Bringing a start-up mentality to environmental conservation

In this episode, hosts Carol and Jeevan speak to UBC alum Dax Dasilva (BA’23), CEO of the commerce company Lightspeed and the founder of the environmental alliance Age of Union. Dasilva shares his entrepreneurial origin story, discusses his early acts of environmental activism, and explains why he thinks it’s critical for the next generation to get outside and fall in love with nature. He also emphasizes the impact that bold storytelling and filmmaking can have on conservation.This episode is Part 2 of the Climate Change and Environment series. You can listen to Part 1 here.Links from the episode:Never Apart (LGBTQ gallery Dax had)Age of Union Book (Link to download Dax’s book)@daxdasilva | Linktree (Dax’s Linktree)Caught  (Movie Dax worked on)Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (Society Dax worked with for Caught movie)Wildcat | Age of Union (Movie Dax worked on)The Corridor (Movie Dax worked on) Twitter/X: Carol / JeevanFrom Here Forward is on LinkedInCheck out our full archive of episodes here