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The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space: Men’s Health & Infertility with Dr. Bitran, Urologist at Mt. Sinai Medical CenterThe Surrogacy Space - Men’s Health & Infertility with Dr. Bitran, Urologist at Mt. Sinai Medical CenterIn episode 33 of The Surrogacy Space, Marla Neufeld speaks with Dr. Joshua Bitran, a urologist in men’s health and infertility, about a topic that’s often overlooked: male fertility in surrogacy and infertility treatment.Why does male fertility matter? Dr. Bitran breaks it down, covering the diagnostic process, lifestyle factors that can make or break sperm quality, and when surgical options come into play. He also shares why early screenings are a game-changer and reveals cutting-edge technologies bringi...
2025-11-2622 min
The Sales Pulse with Marla M. KoupalThe Anatomy of a Defensive SellerSend us a textSales shouldn’t feel like self-defense.In this episode of The Sales Pulse Podcast, Marla Koupal unpacks one of the most common habits that quietly kills connection—defensive selling. Through a true story about shopping for a bed, Marla reveals what happens when sellers rely on scripts, over-explain, and talk to prove integrity instead of listening to build trust.You’ll learn to spot the signs of defensive selling: over-talking, over-serving, and over-proving. Discover how a polite, overscripted manner can sound “salesy,” how obsequious energy makes buyers une...
2025-11-1117 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space - Interview with Tenesha Avent, Director of Maternal Child Health & Collective Impact at March of DimesIn episode 32 of The Surrogacy Space, Marla Neufeld explores the mission and evolving impact of March of Dimes in improving maternal and infant health across the U.S. Special guest Tenesha Avent, Director of Maternal Child Health & Collective Impact, shares insights into the challenges families face today, and how programs like NICU Family Support and Supportive Pregnancy Care are making a difference. The episode dives into MOD’s commitment to health equity, advocacy efforts, and support for families in underserved communities. The conversation also touches on infertility, pregnancy loss, and alternative paths to parenthood.Tune in to le...
2025-10-3014 min
What Do You MeanMARLA'S FIRST 5K? halloween costume, sharing town secrets, reading our texts, inspirational quotesWelcome to the very tenth episode of the What Do You Mean? In today's episode, Anna and Marla do their best to spill their hometown secrets, but they just end up being the same secret just about different people... (you'll understand what we mean when you listen to the episode). Marla explains the most insane walk of her life. They also read text messages they've sent each other. You're going to love it, it's got everything you're looking for. We love you. Thank you for listening. Follow us on instagram! @whatdoyoumeanpod
2025-10-261h 14
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space - Erin Morrison and Three Minutes for Mom: Redefining Motherhood Through Reflection and Connection In Episode 31 of The Surrogacy Space, Marla Neufeld sits down with Erin Morrison, author of Three Minutes for Mom and creator of The Conscious Mom, for a heartfelt conversation about redefining motherhood through reflection and connection. Erin shares the inspiration behind her book and explores how conscious parenting offers a more intentional, emotionally attuned approach than traditional models. The episode delves into how her work supports women navigating infertility, loss, surrogacy, and other nontraditional paths to parenthood—offering healing and empowerment even for those who feel disconnected from the idea of motherhood. Through daily three-minute reflections, Erin helps women cu...
2025-10-1421 min
Per Her PerspectiveTaking Control of Your Financial Future: Simple Steps for Lasting Security with Marla NoelEvery secure financial future begins with the decision to take control today. In this episode, host Marla Noel shares her passion for personal financial planning, offering clear, practical guidance to help listeners build confidence with their money, whether they’re just starting out in their 20s or rethinking goals later in life.Drawing on her expertise as a CPA, business owner, and university instructor, Marla breaks down the essentials: budgeting, saving, managing debt, understanding 401(k) benefits, and setting SMART financial goals. She also explains how to create a personal financial statement, why quarterly check-ins matter, and the st...
2025-10-0224 minThe Sales Pulse with Marla M. KoupalSales Skills Beat ConfidenceSend us a textSales Skills That Beat ConfidenceWhat really drives sales success—mindset or skill? In this episode of The Sales Pulse Podcast, Sales Conversation Architect Marla Koupal tackles one of the biggest debates in selling: confidence versus competence.You’ll hear why 80% of new salespeople fail in their first year, not from lack of effort, but from leaning too hard on mindset alone or relying only on skills without the right mindset. Marla explains how open-ended questions and reflective questions can...
