Sustainability requires culture change and courageous leadership. In this episode, host Vanessa Thompson talks with Vaishali Wagle, founder and CEO of Zenesse, an executive leadership coach and author of Scaling Peaks. Vaishali shares practical ways to create mindset shifts, design policies and incentives that reinforce good behavior, and turn climate ambition into measurable results across large organizations.

You will hear how leaders can move from productivity to human sustainability, why celebration cements culture, and how to apply these ideas to famous examples like Interface. The episode closes with simple takeaways on positive reinforcement and aligning incentives to sustainability goals so progress compounds.