Leadership & Innovation Archives

New Business Models for Philanthropy – Amy Dornbusch, Atlas Daughters, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Investor

“AtlasDaughters is a social venture I launched that creates immersive travel experiences for mothers, grandmothers, and their children — bringing families directly to the NGO projects most worthy of investment and ripe for scale. We identify organizations with proven, high-impact work in areas like sustainability, biodiversity, climate, and global health, and we connect them to… Continue reading New Business Models for Philanthropy – Amy Dornbusch, Atlas Daughters, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Investor

People Leveraging Carbon Markets To Keep Their Land – Stacey Solie, Coproducer of the Documentary “From The Ground Up”

“If you don’t tell your stories, then no one will ever know, …Basically I just said, I think we should tell the positive stories and we should do it through the people…Let’s actually just go and meet the people at all levels from the people that are involved in the projects and organizing them. Also… Continue reading People Leveraging Carbon Markets To Keep Their Land – Stacey Solie, Coproducer of the Documentary “From The Ground Up”

Managing IT in the Midst of a Tech Revolution – Elizabeth Hackenson, Chief Information Officer, Schneider Electric

“We realized early on with our digital transformation that really what we’re trying to do is digitize processes and …we really want to transform. But the people that own these business processes are stakeholders, they’re in sales, they’re in operations, they’re in HR, finance, supply chain, so we needed them before we could get started… Continue reading Managing IT in the Midst of a Tech Revolution – Elizabeth Hackenson, Chief Information Officer, Schneider Electric

Earth Day Career Advice From 6 Extraordinary Women Leaders

“Try as best as you can not to be fear-driven. I think we are so driven by fear that we’re never going to be enough, that we aren’t going to contribute enough….(Y)ou actually are enough just as you are, right? Take this day, do what you can. Impact the people around you.…Become partners in your… Continue reading Earth Day Career Advice From 6 Extraordinary Women Leaders

The State of Energy Today Might Surprise You – Lisa Jacobson, BCSE on the 2026 Energy Factbook

“You see corporate procurement of clean energy, predominantly renewable energy, but there’s fleet investments, there are efficiency improvements in buildings and on campuses underway….but it was a little different than what we’d seen in recent years. It wasn’t just solar and wind. There was an interest in 24/7 reliable clean energy in particular by the… Continue reading The State of Energy Today Might Surprise You – Lisa Jacobson, BCSE on the 2026 Energy Factbook

How To Talk “Climate” To Keep People Safe – Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications

“If there are people who are willing to talk to you about it, the first thing you got to do is listen….I grew up in a very rural area and it’s very conservative also. And when I go home, I don’t talk about climate change. I do talk about what’s going on with hunting season.… Continue reading How To Talk “Climate” To Keep People Safe – Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications

How Carbon Credits Work – with Donna Lee, CEO & Cofounder, Calyx Global

“What I knew about Carbon Credits having watched them for many years is that they’re not always what they seem…So, Calyx Global was founded in 2021 to help companies navigate the space, to really understand….(i)t’s a promise that somebody has reduced methane in that landfill or planted some trees thousands of miles away. So that’s… Continue reading How Carbon Credits Work – with Donna Lee, CEO & Cofounder, Calyx Global

Creativity & Relationships Help Secure Grants – Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation & ECE Solutions

“Number one reason that people get denied and they didn’t read the eligibility criteria. So yeah, very, very important …If you don’t have the qualifications or something for something, you partner with somebody who does and you guys go after it together.… If you don’t know something, that gives you a reason to call the… Continue reading Creativity & Relationships Help Secure Grants – Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation & ECE Solutions

“Healthcare Without Harm” to People & Planet – Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett & Dr. Anna Goldman, Boston Medical Center

“Healthcare Without Harm is more of an advocacy organization that works with clinicians and other healthcare workers to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare and pollution as well as climate impacts. And then Practice Greenhealth advises hospitals on how to get there and they do this awards process…(which is) about having people aware of all… Continue reading “Healthcare Without Harm” to People & Planet – Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett & Dr. Anna Goldman, Boston Medical Center

New Nuclear Energy Is Growing Fast – Maria Korsnick, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute

“I’ve been in this industry for 40 years and we have never been at a moment like we are today. …About 10 years ago, a little bit more than that, the narrative at that time was we were closing down plants…. Now the narrative today is, Hey, you know what? Some of those plants you… Continue reading New Nuclear Energy Is Growing Fast – Maria Korsnick, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute