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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 …

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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…