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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Marcela Fernández. Marcela is a Colombian Environmental activist and the founder of Glacier Nation.Learning that tropical glaciers are the first ones to…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Marcela Fernández. Marcela is a Colombian Environmental activist and the founder of Glacier Nation.Learning that tropical glaciers are the first ones to disappear led Marcela to become the  Founder of Cumbres Blancas, an NGO that gives visibility to glaciers melting acceleratedly. This is done through expeditions, documentaries, and books inspired by conservation.Her initiative is planting Frailejones and endemic species from the Páramos, a fragile ecosystem that needs restoration. Marcela is also a manager of content creators and DJs, helping…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Pablo Venegas. Pablo currently serves as the curator of the Herpetological Collection at the Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI) in Lima, Per…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Pablo Venegas. Pablo currently serves as the curator of the Herpetological Collection at the Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI) in Lima, Peru, which houses over 23,000 specimens and more than 12,000 DNA samples. His recent research has concentrated on the diversity and conservation of Peruvian amphibians and reptiles in the Tropical Andes biodiversity hotspot, one of the most ecologically important but under-researched regions in the world. As the herpetologist at Rainforest Partnership, Pablo leads expeditions into remote regions to …

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Maya Crowne and Price Latimer, the co-founders of Alkemis Paint, the world’s first wellness paint company. Alkemis Paint combines nature and design to c…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Maya Crowne and Price Latimer, the co-founders of Alkemis Paint, the world’s first wellness paint company. Alkemis Paint combines nature and design to create healthier, more intentional spaces through their hand-crafted, all-natural mineral paints. These paints are free from the toxic chemicals and pollutants found in traditional brands, and they promote both human wellness and environmental sustainability. Maya, with a background in corporate Finance and entrepreneurship, and Price, an expert in art and design, have come together to pioneer this…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Daniela Kandel. Daniela is the founder and CEO of Evergreen Innovation Platform (EIP), which brings climate-smart technologies to address the needs of sma…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Daniela Kandel. Daniela is the founder and CEO of Evergreen Innovation Platform (EIP), which brings climate-smart technologies to address the needs of smallholder farmers in emerging markets and increase their productivity and resilience. Before this, Daniela was the Senior Director at Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), leading the organization’s ecosystem-to-ecosystem work, and developing bridges between innovation ecosystems around the globe by leveraging Israel’s unique assets and capabilities. Daniela and her team developed the Global Finder Ne…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Rebekah Braswell. Rebekah is an innovative leader who pioneered the business case for nature-based solutions and persuaded early adopter corporations that…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Rebekah Braswell. Rebekah is an innovative leader who pioneered the business case for nature-based solutions and persuaded early adopter corporations that approaching sustainability agendas through high-quality nature restoration is necessary and investible.   She is the CEO of Land Life. Before Land Life, Rebekah attended Oxford University and worked for a decade on economic development and food Security. She brought her experience with the competing dynamics of land use and the environmental power/risk of business, building a model in which land…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Gina Bria. Gina is an anthropologist and founder of the Hydration Foundation, recognized as a leading resource for hydration science and education. Named …

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Gina Bria. Gina is an anthropologist and founder of the Hydration Foundation, recognized as a leading resource for hydration science and education. Named a Real World Scholar, she produced the first International Hydration Solution Summit and the TEDx talk: How to Grow Water: It’s not Only Blue: it’s Green. Bria is co-author of QUENCH: Your Five-Day Plan to Optimal Hydration, with Dr. Dana Cohen, MD, now in seven languages and recommended by the New York Times, Oprah’s O Magazine, NPR, and many other media sources.  At the UN Conference on W…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Maxi Cohen. Maxi is an award-winning artist and filmmaker based in New York City.  Her films have played in movie theaters, in film festivals, and on tel…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Maxi Cohen. Maxi is an award-winning artist and filmmaker based in New York City.  Her films have played in movie theaters, in film festivals, and on television internationally. Her films, photographs, and multimedia installations have been exhibited internationally and are in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Currently, she is making Ayahuasca Diar…

This butterfly is excited to speak with Jeff DeQuattro, Director of Restoration, Gulf of Mexico. “I love the Gulf of Mexico, from alligators in the wetlands and sunsets over the marshes to its salty…

