My guest today is Ron Kamen, CEO of EarthKind Energy Consulting and host of the AWESome EarthKind Podcast. Ron's life mission is to empower everyday people to make clean energy transitions, to reduce their carbon footprint and save the money. For more than three decades, Ron has energized communities, governments, nonprofits, and businesses to increase their energy efficiency and switch to renewable energy. Ron's now building an online community of awesome, earth kind people ready to go clean and save green. Today. I've asked Ron to explain our current electricity system and the renewable energy alternatives as if we are fifth graders. And then he's also sharing tips on how you can reduce your carbon footprint and save money today.

My guest today is Kaylee Baker. She's the CEO and founder of ZippNada, a sustainable lifestyle brand in Arizona. She's been practicing zero waste living for eight years after watching a documentary depicting the harm of single use plastic. Both fascinated and appalled by this, Kaylee has since dedicated her life to being part of the solution, spreading knowledge and awareness to others interested. Kaylee has created several local programs and Lake Havasu, including Havasu boomerang bags and zero waste Havasu, both aimed at helping her community live a more low impact lifestyle. She's spoken at festivals, conferences, and local meetings about single use plastic. Today. We're talking about her journey to zero waste, how she opened her own zero waste store, and what it's like living a low impact life in a rural area. Let's get started.

My guest today is Carissa Hauck. Born and raised in Spearfish, South Dakota, she started brewing kombucha as a fun hobby during college. During her senior year, Carissa suffered a serious knee injury, which shattered her plans to start a career and move abroad. But her limited mobility meant more time for experimenting with kombucha brewing. Soon, her friends and families were raving about the flavors she created. So in 2018, she founded Scobi kombucha, Spearfish's first kombuchary with her roommate and good friend Bianca Hutzler. Today, Carissa and I are talking about what kombucha is, why it's good for your gut health and how to make it.

My guest today is Brianna Kilcullen. She's a sustainability consultant, hemp hustler, and founder of Anact and act is short for enact the simple act of taking action and creating positive impact. Brianna's simple act was to create a sustainable towel made out of hemp and organic cotton that is better for the planet. In 2019, she helped legalize hemp in Florida while launching Anact. Prior to starting Anact, she worked in the apparel industry for prAna, a subsidiary of Columbia sportswear and Under Armour. She was Under Armour's first ever full time sustainability employee. She's traveled to over 40 countries and has worked in factories on almost every continent. Brianna graduated from the George Washington University International Business Program and is an avid traveler and dual citizen in Ireland and the United States. Today, we're talking about sustainability in the textile industry, why she chose to make hemp towels and more.

Tara McCann is a health coach who helps women use the power of their menstrual cycles to tune into what their body needs and work with their body instead of against it. Tara's clients track their menstrual cycle and use that information to make confident choices about their health, get more done in their business, and prioritize nourishing themselves. Today we're talking about fertility, listening to your body's needs working with your hormones and more so let's get started.

My guest today is Christian Shaw. He's an adventure and storyteller discovering the path to make an impact in the world. His studies at Cornell university were focused on sustainability and business. While he was there, he and two classmates began the formation of their 501c3 nonprofit Plastic Tides. Shaw is a teacher by nature and is passionate about sharing his skills and knowledge while inspiring others to join the movement for a healthier planet. Plastic tides connects with youth all over the world and provides them the tools and platform to amplify their voices. In addition to their focus on the next generation, plastic tides works with outdoor brands to tell their stories in the context of plastic pollution and sustainability. Today, we're talking about our impact on the planet, plastic pollution, how youth can step up to protect the environment, and more.

My guest today is Danny O'Malley. He's the founder and president of Before the Butcher, a leading provider of plant-based burgers and other meat alternatives. His company was among the first to bring meat look alike and taste alike products to the growing number of consumers concerned about the negative effects of meat production and consumption on animal welfare, climate change and human health. Danny is also an international speaker on plant based proteins. One of the fastest growing categories in the food space. Today, we talk about the effects of factory farming on the environment, meat alternatives, the ever-growing plant-based market, and more so let's get started.

My guest today is Ashley Etling. She's the founder and CEO of LimeLoop, a reusable shipping container company. Ashley has founded and built multiple companies from the ground up. She's driven by the desire to create impact by building sustainable supply chains from product to door, as well as creating a culturally sound company. Today, we're talking about e-commerce shipping, the changes we hope to see in the shipping process, and much more so let's get started.

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My guest today is Zuleyka Strasner. Originally from the UK, Zuleyka studied International Relations and Mandarin in a hybrid program in Southern California and Beijing. And she earned a Master's in Politics at Oxford University. In 2016, Zuleyka and her husband moved to California where she founded Zero a zero waste grocery delivery service in 2019. Today, we talk about the inspiration behind her zero waste, grocery delivery service, how it all works, and the importance of following your dreams.

My guest today is Nicole Snow. She's a United States Air Force veteran, entrepreneur angel investor, mom to a three year old, wife and the founder and CEO of Darn Good Yarn. Nicole founded her company in 2008 out of the desire to create a business focused on social consciousness, through crafting and design. Over the past 12 years, Darn Good Yarn has saved over 2 million pounds of manufacturing, remanent material from ending up in landfills or rivers instead upcycling it into handmade craft supplies and apparel while employing more than 300 global artisans. Darn good yarn has appeared for the last three years on the Inc. 5,000 list and was recently named New York's Capital Region Company to watch. Today, Nicole and I talk about saving textiles from the landfill and giving them a new life, sustainable crafting, empowering women through business, and so much more let's get started.