Big Talk provides the inspiration, tools, and services to help people move past small talk and make more meaningful life connections – with loved ones, coworkers, teammates, classmates, strangers, and even oneself. Big Talk is a video series, card game and app, government-funded international Fulbright research project, workplace team-building program, and a global movement that aims to fight loneliness, foster community belonging, and build curiosity and empathy across borders. Adopters of Big Talk have included the Los Angeles Lakers, Keith Urban, Billie Eilish, a U.S. Senator and the U.S. State Department, Harvard Medical School, Northwestern Business School, University of Southern California, New York University Shanghai, numerous mental health professionals, military veterans, employees across Amazon, Microsoft and Google, and even a prison education startup. Big Talk has also inspired marriage proposals! Kalina’s TEDx talk about Big Talk has 6.5 million views, and Big Talk has appeared in Forbes, USA Today, NBC News, the LA Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, the Today Show Online, The Big Ten Network, and Business Insider. Big Talk aims to address the following societal needs: Belonging and Connection: Big Talk creates programs for employees and members of communities to foster a deeper sense of connection and belonging. Division and Empathy: Big Talk’s approach to conversation encourages individuals to relate to each other in ways that celebrate humanity, bridge divides, and foster empathy. Loneliness and Isolation: Big Talk helps us share our most vulnerable selves with each other to form authentic, sustainable relationships and eliminate loneliness.