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This butterfly is excited to speak with Jeff DeQuattro, Director of Restoration, Gulf of Mexico. “I love the Gulf of Mexico, from alligators in the wetlands and sunsets over the marshes to its salty air and the sight of blue crabs scampering over tidal oyster reefs. I love this place.”  TNC hired Jeff to manage a $3 million Recovery Act project to restore 1.5 miles of oyster reef in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Soon thereafter, he found himself leading TNC’s oil spill recovery efforts along Alabama’s coast. His role at TNC was then expanded to encompass other conservation and restoration acti…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Shubber Ali. Shubber Ali is the CEO of Garden for Wildlife, a program that began within the National Wildlife Federation. Shubber has spent the last three…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Shubber Ali. Shubber Ali is the CEO of Garden for Wildlife, a program that began within the National Wildlife Federation. Shubber has spent the last three decades helping companies in the consulting and software industries solve problems through innovation. It was while Shubber was one of Accenture’s Global Leads for Digital  Innovation that he worked with the NWF to launch Garden for Wildlife as its own for-profit E-Commerce company.   Garden for Wildlife allows people to make a difference for the environment by shipping plants native to thei…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Devan Schowe. Devan works as a Campaigns Associate for the wildlife conservation and animal welfare organization, Born Free USA, to fight against the exp…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Devan Schowe. Devan works as a Campaigns Associate for the wildlife conservation and animal welfare organization, Born Free USA, to fight against the exploitation of wild animals in captivity.  Prior to her current position with the organization, she worked for several years as a Primate Caregiver and Veterinary Assistant at the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary in South Texas. In her current position, she researches and writes reports on target issues including the private trade of wild animals, wild animals in captivity, the effects of social me…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Alexandre Karim Howard. Karim, is a Swiss-born entrepreneur, with a track record of scaling early-stage startups to become unicorns. Drawing from this ex…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Alexandre Karim Howard. Karim, is a Swiss-born entrepreneur, with a track record of scaling early-stage startups to become unicorns. Drawing from this experience, he is passionately dedicated to delivering quality products that address vital challenges, particularly in the field of regenerative agriculture. After a year of hands-on farming experience across Europe, he recognized the pressing need for practical and inclusive solutions that align with nature and cater to all communities.  Karim is committed to leveraging his expertise to scale re…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Clara Botto. Clara has been engaged with sustainable development at a grassroots and international level, from arts to politics, for the past 8 years. Sh…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Clara Botto. Clara has been engaged with sustainable development at a grassroots and international level, from arts to politics, for the past 8 years. She is currently developing the initiative SRM Youth Watch, which is looking into the governance of climate-altering technologies called Solar Radiation Modification (SRM), campaigns with World’s Youth for Climate Justice seeking an Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice on the climate crisis as a human rights issue, is a New European Voice on Existential Risk with the European L…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Elias Cattan. Elias is an architect and urban planner from Mexico City, working on bringing nature back into our built environment. Through his architectu…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Elias Cattan. Elias is an architect and urban planner from Mexico City, working on bringing nature back into our built environment. Through his architectural designs, urban master planning, workshops, and data visualization in graphics and installations.  He is the Founder and Director of Taller13 Arquitectura Regenerativa, dedicated to understanding living systems within nature and cities. He designs furniture, interiors, buildings, and urban planning to scale, integrating the patterns of community life and the systems in which they operate. In t…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Ellen Williams. Ellen is Director of Advisory & ESG Services at Orion Global Solutions, a distinguished Summit Level partner with Salesforce. With a r…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Ellen Williams. Ellen is Director of Advisory & ESG Services at Orion Global Solutions, a distinguished Summit Level partner with Salesforce. With a rich tapestry of over 25 years in Technology and business consultancy, Ellen seamlessly blends her tech prowess with a fervent passion for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advocacy. As the driving force behind Orion’s Salesforce Net Zero Cloud implementations, she champions carbon accounting and holistic ESG management for clients worldwide. Ellen wears many hats - from being a Positiv…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Mimi Wu. Mimi is an impact-driven entrepreneur with deep expertise in circularity and plastics waste management, particularly in the Global South.  Her …

