The Capitalist Hippie

In this week's episode, Marco Pimentel sat down with Emma Gilchrist, Co-Founder, and Editor-in-Chief of The Narwhal, a pioneer in non-profit environmental journalism. The Narwhal was created in 2018 in Victoria, BC and now has bureaus in Ontario and a team of investigative journalists reporting on pressing environmental issues across Canada. Emma grew up in a small town in Northwestern Alberta and saw firsthand the important role resource developments played in Canadian communities. In 2002, she enrolled in the journalism program at Mount Royal University and, upon graduation, worked as a reporter and editor in the U.K. and Canada and later in the non-profit sector. The Narwhal is currently ad-free and supported by over 4,200 subscribers.

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On this week's episode, Marco Pimentel sat down with Felix Böck, Founder & CEO of ChopValue, a certified B Corp. based in Vancouver, Canada that creates high performance circular economy designs made entirely with recycled bamboo chopsticks. Hailing from South Germany, Felix came to Canada to complete a PhD at the University of British Columbia in Innovation on Composite Materials with bamboo as the main natural fibre resource. With ChopValue microfactories now operating globally, and with partners like Vancouver Airport and Cadillac Fairview, fifty million chopsticks have been recycled and transformed and diverted from the landfill.

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On this week's episode, Marco Pimentel sat down with Desirée Dupuis, VP Sales & Marketing at Cascadia Seaweed. With over 18 years of marketing experience, Desirée is passionate about living a life of purpose and making a substantial impact in the world by creating permanent sustainable change.

Cascadia Seaweed is based on Vancouver Island in the town of Sidney, BC and is growing to become the largest provider of ocean cultivated seaweed, which only requires sea and sun to grow! Seaweed sequesters nearly 200 million ton of C02 every year. That's nearly as much as New York State's annual emission as a crop. The company also launched Kove Ocean Foods, an in-house brand of seaweed products available in stores and online. Not only is seaweed climate-friendly but is rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants and is proven to be extremely beneficial to our health.

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On this week's episode, Marco Pimentel had the chance to sit down with Jack Bruner. He's the co-founder of the Carbon Neutral Club, a Canadian climate tech company based in Toronto seeking to make climate action accessible to anyone. Jack holds a Bachelor in Political Science and Economics from the University of Guelph, and over his career as a digital product manager, has helped build a number of technology for good products. Carbon Neutral Club, his most recent venture, has grown rapidly over the past months with members across Canada and the United States. The climate tech company offers consumers as well as businesses, a simple path to estimate and offset their personal carbon footprints. And as a reward, members get access to year-round savings with their 70+ sustainable brand partners such as ChopValue, Anian and a host of other amazing brands. The idea behind Carbon Neutral Club is to give anyone the tools to understand personal climate impact and then incentivize them to begin their journey to reducing their carbon footprint.

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On this week's episode, Marco Pimentel had the pleasure of talking with Victor Nicolov, founder and CEO of Sepura Home. Sepura is a home composting system that made Times' top 100 inventions in 2020. Sepura uses proprietary technology to divert organic waste from landfills and drain systems into curbside compost receptacles or to make it easier for yard composting. The device is able to separate solids and liquids in an odourless bin and can attach to any kitchen sink. The idea for Sepura came to Victor when potato peels clogged the garburator he was using at the time. With Victor, we learn that garburators are notoriously unhealthy for the environment and that Sepura's composting device can be the solution to diverting millions of organic waste from landfills and drain systems.

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Every week, Marco Pimentel, CMO at Redbrick, dives into stimulating conversations with founders, entrepreneurs and business owners who've gotten off the regular path to consciously (and successfully!) integrate sustainability into their business model for the sake of our planet. Someone Like You aspires to motivate others towards taking that first step, whether it is in their professional or personal life, and to exemplify that a small step is all you need to get started.