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I got to know Yodaly through my work as a mentor at F10's Fintech Accelerator where she won the Demo Day's Audience Award in Zurich with her start-up Eco2Wallet. In our episode together we tackle some pretty tough questions, such as: Is Sustainable Capitalism, a complete oxymoron, possible? How can Gamification help change people's purchasing behaviour? Why are overlaps between disciplines crucial to move towards a Sustainable future? Yodaly shares her perspective on these topics and guides me as well as all viewers and listeners of this episodes through some very engaging visualising experiments.

What we talk about

• Eco2Wallet's Gamification Approach to promote more sustainable purchases and educating people
• Finding your own Sweet Spot as a (female) leader
• Strategies to influence People's Behaviour in a planet-positive way
• Yodaly explaining her concept of Sustainable Capitalism
• The importance of cross-collaboration and partnerships

About Yodaly Sierra-Rubio

Yodaly Sierra-Rubio is the founder of a Green Fintech start-up called eco2wallet that provides a sustainable VISA debit card planting trees for each purchase. Eco2wallet is mentored by Rise Barclays, won both the Mastercard world expo award in Dubai as well as the SIEMENS high impact startup award in Lisbon.

Yodaly is a lecturer for energy finance at the University of London and a big advocate for sustainable capitalism, carbon tokenization and tree hugging. This episode is brought to you on International Women’s Day, which is why Yodaly and I spoke a lot about the role of female leaders. But we also discussed the importance of cross-collaboration, her plans with Eco2Wallet and what she believes will help shift people’s behavior in the face of Climate Change. Originally from Colombia, she is currently building up Eco2Wallet with her team aka "fantastic five of female fintech".

Resources mentioned

• Eco2Wallet's Website
• Eco2Wallet on Instagram

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Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Entrepreneur Seth Godin shares his thoughts on the different perception of Climate Change from 16 years ago, when his 1st blog post about the topic appeared, and today. He talks about the importance of individuals taking action and the facts needed to understand the Climate Emergency. His latest project with The Carbon Almanac serves as a knowledge base with its thousands of data points, articles and charts explaining carbon's impact on everything around us. We also talk about the business opportunity to invite problem-solving in the face of the Climate Crisis and the drivers behind change for real impact.

What we talk about

• System problems requiring system solutions
• Putting planet Earth is a smart business move
• Putting a fair price on fuel
• Individual and Collective Action for our Climate Emergency
• How to join the Carbon Almanac Movement

About Seth Godin

Seth Godin published over 20 bestselling books on Marketing, Business, Leadership, and on how ideas spread. His work was translated into 40 languages. He pioneered ethical online direct marketing long before it became a $30 bn a year industry and is a the top of several Marketing Hall of Fame. Seth is also the founder of Akimbo, an independent B Corp and home of the altMBA program. He appeared at least 5 times on TED Talks as a speaker and publishes a daily blog. Seth initiated the Carbon Almanac Network, which is behind the fact-based book about Climate Change, The Carbon Almanac (published by Penguin, ISBN: 9780241594827)

Resources mentioned

• The Carbon Almanac Book
• The Carbon Almanac Network
• Free to Download: The Kids Version of the Carbon Almanac
• Free to Download: Educator's Guide
• Free to Download: Photobook
• Seth's Blog
• About Akimbo (B Corp)
• About the altMBA program
• A list of Seth Godin's Books, Videos, Speeches

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Nicholas Ball, CEO and Co-Founder at Xfuels, invited me to his demonstration plant on Mallorca, Spain where he gave me a tour and we live recorded this episode. Hence, please apologise the machinery noises in the background and slightly reduced sound quality. Xfuel produces sustainable and net-zero road, marine and aviation drop-in fuels with the mission to decarbonise the transport sector at scale. The Mallorca-based company converts waste biomass in a sustainable and cost-effective way into clean low-carbon advanced fuels.

Nicholas walks me through the difference between Xfuel's products and currently used fuels in the transportation sector. We discuss hurdles to create an impact at scale and what it means to grow a company in Greentech with an international team.

