In this episode of the Live Wide Awake podcast, we are speaking to Dr Isla Myers-Smith a global change ecologist, National Geographic Explorer, Chancellor's Fellow and Chair of Climate Change Ecology at the University of Edinburgh. 

Her research examines the ‘greening of the Arctic’ and how plants are responding to climate warming and impacts including shrub expansion and permafrost thaw.

We talk about why the Arctic is warming 4 times as fast as the rest of the planet, the latest IPCC report what it means and what we can do, the greening of the Arctic, tipping points, and so much more. 

I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica.

Okay, it’s time to live wide awake. 

Stay connected with Dr Isla:

Website: https://teamshrub.com/ 

Social media: https://twitter.com/IslaHMS 

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In this episode, we are speaking to Linda Cruse, International humanitarian, world-class leadership coach, entrepreneur, speaker, author and founder of the Race4Good.

Counting the likes of the Dalai Lama, King Charles and Richard Branson as her mentors and guides, Linda inspires, motivates, and captivates audiences through her incredible life of adventure and misadventure, including escape from a rebel army, being held at gunpoint, surviving severe hypothermia, and suturing her own face. 

In this episode, we talk about her will adventures over the last two decades, taking an entrepreneurial approach to humanitarian work, how we can find happiness by being of service and so much more. 

I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica.

Okay, it’s time to live wide awake. 

Stay connected with Linda:

Website: https://lindacruse.com/ 

Social media: https://twitter.com/linda__cruse 

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In this episode, we are speaking to Pranitan “Pete” Phornprapha - the founder of Scratch First and the architect behind Wonderful - Asia’s leading arts, music and cultural sustainability festival.

Pete is the third generation of the Siam Motors family, is a Green Is The New Black Green Warrior and one of Prestige’s 300 high flyers.

In this episode, we talk about the evolution of Wonderful music festival, explorations of the mind, living in a world of grey, the importance of having a practice and so much more.

I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica.

Okay, it’s time to live wide awake.

Stay connected with Pete:

Website: https://www.scratchfirst.co/ | https://wonderfruit.co/

Social media: https://www.instagram.com/wonderfruitfestival/

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In this episode, we are speaking with Mollie Jean De Dieu is the founder of Emotional Inclusion, a speaker facilitator and General Manager for the French fashion and accessories company, Lonchamp for Singapore and Malaysia.

After two decades in the fashion industry, she realised the urgent need to have a safe platform in the corporate world for emotions to be heard, recognised and dealt with.

She is also currently writing a book for Penguin Publishing, that outlines her vision for humanising work cultures.

In this conversation, we talk about the power of showcasing vulnerability, why humanness is not centrefold on the corporate agenda and how we can bring it back, and why we need to keep fear walking.

I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica.

Okay, it’s time to live wide awake.

Stay connected with Mollie:

Website: www.emotionalinclusion.com

Social media: https://www.instagram.com/Emotional_Inclusion/

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In this episode, we are speaking to Christine Amour-Levar the founder of two award-winning NGOs - Her Planet Earth and Women on a Mission. Christine is also a human rights and sustainability advisor, climate investor, best-selling Penguin author of the book Wild Wisdom, TEDx Speaker, board member and advisor to several purpose-led organisations.

Chistine’s career started strong in Japan at McCannn-Erickson and Phillippe Starck before moving to Nike in New York and around Asia. She then went on to lead Marketing & Communications at Temasek Trust, the Philanthropic arm of Singapore's Sovereign Wealth Fund, Temasek Holdings.

In this episode, we talk about her wild expeditions around the world raising funds for charity, being a purpose-driven leader, positivity as a muscle what success really means and so much more.

I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica.

Okay, it’s time to live wide awake.

Stay connected with Christine:

Website: https://www.christineamourlevar.com/

Social media: https://www.instagram.com/christineamourlevar/ |

https://www.instagram.com/herplanetearth/ | https://www.instagram.com/woamsingapore/

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In this episode, we are speaking to Nina Simons, the co-founder of Bioneers, a social entrepreneur who is passionate about reinventing leadership and co-creating a healthy, peaceful, and equitable world for all. In 2017, Nina Simons received the Goi Peace Award with her husband and partner Kenny Ausubel for “pioneering work to promote nature-inspired innovations for restoring the Earth and our human community.” Past honorees include Bill Gates, James Lovelock, and Deepak Chopra.

