Green Pursuit: Recent Episodes

Chris Alarcon

Whether it's choosing better food, apparel, or an eco-friendly business model, we have the power to make a positive impact. If you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a business owner, or want to make a positive impact on our planet, join Chris as he interviews eco-friendly entrepreneurs and research experts from different niches that’ll inspire you to live a more green-conscious life.

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Sustainability is a buzzword we hear nowadays but do we really understand what this means and how it came about? Today's guest Jeremy sheds light on sustainability and will help you get a better grasp. Listen with an open mind and your next sustainable business idea may come from this epsidoe.

Jeremy Caradonna teaches in the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria. He's the author of several books, his latest being Sustainability: A History. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, CNN, The Narwhal, resilience.org, The Conversation Canada, The History News Network, and more.

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Ocean sustainability is important, and even more when you're looking to build a sustainable restaurant. Today's guest,  Jen Levin shares her experience on how she got started with her business and overcame the challenges that come with entrepreneurship.

Jen is the CEO of Truefin, a business that sells sustainable seafood and distributes it throughout the Gulf of Maine.

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What is land conversation and what can we do to help? James Hattam shares insights on land conversation and how he's making a difference with his non-profit. Whether your wanting to start a non-profit or build a business, James shares practical advice on how to run a business that makes a positive impact.

James is the CEO of Tasmanian Land Conservancy, a non-profit, apolitical, science, and community-based organization that raises funds from the public to protect irreplaceable sites and rare ecosystems by buying and managing private land in Tasmania.

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TLC Website

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How would the world look without humans? Humans have impacted Earth in many drastic ways post-Industrial Revolution. Today's guest Alan Weisman will help us explore the idea of what our planet would look like if humans didn't inhabit it.

Alan is an award-winning journalist whose reports have appeared in Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Discover, and on NPR, among others. His essay "Earth Without People", on which The World Without Us expands, was selected for Best American Science Writing 2006.

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Sam Walker is the founder and CEO of OceanAG, a regenerative sewed business for a variety of products. In this episode, Sam shares practical tips on building a business to solve ocean problems and how to overcome common pitfalls.

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What Taxes Do Small Businesses Pay? Taxes are confusing, but you need to have this down as an entrepreneur since no business is immune to them.

Today's guest, Mark Kohler is co-founder of Kyler Kohler Ostermiller & Sorensen, a business helping other businesses with company formation,  estate planning, or maintaining company records.

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Leslie Burns is the founder of Responsible Global Fashion, a business providing educational products and services regarding responsible designing, manufacturing, and retailing of fashion merchandise within the global fashion industries.

In this episode Leslie shares tips on starting a slow fashion business and how to overcome some of the common obstacles.

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Stuart Mackintosh is Executive Director of the Group of Thirty (www.g30.org), an influential international economic and financial think tank comprised of the most senior figures in central banking, finance, and academia. He's also the author of Climate Crisis Economics, among other books.

In this episode, Stuart shares the state of our climate crisis and how businesses are making a leap towards a sustainable future.

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Terry Chapin is a Professor of Ecology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In addition to his over 500 peer-reviewed scientific papers, he has written leading texts in ecosystem stewardship, ecosystem ecology, and plant physiological ecology.

In this episode, Terry shares why adopting a sustainable lifestyle isn't a lost cause and how to increase your odds of succeeding.

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Regenerate nature using a proven framework. The reality is adopting sustainable habits can be challenging but mainly if we don't have a strategy. Learn the different ways to adopt sustainable habits and maintain them long-term with Wayne.

Dr. Wayne Visser is a globally recognized Cambridge “pracademic", and author of 41 books. Currently, he serves as a lecturer at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

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Learn why climate change matters and why we need an environmental superhero to help us make progress. Joanna shares why our current education around enviromental awareness isn't engaging and how this is a problem, plus so much more!

Joanna Kanow worked for Carbon Neutral Coalition, a non-profit organization, and eventually started a tree-planting organization. She's the author of her latest book Eco Queen.

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Elaine Pofeldt is an independent journalist who specializes in small business, entrepreneurship, and careers. She's the author of Tiny Business, Big Money, and The Million-Dollar, One Person Business, a book looking at how everyday Americans are breaking $1 million in revenue.

Here she shares stories of how different entrepreneurs built million-dollar businesses to hopefully inspire you to build wealth and something meaningful.

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Bob Willard is a senior executive with 30+  years working with IBM. After retirement, Bob has done talks and written many books on sustainability, including The Sustainability Advantage, The Business Case for Sustainability, and the Sustainability Champion's Guidebook. Here Bob shares why all businesses need to adopt sustainability, common pitfalls, and how to adopt a sustainable lifestyle.

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Bryan Hassin is the cofounder of Third Derivative, one of the world's largest climate tech accelerators that find, fund, and massively scale the world’s most-promising climate technologies with unprecedented ambition and speed. Here Brian shares how bad climate change is, how startups should seek funding, and so much more!

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Anthony Warner graduated in Biochemistry from Manchester University before embarking on a career in professional kitchens. Frustrated by pseudoscience and misinformation in the food industry, in 2016 he started a blog, which led to the bestselling book, The Angry Chef. He’s also the author of Ending Hunger.

In this episode, Anthony shares why food production is broken and how to reduce world hunger by being sustainable.

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Raphael Rosen is an entrepreneur helping other businesses reduce their carbon footprint through his company's innovative software.  Here he shares the issues businesses face with their carbon footprint and how you can reduce your impact through lifestyle changes.

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Carbon Lighthouse

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Emma Loewe is an editor and MindBodyGreen and the author of her latest book Returning to Nature. Here she shares different ways to live an environmentally conscious lifestyle and how to make money sustainably as a writer.

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Donna Maltz has been an ECO-entrepreneur since 1980 and she helps others build successful brands. She shares her insight on different ways you can help regenerate our planet through your lifestyle and business by living like the future matters.

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A Dose of Positivity Podcast

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Learn about road ecology and the problems roads pose to animals and our environment with Darryl Jones. Darryl is the author of his latest book A Clouded Leopard in the Middle of the Road, and a research expert.

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Ilana Mikes is a sustainable tech entrepreneur who educates us about web 3.0, NFTs, and how she's leveraging this new technology with her startup ePioneers.  You'll learn a ton in this episode and potentially get excited enough to purchase your first NFT that will have a positive impact on our planet's biodiversity.

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Ana Dehtiarova shares why prioritizing our mental health is key to a more sustainable planet and how we can go about improving our mental health.

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Sustainable Dream Teams

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James Widder a holistic health coach shares what finding your enlightenment means and how to make this a reality. From soaking up the sun to eating healthy, you'll learn the different ways to find peace to live a more sustainable life!

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Intro to what to expect from Green Pursuit and the type of guests we'll have on.

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Susan Hitchcock an author who's written multiple books for National Geographic and is passionate about trees speaks on how trees impact our self-esteem and the many challenges we face today in protecting them.

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