About this episode

Yara Shahidi and Keri Salter discuss aligning purpose with priorities and the evolution of purpose over a lifetime.

In a world that won’t stop changing, knowing what matters most can make all the difference. Yara Shahidi and Keri Salter are a mother-daughter duo building a more inclusive and imaginative Hollywood through their production company, 7th Sun Productions. In this episode, Anne sits down with Yara and Keri at the TED Conference in Vancouver to dig into their “highest order” framework for aligning purpose with priorities. They also reflect on how purpose evolves over a lifetime and explore what today’s changemakers can learn from previous generations. Featured guest Follow Yara Shahidi on Instagram , TikTok , and her podcast The Optimistic Project Follow Keri Salter on Instagram and LinkedIn Learn more about 7th Sun Productions Connect with the team Follow Anne on Instagram and LinkedIn   Follow Frances on Instagram and LinkedIn Watch Fixable videos on youtube.com/@TEDAudioCollective Visit Anne and Frances’ website Have a question you want Anne and Frances to solve? Email the team at fixable@ted.com or leave a voicemail at 234-349-2253 Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/fixable-transcripts Hosted on…

People in this episode

Host: Anne

Guests: Yara Shahidi, Keri Salter

Topics covered

• purpose
• values
• Hollywood
• inclusivity
• changemakers
• intergenerational learning

Keywords

• purpose
• values
• Hollywood
• inclusivity
• changemakers
• 7th Sun Productions
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 7th Sun Productions, TED, Acast

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