Podcasts by Make Climate Cool Again

How to Launch a Sustainable Fashion Brand with Factory45 from 2022-09-12T15:35:51

The fashion industry feels split right now - it's either promoting Shein or woman-owned brands that are making a difference. We think that the more people that know about the issues in fashion, ...

Building Electric Lamborghinis and Scalable Systems with Cool Planet Group from 2022-08-11T10:57:57

Norman Crowley may be the Elon Musk of Europe. I don't know anything more on brand than talking to Norman Crowley, CEO of Cool Planet Group. When I first met with Norman, we talked about his new...

Installing Habit Changes into Your Web Browser with FINCH from 2022-06-20T22:31:28

The Nerdwallet for sustainability, Finch started out as an informational website, studying different areas of consumer goods and making recommendations. Lizzie Horvitz, CEO of FINCH Insights, ha...

Exploring Fan-Fueled Climate Fiction with Erica Ferencik from 2022-06-13T22:22:36

There is nowhere on earth Erica Ferencik won’t go to take you out of your head and into the great wild world. An award-winning novelist, Ferencik writes adventure novels featuring women who brav...

Restore the Planet with Regenerative Plastic With Newlight Technologies from 2022-05-31T19:15:46

Summer is officially here and so is travel. Something you might see or use out and about are single use utensils. Newlight Technologies is revolutionizing typically wasteful products and materia...

The Power of Positive Action with OnRamp from 2022-05-23T14:37:01

Season 3 is back with an action packed and planned season. To start the podcast off with a bang, meet Chris and Sam, two friends who met in grad school at University Of Michigan and have never a...

RE:REPORT on Warby Parker from 2021-12-17T16:57:33

Warby Parker is known as one of the OG social impact companies. But how are they reallllly doing? What does their report say? Are they misleading consumers or are they actually a good company. I...

Net Zero Series: Flying the Eco-Friendly Skies with Goodwings from 2021-12-02T19:25:18

Can you guess the number one thing that makes sustainability professionals feel like hypocrites?

It's travel! In fact, I tell all of my podcast guests that they aren't allowed to use that...

RE:REPORT on Jetblue from 2021-11-18T11:00

I need a coffee and a new glasses prescription after reviewing Jetblue's long 2019/2020 ESG report in size 5 font. BUT I think what was most interesting to me was how Jetblue is preparing for th...

Climate Confidence and Communication with Jessica Reid from 2021-11-11T10:00

Jessica Reid is the author of the book Planet Now: Effective Strategies for Communicating about the Environment (published September 2020). Planet Now’s strategies are designed to educate, encou...

RE:REPORT on Reformation from 2021-11-04T09:00

This episode is something totally new. I read sustainability reports all the time. Every week. All the time. And I realized I started this journey by reading sustainability reports. I realize mo...

Net Zero Series: The Power of Climate Commitments with Sustain-Cert from 2021-10-28T09:00

As the second installment of our Net Zero series, we are going to talk about Net Zero as a corporate strategy. Marion Verles is the CEO of SustainCERT, a mission-driven company that offers next-...

Net Zero Series: Building Up Sustainability with Gensler from 2021-10-21T09:00

Lina Khan is a first generation Pakistani American and a passionate advocate in creating a better world through the power of design with sustainable integrity. It is her mission to be a part of ...

Brands Can Grow Together With Nomad from 2021-09-05T14:00

Nomad is one of the amazing brands I connected with when I started working with the Mission Brand Alliance. I loved chatting with Sarah Shoemaker and Sofia Silva to talk more about how a small c...

We Could All Use A Carbon Diet with Joro from 2021-08-22T20:02:04

Well this episode took a turn because when I scheduled it, I didn't know I would be waiting for a hurricane to hit. SO I re-recorded the intro and I think that the current conditions in addition...

Fishing for Change with Loon Outdoors from 2021-08-04T14:01:08

When companies create product, they make an impact on the planet. Some companies care more about this than others and go beyond packaging. They also invest in their impact on the community. Bret...

The Powerful Future of EV's from 2021-07-26T23:49:50

The power of EV's is more than just progress in transportation (see what I did there?). It's about the future of energy and I really enjoyed interviewing Greenbiz 30 Under 30, Vartan Badalian. V...