2025-09-3007 minThe Sales Pulse with Marla M. Koupal7 Rules for Architecting Sales ConversationsSend us a text7 Rules to Architect Sales ConversationsDescription: Selling isn’t about saying the right words or rehearsing a clever script. It’s about creating a space where buyers can think, breathe, and choose with confidence.In this episode of The Sales Pulse, Marla Koupal shares 7 rules for architecting sales conversations that feel natural, curious, and human. These aren’t quick tips or gimmicks—they’re shifts in how you approach your buyers.You’ll hear stories of sellers who reframed rejection, discovered the power of tim...
2025-09-0912 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 30 - Interview with Dr. Eva Benmeleh, Licensed Clinical PsychologistFeaturing Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partner w/ Special Guest: Dr. Eva Benmeleh, Licensed Clinical Psychologist In this episode, Marla Neufeld interviews Dr. Eva Benmeleh, a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in maternal mental health and perfectionism. Dr. Benmeleh shares her background and professional focus on helping clients navigate infertility and pregnancy challenges while addressing perfectionism and its impact on personal relationships. The discussion covers Dr. Benmeleh's therapeutic approach, including her "Perfectionist Reset" service.---------------------------------------Learn more about Marla Neufeld at www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/marla-neufeld/. To contact...
2025-09-0414 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 29 - Interview with Kat Curtin, Executive Director, Single Mothers by ChoiceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 29 - Interview with Kat Curtin, Executive Director, Single Mothers by Choice--------------------------------------Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partner w/ Special Guest: Kat Curtin, Executive Director, Single Mothers by Choice---------------------------------------Learn more about Marla Neufeld at https://www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/marla-neufeld/ To contact Marla, email marla.neufeld@gmlaw.com. Social Media Handle(s):Instagram: @marlasurrogacylaw----------------------------------------Guest Speaker Contact: Podcast Guest: Kat CurtainTitle: Executive DirectorCompany: Single...
2025-08-2021 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 28 - “A Family Affair: Siblings on Their Surrogacy Journeys”Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partnerw/ Special Guests: Siblings - Steven Lazarus and Allison Lazarus---------------------------------------Learn more about Marla Neufeld at https://www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/marla-neufeld/To contact Marla, email marla.neufeld@gmlaw.comSocial Media Handle(s):Instagram: @marlasurrogacylaw----------------------------------------Guest Speaker Contact:Guest Speakers: Seven Lazarus & Allison LazarusCompany: Promotional Breezes, Inc.Emails: steven@promotionalbreezes.com, allison@promotionalbreezes.comWebsite: www.promotionalbreezes.com [promotionalbreezes.com]Social Media Handle(s):
2025-08-0734 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 27 - Interview with Vivi Bitran, Head of Clinical Operations and Community Engagement, ATWOMEThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 27 - Interview with Vivi Bitran, Head of Clinical Operations and Community Engagement, ATWOME---------------------------------------Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partner w/ Special Guest: Vivi Bitran, Head of Clinical Operations and Community Engagement, ATWOME---------------------------------------Learn more about Marla Neufeld at https://www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/marla-neufeld/To contact Marla, email marla.neufeld@gmlaw.com.Social Media Handle(s):Instagram: @marlasurrogacylaw----------------------------------------Guest Speaker Contact:Podcast Guest: Vivi BitranTitle: Head of Clinical...
2025-07-2821 min
What Do You MeanWELCOME BACK...? chicken little, circle of dentists, sharks, Marla's Pentatonix audition, bloopersWelcome to the very fist episode of What Do You Mean? In this episode, Anna and Marla waste no time and dive right into their typical conversations. Not quite sure how to explain this one, but you're going to love it, and it's got everything you're looking for.
2025-07-2635 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Birthright Citizenship Debate: How Trump's 2025 Birthright Citizenship Act Impacts Surrogacy**A Surrogacy Space and Immigration Coffee Talk Crossover The Birthright Citizenship Debate: How Trump's 2025 Birthright Citizenship Act Impacts Surrogacy In this episode, we dive into the legal issues surrounding the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 and Executive Order No. 14160, issued by President Trump. These controversial measures aim to restrict automatic U.S. citizenship to children born on American soil—unless at least one parent is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. But what does this mean for children born through surrogacy, especially when the intended parents are international or if the surrogate is not a...
