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bold types video series | Season 5

Bold Types | Rana el Kaliouby, who leads Smart Eye, wants artificial intelligence to keep us human
The Boston-based AI pioneer is focused on improving driver safety — but believes that’s just the tip of the iceberg for how the buzzy technology can be applied.
For Trustees head Katie Theoharides, open space is key to solving climate change
If you care about climate change in Massachusetts, you’ve likely come across the work of Katie Theoharides. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)
Bold Types | For Panera and Au Bon Pain co-founder Ron Shaich, a third act comes naturally
The Brookline-based restaurateur is aiming to nurture the next generation of fast casual restaurants. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)

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Bold Types | With SparkCharge, Josh Aviv is providing electric vehicle charging on-demand
Aviv is the founder and chief executive of Somerville-based SparkCharge, the world’s first mobile on-demand EV charging network. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)
Bold Types | Christophe Chantre of Tender Foods is making a meatier plant-based meat
The scientists working out of Greentown Labs in Somerville are using a technology that’s similar to a cotton candy machine. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)
Bold Types | With Curio Spice Co., Claire Cheney is reinventing the spice trade
The owner of the North Cambridge-based company wants to do her part to support small growers by keeping a short supply chain. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)
Nick Falkoff is constructing climate change solutions
Nick Falkoff wants to make high-efficiency construction more available and affordable. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)
Bold Types|Charley Cummings is building a new kind of bank
Charley Cummings wants you to put your money where your mouth is. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock Mikayla Litevich)
Bold Types | Andrea Stanley is building a local grain economy from the Ground Up
Boston Globe business reporter Janelle Nanos spoke with Andrea Stanley, a local small business owner building her own ecosystem. (Producer & Editor: Anush Elbakyan, Producer & Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Producer: Caitlin Healy, Camera & Editing: Chaney Carlson-Bullock, Mikayla Litevich)

Season 3

Bold Types|Tracy Chang
Chang speaks about creating two nonprofits during the pandemic to help feed frontline workers and to deliver groceries to restaurant workers in need. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Camera: Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)
Bold Types | Maria Camila Vasco
Maria Camila Vasco shares the story of how she built her company Uvida, Boston’s first zero-waste store, while still an undergrad at UMass Boston. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Camera: Shelby Lum/Globe Staff, Lucie McCormick/Special to the Globe)
Bold Types | Rach Junard & Jaylee Momplaisir
Rach Junard and Jaylee Momplaisir cofounded You Good Sis, a wellness collective that aims to create a space for mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Camera: Lucie McCormick/Special to the Globe, Baolong Song/Special to the Globe)
Bold Types | Hadley & TJ Douglas
TJ and Hadley Douglas of the Urban Grape said sharing their experiences running a Black and woman-owned business has deepened their connection with customers. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Camera: Lucie McCormick/Special to the Globe, Baolong Song/Special to the Globe)
Bold Types | Jae’da Turner
Jae’da Turner, founder of Black Owned Bos., is hosting a holiday pop-up, featuring more than 30 Black-owned vendors in a store just steps from Copley Square. (Camera: Lucie McCormick / Special to the Globe, Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff)
Bold Types | Ross Chanowski
Ross Chanowski has created a new way to help launch local businesses. And it couldn’t come at a better time. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Produced & edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Camera: Lucie McCormick/Special to the Globe, Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff)

Season 2

Bold Types|Bob Rivers
Rivers discusses why he’s placed social justice issues at the center of Eastern Bank’s mission. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)
Bold Types|David Howse
David Howse is the executive director of ArtsEmerson, which produces and presents theatrical performances with an emphasis on cultural and contemporary works. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)
Bold Types | Niraj Shah
Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff. Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff., Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff
Bold Types | Vikki Spruill
Vikki Spruill, chief executive of the New England Aquarium, shares her vision for how she plans to expand the organization. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff. Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff., Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Mark Gartsbeyn)
Bold Types | Amy Latimer
Amy Latimer discusses how the new Hub on Causeway mixed-use development will transform both the fan experience and the neighborhood’s streetscape. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff. Edited by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff., Camera work by Anush Elbakyan, Caitlin Healy, Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)

Season 1

Bold Types: Greg Shell
Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city’s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments. (Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff)
Bold Types: John Fish
As CEO of Suffolk, John Fish leads one of the biggest players in the booming construction industry in Boston. (Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff)