In this season we explore the role that our industry plays in the Circular Economy.  And here to jumpstart this conversation and prime us for the forthcoming episodes is Catherine Weetman, who literally wrote the book on the subject!

A Circular Economy Handbook for Business and Supply Chains details the lessons that Catherine has learned over the last ten years in the field and we get to hear all about her work, from the role of software and digital to examples of companies doing their part to move things forward.

Apart from being an author, Catherine is an international speaker, workshop facilitator, coach, and the host of The Circular Economy Podcast! She helps businesses, social enterprises and community groups to use circular economy approaches to work towards a better world and has a vast knowledge of the subject, which she unpacks clearly and concisely in our wonderful chat today.

We are sure you will find this an extremely helpful exploration of the topic and one that sets up the rest of the season brilliantly, setting the scene for more in-depth conversations and learning.

Catherine helps us find a way to describe exactly what the circular economy is, the reasons for its existence, and why it goes far beyond recycling.

Listeners can expect to leave with a firm grasp of the topic as well as some renewed hope for sustainability and what can be done to propel this project.

Be sure to join us and stay tuned for the rest of this fascinating season, on Happy Porch Radio!

In this season we explore the role that our industry plays in the Circular Economy. We hear from multiple experts and inspiring people actually working on solutions to our biggest global environmental and social challenges.

This episode serves as an introduction to the season, a glossary of terms, and a chance for us to prepare for what is to come.

The circular economy describes an approach to production and consumption that is less linear than the dominant contemporary economic model. We weigh-in on the areas that stand out for us; thinking about waste as well as product, and outcomes beyond the immediate consumables and the short-term value. So for all this, join us today and we look forward to having you join us for this exciting season of the podcast.

Today is our final episode of Season Four.

Yes, this is the end of another season and one of the things that made this season especially fun were the three wonderful cohosts who joined us on the show; Kate Rostance, Kelly Molson and Erica Quessenberry.

In this final episode, all of us join together to look back over the season, touching on some of the ways various guests have impacted us and we share some of our most important takeaways.

On today’s show we are joined again by our co-host, Kate, co-founder of Fat Free Media.

This episode is the second of our two part conversation with Dan Robertson, President of Vercida Consulting. Dan’s expertise lies in workplace diversity and inclusion, unconscious bias and inclusive leadership.

Dan gives us some great tools to help us manage our teams and positively deal with bias and inclusivity. Be sure to check out the previous episode for part one. So, for all this and more, keep listening!.

In this episode, we are once again joined by our co-host, Kate, who is the co-founder of Fat Free Media.

This episode is the first of a two-part conversation with our guest, Dan Robertson, President of Vercida Consulting.

This conversation extends our discussion from episode two of the season, going more into depth on what a bias is, the types of biases to be aware of, and providing some really insightful and real world tips for how to manage biases within yourself and your teams.

In this episode, we are once again joined by our co-host, Kate, who is the co-founder of Fat Free Media.

Our guest on the show today is Harry Gordon, who joins us to discuss what it means to truly influence and change society for the better. Harry is a senior developer in an agency in Edinburgh and has recently started a group called Carers in Tech.

In our conversation, Harry shares how suddenly becoming the sole carer for his younger brother impacted his view of work and eventually led to his desire to bring the conversation about the need for part time and flexible working out of the shadows.

So if you want to know more about this, listen in to this episode to hear Harry’s calls for all of us to make work, and our society as a whole, a better place.

In this episode we are joined by Hilary Stephenson, Founder and Managing Director of Sigma Consulting Solutions, a leading specialist in User Experience. Sigma takes an inclusive approach to improve the usability and accessibility of digital products and services, including websites, intranets, mobile apps, and software.

We are once again joined by our wonderful cohost, Kelly Molson, from Rubber Cheese and we have a great conversation that we cannot wait to share with you all!

For this fascinating conversation, be sure to join us!

On the show today we welcome Peter Aitken from the Global Diversity CFP Day and Litmus.

Peter is here to tell us all about the great and somewhat surprising success his efforts have had in creating a more inclusive and encouraging space for underrepresented persons at tech events. We hear about his initial work at the Scotland JS and Scotland CSS conferences and how this grew into the work he now does at Global Diversity CFP Day.

Peter gives us great details as to the trajectory and the way in which things have worked and grown. For a truly inspiring and happy story, be sure to join us on the show!

On today’s show we welcome Asad Dhunna.

Asad is the inspirational founder of The Unmistakables, which is an independent consultancy made up of minorities with a mission to make organizations and campaigns more representative of modern society, both inside and out.

They combine HR, marketing and communications principles to help leaders develop companies and campaigns that better reflects our diverse and gender fluid society.

Inside this episode, we’ll hear from Asad all about his vision for The Unmistakables, what he hopes to achieve, and how we can all help to make the world a more diverse and inclusive place.So keep listening to hear more.

On this episode of Happy Porch Radio we welcome Carole Rennie Logan to give us her perspectives and experiences as a woman working in tech in Glasgow.

Carole is Development Team Lead at the Glasgow based agency, Equator and won the award for Inspirational Woman of the Year at the Scotland Women in Tech Awards this year!

We are once again joined by Erica Quessenberry as our co-host,so please join us for this fascinating conversation!