Next Economy Conversations with Sarah Wilson

Small Giants Academy is excited to host a series of talks and conversations with leading thinkers across disciplines, exploring the question, “How might we reimagine our world to create the conditions for shared thriving of all of humanity and all living things?” 

This conversation is with author Sarah Wilson. Join Sarah and Berry Liberman as they discuss the Meta-Crisis we are currently facing and how we can step up to shape change.

Our Guest Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson is a multi-New York Times and Amazon best-selling author, podcaster, thought leader, minimalist, philanthropist and climate advisor.

Sarah’s New York Times bestseller First, We Make the Beast Beautiful is described by Mark Manson as “the best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read” and was featured as a book of the year on NBC’s Today Show. Sarah’s most recent title, This One Wild & Precious Life, won the 2021 US Gold Nautilus Award.

In a “previous life” Sarah was the editor of Cosmopolitan Australia and host of Masterchef Australia, a News Corp journalist and opinion columnist. Sarah is known globally for founding the I Quit Sugar movement - which saw millions around the world transform their health. In 2022, Sarah sold the business and gave all proceeds to charity.

Sarah now hosts the thought-leading podcast Wild with Sarah Wilson, where she continues the conversation started in TOWPL, through deep conversations with philosophers, creatives, poets, and scientists on the big questions that haunt us.

Sarah is committed to driving a global conversation on sustainability and climate change. Her passion extends to promoting resilience, living a life of value, and leading positive change. Through her various platforms and initiatives, Sarah utilises her resources to raiseawareness and inspire action in these critical areas.

Our Host Berry Liberman

Berry Liberman along with her husband Danny founded Small Giants. Berry is a pioneering impact investor, businesswoman, philanthropist, storyteller and filmmaker.

With one of the most recognisable family names in Australian business circles, Berry is using her financial capital to make a positive impact in the world. She does this in service to future generations.

Berry is an accomplished speaker, thought-leader and creative spirit whose radical curiosity and intelligence is as sharp as her heart is big.

Berry and her husband Danny have co-founded and seeded many next economy businesses in several sectors including the built environment, venture capital, regenerative agriculture, financial services, nature-based climate solutions and energy systems. Their impact funds, Impact Investment Group and Sentient Impact Group have moved fortunes towards impact as pioneers and leaders in this space.

Berry believes in the power of storytelling to ‘heal us and give us a vision of a way forward’ and, for over a decade, has interviewed hundreds of the world’s deepest thinkers, philosophers, business leaders and change-makers. Her insights are profound.

Berry’s work has been recognised through several awards including B Lab’s Hal Taussig Award and the United Nations’ Shared Values Award.

Small Giants Academy

Our vision at Small Giants Academy is for a just and inclusive transition to a global economy that supports human flourishing while living in harmony with the natural world. Through articles, podcasts, conversations and masterclasses that illuminate the work of global thought leaders, Small Giants Academy is leading its communities towards a hopeful future, the Next Economy.