Person and Planet Podcast
by Stephanie Krubsack
Welcome to Person & Planet, Podcast sharing all things good within sustainability and wellness. Personal wellness and the health of our environment are intimately connected, so this series was created to combine awareness of these amazing initiatives, products, services, and businesses that benefit person and planet from around the world. Join us in spreading the word about “all things good” and stay tuned for the upcoming Person & Planet publication.
Episodes
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52: Innovative Waste Strategies, LLC, Unlocking The Hidden Value In Waste, 100% Disposal-Avoidance Solution | Jim LaDue
Jim LaDue is the Founder and President of Innovative Waste Strategies, a Massachusetts-based advisory and materials management firm specializing in the repurposing of industrial and commercial waste materials for beneficial reuse. With nearly 40 years of combined experience in waste and...
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51: Regenerate MKE, Permaculture Principles, Food Systems | Karen Lemke, Virginia Small, Grian Hollies-Maxwell, Brandice Kirchner, Laura Michele, Solana Patterson-Ramos, Maison Vang
Join us for a live panel at the first Regenerate MKE Street Fair in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The panelists are: Virginia Small Advocate for The Commons & The Public Good Grian Hollies-Maxwell Owner of Maxwell Farms Laura Michele Urban Agriculture Nonprofit-Beyond Organic 777 - University of...
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50: Climate Week Live: Unique Solutions in Sustainability Women Innovators | Jessica O. Matthews, Gia Mattu, Mollie Hughes, Uma Devi Gopaldass, Nicole Loher, Marissa Jablonski, Stephanie Krubsack
Climate Week NYC 2024 Live Panel: Unique Solutions in Sustainability: Women Innovators Inspiring Change | Jessica O. Matthews, Gia Mattu, Mollie Hughes, Uma Devi Gopaldass, Nicole Loher, Marissa Jablonski, Stephanie Krubsack The "Unique Solutions in Sustainability: Women Innovators Inspiring...
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49: RIISE, AI-Powered Retrofit Co-Pilot ®, Satellite & Geospatial Technology For Cities & Buildings, Energy Cost Saving Predictive Analytics & Decarbonization
RIISE is the world's first satellite search engine for sustainable real estate, leveraging advanced AI technologies to instantly assess new investment opportunities & optimize existing portfolios, reducing operational costs. Adrian is the co-founder CEO of RIISE, with a background in commercial...
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48: Live Panel Next Gen MKE, Sustainability & Smart Cities, Social & Community Benefits, Green Building & Certifications
This next episode is a live podcast from the Next Gen MKE conference session, the Sustainability & Smart Cities Panel with panelists: Janet Silbernagel, PhD, SITES AP, WI WBE: Founder & Principal Silvernail Studio for Geodesign, LLC • Rachel Steffen: Sustainability Specialist EUA • Kathleen…
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47: PodcastAI, Generative AI & Automation, Sustainability For Tech Companies, GPUs & Energy Consumption | Sean Duncombe
Sean Duncombe is the co-founder of PodcastAI, with a background in e-commerce, video subscription ventures, and AI. “Become a 10x version of yourself using AI. When you think of AI don’t think of it as something replacing your job, think of it as an enhancement, a productivity tool that can make...
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46: Softly Solutions, Risk Analysis, Surveillance & Compliance For Green Marketing Claims, ChatESG | Mollie Hughes
Mollie Hughes is an entrepreneur, speaker, strategist, and problem solver. She is a thought leader and expert in Sustainability and Green Marketing Claim Compliance. She has provided guidance as a thought leader for numerous organizations including the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the...
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45: WorkShift, Workforce Development & Technology, Skills-Based Approach, People & Talent Sustainability | Manny Lara
Manny Lara has been an HR Professional for nearly 20 years, working mostly in the healthcare industry for large systems like Ascension Healthcare, Mayo Clinic and Advocate Aurora Health. He's also a co-founder for a staffing technology platform called WorkShift. WorkShift supports the hospitality...