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Mimi Wu. Mimi is an impact-driven entrepreneur with deep expertise in circularity and plastics waste management, particularly in the Global South.  Her mission is to accelerate our global society towards a zero-plastic waste future by reducing plastic production and consumption, building basic waste infrastructure for all communities, and scaling innovative solutions.  Mimi founded one of the world’s only post-consumer plastic bag recycling companies in a country -  Myanmar - which consistently ranks in the top 20 hardest countries in the wor…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Marc Cortez. Marc is the author of 'Climaturity: A Journey into the Muddy Climate Middle'.  Climaturity offers a new perspective on the climate crisis co…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Marc Cortez. Marc is the author of 'Climaturity: A Journey into the Muddy Climate Middle'.  Climaturity offers a new perspective on the climate crisis controversy through the pragmatic lens of a long-time renewable energy industry veteran. Part science, part satire, and part snark. Marc is the Founder/CEO of Liquid8, a water conservation startup, and professor of Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.  Marc advocates for a transparent climate discussion where half-truths ar…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Stephanie Trager. Stephanie is a medicine woman, guide, business architect and purpose catalyst holding space in a sacred container for intellectual, ana…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Stephanie Trager. Stephanie is a medicine woman, guide, business architect and purpose catalyst holding space in a sacred container for intellectual, analytical soul seekers ready to come home to who they really are to do the work they’re really here to do. From human rights and environmental justice to corporate litigation to human potential, herbalism, peak wellness, and soul mastery she integrates a rare and eclectic mix of education and off-the-beaten-path experience. For more than three decades she’s been a student of indigenous and earth…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Hank (Henry) Svec. Hank is a servant beekeeper, author, valued investor, and former psychologist who is now retired.  For 30 years he worked as a clinica…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Hank (Henry) Svec. Hank is a servant beekeeper, author, valued investor, and former psychologist who is now retired.  For 30 years he worked as a clinical psychologist in Ontario, Canada. and for 40 years as a value investor in Real Estate, bonds, stocks, and early-stage start-ups.  Now he is focusing on bees. In 2017, Hank and his wife started converting their 50-acre farm back to nature as a honeybee sanctuary.  In this episode, you will hear about converting his farm to a bee sanctuary, lessons learned from bees, what can we learn from bees f…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Eric Bendick. Eric is an Emmy-winning director, producer, and writer whose films explore connectivity, conflict, and ingenuity at the intersection of huma…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Eric Bendick. Eric is an Emmy-winning director, producer, and writer whose films explore connectivity, conflict, and ingenuity at the intersection of human and wild spaces. He’s led storytelling expeditions to the heart of many of the last intact and untamed landscapes on Earth as well as to the front lines of habitat destruction and fragmentation. His films for National Geographic, PBS, Smithsonian, History Channel, among others have garnered numerous awards from major film festivals around the world. Eric is a current grantee of the Redford Cen…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Dr. James Downer. Dr. Downer has 37 years of experience as a horticulture and plant pathology Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extens…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Dr. James Downer. Dr. Downer has 37 years of experience as a horticulture and plant pathology Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Ventura County. His research is focused on mulch, soil microbiology and disease suppression in mulched soils, diseases of shade trees, and cultural practices to maintain landscape plants. Dr. Downer is an Adjunct professor at California Polytechnic University in Pomona. He has a love of shade trees, Shinrin Yoku (forest bathing) tree work, woodworking, horses, Gardening, horticulture, and t…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Sally Giblin. Sally is an award-winning founder, podcast co-host, environmentalist, writer, speaker, and parent. Her purpose is to unleash the power of fa…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Sally Giblin. Sally is an award-winning founder, podcast co-host, environmentalist, writer, speaker, and parent. Her purpose is to unleash the power of families to rewrite our climate story. Sally is the Co-Founder of Be The Future, which is creating children’s books and games about caring for our world that burst with humor, solutions, and hope - and a digital action hub that rewards families and schools for real-world action. She's also a Co-Host of the Hope. Act. Thrive. Podcast, which hosts bite-size conversations with leading climate thinker…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Branden Barber. Branden is a lifelong environmentalist. Starting with a degree in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Cruz, he cut his teeth with Greenpea…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Branden Barber. Branden is a lifelong environmentalist. Starting with a degree in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Cruz, he cut his teeth with Greenpeace International on the Rainbow Warrior. Then he ran the Victorian State Office for Greenpeace Australia. Over the last 25 years, he’s worked in both the social profit and for-profit sectors, from start-ups to S&P 500 companies to NGO’s, large and small. In the last decade, Branden has been involved with various environmental organizations as staff or as a consultant, served on the Leadership …