What we talk about

• what distinguishes Xfuel's products from 1st generation biofuels and its readiness to create a positive impact already today
• Xfuel's most important KPI around greenhouse gas savings and their mission tied to it
• attracting talent to work for Xfuel out of Mallorca, Spain and growing a business after having successfully closed the 1st funding round with prestigious VCs

About Nicholas Ball, Ph.D.

Nicholas was born on Mallorca to a German father and American mother and spent most of his time living in London before returning to the beautiful Balearic Island he today calls home again. He is an engineer, researcher, consultant and entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience in startups, renewables, consultancy as well as managing and growing businesses. He also holds a Ph.D. and Masters of Engineering from Imperial College London.

Connect with Xfuel

• Website: xfuel.com/
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/xfuelhq/

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Florian Sorg (Co-CEO), Alex Vavourakis (Head of Marketing + Digital) and their team at NEWM are building the fair music streaming marketplace for artists and fans.

NEWM is an all-in-one ecosystem to fill every gap in the current music space and consists of a growing community of artists, fans and collectors. Through music co-ownership NEWM offers musicians an easy access to the WEB 3 space and allows them to own fractionalized music rights via NFTs and FTs, distribute music, trade music rights, royalty collection & distribution, stream music, and have power in community governance.

What we talk about

• what sets NEWM apart and why the team is passionate about music
• how NEWM ensures sustainable and ethical ways of working
• why fostering trust in Web 3 is crucial to successfully grow a community and how NEWM builds relationships with its stakeholders

**About the guests

Florian Sorg**Co-CEO at NEWM

Former founder, accountant and venture capitalist with more than 15 years of professional experience in growing and leading teams. His journey started when he founded his coaching company for SME Middle Management while in university. After a successful exit, he moved on and wanted to learn more about all business-related matters. This brought him to a large accounting firm where he participated in the audit of annual and consolidated financial statements according to HGB (GCC) and IFRS and in the audit of group reporting packages in accordance with IFRS and US-GAAP. With this experience and his drive and curiosity for innovation he moved on to be a part of the venture capital world where he was in charge of the software and deep-tech investments of a Swiss single LP venture fund due to his technology background (Studies in Microsystem technology). After a couple of years, he wanted to gain more operational experience and decided to help a startup as CFO/COO to successfully pivot during the last two years of the pandemic.

Alex VavourakisHead of Marketing and Digital at NEWM

Alex has nearly 15 years of experience in Marketing, Digital Marketing & creating campaign strategies for multiple startups. He has a proven track record of building communities from the ground up over different channels with a high interaction rate. As a DJ , art lover and former event manager, he has an international network and understands the needs of artists and consumers alike. Additionally, he has great leadership skills and pushes his team members to always strive for excellence, which is directly reflected in the team's work output.

Connect with NEWM

• Website: newm.io
• Magazine: newm.io/magazine
• Twitter: twitter.com/projectNEWM
• Official Telegram Group: t.me/NEWMofficial
• Discord Channel: discord.gg/z4sYqxqgvQ
• LinkedIn:

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Dr. Pamela Ravasio is an advisor to executive management & board of directors, a keynote speaker, author, independent non-executive director, and a board member of INSEAD’s International Directors Network.
In this 12th episode of the Naturally Innovative Podcast I talk to Pamela about the opportunities and barriers for transforming businesses as a force for good. Needless to say that her extensive experience working with a company's C-Suite in helping them develop and implement sustainability programmes made for an extremely engaging conversation about what a transition towards better, future-fit business models might look like.

What we talk about

• how Pamela's career started and what led her to where she is today
• how she defines responsible leadership and what accountability really means
• possible visions and obstacles to re-invent business models and challenge existing concepts around economic growth and our current understanding of 'success'
• how to help executive managers navigate complexity looking at the example of supply chains
• the problems of Natural Capital and other ways to 'value' for businesses

About Dr. Pamela RavasioDr. Pamela Ravasio is one of the global outdoor industry's leading voices, thinkers and - as founder and managing director of Shirahime Advisory - implementers of sustainability programmes, and expert sparring partner for senior leaders and boards of directors of medium to large sized companies in the luxury goods consumer sector.

