#137 Jason Jacobs, Founder of My Climate Journey

A path toward purpose is a flywheel for the change you wish to see. Jason Jacobs is a longtime entrepreneur, most recently as the founder of Runkeeper, one of the largest fitness apps, which was acquired by ASICS in 2016. He felt compelled to make his next chapter about...

The Voices of 11 Black Leaders Making History Through Climate Action

Climate change impacts all of us, but it doesn’t impact us all equally. On the Bigger Than Us podcast, we’ve heard how issues like pollution, natural disasters, food security, and gaps in energy equity can challenge minority communities more than others. We’ve also heard how experiencing this inequality has...

Josh Kaufman, President of Nexus Dev

And why wealth distribution matters for solving climate change. Josh Kaufman is currently the President of Nexus Dev, a platform investing development capital in renewable and circular economy projects. Previously he was an energy investor at the Australian fund QIC, and prior to that was on the GE Power M&A team....

#135 H.G. Chissell, Founder & CEO of Advanced Energy Group

And how to facilitate collaboration that leads to progress. On episode 136 of the Bigger Than Us podcast, we learn about an innovative model for stakeholder engagement from H.G. Chissell. H.G. is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Energy Group (AEG) where they guide leadership collaboration and focus on projects that...

STEAM Resources for Early Education with Lauren Robinson

The Mira & Nexi series offers content for K through 5th-grade Lauren Robinson is currently an educator in her seventh year of teaching in the greater Houston area. With a bachelor’s and master’s degree in science from Texas Tech University, Lauren found a love for teaching during her time...

#135 Joshua Aviv, Co-founder & CEO of SparkCharge

And the truth about minority talent recruitment in cleantech. Joshua Aviv is a certified Data Scientist and the Founder & CEO of SparkCharge. His experience in entrepreneurship and startups spans over 6 years and he is a dynamic figure in the cleantech community. Joshua is also the most recent winner...

#134 Part 2 Ralph Chami, Assistant Director in the ICD, IMF

Why putting a price on nature isn’t a bad thing.  This is part two of an interview with Ralph Chami. Read the first part here. After Ralph Chami calculated the value of living whales, people started coming out of the mangroves, asking him to do the same for other animals...

#134 Part 1 Ralph Chami, Assistant Director in the ICD, IMF

The world population of whales currently is worth more than $1 trillion. Ralph Chami was not an environmental economist. He was a financial economist. But a bucket list trip to see blue whales changed that. Ralph joins us on episode 134 of Bigger Than Us to tell the story of how...

#133 Dr. Caye Drapcho & Dr. Terry Walker, Professors at Clemson University

Professors Dr. Caye Drapcho and Dr. Terry Walker teamed up on the Bigger Than Us podcast to tell us about the Biosystems Engineering program at Clemson University. We discussed career opportunities and sustainable practices beyond engineering, and how they “walk the walk” while encouraging students to take action in their own lives. Biosystems Engineering...

#132 Brad Hunstable from Linear Labs

Brad Hunstable joins us on episode 132 of the Bigger Than Us podcast. Brad is CEO and co-founder of Linear Labs, a smarter energy company designing ultra-high efficiency motors and generators. Linear Labs’ patented breakthroughs lead to double the torque of competitive motors, increased range, and significantly lowered power...

Introducing Bigger Than Us Issue 5: How We Learn

Come along for the adventures of Mira and Nexi as they travel (with parental supervision) the world to discover the creative solutions that human beings are deploying to solve our most significant Earthly challenges. Want share this comic with children, teachers, friends, or colleagues? You can download Bigger Than...

Download Bigger Than Us Issue 5: How We Learn

Past Issues Bigger Than Us Issue 1: Pyrolysis Bigger Than Us Issue 2: Trash Island Bigger Than Us Issue 3: Electricity pt 1 Bigger Than Us Issue 4: Electricity pt 2 We issue a new fun adventure with Mira and Nexi the first week of every month. Be sure...