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44: Wellness For Women & Girl Athletes, Body Image, Endocrine Disruptors, Ecotourism & Sustainable Airbnbs, Eco Cleaning Products | Annemarie Sampson
Annemarie Sampson is a CPT and certified yoga instructor, wellness coach and running coach, with a certificate in wellness from the Digital Wellness Institute. On this episode we discuss everything from how health is taught in schools, girls and women in sports and support for mental and physical...
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43: Sustainable Wood Art, Recycled Materials For Repurposed Goods | Ike Wynter
Ike Wynter is the co-founder of Green Up Solutions, and is a full-time wood artist, where he creates handcrafted woodwork made out of 100% recycled material, creating art using products that would have otherwise entered the waste stream. All of his art is created without the use of any stain,...
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42: Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, PFAS, Plastic-Free Living, Environmental Science | Dr. Marissa Jablonski
Dr. Marissa Jablonski is an educator, researcher and Executive Director of the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin where she works to bring together academia, industry, non-profit organizations, and community around all things water. Marissa is also a zero waste influencer under her name...
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41: Sativa Building Systems, Hempcrete Block Panels, Sustainable Construction, Carbon Negative Hemp, Tiny Homes | Zach Popp
Zach is the Founder and CEO of Sativa Building Systems. He created the patented Z Panel structures and hempcrete block panels for safe and sustainable building construction that includes passive air filtration, resistance to mold, pests, rot, and fire. The Person & Planet theme song is an…
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40: Symrise, Facility Waste Reduction Campaign, Waste Reduction At The Workplace & Home, Corporate Sustainability Ambassador Teams | Michelle Miller
Michelle Miller, North America Sustainability Manager at Symrise. She’s had roles in environmental health and safety, product stewardship, and is the former Chief Sustainability officer for a local paper company in Appleton, WI. In September 2023, Symrise hosted a Waste Reduction Campaign for…
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39: Bublr Bikes, Bike Share Programs, Sustainable Transportation, Recycling Lithium Batteries, Health Benefits of Active Transportation | James Davies
James Davies is the former Executive Director of Bublr Bikes, Milwaukee’s nonprofit bike share operator. James received his law degree from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law, and his bachelor’s degree in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. During his time at Bublr,...
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38: Northwoods Tea, Mushroom Coffee, Sustainable Harvesting & Foraging, Medicinal Mushrooms For The Brain & Immune System | Kevin Olson
*We apologize for the background interference in this episode and slight zapping noises. It was so much good information that we had to post it! Kevin is the owner of Northwoods Tea, a botanist, mushroom forager and organic tea maker. Kevin discusses how he sustainably harvests wild herbs and...
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37: B Local Wisconsin, Lakefront Brewery, Certified B Corps & Benefit Corporations, Business As A Force For Good | Kelsey Moses
Kelsey Moses is the Excise Tax and Compliance Director and B Keeper (for B Corp Certification) at Lakefront Brewery and Events at B Local Wisconsin. Learn more about Certified B Corps & Benefit Corporations in this episode. The Person & Planet theme song is an original song by singer/songwriter...
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36: Ahlstrom, Sustainable Solutions With Paper, Alternative Uses For Fiber-Based Product, From Plastic To Purpose | Zack Leimkuehler
Zack Leimkuehler is the Vice President of New Business Development at Ahlstrom. Zack leads product development efforts with a focus on delivering sustainable solutions for Ahlstrom’s customers around the globe. With a strong presence in specialty papers and fibers, the team creates a wealth of...
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35: Hundred Acre, Hydroponic Farming, Food Security, Year-Round Food Distribution, Indoor Sustainable Farming | Chris Corkery
Chris Corkery is the Owner / CEO of Hundred Acre, Milwaukee’s largest indoor vertical hydroponic farm providing fresh greens and herbs that are harvested weekly, and distributed locally year-round to support a more resilient supply chain. (They sell to the school system, Universities, stadiums,...
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34: Tradewater, Collect, Control & Destroy Halocarbons & Methane For Immediate Climate Impact, Verified Carbon Offsets | Jenny Morgan
Jenny joined Tradewater in 2022 as the Market Development Manager. She is passionate in changing the way we view business to be both profitable and purposeful. Climate risk and financial risk can no longer be viewed as separate topics. Jenny has worked within the technology and hospitality…
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33: Krevat Energy Innovations, Climate Change Mitigation, Cleantech, Electric Grid Modernization | Lee Krevat
Lee Krevat is the founder and CEO of Krevat Energy Innovations, a company dedicated to climate change mitigation by advising start-ups, utilities, regulators, legislators, and environmentally focused companies and communities. He keynoted his first conference in 2010 and has since spoken over one...
