Champions Of Change

 Canadian Bourne born and raised Edmontonian Kori Chilibeck is a social entrepreneur with demonstrated success in conceptualizing and executing new sustainable business models to blend capitalistic ventures with humanitarian goals.  Kori founded Earth-Water in 2005 in his campus apartment and old van his grandfather gave him. Kori later went on to found the Earth Group of Companies with Matt Moreau that include Earth-Water, Earth Coffee and Earth Tea.  The Earth Group exists entirely to provide food, water, and education to children globally.  We do this through a worldwide agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) that sees us donating 100% of our profits to WFP to fund school meal programmes.  We believe it is more important how you spend your dollars than how you vote, and we’ve created a vehicle to affect positive change in the world simply through your everyday purchases.The three Earth Products are the only products in the world with the United Nations World Food Programme logo on the

Sophie Wisbrun is an award winning social intrapreneur, an international marketing and sustainable business executive, systems thinker and social entrepreneur. She is passionate to leave the world a better place through the power of purposeful business and brands. Sophie believes businesses can be and should be a force for good to solve social and environmental issues.Sophie founded Doing Business Doing Good, an action and education platform for leaders for good who want to use their business as a force for good and want to learn and connect on this. She is a speaker and lecturer on topics like Purpose, B Corp, Systemic, Holistic Sustainability and Circularity. Sophie has worked internationally as marketing director and CSR / sustainability leader in FMCG and pharmaceutical industries for 14+ years. She transformed the course of organizations, people, businesses, brands and consumer habits to integrate sustainability and purpose in everyday lives.Sophie is on a mission to accelerate the transition to a sustai

My guest today is Dr Sally Uren, OBE.Sally is Chief Executive at Forum for the Future with overall responsibility for delivering Forum’s mission to accelerate a big shift towards a sustainable future by catalysing transformational change in global systems. This involves working with leading global organisations, including businesses such as Unilever and Kingfisher, and Foundations, such as the C&A Foundation, both in one to one partnerships, and also as part of multi-stakeholder collaborations designed to address complex challenges in systems as diverse as food, energy, apparel and shipping.Sally is currently directly involved in a number of projects including Net Positive, a coalition of seventeen leading businesses, all working to define the next wave of corporate sustainability; Cotton 2040, a multi-stakeholder collaboration designed to accelerate the mainstreaming of sustainable cotton; and Tea 2030, a global project focusing on a number of innovation platforms intended to deliver a sustainable global

Sandja Brügmann is our guest on Champions of Change today!Sandja is a sustainable leadership, communication, business thought-leader, international speaker, author and named one of the "world's leadership gurus" by Danish Executive Leadership Association. Founder and Managing Partner The Passion Institute, where she and team serve the global business community to create strong brands and extraordinary leaders with an ambition and focus on intelligent business drivers, sustainability & social-good change for the past 15 years. Sandja advocates for systemic solution thinking and being to drive business to be part of the solution, investing in leadership and organizational consciousness, and a shift where success is measured far beyond financial profit. Her business portfolio includes respected companies like Sustainable Brands, Crocs, Spier, ITO EN, Promote Iceland, The Body Shop, F5, DIS, Global Fund for Women, Drive Business and University of Colorado Boulder. She’s an invited guest lecturer at internatio

Welcome to the Show Vincent Avanzi!Thank you for sharing your amazing poetic speech, "The Universe in a Unique Verse." Shared for our listeners at the end of our talk today.Vincent is a Chief Poetic Officer, Inspirational Speaker, brand artist and founder of The Ink Of The Future. He's a two time globe-trotter (A Human Odyssey – 12 human steps to change your self to change the world), he traveled to more than 70 countries and is the author of 3 TEDx and 5 books including “Harmony and The Genius Spot of Mankind” (a poetic journey to design the future). He is also a residential artist at the Institute for Desirable Futures, he is a journalist for the newspaper Les Echos. He invented the concept of “Poetry & Prospective” to bridge the gap between business and wisdom and to re-poetize our societies for a world of harmony in our common human destiny. He delivers inspiring keynotes, poetic speeches and conferences on how to develop the human potential and design new horizons for the future of the planet, in pub