2025-07-1617 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 26 - Interview w/ Greenspoon Marder Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney, Lauren BarkanThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 26 - Interview w/ Greenspoon Marder Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney, Lauren Barkan --------------------------------------- Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partner w/ Special Guests: Lauren Barken, Greenspoon Marder, Wills, Trusts & Estates Attorney --------------------------------------- Learn more about Marla Neufeld at https://www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/marla-neufeld/ To contact Marla, email marla.neufeld@gmlaw.com. Social Media Handle(s): Instagram: @marlasurrogacylaw---------------------------------------- Guest Speaker Contact: Lauren Barken Greenspoon Marder LLP Wills, Trusts, & Estates Attorney Lauren.Barkan@gmlaw.com
2025-07-1630 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 25 - Interview w/ Katie Faust and Trish Scarborough of The Surrogacy AgencyFeaturing Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partnerw/ Special Guests: Katie Faust, Managing Partner/Surrogate Program Director & Trish Scarborough, Managing Partner/Director of Intended Parent Case Management---------------------------------------Learn more about Marla Neufeld at https://www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/marla-neufeld/ To contact Marla, email marla.neufeld@gmlaw.com.Social Media Handle(s):Instagram: @marlasurrogacylaw----------------------------------------Guest Speaker Contact:Katie Faust, Managing Partner/Surrogate Program Director, katie@thesurrogacyagency.orgTrish Scarborough, Managing Partner/Director of Intended Parent Case Management, trish@thesurrogacyagency.orgTo learn more...
2025-06-2431 minThe Sales Pulse with Marla M. KoupalRespect: The Skill That SellsSend us a text Listen, show notes & coaching: https://thesalespulsepodcast.com/podcastRespect: The Skill That SellsWelcome to the very first episode of The Sales Pulse Podcast, where sales isn't marketing, and your results come from real, unscripted conversations—not memorized scripts or pushy tactics.In this kickoff episode, Marla Koupal brings you back to a skill that’s quietly powerful and often completely overlooked in sales: Respect. Not surface-level politeness, but deep, strategic respect—the kind that changes the entire energy of a sales c...
2025-06-1812 minThe Sales Pulse with Marla M. KoupalOh! the Sales You’ll Miss If You Don’t AskSend us a text Listen, show notes & coaching: https://thesalespulsepodcast.com/podcastOh! The Sales You'll Miss If You Don't AskMost people are trained to close the sale—but no one ever taught them how to open the conversation.In this episode, Marla Koupal breaks down one of the most overlooked truths in selling: if you don’t ask, you don’t go. Packed with metaphor, story, and practical insight, this episode helps you reframe your entire approach to sales conversations—one question at a time.
2025-06-1811 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 24 - Interview with Laura O’Malley, Contributing Author, Desert to Mountaintops: The Pilgrimage of MotherhoodThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 24 - Interview with Laura O’Malley, Contributing Author, Desert to Mountaintops: The Pilgrimage of Motherhood---------------------------------------Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partner w/ Special Guest: Laura O’Malley, Contributing Author of Desert to Mountaintops: The Pilgrimage of Motherhood---------------------------------------Learn more about Marla Neufeld at https://www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/marla-neufeld/To contact Marla, email marla.neufeld@gmlaw.com.----------------------------------------Guest Speaker Contact:Laura O’Malley, laura.d.omalley@gmail.comSocial Media Handle(s): Instagram: @bluerootfloralsClic...
2025-05-2918 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 23, Spain Bans Its Embassies from Registering Babies Born Through SurrogacyThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 23, Spain Bans Its Embassies from Registering Babies Born Through Surrogacy—————————————Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partner—————————————Learn more about Marla Neufeld at https://www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/marla-neufeld/To contact Marla, email marla.neufeld@gmlaw.com.—————————————-About the Surrogacy Space:The Surrogacy Space is a heartfelt podcast dedicated to exploring all aspects of third-party assisted reproductive technology (ART) and infertility. Hosted by attorney Marla Neufeld, Esq., who suffered from years of infertility and worked with a surrogate to build her own family, this podcast brings a deeply personal understanding o...
2025-05-0803 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 22 - Interview with Sherri Levine, Co-Author of Desert to MountaintopsThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 22 - Interview with Sherri Levine, Founder and CEO of MomGenuity, LLC and Co-Author of Desert to Mountaintops: The Pilgrimage of Motherhood” --------------------------------------- Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partner w/ Special Guest: Sherri Levine, Founder and CEO of MomGenuity, LLC and Co-Author of Desert to Mountaintops: The Pilgrimage of Motherhood --------------------------------------- Learn more about Marla Neufeld at https://www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/marla-neufeld/ To contact Marla, email marla.neufeld@gmlaw.com. ---------------------------------------- Guest Speaker Contact: Sherri Levine, Founder and CE...