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32: Paper Valley: The Fight For The Fox River Cleanup, The World’s Largest $1.3 Billion Environmental River Cleanup, PCB Contamination, US EPA Superfund | David Allen, Susan Campbell
This episode features both authors of the new book, Paper Valley: The Fight For The Fox River Cleanup, on the $1.3 billion cleanup of the Fox River in northeast Wisconsin, the world’s largest environmental river cleanup of PCB contamination. You can visit their site here. David Allen is an...
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31: Environmental Planning & Protection, Urban Sustainability, Innovations & Policy, Water & Land Use, Sustainable Cities of Northern Europe | Dr. Jeff Loux
Jeff Lux, Ph.D. served in the public, private and academic sectors for nearly 40 years teaching, researching and managing projects in sustainable design and environmental planning, water resources, land use, and dispute resolution. He served as Town Manager for Truckee and Planning Director for…
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30: Joystik, Connect + Live Your Best Life, Hack Your Mind-Body Connection, Autogenics, Scientific Approach To Relaxation Techniques & Increased Performance | Christian Stoll
Christian Stoll is the CEO & Co-founder of Joystik. He has a degree in psychology and has been in the behavioral health space for over 14 years. Joystik helps you harness the power of your mind and control your response to stress with a simple and easy mind-body medicine technique through...
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29: Ampaire, Electric Aviation, Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Aircrafts, Aerospace Retrofits, Sustainable Aviation Fuel To Reduce Carbon Emissions | Pauline Bohnert
Pauline is an Energy Engineer at Ampaire Ltd. and specializes in charging infrastructure. She joined the company in January 2021 and has worked on determining optimal charging solutions for the electric aviation industry ever since. Pauline has supported three government backed projects, two…
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28: Art Programming To Bridge Life & Death Education For Mental Health, Repurposed & Foraged Sustainable Artwork, WorryBirds For Anxiety | Elyse-Krista Mische
Elyse-Krista Mische is a mixed-media artist who contemplates mortality, memory, and time through both independent and collaborative work. She embraces make-believe and craft processes from her childhood in combination with fine art practices to address individual and collective existential…
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27: Green Homeowners United, Doing Right By People & The Planet, Energy Efficiency Home Upgrade Grants, Inflation Reduction Act Rebates & Tax Credits | Kevin Kane
There is one simple thing that you can do to your home or building to reduce energy costs by 10-30%! You can learn this, more about the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act), what you can do to improve energy efficiency in your home, and more in this episode with Kevin Kane, the Chief Economist and...
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26: Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Clean Water Advocacy, Environmental Law, Adopt-A-River Program, Road Salt Water Monitoring, Phosphorus Runoff, River Basin Report Card | Jennifer Bolger Breceda
Jennifer Bolger Breceda is the Executive Director of Milwaukee Riverkeeper, a science-based advocacy organization working for swimmable, fishable rivers throughout the Milwaukee River Basin. In this episode we discuss clean water advocacy, environmental law, road salt water monitoring, phosphorus...
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25: Soundwave Wellness, Tuning Forks For Healing & Pain Relief, Treating Anxiety, Alzheimer's & Limiting Beliefs With Vibroacoustic Therapy | Danielle Crampsie
Danielle is an artist, entrepreneur and wellness educator. Her company Soundwave Wellness helps people find more rhythm, balance and harmony in their lives through sound. She specializes in the use of tuning forks for healing. The Person & Planet theme song is an original song by…
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24: Counting Coral, Eco Tourism, Climate Resilient Coral, Sculptural Coral Banks, Connecting Art & Conservation | Jolyon Collier
Jolyon Collier is a philanthropist, artist, and President & Founder of Counting Coral, a nonprofit dedicated to coral reef restoration through sculptures that house coral nurseries to grow more resilient coral. You can watch the video about the Counting Coral - Project Fiji installation here....