Welcome to the Show Denise Deluca! Denise is a leading-edge thinker, educator, and practitioner in biomimicry, biomimetics, and business inspired by nature. She creatively combines her grounding in engineering with her passionate vision to bring pragmatism to progressives and rational thinking to radicals. She is equally passionate about bringing radical innovation, co-creativity, and leadership inspired by nature to conventional organizations, catalyzing their journey of radical transformation.In addition to working with BCI, Denise is Director of the Sustainable Design Program  at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)  which is home to the fully online, multidisciplinary Master of Arts in Sustainable Design (MASD) degree that is the first of its kind in the world. Previously, Denise was Education Director at the International Living Future Institute.DeLuca has also run her own sustainable resource consulting business – Emergent Solutions, was Outreach Director for The Biomimicry Institute, and wa

Today we welcome Simon Mainwaring !  Simon is Australian, married for 25 years, and has 2 daughters. When he's not wrestling with language, he likes to spend all his time in the oceanSimon is the CEO and founder of We First, a company committed to building businesses as a force for good. He is a deep believer in the power of storytelling to help positive change at scale.  His vision is to help companies use story telling to create shifts in thinking and behavior that will drive growth and increase their positive impact. He believes that we each have a personal responsibility to play an active role in creating the change that we want to see in the world.The most highly underleveraged tool for doing so is a business.  He says, we only know what we're truly capable of when we consistently put ourselves outside of our comfort zone.By doing so, you find fulfillment for yourself and hopefully get to inspire others. After many years in the advertising industry struggling to find my own sense of purpose., he came to

Hey Hey Hey. My Guest today is Luni Libes, the serially persistent Start Up Master.Luni is a 25+ year serial entrepreneur, (co)founder of six companies.His latest startups are Fledge, the conscious company accelerator, where he helps new mission-driven for-profit entrepreneurs from around the world navigate the complexities between idea and customer revenues, and investorflow.org, an online service connecting impact investors.In addition, Luni is Entrepreneur in Residence and Entrepreneurship Instructor at Presidio Graduate School and an Entrepreneur in Residence Emeritus at the University of Washington’s CoMotion, the center for innovation and impact.Luni is author of The Next Step series of books and podcasts, guiding entrepreneurs from idea to startup and The Pinchot Impact Index, a way to measure, compare, and aggregate impact. You can also check him our here lunarmobsicuit.com, fledge.co, and investorflow.orgGo Plastic Neutral !  http://www.plasticoffsets.com

Our guest today is the nomandic Joe Lannen of the location indepent who founded and runs Tree Tribe.  Joe likes to focus on the awesome as the mantra he lives by for an optimistic, grateful, positive state of mind.So listen up if being an imact nomad is interesting to you ; )  Tree Tribe, an outdoor lifestyle brand that plants 10 trees on every sale. They focus on eco friendly apparel and have planted about 200,000 trees in 11 different countries.He started Tree Tribe as a way to give back to the Earth by creating eco friendly products and planting trees through the business.Joe wants to inspire people to appreciate nature and spend more time outdoors, and to grow Tree Tribe into a large successful business that does awesome things for the planet. Outside of business, he's into nature, hiking, reading, writing, living in new countries, and playing music.Joe is an advocate for social entrepreneurship and has given multiple talks on the subject, including at the 2016 Nomad Summit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Today on Champions of Change I host a Friend and Mystic, Sujith Ravindran ! Sujith advocates for People to make a true connection with their Soul. So that you can get a clear and direct message from your Soul 1st, and the calling that leads to choosing a Purpose.  I'm excited to have him on as his voice is very soothing and engaging at the same time. He is a advocate for the Human Potential with in all of us. As a speaker, writer, and author his message of true presence through relentless detachment, is a mindset that is contra to most career minds in the West. Sujith believes that to really disclose and understand who he is, He must maintain silence.BUT he knows for us, of course, and for most of us, he needs to speak.Sujith was raised in India and has has done things like teach ancient wisdom people seeking purpose and meaning. He also facilitates people's path finding pilgrimages, by finding and leading new paths for him self as he leads others.He shares a some ideas and lessons, from the Profound Reposito

