You may be sitting on plastic bottles in your car! Carol Kordich, head of Global Sustainable Fabric Strategies and Development at Ford Motor Company explains to Joan how significant parts of several Ford cars and trucks are made from sustainable materials, including seat fabric made in part from the REPREVE material that turns plastic water… Continue reading Carol Kordich, Director of Sustainable Materials at Ford
Alisha Camacho produced a free, online documentary series about how going outside is saving lives, preserving the environment, and empowering communities along the Anacostia River. Alisha, one of GCM’s videographers, explains more about her project and the inspiration in the interview with Joan.
The documentary series will follow the lives of individuals living along the Anacostia River, and show their journey as they reconnect with the natural environment along this historically neglected and polluted Watershed.
Janet Crawford, M.A., is CEO of Cascadance, “aligning business and biology for organizational excellence.” She has over 15 years of experience working with executives in Fortune 500 companies and high potential start-ups and a pioneer in the application of neuroscience research findings to leadership and organization culture. So, what is neuroscience-informed leadership? How can companies… Continue reading Neuroscience-informed Leadership
Betsy McCorkle directs the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association’s (NCSEA) governmental affairs work. As a registered lobbyist, she works with legislators, state and local government officials, state agencies, the clean energy industry and allied organizations to educate them on clean energy issues and ensure passage of the NCSEA legislative agenda. Listen to Joan’s conversation with… Continue reading Adoption and Adaptation in the Energy Terrain
The clean, green economy is launching a slew of new businesses and business models that have not existed before. What are the leadership issues in managing such a new industry? How can we navigate this new space? Dani Ticktin Koplik, principal of dtkResources is the perfect person to discuss this with. A leadership coach who… Continue reading Cut Through the Noise: Straight Talk from Dani Ticktin Koplik
From the ARPA-E Innovation Summit, listen to Joan talk with Jennifer Baird of Accio Energy about their new wind energy technology that is turning the wind power industry on its ear. A brilliant combination of engineering and physics, this blade-free aerovoltaic wind power is scalable, easily manufactured, and less cost prohibitive to implement. Who came… Continue reading Transforming Wind Turbines – Interview with Jennifer Baird
Innovation in the utilities sector is huge right now with lots of moving parts, both literally and figuratively. How can we prevent another Super Storm Sandy type of power grid overload? Listen to Joan live from the ARPA-E 2014 Innovation Summit, as she talks with Lisa Laughner the CEO, President and Founder of Go Electric… Continue reading Go Electric’s Blinkless Technology – Interview with Lisa Laughner
Listen to this exciting interview with recent ‘Shark Tank’ winner, Andrea Sreshta. She and her business partner were awarded $200K from Mark Cuban (and his support) for their product, LuminAID, a solar powered inflatable light. In response to the massive earthquake in Haiti, LuminAID was born out of the need the two saw for one… Continue reading ‘Shark Tank’ winner, Andrea Sreshta
Planning your finances for this year? Listen to my interview with the immediate past CEO of Calvert investments, Barbara Krumsiek. In the 17 years at Calvert she has elevated Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) into the mainstream and proved it to be financially viable. Also called Sustainable Responsible Investing, what is the definition and what are… Continue reading Your Guide to Socially Responsible Investing
How do you find the job that makes you feel your best? This can sometimes feel like an unattainable goal but with some advice from Aliana Love you’ll find the inspiration to find it and tips on getting you there. Aliana Love is president of Purpose Linked Consulting and author of “The Purpose Linked Organization:… Continue reading The Passion Test – Interview with Alaina Love
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