Climate Changepreneurs

On this episode of the Climate Changepreneurs podcast, we chat with Laura Francois who has been globally empowering startups, nonprofits and governments to maximize sustainability and use creativity in business as a force for good.

Laura is an award-winning social impact strategist, with her work has been featured on BBC World News, Forbes, Netflix, TedX, The Disruptive Design Festival (DIF) and Singapore Design Week.

She is the co-founder of The Spaceship, industry mentor to The Bridge Fashion Incubator in Singapore and Fashion for Good Mumbai, and is actively curating a book about art and the climate crisis."

Some of the topics that we discuss in the podcast include:

- How to create great narratives and effective storytelling around your climate startup.

- How to take on a systems thinking lens when fighting climate change or any other problem.

- How Art can be used as a catalyst in the climate change space.

- The importance of cross-pollination (learning about two different spaces and using the cross learnings from one to impact the other).

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/francoislaura/

The Spaceship Academy - https://www.thespaceship.org/

In this episode, we chat with Amanda Hall who is a professional geophysicist and the CEO & Founder of Summit Nanotech, a company developing direct lithium extraction technology for the growing lithium-ion battery sector.

Amanda is identified by the Canadian government as a leading female innovator and is a finalist in the Women in Cleantech challenge vying for a million-dollar prize.

In this podcast, some of the topics we cover include:

- Why the current lithium extraction process is carbon-intensive

- How Summit’s DLE (Direct Lithium Extraction) process is more efficient and also reduces carbon emissions?

- How do you keep your team motivated through high-pressure situations?

- How too much optimism can actually hurt your team culture?

Amanda's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-hall-3560b530/

Summit Nanotech - https://www.summitnanotech.ca/

On this episode, we chat with Daniel Kriozere who is a Product Manager for Lawrence Livermore Laboratory by day, and a startup scout and writer in the sustainability/climate tech space by night.

He runs The Impact and Innovate Climate, and his goal is to help startups connect with the right investors and resources in the ecosystem.

Some of the topics we discuss include:

- What kind of a role does written content such as newsletters play in the climate change narrative?

- Why entrepreneurs should have a ‘give first’ mentality.

- Daniel’s advice to entrepreneurs looking to fundraise

- Some of the commonalities that Daniel has seen in successful climate tech entrepreneurs.

Daniel's LinkedIn -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielkriozere/

Innovate Climate Newsletter -> https://innovateclimate.earth/

The Impact Newsletter -> https://readtheimpact.com/

Daniel's story -> https://djkriozere.medium.com/my-journey-into-climate-vc-e40639081e69

We are changing it up this episode. Instead of talking about entrepreneurship, we are going to be talking about how you can be an effective intrapreneur and affect change within your organization. And to do that, we have with us Decade Impact Co-Founders, Kristy O’Leary & Brianna Brown.

Kristy is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Decade Impact. She is a multidisciplinary systems thinker with an innate ability to identify leading-edge entrepreneurs and align them with untapped opportunities to drive breakthrough change.

Next, Brianna is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Decade Impact, Brianna is a strategist, innovator, and changemaker.

Some of the topics that we discuss are:

- Decade Impact’s framework on how to define the type of impact that a company wants to have.

- What kind of role does intrapreneurship play on the road to net-zero?

- How can employees demand more action from their employers?

- Can you break down high emission industries such as the oil and gas sector from within as an employee or should you just work in the climate tech sector itself?

Here is how to get in touch with Kristy & Brianna:

Website: https://www.decadeimpact.com

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristyoleary/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannabrown1/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/decade-impact/

On this episode of the Climate Changepreneurs podcast, we chat with Conner Tidd, co-founder at Just Vertical where he is changing how we feed ourselves and our cities. Just Vertical build indoor vertical gardens and farms for the modern lifestyle. They look good, the food tastes great, and you get to help address food sustainability along the way

Throughout his career, he has been fortunate to have been recognized for his work as a Clean50 emerging leader and a top 30 under 30 sustainability and human rights leader.

