Nature Works Mike Weeks

In this episode, Kate Larsen schools Mike on ethical business, supply chains, workers rights, the environmental impact of buying new clothes too often, and she takes us on a comprehensive deep dive into how and where our everyday clothing items come from and at what cost. 

in this episode I speak with Octavia Hopwood who is a microbiologist and soil ecologist. We discuss researching real world applications of soil biology for regenerative farming and also Octavia's work in front of the Camera as a presenter and professional stuntwoman. 

As a former member of Team GB Kayak, Sal Montgomery shares with Mike about how she got into the world of kayaking. Sal talks about her numerous expeditions, often with an all-male team and occasionally taking on the role of safety kayaker on TV series. Sal talks about wildlife encounters documenting grizzly bears in Russia and many other adventures.

Malaika Vaz talks to Mike about the power of storytelling, on human interactions, environmental variation and Climate Change, responsible for altering biodiversity, biomass and productivity of marine ecosystems.

Shrina Kurani lives at the nexus of climate, policy, and technology. With a background in engineering and entrepreneurship culminating in a financial platform that has now invested over $1B into technology, Shrina channeled innovation and a positive vision for a sustainable future into her campaign for United States Congress.

Mike discusses the principle of Environmental Social Governance, including how he believes it’s been hijacked by big companies to make themselves look good - and explains what consumers can do to cut through the potential fake use of the need for ESG activities and governance.