The Happy Disruptors Podcast

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Billy Gascoigne, Senior Director of Agriculture & Strategic Partnerships at Ducks Unlimited, joins Kaitie to discuss what it takes to scale conservation delivery. The two explore the power of public-private partnerships, how to align diverse interests around shared outcomes, and why successful conservation requires more than funding alone. They also u...

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Drew DiAllesandro, Illinois & Iowa Private Lands Coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, joins Kaitie to rethink how we approach conservation interventions in the Midwest. The pair explores how moving beyond practice-by-practice implementation toward more strategic, landscape-scale solutions can generate greater ecological impact — from r...

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Keegan Kult, Executive Director of the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition, joins Kaitie to discuss water quality through the lens of water quantity. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Thank you to our partners, Vision Bank, for sponsoring this episode!

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Tami Madsen, Executive Director of Central Iowa Water Works, joins Hannah to discuss water resiliency, cross-sector collaboration, and future planning. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Thank you to our partners, Vision Bank, for sponsoring this episode!

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Kaylee Williams with Iowa Startup Week, joins Kaitie to discuss innovation, creativity, and building an ecosystem of happy disruptors. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Thank you to our partners, Vision Bank, for sponsoring this episode!

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Rex Raimond, Director of Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS), joins Hannah to discuss missing middle infrastructure in food systems — or "the missing middle." The pair unpacks TIFS' strategy of creating new financial architecture for food systems, ultimately contributing to more resilient farms and communities. Listen in now! R...

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Brian Bienkowski, Managing Editor of The New Lede, joins Kaitie to explore new media as a voice for conservation. The two cover the importance of access to information, the skill of staying curious, and the need for media literacy in the digital age. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and Linke...

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Tej Dhawan, Cofounder of Plains Angels and Iowa's latest innovation fund, 2946 Ventures, joins Hannah to discuss all things innovation, including how to cultivate it, what it's not, and why it's valuable regardless of sector. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Thank yo...

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Bobby Martens, Executive Director of the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives, joins Hannah to discuss the co-op system, its history in Iowa, and how co-ops can be a delivery system for conservation. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Thank you to our partners, SCHEELS, for sponsoring...

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, hear from experts at Athene Watershed26 in this live session on recreation as a catalyst for conservation. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, hear from experts at Athene Watershed26 in this live session on developing alternative markets for regenerative agriculture. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, hear from experts at Athene Watershed26 in this live session on funding spectrum roles. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, hear from experts at Athene Watershed26 in this live session on financing market diversification for conservation agriculture. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, hear from experts at Athene Watershed26 in this live session on the Mississippi River/Gulf Hypoxia Taskforce. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Hannah and Katie reflect on one year of THDP, including top episodes, lessons learned, and favorite takeaways. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Dr. Larry Weber, Director of the IIHR and Iowa Flood Center, joins Kaitie to discuss trends in Iowa's floodplains and watersheds as well as long-term resource management. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Thank you to our partners, SCHEELS, for sponsoring this episode!

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Matt and Eric Wahl join Hannah and Kaitie to discuss their family farm, implementing conservation, and the farming identity. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Ben Gleason, Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council Executive Director, joins Hannah and Kaitie to discuss trends, challenges, and opportunities related to the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Thank you to our partners, SCHEELS, for s...

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Jen Cross, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at the Great Outdoors Foundation, joins Kaitie to preview the Stacked Benefits content track at Athene Watershed26. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.  

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Melissa Campbell, Senior Project Manager, and Sara Carmichael, Project Manager, at the Great Outdoors Foundation, join Kaitie to preview the Science & Data content track at Athene Watershed26. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Hannah and Kaitie preview the Finance Solutions content track at Athene Watershed26. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Hannah Dake, Marketing & Communications Specialist at the Great Outdoors Foundation, joins Kaitie to preview the Emerging Voices content track at Athene Watershed26. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Addison McKown, Development Manager for the Conservation Foundation of Polk County, joins Kaitie to discuss the launch of the organization and its impact on conservation in the region. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Tee Thomas, CEO of Quantified Ventures, joins Hannah to discuss all things conservation finance. The two cover funding barriers, finance solutions, and the funder role landscape within the world of conservation. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Joey Taylor-Moon, Vice President of Marketing for Hubbell Realty Company, joins Kaitie for the latest installment of our series "Meet the Board." Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Thank you to our partners, Williams & Jensen, for sponsoring this episode!