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Natalie Lavery. Natalie is an avid environmentalist, marketer, communicator, and writer,  with a passion for digital storytelling. She heads up marketing…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Natalie Lavery. Natalie is an avid environmentalist, marketer, communicator, and writer,  with a passion for digital storytelling. She heads up marketing for Climate People, a ClimateTech recruitment agency. With a background in grassroots environmental advocacy, she has seen first-hand the dire need for a swift and just transition away from a fossil-fuel-dominated Economy. In her current role at Climate People, she advocates for job seekers and helps encourages people from all fields to transition their careers to climate solutions in hopes of cr…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Abby Alvin. Abby is a big lover of anything outdoors who loves hiking and photography! She went to school for Environmental Studies, Geology and Entrepren…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Abby Alvin. Abby is a big lover of anything outdoors who loves hiking and photography! She went to school for Environmental Studies, Geology and Entrepreneurship.  When she graduated she was unable to find a job in the climate sector that would pay rent so she pursued 7 years in recruiting! Here we are, 10 years later, and she has been able to bring her skillset in recruiting and her passion for climate together as a Senior ClimateTech Account Manager and Sourcer at Climate People where their mission is simple: to get more top talent into climate …

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Jeffrey H. Ryan. Jeff is passionate about the outdoors and the conservation of public land, whose work has been cited in Forbes, USA Today, and other nota…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Jeffrey H. Ryan. Jeff is passionate about the outdoors and the conservation of public land, whose work has been cited in Forbes, USA Today, and other notable publications. He is the author of Appalachian Odyssey (2016), Blazing Ahead (2017), and a new book This Land Was Saved for You and Me: How Gifford Pinchot, Frederick Law Olmsted, and a Band of Foresters Rescued America's Public Lands that came out in September 2022 tells the story of how America’s public lands—our city parks, national forests, and wilderness areas—came into being can be …

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Tatsiana Zaretskaya. Tatsiana is the founder of Laava Tech & Meliora, which develops technology to increase the efficiency of indoor farming. Tatsiana is …

