Taking the Stairs & Liking It with Lauren Speeth of Elfenworks
<p>Sometimes a brief meeting with one human can change your life. Lauren Speeth, President of <a target="_blank" href="https://elfenworksproductions.com/">Elphenworks Productions</a>, met US President Jimmy Carter decades ago.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/iLTHricH7Mw">Watch</a>!</p><p>Lauren Speeth, PhD, combines a lifelong background in Silicon Valley technology with a commitment to educational, pro‑social storytelling. A classically trained violinist and longtime member emeritus of The Peninsula Symphony’s first violin section, she is also a voting member of The Recording Academy and has produced films and media projects that address poverty, inequality, and the climate crisis while aiming to foster hope.</p><p>Her work in social impact has led to advisory roles with leading institutions: she serves as an External Advisor to Stanford’s Center on Poverty and Inequality, where she helped architect the Center’s first website and co-orchestrated its launch with a Concert for Hope, and she is a Lifetime Member of the Board of Councilors at The Carter Center. In higher education, she has held positions as a Regent Emeritus of Saint Mary’s College of California and has taught and lectured widely in management, statistics, computer science, and social entrepreneurship, including ongoing involvement with Bakke Graduate University.</p><p>Speeth’s activism and philanthropy were shaped in part through a mentoring relationship with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, whom she came to know through her deep engagement with The Carter Center.</p><p>As a Life Member of its Board of Councilors, she sought guidance from Carter while framing the mission and operating principles of The Elfenworks Foundation; during these conversations, he encouraged her to “risk failure for worthy causes,” advice that helped her define the foundation’s core pillars of having a clear vision, working in partnership, avoiding duplication, sharing credit, measuring results, and staying the course.</p><p>Speeth has since carried Carter’s counsel into her writing and public speaking, including her book <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/40q6ZHc"><em>Taking the Stairs and Liking It: 7 Steps to an Amazing Life</em></a>, which draws directly on his wisdom along with her own research and global experience.</p><p>I bought the book & it’s only <a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/40q6ZHc">99 cents on Amazon</a>.</p><p>Timeline</p><p>00:00 Jimmy Carter meeting</p><p>13:00 How to get feedback</p><p>16:30 Stamina</p><p>Connect</p><p>Send me an anonymous voicemail at <a target="_blank" href="https://SpeakPipe.com/FTapon">SpeakPipe.com/FTapon</a></p><p>You can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my <a target="_blank" href="https://ftapon.substack.com">Substack newsletter</a>.</p><p>If you like this podcast, subscribe and share!</p><p>On social media, my username is always <strong>FTapon</strong>. 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