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Hosted by Sarah Haley Knowles · business · EN · 0 episodes
The Work of Friction is a podcast about what it actually takes to create change when systems resist it. And why the work of sustainability is often the work of friction. Season 1 is available to stream in its entirety. Season 2 coming September 2026!
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Work of Friction is a podcast about what it actually takes to create change when systems resist it. And why the work of sustainability is often the work of friction. Season 1 is available to stream in its entirety. Season 2 coming September 2026!
The Work of Friction is hosted by Sarah Haley Knowles.
Recent episodes include "Season 1, Episode 8: Always Trust Your Instincts with Guest Dimple Ajmera" (1 May 2026, 28 minutes), "Episode 8: Always Trust Your Instincts with Guest Dimple Ajmera" (1 May 2026, 28 minutes), and "Season 1, Episode 7: Community Relations is Everyone's Job with Guest Michelle A. Thornhill" (23 April 2026, 30 minutes).
The Work of Friction publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 31 minutes.
Booking probability for The Work of Friction is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Work of Friction requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher.
The strongest fits for The Work of Friction are Business & Management Consulting. The Work of Friction has a business audience.
Sarah Haley Knowles hosts The Work of Friction, a business show.
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Episode #8
<p>CPA, five-term Charlotte City Council member, Budget Committee chair, and the first Asian American and youngest woman elected to Charlotte City Council — Dimple Ajmera's story is the kind people love to hold up as...
Episode #8
<p>Dimple Ajmera, a former immigrant from India, shares her inspiring journey from cleaning hotel rooms to becoming a CPA and serving on the Charlotte City Council. She discusses the challenges of local government...
Episode #7
<p>Nearly three decades in financial services, most recently as Managing Director of US Community Relations at Citi — Michelle A. Thornhill has watched billions of dollars move through community investment programs and...
Episode #6
<p>Twenty-five years at Wells Fargo, most recently building sustainable finance and advisory within corporate and investment banking — Geneviève Piché knows what it takes to construct something from nothing inside a...
Episode #5
<p>NYU Stern professor, sustainability advisor to KKR and Unilever, and author of Higher Ground — Alison Taylor has spent years at the intersection of corporate ethics and the places it tends to break down. In this...
Episode #4
<p>Twenty years working on decarbonization in some of the most resistant sectors — Niall Gleeson of Emerald Sustainability Corp. has seen what it actually takes to move corporate behavior on emissions, and what tends to...
Episode #3
<p>Executive Vice President and General Counsel at The Conservation Fund, former Chief Sustainability Officer at Persefoni, and the attorney who led the drafting of the SEC's climate disclosure proposal — Kristina Wyatt...
Episode #2
<p>More than 15 years advancing sustainability and social impact strategies at companies including Freddie Mac, Groupon, Allstate, and OfficeMax — Matt Kruse has spent his career doing the unglamorous work of making ESG...
Episode #1
<p>A 15-year career as a practicing attorney at a major financial institution — and then Dedria Harper Kolb walked away to build tiny home communities focused on sustainability, affordability, and neighbors actually...
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