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23: Riverwater Partners, Sustainable Investing, ESG Data For Positive Social & Environmental Impacts & Competitive Investment Returns | Greg Wait
Learn more about sustainable investments and 401k from Greg Wait of Riverwater Partners, and how ESG data is used during the investment process. The Person & Planet theme song is an original song by singer/songwriter Barbara Stephan. Click here to listen to “Gonna Be There.”
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22: Taste Life Nutrition, Functional Nutrition For People & Pets, Soulful Conception, Endocrine Disruptors | Nikki Burnett
Nikki Burnett is a functional nutritionist, who founded Taste Life Nutrition as a way to help others fuel their success with healthy nutrition. She works with ambitious professionals to help them overcome hidden barriers to both health and success. What many people don’t realize are challenges…
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21: Lakeside Natural Medicine, Healing Chronic Conditions & Histamine Disorders With Botanical Medicine & Nutritional Therapies | Dr. Katarina Meister, ND
Dr. Meister is a licensed naturopathic doctor, and practices at Lakeside Natural Medicine in Milwaukee. Her clinical practice focuses on chronic conditions such as chronic fatigue, autoimmune disorders, hormone imbalances, hypothyroidism, and gastrointestinal conditions. She approaches each…
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20: Unicorn Jazz, Educational Entertainment For Kids, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Meaningful & Purposeful Business | Lisa Caprelli
Lisa Caprelli is a first generation educated Latina, and received a bachelor’s of science degree in social psychology. She leveraged her psychology degree at the beginning of the Pandemic to understand the conversations between students, teachers, educators and parents. Lisa is also a speaker,...
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19: Cultivate Taste, Speciality Tea Institute, Organic & Fair Trade Tea | Jennifer Nowicki
Jennifer Nowicki, owner of Cultivate Taste and Certified Tea Specialist, shares her journey obtaining a certification from the Speciality Tea Institute. She is one of only 120 certified individuals worldwide and the only one in Wisconsin. She sources organic, fair trade loose leaf teas directly...
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18: Beyond The Baby Blues, Support Groups For Women With Prenatal & Postpartum Depression, Anxiety & Perinatal Loss| Nancy Segall
Beyond The Baby Blues is an organization based out of the Chicago area that provides free support groups for women suffering from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety) and perinatal loss. Nancy Segall, their clinical director and one of the founders...
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17: Fork Farms, Positively Impacting Food Systems With Community & Hydroponics | Alex Tyink
Alex is the founder and CEO of Fork Farms, an indoor hydroponic farming installation company, where he continues to work hard to reinvent the global food system to accelerate local access to fresh food and inspire healthier living for all. The Person & Planet theme song is an original song by...
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16: Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, Advancing Sustainability Through Business | Jessy Servi Ortiz
Jessy is the Managing Director of the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council (WSBC) membership and the Green Masters Program, with a mission to advance sustainable principles and practices through the power of business. She is also the co-founder and co-chair of the organization Wisconsin Women…
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15: Outwoken Tea, From Machine Operator To Fair Trade Tea Sourcing, Home Compostable Wood Cellulose Packaging, Orthodox Tea Method | Aureal Ojeda
Aureal Ojeda is the owner of Outwoken Tea. She sources her tea directly from small farmers in developing countries and sells products in home compostable packaging, striving to be a zero waste company. She discusses changing your mindset, to start doing the little things that build up to make a...
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14: O My Bag, Eco & Ethical Bags, Fair Trade Manufacturing | Paulien Wesselink
Paulien Wesselink is a social entrepreneur with a background in international relations and passion for sustainability and fair trade. She believes in trade, not aid and development through access to the global market. Paulien founded O My Bag, a fairly made and Eco-friendly leather bag company…
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13: Carbonfund.org, Reduce & Offset Climate Impact | Anna O’Brien
At Carbonfund.org, Anna works to develop, grow and maintain relationships with our Carbonfree® Small Business Partners. Anna primarily works with small businesses to ensure that Carbonfund.org’s programs meet their climate change mitigation and sustainability objectives. Anna began her career...
