Solve For Nature

Doug Chadwick is an author, nature photographer, and animal researcher that has spent decades living among wild animals. He has a unique, up-close and personal relationship with the natural world. As such, he's seen first-hand the effects climate change has had on the animal kingdom, and it turns out, we're not so different from the animals he studies every single day...

Find Doug Chadwick's Book, Four Fifths A Grizzly online:

• Four Fifths a Grizzly, at Amazon

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• This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature
• Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw
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Kim McCoy is a man who has spent his life at sea, studying the waves, beaches, marine life, and how they are tied to our land and lives. A man of the natural world, his book is a fantastic look into the world of the ocean. Today we're here to talk oceans, beaches, climate change, and how the human race has shaped the world we live in. Tune in!

Find Kim McCoy's Book, Waves and Beaches online:

• https://www.patagonia.com/product/waves-and-beaches-the-powerful-dynamics-of-sea-and-coast-book/BK855.html

Find me online:

• This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature
• Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerdantGrowth
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realverdantgrowth
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/verdant.growth
  

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Jen Bowden and Joe Haugen from IGS Energy both took on sustainability challenges the last time they were on the show, discussing renewable energy and the Texas blackouts. Curious to see how their challenges went? What did they learn from the attempt? Only one way to find out! Listen in!

Find IGS Energy online:

• https://www.igs.com/

Find me online:

• This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature
• Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerdantGrowth
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realverdantgrowth
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/verdant.growth
  

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Iza & Samo Login are back for Part 2 of their sustainability challenge! Were they able to succeed? Remember what their challenge was? We even dive a little more into their foundation and how they are helping to evolve industrial agriculture models to become more sustainable. Tune in!

Find Iza and Samo online:

• The Login5 Foundation: https://www.login5.org/
• Iza and Samo's Book, 7 Unicorn Drive (Affilate Link): https://amzn.to/3gEVWUG
  

Find me online:

• This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature
• Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerdantGrowth
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realverdantgrowth
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/verdant.growth
  

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David Radlo is the best-selling author of Principles of Cartel Disruption: Accelerate and Maximize Performance, and an internationally-recognized expert in leadership, innovation, and growth. He is a partner with RB Markets-Achievemost, a Masters professional outside director, a growth coach, and an International Fortune 500 speaker. He is experienced in the US and globally, building sustainable consumer food brands such as Born Free, Farmer’s Best, and Egg-Land’s Best, and has personally negotiated agreements with Fidel Castro. His accomplishments in his 28 years as a CEO include delivering a six-fold increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), and a 30-fold increase in enterprise value. He is a graduate of Tufts University and NYU’s Stern School of Business.

David says companies today can’t afford to pay only lip service to sustainability issues. But we're going to see if he will do more than just pay lip service to sustainability when it comes to taking on a personal challenge in his own life!

Find David Radlo Online:

• David Radlo's Homepage: https://davidradlo.com/
• David's Book: Principles of Cartel Disruption

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• This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature
• Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw
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Many large companies are transitioning to renewable/clean energy as the world confronts climate change. But what about the small and medium-sized companies that may not have the money to switch to renewable energy? What are the benefits to convince them?

Business owners have concerns about the up-front expenses of switching to clean energy, but those concerns are outweighed by the money savings and other advantages they would realize, says Steve Melink, ForbesBooks author of Fusion Capitalism: A Clean Energy Vision For Conservatives, and founder/CEO of Melink Corporation, a company considered a pioneer in renewable energy solutions for the commercial building industry.

We had a great talk about renewables, how renewables are the right choice to make for a better future, and how you can make your business more sustainable! Tune in!

Find Steve Melink Online:

• The Melink Corporation: www.melinkcorp.com
• Steve's Book: Fusion Capitalism: A Clean Energy Vision for Conservatives

Find me online:

• This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature
• Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerdantGrowth
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realverdantgrowth
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/verdant.growth
  

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Today I'm talking with Iza and Samo Login, two Slovenian tech entrepreneurs who founded Outfit7 and created the Talking Tom app, which has been downloaded over 13 billion times. In just 7 years, they sold their startup for $1 billion dollars to a Chinese investment group in order to dedicate themselves to philanthropic pursuits, with their largest priority being to establish a new model of sustainable, organic, large-scale farming to create the future of sustainable agriculture. They published a book called 7 Unicorn Drive, which details how their unique approach to business and leadership paved the way to financial success.

