Climate Changepreneurs

Devesh Tilokani
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At Climate Changepreneurs, we explore how entrepreneurship can play a vital role in the climate change space through talking to climate change-focused entrepreneurs about their journey, learning, failures, lessons, and much more. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur, a current entrepreneur, or are just generally interested in the role that entrepreneurship plays in climate change, this podcast is for you. New Episodes every Thursday Hosted by Devesh Tilokani

  1. 09/30/2021

    S01E12 - How To Use Systems Thinking To Fight Climate Change With Social Impact Strategist, Laura Francois

    On this episode of the Climate Changepreneurs podcast, we chat with Laura Francois who has been globally empowering startups, nonprofits and governments to maximize sustainability and use creativity in business as a force for good. Laura is an award-winning social impact strategist, with her work has been featured on BBC World News, Forbes, Netflix, TedX, The Disruptive Design Festival (DIF) and Singapore Design Week. She is the co-founder of The Spaceship, industry mentor to The Bridge Fashion Incubator in Singapore and Fashion for Good Mumbai, and is actively curating a book about art and the climate crisis." Some of the topics that we discuss in the podcast include: - How to create great narratives and effective storytelling around your climate startup. - How to take on a systems thinking lens when fighting climate change or any other problem. - How Art can be used as a catalyst in the climate change space. - The importance of cross-pollination (learning about two different spaces and using the cross learnings from one to impact the other). LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/francoislaura/ The Spaceship Academy - https://www.thespaceship.org/

    40 min

  2. 09/23/2021

    S01E11 - Direct Lithium Extraction & Creating a High-Performance Team Culture with Amanda Hall, CEO at Summit Nanotech

    In this episode, we chat with Amanda Hall who is a professional geophysicist and the CEO & Founder of Summit Nanotech, a company developing direct lithium extraction technology for the growing lithium-ion battery sector. Amanda is identified by the Canadian government as a leading female innovator and is a finalist in the Women in Cleantech challenge vying for a million-dollar prize. In this podcast, some of the topics we cover include: - Why the current lithium extraction process is carbon-intensive - How Summit’s DLE (Direct Lithium Extraction) process is more efficient and also reduces carbon emissions? - How do you keep your team motivated through high-pressure situations? - How too much optimism can actually hurt your team culture? Amanda's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-hall-3560b530/ Summit Nanotech - https://www.summitnanotech.ca/

    29 min
  3. S01E10 - Venture Capital & The Importance of Content Creation in the Climate Change space with Daniel Kriozere, Climate Tech Startup Scout

    09/16/2021

    S01E10 - Venture Capital & The Importance of Content Creation in the Climate Change space with Daniel Kriozere, Climate Tech Startup Scout

    On this episode, we chat with Daniel Kriozere who is a Product Manager for Lawrence Livermore Laboratory by day, and a startup scout and writer in the sustainability/climate tech space by night. He runs The Impact and Innovate Climate, and his goal is to help startups connect with the right investors and resources in the ecosystem. Some of the topics we discuss include: - What kind of a role does written content such as newsletters play in the climate change narrative? - Why entrepreneurs should have a ‘give first’ mentality. - Daniel’s advice to entrepreneurs looking to fundraise - Some of the commonalities that Daniel has seen in successful climate tech entrepreneurs. Daniel's LinkedIn -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielkriozere/ Innovate Climate Newsletter -> https://innovateclimate.earth/ The Impact Newsletter -> https://readtheimpact.com/ Daniel's story -> https://djkriozere.medium.com/my-journey-into-climate-vc-e40639081e69

    31 min
  4. S01E09 - How To Contribute to Net Zero As An Intrapreneur with Decade Impact Co-Founders, Kristy O’Leary & Brianna Brown

    09/09/2021

    S01E09 - How To Contribute to Net Zero As An Intrapreneur with Decade Impact Co-Founders, Kristy O’Leary & Brianna Brown

    We are changing it up this episode. Instead of talking about entrepreneurship, we are going to be talking about how you can be an effective intrapreneur and affect change within your organization. And to do that, we have with us Decade Impact Co-Founders, Kristy O’Leary & Brianna Brown. Kristy is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Decade Impact. She is a multidisciplinary systems thinker with an innate ability to identify leading-edge entrepreneurs and align them with untapped opportunities to drive breakthrough change. Next, Brianna is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Decade Impact, Brianna is a strategist, innovator, and changemaker. Some of the topics that we discuss are: - Decade Impact’s framework on how to define the type of impact that a company wants to have. - What kind of role does intrapreneurship play on the road to net-zero? - How can employees demand more action from their employers? - Can you break down high emission industries such as the oil and gas sector from within as an employee or should you just work in the climate tech sector itself? Here is how to get in touch with Kristy & Brianna: Website: https://www.decadeimpact.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristyoleary/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannabrown1/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/decade-impact/

