Dr. Flavia Maia shares with us just how many women are on the front line helping save the rainforests and the environment in Brazil and the Global South. She’s on a mission to uplift women who are making a difference, and you might say that she is a catalyst for leadership with love. Her career spans 15 years across every sector: private, government, academia, and nonprofit. Her commitment to fostering positive change has garnered international recognition, earning her prestigious titles such as an Obama Scholar and a Dalai Lama Fellow. She has played a pivotal role in securing and implementing investments for climate resilience. She also actively advances gender equality in Brazil. Meet this incredible woman and hear about how they are shaking things up, driving decisions with love, not divisiveness.
Dr. Maia’s leadership education is rooted in the principles of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and freedom, drawing inspiration from Buddhist teachings, as well as the Latin American traditions of Medicine Women and the Wisdom of Well-living (O Bem Viver).
She teaches only what she experienced herself, sharing powerful insights shaped by over 15 years of climate frontline activism in Brazil and her interactions with thousands of leaders across the globe, including President Obama, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Christiana Figueres.
As a woman from the Global South, and a descendant of climate migrants, Dr. Maia brings a unique perspective to leadership, offering motivational speeches and thought-provoking writings that inspire diversity, equity, and inclusion — DEI — while focusing on lasting and positive impact.
With her passion for nature underpinning all of her projects, Dr. Maia also speaks about sustainability, using his keynote presentations to show how organizations and individuals can improve their environmental, sustainability, and governance — ESG — performance.
She is a trusted mentor and advocate for emerging leaders, especially those who are underrepresented or don’t see themselves as leaders just yet.
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Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
