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The Composter PodcastComposting in the Domincan Republic with Jake Kheel from Grupo PuntacanaI first heard about Grupo Puntacana’s new composting initiative while reading a BioCycle article, and I’ve been eager to dig in ever since. Their journey, led by Jake Kheel, offers a fascinating model of sustainability, scale, and innovation in the Dominican Republic.Grupo Puntacana isn’t just a resort—it’s a whole resort ecosystem: thousands of residences, multiple hotels, restaurants, golf courses, even their international airport. The amount of waste generated is huge, and plenty of that is organics. So when Jake and his team set out to reduce landfill, cut hauling costs, and improve gu...
2025-12-1735 min
In Common130: Sustainable tourism with Jake KheelIn this episode, Michael speaks with Jake Kheel, Vice President of Sustainability at the Grupo Puntacana Foundation, a non-profit organization located in the Dominican Republic. The Foundation is funded in large part by Grupo Puntacana, a major tourism company in Punta Cana, which is the most well-known tourism destination in the DR. As background, Michael met Jake some years ago through Michael's longtime collaborator, Freddie Payton, who runs the Dominican NGO AgroFrontera in the province of Montecristi on the other side of the country.
Jake and Michael discuss Jake’s 2021 book, Waking the Sleeping Giant: Unlocking the Hi...
2024-10-0754 min
FMT’s Stakeholders with ShireenStakeholders with Shireen: Jake KheelMeet Jake Kheel, founder of Grupo Puntacana Foundation, environmental innovator and proponent of sustainable tourism.
2024-01-1924 min
Infiltrados RadioAlgo hay que hacer con el SARGAZO - Jake Kheel tiene una SoluciónInfiltrados, De Lunes a Viernes desde las 12PM hasta las 2PM por Top Latina 101.7 FM junto a José Martínez Brito, Omara Corporán, Edwin Cruz, Nataniel De Dios y Michael Matos#Infiltrados #Noticias #Informacion #TopLatina #EdwinCruz #JoseMartinezBrito #OmaraCorporan #NatanielDeDios #MichaelMatos
2023-06-2922 min
Al Uno Porciento022│S3. EP8 La Sostenibilidad y las Empresas del Futuro ft. Jake Kheel
Jake es un emprendedor en sustentabilidad y el Vicepresidente de la Fundación Grupo Puntacana, ha liderado proyectos creativos que hacen que el turismo dominicano sea más competitivo y ambientalmente sostenible. Ayudó a iniciar uno de los proyectos de restauración de arrecifes de coral más grandes del Caribe. Ayudó a diseñar e implementar Zero Waste, entre otros proyectos en todo el país.
En este episodio tocamos tópicos como la obsolescencia programada, los negocios sustentables, entre otros temas con el fin de conocer sus puntos de vistas y el educar a la comunidad de negocios...
2023-05-0447 min
Escape To The Riveting Full Audiobook Experience!Waking the Sleeping Giant by Jake KheelPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/78954to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Waking the Sleeping Giant
Author: Jake Kheel
Narrator: Jeff Bower
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
Release date: 01-13-23
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Economics
Publisher's Summary:
Within every company, there lies a sleeping giant. Companies have long been viewed as either the primary cause of environmental destruction, or as a deep-pocketed funding source for people trying to confront it. But with their access to innovation, new technology, and intellectual firepower, most companies are built to tackle the challenges our planet faces in a way smaller organizations...
2023-01-138h 20
This Podcast Deals Psychic DamageE10- All Fired UpThe Chosen catch a gang of smugglers red-handed, and things quickly get heated. Rick and Tyca attempt to capture another ship; Kheel shows a new and more self-centred side of himself, while Jake just struggles to keep up with their high-octane antics. Will any of them survive the night?
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2022-08-211h 22
Pesos Pesados - Un Podcast de NegociosEp.8 T.2 - La Sostenibilidad NO es Enemigo del Negocio Ft. Jake KheelDescubre como la sostenibilidad no solo agrega valor, sino que tambien puede ser una pieza clave en el motor que mueve de manera positiva la rentabilidad de una empresa. Jake Kheel (Vice Presidente de Fundación Grupo Puntacana) nos cuenta como llega al mundo de las fundaciones, cuidado al medio ambiente y a la sostenibilidad.