Pamela is a practising INED, holds a certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD, as well as a PhD and MSc in Computer Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH).

She is a Swiss-Italian dual citizen, speaks 6 languages and feels most at home when travelling the world with a backpack or when in the Alps.

Resources mentioned

• Use and Abuse of the ,Natural Capital' Concept

Connect with Dr. Pamela Ravasio

• Website and Blog Posts on Shirahime.ch
• LinkedIn Account of Dr. Pamela Ravasio

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This episode with Marc Buckley is full of wisdom and great examples of why and how we can change and create futures that work for everyone. Marc draws from his extensive experience as an international speaker, author, tutor, business mentor, climate activist, and SDG expert, and UN advisor to explain what we can do as individuals (or "crew members of spaceship earth"), as a society, and as entrepreneurs to create the transformation needed and what we can learn from the natural innovation of symbiosis to create healthier, more sustainable lifestyles within planetary boundaries.

What we talk about

• Marc shares with me what his work involves and how he had to unlearn old economic models and pave the way for new ecological economic ways of doing business
• We speak about the often dystopian future scenarios and the importance of creating visions of a more desirable next chapter for humanity and the needed transformation to get there
• Marc highlights the correlation between climate change and food reform and the potential of new technologies

About Marc BuckleyMarc has been involved in Climate Activism for a long time and would love to show you how to run faster than climate change by being an impactful and exponential human being. One of the first to be trained by Al Gore as a Climate Speaker he has made getting through the Climate Crisis towards Resilient Desirable Futures his life's work.

He is an Advocate for the SDG’s, UN Advisor and Resilient Futurist, Social Innovation, Climate Change, Agriculture, Food, and Beverage Expert Network member of the World Economic Forum, Global Food Reformist, and Sustainable Futurist.

His aim is to reform the agriculture, food and beverage industry with impactful projects and moonshot companies. As a Social Serial Entrepreneur, he has been involved in many companies as well as several international family businesses.

Resources mentioned

• The Global Impact of Social Innovation: Disrupting Old Models and Patterns (Book)
• Menu B – Planet- Saving Food Solutions
• Inside Ideas Podcast with Marc Buckley (Audio)
• Inside Ideas Podcast with Marc Buckley (Youtube)

Connect with Marc Buckley

• Website
• Linktr.ee (full of interesting resources!)
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• Twitter

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Sven Erni is a well-traveled innovator with strong ties to the design & building industry. In 2019 he co-founded, together with Jeffrey Ibanez, the company called Impact Acoustic. They turn single-used materials into high-quality finished products for acoustic comfort in hotels, office spaces, restaurants, and other infrastructures all over the world.

As self-proclaimed 'innovation rebels' in this war against single-use plastic, Impact acoustic is driven by addressing today´s environmental and social challenges through their functional yet beautiful products.

What we talk about

• how Impact Acoustic sources and recycles the plastic bottles for their products and works towards eventually making its own business obsolete,
• actions and leaders needed to create lasting change in banning single-use plastic,
• using 'permanent beta' as a mindset to stay innovative as a fast-growing company,
• collaborations with local researchers and people in production sites such as the Philippines.

About Sven ErniAs a graduate of the École Hôtelière de Lausanne in hospitality management, Sven understands how to create a special customer experience. He understands the importance of how to leverage designers’ ideas while meeting project budgets and day-to-day operational usability of products.

Resources mentioned

• Youtube Video by Impact Acoustic: #wemakeanimpact | End Global Plastic Pollution | Why we stop supplying Coca-Cola, Nestlé and co.
• The Good Plastic Company, The Netherlands
• Parley
• Switzerland's CO2 Act

Connect with Impact Acoustic

• Website of Impact Acoustic
• LinkedIn Account of Impact Acoustic

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Philip-Michael Weiner co-founded recapture carbon in 2017 together with Trey Pringle. They are convinced that climate change is not a scientific problem but rather a systems problem caused by behaviour. Therefore, they combine multiple solutions and act as a project developer pursuing the first-ever systems-designed approach to Carbon Removal. In this episode, we discuss barriers to technological solutions, what is necessary to remove 100 billion tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere by mid-century to avoid the worst effects of global warming and the crucial role of design.

