Person and Planet Podcast

Jim LaDue is the Founder and President of Innovative Waste Strategies , a Massachusetts-based advisory and materials management firm specializing in the repurposing of industrial and commercial waste materials for beneficial reuse. With nearly 40 years of combined experience in waste and waste-to-value, Jim is a recognized leader in developing and implementing strategies that transform waste into...

Join us for a live panel at the first Regenerate MKE Street Fair in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The panelists are: Virginia Small Advocate for The Commons & The Public Good Grian Hollies-Maxwell Owner of Maxwell Farms Laura Michele Urban Agriculture Nonprofit-Beyond Organic 777 - University of Wisconsin-Parkside Brandice Kirchner Food Justice Director Tikkun Ha Ir of Milwaukee Karen Lemke Founder of...

Climate Week NYC 2024 Live Panel: Unique Solutions in Sustainability: Women Innovators Inspiring Change | Jessica O. Matthews, Gia Mattu, Mollie Hughes, Uma Devi Gopaldass, Nicole Loher, Marissa Jablonski , Stephanie Krubsack The "Unique Solutions in Sustainability: Women Innovators Inspiring Change" live panel from Climate Week NYC 2024, brings together an inspiring group of seven women leaders w...

RIISE⁠ is the world's first satellite search engine for sustainable real estate, leveraging advanced AI technologies to instantly assess new investment opportunities & optimize existing portfolios, reducing operational costs. Adrian is the co-founder CEO of RIISE , with a background in commercial and residential real estate and pivoted into aviation and became a private jet pilot and set u...

This next episode is a live podcast from the Next Gen MKE conference session, the Sustainability & Smart Cities Panel with panelists: Janet Silbernagel, PhD, SITES AP, WI WBE : Founder & Principal Silvernail Studio for Geodesign, LLC • Rachel Steffen : Sustainability Specialist EUA • Kathleen Ellis : Principal Kakoon Buildings • Nate Helbach : Founder & CEO Neutral • Margarita Hernande...

Sean Duncombe is the co-founder of PodcastAI , with a background in e-commerce, video subscription ventures, and AI. “Become a 10x version of yourself using AI. When you think of AI don’t think of it as something replacing your job, think of it as an enhancement, a productivity tool that can make your life easier and better. If you run an agency, this tool can save you a lot of time. It can help y...

Mollie Hughes is an entrepreneur, speaker, strategist, and problem solver. She is a thought leader and expert in Sustainability and Green Marketing Claim Compliance. She has provided guidance as a thought leader for numerous organizations including the National Retail Federation (NRF) and the American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) and is currently the co-founder and CEO of Softly Solutions ,...

Manny Lara has been an HR Professional for nearly 20 years, working mostly in the healthcare industry for large systems like Ascension Healthcare, Mayo Clinic and Advocate Aurora Health.  He's also a co-founder for a staffing technology platform called WorkShift. WorkShift supports the hospitality and services industry by providing a talent labor pool for open shifts in restaurants, bars and e...

Annemarie Sampson is a CPT and certified yoga instructor, wellness coach and running coach, with a certificate in wellness from the Digital Wellness Institute. On this episode we discuss everything from how health is taught in schools, girls and women in sports and support for mental and physical health, products you put on your body that are potential endocrine disruptors, ecotourism and sustaina...

Ike Wynter is the co-founder of Green Up Solutions, and is a full-time wood artist, where he creates handcrafted woodwork made out of 100% recycled material, creating art using products that would have otherwise entered the waste stream. All of his art is created without the use of any stain, paint, or varnishes. You can follow him on his Instagram page ike_wynter . The Person & Planet theme s...

Dr. Marissa Jablonski is an educator, researcher and Executive Director of the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin where she works to bring together academia, industry, non-profit organizations, and community around all things water. Marissa is also a zero waste influencer under her name Plastic-Free Marissa . *PFAS and PFOA research is growing very rapidly and we have a correction: PFAS and PFO...

Zach is the Founder and CEO of Sativa Building Systems . He created the patented Z Panel structures and hempcrete block panels for safe and sustainable building construction that includes passive air filtration, resistance to mold, pests, rot, and fire. The Person & Planet theme song is an original song by singer/songwriter Barbara Stephan. Click here to listen to “Gonna Be There.”