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Tatsiana Zaretskaya. Tatsiana is the founder of Laava Tech & Meliora, which develops technology to increase the efficiency of indoor farming. Tatsiana is an MIT Innovator 35U35, and Forbes 30U30. She is passionate about cleantech technologies that make a difference and make sense. In this episode, you will hear about her work, what got her to do it, her accomplishment, some about her family in Belarus, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Tatsiana Zaretskaya. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great m…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Hardik Siroha. Hardik is an Assistant Environmental Engineer at Haryana State Pollution Control Board - India. Where he formulates and implements action p…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Hardik Siroha. Hardik is an Assistant Environmental Engineer at Haryana State Pollution Control Board - India. Where he formulates and implements action plans to reduce environmental pollution, curb the use of plastic, as well as work on technologies to reduce the water consumption of different industrial processes. If one wishes to understand his work in State Pollution Control Board, think of an engineer, federal agent, and prosecutor rolled into one role. In this episode, you will hear about the reasons for pollutants in India, what has been don…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Niyanta Spelman. Niyanta is the founder and CEO of Rainforest Partnership, an impact-driven international nonprofit that uses the power of community-cente…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Niyanta Spelman. Niyanta is the founder and CEO of Rainforest Partnership, an impact-driven international nonprofit that uses the power of community-centered collaboration to protect rainforests—critical components in the global climate crisis—in some of the most critical places on Earth for biodiversity and climate. Founded in 2007, Rainforest Partnership works to solve the challenge of deforestation by centering the needs of those on the front lines of the rainforest—Indigenous peoples and local communities. The organization builds collabor…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Job van Hooijdonk. Job is co-founder of Regreener, an Amsterdam-based startup focusing on regreening the world. Before founding Regreener. He studied corp…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Job van Hooijdonk. Job is co-founder of Regreener, an Amsterdam-based startup focusing on regreening the world. Before founding Regreener. He studied corporate law and worked as an M&A lawyer for an international law firm for several years. Being a millennial, he then started thinking about switching careers in order to be able to make an impact. Looking at existing climate change fighting solutions, he noticed three things: (1) Most solutions were too complicated, (2) there was a major lack of transparency, and (3) almost all solutions were focuse…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Daniel Katz. Daniel received a bachelor's degree in History and Classical Studies following which he took a sharp turn into the sustainability and environ…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Daniel Katz. Daniel received a bachelor's degree in History and Classical Studies following which he took a sharp turn into the sustainability and environmental field where he has been immersed for the past 8 years. He first made his way into ecological work when he was called to build a community garden in his old neighborhood in Tel Aviv during his academic studies. Since the spark ignited, he has been giving lectures and workshops to organizations and municipalities on climate change and sustainability. He also designed and built an ecological c…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Princess Marinay. Princess Marinay is an international Presenter, Climate Change Communicator, Youth Advocate, prolific writer, fashion model, and fashion…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Princess Marinay. Princess Marinay is an international Presenter, Climate Change Communicator, Youth Advocate, prolific writer, fashion model, and fashion designer. She began her journey in 2015 at the age of 11, under the participation of a literary and art competition hosted by the Vision of the Child organization, where she portrayed her literary skills and was part of the winners and didn’t stop there. She is a multi-talented communicator and acted in an award winning corruption busters film titled “TRAPPED” based on the issues of drug ab…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Shefali Dehl. Shefali is the founder of Ombrè Craft's. She is a designer and a mother to a 5 years old. Shafeli started her career in 2004 after completi…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Shefali Dehl. Shefali is the founder of Ombrè Craft's. She is a designer and a mother to a 5 years old. Shafeli started her career in 2004 after completing her graduation in fashion designing from JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi, and certification in Personal Fashion Styling from London College of Fashion. Ombrè Craft was founded in the year 2015, with the objective to cater to the Lifestyle of modern women and showcase the work of weavers at global platforms through stores and online presence in different countries. Her vision for Ombr…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Brent Perry. Brent defined an industry when he oversaw the development of the world’s first battery for marine propulsion. Energy storage systems are no…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Brent Perry. Brent defined an industry when he oversaw the development of the world’s first battery for marine propulsion. Energy storage systems are now a major – and increasingly important – player on the global marine energy scene. In the years since that first battery, he has become a world expert on lithium energy storage in marine applications and recently launched PwrSwäp, a pay-as-you-go clean energy subscription service that can electrify marine vessels, terminals, ports, and even industrial sites and small communities. His 30-year …

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Emily Schneider. Emily is a Director of Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability for a U.S.-based manufacturing company. She holds a bachelor's and a …

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Emily Schneider. Emily is a Director of Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability for a U.S.-based manufacturing company. She holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in the environmental field and has been working in the field for over a decade. Originally from the Midwest, having lived in either Wisconsin or Minnesota her whole life until she moved to Arizona 5 years ago where she currently resides. In her current role, Emily guides her company toward creating an equitable future for both humans and the planet by driving sustainable practices …