What we talk about

• how carbon can be removed from the atmosphere while earning a positive return,
• what risks big companies face if they don't have a strategy for technological removal as part of their financial framework,
• scenarios for large emitters' 'race to zero',
• the role of a designerly way of "thinking in systems" to accelerate change and positively influence people's behaviour.

About Philip-Michael WeinerPhilip-Michael is a full-stack designer, award-winning company builder, and creative director who has spent the last decade creating some of the most impactful products in the food, technology, and consumer industry.

He has worked with companies of all sizes worldwide, including brands like Carbon War Room, Rocky Mountain Institute, Rockefeller Foundation, Virgin Unite, and Richard Branson's personal projects as well as collaborating with disruptive startups in Silicon Valley.

Philip-Michael is driven by taking a systems approach to growing companies' impact through behavior change and meaningful, enduring design.

His products have been showcased at the Museum of Design in Barcelona and in books such as 99 Designs for Life.

In 2017 he co-founded recapture carbon, a company addressing large carbon-emitting organizations to remove carbon from the atmosphere while earning a positive return.

Resources mentioned

• recapture's Net Zero Series
• recapture's Report about Fortune 500 GHG Emissions for FY2019
• Verra Carbon Registry
• Panel Discussion on Youtube moderated by Mike Teague at ONEOK
• Mission Zero
• Climeworks
• 100% Human at Work Project

Connect with recapture carbon

• Website of recapture carbon

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Catarina Dahlin co-founded dagsmejan in 2016 with the vision to enhance people's sleep comfort through highly functional sleepwear and bringing back the value to everyday garments by adopting a slow fashion philosophy. dagsmejan's sleepwear is highly functional, exclusively produced in Europe with fair working conditions, and uses natural fibres that biodegrade faster than other fabrics.

What we talk about

• In our episode Catarina talks to me about the 6 dimensions of good sleep performance and how we should reflect more on our habits and lifestyles to improve sleep comfort.
• We also discuss dagsmejan's steps to build a truly sustainable brand from fair production to planning the product's end of life.
• Catarina comments on greenwashing of fashion brands and the unrealistic expectations of consumers when it comes to price levels.

About Catarina DahlinCatarina studied Business Administration in Sweden and pursued her career working in 7 countries across Europe and Asia during the 12 years she served in executive global marketing positions.

In 2016 she co-founded dagsmejan with her partner. Dagsmejan is a Swedish word that refers to the last days of winter when the warmth of the sunshine melts the snow even when the temperature is still below zero. The power of nature was Catarina’s inspiration for creating high performance sleepwear using the latest technology and all natural fibres to give you the ultimate sleeping experience.

Resources mentioned

• dagsmejan's expert panel (inkl. EMPA researchers)
• Collaboration of dagsmejan and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Connect with dagsmejan

• Website of dagsmejan

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Richard van der Laken is the energetic engine behind both What Design Can Do (short: WDCD) and De Designpolitie, the graphic design agency he started in 1995 with Pepijn Zurburg. Richard and Pepijn have formed a duo for more than 20 years since meeting at HKU University of the Arts in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

In our episode Richard talks to me about the "seductive" power of design, the responsibility designers like him have and some powerful examples that his work with WDCD has brought forward. the concept of Biomimicry and talks about its potential if applied to challenges within our complex human systems. She also gives advise to fellow designers and talks about the levers she perceives to accelerate change towards a more resilient and regenerative future.

What we talk about

• In our episode Richard tells the story of what brought him to go beyond his expertise of Graphic design and start the community and global initiative of What Design Can Do.
• He also draws from his humbling experience working across different cultural contexts and the importance of using local knowledge and driving change with the people on-site and not imposing solutions "made in Europe" in a different geographical location and culture.
• Richard highlights his mission of empowering the creative community to work on very large social and environmental issues to leverage the power of design and framing the right problems.

About Richard van der LakenRichard was an intern at Anthon Beeke’s studio and at the biggest Dutch ad agency FHV/BBDO, before founding the Designpolitie (Dutch for ‘Design Police’) with Pepijn Zurburg. The Designpolitie has exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, MoMA New York, MoMA San Francisco, Institut Néerlandais Paris, Brno Tsjechia and Graphic Design Museum, Breda.

