Unlocking Potential: How Sky’s the Limit Is Rewriting the Entrepreneurial Playbook What if the greatest untapped resource in the world isn’t capital, technology, or even ideas, but people? People with talent, grit, and ambition who simply lack a pathway forward. In this episode of Going Big! , I sat down with Nick Cary and Bo Ghirardelli, two leaders who didn’t just identify that gap—they built something bold to close it. Their organization, Sky’s the Limit, is doing somethin

A Life That Defies Categories What does it look like to truly go big over the course of a lifetime? In this episode of Going Big!, I sat down with my friend of more than 25 years, Father Robert Sirico, a Catholic priest, public intellectual, and co-founder of the Acton Institute, which has reached millions across more than 140 countries. His life is anything but conventional. From growing up in Brooklyn alongside a brother who would later become a cultural icon on The Soprano

Reinventing the American University: How Michael Crow Built a Culture of Continuous Innovation What if the problem with higher education isn’t that it’s too ambitious—but that it hasn’t been ambitious enough? On this episode of Going Big! , host Kevin Gentry sits down with Michael Crow , the longtime president of Arizona State University , to explore one of the most significant institutional transformations in modern higher education. Over more than two decades, Crow has chal

From Fearless Work to Lasting Impact: Gay Hart Gaines on Going Big Few lives illustrate the power of fearless commitment quite like Gay Hart Gaines. Across decades in public affairs, philanthropy, and historic preservation, Gaines has repeatedly stepped into moments that demanded courage, conviction, and an extraordinary work ethic. On this episode of the Going Big! podcast, host Kevin Gentry sits down with Gaines to explore how a life shaped by mentors, history, and an unwav

Rethinking Fundraising: How Zeffy Built a Zero-Fee Movement for Nonprofits What if nonprofits could keep every single dollar they raise—no fees, no fine print? That’s the bold idea behind Zeffy , a platform that’s quietly transforming how over 80,000 nonprofits fundraise. On this episode of Going Big! , host Kevin Gentry welcomes François de Kerret , Zeffy’s co-founder and CEO, to talk about radical transparency, optimism, and why thinking big doesn’t have to mean thinking

Second Chances, Real Change: How a Chef and a CEO Are Reshaping Youth Justice What happens when a world-class chef teams up with a Fortune 500 CEO to tackle one of America’s most complex problems—youth incarceration? You get Cafe Momentum , and a conversation that might just change the way you think about second chances. On this episode of Going Big! , host Kevin Gentry welcomes Chad Houser , James Beard Humanitarian of the Year and founder of Cafe Momentum, alongside Chris