Control Your Air Quality & Your Impact with Trane Technologies from 2021-07-14T01:06:22

Rasha Hasaneen is the Vice President of Innovation and Product Excellence for Trane Technologies. She is on a mission to bridge the gap between indoor and outdoor spaces for a more sustainable f...

Revolutionary Packaging Solutions for Symptoms with Cabinet from 2021-06-30T14:51:22

What's the difference between shampoo and ibuprofen?

You have a favorite shampoo and you can pick the packaging. Over The Counter (OTC) products are something we use to manage our cough o...

63. Revolutionary Packaging Solutions for Symptoms with Cabinet from 2021-06-30T14:51:22

What's the difference between shampoo and ibuprofen?

You have a favorite shampoo and you can pick the packaging. Over The Counter (OTC) products are something we use to manage our cou...

Climate Change Storytelling with Julie Carrick Dalton from 2021-06-17T02:32:20

Looking for a new beach read? Waiting for the Night Song might be your next summer book! It has been named to Most Anticipated 2021 lists by several organizations including Newsweek, Buzzfeed, a...

How to Scale Net Positive Impact with the Paradise Syndicate from 2021-06-09T02:20:40

What is paradise? Dirk Christoph from the Paradise Syndicate says that a net positive impact system is paradise. What does this mean? Climate neutral isn't enough. We talk about flipping capital...

Follow Your Gut with Veggies Before Noon from 2021-06-02T00:04:05

Welcome back for Season TWO of Make Climate Cool Again! To kick it off, we have a friend of the podcast, Emily Poulin, to talk about following your passion, quitting school and moving to a magic...

#59 When Two Sustainability Consultants Walk Into A Room with Shannon Kenny from 2021-03-31T21:24:49

Shannon Kenny is a Sustainability Consultant who helps businesses become environmentally sustainable without sacrificing profit. She has worked with a variety of companies from startups, to hote...

#58 Empowering Ecopreneurs with Community with Coco Rose Eco from 2021-03-25T16:18:07

Petria Leggo-Field is the founder of Coco Rose Eco and the Coco Rose Community.  Petria is on a mission to build a well-informed community based around the earth-friendly movement and help ...

#57 Consumers Care about Climate Goals with SDG Talks from 2021-03-12T23:34:36

Kevin Sofen is currently the Business Development Manager in the water and fire technology divisions at W.S. Darley & Company, overseeing product development, market strategy, and emerging t...

#56 Move to Plastic Free Festivals with Bye Bye Plastic from 2021-03-03T22:40:21

Having a professional background in music & event production as well as genuine care for the environment, Priya Chandel has found the perfect mix between her two passions in working with the...

#55 Create Your Own Climate Hope with UVIDA from 2021-02-17T11:26:28

Maria Vasco is the founder of Uvida Shop, Boston's first Zero Waste store. Her store offers home essential products without any plastic packaging, a refill room, and even a plant room. She gradu...

#54 Clubhouse & Climate Change from 2021-02-10T02:58:23

What the heck is Clubhouse? 🤔 🤔
Why does it matter?

Clubhouse is changing. the. game. I can connect to so many professionals and industry leaders in moments. It's an educational p...

#53 Business as a Vehicle for Good with Made Equal Clothing Co. from 2021-01-26T23:11:44

As Founder and CEO of Current Agency & Made Equal Clothing Co., Chirag helps clients in the areas of community relations, social media, target advertising, public relations, and SEO/SEM. Chi...

#52 Holding the Highest Possible Vision for the Planet with @HappyEarthHabits from 2021-01-19T23:42:53

Skylar is the founder of Happy Earth Habits, a platform dedicated to heart-centered, mindful education & inspiration for Mama Earth. She is also the Founder of Skylar C Creative, a high vibe...

#51 How Real Estate is Evolving for the Environment with GreenGen from 2021-01-12T16:00

Bradford H. Dockser is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Green Generation, which engineers and implements comprehensive integrated energy efficiency solutions that lower operating co...

#50 Making Moves in 2021 from 2021-01-07T16:39:58

Let's get real about 2021. What is on the agenda? What about goals? Let's get better together. 

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#49 Building a Better Business from the Ground Up with Booni Doon from 2020-12-30T15:33:51

Pooja Ganesan is the Founder and CEO of booni doon, a zero waste skincare company based in New York City. Inspired by activism around stopping climate change, Pooja started booni doon to bridge ...

