Jean Oelwang on Who and What Will You Love into Being? EP 164

Jean Oelwang and I discuss the power of partnering along with the importance of who and what you will love into being on this episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles. Brought to you by AppSumo's application marketplace (https://social.appsumo.com/passion), Gusto's all-in-one HR solution (https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck), the Policygenius insurance comparison website (https://www.policygenius.com/), and Indeed the platform for hiring (https://www.indeed.com/passionstruck). Jean Oelwang is the president and founding CEO of Virgin Unite, co-founder of Plus Wonder, and a B Team Leader. She sits on the Advisory Council for The Elders and several company boards, including RMI, Ocean Unite, Just Capital, and Virgin Unite. She is the author of the new book PARTNERING: Forge the Deep Connections that Make Great Things Happen. * Purchase Partnering: https://amzn.to/3uT9mTm (Amazon Link) - proceeds support the non-profit Plus Wonder.  --► Get the full show notes: https://passionstruck.com/jean-oelwang-what-will-you-love-into-being/  --► Subscribe to My Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles --► Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles/id1553279283 *Our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/passionstruck. Thank you to our sponsors *AppSumo - Head to https://social.appsumo.com/passion for 10% off already discounted prices. *Gusto - Go to https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck for three months of free payroll, benefits, and HR.  *Indeed - Head to https://www.indeed.com/passionstruck, where you can receive a $75 credit to attract, interview, and hire in one place.  *Policygenius - Save 50% or more on life insurance at https://www.policygenius.com/. I discuss Jean Owelwang's new book Partnering. Jean Oelwang joins the Passion Struck podcast to discuss how to forge the deep connections that make great things happen through system change. Jean explains the impact of Virgin Unite on uniting people and entrepreneurial ideas to create opportunities for a better world. Jean examines some of these collaborations like The Elders, Ocean Unite, The B Team, Caribbean Climate Smart Accelerator, Ben and Jerry, President Jimmy Carter and his wife Roselyn, and  Unite BVI, which have spurred much-needed change in the world. 0:00 Announcements 2:52 Introducing Jean Oelwang 4:43 Becoming founding CEO of Virgin Unite 8:35 Story of the Elders' creation 10:32 Magnetic moments 12:42 Interviewing President and Rosalyn Carter 15:23 The importance of adult play in partnerships 20:20 Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina discovered that CFCs destroyed the ozone layer 26:17 The first solar flight called Solar Impulse 30:52 Relationship of love in strong partnerships 34:34 Virtues on purpose 36:56 Epidemic of chronic loneliness  41:00 Importance of systems change 44:19 Forming of the B-Team 48:51 TED's Audacious Project 56:23  Last Mile Health 1:00:03 Why the millions of moments matter 106:37 Wrap up and synthesis Where you can find Jean Oelwang: * Virgin Unite: https://unite.virgin.com/unite/person/jean-oelwang  * Plus Wonder: https://pluswonder.org/  * Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanOelwang  * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanoelwang/  * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginUnite  * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-oelwang/  Links from the show * My interview with Jeff Walker on the importance of collaboration in systems change: https://passionstruck.com/jeffrey-c-walker-collaboration-systems-change/ * My interview with Sara Mednick Ph.D. on the power of the downstate and its impact on performance and health: https://passionstruck.com/sara-mednick-recharge-your-brain-body/  * My interview with Katy Milkman Ph.D. on how to create lasting behavior change: https://passionstruck.com/katy-milkman-behavior-change-for-good/  * My interview with David Yaden Ph.D. on self-transcendence, psychedelics, and behavior change: https://passionstruck.com/david-yaden-on-self-transc