2025-04-3029 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 21 - “When Infertility Strikes Families. An Interview with Liz Somerstein, Partner at Greenspoon Marder”The Surrogacy Space, Ep. 21 - “When Infertility Strikes Families. An Interview with Liz Somerstein, Partner at Greenspoon Marder”---------------------------------------Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partnerw/ Special Guest: Liz Somerstein, Land Use & Zoning Partner, Greenspoon Marder---------------------------------------The Surrogacy Space is a podcast on all things pertaining to third party assisted reproductive technology (ART). Sessions will focus on topics such as: the legal issues involved with surrogacy, egg, sperm, and embryo donation, best practices in third party ART, where to start when beginning a third-party ART journey, and how...
2025-03-2516 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 20 - "All about Family Source Consultants (FSC)"The Surrogacy Space, Ep. 20 - "All about Family Source Consultants (FSC)"--------------------------------------Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partnerw/ Special Guest: Staci Swiderski, CEO/Founder, Family Source Consultants--------------------------------------The Surrogacy Space is a podcast on all things pertaining to third party assisted reproductive technology (ART). Sessions will focus on topics such as: the legal issues involved with surrogacy, egg, sperm, and embryo donation, best practices in third party ART, where to start when beginning a third-party ART journey, and how to avoid pitfalls. Different professionals in the...
2025-03-0720 min
Consulting SpotlightMarla Ballard’s Journey: From Trauma to Quantum Success In this episode of Consulting Spotlight, host Michael Bernzweig sits down with Marla Ballard, CEO of U2 Shine, a pioneer in quantum personal development. Marla shares her transformative journey from navigating personal trauma to becoming a top-performing entrepreneur and leader in the field of quantum coaching.Raised on a Kentucky farm and later facing immense challenges as a military spouse, Marla reveals how she rebuilt her life after her husband’s injury in Iraq. She started a wellness business, became a top producer in her field, and eventually discovered the power of quantum personal development. This led her...
2025-03-0136 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 19 - "“Interview with Director of Partner Relations at SeedTrust, a Surrogacy and Egg Donor Escrow Company”"The Surrogacy Space, Ep. 19 - "“Interview with Director of Partner Relations at SeedTrust, a Surrogacy and Egg Donor Escrow Company”"---------------------------------------Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partnerw/ Special Guest: Abby Helmuth, Director of Partner Relations at SeedTrust, a Surrogacy and Egg Donor Escrow Company---------------------------------------The Surrogacy Space is a podcast on all things pertaining to third party assisted reproductive technology (ART). Sessions will focus on topics such as: the legal issues involved with surrogacy, egg, sperm, and embryo donation, best practices in third party ART, where to s...
2025-01-3020 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 18 - "Interview with Jarret Zafran, Esq, Founder and Executive Director of New York Based Surrogacy Agency, Brownstone Surrogacy"The Surrogacy Space, Ep. 18 - "Interview with Jarret Zafran, Esq, Founder and Executive Director of New York Based Surrogacy Agency, Brownstone Surrogacy"---------------------------------------Featuring Marla Neufeld, Greenspoon Marder Surrogacy Partnerw/ Special Guest: Jarret Zafran, Esq, Founder and Executive Director of New York Based Surrogacy Agency, Brownstone Surrogacy---------------------------------------The Surrogacy Space is a podcast on all things pertaining to third party assisted reproductive technology (ART). Sessions will focus on topics such as: the legal issues involved with surrogacy, egg, sperm, and embryo donation, best practices in third party...
2025-01-0938 min
The Virtual CouchFrom Self-Judgment to Self-Compassion: A Guide to Emotional Resilience w/Nate and Marla ChristensenTony welcomes guests Nate and Marla Christensen to discuss the concept of self-compassion. Nate is an ALPC, and Marla is an ALPC and AMFT. They delve into the groundbreaking research of Kristen Neff, who has spent 20 years studying the benefits of self-compassion, including its effects on PTSD, anxiety, depression, and overall mental health. The episode explores the three main components of self-compassion—mindfulness, self-kindness, and common humanity—and addresses common misconceptions such as self-compassion being viewed as weakness, self-indulgence, or selfishness. They share personal insights and clinical experiences, making a compelling case for incorporating self-compassion into daily life and ther...