She is also the author of the award-winning book Nature, Culture & the Sacred, where she offers practical guidance and inspiration for anyone who aspires to grow into their own unique form of leadership on behalf of positive change.

In this episode, we talk about reinventing leadership, biomimicry, the importance of balancing the masculine and feminine, practical innovation, mobilising diverse communities, and so much more.

I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica.

Okay, it’s time to live wide awake.

Resources

Changing of The Gods - 10-part video documentary series

Bioneers Conference

Stay connected with Nina

Website: https://www.ninasimons.com/

Social media: https://www.instagram.com/1ninasimons/ | https://www.instagram.com/bioneers/

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In this episode, we are speaking to a dear friend and powerhouse Helena Wasserman. She’s on a mission to accelerate the transition to impact and sustainability as the default way of investing and building companies. Her career started at The Clinton Foundation and Ashoka and then moved into impact technology with Techstars and Big Data for Humans. She then went on to scale Top Tier Impact, the global ecosystem for impact investors and leaders. And is an angel investor herself.

Helena was a Founder of the Future in 2016, Forbes 30 under 30 in 2017 and one of the 50 most inspirational women in technology in Europe in 2017.

In this episode, we talk about resilience, climate tech predictions, what is angel investing and impact investing, understanding natural capital, the importance of biodiversity and so much more.

I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica.

Okay, it’s time to live wide awake.

Stay connected with Helena:

Website: https://www.helenawasserman.com/

Social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenawassermaneriksson/ | https://www.instagram.com/iamhelenawass/

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In this episode, we are speaking with Victoria Wong, Head of Engineering for Geo Mobility for Google and Grace Chua Corporate Communications Manager at Google. Two powerhouse women who I thoroughly enjoyed speaking to and learning from!

Victoria leads efforts in products and engineering, which includes building new experiences on Google Maps and working with forward-thinking governments across the region to achieve a more sustainable future.

Grace leads communications efforts in Singapore and beyond for Google, which focuses more and more on their sustainability activities, products and activations. Previously she worked in comms for Uber and was Chief Impact Officer for Experian.

In this episode, we talk about how Google is working on ways to make the greener choice the easier choice, the sustainable action taken in the last two decades and the ambitious goals for the next, why technology must be used in a responsible way and so much more.

I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica.

Okay, it’s time to live wide awake.

RESOURCES

Arts & Cultures Hub | https://artsandculture.google.com/project/sustainability

Environmental Insights Explorer | https://insights.sustainability.google/

Global Forest Watch | Globalforestwatch.org

Global Fishing Watch | Globalfishingwatch.org

Google Earth Engine | Earthengine.google.com/

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In this episode, we are speaking to John Pabon, sustainability author, consultant, and speaker. He has spent two decades in the business of saving our Earth. Having worked for the United Nations and McKinsey, John has studied sustainability firsthand from factories to inside Fortune 500 companies.

He is the founder of Fulcrum Strategic Advisors, Programme Director for Asia Sustainability Leaders Council at the Conference Board, advisor to the US Green Chamber of Commence and author of multiple books including - Sustainability and the rest of us, The Great Greenwashing and recently DocuSign’s ebook Is Paper Costing Us the Earth.

In this episode, we talk about a brief history of sustainability, cutting through the BS, corporate greenwashing, pragmatic altruism, and so much more.

I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica.

Okay, it’s time to live wide awake.

Stay connected with John:

Website: https://www.johnpabon.com/

Social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpabon/ | https://twitter.com/johnapabon

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In this episode, we are speaking to Julien Vincent, executive director of Market Forces, a campaigning organisation working to shift finance and investment away from fossil fuels in time to avoid runaway global warming.

Market Forces believes that the banks, superannuation funds and governments that have custody of our money should use it to protect – not damage – our environment.

Previously Julien spent 6 years as a campaigner with Greenpeace Australia. And he was recently one of 6 winners of the Goldman Award.

In this episode, we talk about life as a campaigner against fossil fuels, the outrageous fight for ESG finance and being always happy, yet never satisfied.

I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica.

Okay, it’s time to live wide awake.

Stay connected with Julien:

Website: https://www.marketforces.org.au/

Social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-vincent-86b58817/ | https://www.instagram.com/marketforces/

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