Electric Ladies Podcast

"We say data-based because as you work with both the science community and the business community, the best way to bring those communities to the table is to talk to them in their own language. To talk in terms of return, to talk in terms total impact." Joni Carswell on Green Connections Radio podcast Scientists are saying the coronavirus may have come from the destruction of the natural habitats...

"Brand citizenship is a way of doing business – from a company's core purpose; to its delivery of goods and services; to its responsibility to its employees, community, the environment and the world – that people trust, believe in and rely on…all with the aim of earning profits that are maintainable over the long term."      Anne Bahr Thompson on Green Connections Radio podcast Do you get mad seei...

"When you think about what you are claiming from an insurance perspective, it's partly property damage, but it's largely also business interruption. So, your lack of sales, your lack of being able to produce things, your lack of being able to distribute things." Tina Kirby on Green Connections Radio podcast While you're reviewing your insurance policies during this pandemic to see if it covers you...

As COVID-19 spreads across the world and every country is aching for treatments and vaccines to stop it, listen to Joan's conversation with a remarkable innovator tackling some of the toughest medical challenges. Dr. Maria Freire is President of the Foundation of the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and she developed a unique structure for expediting medical innovations. What can we learn from...

"You have to give up a little bit of control in that (creative) process....it is an iterative process and allowing people to be as creative and crazy as you possibly could imagine and then noticing when there was really a fantastic moment that we all had to say, 'Ah-ha! that's it, let's go there.'" Deborah Rutter on Green Connections Radio As we cope with complete upheaval in our lives and work du...

Women triumphed in part "by bringing in elites, both society and social women and men of position, power and influence, and many of them were publishers, editors…and had direct access to the levers of media." Brooke Kroeger on Green Connections Radio podcast As we embark on a crucial presidential election this year, women voters are the largest single voting bloc, but, that right was a hard-fought...

"It's easier to change the world with money...Ideas are out there...the trick is in the execution. It's not always the best technology that works…Be persistent." Julie Lenzer on Green Connections Radio podcast Having a great idea for a new technology or new business model that you think can change the world is terrific. But it will only make that change if it succeeds in the marketplace, which is...

Kate Gordon on job growth via the green economy and what we can do TODAY to boost it Listen to nationally-recognized expert Kate Gordon as she talks about what the green economy really is and the jobs it is creating, including the skills required for those jobs. She talks about what President Obama have done (and his policies are still doing) and what local leaders can do TODAY to boost economic g...

The front lines of the clean energy economy are fascinating, brutal and potentially very lucrative. Listen to one of the masters at growing clean energy start-ups,  A my Francetic of the Clean Energy Trust , discuss how it all comes together and CET's $100 million partnership with Argonne National Laboratory .  She spoke with GCR host Joan Michelson at the 2013  ARPA-E Summi t in Washington, DC. M...

"Men are presumed to be capable and to have done their homework…questioned about potential… Women…(hear) challenging questions , like 'Why are you qualified?'…(Yet), women-owned businesses return on average 63% higher rates of return than male-only founded teams."  S helly Porges on Green Connections Radio podcast   Studies show that women often leave their full-time jobs to start a business, espe...

"The story of the building is important for the artist (because) every model they create, they build a relationship with….they spend hundreds of hours working on that model…It's a work of art."  Laura Dolan on Green Connections Radio podcast When I visited the U.S. Botanic Gardens in Washington, DC a couple of months ago, I saw these amazing miniatures of landmark buildings – the Capitol, the Smit...

"There are environmental issues that are very important to people on a local level…(but they are) being covered (by the local news media) based on everyday issues in local communities… because it affects tourism, it affects the economy, it affects a lot of things, not to mention the places that we live…(and) because it affects their taxes."  Wanda Lloyd on Green Connections Radio With the news med...

