Guest OverviewNita Baum is an entrepreneur, co-creator, facilitator, mentor-coach, and community-builder. She is also board lead for Solar responders - the NGO from previous Guest Hunter Johansson - so thanks to Hunter for making this happen. Born in New York to an inspiring cancer scientist mother and a philosophical pharmacist father, her parents’ influenced her curiosity, appreciation for creation and her right brain - left brain development. In part one of this two parter we cover Nita’s early influences, her love of school and education, sisters' influence, playing games of the imagination and growing up in an environment of scarcity and abundance.  Nita discusses experiencing the social inequity in education, developing a social and political consciousness of local and global events, traveling to China, Japan and Korea and becoming interested in the philosophy and spirituality. In Part Two we discuss her perspectives on the broader impact of Covid19 and cover what led Nita to form her business Bfree to partners with organizations to help them to activate individual, team and organizational potential. Nita questions purpose role of work in light of the crisis and our growing realization of what can be achieved so easily and quicklyWe discuss the transformative moment of now and how people are reacting and the opportunity for consciousness raising, the reorientation of human capital and the transformative capacity in all of us.  I hope you are inspired by the vision, values and life philosophy of Nita Baum What we discuss:Nita's mother's wonder and awe and love of science Her father’s broad expansive thinking and his concern for what it means to be human and our collective interdependence. How Nita grew up to understand about food as a healing agent Her Mother’s respect for science A growing appreciation for art and science, and the process of creationNita's memories of her conversations with her father about MLK and JFK and her rebellious side She discusses her sisters influence and their relationshipPlaying games of the imagination The love of school and the challenges she faced Her love of reading and art and literature Nita's growing social and political consciousness of local and global eventsBeing drawn to Education Studying art history and east asian studies Traveling to China, Japan and Korea and becoming interested in the philosophy and spiritualityStudying in Japan after college.The combination of abundance and scarcity and how her parents taught them about value and gratitude.Witnessing the social inequity in educationThe exposure to black culture by being invited to a gifted child's education programHer emotional maturityRealization that power of systems and her misalignment In Part two The impact of Covid19 Humanities interdependency and being wired for survivalWhat might emerge from Covid19What is the purpose of workOur realization of what can be achieved so easily and quicklyThe transformative moment of nowHow people are reacting and the opportunity for consciousness raisingWe discuss Bfree and its visionThe transformative power of leaving the workforceThe philosophy of BFreeThe reorientation of Human Capital The transformative capacity in all of us The potential of self, teams, and our larger human collectiveProcessing our grief through institutionalized fear vs building from love Principles - Presume we all come free. Gifted, equal in power and grounded. Nita's impossible advice Links to SocialWebsiteLinkedInTwitter Solar RespondersYak Collective Links in showJiro Dreams of SushiAmericorpGeorge Washington UniversityNetImpact Black National AnthemThe Tail EndRosa ParksI Will Survive Book When Things Fall Apart FocusMates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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