Today Jeff Kirschner Founder CEO of Litterati joins us in the Virtual Studio ; ) Jeff feels his sense si that, He is on this planet to share the stories of what's possible, then create the change to make them happen. Jeff Founded Litterati, a global community working to create a litter-free planet. They are taking a data-driven approach to understanding one of humanity's most complex and challenging problems. (www.litterati.org) Litterati has been featured by National Geographic, USA Today, Time Magazine, Huffington Post, Upworthy, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many more. Jeff's also a public speaker. Over the last several years, He's been a keynote speaker for Fortune 500 corporations, universities, government organizations, and conferences. Examples include: Google, Facebook, eBay, Keep America Beautiful, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the University of Michigan, University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, and 100+ others.Previously, he was the Co-Founder and Creative Director of

Hi Everyone!Welcome to Champions of Change. I am Lindsay Christianson and we've got another great episode for you! In it I talk with Shaun Frankson of The Plastic Bank. Where they make plastic waste into a currency to alleviate extreme poverty, ocean plastic. They create new plastic production through an ethically sourced system to collect and sell recycled Social Plastic® for use in manufacturing by global brands. Shaun is a digital strategist and movement maker. His goal is to enrol humanity to save the planet. He is best known for creating a million person following and being a leader in block chain technology to build trust, transparency, and authentication.We have an open conversation about his near fatal car accident and how he created a fulfilling life of purpose. We talk about creating your foundation to living a fulfilling life of purpose is giving more to the world than you take.He provides some questions to ask your self when working to find your purpose. I found it very inspiring talking to Shaun.

Our guest today is Dr. John Izzo.  Has has distiction, character, and the ability to tell it straight in to your Soul. So listen up ; ) Dr. John Izzo has been a pioneer on creating successful businesses and emerging work trends for over twenty-five years. He was a pioneer on employee engagement and social responsibility with his book Awakening Corporate Soul (1994), a trail blazer on shifting generational values when he wrote Values Shift-The New Work Ethic (2000), showed how individuals shape the future with Stepping Up (2014).He is now is blazing a new trail showing business why a rising class of people worldwide will shape the economy of the future with his forthcoming book The Purpose Revolution. This rising class is not one of nationality, income, race or gender but one that aspires to have a good life while doing good. He has spoken to over one million people, advised over 500 companies, authored six bestselling books and helped some of the world’s most admired companies.Known for his compelling combina

Afdhel Aziz is our guest on Champions of Change.He is one the world's leading experts on brand purpose, marketing innovation and how business can be a force for good. Based in Los Angeles, California. He is also Founder and Chief Purpose Officer at Conspiracy of Love, a social impact consultancy that advises Fortune 500 companies like Adidas, Sonos, Bacardi, Mars and Coty how to 'make money AND do good by harnessing the power of cool.'Following a life-changing moment when he experienced the devastating effects of the South Asian tsunami in his native Sri Lanka, he embarked on a journey to explore inspiring work.This lead to his first book 'Good is the New Cool : Market Like You Give a Damn' (co-authored by Bobby Jones) which explored the link between purpose and success in companies like Warby Parker, Zappos and Citibank.He realized that he had a burning desire to be of service to companies looking to unleash the power of purpose, which led to him quitting his job in corporate life and touring the world as a

Today we host Jude Ower on Champions of Change. She uses game play to make the world a better place.Jude Ower is Innovative woman who founded PlayMob, the world's first platform profitably connecting game mechanics to social good, and has served as Chief Executive Officer since July 2011. She was brought up in Dundee, games were a part of life growing up, she provides a vision to show how games and platforms are used to make the world a better place.  A win win for all, creating a shared value proposition for business and charity.Voted One to Watch in 2015 at the Talent Unleashed Awards judged by Sir Richard Branson and leaders in tech, voted top 100 women in Tech in Europe, Growing Business 'Young Gun'? 2012, and Shortlisted on Red's Hot Women Awards 2012 and runner up Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012.Built Playmob up to be winner of Best Start Up 2012 Launch Conference, BBAA Social Investment of the Year 2013 and Digital Leader SME 2014.BAFTA games judge, member of UKIE (UK Interactive Entertainment), an

