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#impact invites you in to eavesdrop on intimate, raw and honest conversations on creating positive change in the world. Brought to you, with love, by Regina Larko, the voice that encourages you to get curious about what making an impact means to you. www.hashtagimpact.com
Episodes
- 💬Voice – Sarah LaPham – “The demand for our work is growing”
Share your voice at www.hashtagimpact.com/more We got a voice note! Thank you for being a voice for #impact! Share your voice message at www.hashtagimpact.com/more Thank you for making an #impact, Sarah! Sarah LaPham brings over 20 years o…
- 💬Voice – Fyiona Yong – Challenging the Way We Think About Leadership and Inclusion
Share your voice at www.hashtagimpact.com/more We got a voice note! Thank you for being a voice for #impact! Fyiona Yong is an Inclusive Leadership Coach, Consultant, author, and host of The Thriving Misfits Podcast. With 14 years of corpo…
- 💬Voice – Nina Martin Da Silva – Financial Literacy for Kids (Vienna, Austria)
Share your voice at www.hashtagimpact.com/more We got a voice note! Thank you for being a voice for #impact, Nina! Connect with Nina here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ninamartindasilva Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podca…
- 💬Voice – Aziph Mustapha – Doing hard things & raising funds for Teach For Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Share your voice at www.hashtagimpact.com/more We got a voice note! Thank you for being a voice for #impact! I’m Aziph, a senior leader, culture architect, and communications expert with over 30 years of diverse leadership experience acros…
- 💬Voice – A Family on the Way to the Museum
Share your voice at www.hashtagimpact.com/more We got a voice note! Thank you for being a voice for #impact! Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Get in touch with #impact host Regina Larko at hello@hashtagimpa…
- 💬WHAT’S UP WITH ALL THESE VOICE NOTES HERE?
Share your voice at www.hashtagimpact.com/more We got a voice note! Thank you for being a voice for #impact! A little update on what is happening on the #impact podcast feed. Did you notice these little clips 💬? We want to collect 1000 vo…
- Your Voice on #impact
YOUR VOICE. YOUR IMPACT. Share your voice. Grow your impact. Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Get in touch with #impact host Regina Larko at hello@hashtagimpact.com or connect on LinkedIn The post Your voic…
- The Long Game of Impact | Dr. Shirley Gallagher
Non‑Conformity, Community, and Circular Economy Impact. Today you hear from Dr. Shirley Gallagher She’s an Irish scientific communicator and sustainability professional with over 25 years of experience, someone who has spent her entire car…
- A Global Clean Up Movement (and it all started with a simple walk)
In this episode, you meet César González Fernández, the founder of CSFN (Clean Something for Nothing) and an EU Climate Pact ambassador. César’s journey started in 2018 with something so simple yet powerful: picking up litter on his daily…
- Nine Years In: Asking the Oracle What's Next for #impact
In this episode, you get to follow #impact host Regina to Café Français in Vienna, where she met up with some of her favourite podcasters and storytellers in town to celebrate 9 years of #impact. What better way to celebrate than by asking…
- Building Community, One Creative Morning at a Time
Sandra Ulrich and Sabrina Kusternik are two of the wonderful people behind Creative Mornings Vienna, a community that has become a creative home for so many. We talk about how it all started, what keeps it alive, and why showing up month a…
- What Your Voice Held This Year
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴? All the unspoken courage. The boundaries you drew. The softness you protected. The stories you carried without applause. This one goes out to anyone who leads, creates, supports,…
- A Decade of Building with Purpose | Natalie Chan
Many years ago, we sat down in Hong Kong to talk about purpose, education, and creating change. Today, we’re reuniting in Vienna, a full-circle moment, to look back on how far Own Academy has come and where it’s heading next. Meet Natalie…
- Impact on a Small Scale | Revisiting Jimmy Westerheim | The Human Aspect
What if the greatest impact you’ll ever make isn’t measured in headlines or global reach but in the way you show up for the people right around you? In this episode, Jimmy Westerheim, founder and CEO of The Human Aspect, returns to the pod…
- Mental Health Matters
Every year on October 10, people around the world pause to shine a light on mental health: its struggles, and its urgent importance. That’s World Mental Health Day, created in 1992 by the World Federation for Mental Health to raise awarene…
