Global Health Award, the Zenith Global Health Award for Mental Health and Well-being, and she is a 2024 Leadership Luminary by One Million Years Of Joy. Discover more about her work in promoting inclusivity in health and education, the weight of eco-anxiety on South African youth, and why she believes in the power of building a strong support network and pursuing your own path to joy.

The connection between joy and play with Sam Sokol (US)

Sam Sokol is the inventor of Graticube, a little game with a big heart created in collaboration with Deepak Chopra. Get a glimpse into it during our conversation, discover his view on joy and happiness, and what happened during his week at Burning Man where he remained completely silent. An episode filled with stories, laughter, reflections and insights into the discoveries of Buckminster Fuller that led him to be the CEO of FullerLifeC60.

How horses can unlock human behavioural change with Fay Manvell (UK)

Fay Manvell is an executive and leadership coach, and a cancer survivor. Through her Equine Facilitated Learning expertise, she explores the role horses can play in unlocking human behaviour change. Discover her journey from moving away from “fitting in” and realizing that she was not invincible, to creating a life filled with learning and joy.