Transforming Forward to Environmental Equity with Sarah Shanley Hope, VP of Brand & Partnerships at The Solutions Project

Sarah Shanley Hope is the VP of Brand + Partnerships at The Solutions Project following seven years as the organization’s first Executive Director. Under Sarah’s leadership, the organization transformed its mission and culture to center racial and gender equity, launched the field’s first and only award-winning intermediary climate and equity fund,...

How River & Tidal Power Fills Energy Gaps with Stuart Davies, CEO of the ORPC

On episode 130 of the Bigger Than Us pocast, ORPC CEO Stuart Davies takes us on a deep dive through the current state of river and tidal power, the ORPC’s marine renewable energy technology and project development solutions. He explains why the industry is poised to scale, filling gaps...

Less is More: A Sustainable Strategy for the Bigger Than Us Podcast

When is less, more? It’s been said that artists never quite know when to stop working on a piece. One more stroke of the brush, one more word in the story, one last cut of the scalpel on a sculpture before it’s ready for firing.  It’s also been said...

Peter Kelly-Detwiler, Co-Founder of NorthBridge Energy Partners, on 2020 Energy Sector Changes & the 2021 Outlook

Peter Kelly-Detwiler joins us on the Bigger Than Us podcast for the third time to reflect on the past year in renewable energy and predict what lies ahead for wind, solar, batteries, and hydrogen. He draws upon 30 years of experience in the electric energy area and a career...

#125, Scott Chabina, Founder of Chabina Energy Partners

Scott Chabina is the Founder of Chabina Energy Partners. Having successfully advised numerous clients across a wide range of complex circumstances, Scott is in a unique position in the renewable fuels and related decarbonization industries. He is fully qualified to partner with a wide range of clients such as...

#124, Maxine Bédat, Founder and Director of the New Standard Institute

Maxine Bédat is the founder and director of New Standard Institute, a research and action think tank using data to drive accountability in the fashion industry. Prior to NSI, Maxine co-founded and was the CEO of Zady, a fashion brand and lifestyle destination creating a transparent and sustainable future...

#123, Kerry Bowie, Managing Partner of Msaada Partners and the Majira Project

Kerry Bowie is the Managing Partner of Msaada Partners and the Majira Project. Msaada is Swahili for “service”, and the strategy firm empowers social impact through consulting, coaching, and connecting. Majira is Swahili for “summer’’, so in a nod to the growing season the nonprofit accelerator program and innovator...

#122, Youth Ambassador Board Member of the Foundation for Climate Restoration

Ashley Meeky is a freshman at Vanderbilt University. She plans to double major in Economics and Communications and minor in Human and Organizational Development. She is the Youth Ambassador Board Member of the Foundation for Climate Restoration and is also a Content Creator Ambassador for Beauty and Brains Organization. She is...

#121, Graham Farrar, President and Chief Cannabis Officer of Glass House Group

Graham is the president and Chief Cannabis Officer of Glass House Group, one of the most rapidly growing, privately-held cannabis and hemp companies in the country, and the founder of Glass House Farms, perhaps the largest greenhouse operation in California. He was part of the original team at Software.com, taking the company public...

#120, Laura Schifter, Senior Fellow leading K12 Climate Action with the Aspen Institute

Laura Schifter is a Senior Fellow leading K12 Climate Action with the Aspen Institute and a lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Host Raj Daniels 02:01 If you were asked to share something interesting about yourself, what would it be? Laura Schifter 02:05 So one...

#119, Emily Stengel, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of GreenWave

Emily Stengel is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of GreenWave, a non-profit organization dedicated to training a new generation of regenerative ocean farmers and building the foundation for a new blue-green ocean economy that creates jobs, mitigates climate change and grows healthy food for local communities. She brings to GreenWave a...

#118, Peter Fadoul, Associate Manager of the Sustainability and Circular Economy program at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Center

Peter Fadoul is associate manager of the Sustainability and Circular Economy program at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC), where he contributes to the Foundation’s original research, programming, content and convenings in corporate sustainability. Peter brings particular expertise in climate solutions including clean energy and...