Impact Journey with Julia

From the Brundtland Report in the 1980s to the Super Bowl in 2021, Norway has led on sustainability. How does this small country have such a big impact? Hege Barnes takes us behind the scenes at Innovation Norway and one country’s sustainable focus. THE IMPACT. Hege Barnes : - Is Regional Director Americas for Innovation Norway , the Norwegian government's entity for trade and industry, where she...

In sustainability, we’re trying to make the world better... but a better world by whom and for whom? Heather Mak asks these uncomfortable yet instrumental questions with co-founding Diversity in Sustainability. THE IMPACT. Heather Mak: - Is co-founder of Diversity in Sustainability , a membership organization aimed at increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the field of sustainability....

From teen magazines to fashion to sustainability, Jessica Marati Radparvar brings her diverse background to make the emotional case to sustainability. THE IMPACT . Jessica: Is the founder of Reconsidered , a boutique social impact consultancy that publishes a curated sustainable business newsletter and jobs board Led content for the Fashion for Good Experience; managed corporate responsibility at...

We often hear about tradeoffs in impact investing - impact or profit, people or planet. Cecile’s journey to lead impact at Israel's largest VC shows that it’s not either or. It's interconnected. THE IMPACT. Cecile: Is Head of Impact and Sustainability at Pitango Venture Capital , Israel’s largest VC fund, where she merges technology, profit and social impact Co-founded GITA, the Global Impact Tech...

In business, how much is beauty in your life? What about art, music, science, activism? Tim Leberecht co-founded the House of Beautiful Business as a space for this unexpected mix, to challenge us to be more human. THE IMPACT. Tim Leberecht : Is co-founder and co-CEO of the House of Beautiful Business , a global think tank and community bringing together leaders and changemakers to make humans mor...

From being a changemaker at a very early age, through 17 years at Greenpeace, Femke walks through the modern day tensions of leadership, and makes the case for this new type of leadership - a creative, complex, and collective leadership. THE IMPACT. Femke Bartels: Is Managing Director of THNK School for Creative Leadership , a purpose-driven social enterprise with transformative programs to develo...

In this second episode in a Synergos series, Tarlin Saye takes us from Liberia to the US, from traveler and writer to event organizer, as she creates spaces and shares stories with a long term view on uncomfortable topics like racial equity. THE IMPACT. Tarlin: Leads Global Programs and Experiences at Synergos for the Global Philanthropists Circle (GPC) , a network of leading philanthropic familie...

In a beautiful personal story, Swati Chaudhary of Synergos shares insights on the power of listening, from her ancestors in Bihar India to fighting injustice today. THE IMPACT. Swati: Is Managing Director of Synergos Advisory , where she advises foundations, philanthropists, and companies around the world. Synergos is a global non-profit that brings people together to solve complex problems of pov...

What are your savings doing for the climate? Duncan Grierson, founder and CEO of Clim8 Invest, brings together his two lives as an investor and cleantech entrepreneur to help us all invest in the climate. THE IMPACT. Duncan: Is a cleantech and sustainability entrepreneur and venture investor Is founder and CEO of Clim8 , a digital platform for sustainable investment, focused on themes including cl...

How can we better connect with each other, now that we need it most? Veronica Marquez of Dinner Confidential shares what she’s learned about having confident AND compassionate conversations. --- THE IMPACT. Veronica: Is co-founder of Dinner Confidential , a brave space in over 25 cities worldwide, from NYC to Berlin to Tokyo, for women to talk confidentially about topics like fear and control. The...

Chris Marquis, Professor at Cornell and author of Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism has dedicated his academic career to studying how business can do good. In this crisis, as we ask what does it mean to be a better business, Chris lays out how B Corps give us a model. - THE IMPACT. Christopher Marquis: Is SC Johnson Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornel...

What’s the hardest part about creating meaningful systemic change? Globally recognized youth leader Nora Wilhelm walks the talk in doing the inner work to do the outer work. -  THE IMPACT. Nora Wilhelm : Co-founded collaboratio helvetica , an initiative that catalyses systemic change towards the societal renewal of Switzerland Has a background in youth engagement and active citizenship, inclu...

How do you tackle a massive challenge like plastic pollution? Dopper CEO Virginia Yanquilevich talks about all the ways that Dopper is creating a “wave” to change people’s behavior. - THE IMPACT. Virginia: Is CEO of Dopper , the Dutch B Corp the mission to reduce plastic pollution in our oceans and bring clean drinking water where it's needed. Their initiatives include Dopper Wave , a pledge again...