In 2010 Van der Laken and Zurburg, together with several fellow creatives, founded What Design Can Do, a two-day international, multidisciplinary conference on the power of design as a factor for societal change. Over five years WDCD grew to become an international platform to showcase the impact of design. As general director and tireless ambassador for WDCD, Van der Laken has travelled from Norway to South Africa, and from Italy to China, to spread the word. Richard is also co-founder of the visual column Gorilla.

Resources mentioned

• On the Visual Columns of the Gorilla Collective
• Richard’s Ted Talk in Dornbirn
• Ant Studio's «Beehive»: An alternative to Airconditioning cooling the streets in Dehli, India

Connect with Richard van der Laken's projects

• Website of What Design Can Do
• Website of De Designpolitie
• Website of The Daily Gorilla

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Michelle Fehler works as a Biomimicry Professional, Visual Communication Designer and Clinical Assistant Professor at The Design School at Arizona State University and thrives to enable designers to tap into nature’s database of inspiration. Her research focuses on defining a life-centered design thinking methodology that allows an easy approach for designers to apply Biomimicry.

In our episode Michelle explains the concept of Biomimicry and talks about its potential if applied to challenges within our complex human systems. She also gives advise to fellow designers and talks about the levers she perceives to accelerate change towards a more resilient and regenerative future.

What we talk about

• In our episode Michelle gives us a great overview of Biomimicry and its application in our everyday life.
• She tells a colourful example of the Japanese Shinkansen Bullet Train designed after the shape of a Kingfisher bird's beak to become more efficient, use less energy and significantly reduce noise.
• Michelle draws from her experience as a Graphic Designer and an example from Systems Thinking to transmit the powerful message of why we need to reconnect and value nature in order to take better decisions for a common future.

About Michelle FehlerMichelle is a Biomimicry Professional and a Visual Communication Designer who is passionate about connecting Nature’s strategies to design. Her goal is to enable designers to tap into nature’s database of inspiration in order to find innovative solutions. Her research focuses on defining a life-centered design thinking methodology that allows an easy approach for designers to apply Biomimicry.

As a Clinical Assistant Professor at The Design School at Arizona State University, she teaches various multi-disciplinary courses to undergraduate and graduate students in design, as well as part of the Master's Biomimicry Program at ASU.

She has presented her work at various conferences such as at the World Usability Day, AIGA, SustainbleUX, Liberty Wildlife, and Target HQ, Renaissance, Swiss Design Network, and more. Her work has been published in the Cooper Hewitt’s Summer 2019 Design Journal.

Resources mentioned

• Book "The Silent Spring" by Rachel Carlson
• Climate Designers Network
• Japanese High-Speed Shinkansen Train inspired by the Kingfisher bird

Connect with Michelle Fehler

• Website of Michelle Fehler
• Master of Science in Biomimicry at Arizona State University (Online Program)

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Fabio Hüther, Gründer des Umuntu Movements und der Evodrop AG beschreibt die lokalen Unterschiede und sein Kern-Business rund um sauberes Wasser. Noch während dem Ingenieur-Studium hat er mehrere Patente für Wasserfilter-Systeme angemeldet und treibt nun mit seinen nur 26 Jahren die technischen Innovationen in einem vielseitigen Marktumfeld voran.

Bestärkt durch Schicksalsschläge und mit einer, wie er sagt, "kindlichen und ungehemmten Herangehensweise", schaffte er das Fundament für seine Social Enterprise, die Aktivitäten in Nepal und mehreren Ländern Afrikas unterstützt. Trotzdem nimmt er sich Zeit für spontane Aktionen, wie z.B. wenn es darum geht das Eishockey Feld der Lakers als Werbeaktion von Wunderman Thompson und der Schützengarten Brauerei in genussfertiges Bier zu verwandeln oder mit mir für diesen Podcast über Mikroplastik im Grundwasser zu sprechen.