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Johnny Palmer. Johnny is a British Australian entrepreneur, activist, and business adventurer who has built a portfolio of companies and projects across m…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Johnny Palmer. Johnny is a British Australian entrepreneur, activist, and business adventurer who has built a portfolio of companies and projects across multiple sectors, all underpinned by 3 values. Whether cleaning up rivers, Investing in commercial property, developing leading media companies, engineering renewable power innovations, or any other project, Johnny focuses on Sustainability, Disruption, and Growth. In this episode, you will hear about his values for every project he is involved in and a glimpse of how - the first step towards makin…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Erick Ogallo. Erick is a performance-driven professional with a deep understanding and hands-on knowledge in the field of Natural Resource Management e.g.…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Erick Ogallo. Erick is a performance-driven professional with a deep understanding and hands-on knowledge in the field of Natural Resource Management e.g. Air Quality Monitoring, Green & Circular Economy, Project Management, Responsible Forest Management & Landscape restoration. He is well experienced in project management and coordination, community engagement, and interfaith engagement in care for creation, having served in various capacities with different institutions implementing Green and Circular Economy (GCE) initiatives, leading NRM projec…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Grant Brown. Tech entrepreneur turned eco-activist, Grant uses his deep knowledge of environmental issues and solutions to distill complex issues into sim…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Grant Brown. Tech entrepreneur turned eco-activist, Grant uses his deep knowledge of environmental issues and solutions to distill complex issues into simple, easy-to-understand terms. His goal is to inspire hope for the future in those who worry about the effects of climate change and pollution. Happy Eco News is the passion project that convinced Grant to move from the sideline to the front line and use his entrepreneurial skills to help “good people doing good things”. In this episode, you will hear about the use of clean energy in ships, wh…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Nyombi Morris. Nyombi is a 23 years old Ugandan Climate Activist, a #SolvingIt Honoree, UNOCHA Ambassador and CNN Environmentalist of Tomorrow who began h…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Nyombi Morris. Nyombi is a 23 years old Ugandan Climate Activist, a #SolvingIt Honoree, UNOCHA Ambassador and CNN Environmentalist of Tomorrow who began his activism as a result of the direct impact flooding had on his family disrupting the source of livelihood for his parents and forcing them to find a new place to call home. Nyombi has since called for more action from world leaders and polluters to take climate change more seriously and discourage polluters through policy development, his story has been featured on the BBC, CBC, CNN, The Verge, …

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Troy Carter & Patrick Leung, they are both the co-founders of Earthshot. Troy is the CEO of Earthshot, which is building the technology for planetary-scal…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Troy Carter & Patrick Leung, they are both the co-founders of Earthshot. Troy is the CEO of Earthshot, which is building the technology for planetary-scale ecological restoration. He is also a co-founder at RIZOME, which is pioneering the use of bamboo engineered lumber as a climate-positive alternative to wood, steel, and concrete. He is bringing the audacious scale and vision of startup methodology to the planet’s ecological and climate crisis. He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in economics, was an early employee at Airbnb and…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Benjamin J Butler. Benjamin J Butler is a former investor and now writer, futurist, and strategist. He has sat on the boards of a number of organizations …

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Benjamin J Butler. Benjamin J Butler is a former investor and now writer, futurist, and strategist. He has sat on the boards of a number of organizations as an expert on the future including Global Future Council of the World Economic Forum, the Board of Trustees of the American Renewable Energy Institute, International Advisory Board of Athena School of Management, and Futurist at Horasis Global. Benjamin believes humanity is at a turbulent but evolutionary inflection point and perhaps at the dawn of the creation of an ecological civilization. He …

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Claire Nasike Akello. Claire is a Wangari Maathai Scholar and leads the food campaign at Greenpeace Africa, where she trains local communities on ecologic…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Claire Nasike Akello. Claire is a Wangari Maathai Scholar and leads the food campaign at Greenpeace Africa, where she trains local communities on ecological agriculture, food and seed sovereignty as adaptive mechanisms to climate change, campaigns for their adoption by smallholder farmers, and its inclusion in agricultural policies in Kenya. She has previously worked for A Rocha Kenya, as an Environmental education officer and won the Wangari Maathai Scholarship Award in 2015, for her environmental education work with school children in Budalangi. …

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Lucian Tarnowski. Lucian is the founding curator of United Planet and Architect of the UP Game. UP Game is a time traveling immersive reality to tell the …

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Lucian Tarnowski. Lucian is the founding curator of United Planet and Architect of the UP Game. UP Game is a time traveling immersive reality to tell the greatest story ever told. Lucian spent 2 years designing a platform for a planetary unifying narrative to emerge to respond to the crisis of meaning and trust. This mission is to deliver on the PlanetShot - a Planetary Civilization in harmony with all life. Lucian believes we succeed by reverse engineering the story from the future. Lucian is a Gaian on a mission to serve the birthing of the Plane…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with José Zaglul and speak about the Healing Trees project happening on May 4th & 5th, 2022 to honor all COVID19 deaths around the world. José Zaglul is an e…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with José Zaglul and speak about the Healing Trees project happening on May 4th & 5th, 2022 to honor all COVID19 deaths around the world. José Zaglul is an educator, agriculturalist, and advocate for social justice. He brings the  language of love and respect to the university classroom, and opportunities to young  leaders from socio-economically depressed regions to improve the quality of life of their  families and communities. Dr. Zaglul was founder and President of EARTH University, a non-profit institution in Costa  Rica founded in 1989. As t…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Michellee Fox. Michellee is a Brazilian native, slow food chef, small minority farmer advocate and North & South America Business Development Manager for …