#48 Making Waves from Waste with Kelsey E Rumburg from 2020-12-24T10:00

Kelsey Rumburg is passionate problem-solver and customer advocate, dedicated to empowering others to solve complex environmental, economic, and social issues. She has always been passionate abou...

#47 Environmental Justice Requires Economic Inclusion with Vacuumlabs from 2020-12-07T19:00

Michael Callas is a senior executive with an international career focusing on building banking products that are accessible. He has spent time leading StepOne Ventures, Innovation at Vodafone Group...

#46 Student Edition: Gen Z Pressures Princeton to Divest Fossil Fuels from 2020-11-30T22:33:06

Hannah Reynolds is a junior at Princeton University studying Anthropology and Environmental Studies from Upstate New York. Hannah is an organizer with Divest Princeton who started Students for I...

#45 Save the Oceans One Straw at a Time with Final Co. from 2020-11-17T21:16:18

I was super excited to interview the CEO and Founder of Final Co, Emma Rose Cohen. She has a master's degree from Harvard in Environmental Management and Sustainability. She spent four years wor...

#44 Saving the Planet With Storytelling with Ice Climber Will Gadd from 2020-11-07T04:11:12

Will Gadd is a living legend in the truest sense. Year after year, he continually pushes the boundaries of ice climbing and, even after having won every major title from the World Cup to the Win...

#43 Election Edition: Make Democracy Work For the Planet with Elected Officials Protect America from 2020-10-28T21:39:34

Dominic Frongillo's story begins with making history as the youngest person ever elected to serve on the City Council in Caroline, New York, and one of the youngest deputy mayors in the U.S. Whe...

#42 Everything Can Be Made Sustainably with Arqlite from 2020-09-25T20:45:15

Businessman, environmental crusader and successful entrepreneur, Sebastian Sajoux developed a unique world class proprietary upcycling technology to convert all non-recyclable plastics into an i...

#41 Saving Green & Diapers from Landfill with Esembly Baby from 2020-09-14T18:49:54

Seeking a way to combine entrepreneurship and environmentalism, Liz Turrigiano, CEO of Esembly, left her career in advertising at Wieden + Kennedy to co-found a cloth diaper service in NYC. Runn...

#40 Companies Listen to Eco Consumers with Sheets and Giggles from 2020-09-06T15:49:52

Colin McIntosh is Founder & CEO of Sheets & Giggles™, a fast-growing direct-to-consumer brand in the $12B US bedding space. Launched in May 2018 with a nearly $300,000 cro...

#39 How Small Things Can Change the World with Blueland from 2020-08-21T21:45:02

Sarah Paji Yoo is the CEO and Co-Founder of Blueland. She is a serial retail entrepreneur passionate about building meaningful and innovative consumer brands. Previously, was a Partner at LAUNCH...

#38 One Idea to Spark Change with Soluminos from 2020-08-14T21:39:53

Cynthia Leung is the Founder & CEO of Solumionos, a social enterprise focused on building a rapidly deployable solar charging station for disaster relief applications. She recently completed...

#37 Is Consumerism Actually Climate Change? with Peter Olah from 2020-07-27T15:43:46

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Peter Olah has been a life-long environmentalist, capitalist, and ardent believer that organizations (for-profit and non-profit) have a civic and moral duty to do...

#36 Eating for a Healthier Body and Planet with Dr. Vincent Esposito from 2020-07-16T16:28:27

Dr. Vincent Esposito is a board-certified chiropractor in the state of New York, and has a Master’s Degree in Nutrition. He combines his passion for cooking with his expertise in functional medi...

#35 Pay Up for Pollution with Climate Neutral from 2020-07-03T03:55:18

Austin Whitman is the CEO of Climate Neutral, a new non-profit organization mobilizing brands and consumers to accelerate action against climate change. He oversees all aspects of the organization ...

#34 Eco Friendly Weddings Bloom Hope with Daisy's Designs from 2020-06-27T03:24:54

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#33 Support BIPOC Communities Fighting for Climate Justice with NYC Office of City Planning from 2020-06-12T19:59:13

Fernando is the Community Engagement Associate Planner for the Bronx Borough Office at the NYC Dept of City Planning. He is also a sustainable consultant and has prior experience working on comm...