Die wichtigsten Gesprächspunkte

• In unserer Episode erzählt mir Fabio von seinen schwierigen Momenten aus seinem Leben als Mensch und Jungunternehmer und was ihn dennoch optimistisch sein lässt.
• Wir sprechen über seine Filterlösungen und seine Vision mit dem Motto «I am because we are» sowie darüber welchen Herausforderungen er gegenüber steht, um möglichst vielen Menschen Zugang zu sauberem Wasser zu ermöglichen.
• Seine Perspektive als Ingenieur auf das Potenzial von molekularem Wasserstoff, Biohacking und seine Auffassung von echter Nachhaltigkeit.

Über Fabio HütherFabio Hüther, Gründer von Umuntu und Evodrop, erkrankte im Alter von 8 Jahren an Knochenkrebs und die Chance zu überleben lag bei 50%. Der positive Heilungsverlauf bestärkte sein Bestreben, sich für die Gesellschaft und die Umwelt zu engagieren.

Bereits als Teenager, im Alter von 14 Jahren, gründete Fabio seine erste eigene NGO namens «Bee The Change». Ein 2. einschneidender Moment war der Verlust seines afrikanischen Patenkindes durch Cholera, verursacht durch kontaminiertes Trinkwasser. Das war der Zeitpunkt als aus «Bee The Change», «Umuntu» wurde. Unter dem Leitsatz Umuntu – was soviel bedeutet wie «I am, because we are» – wird das WIR anstelle des ICH’s in den Vordergrund gerückt.

Fabio begann erste Hilfsprojekte in Afrika aufzubauen, weil er dort auf ein grosses, lokales Netzwerk zurückgreifen konnte. Ziel war es, Bedürftige bei der Reinigung von Trinkwasser zu unterstützen. Schnell gab es weitere Projekte, welche Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe in den Themen sauberes Wasser, reine Luft, biologische Nahrung und Bildung leisteten.

Parallel zu den Hilfsprojekten verfolgte Fabio sein Ingenieurstudium und arbeitete mithilfe von Geologen an einer neuartigen Filtertechnologie. Daraus entstand die Umuntu-Membran zur Filtration von Fremd- und Schadstoffen aus dem Wasser. Sie ist das Herzstück zur Verwirklichung der Umuntu-Vision – «Sauberes Wasser ist ein Menschenrecht».

Erwähnte Ressourcen

• Umuntu Movement
• Vom Eishockey Feld ins Bierglas: Kampagne von Wunderman Thompson mit Lakers.ch und Schützengarten Brauerei
• Mikroplastik im Oberengadin
• EcoPlastile Waste Management

Folge Fabio und seinen Projekten auf Social Media

• Website der Evodrop AG
• Evodrop auf Instagram
• LinkedIn Profil von Fabio Hüther

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Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes, CEO of AKKA Architects, Speaker, Author, and Career Coach explains why she wants more people to embrace uncertainty and how crucial good facilitation is when it comes to aligning motivations to plan for the future. With 'Architecting Interactions' she walks the talk with her team at AKKA and highlights the usage of spaces to foster human interaction and asking the right questions when developing architecture for future generations. She is guided by the three qualities of Sustainability (physical, assimilative, anticipatory), which she elaborates in this episode and gives beautiful examples of their application.

What we talk about

• In our episode Stephanie tells me about her upbringing in Beirut, having lived through the last years of the Civil War, and what shaped her idea of good architecture.
• How her vision of Architecting Interactions shapes her work at AKKA and why taking into consideration the three qualities of Sustainability is so crucial.
• Applying Systems Thinking, asking the right questions, and guiding teams with the right kind of leadership and facilitation through creative workshops to envision a sustainable future.

About Stephanie Akkaoui HughesAs founder of AKKA Architects and Workspace Consultant, Stephanie focuses her work on fostering interactions and sustained innovation in public and private workspaces.

Born in Lebanon, Stephanie studied at the American University of Beirut, where she graduated with high honors in Architecture. Soon after, she accepted the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA)'s offer to join them in Rotterdam. During her five years at OMA, worked closely with Rem Koolhaas and built extensive experience in large-scale architectural and urban projects.

