Voices of Impact

About Voices of Impact

Isaac Raskas Ohrenstein, a Harvard student and WJC-Lauder Fellow, sits down with leaders and changemakers in the Jewish world to explore their impactful work across business, politics, academia, and philanthropy. Listen on Spotify, Apple Music, and the World Jewish Congress website.

Publisher

World Jewish Congress NextGen

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jan 2024

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

151 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Transitions, Tradition, and Trade: Amb. Fitz Haney

   Amb. Fitz Haney is a former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica and the Managing Director for Latin America at the Genesis Prize Foundation. He served as Ambassador from 2015 to 2017 under Presidents Obama and Trump, focusing on commercial relations and regional security cooperation. Previously, Fitz held senior positions at Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, and Citibank, and roles in Israeli venture capital at Israel Seed Partners, Viola Group, and Vintage Investment Partners. He currently serves on ...

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Rebuilding, Renaissance, Russia: R. Berel Lazar

   Rabbi Berel Lazar is the Chief Rabbi of Russia and Chairman of the Council of Rabbis of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. He also serves as the senior Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in Moscow and has held leadership roles connecting Jewish communities across the former Soviet Union. Rabbi Lazar has served on the Presidential Council for Interaction with Religious Associations and the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. Born in Milan, he moved to Moscow in 1990, beginning what ha...

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Trade, Tradition, Transition: Lord Ian Livingston

   Lord Ian Livingston is a former CEO of BT Group and former UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment, where he was responsible for promoting British trade and attracting foreign investment. Ian currently serves as Chairman of the Board of S&P Global. Earlier in his career, he was CFO of both BT Group and Dixons Group. Ian has held senior board positions at Currys, Man Group, the Business Growth Fund, National Grid, Belmond, and Celtic F.C. In 2013, he was appointed to the House of Lor...

Who has been a guest on Voices of Impact

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Alex Swieca
• Doug Korn
• Jacki Karsh
• Dr Allan Zeman
• Wendy Berger

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

8,423,361

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

92

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.