This week, Sarah and Kelsey interiew Barb Ricotta, Dean of Students at University of Buffalo. Listen to Barb’s advice about failure in leadership and how to overcome challenges! Want more? Reach out to leadub@buffalo.edu!
Lead On! — Barb Ricotta
Lead On! — Becky Paul-Odionhin and Sammi Pang
This week, Sarah and Kelsey talk to UB Student Association’s incoming President and Vice President, Becky Paul-Odionhin and Sammi Pang. Hear about their plans for SA, what got them to this position, and the power of getting involved. Want to […]
Lead On! — Christina Papaleo
“Barriers are in the environment, not the individual.” This week, Sarah and Kelsey chat with Christina Papaleo, the Access Coordinator at Syracuse University. Christina works with over 300 students to provide them counseling on disability-related issues using the social justice […]
Lead On! — Julia Jornsay-Siverberg
“You don’t need to do anything to be worthy of taking care of yourself.” Julia is a social media enthusiast who loves to excite, inspire, and motivate people to cut through the digital clutter by being authentic and vulnerable online. […]
Lead On! — Jordan Walbesser
“Being a leader is not about giving my ideas, it’s about giving platforms for people” Calling all gamers! This week Sarah and Kelsey interview Jordan Walbesser, UB double alum and counsel at Mattel Inc. With his degrees in computer engineering […]
Why is This Not a Movie?: Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League
1984’s Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension was a fun, pulpy mess of a sci-fi adventure, which promised us a sequel… which we never got. Nearly 40 years later, screenwriter Earl Mac Rauch wrangled the rights to the character away […]
Why is This Not a Movie?: The Snubby Awards
We take a break from the usual format this week to present the Snubby Awards, given to the best films and performance that were not nominated for an Oscar. Douglas Laman, film critic from The Spool, joins me to present and discuss […]
Why is This Not a Movie?: E.D. Morel and the Congo Free State
In the 1890s, a British shipping clerk named Edmund Morel noticed the Belgians were shipping vast quantities of rubber from the Congo, then a Belgian colony, but the only thing they were sending in return were guns, explosives, and chains. […]
Lead Now! — UB Diversity Advocates
“Being a leader is not about giving my ideas, it’s about giving platforms for people” Today we are talking to two University of Buffalo Diversity Advocates. These students share their vision of leadership and offer some great advice. If you […]
Why is This Not a Movie?: The Plot Against FDR
Franklin Roosevelt was wildly popular when he was in office, and is universally acknowledged as one of our greatest presidents. But in 1933, not everyone agreed. Shortly after FDR took office, a cabal of wealthy businessmen who were worried the […]