The Curious Capitalist

Glen McDermott, the Executive Director of the Conscious Business Collaborative in Connecticut, speaks with Josh Dorfman from Supercool.

Josh Dorfman is a climate entrepreneur, author, and media personality and is the Founder and CEO of Supercool.

Previously, Josh co-founded and was CEO of Plantd, a carbon-negative building materials manufacturer named to Fast Company’s 2024 list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Josh has founded two modern design sustainable furniture startups, launched and led Vine.com, an Amazon business for natural and organic products, and served as CEO of The Collider, the nation’s first innovation center for climate resilience and adaptation.

Earlier in his career, Josh was executive producer and host of The Lazy Environmentalist, an award-winning media brand he developed into a Sundance Channel television series, a daily SiriusXM radio show, and two books.

To find out more about The Conscious Business Collaborative in Connecticut, visit:

www.consciousbusinesscollaborative.org

This podcast was created and produced by Red Rock Branding.

Glen McDermott, the Executive Director of the Conscious Business Collaborative in Connecticut, speaks with Professor Tensie Whelan on this special episode of The Curious Capitalist podcast.

Tensie is the distinguished professor of Practice of Business and Society and the Founding Director of the Center for Sustainable Business

Notes and Links to the research mentioned in the podcast:

Return on Sustainability Investment: Stern Research with tools and cases

https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/return-sustainability-investment-rosi

Our Sustainable Market Share Index: Trends in consumer purchasing of sustainable

products

https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/csb-sustainable-market-share-index

Our environmental sustainability messaging: Recommendations with Edelman

https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/research-initiatives/best-practice-guide-effective-sustainability-communications

To find out more about The Conscious Business Collaborative in Connecticut, visit:

www.consciousbusinesscollaborative.org

This podcast was created and produced by Red Rock Branding.

https://redrockbranding.com/

Jack Nork and Elinor Slomba from the Conscious Business Collaborative in Connecticut speak with Natasha Gambrell, a second-generation tribal councilor from the East Pequot Tribal Nation, on this special episode of The Curious Capitalist podcast.

Join us as we take a dive into what we can learn about leadership from this indigenous community.

To find out more about the Eastern Pequot Tribe, visit: https://www.easternpequottribalnation.org/

To visit the Eastern Pequot Tribe Facebook page, visit: https://www.facebook.com/EasternPequotTribalNation

To Check out the Interactive Map Natasha spoke about, visit:

https://native-land.ca 

To find out more about The Conscious Business Collaborative, visit:

www.consciousbusinesscollaborative.org

Join Elinor Slomba (Associate Executive Director of the Conscious Business Collaborative) and our very special guest Randi McCray on this episode of the Curious Capitalist podcast.

Randi is a highly skilled DEIB consultant and subject matter expert who supports individuals, organizations, and communities to enact social justice principles within their organizations, businesses, and community projects.

She is currently the Associate Director of Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging at the Yale University School of Public Health and we are delighted to announce that she is also the newest member of the Board here at the Conscious Business Collaborative.

Meet Randi by visiting her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randimccray/

www.consciousbusinesscollaborative.org

Join us for another episode of The Curious Capitalist where Conscious Collaborative Board Member, Soledad Matteozzi speaks with Founder and CEO, Helle Bank Jørgensen from Competent Boards.

We explore Helle's incredible, pioneering career to date, focusing on her involvement with ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance). Competent Boards is a local operation providing education, certification, and strategic advisory services for board members and business leaders. To find out more you can read Helle's book: 'Stewards of the Future - A Guide for Competent Boards' which is available on Amazon and through her website.

Conscious Business Collaborative: www.consciousbusinesscollaborative.org

Competent Boards: www.competentboards.com

Connect with Helle on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hellebank

Connect with Soledad on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/soledadmatteozzi

Join us for another episode of The Curious Capitalist where we meet Wallingford based CEO Diane Smith and find out more about her impactful work with Capital for Change in Connecticut.

Diane Smith LinkedIn

Capital for Change

Conscious Business Collaborative

To find out more about how Capital for Change can help you or your business, give them a call at 860 233 5165.

Join us for this fascinating episode of The Curious Capitalist where we meet Provost, Dr Randy Gibb from the Grand Canyon University and find out more about their journey and their emphasis on 'Business for Good'.

Hosting the episode is Amanda Cosme-Reddie the VP of Community Operations for Conscious Capitalism Arizona who is also a GCU Alumni.

Dr Randy Gibb LinkedIn

Amanda Cosme-Reddie LinkedIn

Conscious Business Collaborative

Conscious Capitalism Arizona

Red Rock Branding

On this episode of The Curious Capitalist podcast, we are talking about the name change from Conscious Capitalism Connecticut to the Conscious Business Collaborative (CBC) and speak about the forthcoming Conscious Leader Network.

I am joined by CBC Chair and Author, Gavin Watson, Executive Director and Founder of Red Rock Branding, Glen McDermott, Associate Executive Director Elinor Slomba, and our special guest is Karin Patriquin from Patriquin Architects based in New Haven, Connecticut.

Visit the Conscious Business Collaborative Website

Visit Karin Patriquin's Company website - Patriquin Architects

Gavin Watson's LinkedIn page

Buy Gavin's Book "Altruistic Business" here

Glen McDermott's LinkedIn page

Elinor Slomba's LinkedIn page

Red Rock Branding

On this episode of The Curious Capitalist podcast, I am joined by Conscious Capitalism Connecticut Chair, Gavin Watson as we speak to our special guest Dan Delventhal from Mow Green.

Dan Delventhal and his team are changing the face of lawn care with their carbon neutral company, focused on sustainable lawn care technologies and services.

Mow Green claim 'Clean & Serene, No Gasoline' Let's find out more with this latest episode of The Curious Capitalist podcast.

Mow Green Website

Dan Delventhal's LinkedIn page

Conscious Capitalism Connecticut Website

Gavin Watson's LinkedIn page

Mean Green Mowers Website

On this episode of The Curious Capitalist podcast, I am joined by Conscious Capitalism Connecticut member David Reitz as we speak to our special guest Fritz Troller from Therm Solutions.

If you want to find out more about decarbonizing the built-up environment and refrigeration carbon credits, this is a podcast you will not want to miss.

Therm Solutions Website

Fritz Troller's LinkedIn page

Conscious Capitalism Connecticut Website

David Reitz LinkedIn page

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