"The companies that have really made a commitment to creating change, they look at the ways promotions are decided, because often it's very ad hoc….and consciously or unconsciously, the managers, who are primarily men, just don't see the characteristics (in women) that they believe you need in order to advance."  Telle Whitney on Green Connections Radio Pursuing a career in STEM requires investing...

"It's our responsibility when we take the stage to understand that we're going to affect people, we're going to make change….And if you pull back in any way, you are missing that opportunity to…change that one life."  Tricia Brouk on Green Connections Radio Being able to speak in public is crucial to career success in today's world where the media is everywhere, cameras are everywhere, and you can...

"Your biggest c hallenge is your biggest opportunity. Get people into the system so they can change the culture and the industry to clean energy" Katie Me hnert on Green Connections Radio At the 2020 World Economic Forum where global leaders across industry in Davos, Switzerland every January, climate change took "center stage," as The New York Times headline put it. A key topic of debate was the...

"You are not crazy. So, if you're talking to someone who makes you feel crazy, that's probably something with that other person. If you're working with someone who make you feel like you're not good enough, there's something else going on." Jennifer Wisdom on Green Connections Radio We all have office politics to deal with, even if you own your company or work remotely. If you work with other peop...

"A lot of these times we see these problems as having binary solutions, it's either we stay and defend…or we just pick up and leave, but there's a lot of space in between." Andrea Dutton on Green Connections Radio Geologist Dr. Andrea Dutton was awarded the coveted MacArthur "Genius" award recently for her work in finding an innovative way to predict sea-level rise and identify the options for man...

"We have more generations in the workforce than ever before and their life experiences are very different….Look at the other person as a peer."  Mary Lee Gannon on Green Connections Radio You probably visited with people of all ages over the holidays, and today you have the same variety in the workplace  – and it's both a gift, because of the wide range of experiences and perspectives they bring,...

"This idea of 'voice and choice' is, ask me what I think and then listen to what I have to say and then give me a choice as to how I can participate. Don't forget that I'm an individual...That's a really big trend." Rachel Hutchisson on Green Connections Radio As you consider donating to nonprofits, consider what your employees want, as well as what aligns with your customers and your business goa...

"How protectable your work is, is really important to know." Christina Martini on Green Connections Radio If your holiday break and new year plans include exploring starting or growing your "side hustle" or hobby, you'll want to listen to this interview with Green Connections Radio podcast with veteran intellectual property (IP) lawyer Christina Martini on how to protect it. So, grab a notepad and...

"Help local people think about what they can do to have access to the natural resources they need for very important things like clean water, food, and cultural practices...(which are) incredibly important." Stacy Jupiter on Green Connections Radio As world leaders and climate leaders, scientists and activists gather at the UN's COP25 conference in Madrid, Spain to address solutions to the climate...

"I learned that we are all capable of so much more than we think we are, until we push ourselves. We all have these reserves that I don't think we use anymore…Keep looking for those parts of yourself that you have ignored." Tracy Edwards on Green Connections Radio Imagine deciding to take on captaining a brand new crew in the world's most dangerous round-the-world boat race with very, very limited...

"I personally have medical allergies…When I was able to figure out the difference between one egg and a Vital Farms egg, I don't have an egg allergy! It turns out that I have a feed and a hormone allergy, which got me excited. Wait a second, this is great knowledge! What (else)…do I not have allergies to?" Gabrielle (Ellie) Rubenstein on Green Connections Radio Do you know what's really in your fo...

"We now have an appetite for intervention. There's a willingness because we are all at a point where the impacts are being felt so broadly…The urgency is being met with a will to act."  Beth Gibbons on Green Connections Radio   Local leaders are managing the very real devastation to their communities and economies caused by extreme weather events, while much-needed resources from the federal gover...

"Scenario planning…is really about trying to think, what could the future look like? And, how can we adapt and prepare for whatever the future might hold? You do that by identifying what are the underlying drivers? What's going to shape the future one way or the other?"  Nardia Haigh on Green Connections Radio   The only thing certain is uncertainty – in our careers, our businesses, in preparing y...