Interview with Jan Beranek of U+ on Persuading Businesses to go Green

Welcome to another episode of the Conscious Design Podcast, today Ian welcomes Jan Beranek. Jan at first talks about his backstory and then goes on to talk a bit about his motivation. Jan then mentions how over the time he started to think more about persuading businesses to go green but at the same time keeping them profitable. Ian and Jan then talk about the individual implications that this can have on the environment and the people and how businesses react or treat this. Jan then talks a bit more about his area of expertise, software, and what changes he could identify during his years of working with it. Jan and Ian then talk about the changing workforce and how they approach sustainability issues. In the guest outro Jan outlines his plans for the future and talks about where you can find him, if the need arises. Parts: 0:00 Guest Intro 2:48 Motivation 5:07 Shift To Green 10:28 Implications 14:59 Call To Action 15:24 Software 21:49 Change Of Heart 26:14 Guest Outro About Jan Beranek: U+ Founder and CEO, Jan Beranek has a coding and design background, manages a diverse portfolio of corporate innovation ventures that he develops and brings to market, and is a mentor to future innovators. Since starting U+ 12 years ago, Jan has scaled it from Eastern Europe to Silicon Valley, which has been one of his greatest achievements. Know more about Jan and U+ here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beranekjan https://u.plus/ ///////// Download chapter 1 free: https://www.petermanfirm.com/conscious-design-chapter-1-free-download/ ///////// Want to be a guest? Visit: https://bit.ly/3BetCkf ///////// Want to work with us? 👉 https://www.petermanfirm.com/connect/ ///////// 👉YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/3sG7VEi ✍️ Blog: https://bit.ly/3kltV6s 📘 Conscious Design Book - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KNMN9BT 📰 Join our Newsletter: https://bit.ly/2U8IlMS ///////// Hosted by: Ian Peterman Creative Director: Sara Clark Social Media: Jacqueline Sagun 👉Our website: https://www.petermanfirm.com/ We created this content so creative entrepreneurs like you can code social and environmental responsibility right into your brands’ DNA through Conscious Design. Ian Peterman is the leading expert in Conscious Design, hosting the Conscious Design podcast and co-author of the book Conscious Design. If you enjoy our content, please support us by subscribing and sharing our episodes!