#32 What is Environmental Justice? from 2020-06-05T12:10:52

“Environmental justice is the intersection of both social justice and environmentalism, where the inequity in environmental degradation is also considered.” - Leah Thomas

With everything ...

#31 A Million Ways to Be Sustainable with Kickstarter from 2020-05-22T19:29:16

Jon is the Vice President of Insights and head of sustainability initiatives at Kickstarter, where he leads strategy, research and data science in addition to the company's environmental commitm...

#30 The Importance of Corporate Sustainability Reporting with Ecovadis from 2020-05-15T18:04:13

Christopher is a senior Sustainability Analyst at EcoVadis. Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, he received his Master degree at Columbia University in Sustainability Management before joining EcoV...

#29 Starting a Eco Business in College with Seaav from 2020-05-08T20:53

College sophomore and student athlete, McKenna Haz created a line of athletic wear made from recycled plastic bottles. She started the company, Seaav, only a year ago and it's taken off since she w...

#28 Skills Needed in Sustainability with OSU Professor Neil Drobny from 2020-04-30T21:02:06

It's rare to come across someone who has been working in sustainability for over 50 years but I found him. Dr. Neil Drobny  began an academic career at Ohio State University about 12 years ago afte...

#27 Eco-Optimism on Earth Day with Cinder + Salt from 2020-04-23T16:10:54

Rachel Decavage is the owner of Cinder and Salt, a lifestyle brand guided by two core values: that eco-friendly and sustainable design can also be fresh, modern and fun, and that everything we n...

#26 Survival Anxiety with Ingrid Helander, LMFT from 2020-04-16T20:27:28

We are bringing back Ingrid Helander, LMFT on the podcast to help us through whats going on in the world right now. We are taking a slight pause because anyone who is in sustainability or not, i...

#25 Trash to Treasure with Cinderella Garbage from 2020-04-08T15:21:51

In this episode, I sit down with Kimberly Clark, the CEO and founder of Cinderella Garbage, a Montreal based jewelry company. They work with Pyrogenesis Canada Inc. to transform trash into a new...

#24 The 100% Solution for Climate with Solomon Goldstein-Rose from 2020-04-01T21:56:30

Solomon Goldstein-Rose has been a climate activist since age 11. After interning in the Obama White House and in Congress during college, Solomon ran for the Massachusetts state legislature at age ...

#23 Design for Nature and Giving Back with Hinter Company from 2020-03-26T21:56:29

This week’s episode is all about the power of interior spaces on our health and the importance of sustainability education and marketing. Mauricio Padilla is the founder of hinter, inc, a hospitali...

#22 Community Positively Impacts Climate Change from 2020-03-19T13:54:34

Elizabeth Lugviel currently leads corporate sustainability efforts as part of IGS Energy’s Social Impact team and champions sustainable practices inside and outside the walls of IGS. She believes i...

#21 Restore Your Energy and the Planet with Lost Pines Yaupon Tea from 2020-03-13T01:24:12

Lost Pines Yaupon may be the cure we are all looking for when it comes to the coronavirus. That and a healthy lifestyle. I sat down with Jason and Heidi, the founders of Lost Pines Yaupon Tea. Year...

#20 It's Time to Use Recycled Plastic with WALTIC from 2020-03-04T15:37:10

I sat down with Federico Baroni to talk about WALTIC watches, how coffee shops could recycle better and why using recycled bags is the most important part of the watches design. WALTIC is the first...

# 19: Chemistry is Impossible Foods with Jessica Karr from 2020-02-27T02:07

Jessica Karr consults with start-ups focusing on product, biotechnology, and impact strategy. As the number twelve employee of Impossible Foods, she has been part of the plant-based and clean meat ...

# 18: Love is Recycling and Reusing Together with Michaela Barnett from 2020-02-13T04:57:57

This weeks episode talks about recycling behaviors, why Whole Foods needs to get into the refill market and how to  live your life without the pressure of capitalism. Michaela Barnett is a Ph.D. fe...

Tip #17: Share Your Passion with the Community from 2020-02-07T12:00:38

This week on the podcast, Sara talks to Bella Brodsky, the creator behind Sage Magazine. She graduated a year early from high school to focus on immersing herself in Sage as a creative project.  Sa...