2024-11-1452 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 10 "Can I Receive Pumped Breast Milk from my Surrogate" - with Marla Neufeld, Esq.Ep. 10 - "Can I Receive Pumped Breast Milk from my Surrogate" - with Marla Neufeld, Esq.The Surrogacy Space is a podcast on all things pertaining to third party assisted reproductive technology (ART). Sessions will focus on topics such as: the legal issues involved with surrogacy, egg, sperm, and embryo donation, best practices in third party ART, where to start when beginning a third-party ART journey, and how to avoid pitfalls. Different professionals in the ART industry will join the podcast such as surrogacy agencies, reproductive doctors, mental health professionals and other critical players involved with third...
2024-06-1404 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 7 "Can a Family Member Act as a Surrogate in FL" - with Marla Neufeld, Esq.Ep. 7 - " Can a Family Member Act as a Surrogate in Florida" - with Marla Neufeld, Esq.The Surrogacy Space is a podcast on all things pertaining to third party assisted reproductive technology (ART). Sessions will focus on topics such as: the legal issues involved with surrogacy, egg, sperm, and embryo donation, best practices in third party ART, where to start when beginning a third-party ART journey, and how to avoid pitfalls. Different professionals in the ART industry will join the podcast such as surrogacy agencies, reproductive doctors, mental health professionals and other critical players involved with...
2024-05-1604 min
The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space, Ep. 1 - Welcome to The Surrogacy Space with Marla Neufeld, EsqEp. 1 - Welcome to The Surrogacy SpaceThe Surrogacy Space is a podcast on all things pertaining to third party assisted reproductive technology (ART). Sessions will focus on topics such as: the legal issues involved with surrogacy, egg, sperm, and embryo donation, best practices in third party ART, where to start when beginning a third-party ART journey, and how to avoid pitfalls. Different professionals in the ART industry will join the podcast such as surrogacy agencies, reproductive doctors, mental health professionals and other critical players involved with third party ART.For any questions...
2024-04-0302 minThe Virtual CouchUnderstanding Grief, Loss, Growth, and Rebuilding w/Marla Christensen, AMFTMarla Christensen, AMFT, APCC, joins Tony on the Virtual Couch to discuss dealing with grief and loss. Marla is a new associate working with Tony. Marla received her master's degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University. She shares her passion for her work in mental health counseling and touches on her own personal experience about shifting from being a stay-at-home mom to a counselor following a divorce. Marla discusses her approach to dealing with grief and loss in clients, which she shares as an inescapable human experience. She elaborates on the stages of grief as proposed by Elizabeth Kubler...
2024-02-2840 min
Follow Your Joy Podcast by Marla DiannHow the Season of Becoming Has Made Her Brand & Business Even BraverHow does the idea "2024 is the season of becoming?" land with you? Last week I attended my favorite spiritual author/speaker/life coach Gabby Bernstein's Los Angeles event at the Saban Theater. Her theme "Becoming New" came from the hard truth that we all had a major disruption in our lives over the last three years. What hit home the most was her missive "the secret to attracting what you desire is forgetting what you need and instead focus on who do I want to be in the world. What do I want to feel? What do I want...
2024-02-0739 min
Outpouring InternationalPurge For Life! Marla and Krista DunlapThe big move finally came for Krista and with it the challenge of going thru years and years of acumulation. Marla and Krista visit about the lessons they have learned from Holy Spirit during their times of purging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-2619 minOutpouring InternationalGodly heritage, Marla with her sisters Marci and MarlynnMarla and her two sisters Marci Parker and Marlynn Smith, discuss how they were raised and how a Godly heritage was passed on thru their grandparents and parents.A great show and perfectly relevant for today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-01-2317 min
Marla by the NumbersMarla's Travel TipsIn this episode, Marla shares her travel tips with all. With her extensive travel experience, this special episode is one you won't want to miss.
2022-07-2018 min
Your Gut ReactionUnderstanding Your Validation DayHappy Validation Day! Wait . . . what? Did I miss some memo here?No worries. Consider this your memo, because today I am introducing you to something really important that you may have missed. I guarantee you that you have validation days - you might even be having one today - but you didn't even know it.In today's episode, we will be talking aboutwhat are validation days,how do I know when I am having one,their link to our wellness,what to do on those special days,what definitely NOT to do,their...