    44 min

  5. 09/02/2021

    S01E08 - Link between Food Sustainability & Climate Change with Conner Tidd, Co-Founder @ Just Vertical

    On this episode of the Climate Changepreneurs podcast, we chat with Conner Tidd, co-founder at Just Vertical where he is changing how we feed ourselves and our cities. Just Vertical build indoor vertical gardens and farms for the modern lifestyle. They look good, the food tastes great, and you get to help address food sustainability along the way Throughout his career, he has been fortunate to have been recognized for his work as a Clean50 emerging leader and a top 30 under 30 sustainability and human rights leader. In this episode, we chat with Conner about - How his love for tacos led to the idea of Just Vertical - how vertical hydroponic growing systems can reduce our carbon footprint? - What have been some of the growth levers that Just Vertical has been able to pull on in its road to 1000 orders. Conner's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/connertidd/ Just Vertical - https://justvertical.com/

    26 min
  6. S01E07 - Green Hydrogen’s role in reducing carbon emissions w/ Hydrogen Consultant Ahsan Syed

    08/26/2021

    S01E07 - Green Hydrogen’s role in reducing carbon emissions w/ Hydrogen Consultant Ahsan Syed

    In this episode, we chat with Ahsan Syed who is a multi-faceted sustainability professional with knowledge and interest in clean technologies, energy decarbonization, climate policy, circular economy, and sustainability integration in corporate strategy. Ahsan currently works as a contractor for various clean technology companies between Canada and the UK, helping companies reduce emissions in hard to decarbonize sectors using green hydrogen. In this episode, we chat about: - How Ahsan started his sustainability journey surprisingly in the oil & gas sector. - Why is hydrogen a massive catalyst in the road to net-zero? - Breaking down the science behind hydrogen’s role in reducing carbon emissions. - How personal wellness and climate change are connected. Here is Ahsan's LinkedIn to get in touch with him -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahsanmsyed/

    32 min
  7. S01E06 - One Dollar, One Tree with Matt Hill, Founder at One Tree Planted

    08/19/2021

    S01E06 - One Dollar, One Tree with Matt Hill, Founder at One Tree Planted

    In this episode, we chat with Matt Hill who is the founder and Chief Environmental Evangelist at One Tree Planted.  He started One Tree Planted when he realized that planting trees is one of the simplest things we can do for the environment, while also having a big impact on biodiversity, climate change, and health.  That's where the idea for "one dollar, one tree planted" originated. In this podcast, we chat about - how his background as a marketing professor helped him in his journey of growing One Tree Planted - why simplicity is key when trying to get buy-in for your company from different stakeholders - how to develop relationships with key people at the right time to grow your business. - his advice for how to get started on your entrepreneurial climate change journey.  Check out One Tree Planted here -> https://onetreeplanted.org/

    32 min
  8. S01E05 - Sustainable Toothpaste Good For Your Teeth & Planet with Morgane Soret, CEO @ NOICE

    08/12/2021

    S01E05 - Sustainable Toothpaste Good For Your Teeth & Planet with Morgane Soret, CEO @ NOICE

    "It’s only 1 plastic toothpaste tube..." said 8 billion people! On this episode, we chat with Morgane Soret who is the CEO & Co-Founder @ NOICEcare. NOICE develops effective, natural, sustainable oral care products that are good for your teeth & good for the planet.  As a sustainability-focused entrepreneur, Morgane actually first started her career in luxury brands before deciding to put her time and dedication into building NOICE. In this podcast, we chat about: - how Morgane used her marketing and branding experience in the luxury brands space to help NOICE succeed. - how to take your skillset and use it in the climate change space. - why sustainable toothpaste is important in the first place and the carbon emissions that the entire toothpaste consumption cycle leads to. - productivity tips and how to stay motivated through the tough times as an entrepreneur. Here are the links to check out NOICE and the work that Morgane is up to: Website - https://noicecare.com/ Morgane's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgane-soret-29368751/

    40 min
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At Climate Changepreneurs, we explore how entrepreneurship can play a vital role in the climate change space through talking to climate change-focused entrepreneurs about their journey, learning, failures, lessons, and much more. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur, a current entrepreneur, or are just generally interested in the role that entrepreneurship plays in climate change, this podcast is for you. New Episodes every Thursday Hosted by Devesh Tilokani

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  • Creator
    Devesh Tilokani
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    123
  • Rating
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    © Devesh Tilokani
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