#16: E is for Environmental Experts with Openfield from 2020-01-29T23:27:27

Everyone seems to be jumping on the sustainable bandwagon made of reclaimed wood these days. However, Saami Kalule-Sabiti is making it easier for companies to find experts in the field. Saami Sabit...

#15: Getting Educated on Clean Beauty with BeautyCounter from 2020-01-22T20:38:36

This week we are talking to Kaytlyn Ferrando, Sales Manager at Beautycounter.  Katylyn is passionate about educating consumers about better beauty products and concerning chemicals. Having her own ...

#14: What Does Carbon Pricing Mean? with Dan Palken from 2020-01-14T16:55:25

What does it take to get climate legislation moving? This episode is all about how to have effective communication and get involved with climate organizations. Daniel Palken is a physics Ph.D. stud...

#13: Clean Up Your 2020 Habits from 2020-01-08T00:20:50

An alone-cast - this episode is ALL about green habits - different ways you can green your life from the kitchen to the bathroom and how to even build your own recycling center at home. Sara focuse...

#12: You're a Green One, Mr Grinch (Holiday Green Guide) from 2019-12-17T20:56:20

So how do you green the holiday season?? This episode is all about giving you some tips to minimize your carbon footprint during the holidays and also for some last minute gift ideas you can grab f...

#11: Build with the Planet and People in Mind with Consigli Construction from 2019-12-11T17:42:51

Steven is a Sustainability Manager at Consigli Construction Co., Inc., an 1000+ person construction firm based in Massachusetts. He has guided the sustainability process on tens of millions of squa...

#10: Think Big for Buildings with Pres. Barack Obama (Greenbuild Edition) from 2019-11-29T20:38:42

The guest on this episode of the podcast is President Obama! I have a clip of Obama’s talk at Greenbuild in Atlanta on some of his thoughts on the environment, how his daughters are teaching him ab...

#9: Study Smarter with ecoText, Inc. from 2019-11-12T18:56:20

ecoText is a startup looking to provide digital textbooks to college students at semester subscription built into tuition. This episode features Joel Nkounkou, Dylan Wheeler and Nelson Thomas, the ...

#8 Start Your Own Green Business (Forbes Under 30 Edition) from 2019-11-05T17:31:16

Last week, I had the privilege to attend the 2019 Forbes Under 30 Summit. It's more an immersive experience than a static conference: a private music festival, A-list speakers, investor speed-pitch...

#7: How to Deal with Extreme Weather from 2019-10-21T21:08:19

Fall is pumpkin spice and everything nice, but winter is coming. Are you prepared for it? This episode talks ALL about extreme weather. It's the sparknotes for the science of how and why it happens...

#6: Go Green with Plants with the Urban Garden Initiative from 2019-10-08T17:37:20

I am really excited to introduce you to Megan Chen, a 16 year old from Delaware who has not only written a children's book but also runs her own non-profit, The Urban Garden Initiative. Urban areas...

#5: Live Plastic Free with Project PlastICK from 2019-10-01T13:05:01

Kaylin Marcotte is a media and marketing genius. As the first employee of the theSkimm (from a cold email!), she now is the founder of a New York-based consultancy specializing in marketing and con...

#4: How To Deal With Climate Anxiety with Ingrid Helander, LFMP from 2019-09-20T17:20:08

Climate Anxiety: (n) A fight or flight response upon continuously receiving information on climate change, eliciting a signal of danger or a threat to our physical and emotional well-being. ie. Bec...

#3: BYOC - Bring Your Own Container News from 2019-09-06T18:21:45

This week on Make Climate Cool, we talk briefly about the DNC Climate Change Debate on CNN, how compostable bowls used by the likes of Sweetgreen, Dig Inn and Chipotle are actually made with toxic ...

#2: Stand for Sustainable Fashion with Skylar Saba, @happyearthhabits from 2019-08-30T13:23:42

Skylar Saba started @happyearthhabits to show people how easy it is to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Through her tips, tricks and conscious outfit of the day, she hopes to teach people how sma...

1. Coming Soon from 2019-08-21T14:35:56

Get a sneak peak of the Make Climate Cool Again podcast with Sara Miltenberger. I’ve been living on the planet for 26 years and even studied it exclusively for 6 so I’m basically an expert. The ...