The Capitalist Hippie

The Capitalist Hippie

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The Capitalist Hippie episodes

  • Jenn Harper, Founder and CEO — Cheekbone Beauty
    In this week's episode, we welcome Jenn Harper, CEO and Founder of Cheekbone Beauty. Cheekbone Beauty is a sustainable and socially conscious beauty brand with a mission to help Indigenous youth see and feel their enormous value in the world while creating sustainable cosmetics. Cheekbone Beauty is known for creating clean, vegan, and sustainable colour cosmetics using Indigenous wisdom. The brand uses the concept of Life Cycle Thinking in the brand's ethos and developing products, maintaining a high level of sustainability efforts, transparency, and integrity within the company. In 2020, Cheekbone Beauty launched SUSTAIN, a less-waste line of lipsticks with the vision to significantly impact Indigenous youth's lives while leaving less of an impact on our planet. Jenn regularly speaks to university and high school students about social entrepreneurship, empathy, and the history of her Indigenous family. Follow us on Instagram @someonelikeyoupodcast. https://unlessbrands.com/episode-25-jenn-harper-cheekbone-beauty/
    38 min
  • René Gauthier, Founder — Ecologyst
    In this week's episode, we welcome René Gauthier, founder of the sustainable fashion lifestyle brand, Ecologyst. René knew he wanted to change the system. But turning away from the successful business he had already built, whose manufacturing and supply chains relied on traditional models, was no easy feat. It meant completely reshaping how the company did business. At Ecologyst, René and his team are committed to a greener future where we buy less, buy better, and build a lasting relationship with our clothing. All of Ecologyst's apparel is made in Canada and the U.S. which supports local jobs and creates the highest quality product made of all-natural biodegradable materials like organic cotton and merino wool. Carbon off-set, future-focused and wearable, Ecologyst's goal is nothing less than the death of fast fashion and a fundamental shift in how we wear, care, and love our clothing. Follow us on Instagram @someonelikeyoupodcast. https://unlessbrands.com/episode-24-rene-gauthier-ecologyst/ Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerDownload Audio File
    45 min
  • Lee Reitelman, Co-Founder and CEO — PlantPaper
    In this week's episode, we welcome Lee Reitelman, an entrepreneur working at the intersection of health and sustainability and CEO and co-founder of PlantPaper, a tree-free, toxin-free toilet paper company. PlantPaper was founded to radically change our current toilet paper industry and hygienic practices. Currently, 27,000 trees per day are flushed down the world's toilet, and over a gallon of bleach, formaldehyde, and other chemicals are included per roll. The toilet paper at PlantPaper is made of FSC Certified organically grown bamboo pulp with absolutely zero chlorine or formaldehyde and other toxic chemicals. Being one of the world's fastest-growing plants and capable of growing up to three feet in 24 hours, bamboo is an ideal alternative for the production of environmentally-friendly toilet paper. Bamboo requires very little water, and no fertilizer, and regenerates on its own after cutting. In fact, the more regularly bamboo is harvested, the faster it grows. Lee is a long-time educator, a graduate of Princeton University, and is also the co-author of the Greenhouse Cookbook: a Guide to Recreational Juicing, a best-selling book of plant-based recipes. Follow us on Instagram @someonelikeyoupodcast.
    58 min
  • Steph Speirs, Co-Founder and CEO — Solstice

    In this week's episode, we welcome Steph Spiers, voted 2022's New England Entrepreneur of the year. Steph is co-founder and CEO at Solstice, an enterprise dedicated to radically expanding the number of American households that can take advantage of clean energy using community-shared solar farms. Solstice's mission is to work towards greater energy equity and a future in which clean energy works for every American household, regardless of income level, credit score, or any other factor. More so, Solstice has developed « The EnergyScore, » for a more inclusive solar future. Steph is an entrepreneur and community builder with management experience in the middle east, south Asia, and the United States. She believes in deliberate innovation leading to social progress and, through her work at Solstice, wants struggling families to access the same opportunities she's been fortunate to have. Follow us on Instagram @someonelikeyoupodcast.

    45 min
  • Dr. Christina Chang, Partner — Lowercarbon Capital

    In this week's episode, we welcome Dr. Christina Chang, Partner at Lowercarbon Capital, a venture capital dedicated to funding companies that are slashing C02 emissions, sucking carbon out of the sky, and buying us time to unf**k the planet.

    As a Partner at Lowercarbon Capital, Dr. Chang incubates and invests in new technology startups with tremendous climate impact. From 2020 to 2022, Dr. Chang was a fellow at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), within the U.S. Department of Energy, where she led several millions of dollars of funding for startups across manufacturing, from sustainable cement to rare earth extraction from mine tailings and has had her work featured in Physics Today and Forbes.

    Dr. Chang has engaged global audiences on climate and sustainable energy technology innovation, speaking at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit, TEDx, and various chemistry conferences. She graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 2012 with a Bachelor's in chemistry and Certificates in computer science, engineering biology, and materials science and engineering and has experience in techno-economics, R&D, and invention and patenting of clean energy technologies.

