There is always
blue sky above
sometimes you just have to get your head above the clouds to see it.
A podcast meant to inspire people with an optimistic
and hopeful vision of the world and our future.
“Can We Talk?”: Teaching High Schoolers the Art of Civil Dialogue
On Deck:
JOE FIVEASH
Sept 23
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Ep. 146
Return on Goodwill: Sam Demma on Why Doing Good Comes Back to You
Sam Demma had his sights set on a professional soccer career from age five — training in Italy at 13, playing for one of Canada's top club teams by 17 — until three major knee injuries and a torn labrum ended that dream in his final year of high school. What came next is the subject of this conversation: how Demma rebuilt his sense of purpose, first through small volunteer garbage cleanups with a friend, then through public speaking, and eventually through writing… More -
Ep. 110
The Comedian's Mindset: Mike Goodwin on Laughter, Optimism, and Resilience, a Special Encore Presentation
Comedian, speaker, and humor coach Mike Goodwin joins Bill Burke for this special summer encore presentation of a classic Blue Sky episode. Mike shares how a difficult, sometimes volatile childhood in Camden, South Carolina sparked his lifelong instinct to use humor to ease tension - a skill that carried him through four years in the U.S. Army, a career in higher education and college counseling, and eventually onto stages with America's Got Talent, DryBar Comedy, Lifetime, BET, and Amazon Prime… More -
Ep. 73
Look for the Glimmers, a Special Encore Presentation
In this Blue Sky conversation, host Bill Burke sits down with Melissa Connelly, CEO of One Goal, a national organization working to ensure every young person can pursue education beyond high school. Melissa's path to this work started long before her career in education. Raised by a single mother on the south and southwest sides of Chicago, she missed more than 60 days of school in eighth grade and landed in her high school's truancy program, a labeling experience that nearly derailed her future… More -
Ep. 70
"I'm the Product of Optimism" — Race, Democracy, and the Courage to Believe in America
Ted Johnson's life reads like several careers stitched into one: raised in a mostly white Raleigh suburb while attending a Black church several times a week, a Hampton University graduate, a 20-year Navy officer who became a White House Fellow under President Obama and later a speech writer for two chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff… More
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Bill Burke will inspire your team with his unique blend of firsthand leadership experience and insights, as well expertise on the subject of optimism.
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