2022-04-1223 min
Million Dollar MindsetMarla's 51 Rules for Extraordinary Leadership - 04-27-2015Marla reveals her 51 rules for leaders based on her experience as a successful international business coach. Prevent loss and regret by leading your life and business by the rules for excellence.
2021-06-1157 min
Mornings with MarlaMarla and Huxley take over!! We’ve had a lot of epiphanies this week!Huxley, my angelic angel of a friend, joins me to discuss our week. We had no real plan here haha, just went with the flow, and oh my was there a lot of knowledge in here. We talk about being witchy woman, epiphanies we've had this week, and being empaths. This is one that will make you laugh, and hopefully cultivate more questions about yourself and how you move through life.
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2020-12-201h 02
Your Gut ReactionGetting a Chemical Free Body with Tim JamesOne of Tim's best friend's received a terminal diagnosis. He was willing to do anything he could to help him. When he asked Tim to come to Florida with him for a month to try something different, he jumped at the chance. His journey lead him not only to help his friend totally heal from his diagnosis, but turned Tim's life around. In this episode, Tim and I chatted about what ailments he was suffering from because of the diet that he was put on; what his first cleanse really felt like; his big "ah-ha" health turnaround...
2020-09-0959 min
Your Gut ReactionMy Plant-Based Story with Marla BarrSometimes we forget that our journey to where we are right now is packed with beautiful stories. For this - our 2-year podcast episode - I thought I would share one of mine with you. I have been plant-based or vegetarian or . . . well, I get to that in a moment here . . . for 37 years. It didn't happen all at once and there was a boatload of both tiny and huge gifts that shaped the decisions I made. In this episode, I talked about a handful of the most profound ah-ha moments in my life and their ro...
2020-07-2030 min
Everyday Green HomeIncremental Green: Greening As You Maintain, Replace and Upgrade with Tony PratteOver the last couple of months, due to the global pandemic, the entire structure is being re-analyzed, and people are starting to make changes based on what they’re finding. Today, Tony Pratte, our regular co-host, joins us to talk about what we can do, incrementally, to green up our homes. This is an exciting topic because now that we are all spending more time at home, we’re beginning to notice the things in and around our homes that we would like to change, repair, or upgrade. Incremental green The concept of incre...
2020-06-1036 min
Everyday Green HomeEveryday Green Home: Online Shopping For Your Home with Tony PratteToday, Tony Pratte, our regular monthly co-host from The Soundroom, joins us on the podcast. Because the world has been turned upside down right now, and things are a little crazy for everyone, we’re going to be doing things a bit differently. For today’s podcast, Marla and Tony will be reversing roles, so Tony will be driving the show, and Marla will be the co-host. Things are changing– some things a lot and others not so much Tony’s regular daily routine, from 7 am to about 5 pm, has not changed all that much...
2020-04-2234 min
Interviews with InnocenceWelcome to Interviews with Innocence With Marla HughesWelcome to Interviews with Innocence, a podcast about children, spirituality and consciousness. I am your host Marla Hughes. Each week I will be interviewing authors, philosophers, spiritual teachers, yogis, parents, doctors, scientists and many more, who will share with us anecdotes, past live stories, near death experiences, research and much more about the wisdom children bring into this world, and how we can transform our lives with this knowledge. “I believe our young are our teachers, they are after all the masters of living in the present moment, enjoying the messiness of life, curious of the universe and...
2019-11-2104 min
Everyday Green HomeBreathe Well All of us want to breathe well in our homes. Yet often, the indoor air quality or the indoor environment, may not be allowing us to breathe as well as we want. There are immediate actions all of us can take to breathe well in our homes. Years ago, I started switching to non-toxic, safer cleaners and now I even use a few homemade cleaners. Both your local stores and online outlets offer many safer, non-toxic cleaning products and natural cleaning recipes abound on the internet. Next, you will want understand how leaky your home is, as leaks...
2019-01-3131 min
Everyday Green HomeRunning Your Home So It Doesn’t Run You Learning to drive a home and the systems in it require some basic training something like learning to drive a car. We talk through some basic training on HVAC filters, thermostat operations/programming, lighting controls, appliance operation, water heater, fan controls, recycling practices/resources, app-controlled stuff and maintenance. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect with The Green Gab Podcast Hosts: — Marla Esser Cloos on – The Web – Twitter – Facebook – LinkedIn — Tony Pratte on – Th...