    Outside of her passion for climate technology, Dr. Chang enjoys the outdoors and serves as a rock climbing and hiking leader in the MIT Outing Club, where she teaches environmental stewardship to students.

    Follow us on Instagram @someonelikeyoupodcast.

    53 min
  • Ben Nyland, President and CEO — Loop Energy
    In this week's episode, we welcome Ben Nyland, President, and CEO at Loop Energy. Loop Energy is an industry-leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of hydrogen fuel cell systems to vehicle and power generation system manufacturers around the world. At Loop Energy, the mission is to accelerate the hydrogen revolution and power a cleaner future with their signature patented technology known as eFlow. eFlow ensures uniform current and power density, increasing gas velocity down its trapezoid plate to deliver up to 90 % more peak power, 16 % lower fuel consumption, and up to 10 times better current density uniformity. Before joining Loop Energy, Ben spent ten years in various senior management positions and three years as Loop Energy's VP of Operations. As President since 2015 and CEO since 2016, Ben is responsible for the company's strategic planning, corporate leadership, market expansion, and key partner relationships. Follow us on Instagram @someonelikeyoupodcast.
    41 min
  • Dr. Geoff De Ruiter, Carbon Manager — BC Biocarbon
    In this week's episode, we welcome Dr. Geoff De Ruiter, Carbon Manager at BC Biocarbon, an innovative company that uses bio-refinery technology to manufacture biogenic products, including biochar, biocoal, wood vinegar, and more. Their mission is to massively accelerate atmospheric decarbonization via carbon removal and fossil carbon displacement. BC Biocarbon provides synergistic solutions to sectors such as farming, forestry, and municipal waste disposal operations with by-product waste streams and offers products that offset fossil fuels and other hydrocarbon-based products, providing lower emission alternatives to industries ranging from cement and steel manufacturing to food additives. The process is carbon neutral, and therefore there is no net release of C02 into the atmosphere. Dr. De Ruiter has a Ph.D. in bioenergy and carbon management on the topic of bio coal applications and is a proud former fellow at the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. He is passionate about bringing social and environmental change to how we are managing carbon. Follow us on Instagram @someonelikeyoupodcast.
    54 min
  • Justin Kolbeck, CEO and Co-Founder — Wildtype

    In this week's episode, we welcome Justin Kolbeck, CEO, and Co-Founder at Wildtype, a cultivated seafood brand on a mission to create the most sustainable seafood on earth. Wildtype uses cellular agriculture techniques which provide consumers with new options for real seafood that has the same nutritional benefits as wild-caught fish but without contaminants such as mercury, microplastics, antibiotics, or pesticides and without relying on commercial fishing or fish farming. Prior to founding Wildtype with friend and cardiologist, Aryé Elfenbein, Kolbeck fulfilled a childhood dream of becoming a diplomat. His career led him to assignments in Pakistan, Australia, and Afghanistan. His exposure to acute food insecurity in Afghanistan left a lasting impression on him and convinced him that something must be done to reverse trends of global food insecurity. Wildtype is the first and only cultivated seafood brand to raise $100 million in Series B funding with high-profile investors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downing Jr., and Jeff Bezos.

    Follow us on Instagram @someonelikeyoupodcast.

    47 min
  • Mellisa Mills, Founder and CEO — Spread'Em Kitchen
    In this week's episode, we welcome Mellisa Mills, Founder, and CEO of Spread'Em Kitchen. The Vancouver-based food company makes tasty nut based dairy-alternatives like cheeze, spreads, dips, and butter with an aim to challenge the corporate-dominated food system by offering nourishing, satisfying plant-based dairy alternatives made from ethically-sourced whole ingredients. And that's not all — a portion of Spread'Em Kitchen profits are returned to the community in the form of healthy eating education for kids and supporting families. In its humble beginnings, Mellisa could be found selling out of her famous dips at farmers' markets. Eventually, with $500 and a cargo bike, Mellisa took her business to the next level and started selling her products to stores. Spread'Em Kitchen has now flourished into one of the most prevalent plant-based food businesses with over one million units sold in Canada. Follow us on Instagram @someonelikeyoupodcast.
    40 min
  • Aki Kaltenbach, Founder and CEO — Save Da Sea
    In this week's episode, we welcome Aki Kaltenbach, Founder, and CEO of Save Da Sea, a plant-based seafood company based in Victoria, BC. While working at her family's Japanese restaurants, a newly vegan Aki was looking for seafood alternatives to serve customers. When she couldn't find options, she started her own recipes, and what started as a side hustle became a full-time business in 2019. Save Da Sea Products are made of wholesome ingredients that have the same nutrients and flavour as seafood but without the toxins and harmful impact on our planet and are currently available in 500 retailers across Canada — including Sobeys, Healthy Planet, and Whole Foods. Aki was recently included in Western Living's list of Foodies of the Year and was also the recipient of the BC Food and Beverage Rising Star Award in 2021. Follow us on Instagram @someonelikeyoupodcast.
    37 min

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