How did they manage to sell a 250,000 dollar company for 1 billion dollars? How are they using technology to create the future of agriculture and repair our unsustainable food systems? Whats the mindset we all need to adopt if we're going to become a sustainable species on this planet? We talked about all this and more, including taking on a challenge to make their own personal lives more sustainable. So sit back and enjoy my talk, with Iza and Samo Login.

Find Iza and Samo online:

• The Login5 Foundation: https://www.login5.org/
• Iza and Samo's Book, 7 Unicorn Drive (Affilate Link): https://amzn.to/3gEVWUG
  

Find me online:

• This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature
• Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerdantGrowth
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realverdantgrowth
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/verdant.growth
  

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Today I talked with Jen Bowden and Joe Haugen from IGS Energy, a company that is building a sustainable energy future for a healthier planet. We discussed the state of America's current renewable energy resources, what renewables mean for a sustainability-focused future, and the Texas blackouts of February, 2021. IGS Energy is on the forefront of tackling climate change, but let's see if Jen and Joe feel up to taking on a personal challenge to make their own lives a little more sustainable!

Jen Bowden, Vice President of Brand & Social Impact

With nearly two decades of experience leading transformational initiatives, Jen currently leads IGS Energy’s marketing and social impact efforts. She created the organization’s social impact team in 2014 and since has led organizational efforts in innovation, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability, including the establishment of the organization’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2040. She is a founding board member of the Columbus Chapter of Conscious Capitalism and currently serves as the organization’s Vice Chair.

Joe Haugen, Power Supply Director

With over 14 years’ experience buying and selling power in the wholesale markets and the last eight at IGS, Joe Haugen is our Power Supply Director, responsible for IGS Energy’s power supply and risk management.  Joe is responsible for power pricing, power trading and hedging, and wholesale market operations behind more than twenty utilities in ERCOT, ISO NE, MISO and PJM. Joe manages a group of twelve analysts and managers.  Prior to IGS, Joe worked at a utility managing the wholesale position of their generation fleet, scheduling demand, and settlement analysis. Joe has vast experience managing the daily operations and settlements, coordinating and scheduling generation resources and demand, implementing demand side management, and integrating new renewable energy resources. Joe is a graduate of The Ohio State University and Otterbein University where he obtained his MBA.

Find More About IGS Energy online:

• https://www.igs.com/

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• This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature
• Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerdantGrowth
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realverdantgrowth
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/verdant.growth

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Today we're talking to Michellee Fox, a Brazilian native, slow food chef, small minority farmer advocate and Business Development Manager for FoodBay TV. She is part of a growing movement called the slow food movement, which focuses on using locally-sourced foods and traditional cooking styles, as opposed to the fast food we are all used to today. She is also has been using regenerative agriculture practices for her farms for over 10 years. She has recently challenged herself with taking on a slow food pop-up restaurant, which we’ll talk more about today! 

Find Michellee online:

• https://twitter.com/michellee_fox
• https://www.instagram.com/chefmichelleefox/

Find me online:

• This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature
• Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerdantGrowth
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realverdantgrowth
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/verdant.growth
  

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Today we're talking with Eban Hamdani, who is the Senior Product Manager at Pacific Gas & Electric in California. He manages the distributed energy resources (i.e. renewables) and is part of a team helping to convert California's energy supply to renewable energy. He faces challenges that are both technical and regulatory, but today we're going to see if he will take on a different kind of challenge: one to make his life a little more sustainable!

Find me online:

• This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature Podcast: https://anchor.fm/solvefornature 
• Blog: https://verdantgrowth.blog/ 
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24IiwM0BPQ-_3DVz2KnuVw 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerdantGrowth 
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realverdantgrowth 
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/verdant.growth

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