Richard Thurmond | A Story of Discovery - Ep. 100
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Richard Thurmond is a community and economic development executive for a place-making organization. In this episode we explore basketball, editing and publishing a city magazine, staying and leaving, and the values of curiosity and humility.
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Claude Alexander, Jr.| The Park Church - Ep. 99
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Claude Alexander, Jr. is bishop and senior pastor of a Baptist church. In this episode we explore the mission of the church, racism, misogyny and homophobia, segregation on Sunday mornings, the death of a brother, a crisis of faith, living with mystery, and the love of God.
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Jess George | Hope and Optimism - Ep. 98
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Jess George is a government and community affairs manager for a fiber optic company. In this episode we explore the digital divide, confronting bullies, being an ally to immigrants, and dropping keys to beautiful rowdy prisoners.
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Sonya Pfeiffer | A Life in Full - Ep. 97
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Sonya Pfeiffer is an art gallery owner and criminal defense attorney. In this episode we explore story-telling, standing up to the power of the state, unconventional paths, the Owl theory, the practice of Ahimsa, and the one chance we have in this life.
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Beatriz Friedmann | Conscious Evolution - Ep. 96
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Beatriz Friedmann is a school counselor and information technology consultant. In this episode we explore emigrating from Brazil to North America, a corporate career, a summer of loss and pain, finding new purpose, and becoming present one step at a time.
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Ken Lambla | Interdisciplinary Design - Ep. 95
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Ken Lambla is founding dean of a college of arts + architecture. In this episode we explore returning from Patagonia, merging fields of study, interdisciplinary design, stewardship, community, and how arts inform a life
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Clarence Armbrister | A Nurturing Place - Ep. 94
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Clarence ‘Clay’ Armbrister is president of a historically black college and university. In this episode we explore strategic goals, the benefits and challenges of HBCUs, a family story of defiance, the power of education, public service, and the value of relationships.
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Liz Clasen-Kelly | The Sacredness of Human Life - Ep. 93
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Liz Clasen-Kelly leads an agency serving men experiencing homelessness. In this episode we explore helping people needing shelter, working to end homelessness, abundant love, and encountering Christ in the in-between.
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Natalie Frazier Allen | Art Empowered - Ep. 92
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Natalie Frazier Allen leads an organization that connects youth to the arts. In this episode we explore adverse childhood experiences, the power of the arts to heal trauma, telling the truth, Spelman College, and reflections on career, family and faith.
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Tom Warshauer | Neighborhood Development - Ep. 91
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Tom Warshauer leads a municipal community engagement team. In this episode we explore neighborhood development, Wilmington and New Orleans, home restoration, planting ideas, and enjoying diverse and authentic lives.
info_outlineDan Murrey is an orthopedic spine surgeon. He leads the Specialty Practice Division of OptumCare, a division of United Health Group, a healthcare provider and coverage company. Dan was previously founder and CEO of OrthoCarolina, an orthopedic practice and physician group. He led efforts in quality improvement, data management, corporate compliance, and customer service delivery and contracting innovation. His honors and awards include the Care Ring Maribelle Connerat Award, the Charlotte Center City Partners Special Achievement Award, and the Presbyterian Orthopedic Hospital Physician of the Year award. He served as a Mecklenburg County Commissioner and led the host committee for the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Dan received a B.A. in Religion from Davidson College, a Masters degree in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School.
This episode is perfect for anyone interested in heath care system reform, where God resides, confronting injustice and taking on difficult tasks.
IN THIS EPISODE
- Dan explains his work leading the Specialty Practice Group at OptumCare.
- He describes values-based care and distinguishes it from fee-for-service care.
- He answers why it is in the best interest of health care systems to move away from fee for service.
- He addresses whether the free market is a rational mechanism for health care delivery.
- Dan discusses why there is resistance to change within the health care system and whether he is optimistic about the future of healthcare.
- He talks about his home town of Pulaski, Tennessee and its notorious history that informed his childhood.
- He reflects on the values he learned at home and the impression his father’s medical practice made upon him.
- He shares why he studied religion at Davidson College and what remains top of mind.
- Dan reveals where God resides for him.
- He discusses using his privilege to call out injustice and the work of undermining unjust power structures.
- He recalls his time at Harvard Medical School and the Kennedy School of Government.
- He answers what drew him to spine surgery and the surgeries he remembers.
- Dan shares what he set out to do as CEO of OrthoCarolina.
- He reveals what he was thinking when he entered politics and what he learned.
- He recalls how he managed his days as a surgeon, CEO and a county commissioner.
- He discusses chairing the host committee for the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
- He shares his passions for cooking, collecting pottery and civic debate.
- Dan answers what is most important to him and how he wants to be remembered.
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