Why It Matters

Why It Matters

By Luke MartirosBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Why It Matters episodes

  • Connor Harbison: In 100 Years Our Cities Will Feed Us

    馃搷Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Connor Harbison is the founder of Atlas Urban Farms. Using his product, you can eat fresh Basil grown from a vertical farm that sits on your kitchen wall. Today, he shares his journey as a student founder and environmental innovator.

    1 hr 42 min
  • Erin Duddy on the Transition of Wealth into Sustainable Finance

    馃搷Monterey, California, U.S.A. Erin Duddy is the Director at the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth, where she is leading their expansion into North America. Today she shares her path to working in sustainable finance, while also breaking down how it works.

    UN Sustainable Development Goal: 9 路 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

    1 hr 8 min
  • Pascal Gally, and the Clash of Legends

    馃搷Zurich, Switzerland. Pascal Gally is the founder of Choc des L茅gendes, an event that gathers Presidents, ambassadors, CEOs, and students to trade wisdom about topics that don't have a space to be discussed in society.

    UN Sustainable Development Goal: 17 路 Partnerships

    59 min
  • Kerry Healey on Building Bridges for the American Dream

    馃搷Washington D.C., U.S.A.聽Kerry Healey is the President of the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, and she shares her approach to creating a society where anyone with a dream can achieve it.

    UN Sustainable Development Goal: 10 路 Reduced Inequalities

    57 min
  • Robert Gierke on the Next Level of Consciousness and Finding Purpose As Humans

    馃搷Berlin, Germany. Robert Gierke grew up in the Eastern Bloc of communist Germany, attended university in capitalist America, and lived in the corporate world for most of his career. Something felt missing, so he went on a journey to discover what it was. It turned out to be Purenessity, the company he runs today to help other companies find their purpose. Robert shares his wisdom and a quote that is one of my favorites: 鈥測ou鈥檙e not just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean is also in the drop."

    UN Sustainable Development Goals: 17 路 Partnerships

    49 min
  • Frannie L茅autier on the Development of Countries and the Values Driving Sustainable Development

    馃搷Tanzania. Frannie L茅autier grew up in rural Tanzania, became the Chief of Staff of the World Bank, and is now the CEO of SouthBridge investments. Her experiences in childhood have influenced her approach to developing countries and what she views can be done through sustainable development. She believes under-developed countries, and specifically Africa as a continent, have a unique opportunity to position themselves for the future.

    UN Sustainable Development Goals: 8 路 Decent Work & Economic Growth, 9 路 Industry, Innovation, Infrastructure

    51 min
  • Nicola Peel on Consumption, Biodiversity, and Finding Solutions to Environmental Problems

    馃搷West Sussex, England. Nicola Peel spent the last 20 years studying & living in the Amazon rainforest. She has a deep understanding of how our habits as consumers affect the health of the planet, and how the health of the planet affects us as humans. While our relationship with the earth and its biodiversity has degraded, Nicola has several solutions to amend them.

    UN Sustainable Development Goals: 13 路 Climate Action, 14 路 Life Below Water, 15 路 Life on Land

    52 min

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Why It Matters interviews social entrepreneurs about their journey to self-actualization.