#55: The Art of Living With The End In Mind

Nina Collins talks with Barbara Becker about her new book, Heartwood: The Art Of Living With The End in Mind.

BARBARA BECKER is the founder of EqualShot, a strategic communications consultancy specializing in strengthening the voice of the non-profit community. For over twenty-five years, she has served a broad range of institutions including the United Nations, Human Rights First, the Ms. Foundation for Women, and the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh. She has taught on the faculty of Columbia University’s master’s program in strategic communications and has been a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. Becker holds a Master of Arts in International Administration from the School for International Training, a Master of Arts in Media Studies from the New School, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology from Haverford College. An ordained interfaith minister, she lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.