The EcoSend Podcast

With years of experience driving Strategy for Nissan and Virgin Atlantic, as well as a background in Politics, Helen Neal is a force to be reckoned with. And since founding HN Communications, a certified B-Corp in 2017, Helen has been at the frontlines of helping businesses integrate Sustainability into their ethos and strategy.  Moving beyond seeing Sustainability as a tick-box exercise on a spre...

"We can't become marathon runners overnight... but we can become 'someone who goes to the gym'." A quote which sums up our latest guests' wonderful philosophy towards Sustainability. A philosophy which holds the antidote to avoiding the trap of perfection-paralysis, and leveraging small-wins overtime to bring about long-standing identity change.  Welcome to the show, Matt & Chrissie from olson...

We're halfway through Season 5 already, and we're delighted to be back with another Sustainability Veteran! This guest has 20 years' experience in Digital Strategy, including roles guiding global mobile strategy at Unilever,  and as Head of Strategy at Infosys.  She has then moved from the corporate world to Entrepreneurship, founding 'Halo by Design', a strategic consultancy enabling sustainabili...

We're taking a trip down-under for Episode 4, with our latest guest hailing all the way from New Zealand. It's Tim Jones, aka The BCorp Bloke! Tim is on a mission to help businesses simplify and fast-track their journey to BCorp status; with a healthy dose of puns and humour along the way! Since quitting his job in the Medical Devices Industry after a "subconscious wake-up call", Tim has dedicated...

Charities with too little, on the lookout for stock. Business with too much, on the lookout to offload. What if a platform existed to connect the two together? Fulfilling Charities' need for items, without having to spend their funding. Giving businesses the opportunity not only to offload unwanted items without paying for removal fees, but also the opportunity to contribute to a local cause. Than...

We're back with Episode Two! We often talk about the importance of Climate Sustainability, but what about the importance of Business Sustainability? As our latest guest tells us, the longevity of a purpose-driven business must be as much of a focus as its Sustainability efforts. At the end of the day, the world's best Sustainability strategy is no good if the business itself goes under! With 20 ye...

We're delighted to be back with Season FIVE of the EcoSend Podcast! 🎉 To kick-off the new series, we welcome Richard Boon from Webmart - a true veteran of the budding-field of Digital Sustainability. From a serendipitous 'Dragon's Den' pitch at the age of eighteen, to an apprenticeship, to his current position as Board Advisor, Richard has been in the thick of climate-conscious Marketing and Agen...

We're delighted you've joined us for the fourth season of our Podcast! We hope you enjoyed the wisdom, insights, and stories from our wonderful guests as much as we did! 4️⃣ For Season Four of The EcoSend Podcast we welcomed: S4E10 with Ryan Laird from Green Orbit Digital S4E9 with Maddy Cooper from Flourish Agency S4E8 with Julien Massiot from Wild & Slow S4E7 with Anne-Cécile Crabières from...

When it comes to talking about Sustainability, we always think about here 'on the ground' on Planet Earth. But what about that vast, infinite Universe sitting above our heads? Space!  What role can Space and satellites have in Sustainability? Can we use Space Technology to build a better future for ourselves, or will it end-up yet another contributing factor to the Climate Challenge? Enter Ryan La...

More and more brands these days are self-censoring their Sustainability efforts, due to fear of being called out for Greenwashing. But as today's guest Maddy Cooper explains, this "paralysis of Greenhushing" is incredibly damaging for the success and momentum of the Sustainability movement.  Since struggling with her own climate anxiety, Maddy took it upon herself to transform her career in Market...

Advertising often gets a bad rep in Sustainability circles, and that can be for good reason. Too often, Adverting is used as a tool to manipulate people into purchases they don't need, or  to divert attention away from or 'greenwash' companies' Sustainability credentials.  This was the dilemma Julien Massiot faced many years ago, when he realised he could not separate his values from his work, and...

No hierarchy? No Managers?? Employees who choose their own salary??? It may sound like a Venture Capitalist's worst-nightmare, and a business doomed to fail, but Anne-Cécile and the team at 'Jobs That Make Sense' are proving them all wrong! Established over 10 years ago and boasting a team of 150, 'Jobs That Make Sense' is paving the way not only in how business can be run, but in connecting peopl...