Michelle Miller , North America Sustainability Manager at Symrise. She’s had roles in environmental health and safety, product stewardship, and is the former Chief Sustainability officer for a local paper company in Appleton, WI. In September 2023, Symrise hosted a Waste Reduction Campaign for their facilities in North America. Stephanie Krubsack (Person & Planet podcast host and founder of Pu...

James Davies is the former Executive Director of Bublr Bikes , Milwaukee’s nonprofit bike share operator. James received his law degree from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law, and his bachelor’s degree in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.   During his time at Bublr, the bike share system has grown from 9 stations in downtown Milwaukee to 109 stations across Milwauk...

*We apologize for the background interference in this episode and slight zapping noises. It was so much good information that we had to post it! Kevin is the owner of Northwoods Tea , a botanist, mushroom forager and organic tea maker. Kevin discusses how he sustainably harvests wild herbs and mushrooms, how medicinal mushrooms are good for your immune system and high in antioxidants, and how to w...

Kelsey Moses is the Excise Tax and Compliance Director and B Keeper (for B Corp Certification) at Lakefront Brewery and Events at B Local Wisconsin . Learn more about Certified B Corps & Benefit Corporations in this episode.  The Person & Planet theme song is an original song by singer/songwriter Barbara Stephan. Click here to listen to “Gonna Be There.”

Zack Leimkuehler is the Vice President of New Business Development at Ahlstrom . Zack leads product development efforts with a focus on delivering sustainable solutions for Ahlstrom’s customers around the globe.  With a strong presence in specialty papers and fibers, the team creates a wealth of opportunities for innovation and product improvements to deliver value to customers and in turn, create...

Chris Corkery is the Owner / CEO of Hundred Acre , Milwaukee’s largest indoor vertical hydroponic farm providing fresh greens and herbs that are harvested weekly, and distributed locally year-round to support a more resilient supply chain. (They sell to the school system, Universities, stadiums, hotels, restaurants, and grocers.) Corkery is a recent NY transplant, and 3 time career changer; media...

Jenny joined Tradewater in 2022 as the Market Development Manager. She is passionate in changing the way we view business to be both profitable and purposeful. Climate risk and financial risk can no longer be viewed as separate topics. Jenny has worked within the technology and hospitality sectors, and comes with 15+ years of experience in Business Operations, Market Development, and Community Eng...

Lee Krevat is the founder and CEO of Krevat Energy Innovations , a company dedicated to climate change mitigation by advising start-ups, utilities, regulators, legislators, and environmentally focused companies and communities. He keynoted his first conference in 2010 and has since spoken over one hundred times, including live recordings of his podcast series, The Climate Champions . The Person &a...

This episode features both authors of the new book, Paper Valley: The Fight For The Fox River Cleanup , on the $1.3 billion cleanup of the Fox River in northeast Wisconsin, the world’s largest environmental river cleanup of PCB contamination. You can visit their site here . David Allen is an award-winning scientist and author. He directed the natural resource damage assessment of the Lower Fox Riv...

Jeff Lux, Ph. D. served in the public, private and academic sectors for nearly 40 years teaching, researching and managing projects in sustainable design and environmental planning, water resources, land use, and dispute resolution. He served as Town Manager for Truckee and Planning Director for the cities of Davis and Truckee, as well as an environmental planning consultant with two prestigious B...

Christian Stoll is the CEO & Co-founder of Joystik . He has a degree in psychology and has been in the behavioral health space for over 14 years. Joystik helps you harness the power of your mind and control your response to stress with a simple and easy mind-body medicine technique through autogenics. The meaning of autogenics is self-generated, where Joystik helps people harness that tech to...

Pauline is an Energy Engineer at Ampaire Ltd. and specializes in charging infrastructure. She joined the company in January 2021 and has worked on determining optimal charging solutions for the electric aviation industry ever since. Pauline has supported three government backed projects, two Future Flight Projects on behalf of Ampaire, the 2ZERO project (Towards Zero Emissions in Regional aircraft...

Elyse-Krista Mische is a mixed-media artist who contemplates mortality, memory, and time through both independent and collaborative work. She embraces make-believe and craft processes from her childhood in combination with fine art practices to address individual and collective existential issues. Elyse-Krista has been awarded multiple artist residencies throughout the United States and continues...