In Good Hands

By Peter Levin

A show about the businesses and founders taking on the climate problem set.... more

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The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.

In Good Hands episodes:

February 23, 2021 EP78: On a mission to support 100,000 startups by 2030 - New Energy Nexus
This week we’re joined by Danny Kennedy from New Energy Nexus to explore:
- Fighting for planet health before it was vogue
- Running Greenpeace’s Australia Pacific region
- Founding one of the first major solar companies
- What we need to go 100% clean worldwide
- How he plans to support 100k startups by 2030
Learn more at newenergynexus.com
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46min
February 16, 2021 EP77: Connecting climate founders with their first big customers - Plug and Play Ventures
This week we’re joined by Michelle Shi and Amber Liu from Plug and Play Ventures to explore:
- A new startup accelerator model
- Supporting founders with non-dilutive capital
- Connecting startups with the fortune 500
- Trends the firm is actively investing in
- Their request for startups
Learn more at plugandplaytechcenter.com
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50min
February 09, 2021 EP76: How cities can turn poop into power - W2R Solutions
This week we’re joined by Leila Nattagh, Founder and CEO at W2R Solutions, to explore:
- Starting her first venture
- How to measure a company’s carbon footprint
- Extracting energy from biosolids
- Managing the sustainability department at Goodwill
- Finding non-obvious markets for unsold, donated items
Learn more at w2rsolutions.com and read more of Leila’s writing here.
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34min
February 02, 2021 EP75: Investing in the next generation of planet-healing startups - G2VP
This week were joined by Jake Tauscher, Investor at G2VP, to explore:
- Why we should be buying more carbon offsets
- Embedding offsets into our everyday lives
- The most interesting startups he’s shortlisted
- Industrial efficiency as a key opportunity area
- Overhyped trends
Learn more at g2vp.com and read more of Jake’s writing here: https://medium.com/@john.l.tauscher
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47min
January 26, 2021 EP74: The monthly subscription that erases your carbon footprint - Project Wren
Wren cofounder Landon Brand joins us on this week’s episode to explore:
- The big eureka moment
- Why we should be offsetting our footprint
- Whether corps or individuals should bear responsibility
- Lifetime offset as a standalone product
- The impact potential for Wren
Learn more at wren.co
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52min
January 19, 2021 EP73: Move over UberEats, a sustainable option is here now - DeliverZero
DeliverZero cofounders Adam Farbiarz and Lauren Sweeney join us on this week’s episode to explore:
- The big eureka moment
- Finding their first restaurants and consumers
- Reintegrating reusables back with their partner restaurants
- Trends in food delivery
- The impact potential for DeliverZero
Learn more at deliverzero.com
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57min
January 12, 2021 EP72: The world's first reusable bottle that can fit in your pocket - Stojo
Stojo cofounders Jurrien Swarts and Alex Abrams join us on this week’s episode to explore:
- The big eureka moment
- Creating a collapsible cup
- Expanding into new reusable categories
- Merging reusables with loyalty programs
- Building Tupperware 2.0
Learn more at stojo.co
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56min
January 05, 2021 EP71: Building Keurig 2.0 - Bruvi
Bruvi Co-Founder and CEO Mel Elias joins us on this week’s episode to explore:
- Growing The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to $500M and 1,000+ stores
- Coming out of retirement to start Bruvi
- Winning against incumbent coffee makers
- Why single-serve is more sustainable than brewing pots
- A big idea he’d like to pursue in the future
Learn more at bruvi.com
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51min
December 29, 2020 EP70: Growing an indoor tomato farm empire - Rydro Farming
Rydro Farming’s Founder and CEO Nolan Ryan joins us on this week’s episode to explore:
- Why most indoor farming startups focus on leafy greens
- The challenges with specialty crops, like tomatoes
- How Rydro changes the game for restaurants
- Harvesting high-quality food 365 days a year
- Converting distressed assets into indoor farms
Learn more at rydrofarming.com
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45min
December 22, 2020 EP69: Transforming plastic bottles into beachwear - Fair Harbor
Fair Harbor Co-Founder and CEO Jake Danehy joins Peter on this week’s episode to explore:
- Figuring out how to turn plastic into swimsuits
- How they funded the launch of Fair Harbor
- Testing their products at over 500 trunk shows
- Their first major issue and what it taught him about customer service
- Co-founding the company with his younger sister
- Upcycling millions of plastic bottles
Learn more at fairharborclothing.com
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40min

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How many episodes does In Good Hands have?

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