The Social Disruptors
What can we learn from social disruptors? This series is about the people, the organizations, and the bold actions that break the status quo to create positive change in a world where common approaches are just not enough anymore. From corporate executives and philanthropists to social entrepreneurs and musicians, each program introduces a social disrupter and explores the work they’re doing to make an impact.

Host Ned Breslin is the CEO of Water For People. Ned found himself working on a water project in northern Kenya in 1987 and never looked back. Twenty years later he moved back to the US to join Water For People as its Director of International Programs, eventually becoming CEO in 2009. He is a recipient of the 2011 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.

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Starting a RYOT In Traditional News

Featuring David Darg, Bryn Mooser, & Ned Breslin

Host Ned Breslin speaks with the RYOT founders about their plans to disrupt traditional media by allowing people to “Become the News.”

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Rodney Mullen: Innovation Doesn’t Exist In A Vacuum

Featuring Rodney Mullen & Ned Breslin

Innovation can exist in even the most unlikely forms. A professional skateboarder and the CEO of a social enterprise discuss the intersection of their two fields.

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Cameron Conaway: Knowing When to “Tap Out” of the Fight

Featuring Ned Breslin & Cameron Conaway

For MMA fighters and social entrepreneurs alike, truly understanding failure is crucial to achieving success.

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Embracing your Inner Punk Rock to Change the World

Featuring Ned Breslin

Breaking sideways in a world that likes going straight ahead: how the punk rock ethos is the story of social entrepreneurship.