Today we have Thomas Kolster, AKA Mr. Goodvertising on Champions of Change with Lindsay Christianson. Thomas is a man on a mission. He one of the early pioneers in the do-good space coining the term Goodvertising to describe the changing advertising landscape that’s become a movement in itself.As a seasoned advertising professional counting more than 16 years he’s a vocal voice for advertising and brands as a force for good and his book “Goodvertising” is the most comprehensive book to date exploring communication for good.He’s a globally experienced keynote speaker featured at events like SXSW, Eurobest, D&AD, Epica, ad:tech & Sustainable Brands, a columnist for the Guardian and several other publications and a regular judge at international award shows.As a passionate entrepreneur and change-agent he’s launched impact platforms like Cph:Change and Wheregoodgrows.com. The Huffington Post has dubbed him “Inspirational Leader”. Check our Thomas's Great work here www.thomaskolster.com   www.goodvertisin

Wendy Burton, CEO and Founder of World Tree visits us on Champions Of Change.In 2002 Wendy Founded the World Tree Carbon Offset Program managed by World Tree Technologies.Wendy has travelled to Brazil, Paraguay, Australia, New Zealand and throughout the USA to learn to successfully grow and manage Empress Splendor trees and has personally over 20 years knowledge and experience working with these trees.While the Empress Tree is known and greatly prized in Asia, it is relatively unknown in North America. World Tree has been an innovator, leading the way in researching the best way to plant and grow the tree, educating the public in the properties of the tree and training farmers how to successfully cultivate it.Through Wendy’s efforts, the story of the Empress tree started to spread and celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Maria Shriver, Dolly Parton and Wayne Newton purchased trees for their properties. Wendy and the Empress trees were also featured on Oprah and Connie Sellecca’s ‘Family and Home’.The World Tr

I talk with Jeff Lalich, of Zero Waste Solutions. He is also known in some circles, as the Zero Waste Guru.  Why? He's someone who is turning waste into revenue streams for companies. The former Air Force, and Tesla sustainability and impact manager. He’s also served former 5 Year Tesla Zero Waste and Sustainability Leader. Now, he is driven to help buildings and organizations perform more Sustainably.We have a frank discussion about how he has been able to turn waste streams, from organizations and turn them into profitable revenue generators, that contribute towards the bottom line. We talk about some basic steps for creating an early stage road map outline . Some of the initial steps for how to plan, build and grow out your vision so you can best prepare for the inevitable obstacles you may hit on the way. He shares why having a group of supporting people in your life is important so that they can connect you back to your "Why" when times get tough. I found it inspiring talking to Jeff for the way that he

My guest today Prash K, the founder of Mantra Therapy. The concept behind Mantra Therapy took birth as an inspiration Prash had whilst on a personal Retreat to Southern California in 2010, to re-align himself with what mattered in life, beyond just career, personal, social and family needs, and chasing material ambitions – the importance of contribution and spiritual growth. With a background as a busy city professional, spirituality, meditation, music and attending Retreats had all become his personal go-to sources of strength and nourishment from a demanding career and life, which has certainly seen its fair share of challenges! So it seemed only natural to create an environment where many people of different backgrounds and belief systems, could come together to collectively raise their own consciousness and internal state of being, rediscover what’s important to them, re-calibrate their inner compass, and be endowed with a sense of empowerment, clarity and bliss, that would trigger powerful inner shifts,

Gene Hsu has spent over 20 years leading people, projects, and cross-cultural teams in Asia Pacfiic and China. He’s taught Cross-Cultural Management at Hong Kong University – Institute of China Business to Chinese business executives and MBA/EMBA students at several universities in Shanghai and the US since 2007. He is as American as football and apple pie, AND he is also 100% fluent in Mandarin Chinese, so he is fully assimilated into every cross-cultural interaction where he discovered the critical importance of EMPATHY and SELF-AWARENESS as the primary gateways into social acceptance and long-term success. His mission is to create an ECOSYSTEM for developing Essential Soft Skills That Matter (ESSTM) and applying them at the intersection of doing business in China.” His vision for making positive change to become a master of cross-cultural performance to empowers leaders with empathetic to become more effective when doing business across cultures. Welcome to Champions of Change You can check Gene out here: