About Michael

That’s me, Michael Schulder, in the beret. 

Notice the curiosity in those eyes?  

That curiosity has driven my career in journalism: 

From a Writer at The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour on PBS; 

To my five years as a Writer for Peter Jennings at ABC World News Tonight; 

And 17 years as a Senior Executive Producer at CNN. 

That’s roughly 25 years that I boiled down into the following 25 minutes for The Reel Michael Schulder: 

Shortly before I left CNN, I was invited to host a new radio interview program called CNN Profiles.   

The result was 44 in-depth, deeply personal conversations with great authors and inspired leaders in a wide variety of fields – a field day for the curiosity driven. 

Which inspired me to establish my own platform and create Wavemaker Conversations – podcasts, videos, and, now, live events featuring some of the most fascinating guests imaginable.  

I hope you’ll sample them on my website, here, and subscribe to my newsletter, here.  

We’re living in tumultuous, even terrifying, times. They’re also filled with opportunity.  

Does that sound naïve?  

I’ve learned a lot since that photo of me in the beret was taken.  

I like to think of Wavemaker Conversations as a place where curiosity meets hope.