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Formerly Green Connections Radio
Hosted by acclaimed journalist, speaker and coach
Joan Michelson
Hosted by acclaimed journalist, speaker and coach
Joan Michelson
Hosted by acclaimed journalist, speaker and coach
Joan Michelson
Hosted by acclaimed journalist, speaker and coach
Joan Michelson
Hosted by acclaimed journalist, speaker and coach
Joan Michelson
Hosted by acclaimed journalist, speaker and coach
Joan Michelson
Hosted by acclaimed journalist, speaker and coach
Joan Michelson
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“You really get to the heart of what these issues are. The questions you asked, these are not the questions we get every day and I think they’re probably the most important ones.”
Kristin Haffert, Mine The Gap Cofounder
“Joan, thank you for your curiosity and your interest and propelling these issues forward to your audience. It’s really important to have people like you doing this kind of work.”
Laura Liswood,
Secretary General, The Council of
Women World Leaders
“Hi Joan!... I just listened to your podcast…and it was fabulous. I loved hearing your questions and her story….So fascinating! Thank you…You have a truly magnetic personality and a gift for bringing people together. I was inspired…”
Mia Brabham
“Joan, thank you for such a thoughtful and inspiring discussion. I really enjoyed the rich conversation about different areas of innovation…. your perceptive questions, potent probes and astute observations.”
Alfia Ilcheva, Women in Innovation
“Joan, you light up our lives with your passion and vision for the possible.”
Russell Dagleisch, CEO, Scottish Business Networ
"Electric Ladies has quickly become a favorite in my feed! I'm consistently impressed by the engaging conversations, insightful content, and actionable ideas shared. I truly learn something every time I listen!"
Olivia Baker

“People are really making decisions more about who a brand is and why they’re doing something, as opposed to just what it is they are offering because that is largely commodified by options and price point.” Billee Howard on Green Connections Radio
You’re doing strategic planning, but are you looking at your brand anew too?
Maybe you should, says Billee Howard, master brand storyteller, and CEO of Brandthropolgie. She’s also Chief Strategy Officer of Centiment, an IBM Watson company leveraging artificial intelligence to help brands connect on an emotional level, the author of, We-Commerce: How to Create, Collaborate and Succeed in the Sharing Economy, and the former EVP of worldwide marketing communications firm Weber Shandwick.
Are you seeing the movie “The Post”? Here’s something you
While you’re cleaning up from opening holiday gifts and feeding
“Everywhere we go in the utility industry, utilities, regulators, stakeholders…there’s

Guess who’s taking serious steps to reduce their carbon footprint and partner with the local community? As the new administration
With new legislation being voted on that could be a sign of what’s to come in state energy policy –

The Paris Accord to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions is ambitious and the U.S. has agreed to reduce it’s emissions
Does your event have an equal number of female and male speakers? When was the last time you spoke at an event, as either a panelist, host, moderator or keynote speaker? Gave a presentation?
Public speaking is a very powerful tool to advance your career, as you’ll hear in this inspiring interview of Bobbie Carlton, Founder/CEO of Innovation Women and Carlton PR & Marketing by Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson.
“What a successful program you produced and moderated last night! You’re a fabulous host – your questions were great, the panel was superb and the audience was really engaged.”
-Cathy Trost, Executive Director andEmail us using the contact form below and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
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