Past the Profile

Past the Profile is a podcast about the people behind the titles. In each short episode, host Liz Sweigart asks thoughtful questions that cut through credentials and curated bios to reveal what really drives her guests — leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers. It’s candid. It’s insightful. And it’s a reminder that who we are is always more than what we do. New episodes weekly. Come for the perspective, stay for the human connection.

Past the Profile is a business podcast hosted by Liz Sweigart, with 30 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Liz Sweigart hosts Past the Profile, a business show with 30 episodes published.

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  Episode #30

  Ema Bryant on Courage, Self-Compassion, and Making a Difference Through Care

  Oct 7, 202545 minS0

  <p>Host Liz Sweigart and Ema Bryant first connected through Liz’s writing on mental health—a message from Ema’s father turned into a friendship that has spanned continents, countless conversations, and a shared commitment to honesty about the hard parts of healing.</p> <p>In this deeply personal episode of Past the Profile, Ema—radiographer, healthcare professional, and self-described “work in progress”—opens up about her journey with depression and anxiety, the lessons learned in therapy, and how compassion and faith ground her work in patient care. She and Liz talk about the weight of invisible struggles, the courage it tak...

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  Episode #29

  Maya Zuckerman on System Shifts, Bridging Worlds, and Regenerative Leadership

  Sep 30, 202539 minS0

  <p>Host Liz Sweigart first met Maya Zuckerman through the Holochain / Holo project before teaming up again on Visvere. In this episode of Past the Profile, Maya traces her journey from product and operations manager to ecosystem architect. She and Liz explore why culture hacking beats disruption, how regenerative principles can be embedded into technology from the start, and what it means to move from extraction to reciprocity in both business and community.</p> <p>Highlights</p> From film to futures → how early work in digital media opened a path to regenerative tech and organizational design. Collective storytelling → why the stor...

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  Episode #28

  Hilary Turner on Finding Your People, Continuous Reinvention, and The Long Run

  Sep 23, 202548 minS0

  <p>A three-chapter history connects host Liz Sweigart and Hilary Turner: dorm-mates at Rice University’s Wiess College, a wedding cameo years later, and—most meaningfully—a 2016 Facebook message that turned into miles and miles around the Rice loop. One Saturday run became a standing ritual, international half-marathons, and a friendship built on mutual encouragement and just the right amount of stubbornness.</p> <p>In this Past the Profile episode, Hilary—editor-turned-MBA-turned-librarian-in-training—traces her path from New York publishing (Wiley, Penguin) to UT Austin student services to tech marketing… and finally into the library and information world she now calls home (MSLS p...

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  Episode #27

  Claire Skillen on Climate-Aware Supply Chains, Human-Centered Processes, and Leading with Humility

  Sep 16, 202530 minS0

  <p>A vulnerable LinkedIn post about mental health first connected host Liz Sweigart and Claire Skillen. One cold DM turned into a long phone call—and a friendship built on systems thinking, honest reflection, and a shared belief that people belong at the center of every process.</p> <p>In this Past the Profile episode, Claire—newly appointed President & CEO of Planet-Based Foods Global (PBFG)—traces a pivot from “food products” to food systems: vertical gardens and drying units (PBF Tech), direct-trade supply chains, and community-first operations aimed at climate adaptation and food security. She and Liz dig into leading publicly w...

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  Episode #26

  Dritton Jemmalay on Family-First Leadership, Values-Driven Business, and Lifelong Learning

  Sep 9, 202536 minS0

  <p>Host Liz Sweigart and Dritton Jemmalay met more than a decade ago serving energy clients across time zones—she in Houston, he in Brisbane—before finally connecting in person at a Shanghai conference. The friendship has since spanned continents, careers, and now kids.</p> <p>In this episode of Past the Profile, Dritton—global tax and structuring consultant and founder of the independent professional services firm TP Benchmark—reflects on becoming a husband and father, relocating to London to support his surgeon wife’s fellowship, and choosing a family-first operating system at home and at work. He and Liz explore an...

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