Bringing you curious minds and profound ideas.
Behind Greatness is a podcast series featuring industry and thought leaders from all walks of life. Bringing you a new conversation each week, we chat openly and explore the “what ifs” and “why nots”.
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Luciano Volpe
BEHIND GREATNESS HOST
Luciano is a founding member of Inspire North and contributes to much of the strategic growth for the organization. He acts as Managing Partner of SLV International which owns and manages food and non-food brands and executes national and international distribution (Latin America, Europe and Asia) at retail and food service. He also lectures at the University of Toronto with a focus on International Business and Marketing. Luciano also remains involved in the community as an active mentor to UofT and York University students in Toronto. A conceptual thinker, Luciano likes to ask questions, find a solution and ask questions again. And again.
Gianni Creta
BEHIND GREATNESS HOST
Gianni is one of the founding members of Inspire and continues to participate in its efforts to help empower and inspire youth. Gianni currently holds the position of President and CEO of ENVI Network. ENVI Is a municipally owned entity in the Town of Newmarket whose goal is to build a fibre network to help service the local community. Gianni graduated from the University of Toronto Computer Engineering program and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering.
Help inspire
Behind Greatness operates under Inspire North, an entirely volunteer-run non for profit. If you enjoy listening to our channel and would like to support, feel free to donate! All proceeds go to supporting podcast production and development.
Recent Episodes
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July 26, 2024
EPISODE 193
Creating Story by Letting Go of All Story
Sergio DiZio
Award-Winning TV, Film, Stage Actor / Downsview Boy
Sergio brings us through the moment where the “pope” declared that he become an actor at age 18. We hear about a once painfully shy kid who uses audacity, the monster at the end of the book and letting go of story to carve through the universe and to be delightfully entangled within it.
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July 4, 2024
EPISODE 192
Accessing Quantum Information
Dr. Rudolf Schild (pt. 3)
World Renowned Astrophysicist / Black Hole Expert / co-Founder, FREE (CCRI)
We are back again with Rudy, a pre-eminent expert on black holes and a world-renowned Astrophysicist from Harvard, practising in the field since the mid-1960s. He is also the co-Founder of FREE / CCRI (see co-Founder past guests Rey Hernandez & Mary Rodwell) and also the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Cosmology.
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June 19, 2024
EPISODE 191
Questioning the Question
Shehnaz Soni
Rocket Scientist / NASA Aerospace Engineer / Quantum Coach / Author
Shehnaz is an Aerospace engineer for NASA and is currently working on the 1st ever human landing system – slated to be part of the Artemis moon mission in 2026.
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June 10, 2024
EPISODE 190
Drilling in & Zooming Out
Dr. Chris Lowe
Marine Biologist / Director, The Shark Lab
Chris is the Director of The Shark Lab and has been studying shark for over 30 years. We talk about sharks as the new dinosaurs, his life-long fascination with them, the understanding their mysterious lives and the importance of “drilling in and zooming out”.
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May 27, 2024
EPISODE 189
Owning Our Own Divinity
Dr. Jeffrey Kripal
Chair in Philosophy & Religious Thought, Rice University / Philosopher / Author
Jeffrey holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. We delve into the Archives of the Impossible – a project that he began in 2014 at Rice University that now holds over 1 million documents.