HAPPY PLANET
Can innovation, entrepreneurship and investment make the planet happier and healthier? Entrepreneur and investor Abigail Carroll thinks so. Through conversations with founders, investors, and thought leaders, in over a dozen countries and counting, Abigail shares this thought-provoking and hope-promoting world with her audience. And always with a little humour.
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When innovating for health and circularity involves navigating global affairs. Alison Cove, Founder, USEFULL
Send us a text Our guest today is Alison Cove, founder of USEFULL, a circular reuse solution that partners with college campuses to make student takeout meals a zero-waste and microplastic-free experience. With a business focused on domestic health and circularity, Alison never thought she’d be so affected by global a
Send us a text Today"s guest is Paul Holthus. Paul is a blue economy visionary. He is the founding president and CEO Emirati of the World Ocean Council, affectionately called the WOC. Founded in 2008, long before anyone was talking about the blue economy, WOC"s aim is to unite ocean industries in order to support coop
Boosting biochar and community. Jason Dodier, Co-Founder GRAIN Ecosystem & Fountainhead RI
Send us a text Happy planet Wednesday! We are kicking off a new season, and today I"m just delighted to welcome Jason Dodier, a recognized global authority on the circular economy, biochar and decarbonization. His company, Grain Ecosystem, is an AI and data-driven solution that revolutionizes waste to energy products.
Send us a text Happy Planet Wednesday! Today we travel to Rhode Island, the ocean state, where, fittingly, the blue economy is thriving. Ian Estaphan Owen, Co-Founder of JAIA Robotics didn"t grow up in Rhode Island but rather coastal Wales where he became passionate about the ocean. On his road to entrepreneurship, h
Send us a text I have been at this long enough by now - 61 episodes!- to see some great successes and some disappointing failures. This week"s guest tells a story that"s a bit of both, but he is not letting failure get in his way. Today we are heading back to Norway to meet again with Tore Enger, Founder of TECO 2030,
Can you have your polar cruise and your healthy climate too? Hugo Hinrichsen and Jenn Bonilla; Positive Polar
Send us a text Today we are traveling to Chile, the birthplace of Positive Polar, a travel startup aiming to combine luxury cruises with academic research and environmental action. Positive Polar’s sustainable expedition cruises will aim to restore the whale population, amplify oceanic food production and implement hig