These days, we are all rethinking how we work. But beyond remote work and hand sanitizer, what could a true revolution look like where work goes from drudgery to fun? Pim de Morree started Corporate Rebels to answer this exact question, and has been traveling the globe for years to learn from the most inspiring organizations. And he’s found something so basic it’s radical: treating people like hum...

What does it take to lead a movement and challenge the whole electronics industry? Fairphone CEO Eva Gouwens shares what she’s learned leading from the front by creating an example, as well as leading from the back by empowering her team and partners. - THE IMPACT. Eva Gouwens is: CEO of Fairphone , which is leading a movement for fairer electronics, and making a positive impact across the value c...

You’ve heard of food waste. Too Good To Go is actually doing something about it by giving value to unsold food, and CEO Mette Lykke Mette shares their model where doing good IS growing the business. - THE IMPACT. Mette: Is CEO of Social Impact Company Too Good To Go , leading a team of 600 Waste Warriors in the fight against food waste, and an app with over 22M users in Europe, saving 36+M meals t...

Lauren Sorkin of the Global Resilient Cities Network shares lessons from the frontlines to show what resilience means beyond cities for all our organizations -- including joining environment and community, uniting strengths and weaknesses, not having all the answers, convening and creating spaces, looking across functions and across time. - THE IMPACT. Lauren Sorkin: Is Acting Executive Director o...

With Regina Gwynn, we explore a key need for our economy to recover, and what it takes to support big untapped opportunity: creating spaces. Physical spaces, virtual spaces, safe spaces, honest spaces. - THE IMPACT. Regina: Is co-founder of Black Women Talk Tech , a collective of black women tech founders focused on building billion dollar startups, which has now hosted four Roadmap to Billions co...

Katrin Muff has helped redefine the role of business schools and responsible leadership. The secret? Taking multiple perspectives to capture the many strengths in the room and outside. - THE IMPACT. Katrin Muff : Is Director of the Institute for Business Sustainability , Partner at the Int’l Center for Corporate Governance , President of the Association at Positive Impact Rating Is Professor of Pr...

In this time of upheaval, social change makers are at risk of overwhelm and burnout. At the Wellbeing Project, Aaron and Sandrine study how we take care of ourselves so that we can take care of others. - THE IMPACT. Sandrine and Aaron are co-leads of the Wellbeing Project , a global initiative co-created with Ashoka, Esalen, Impact Hub, Porticus, the Skoll Foundation and Synergos, catalysing a cul...

In difficult times, we turn to outlets where words aren’t yet available. Artist and activist Kely Nascimento DeLuca shows how sports and arts can help us process emotions and have difficult conversations. - THE IMPACT. Kely: Was born in Brazil and raised in NYC, as the oldest daughter of soccer legend Pelé Attended the Parsons School of Design and has worked as an editorial, portrait and social co...

For these uncertain times as we look to support local government in some of their toughest challenges, James Weinberg, CEO of Fuse Corps, shares his insights on making people the levers of change. - THE IMPACT. James: Is CEO of FUSE Corps , a US nonprofit placing professionals into local governments to address the biggest challenges facing urban communities Was co-founder of AchieveMission , a con...

Ryan Gellert, GM EMEA at Patagonia, challenges all of us on what we truly believe and what we’re doing to stand behind it. - THE IMPACT. Ryan Gellert: Is General Manager EMEA at Patagonia , overseeing sales, marketing, sustainability and operations through the region Previously spent 15 years at Black Diamond Equipment , in roles including Brand President, VP of Supply Chain Management and Managin...

How can cities help us understand the internet? Nick Grossman of Union Square Ventures applies his work with cities to show how we can make both physical and digital spaces more safe and thriving. - THE IMPACT. Nick Grossman: Is partner at Union Square Ventures , the venture capital firm, where he invests in internet applications and infrastructure Led an incubator for startups at the intersection...

We designed this economy, we can redesign it. Ecological economist Dr. Mairi-Jane Fox, professor at Regis College, challenges the assumptions behind our economic systems. - THE IMPACT. Dr. Mairi-Jane Fox: Is Professor at Regis College , where she is Director of SEED Sustainable Economic and Enterprise Development Institute Has a Ph. D. in Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Ve...