2022-03-141h 05
The Social Enterprise PodcastEpisode 40: Grupo Puntacana - Jake KheelFINCA International President and CEO Rupert Scofield chats with Jake Kheel in this episode of The Social Enterprise Podcast. Jake is the Vice President of Grupo Puntacana Foundation. He also directs the Center for Sustainability within Puntacana Resort & Club in the Dominican Republic. Jake talks about his journey into social entrepreneurship, his work on coral restoration and the environment, community engagement, and the impact of COVID-19 on his organization and the tourism industry as a whole. Originally published August 03, 2021 on www.socentpodcast.org.
2021-08-0242 min
Lasting Learning187-Jake Kheel joins from the Dominican Republic to discuss how he has built a business and a movement around sustainability and sharing.Follow Jake on his journey:
http://jakekheel.com
Find Jake's book at:
https://www.amazon.com/Waking-Sleeping-Giant-Unlocking-Business/dp/1544520123
2021-07-2846 min
So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist58. Jake Kheel: Guerilla Warfare, Parrotfish Poop, and Waking the Sleeping GiantSend us a textJake Kheel is a sustainability innovator, sargassum-wrangler, and coral reef saver. In addition to these illustrious titles, Jake also holds the titles of Vice President of the Grupo Puntacana Foundation and Vice President of Sustainability for Grupo Puntacana. He is also a TEDx speaker, and author of “Waking the Sleeping Giant: Unlocking the Hidden Power of Business to Save Our Planet.” In this episode you’ll learn what it really means to have a career in sustainability (it doesn’t have to necessarily be working for a big non-profit), how the private sector can drive...
2021-07-141h 10
A Sigún con Carlos Sánchez003. A SIGÚN: Jake Kheel.A Sigún Jake Kheel, ambientalista, empresario sostenible y galardonado productor cinematográfico, y ahora autor del libro "Waking The Sleeping Giant", una de las mejores formas de lograr más protección al medio ambiente, es cobrarle impuestos a quien use o ensucie recursos naturales que hasta ahora son gratis, como el aire, como el agua. De esto y muchas cosas más se sentó a hablar con Carlos Sánchez.
2021-07-121h 10
The Sargassum Podcast20 Episodes celebration trailerWe made it to 20 Episodes!
Here a little flash back!
Thanks to all our listeners and our amazing guests so far! Lowell
Iporac from Florida International University
Vanessa Selk from Tout monde art Foundation
Dayre Catzim from Salgax
Victor Smetacek from Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
John Milledge from Greenwich University
Ligia Collado-Vides from Florida International University
Thierry Lebrun from Martinique
Javier Diaz from Stichting Uniek Curacao
Debbie Bartlett from University of Greenwich
2021-05-2502 min
Breaking Protocol with Bob SatawakeCan Vacationing In Punta Cana Save The Planet? featuring Jake KheelJake Kheel joins me to discuss his recent book “Waking The Sleeping Giant, Unlocking The Hidden Power of Business to Save The Planet”. For fifteen years Jake Kheel www.jakekheel.com has confronted social and environmental challenges in the Dominican Republic as Vice President of the Grupo Puntacana Foundation and Vice President of Sustainability for Grupo Puntacana. Under his leadership, the company’s sustainability programs have been recognized with numerous prominent international awards. Jake was instrumental in pioneering one of the Caribbean’s largest coral reef restoration projects, implementing the Dominican Republic’s largest integrated solid waste program known as the Zer...
2021-05-1840 min
The Sargassum PodcastEp.19: Sustainable tourist destination becomes a Sargassum innovation hub with Jake Kheel
Jake Kheel is an environmental innovator whose efforts in the Dominican Republic with the Grupo Punta Cana Foundation have won numerous awards and made the country’s tourism more competitive and environmentally sustainable. Jake directs the Center for Sustainability, a think tank partnering with renowned universities to conduct environmental research. He helped pioneer one of the Caribbean’s largest coral reef restoration projects as well as research and development on ways to tackle the Sargassum crisis. To him Sargassum is both an incredible ecosystem and an immense challenge for the tourism industry.
Listen to the...
