EPISODE · Jun 30, 2020 · 21 MIN
Creating a wave of change - Virginia Yanquilevich, CEO Dopper
from Impact Journey with Julia · host Julia S
How do you tackle a massive challenge like plastic pollution? Dopper CEO Virginia Yanquilevich talks about all the ways that Dopper is creating a “wave” to change people’s behavior. - THE IMPACT. Virginia: Is CEO of Dopper, the Dutch B Corp the mission to reduce plastic pollution in our oceans and bring clean drinking water where it's needed. Their initiatives include Dopper Wave, a pledge against single-use plastic, and working on access to clean water in Nepal. Was CMO at Fresh & Rebel and Sitecom Started her career as a journalist and editor at Caras magazine in Argentina Has a degree in Communication Science from Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales Speaks Dutch, Spanish, along with English THE JOURNEY. In our conversation, we explore: Growing up in Argentina: bringing supplies to at-need regions and telling the stories Combining passion and career: coming back to a childhood interest after 17 years in marketing The multi-part mission of Dopper: reducing plastic and providing access to clean drinking water How all Dopper efforts are interlinked: from Cradle2Cradle certification to “best place to work” The challenge of behavior change and what we’ve learned from solidarity in the coronavirus crisis Positioning a big challenge: communicating both what you’re “for” and what you’re “against”
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How do you tackle a massive challenge like plastic pollution? Dopper CEO Virginia Yanquilevich talks about all the ways that Dopper is creating a “wave” to change people’s behavior. - THE IMPACT. Virginia: Is CEO of Dopper, the Dutch B Corp the mission to reduce plastic pollution in our oceans and bring clean drinking water where it's needed. Their initiatives include Dopper Wave, a pledge against single-use plastic, and working on access to clean water in Nepal. Was CMO at Fresh & Rebel and Sitecom Started her career as a journalist and editor at Caras magazine in Argentina Has a degree in Communication Science from Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales Speaks Dutch, Spanish, along with English THE JOURNEY. In our conversation, we explore: Growing up in Argentina: bringing supplies to at-need regions and telling the stories Combining passion and career: coming back to a childhood interest after 17 years in marketing The multi-part mission of Dopper: reducing plastic and providing access to clean drinking water How all Dopper efforts are interlinked: from Cradle2Cradle certification to “best place to work” The challenge of behavior change and what we’ve learned from solidarity in the coronavirus crisis Positioning a big challenge: communicating both what you’re “for” and what you’re “against”
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