Global leaders seek to inspire next generation of changemakers

The Mastercard Foundation is proud to announce the launch of a new podcast that seeks to challenge, motivate, and inspire the next generation to lead with purpose and to act with courage.

Transcending Boundaries – Conversations with Reeta Roy, is a compelling new series that shares the lives, leadership journeys, and insights of remarkable international leaders including former heads of state, human rights advocates, and social innovators.

Hosted by Reeta Roy, President and CEO at the Mastercard Foundation, the podcast features conversations that illuminate the experiences and influences that shaped some of the world’s most inspiring changemakers.

Roy added: “In my life as a leader, I have learnt it is vital to begin a conversation by listening,” said Roy.

“Through the conversations in Transcending Boundaries, we offer a rare opportunity to learn from people who have changed the course of their own lives and the world. Understanding the formative years that shaped the lives, and the journeys, of these extraordinary leaders is a source of wisdom and encouragement. We all have the capacity to be leaders and to make a difference.”

The podcast debuts with a powerful first episode featuring Nobel Laureate and former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

A trailblazer in governance and women’s rights, Sirleaf discusses the formative experiences that shaped her vision, the mentors who guided her, and the values that sustained her through times of challenge and triumph.

Sirleaf said: “I did have the experience of being strong in success while maintaining self-confidence in defeat.”

My mother’s strength, in being able to provide that care, and at the same time being able to coach her children that they stayed focused on getting an education, staying in school, preparing themselves, I think therein lies my own strength of character.

“My own ability to forge ahead if I see there is something that will improve not only me but the society in which I live.”