For our sixth episode of Season Four we were delighted to host a vital partner to our mission here at EcoSend - Treeapp, our tree-planting powerhouse! Since June 2023 we have entrusted Treeapp and their projects across the world with planting our clients' trees to absorb the carbon emissions of their email campaigns, reforest devastated areas, and improve the quality of life of local residents.  T...

Cornwall may be best-known on the Sustainability map for its expansive Eden Project site, but nestled just down the road from Eden Project sits another trailblazing site for a better future. Caroline Stephenson's journey to building 'The Meadow Barns - An Education Centre for Climate Hope', started back in the 90s and her mother's mission to install two wind turbines.  Caroline witnessed firsthand...

We're very privileged on The EcoSend Podcast to be inspired by so many change-makers leading innovation and solving problems. And Carina Jandt is high up on that list! Carina is a fantastic example of a change-maker who saw a problem in her industry, a problem which her industry chose to ignore, and took it upon herself to do something about it!  A veteran of the Events Industry, Carina saw first-...

With his passion for technology, and fond memories of a childhood growing up in rural Denmark, Michael Andersen seemed destined for a career in Digital Sustainability.  Since building his first website at the age of 12(!), Michael has been fascinated with problem-solving and using technology for a better world.  This led Michael to found 'Sustainable WWW' - a non-profit focused on spreading knowle...

What kind of materials come to mind when you think of climate-conscious clothing? 🤔 We'll bet Seaweed wasn't the first on your list, but as our friend Dirk Eschenbacher explains, Seaweed kelp is the ultimate "Climate Tech Material" and the perfect antidote to today's culture of 'Fast Fashion' and clothing waste. Dirk is a fascinating character, with a long journey into Sustainability and multiple...

We can't believe we've reached the end of Season Three of The EcoSend Podcast already, but we're delighted you've joined us for this past season, and we're incredibly grateful for all the wonderful guests we've recently invited on the show. As a recap, this past season we welcomed to the podcast: François Burra from Product for NetZero  Rebecca Heaps from Tentshare  Russ Avery from Avery & Bro...

"Product Managers hold both vertical and horizontal influence to instil positive change within organisations and businesses" 🚀 We're down to our last guest of Season Three of the EcoSend Podcast, and it's a cracker with François Burra - who is leading the way in educating Product Managers to drive positive change. François has over 12 years experience as Product Lead and UX Consultant for startup...

"Consumerist society has all of it, but Nature, Nature has no Marketing budget." 🌳 We were thrilled to welcome Rebecca Heaps for the penultimate episode of the EcoSend Podcast with our host, James Gill. Rebecca is a fantastic advocate for the Regenerative Business movement, and is pioneering the sharing economy with her platform Tentshare - also known as the 'Airbnb for Tents' 🏕️ In this episode,...

"Is the world a better place because my business exists?" That's the question Russ Avery has asked himself ever since he made his first steps entering into the Sustainability sector, without any prior experience of qualification. Since then, Russ has spent years driving sustainable Marketing projects across purpose-driven businesses, from SeaWeb, to Carbon Intelligence, to EVORA Global, and finall...

Some days it can be hard to keep up motivation. That's why we're so grateful to welcome guests like Loïc onto the Podcast, who blend such a powerful mix of enthusiasm and pragmatism. Each episode always leavse us fired-up, and ready to take on our challenges once again. Loïc was no exception - he really brought the heat! Loïc Vandermeeren is a Chemist-turned-Entrepreneur, who has made it his missi...

We are delighted to offer you another episode with a real veteran of Digital Sustainability - Tim Frick from Mightybytes! Tim has been campaigning for Sustainability and Accessibility in web design since way back in 1998, and holds the honour of being the 435th official BCorp in the world! If you want to learn about how the BCorp certification can change your business for good, both for planet and...

It's not often you meet someone qualified to talk to you about Sustainability, Philosophy, and Evolutionary Psychology - but Richard Dickson is one of those few! We were delighted to welcome Richard to the hot-seat for Episode 5 of the EcoSend Podcast, and what a jam-packed episode this proved to be! Get ready for a deep-dive through everything which has led Richard to where he is today as Co-Foun...

It's Episode 4 of our third season here at The EcoSend Podcast, and we've got an episode to share with you which is guaranteed to warm your soul! The team at EcoSend have known Tom Hardy, founder at Manifesto Studios, for many years now, and we were delighted to welcome him onto the hot-seat. Tom gave us a fantastic episode and opportunity to share in his philosophy and experience in integrating p...