E42: BARIKA EDWARDS - Helping Companies Incorporate Strategies of Sustainability and Social Impact in their Quest for Success

Barika Edwards is an award-winning social impact innovator and entrepreneur with a unique interdisciplinary background in tech, media management, and production. She was the founder of OweYaa, a social impact HR Tech company that equipped veterans and military spouses for transitioning out of the military and into high-tech careers. She is well-known and well-liked in the circles of public radio as the executive producer of the 'Artsy Fartsy Show', where for 9 years she discussed the intersection of art and culture in politics, science, technology, and history with world-renowned creatives including Oscar winners, Hollywood heavyweights, National Poet Laureates, music legends, scholars, and activists. She is currently pursuing a MSc in Business at Harvard University.