In this episode of Duke’s Life of Significance series, host Sanyin Siang interviews Hubert Joly who reminds us to live a purpose-driven life—as individuals and as leaders. Hubert notes that it can be dangerous to think about yourself solely in terms of your work; figuring out your noble purpose and orienting your life around that purpose can correct the myth that we are only as valuable as our production output. 

In this episode of Duke’s Life of Significance series, hosts Sanyin Siang and Greg Jones interview Dr. Kim Tan, a social impact investor and entrepreneur who works toward sustainable solutions to poverty around the world. The partner of several social impact funds, Kim is also the co-founder of the Transformational Business Network, a network designed to connect philanthropy-minded businesspeople. In this interview, Sanyin, Greg, and Kim discuss what it means to belong, creative business models that work toward multifocal social change, and different philanthropic philosophies.

In this episode of Duke’s Life of Significance series, host Sanyin Siang interviews General Nadja West, the first African American female to reach a three-star general rank in our nation's history and the first African American female surgeon general for the U.S. Army. In this interview, Sanyin and Nadja discuss the significance of influencing even just a single life for the better, deep-seeded sources of joy, and how our values can shape our engagement with a situation for the better.