Second Nature

After discovering a talent and love of media and public relations early on in her career, Freya started her own PR agency to drive more positive change in the conservation industry. In this conversation with Rich, Freya shares her story of how she discovered this passion and how it led to starting her own company.

Join Rich and Fiona in a captivating conversation as they discuss the possibilities of the rural properties within the portfolio. Together, they explore the art of respecting and repurposing buildings, unveiling a vision that not only grants greater access to the landscape but does so in the most sustainable manner possible.

Navigating the intricate landscape of political, cultural, and geographic challenges that inherently accompany the planning process, Fiona and Rich highlight the unique opportunities that Oxygen Conservation holds. Tune in as they share insights into the creation of extraordinary spaces where people can live, work, and visit, offering a glimpse into a future where thoughtful conservation and innovative design converge to shape truly special places.

Inspired to save lives through better public health engineering, Piers knew he wanted to work in the water sector. After a lifetime of accomplishments Rich and Piers engage in a candid conversation about leadership, aspiration and inspiration, and the urgent environmental challenges of our time. Piers shares his past experiences that led him to be the Executive Chairman of Isle Utilities, a specialist water consultancy. Together Rich and Piers discuss their future plans and the importance finance and other industry leaders have in steering resource towards a more sustainable tomorrow.

Derek Gow is a former farmer turned passionate nature conservationist. A recognised expert in species reintroduction Derek played a significant role in the reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver, the water vole and the white stork to England. He's also the author of the insightful books "Bringing Back the Beaver" and "Birds, Beasts, and Bedlam." At the moment, Derek is deeply involved in the rewilding of his expansive 300-acre farm. 

In this episode, Rich and Derek embark on a profound journey to explore the factors that have shaped our present environmental challenges, and discuss the crucial next steps needed for there to be any hope for us and our natural world. 

Chris White is the Director of Natural Capital at Oxygen Conservation. With a passionate commitment to reshaping our perspective on natural capital, Chris is on a mission to prove that nature can pay to protect itself! In this episode Rich and Chris discuss Oxygen Conservation's approach to carbon offsetting, the formidable challenges that arise when scaling conservation, and the intricate data modelling techniques they've developed to enable Oxygen Conservation to accomplish the seemingly impossible.

Emma Askew, a passionate advocate for the environment, is the visionary founder behind Earth Minutes. Specialising in environmental communications, Emma is dedicated to shaping the future of environmental awareness and education. In this episode of Shoot Room Sessions Emma and Rich delve into the pivotal aspects of enabling everyone to connect with nature and the improvements we can make for a brighter future. 

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As the Head of Environment at Oxygen Conservation, Dan takes you on a journey into the inner workings of the conservation sector. Explore the intriguing path that brought him to his current role and discover the invaluable life lessons that paved his way. Promising plenty of laughter along the way as Dan and Rich share their from working alongside one another.

Esme joined Oxygen Conservation as an Intern in summer 2023.  Quickly proving herself and showcasing her incredible passion and dedication to the environment, she is now supporting our Senior Ecologist full time, helping OC Scale Conservation in an attempt to help save a little of this world.

Finance Director for Oxygen Conservation, Elly discusses what it's like working for a rapidly scaling start-up in the environment sector, handling funding offers, new acquisitions and a growing market for natural capital. Is the world of finance changing…. For the better?

Dave isn’t your normal Head of Operations. With a lot of red in the ledger from a career in tradition industries he is trying to help Scale Conservation whilst keeping us all safe. Dave talks about the incredible range of operational challenges we face all whilst building a healthy, happy and safe culture across our rapidly growing portfolio of estates.