- How his love for tacos led to the idea of Just Vertical

- how vertical hydroponic growing systems can reduce our carbon footprint?

- What have been some of the growth levers that Just Vertical has been able to pull on in its road to 1000 orders.

Conner's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/connertidd/

Just Vertical - https://justvertical.com/

In this episode, we chat with Ahsan Syed who is a multi-faceted sustainability professional with knowledge and interest in clean technologies, energy decarbonization, climate policy, circular economy, and sustainability integration in corporate strategy.

Ahsan currently works as a contractor for various clean technology companies between Canada and the UK, helping companies reduce emissions in hard to decarbonize sectors using green hydrogen.

In this episode, we chat about:

- How Ahsan started his sustainability journey surprisingly in the oil & gas sector.

- Why is hydrogen a massive catalyst in the road to net-zero?

- Breaking down the science behind hydrogen’s role in reducing carbon emissions.

- How personal wellness and climate change are connected.

Here is Ahsan's LinkedIn to get in touch with him -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahsanmsyed/

In this episode, we chat with Matt Hill who is the founder and Chief Environmental Evangelist at One Tree Planted. 

He started One Tree Planted when he realized that planting trees is one of the simplest things we can do for the environment, while also having a big impact on biodiversity, climate change, and health. 

That's where the idea for "one dollar, one tree planted" originated.

In this podcast, we chat about

- how his background as a marketing professor helped him in his journey of growing One Tree Planted

- why simplicity is key when trying to get buy-in for your company from different stakeholders

- how to develop relationships with key people at the right time to grow your business.

- his advice for how to get started on your entrepreneurial climate change journey. 

Check out One Tree Planted here -> https://onetreeplanted.org/

"It’s only 1 plastic toothpaste tube..." said 8 billion people!

On this episode, we chat with Morgane Soret who is the CEO & Co-Founder @ NOICEcare. NOICE develops effective, natural, sustainable oral care products that are good for your teeth & good for the planet. 

As a sustainability-focused entrepreneur, Morgane actually first started her career in luxury brands before deciding to put her time and dedication into building NOICE.

In this podcast, we chat about:

- how to take your skillset and use it in the climate change space.

- why sustainable toothpaste is important in the first place and the carbon emissions that the entire toothpaste consumption cycle leads to.

- productivity tips and how to stay motivated through the tough times as an entrepreneur.

Here are the links to check out NOICE and the work that Morgane is up to:

Morgane's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgane-soret-29368751/

On this episode, we chat with CleanO2 CEO, Jaeson Cardiff. Jaeson has been involved in the heating industry as a plumber and gas fitter for over 20 years. 15 years ago he recognized the heating industry needed to do more to move towards the reduction and elimination of carbon emissions. That led him to founding CleanO2, which is THE WORLD’S FIRST CARBON CAPTURE SOAP.

Some of the topics we discuss in the podcast include:

- Exploring Clean02’s unique business model of how they actually capture carbon generated by the heating industry and use that to create soap.

- What exactly makes an effective business model in the climate change space?

- The dark sides of entrepreneurship away from glamour and fame.

- Challenges of growing an ever-expanding team.

Here are some links to get in touch with Jaeson:

LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/cleano2cct

Website - https://www.cleano2.ca/

On this episode, we chat withBryan Duarte who is a Social Venturist, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and a licensed Professional Engineer. 

He is the Founder & CEO of Enliten and Co-Director for a CleanTech Global Impact Accelerator at Founder Institute. He has experience in developing companies in the Energy, CleanTech and Sustainability Sectors.

In this episode, some of the main themes include:

- discussing Bryan’s overall journey in the climate change space

- what are the two main characteristics that he has seen in all successful entrepreneurs

- why being a part of an accelerator can be a game-changer 

- and a lot more.

Here are some links to get in touch with Bryan: 

- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/duartebryan/