Isabel Aagaard is an entrepreneur and collaborative designer on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic by creating reusable alternatives to single-use items we use daily. She’s the creator of the world’s first reusable cotton swab, LastSwab, which raised more than 1.2M USD from more than 30,000 backers on crowdfunding platforms. Her products are made to last more than 1000 times […]
Doug Chadwick is an author, nature photographer, and animal researcher that has spent decades living among wild animals. He has a unique, up-close and personal relationship with the natural world. As such, he’s seen first-hand the effects climate change has had on the animal kingdom, and it turns out, we’re not so different from the animals he studies every single […]
Kim McCoy is a man who has spent his life at sea, studying the waves, beaches, marine life, and how they are tied to our land and lives. A man of the natural world, his book is a fantastic look into the world of the ocean. Today we’re here to talk oceans, beaches, climate change, and how the human race […]
Jen Bowden and Joe Haugen from IGS Energy both took on sustainability challenges the last time they were on the show, discussing renewable energy and the Texas blackouts. Curious to see how their challenges went? What did they learn from the attempt? Only one way to find out! Listen in! Find IGS Energy online: https://www.igs.com/ Donate to This Sustainable Life: […]
Iza & Samo Login are back for Part 2 of their sustainability challenge! Were they able to succeed? Remember what their challenge was? We even dive a little more into their foundation and how they are helping to evolve industrial agriculture models to become more sustainable. Tune in! Find Iza and Samo online: The Login5 Foundation: https://www.login5.org/Iza and Samo’s Book, […]
Want to find more happiness? Add more challenge to your life. There’s something that I’ve come to learn from my sustainability journey: challenge always appears hard, but the result is always more happiness. When you challenge yourself to do something, it’s likely to be something you aspire to; a change to take you a step closer to who you want […]
David Radlo is the best-selling author of Principles of Cartel Disruption: Accelerate and Maximize Performance, and an internationally-recognized expert in leadership, innovation, and growth. He is a partner with RB Markets-Achievemost, a Masters professional outside director, a growth coach, and an International Fortune 500 speaker. He is experienced in the US and globally, building sustainable consumer food brands such as […]
Many large companies are transitioning to renewable/clean energy as the world confronts climate change. But what about the small and medium-sized companies that may not have the money to switch to renewable energy? What are the benefits to convince them? Business owners have concerns about the up-front expenses of switching to clean energy, but those concerns are outweighed by the […]
Today I’m talking with Iza and Samo Login, two Slovenian tech entrepreneurs who founded Outfit7 and created the Talking Tom app, which has been downloaded over 13 billion times. In just 7 years, they sold their startup for $1 billion dollars to a Chinese investment group in order to dedicate themselves to philanthropic pursuits, with their largest priority being to […]
Your impact is small. We hear it all the time. Your individual action will have such a tiny impact on the environment it almost doesn’t matter at all. It’s pretty much true. And that’s okay. Unless you’re a Bill Gates, Elon Musk, or Mark Zuckerburg, most people’s actions have very little effect on the world as a whole. The same […]