001 Introducing Sages of Industry: Sparking Business for World Good in You
Release Date: 04/20/2026
003 Zen Leadership Institute Founder and Past NASA Executive Explores How Energy is Everything
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Dr. Ginny Whitelaw as a former NASA senior leader, founder of the Institute for Zen Leadership, and co-developer of the FEBI framework, which focuses on four mind-body energy patterns in leadership. Episode Summary In this episode, Lynne Brodie speaks with Dr. Ginny Whitelaw about leadership, human potential, and the deeper internal capacities that shape how people lead, create, and influence the world around them. The conversation begins with Ginny’s professional journey, including her time at NASA and the turning points that led her into leadership development work. From there, the...
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002 Sawyer Think: How a Small Company Disrupts Markets and Changes the World
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Kurt Avery is the founder, owner, and president of Sawyer Products. His work focuess on outdoor protection, water filtration, first aid, and a long-standing commitment to expanding access to clean water around the world. He is also the author of Sawyer Think: How a Small Company Disrupts Markets and Changes the World. Episode Summary In this episode, Lynne Brodie speaks with Kurt Avery about building a company that competes successfully in the marketplace while also solving real human problems at scale. The conversation centers on Sawyer Products, the path from a small product business...
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001 Introducing Sages of Industry: Sparking Business for World Good in You
Sages of Industry
In this opening episode, Lynne Brodie introduces Sages of Industry and explains the purpose behind the podcast. She positions the show as a platform for conversations with leaders who build companies, products, and services that do three things at once: serve clients, engage employees, and solve real-world problems. Lynne also shares the professional perspective that led her to create the show. Drawing on decades in corporate America, she reflects on what she has observed inside large organizations: strong ideas often exist, but meaningful follow-through, innovation, and broader impact do...
info_outlineIn this opening episode, Lynne Brodie introduces Sages of Industry and explains the purpose behind the podcast. She positions the show as a platform for conversations with leaders who build companies, products, and services that do three things at once: serve clients, engage employees, and solve real-world problems.
Lynne also shares the professional perspective that led her to create the show. Drawing on decades in corporate America, she reflects on what she has observed inside large organizations: strong ideas often exist, but meaningful follow-through, innovation, and broader impact do not always happen at the level they could. This podcast is designed to explore the people and thinking behind businesses that do create that kind of impact.
The episode also introduces the larger themes that will carry through the series: innovation, leadership, imagination, measurable impact, and the role of higher-level thinking and flow in creating extraordinary business outcomes. Lynne closes by previewing future interviews and her solo segment, The Ripple Effect.
Key Takeaways
- Sages of Industry is focused on leaders building businesses that combine performance with real-world contribution.
- The show centers on companies that simultaneously serve clients, engage employees, and solve world problems.
- Lynne created the podcast to spotlight how meaningful innovation is actually conceived, built, and scaled.
- Her corporate background shapes the lens of the show: many organizations have resources and talent, but fewer achieve aligned execution and broader impact.
- The podcast will explore not just what leaders built, but how they think, decide, and create.
- A recurring solo series, The Ripple Effect, will focus on activating imagination, innovation, and measurable impact.
- The broader message of the episode is that business can be a vehicle for both commercial success and world good.
Discussed Topics
- Introduction to the Sages of Industry podcast
- Lynne Brodie’s host perspective and business background
- Why the podcast was created
- The definition of “business for world good”
- Leaders and companies worth spotlighting
- Innovation, creation, and executive thinking
- Employee engagement and broader business purpose
- Flow, imagination, and measurable impact
- Preview of future guest interviews
- Introduction to The Ripple Effect solo episodes
YouTube-Style Timeline
00:00:00 Welcome to Sages of Industry
00:00:16 Podcast mission and the kind of leaders featured
00:00:40 Introduction to Lynne Brodie and the purpose of the episode
00:00:56 What defines the companies highlighted on the show
00:01:20 Lynne’s corporate background and what she observed in business
00:02:00 Why strong ideas often fail to become meaningful impact
00:02:40 Curiosity about extraordinary leaders and how they create
00:03:20 What listeners will learn from future interviews
00:03:36 Introduction to The Ripple Effect solo series
00:03:52 Imagination, innovation, flow, and measurable impact
00:04:24 Invitation to listen, learn, and follow the show
00:04:40 Closing message on building a better world through business
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