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Michellee Fox. Michellee is a Brazilian native, slow food chef, small minority farmer advocate and North & South America Business Development Manager for FoodBay TV - a food and lifestyle television network in Africa. She is also the host of CraftFood Podcast, where she interviews leaders in nutritional sustainability, and the new Dietary Manager for Mid valley Hospital in Omak, Washington She recently moved  to a 90 acre clean slate farm in Eastern Washington where together with her family is crafting a PNW wild plants heaven using Regenerative p…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Sharon Glassman. Sharon is the founder of Smile Songs. She is an introverted, Brooklyn, NY fashion writer turned Colorado designer and songwriter of cards…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Sharon Glassman. Sharon is the founder of Smile Songs. She is an introverted, Brooklyn, NY fashion writer turned Colorado designer and songwriter of cards and gifts that sing. A kid who read books and played music under the trees in her suburban front lawn, channeled her talent into eco-friendly greeting cards that play happy songs. The art and messages she creates along with the songs, work like mini-stories to boost everyones’ spirit, while protecting our environment. In this episode you will hear about her work, her eco-friendly way of sharing…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Bill Liao. Bill is a Chinese-Australian-Irish entrepreneur, investor, former diplomat, business mentor, author, passionate leader and speaker, with a dist…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Bill Liao. Bill is a Chinese-Australian-Irish entrepreneur, investor, former diplomat, business mentor, author, passionate leader and speaker, with a distinguished record in business development and community activism. Co-founder of the CoderDojo movement and of WeForest, his career in tech and business encompasses two unicorn companies and launching the world’s first bio-tech accelerator. He is a general partner of SOSV, a venture capital fund of over $1B, and founder of the SOSV Momentum Pre-accelerator program. In this episode you will hear ab…

It’s a special episode where I bring my microphone to COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, and speak with people right at the green zone, on the streets, and even on the tra…

It’s a special epi…

It’s a special episode where I bring my microphone to COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, and speak with people right at the green zone, on the streets, and even on the train. This episode shares my conversation with 3 women, sharing 3 stories, 5 minutes each. In this episode you will hear about the ocean, melting ice, corporates, film making, seaweed, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & COP26. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great music is credited to Pixabay.

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Ben Cooper. Ben is an Agriculture Specialist, recently retired from Maryland Department of Agriculture after 32 years. Ben is now a beekeeper. He teaches …

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Ben Cooper. Ben is an Agriculture Specialist, recently retired from Maryland Department of Agriculture after 32 years. Ben is now a beekeeper. He teaches beginners classes at a local college. He is the president of the local beekeeping association, life member of both Maryland and Pennsylvania State Beekeeper associations and a mentor to many new people getting into the hobby. In this episode you will hear about his work as an agriculture specialist, the values in forest corridors, his work with the bees, bees as agricultural animals/insects, and m…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Cathy Nesbitt. Cathy is a Worm Advocate and Founder of Cathy's Crawly Composters. She is on a mission to put worms in every living space, indoor compostin…

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Cathy Nesbitt. Cathy is a Worm Advocate and Founder of Cathy's Crawly Composters. She is on a mission to put worms in every living space, indoor composting with worms. Cathy believes worms are going to play an ever increasing role in waste management, soil production and therefore food security. She sees food waste as a simple way to mitigate climate change and create (air quote) 'black gold' to grow more delicious, nutritious food. As she says “worm composter offers a tremendous learning opportunity for all ages”. In this episode you will hear…

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Dr. Hugh Ross. Dr. Ross is an astronomer and the founder and president of Reasons to Believe. He is also the author of Weathering Climate Change. In this …

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This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Dr. Hugh Ross. Dr. Ross is an astronomer and the founder and president of Reasons to Believe. He is also the author of Weathering Climate Change. In this episode you will hear about any connection if any between astronomy and climate change, climate stability, the ice-age cycles, what we can do to keep the climate stable while preparing for the upcoming ice-age, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Dr Hugh Ross. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great music is credited to Pixabay.