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November 4th, 2025

381 | Return to the Origin: Using Earth For the Future with Daniel Parra

  1. 381 | Return to the Origin: Using Earth For the Future with Daniel Parra Paul Zelizer 49:14

What if the path to climate resilience was not found in glass and steel — but in earth, craft, and community?

This is just one of the provocative questions we explored with Daniel Parra on the latest Awarepreneurs podcast episode, hosted by our very own Paul Zelizer.

Bio: Daniel Parra is a Colombian architect and was born in Soccorro, Santander – a small town with a rich history. He is the leader of the Rammed Earth Collective, an international design–build collaborative advancing earthen architecture. His practice blends traditional tapia pisada with contemporary design to create low-carbon, place-rooted buildings. Through Ciudad Insecto Estudio and Rammed Earth Colombia, Daniel designs, documents, and teaches earthen construction across Latin America. His work focuses on craft, climate resilience, and dignified housing that grows from the colors and soils of each site.

This episode is sponsored by the consulting company of the host, Paul Zelizer. Consider Fractional Business Development Services if you can use support growing your impact business.

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Paul Zelizer Social Entrepreneur Coach and Host of the Awarepreneurs Podcast

Since 1993, Paul Zelizer has worked with and led programs for 30,000+ leaders working for positive change in and through their organizations. He started his business in 2008, making him one of the first business coaches to focus on the needs of social entrepreneurs and impact business leaders.

In 2017, he founded Awarepreneurs as a way to amplify the practices successful social enterprise leaders use. Today he is best known as host of the Awarepreneurs Podcast, one of the world’s leading social entrepreneur podcasts. Paul maintains a busy coaching and consulting practice working with impact focused founders, leaders and companies.