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Ep. 135 - Carrie Chan: Pioneering Lab-Grown Fish
Ep. 134 - Shiloh Johnson: Small Biz. Tax Tech at Scale
Ep. 133 - Stefan Ytterborn: Making a Completely Fossil-Fuel-Free Motorcycle?
Ep. 132: Tessa Callaghan: Sustainable Seaweed-Based Yarn & Fabric
Ep. 131 - Susan Stone: The World’s First Electricity-generating Alternative to Traditional Windows
Ep. 130 - Krishna Manda: The Future of Augmented Reality Motorcycle Helmets
Ep. 129 - Sahand Dilmaghani: A Better Way to Brew Coffee?
Ep. 128 - Paul Gross: Capturing Carbon from Diesel Trucks as They Drive!
Ep. 127 - Dinesh Tadepalli: Why Single-Use Spoons Should be Edible
Ep. 126 - Kevin Martin: 3D-Printed Pants!?
Ep. 125 - Mark Herrema: Making Biomaterials from Greenhouse Gas
Ep. 124 - Ellen Windemuth: Oscar-Winning Producer of "My Octopus Teacher"
Ep. 123 - Jacob Flood: Headphones That Help You Focus and Become More Productive?
Ep. 122 - Eduardo Del Signore: Visualizing Climate Change Data with Music
Ep. 121 - Taylor McCarten: A Non-toxic Indoor Composting Powder & Dragon's Den Success Story
Ep. 120 - Jacob Pechenik: An Easy New Way to Grow Produce at Home
Ep. 119 - Raffael Jovine: Sequestering Carbon at the Gigaton Scale Using Algae?
Ep. 118 - Tom Green: Making a Natural Carbon-removing Sand?
Ep. 117 - Erick Went & Venkat Kode: Pulling Drinking Water from Thin Air
Ep. 116 - Max Rye: Building an Identical Replica of Cow's Milk?
Ep. 115 - Anthony DiMare: Mapping the Ocean Floor with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Ep. 114 - Phoebe Gardner: Transforming Food Waste Into Protein and Fertilizer with Insects
Ep. 113 - Andre Menezes: $100 Million Raised for Plant-Based Meat
Ep. 112 - Kaylin Marcotte: Turning a Passion for Puzzles Into a Multi-Million-Dollar Company
Ep. 111 - Paul Evers: Carbon-negative Energy Drinks from Coffee Waste?
Ep. 110 - Hans De Neve: Award-winning Carbon Capture Tech
Ep. 109: Naveen Sikka: Planting Millions of Trees to Feed Billions
Ep. 108: Lizanne Falsetto: Creating Game-Changing Dairy Alternatives
Ep. 107 - Aliénor Salmon: Leaving a Good Career to Dance Around the World
Ep. 106 - Dr. Scott Fulbright: Carbon-Negative Ink from Algae?
Ep. 105 - Dr. Klein Ileleji: Solar Dehydrating Made Easy
Ep. 104 - Quinn Fitzgerald: A Discreet Tech Exit from Unsafe Situations
Ep. 103 - Lizia Santos: Creating Better Travel Experiences with Tech
Ep. 102 - Christina Merrill: Founder of the Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation
Ep. 101 - Arnold Leitner: Make Your Home Energy Independent
Ep. 100 - Alvaro Silberstein: Making Global Travel Wheelchair Accessible
Ep. 99 - Cullen Schwarz: Building an "Ethical Amazon"
Thank You for 100 Interviews.
Ep. 98 - Collin White: Co-Founder of Tootles Gas Filtering Underwear
Ep. 97 - David Cutler: Plastic Coolers Should be Made from Coconuts
Ep. 96 - Jay Giraud: Jaw-Dropping Futuristic E-Motorcycles
Ep. 95 - Gustavo Rubacha: Life-Saving Medical Alert Watches
Ep. 94 - Ross Blum: The Future of Automated Window Cleaning
Ep. 93 - Mick Ebeling: Using Tech to Solve the Unsolvable
Ep. 92 - Praveen Penmetsa: Super Cool AI-Powered Electric Tractors
Ep. 91 - Andrea Demichelis: Selfless Tech to Provide Drinking Water
Ep. 90 - Gary Oppenheimer: An App to Eliminate Food Waste
Ep. 89 - William Santana-Li: Raised Tens of Millions for Robot Security Company
Ep. 88 - Daniel Tonkopi: You've Never See E-Bikes Like This
Ep. 87 - Edward Soffer: ESG Manager at Interactive Brokers
Ep. 86 - Scott Whittle: Birder & Co-Founder of the Terra Project
Ep. 85 - Andres Avello: Automated Kayak Rentals
Ep. 84 - Skye Blackburn: Why We All Need to Eat Bugs
Ep. 83 - Kyle Rand: Virtual Reality for Seniors
Is Google Sentient?
