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System Catalysts

System Catalysts

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We can't fix the world alone. But we all know that collaborating is hard. And systems? Well, they seem to be allergic to change. So how do we do it without losing our damn minds?


On System Catalysts, you will learn from activists, philanthropists, and change makers who put their egos aside to improve the systems that run the world. This season, we’ll be looking into healthcare, marriage equality, migration, climate and more. Join Jeff Walker and English Sall as they go behind-the-scenes of systems change, cracking the code on making the world a better place.


System Catalysts is produced by Hueman Group Media.

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Episodes
  • Today, We Need Fighters (with Steve Phillips)

    Today, We Need Fighters (with Steve Phillips)
    Nov 5 2025

    Systems don’t change by accident. They change when we rethink where power lives, who holds it, and how we build toward something new together.


    Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color and author of Brown Is the New White and How We Win the Civil War. Today, he traces how America’s demographic and political shifts connect to the long arc of the civil rights movement and what it really takes to build a multiracial democracy.


    He also tells us how to fund people, build trust, and move money in ways that drive real change.


    Resources mentioned:

    Documentary Power, Not Persuasion: The Susan Sandler Legacy: https://www.susansandlerfilm.org/

    Steve’s podcast Democracy in Color: https://democracyincolor.com/podcast

    Steve’s Books: https://www.stevephillips.com/books


    If you aspire to be a System Catalyst and need resources to help you on your journey, subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.systemcatalysts.com/newsletter


    Learn more about our mission and our partners, visit systemcatalysts.com

    This podcast is produced by Hueman Group Media.


    Views and opinions expressed during the podcast are those of the individuals expressing them and do not necessarily reflect those of System Catalysts or Hueman Group Media

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    39 mins
  • Be a Team, Not a Club (with Dr. Madeleine Ballard)

    Be a Team, Not a Club (with Dr. Madeleine Ballard)
    Oct 28 2025

    Collaboration is slow, messy, and often happens in quiet rooms away from the spotlight. But when done well, it has the power to transform entire systems.

    In this episode, Madeline Ballard, Executive Director of Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC), shares how she helped turn a group of once-competing organizations into a coalition that now shapes global health policy.


    Learn more about Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC): https://joinchic.org/


    Raj Panjabi’s System Catalysts episode: https://www.systemcatalysts.com/episodes/ep-49-if-its-worth-doing-do-it-with-others-with-raj-panjabi



    If you aspire to be a System Catalyst and need resources to help you on your journey, subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.systemcatalysts.com/newsletter


    Learn more about our mission and our partners, visit systemcatalysts.com.


    This podcast is produced by Hueman Group Media.

    Views and opinions expressed during the podcast are those of the individuals expressing them and do not necessarily reflect those of System Catalysts or Hueman Group Media

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    38 mins
  • Philanthropy Isn’t Risky — It’s Misunderstood with Rachel Markham and Cedric Deville

    Philanthropy Isn’t Risky — It’s Misunderstood with Rachel Markham and Cedric Deville
    Oct 14 2025

    In our first episode of Season 4, English Sall sits down with Rachel Markham and Cedric Deville, husband and wife, scuba divers, and principals at the Patchwork Collective, a family foundation founded in 2020.


    Rachel and Cedric share their trust-based approach at the Patchwork Collective, and why they reject the idea of “risk” in philanthropy.


    Learn more about The Patchwork Collective: https://www.thepatchworkcollective.org


    If you aspire to be a System Catalyst and need resources to help you on your journey, subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.systemcatalysts.com/newsletter


    Learn more about our mission and our partners, visit https://www.systemcatalysts.com


    This podcast is produced by Hueman Group Media.

    Views and opinions expressed during the podcast are those of the individuals expressing them and do not necessarily reflect those of System Catalysts or Hueman Group Media.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    43 mins
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