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WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA? is the podcast where today’s leaders and innovators share the big ideas that brought them to where they are today. Learn about the stories, skills, and inspirations behind some of today's most successful minds. Guests will reflect on the journeys they’ve taken, from kid to career, that helped them make an impact in our world. If you’re a parent or an educator, you dream of bright futures for the young people in your life. On WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?, join us while today’s leaders - authors, entrepreneurs, even astronauts! - reflect on the big ideas that helped them achieve their goals. Brought to you by Destination Imagination, the leading project-based learning experience for students, WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA? shares today’s successes to build tomorrow’s futures.
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Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
“I’m not a scientist, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t work on these issues or work in this domain. So I think that it’s really important to have the courage to try out different domains and areas and not think that you need to be an expert. There are generalist roles in these STEM fields...and that means that you are part of the STEM workforce.” - Chloe Kontos
Part 1 of 2! This week guest host Paige Curtis speaks with Chloe Kontos, the incoming Director of the Office of the CTO at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Chloe shares her experiences in the Peace Corps - “the reason I have everything I have today in my life” - and a career working within three White House administrations. In Part 1, Chloe takes us through her time in the federal government, what it means to be an “honest broker”, and how the average citizen unexpectedly interacts with government agencies throughout their lifetime.
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Music Attributions:
Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4604-wallpaper
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7614-pleasant-porridge
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Carefree by Kevin MacLeod
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