2019-01-0638 minEveryday Green HomeGetting Green with the Missouri Historical Society Gabbing with Angela Moore, the facilities and sustainability coordinator for the Missouri Historical Society. She works to create more sustainable programs and facilitate more sustainable initiatives for the Historical Society. As Angela pointed out, it’s important to preserve history and culture, and to do that you have to preserve the earth so it’s here for many generations to come. One of the Historical Society’s goals is to make history accessible to all. Pair that with their core value of being good stewards and advocates for sustainability, and it just makes sense to look t...
2018-11-0738 minEveryday Green HomeGreen as You Go…“The whole idea of green can be done one choice at a time” which is basically what Marla’s book Living Green Effortlessly: Simple Choices for a Better Home, is about. Marla and Tony agree that it’s not just about radical “tree-hugger” kind of stuff but everyday simple choices. Tony wants folks to know that making simple changes can greatly affect the environment and the quality of life for decades to come. “Green,” or “going green” is a catch-all term that has come to mean being more mindful and conscientious about things you can do to make better homes, bett...
2018-10-2416 minEveryday Green HomePACE Financing for Home Energy Theresa Garza joins us to gab about the HERO program, a way to help home and property owners make energy efficient home improvements and help finance them in a new way. The HERO program is launching in Missouri in 2017 and utilizes PACE financing. PACE, or Property Assessed Clean Energy is a way to finance energy efficiency upgrades or renewable energy installations. The HERO program helps homeowners and property owners get approved for PACE financing and connects them with qualified HERO contractors to perform the work. The HERO Program can be used for heating and cooling systems, roofing, energy-efficient doors and wi...
2018-10-1739 min
Everyday Green HomeStuff that Makes a House a Home The stuff our homes are made of has changed as the world has become a smaller place. While houses used to be built from whatever was available, usually locally, materials now may come from anywhere and everywhere. Using resources – materials and products – wisely is a key practice of green building and includes practices ranging from optimizing use of resources (such as wood for framing) to choosing durable materials that will stand the test of time and offer lower maintenance. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe...
2018-10-0329 minEveryday Green HomeDreaming Your Home Building or finding your dream home is a goal for many of us. For me it is building a renovating the green home of my dreams. So, it is important to understand not only how to pay for our dream home, yet also how to plan for it. It is possible for you to have your dream home and make it a green home…with a little planning. Dreams and goals for your home start with what you want your home to feel like. Home is more than a place, it is also a feeling. It’s mo...
2018-09-1927 min
Everyday Green HomeFinancing Your Green Dream Home Gabbing about financing for green home projects with Trisha McConkey of Associated Bank on the Green Gab. Trisha and Associated Bank’s experience and expertise with mortgages and loans help homeowners to finance their dream home, especially a green home. All types of home projects may qualify for green consideration – new construction, renovations to a home just being purchased, as well as existing home renovations and refinance. The way they think about new construction residential loans and renovation loans really helps further the whole idea of green homes and their value and benefits. Read more at T...
2018-08-3026 minEveryday Green HomeFind Your Neighborhood – Ron Williams and Cindy Rhinehart of Hoodle Ron and Cindy with Hoodle, share this online web portal to help homebuyers find their neighborhood for building a new home. With Hoodle, homebuyers can learn about neighborhoods with new home construction, as well as the builders building the homes. Hoodle helps new homebuyers learn about the homes in the neighborhoods, the amenities and the community. Hoodle helps people find their dream home. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect with The Green Gab Po...
2018-08-1616 minEveryday Green HomeHarnessing the Wind with Erika Boeing of Accelerate Wind Erika Boeing, systems engineer, entrepreneur, CEO, and co-founder of Accelerate Wind shares her mission of having “as many wind turbines on as many commercial rooftops as possible that are economically viable through the development of several inventions currently in progress.” Current wind turbines tend to be noisy, unsightly and expensive. Rooftop wind also struggles to repay the initial start-up investment, as rooftop wind speeds are too low to extract substantial power. Erika states Accelerate Wind solves these issues by incorporating the turbines into the architectural design of a new building or a retrofit project by placing th...
