Back to the Roots

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Back to the Roots Podcast! Alejandro flew to Austin, Texas, where Back to the Roots joined The Home Depot Foundation, Green Doors, and more than 400 volunteers to spend one day renovating Pecan Springs Commons, a housing community for formerly homeless veterans in northeast Austin. Eight apartment buildings painted. New pergolas and outdoor gathering spaces built. Veget...

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Back to the Roots Podcast! Alejandro headed to Atlanta, Georgia, for the Home Depot Kids Workshop — a free, hands-on event held every first Saturday of April at Home Depot stores across the country. This year, Back to the Roots partnered with Home Depot to put a free grow kit in the hands of every single child who walked through those doors. All 575,000 of them. In this...

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Back to the Roots Podcast! This time, Alejandro flew to Atlanta, Georgia for a behind-the-scenes visit to The Home Depot's Store Support Center. He sits down with Jennifer Wagner, their Director of Culture and Values, for one of the most honest and inspiring conversations we've ever had. Jennifer has been with The Home Depot for 14 years. She started on the store floor...

🎙️ Welcome to the very first episode of the Back to the Roots podcast. We’re kicking things off with the remarkable story of Henry Viramontes , a California entrepreneur who turned a childhood spent working in the dairies into ownership of Red Star Fertilizer , one of the state’s leading soil and compost companies—alongside a fleet of trucks called the Viramontes Express . Henry’s journey is roote...

Welcome to the Back to the Roots podcast, hosted by Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora. In this trailer, you'll hear why we started this show, who it's for, and what to expect as we sit down with entrepreneurs, partners, and collaborators building businesses rooted in purpose, sustainability, and growth.