Ep. 82 - Dane Baker: The #1 App for Sustainable E-Commerce
Ep. 81 - Saasha Celestial-One: A Social App to Combat Food Waste
Ep. 80 - Nely Galán: Media Executive & Emmy Winner
Ep. 79 - Johnny Crowder: Heavy Metal Singer & Founder of Cope Notes
Ep. 78 - Dustin Feider: Making Treehouses for a Living
Ep. 77 - Marina Tran-Vu: Creating a Plastic-Free Product Business
Ep. 76 - Luc Houle: Biodegradable Shoes that Sprout Apple Trees
Ep. 75 - Faye Wilson: Creating Eco-Friendly Toothpaste
Ep. 74 - Christie Lagally: Plant-based "Chicken" at Scale
Ep. 73 - Masami Sato: A Brilliant Model for Corporate Giving
Ep. 72 - Joel Tasche: A Genius Way of Cleaning our Oceans
Ep. 71 - Javeno Mclean: From Professional Cricketer to Gym Owner
Ep. 70 - Lucy Jeffrey: Socks that Save Endangered Animals
Ep. 69 - Brianna Kilcullen, Founder of ANACT Hemp Towels
Ep. 68 - Abigail Harrison: The First Woman on Mars?
Ep. 67 - Spencer Burleigh: Founder of Rent the Backyard
Ep. 66 - Rebecca Eyre: HEALing for People with Eating Disorders
What Beaumarchais Can Teach Us About Becoming Successful by Being Weird
Ep. 65 - Dr. Sara Murdock: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Expert
Ep. 64 - Adam Hewett: The Future of Brain-Controlling Audio
Ep. 63 - Stefanie Sword-Williams: F*ck Being Humble
Ep. 62 - Jamey Mossengren: Professional Unicycling Unicorn
Ep. 61 - Dr. Kyle Grant, Ex-NASA/SpaceX, Founder of Oxwash
Ep. 60 - Harrison Broadhurst and Chris Rännefors, Co-Founders of BatBNB
Fast vs. Slow Content: How We Can Be Truly Productive
Ep. 59 - Ryan Mckenzie: Pioneering Eco-Friendly Laundry
Ep. 58 - Ann Makosinski: Child Prodigy Inventor to Renaissance Woman
Ep. 57 - Ben Christensen: Genius Circular Economy for Wood Waste
Ep. 56 - Raby Gueye: Founding Teach for Senegal
The Vehicle vs. The Destination: Why Crazy Career Changes Aren’t as Crazy as We Think
What is Beat the Often Path!?
Ep. 55 - Isabel Medem: Disrupting Sanitation on World Toilet Day
Ep. 54 - Andrew Tarvin: Professional Corporate Humorist, Author + Keynote Speaker
Ep. 53 - Debra Fine: Bestselling Author + Keynote Speaker
A horrifying Halloween tale...
Ep. 52 - Dr. Ramses Alcaide: The Future of Wearable Neurotechnology
Investing in Your Mission [The Ugly Truth]
Ep. 51 - Celia Pool: Creator of Award-winning Period Products
Ep. 50 - 50th Episode Spectacular!
Ep. 49 - Catalin Voss: A Better Way to Teach Reading
Ep. 48 - Becca Hume: Founder of TapSOS, Helping People with Disabilities in Emergencies
Ep. 47 - Beeing: The Game-changer of Urban Beekeeping
Ep. 46 - Babar Ali: The Man Who Brought Education to His People
Ep. 45 - Aaron Baker: Motocross Spinal Cord Injury to Author and Activist
Ep. 44 - Mitch Schols: Why We Need Biodegradable Golf Balls