CNBC Changemakers with Julia Boorstin

Season 2 of the CNBC Changemakers podcast spotlights the women shaping the future of business, policy and culture in the age of AI. In episode one, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin goes inside the urgent effort to prepare America’s workforce for an AI disruption expected to disproportionately affect jobs held by women. Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo examines how artificial intelligence could reshape work, skills and economic opportunity—and what workers, companies and policymakers must do now to ensure more Americans share in its benefits. Raimondo, now co-chair and CEO of RAISE US, is building workforce infrastructure designed to help Americans train, transition and thrive as AI reshapes the economy. For her, the mission is personal: her father lost his manufacturing job when production moved overseas, an experience that cemented her belief that workers need a real bridge—not just a warning—when technology and globalization transform industries. This interview was recorded on Wednesday, August 26 2026. Follow, listen and watch CNBC Changemakers: Women Leading in the Age of AI wherever you get your podcasts.

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features conversations with leaders shaping the future of business, policy, and culture. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin sits down with Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, founder and CEO of Wellthy and a 2026 CNBC Changemaker. Wellthy founder and CEO Lindsay Jurist-Rosner talks about how nearly 30 years of caring for her mother inspired her to rethink how families navigate care — whether it's for kids or aging parents. She explains what it's like building a company at the center of the growing care economy, the real challenges people face balancing work and caregiving, and why more employers are stepping up to help. Jurist-Rosner also shares lessons from scaling Wellthy, leading with purpose, and turning a deeply personal experience into something that's now helping millions of families. Follow and listen to the “CNBC Changemakers and Power Players” podcast on Apple and Spotify.

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features conversations with leaders shaping the future of business, policy, and culture. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin sits down with Luana Lopes Lara, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Kalshi and a 2026 CNBC Changemaker. Kalshi co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Luana Lopes Lara talks about how her path — from growing up in Brazil and training in ballet to studying at MIT and working on Wall Street — shaped her discipline and her comfort with high-stakes bets. She opens up about the years she spent pushing through regulatory roadblocks to legalize Kalshi in the U.S., and how she and her co-founder set out to build something fundamentally different: a platform where people trade on real-world outcomes, not stocks. She also explains why she believes prediction markets will be bigger than the stock market. Disclosure: CNBC and Kalshi have a commercial relationship that includes a minority investment. Follow and listen to the “CNBC Changemakers and Power Players” podcast on Apple and Spotify.

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features conversations with leaders shaping the future of business, policy, and culture. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin sits down with Johanna Mercier, Chief Commercial & Corporate Affairs Officer at Gilead Sciences and a 2026 CNBC Changemaker. Mercier discusses Gilead's groundbreaking HIV prevention innovation (a twice-yearly injection with 99.9% efficacy) and how her team moved within months of U.S. approval to expand access across Sub-Saharan Africa, where the need is greatest. She shares why impact (not title) drives her leadership, how personal loss reshaped her sense of purpose, and what it takes to lead through global health crises. Follow and listen to the "CNBC Changemakers and Power Players" podcast on Apple and Spotify.

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features candid conversations with leaders shaping business and culture. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin sits down with Cassandra Morales Thurswell, founder and CEO Kitsch. Thurswell shares how she turned $30,000 in life savings into a global beauty brand without venture capital or outside investors. She discusses trusting her gut instincts over data and market research, why she deliberately avoided seeking advice from mentors and advisors early on, how she learned business skills through unconventional jobs, and why being underestimated as a young female founder became her advantage. She also opens up about the pressure and judgment that comes with being a woman building a business, how she's using AI to transform product development and customer engagement, her philosophy on staying true to your own vision rather than following conventional wisdom, and her advice for aspiring entrepreneurs who don't fit the traditional founder mold. Follow and listen to the "CNBC Changemakers and Power Players" podcast on Apple and Spotify

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features conversations with leaders shaping the future of business, policy, and culture. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin speaks with Karen Knudsen--CEO of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and a 2024 CNBC Changemaker--about her professional journey from becoming the first female CEO of the American Cancer Society to leading the charge in turning all cancers into curable diseases. She discusses how the Parker Institute's unique model combines philanthropy with venture capital to accelerate breakthrough therapies and address critical funding gaps in cancer research.

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features conversations with leaders shaping the future of business, policy, and culture. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin talks with Caryn Seidman-Becker, a 2025 CNBC Changemaker and the CEO of Clear. They discuss how Caryn transformed Clear from a bankrupt travel company into a secure identity platform serving more than 30 million members, expanding beyond airports into enterprise partnerships with DocuSign and LinkedIn, combating AI-driven deepfakes and identity fraud, and Caryn's philosophy of being "indefatigable" in pursuing opportunities that seemed impossible years ago.