Episode Details

Meaghan Kennedy is a Founder of Orange Sparkle Ball Inc where they are an innovation and impact consultancy that accelerates initiatives in the private and public sector and works with both domestic and global partners.

Meaghan’s experiences intersect innovation, public health, and social entrepreneurship. After an epidemiology research career at CDC, she founded Orange Sparkle Ball.

She conferred a Bachelors of physiology at Alma College. A Master of Public Health at Emory University.

In today’s episode you’ll hear and learn more about
1. Innovation, social entrepreneurship, and public health
2. Why the conflict between public health and industrial design leads innovative and impactful work
3. The importance of design thinking for quick, directional, and iterative work
4. Transitioning from an Epidemiologist at CDC to starting her own social entrepreneurship firm


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Chapters
@0:00 Episode Trailer
@1:59 Identity and personal background
@9:09 Intersection of innovation and social entrepreneurship
@15:44  Judge and Mentor for Global Social Venture Competition
@19:33 What is public health mean?
@20:42 Bachelor of Psychology at Alma College
@25:59 Masters of Public Health at Emory University
@27:00 Any internships or pivotal experiences? 
@35:37 Epidemiologist at CDC 
@43:41 Founded Orange Sparkle Ball, Inc after the CDC
@49:05 What does design feedback look like? 
@56:11 What did services look like when you started?
@1:00:53 What has the progression of the org look like from them to now?
@1:06:03 Tips on visual communication  
@1:12:27 Founder of Spark Corps 
@1:19:25 What do you enjoy the most about being the founder  
@1:22:50 The Furious Five

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