2021-05-161h 08
Conversa'o Sostenible Podcast026 - ¿Quién es Jake Kheel?En este episodio conocerás a Jake el ser humano, el esposo, el padre, el vicepresidente de Fundación Grupo Punta Cana, el escritor, el productor de documental y hasta al gringo de ls bachata. Conoce a este duro en su vaina 🙌🏽. Con este invitado de lujo Iniciamos la segunda temporada del Conversa'o Sostenible, para traer invitados que nos compartan las vainas verdes que hacen y nos llenan de orgullo.
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2021-04-2735 min
Work From Your Happy Place with Belinda EllsworthJake Kheel - Waking the Sleeping GiantJake Kheel is an environmental innovator whose efforts in the Dominican Republic with the Grupo Puntacana Foundation have won numerous awards and made the country’s tourism more competitive and environmentally sustainable. Jake directs the Center for Sustainability, a think tank partnering with renowned universities to conduct environmental research, and helped pioneer one of the Caribbean’s largest coral reef restoration projects.
2021-04-1531 min
YourForestWaking The Sleeping Giant with Jake KheelSustainability can be confusing. We all want it, but how do we achieve it? Jake Kheel makes it understandable. In his new book “Waking The Sleeping Giant: Unlocking the Hidden Power of Business to Save the Planet” Jake details one companies sustainability journey. Jake explains how chasing sustainability has changed not only their business but the local environment, economy, and communities for the better. In the end, it is just about solving problems.Your Forest Podcast by Matthew Kristoff Waking The Sleeping Giant with Jake Kheel Episode highlightJake Kheel, Vice Presid...
2021-04-1400 min
Jorge Chaljub Podcast117 - La escasez nos hace creativos (ft. Jake Kheel)Jake Kheel es el Vicepresidente de la Fundación de Grupo Punta Cana, ambientalista, triatleta y autor de “Waking of the Sleepping Giant”. Hablamos de la publicación de su libro y lo que lo sacó de Florida y lo trajo a República Dominicana como ambientalista.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jorgechaljub
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvmw5p_mFlEC5XKEIqL1-TQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jorgechaljub/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jorgechaljub
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2021-04-051h 00
Hablemos Sin Filtro | El Podcast31. Turismo regenerativo ft. Jake KheelHey, hey, hey....nadie nunca se arrepiente de dejar un lugar mejor del que estaba. Jake un trabajar incansable en la República Dominicana sobre los temas medioambientales nos cuenta sobre su experiencia personal y otras alternativas para hacer turismo donde sea.Sigue conversando con nosotros:Instagram:Jake Kheel: @jkheelShaula Montas: @potenciandosinfiltro¡Gracias por el apoyo!
2020-09-2142 min
Sacándole el Jugo20. UN REENCUENTRO SOSTENIBLE con Jake KheelDespués de varios días en una pausa covidiana, Vita y Maeno se reencuentran en un nuevo episodio totalmente sostenible, con la participación del ambientalista y documentalista Jake Kheel, vicepresidente de la Fundación Grupo Puntacana. Kheel se define como un amante empedernido de la naturaleza, conversa sobre la sostenibilidad desde una perspectiva empresarial y cómo interactúa con los temas de medio ambiente y el sector privado. Explicó sobre el desarrollado y adelantos de este tema en República Dominicana y cómo las empresas pueden adaptar la este tema a la realidad de cada país desde un...
2020-07-0729 min
Eye on Travel with Peter GreenbergEye on Travel Podcast — Puntacana Resort & Club in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
This week’s episode of the Eye on Travel Podcast comes from the Puntacana Resort & Club in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Joining Peter on this week’s show is Jake Kheel, who explains the work by Grupo Puntacana to not only preserve but rebuild the country’s coral reef system, and a remarkable but true story of why you should thank the Parrotfish for the white, sandy beaches in the Dominican Republic. Cruise Critic Managing Editor Chris Gray Faust reports on a new parade of cruise ships entering the market (how, why and where) — and why the cruise lines are building...
2020-01-291h 04
Earth to HumansEOC 098: Documenting the Illegal Charcoal Trade in the Dominican Republic with Jake KheelEpisode Summary: Our guest on today’s show is Jake Kheel. Jake is the co-director and producer of the new documentary film, Death by a Thousand Cuts – which is about... Read more » The post EOC 098: Documenting the Illegal Charcoal Trade in the Dominican Republic with Jake Kheel appeared first on Wild Lens. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Earth to Humans Podcast's Substack at earthtohumanspodcast.substack.com/subscribe
2016-11-3045 min