- Connecting Your Dots on Your Own Doing Good Journey | Mabel Sieh
She speaks about letting go of the need to control every detail and instead staying open to life’s surprises. “The older I get, the more I feel, there’s just so much you can plan, but so much more you can’t”, she says. Constant change, acc…
- Podcasting for Beginners | Register Now
My Podcasting for Beginners class is back at Johns Hopkins University / Odyssey! Sign up here: https://events.jhu.edu/form/PodcastingforBeginners-OdysseyFall25 Whether you’re passionate about storytelling or looking to strengthen your pers…
- What Community Sounds Like
This season of #impact is all about community. How we build it, how we nurture it, and how we truly engage with it in a way that feels real and lasting. In this episode, I’m inviting you into a very personal story.It’s about coming home af…
- What Kids Really Need From Us | Angie Lau | Life Beyond School
In this episode, Angie Lau, founder of Life Beyond School, shares fresh and powerful perspectives on parenting, emotional intelligence, and what success can look like when we slow down and tune in. Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your f…
- Arts, Voice, Health, and Human Potential | Jennifer Davison
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Meet Jennifer Davison, opera singer, arts for health professional, social entrepreneur, teacher and mother. In this episode we explore the transformative potential of the ar…
- Human Connections Beyond Labels | Jimmy Westerheim | The Human Aspect
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Disclaimer: This episode discusses mature topics, including suicide. If you’re struggling, please reach out to a professional healthcare provider for support. Meet Jimmy Wes…
- Fueling Longevity and Transforming Food Systems | Abigail Coleman and Chandni Sacheti
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. This conversation is packed with thought-provoking insights that challenge how weview longevity, food systems, and unconventionally using careers as tools for social impact.…
- Splash into Change: The Transformational Power of Swimming | Libby Alexander | Splash Foundation
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. #impact is happy to participate in this 3rd edition of Podcasthon! For one week, more than a thousand podcasts will highlight a charity of their choice. If you enjoy this ep…
- Permission To Fail | Dejan Stojanovic
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. 🎙️ There could not be a better moment to talk about failure 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 than during…
- Celebrating 8 years of #impact Podcast | Recording LIVE in the place where it all began
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. 🎙️ Happiness is… Coming Full Circle To celebrate our 8 year anniversary, we are airing VERY special episode of the #impact Podcast, we’re taking you right back to where it…
- Helping Young People Make Pro-Planet Choices | Supriya Panchangam
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Meet Supriya Panchangam Supriya Panchangam is an Author, Entrepreneur, Educator, Young People Champion, and CEO of The Future Founders Co., an organisation dedicated to help…
- From Podcast to ACTION | How #impact is making an impact
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. You’re not just listening to stories here. You’re taking action. You’re sparking change. And in this episode, you’ll hear how the ripple effects of this podcast have inspire…
- Your First Step to Make a Difference: Starting Your Volunteering Journey | Sanday Chongo KABANGE
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. In this inspiring episode, we’re honored to sit down with one of Hong Kong’s most dedicated volunteers, Sanday Chongo KABANGE. Over the past eight years, Sanday has immersed…
- The Power of Leading with Your Voice | Global Leaders Summit
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. You know how I always encourage you to send in a voice note for the podcast?It’s because I truly believe in the power each of you holds with your unique voices. A gift Our v…
- Embracing Change & Future Proofing Leadership | Diana Wu David
Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Meet Diana Wu David, a former Financial Times executive, bestselling author of Future Proof: Reinventing Work in the Age of Acceleration, and a renowned expert on effective…
- Nurturing and Nourishing Impact Ecosystems
In this episode, you will meet Dorothy Lam, Co-Founder and Chief Catalyst at Dream Impact and Dr Nimisha Vandan, Co-founder & Director of OkayMinds Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Dorothy Lam With a multi-…
- Who inspires you in the way they build community?
Who inspires you in the way they build community? This is the final question we ask all of our Season 6 guests, and they always share the most beautiful examples. Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Hear the v…
- Bridging Race and Disability in Advocacy | Erika L Watson | Intersection Collective
“A community means including the voices, including the experiences, including the wisdom of the very community that you are trying to be in service to.” Erika L Watson Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Meet…
- It Takes a Village - Motherhood Revisited | Marlene Hofer | Grow Human
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” – Maya Angelou Listen on Apple, Spotify or any of your favorite Podcast players. Meet Marlene Hofer Marlene Hof…
- The Power of Community | 7 years of #impact Podcast
Listen in to join the 7 years of #impact Podcast anniversary that’s sees old and new podcast guests, community members, guest host, the most loyal fans and friends of the #impact come together as they share their voices and personal notes…
- From Crisis to Courage | Catherine Gurtin | PathFinders
Meet Catherine Gurtin, Chief Executive Officer of PathFinders Hong Kong. PathFinders mission is to ensure the most vulnerable and unsupported children in Hong Kong are protected and respected, and their migrant mothers are empowered to fin…
- Turning Audio Stories into Impact | Claire Murigande | Narratives of Purpose
Meet Claire Murigande, Creator & Host of the award nominated podcast ‘Narratives of Purpose’. Claire Murigande is a forward-looking curious mind with the vision to amplify social impact through audio storytelling. Listen on Apple, Spotify,…
- Building from Scratch: A Deep Dive into Impactful Collaboration
In this episode you will meet 3 individuals that ask themselves hard questions about growing their impact as they reflect on the work it really takes when building something from scratch. Which kind of collaborations can foster meaningful…
- Bouncing Back: Rehabilitation and Resilience through Sports | Ricardo Parger | Phönix
“They taught me a lot about vulnerability and the importance of true kindness” The post Bouncing Back: Rehabilitation and Resilience through Sports | Ricardo Parger | Phönix appeared first on .
- The Time is Now to make an impact | Amel Derragui | The Time is Now
“If we want to build a community it can not happen because of the doing of just one person. (...) Every person is responsible for this community to be fruitful and to be powerful and to be supportive of each other” Amel Derragui The post T…
- Discussing Asian Heritage Month and Communities | Juhi Gangaramani & Linnea Wong
“They taught me a lot about vulnerability and the importance of true kindness” The post Discussing Asian Heritage Month and Communities | Juhi Gangaramani & Linnea Wong appeared first on .
- Breaking the Silence | Taura Edgar | TALK Hong Kong
“They taught me a lot about vulnerability and the importance of true kindness” The post Breaking the Silence | Taura Edgar | TALK Hong Kong appeared first on .
- So much ability | Jeff Rotmeyer | Love 21
“They taught me a lot about vulnerability and the importance of true kindness” The post So much ability | Jeff Rotmeyer | Love 21 appeared first on .
- This is #impact Season 6 | COMMUNITY
“They taught me a lot about vulnerability and the importance of true kindness” The post This is #impact Season 6 | COMMUNITY appeared first on .
- Did you know?
You are listening to #impact – A Podcast about stuff that matters and you are tuning in as we are gearing up for our new Season 6. There’ll be some surprises and I can’t wait for you to hear all about it. If you sign up for our news at has…
- Top 10 #impact podcast Episodes
Throughout the years of #impact episodes, stories, and events, we have collected the top 10 most downloaded episodes and the important highlights to showcase how the impact is made by so many inspirational people and organizations Here we…
- 6 years of #impact LIVE - Part 2
Missed Part 1? Listen HERE. 6th anniversary of #impact For our 6 year anniversary LIVE recording we wanted to gift our community something super special. Experience the power of breath with our special guest speaker Aigul Safiullina, one o…
- 6 years of #impact LIVE - Part 1
6 years! What a journey! Happy Birthday #impact Podcast #impact invites you in, to eavesdrop on intimate, raw and honest conversations on creating positive change in the world. Brought to you, with love, by Regina Larko, the voice that enc…
- Making more impact - LIVE at the University of Vienna
A red sofa. A majestic hall with high ceilings and red golden wallpaper. And a question. What would you need to make more impact? Follow #impact host Regina Larko to the 4th Entrepreneurship Night at the University of Vienna. When the part…
- International Women’s Day 2023 | Celebrating fellow podcaster Claire Murigande
Start listening to Claire Murigande’s Podcast Narratives of Purpose HERE Happy International Women’s Day! One of the International Women’s Day 2023 missions is “To celebrate the work of women creatives and elevate visibility for commercial…