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12: Breast Health, Virtual Bra Fitting, OEKO-TEX® Textile Certification | Heidi Lehmann
Heidi Lehmann shares her expertise as an international Master Bra Designer with over 30 years of experience in the industry, has worked for top leading companies, and holds a patent for the Vibrant Bra. In this episode we discuss how once you put something on your skin, it’s in your body.…
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11: Treet, Recommerce For Ecommerce Apparel Brands, Making Secondhand Firsthand | Jake Disraeli
Jake Disraeli is the Co-Founder and CEO of Treet, the leading recommerce platform that helps e-commerce brands be more sustainable and increase customer loyalty through resale. Prior to Treet, Jake had built his own DTC brands on Shopify and led the sales team at Indiegogo where he helped…
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10: Vytal Health, Integrative & Functional Medicine, Telehealth & Telemedicine | Dr. Tiffany Mullen
Dr. Tiffany Mullen is the Co-Founder of Vytal Health, with 20+ years of experience practicing medicine. She is certified in integrative and functional medicine, and dual board certified in family medicine and integrative medicine. Listen as she explains how Vytal Health is a platform to help...
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9: All The Farms, Local Food Sources That Use Sustainable Methods, Regenerative Agriculture & AgTech | Jim Cupples
Jim Cupples is a technologist from Springfield, Oregon, whose work has primarily been in creating and organizing public datasets. Jim is a cofounder of the site Run For Office, an address searchable political database that now holds over 150,000 elected offices and remains available to the public...
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8: Evolution Marketing, B Corp Certification, Global Sustainability, Reducing Your Carbon Footprint | Lisa Geason-Bauer
Lisa Geason-Bauer is the President and Founder of Evolution Marketing, a Wisconsin-based woman-owned Certified B Corp, specializing in the area of global sustainability consulting and storytelling, environmentally responsible creative design and ethical marketing. Evolution Marketing is…
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7: Swissveg, V-Label For Vegetarian & Vegan Products, Plant-Based Lifestyle & Healthy Alternatives | Simone Fuhrmann
Simone Fuhrmann is deputy managing director at Swissveg, a Swiss organization that tries to permanently reduce the consumption of animal products with positive public relations work that promotes a plant-based, responsible lifestyle as an attractive and healthy alternative accessible to everyone....
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6: Evolve Brands, Supernola, Healthy Snacking, Superfoods, Eliminating Food Waste | Cindy Poiesz
Cindy Poiesz, Founder of Supernola shares her personal journey with food allergies that led her to the creation of a healthy snack alternative, conscious of food processing to maintain the health benefits of superfoods, and eliminating food waste during the manufacturing process. The Person &...
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5: Lenzing Group, Sustainable Denim, Circular Fashion, Renewable & Biodegradable Fibers | Tricia Carey
Tricia Carey is the Director of Global Business Development Denim and Americas at Lenzing Group. With over 20 years of industry experience and an advocate for innovation and sustainability in the textile and apparel industry, she develops and implements the global business strategy for the denim...
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4: CoMotion Fitness, Online Training, Science-Based Holistic Coach Inspired Group Workouts With Natural Movements For Physical & Mental Results | Nate Ziegler
Nate Ziegler is the owner of CoMotion Fitness, a science-based, holistic, coach-inspired group-workout designed to produce results both physically and mentally. He discusses how they focus on natural movements, on how bodies should move as opposed to putting them in very one-directional patterns....
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3: Project Heal, Eating Disorders, Mindful Parenting & Coaching | Paige Pichler
Paige Pichler is a writer and speaker featured in Yoga Journal, National Ambassador of Project HEAL, and a yoga instructor. She is dedicated to helping individuals heal from trauma and eating disorders through her writing and workshops on conscious parenting and coaching. “You are so much more…
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About this show
Welcome to Person & Planet, Podcast sharing all things good within sustainability and wellness. Personal wellness and the health of our environment are intimately connected, so this series was created to combine awareness of these amazing initiatives, products, services, and businesses that benefit person and planet from around the world. Join us in spreading the word about “all things good” and stay tuned for the upcoming Person & Planet publication.
Hosted by
Stephanie Krubsack