After 5 years at OMA, she founded AKKA Architects, an architecture firm specialising in creating spaces that foster human interactions. AKKA is driven by the vision of Architecting Interaction©, which explores how space can be designed as a strategic tool to drive meaningful interactions between people, foster employee engagement, well-being and meaning at work.

Stephanie is regularly invited to speak and lead workshops at universities, conferences, summits and events around the world.

Resources mentioned

• Agents of Innovation Program by AKKA Architects
• Smart Workspace Design Summit in Amsterdam by Fleming Events
• Impact Hub Amsterdam
• Stephanie's book «Architecting Interaction – How to Innovate through Interactions»
• TEDx Speech of Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes

Connect with Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes

• Website of AKKA Architects
• Instagram of AKKA Architects
• LinkedIn Profile of AKKA Architects

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Lukas Steiner cycled from Zurich (Switzerland) to Cape Town (South Africa). 333 days, 18’578 kilometres and 1’147 hours in the saddle later Lukas has a lot of stories to share! Not only about his trip’s statistical data he kept track of (visit www.lukas-steiner.com for more!) but about key insights for anyone who wants to take the jump and learn how to embrace uncertainty.

What we talk about

• In our episode Lukas tells me about being exposed to raw nature, experiencing 20 different countries along the way and the people he met who create positive impact for the wildlife and the communities on site.
• What an adventurer’s mindset lets you accomplish when it comes to being creative, taking risks, and overcoming adversity.
• Reflecting on your own ego and reframing the concept of failure

About Lukas SteinerLukas Steiner (*1993) holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen and is in the process of completing a double-degree in International Management, Organization & Culture. Prior to that he travelled through Mongolia riding a horse and rode a motorbike on a trip through India. Lukas is fond of statistics and kept track of many interesting metrics about his cycling journey across the African continent: Watch his TEDx talk on Youtube or read his blog on lukas-steiner.com for more details! Lukas currently seeks adventure and magic in and around Switzerland.

Resources mentioned

• Statistics on Lukas' Cycling Trip through Africa
• Lukas Steiner TEDx Talk
• Green Ethiopia Foundation
• Katadyn BeFree Portable Water Filter

Connect with Lukas Steiner

• Lukas Steiner's Website
• Lukas Steiner on Instagram

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I had shared Pascal's story many times before this Podcast came into being because I found how he goes about fighting one of the honeybee's major threats with his team at Vatorex, so engaging. After giving you an overview about Vatorex's journey and their product range and technology suite, Pascal and I talk about Entrepreneurship and the potential for the Internet of Bees towards a more sustainable future.

What we talk about

• Harnessing decades of beekeeper know-how and new technology to fight the varroa mite infestations and save honeybees in an eco-friendly and automated way.
• A sauna for bees or how their thermo heat treatment works and why it outperforms chemical treatments.
• The next steps along Vatorex ' journey to make the product and technology suite more robust to meet commercial beekeeper's needs.

About Pascal Brunner & VatorexFounded in 2016 by Pascal and Willi Brunner, Vatorex combines more than 50 years of beekeeping experience with an innovative outlook on the role of beekeeping in our natural world. Pascal Brunner, CEO and Co-Founder of Vatorex is an entrepreneur, musician & sports lover. He wants to be a superhero so he started saving bees.

Resources mentioned

• Start Summit, St. Gallen
• Vatorex on the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Program
• Vatorex receiving the Innosuisse certificate

Connect with Vatorex

• Vatorex Website
• Vatorex on Instagram

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Welcome to The Naturally Innovative Podcast – Inspiring Conversations with Responsible Leaders.

In this episode I introduce you to the Naturally Innovative Podcast and the overarching idea behind it. I will also talk about myself, my experience with the Podcast's key topics and what motivates me for this exciting project.

What I talk about

• 00:34 What Naturally Innovative is all about
• 01:18 The topics I'll cover throughout the episodes
• 01:34 Who to expect as guests on my Podcast and how I define 'responsible leaders'
• 02:34 What I want to achieve with this Podcast
• 03:12 My passion for the key topics on this Podcast and about myself and my professional background
• 09:15 My motivation for this Podcast and why I chose to start Podcasting

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