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"I want to help make the world a better place. That’s it." — Kara Gerson

Jennifer Buffett

Jennifer Buffett ON Vision

President & Co-Chair, NoVo Foundation

Q: It’s hard to focus on the “big picture” sometimes because we can get caught in the weeds of work and life. When does visioning come clearest or easiest for you? Or what inspires your vision?

A: Visioning becomes clearest to me when I can step back and tap into an image of a more peaceful, equitable, connected world. This happens when I am hiking in the Catskills near our farm upstate! And in the wee hours of the night, frankly, when it’s quietest … there needs to be stillness and space. The world is an abundant ... READ MORE »

Susanna Harwood Rubin

Susanna Harwood Rubin ON Vision

Visual Artist, Writer & Certified Yoga Teacher, Susanna Harwood Rubin

Q: It’s hard to focus on the “big picture” sometimes because we can get caught in the weeds of work and life. When does visioning come clearest or easiest for you? Or what inspires your vision?

A: My vision for my career is of living a wildly creative hybrid life of Yoga-Art-Writing. I plan to combine the three in ways that have just begun to percolate. Combining the Yoga and Writing pieces have been the clearest part of this. The artwork often tends to be separate, which partially has to do with the art world’s suspicion of ... READ MORE »

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Rosetta Stander ON Vision

Executive Director, Zimele Community

Q: It’s hard to focus on the “big picture” sometimes because we can get caught in the weeds of work and life. When does visioning come clearest or easiest for you? Or what inspires your vision?

A: When I see a change in the lives of the women of the Zimele program, when crafters become independent because of a Government Social Grant, earning enough through their new business or when I see women who have enough to send their children to University, I am inspired. On another level, challenges inspire my creative mind to find solutions. Finding that ... READ MORE »

Diahann Billings-Burford

Diahann Billings-Burford ON Vision

Chief Service Officer, NYC Service

Q: I love the quote “the bigger the vision, the smaller the first step.” Right now, what is the big vision you have for your career?

A: I see myself continuing to work in a capacity where I get to push the envelope and challenge the status quo on how we address societal needs. As social innovators, we should continually analyze what the most severe needs in society are and how we are working to impact them.  I see myself always being in the business of improving ... READ MORE »

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Carley Roney ON Vision

Co-founder, XO Group Inc.

Q: It’s hard to focus on the “big picture” sometimes because we can get caught in the weeds of work and life. When does visioning come clearest or easiest for you? Or what inspires your vision?

A: Focusing on needs and desires of your customer are always the best source of inspiration. Keeping your target user in mind always gives clarity. READ MORE »

Iris Chen

Iris Chen ON Vision

President & CEO, "I Have a Dream" Foundation

Q: I love the quote “the bigger the vision, the smaller the first step.” Right now, what is the big vision you have for your career?

A: As mentioned previously, my greatest passion is education reform – ensuring that our schools provide a promising future for every student, especially those who face the greatest hardships. That is where I find my sense of purpose and why I view my work more as a calling than a career. Every day, I try to optimize my contributions to this effort ... READ MORE »

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