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Wisdom for Wannabes

Jackie Morreale

Wisdom for Wannabes is a podcast series that hosts 1:1 interviews with inspiring people to discover wise words on business, beauty, betterment, and beyond. ​Inspired by her own personal journey to grow in creativity, education, and spirituality, host Jackie Morreale talks to unique individuals about their own journeys and passions, in the pursuit of wisdom and growth.

 

The Wisdom for Wannabes podcast is dedicated to discovering “wise words” by interviewing unique individuals across three specific themes. These themes include:

Business: Focusing on entrepreneurship, career development, leadership, and professional skills (conversation themes include business leadership, entrepreneurship, and more).

Art/Beauty (Aesthetics): Exploring creativity, artistic expression, and the philosophy behind beauty/aesthetics.

Betterment: Concentrating on personal growth, life balance, spirituality, and mental fitness (discussions on Stoicism, life strategies, and habits).

Episode

As part of Podcasthon, Wisdom for Wannabes highlights a cause close to home: the Ken Pribil Jr. Foundation. Host Jackie Morreale speaks with her brother Kevin Pribil, President of the Foundation’s Board and a leader in Sales & Service Operations Strategy and Business & Digital Transformation at Deloitte.

 

Together, they reflect on their brother Kenny’s life, the courage he showed during his battle with Angiosarcoma, and the foundation’s 20-year mission supporting sarcoma research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This heartfelt conversation explores family, legacy, and how communities can turn loss into lasting impact.

The charity and its cause

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Ken Pribil Jr Foundation

The mission of the Ken Pribil Jr. Foundation is to commemorate the life of Ken Pribil Jr., a young man who died at age 19 from angiosarcoma cancer, by raising awareness for sarcoma cancer through community engagement, providing cancer research grants to researchers at institutions such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and awarding annual college scholarships to graduating high school students at South Side High School in Rockville Centre, New York, who demonstrate the ambition and life values that Ken Jr. held.