TSL:SFN – Follow-Up w/ Gillian Nye

TSL:SFN – Follow-Up w/ Gillian Nye

In this episode, we explore Better Place Forests, a company creating meaningful, eco-friendly alternatives to traditional cemeteries by incorporating human ashes into vibrant forest ecosystems. Gillian shares her personal journey of embracing local produce as part of her sustainability challenge and reflects on the powerful connections between community, environment, and mindful living. We also dive into other innovative, sustainable end-of-life […]

TSL:SFN – Carbon Negative Concrete w/ Tim Sperry (Carbon Limit)

TSL:SFN – Carbon Negative Concrete w/ Tim Sperry (Carbon Limit)

Tim Sperry, the CEO of Carbon Limit, is a scientist entrepreneur who has founded two climate tech companies using novel Carbon Capture & storage technologies. After losing close family members as a child to lung cancer, he developed a strong passion for protecting nature and solving global CO2 pollution. He has found early success by creating effective yet efficiently adaptable […]

TSL:SFN – Composting and Containers w/ Erin Levine (World Centric)

TSL:SFN – Composting and Containers w/ Erin Levine (World Centric)

Erin has been involved in resource recovery for 18 years and in the last decade has focused specifically on the sales and marketing of finished compost. She has supported commercial compost facilities throughout the West Coast and has worked closely with the end users of compost, particularly the agricultural industry. Erin is a Certified Composting Professional through the US Composting […]

TSL:SFN – Follow-Up w/ Lizzie Horvitz

TSL:SFN – Follow-Up w/ Lizzie Horvitz

Lizzie Horvitz is back to discuss her challenge and how it went! If you don’t remember, she founded Finch, a browser extension that helps you select sustainable products on Amazon. It’s a tool that educates people on the ins and outs of sustainability, making it easier to shop sustainably online, add more transparency to online purchases, and dispel lots of […]

TSL:SFN – Follow-Up w/ Veeral Hardev

TSL:SFN – Follow-Up w/ Veeral Hardev

If you missed the first episode with Veeral, go back and check it out! Veeral Hardev is the VP of Strategy at Ubiquitous Energy, a company that is becoming the world leader in transparent solar technology, aka clear solar panels! Last time he was on the show, he decided to take on a sustainability challenge. Let’s hear how it went, […]

TSL:SFN – Sustainably Scoring Amazon w/ Lizzie Horvitz

TSL:SFN – Sustainably Scoring Amazon w/ Lizzie Horvitz

Lizzie Horvitz has been passionate about sustainability since the age of 16 when she lived off the grid. It was there that, depending only on wind energy and rainwater, she saw the solution of climate change before fully understanding the problem. She founded Finch, a browser extension that helps you select sustainable products on Amazon. It’s a tool that educates […]

TSL: SFN – This Sustainable House w/ Anna DeSimone

TSL: SFN – This Sustainable House w/ Anna DeSimone

Anna DeSimone is the author of Live In A Home That Pays You Back, Housing Finance 2020: New Mortgage Programs for the New Generation of Homebuyers, Retirement Planning and Investing, and Welcome to the Agrihood: Housing, Shopping, and Gardening for a Farm-to-Table Lifestyle. She is a nationally recognized expert in housing finance, and author of more than 40 professional guidebooks […]

This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature – Sayonara, Single-Use! w/ Isabel Aagaard

This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature – Sayonara, Single-Use! w/ Isabel Aagaard

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 […]

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