How Dominican Republic Shantytown Shapes World View - Andrew Hutson

In Chapter 3 of 16, environmental management expert Andrew Hutson visits the Dominican Republic as a child and is exposed to socioeconomic conditions far different than those present in middle class suburban neighborhood. Shantytown neighborhoods provide a 13-year old Hutson a direct, first look into poverty. It occurs to him poverty is not isolated, rather it is widespread and in many cases the norm, not the exception. The experience motivates Hutson to learn more about causes creating poverty and solutions reducing it.

Discovering the Raw Reality of South African Poverty - Hattie Elliot

In Chapter 4 of 14, entrepreneur and connector Hattie Eliott attends high school and college in South Africa, starting with a Steiner School program that was integrated during Apartheid. Elliot witnesses class stratification while meeting friends from varied socioeconomic backgrounds. She not only finds poverty much more prevalent than expected but also sees how most middle and upper class residents rarely acknowledge the stark reality present around them daily.

How Korean-American Fox Reporter Broke 1st On-Air Story - Kyung Yoon

In Chapter 15 of 18, non-profit executive Kyung Yoon discusses her first on-air broadcast experience with the McCreary Report. Yoon finds her break when a New York Korean owned grocery store boycott broke. At the time, Yoon took note that the Korean American community lacked a voice. This informed Yoon's future career transition to co-found the Korean American Community Foundation (www.kacfny.org) and become the organization's spokesperson.

Travel Influences on International Development Career - Kyung Yoon

In Chapter 1 of 18, non-profit executive and spokesperson Kyung Yoon reflects on a childhood rich with change and travel and its affect on her ambition to study international relations, development, and economics as well as her initial career work at the World Bank. Yoon's exposure to cultures abroad, including a rapidly changing Korean economy, shapes her global sense of community and citizenship. The personal bond resulting, specifically creating sustainable economic development, outlines the career that follows.

How Biracial Supper Club Fuses Culture in Unsuspecting Ways - Cathy Erway

In Chapter 3 of 15, "The Art of Eating In" author Cathy Erway shares why she and friends created the Hapa Kitchen supper club to fuse not only Asian food but also to do so with half-Asian biracial audience. Erway finds the reward extends beyond the culinary experience, as the events encourage sharing and discussion around what it is like growing up half-Asian in the United States.

How to Learn New Cultures by Cooking Ethnic Foods - Cathy Erway

In Chapter 2 of 15, "The Art of Eating In" author and "Not Eating Out in New York" food blogger Cathy Erway shares why cooking ethnic foods at home provides a simple, approachable way to learn more about foreign culture. Erway shares how a food writing friend experienced culture by researching it at libraries and cooking it at home. Erway emphasizes home cooking should be functional, simple, and practical along with satisfying and memorable.

How Town Ethnic Diversity Shapes Education and Values - J.T. Allen

In Chapter 11 of 14, entrepreneur J.T. Allen's values and open-mindedness form early as a child growing up in Flint, Michigan.  The city's ethnic and cultural diversity shape Allen's future education.  By appreciating differences, Allen learns to be when communicating and building relationships. 

How Parents Courage Inspires Son to Explore World - Matt Ruby

In Chapter 8 of 14 in his 2009 Capture Your Flag interview, stand-up comedian Matt Ruby learns to live in the moment from his parents experiences.  Ruby shares how witnessing his parents transition into a sedentary lifestyle, including his mother's long battle with Multiple Sclerosis, serves as a daily reminder to embrace each day.  Ruby recalls his mother's passion exploring art and culture and father's willingness to emigrate from Israel to the United States.

Aspiring to Change the World Through Good Storytelling - Tricia Regan

In Chapter 1 of 17 in her 2009 Capture Your Flag interview, filmmaker Tricia Regan shares how she finds purpose in aspiring to change the world through good storytelling. Traveling internationally across cultures, including Columbia and Pakistan, has reinforced her belief and further fueled her ambition.

How Playing Guitar, Writing, and Cooking Shape Worldview - Scott Gold

In Chapter 9 of 17, Scott Gold grows up wanting to learn more about the world around him.  To do this, he pushes himself creatively, playing music, exploring food, and writing.  Gold's creative expressiveness helps create shared experiences with others, that in turn introduce him to new experiences and cultures.  

How to Curb Anti-Semitism and Discrimination with Food - Scott Gold

In Chapter 8 of 17, food writer Scott Gold's open-mindedness toward other cultures comes from appreciating his family's experience overcoming prejudice in the southern United States. He learns to immerse himself in foreign cultures and the food, from Ethiopian Sponge Bread to Peruvian Guinea Pig, fundamental to traditions and history.

How Parents Can Introduce a Child to Life's Possibilities - Conrad Doucette

In Chapter 7 of 13, Conrad Doucette's Mexican-born mother and Canadian-born father make international travel seem approachable, enabling him to connect his adventurous Encyclopedia-fueled dreams with an understanding that doing anything, and traveling anywhere, is a possibility.

How Studying Abroad Shapes Global Perspective - Conrad Doucette

In Chapter 4 of 13, Conrad Doucette retraces his father's roots by attending high school in Ontario, Canada. The experience opens Doucette's eyes to global culture and shapes his worldview and goals in college and early professional years to come.

How to Break Cultural Stereotypes by Traveling World - Rachel Lehmann-Haupt

In Chapter 8 of 11, "In Her Own Sweet Time" author Rachel Lehmann-Haupt compares foreign travel to reading a great novel and discusses her own book's impact on changing cultural perceptions and breaking stereotypes.  Lehmann-Haupt's immersive foreign travel experiences visiting different cultures fuel creativity, reduce bias, and broaden cultural curiosity in her life.  

Why Choose Journalism School Over MFA or PhD Programs - Rachel Lehmann-Haupt

In Chapter 5 of 11 of her 2009 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, author and journalist Rachel Lehmann-Haupt shares why she chose to attend journalism school over MFA and PhD programs.  Before graduate school, Lehmann-Haupt goes undercover investigating the 1990s San Francisco underground rave culture.  Finding joy in taking real-world events and filtering them through her creative lens to create a story takes Lehmann-Haupt to Berkeley for her Masters in Journalism Studies. 

How City and Classroom Cultures Shape Duke MBA Experience - Phil McKenzie

In Chapter 13 of 13, Phil McKenzie shares why he chose to attend Duke University's Fuqua School of Business for his MBA degree.  He finds Duke's international student classroom diversity to be an important catalyst in shaping his MBA experience in Durham, North Carolina.  Moreover, Durham provides a sanctuary and respite away from New York City, providing McKenzie a more immersive graduate studies experience.  Phil McKenzie graduated from Howard University and earned an MBA from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.  Before starting FREE DMC and the Influencer Conference, McKenzie worked for eight years in sales and trading at Goldman Sachs.

How High School Diversity Shapes College Prep Planning - Phil McKenzie

In Chapter 7 of 13, Howard University, Duke MBA and Goldman Sachs alum Phil McKenzie recounts the in-depth multi-cultural and college preparatory experience - including majoring in architecture - attending Brooklyn Tech, one of New York City's specialized high schools. The experience enabled Phil to build upon his father's influence and study architecture in a diverse environment that contrasted with more homogeneous elementary and middle school settings.  Phil McKenzie graduated from Howard University and earned an MBA from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.  Before starting FREE DMC and the Influencer Conference, McKenzie worked for eight years in sales and trading at Goldman Sachs.