Design Economics Podcast (Episode 16) Join host Vinny Tafuro for a conversation with Miren Oca, founder and CEO of Ocaquatics Swim School, who built a Miami swim instruction institution over 32 years before transferring 100% of it to her employees […]
Helena Norberg-Hodge: Local Futures; Happiness as a Cure (EP 15)
Design Economics Podcast (Episode 15) Join host Vinny Tafuro for a conversation with Helena Norberg-Hodge, founder of Local Futures and pioneer of the new economy movement. Helena traces the economic forces that transformed Ladakh, a self-sufficient Himalayan culture untouched by […]
Tom Llewellyn: Borrow Don’t Buy; Tools, Trust & The Commons (EP 14)
Design Economics Podcast (Episode 14) Join host Vinny Tafuro for a conversation with Tom Llewellyn, Executive Director of Shareable, exploring what a genuine sharing economy actually looks like. Tom traces the roots of community sharing infrastructure from the first tool […]
Pam Shockley-Zalabak: The Trust Deficit: Economics’ Costly Blind Spot (EP 13)
Design Economics Podcast (Episode 13) Join host Vinny Tafuro for a compelling conversation with Dr. Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, former Chancellor of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and leading researcher on organizational trust. Their discussion explores the 50-year decline in social […]
John Feldman: Documenting Revolution, Scientific Paradigm Shifts (EP 12)
Design Economics Podcast (Episode 12) Join host Vinny Tafuro and guest John Feldman, filmmaker and founder of Hummingbird Films, for a conversation about how ecological documentaries challenge scientific orthodoxy. Over his forty-year career, John’s work has evolved from defending traditional […]
Tonya Donati: Growing Slow is Sexy: Kombucha, B Corps & Patient Capital (EP 2.4)
Design Economics Podcast (Season 2 | Episode 4) Join host Vinny Tafuro and guest Tonya Donati, Founder and CEO of Mother Kombucha, for a conversation about building a certified B Corp through bootstrapped, regional growth. Tonya’s journey from occupational therapist […]
Walter Balser: Decentralization & Paradigm Shifts in K-12 Education (EP 2.3)
Design Economics Podcast (Season 2 | Episode 3) Join host Vinny Tafuro for an engaging conversation with guest Dr. Walter Balser, Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Florida. Dr. Balser teaches graduate courses on […]
Stan Deetz: Systems Design to Slow Down Capitalism (EP 2.2)
Design Economics Podcast (Season 2 | Episode 2) Join host Vinny Tafuro for a conversation with Dr. Stan Deetz, exploring why corporations—not governments—make most decisions affecting our lives. Stan reveals how externalized costs and the relentless pursuit of speed are […]
Melanie Sue Hicks: Invisible Snake Bites, The Economics of Broken Workplaces (EP 2.1)
Design Economics Podcast (Season 2 | Episode 1) Join host Vinny Tafuro and guest Dr. Melanie Sue Hicks, a workforce and employee experience expert with more than two decades of experience in organizational development and culture, for a conversation about […]