2018-08-0833 minEveryday Green HomeGreen Living – Saving OurselvesWhat does green living really entail and how can it help save ourselves? Join the gab about green living and consumer education for homeowners and residents to learn how to live greener. Green living can start with our buying choices and our behaviors, and education helps us know where to start. Through a little know-how, homeowners and residents can learn how to “drive” their homes better and get better living from them. Green living can impact our health, comfort and more and works for all homes -existing, new and remodeled. Read more at The Green Home Coac...
2018-08-0128 minEveryday Green HomeLisa Masters with Metro East Home and Garden Show This year’s 5th Annual Metro East Home and Garden Show, led by Lisa Masters, was the biggest and best yet! Hosted by the Knight Stewards organization, a parent group of Metro-East Lutheran High School in Edwardsville, Illinois, the free two-day fundraising event hosted over seventy vendors displaying everything needed to update, renovate or improve the inside and outside of a home. Community services such as confidential on-site shredding, pet adoptions, fire safety demonstrations and fingerprinting for children by the Edwardsville Police Department were also available. Being true to their desire to promote sustainability, the sho...
2018-07-2534 minEveryday Green HomeThe Third “R” – RecyclingAs recycling is the 3rd R in “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle,” the next step is what else can we recycle. How can we turn “trash to treasure” or in keeping with the “R theme… Refuse to Resource?” Recycling is nothing new, Nature has been doing it all along. In William McDonough’s book Cradle to Cradle, in nature there is no such thing as waste. Every output of one process is an input for another. This is a good model for manufacturing, as well as our consumption of stuff. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Gr...
2018-07-1827 minEveryday Green HomeEvery Home a Greener Home with Sheridan Foster of ElementalGreenSheridan Foster, Founder, and CEO of Elemental Green “a digital media company with a mission to make green home building and renovation the status quo,” by connecting people looking for sustainable solutions with up-to-date, easy to understand, information, and green products that are readily accessible. Founded on the vision that “every home can be a greener home,” ElementalGreen provides the resources to help people understand that going green isn’t just about conserving energy but is also about the chemicals that come into a home, the sustainable materials used in manufacturing and how they were sourc...
2018-07-1237 minEveryday Green Home15 Years of Green Building are Better 15 years of Green Buildings are Better in the St. Louis Metro brings Hope Gribble of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) – Missouri Gateway Chapter to the studio to gab with us. The USGBC chapter in the St. Louis area has a wonderful partnership with the Missouri Botanical Gardens and their sustainability arm, EarthWays Center. Hard to believe 15 years ago, 15 volunteers formed one of the first six chapters in the country and now the chapter offers a host of programs to our 500+ members and the community. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Ga...
2018-06-2728 minEveryday Green HomeGrowing Organic Gardens – A VIsit with Jackie Marie Beyer, The Organic Gardener Jackie Marie Beyer, The Organic Gardener and host of the Organic Gardener podcast educates people how to grow successful, healthy and chemical free gardens. Common topics on the podcast include soil health, composting, native landscaping and seed saving. Jackie, along with her husband Mike live on 20 acres of what they lovingly call the “Organic Oasis,” which includes an organic garden, small orchard and mini-farm near Glacier National Park in Montana. Because of her commitment to chemical-free gardening, a large portion of Jackie’s audience consists of young people in their early twenties and thirties. Millennials are naturally drawn...
2018-06-2039 min
Everyday Green HomeEnergy Independence with Brilliance Gabbing about lighting and how it is brilliant – both in beauty and practicality. Nick Frisella of Metro Lighting joins us to share his involvement both at work and in the community. Nick’s passion for energy efficient lighting and community involvement show what a difference people can make. Nick is involved in his community of Maplewood MO as well as organizations in the St. Louis area. This combination has helped raise involvement and action in many areas in and around St. Louis. Some of the highlights of Nick’s energy efficiency and community involvement include helping people save $11 Mil...
2018-06-1327 minEveryday Green HomeLet Your Nose Be the Guide – Controlling Smells and Other Airborne Stuff Something that smells bad is your first key that it probably is bad, yet airborne stuff that is harmful to your health doesn’t always smell bad. Controlling the stuff that causes problems, or pollutant source control, is key to controlling the air flow and air quality in your home. Many odors, such as the smell of paint drying, comes from what is known as off-gassing or the slow release of volatile organic chemicals or VOCs. Per the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors.” Awareness of this issue is i...
2018-06-0633 minEveryday Green HomeWater and Using it Wisely World Water Day was back in March, so today its gabbing about water and water conservation. Where we live in St Louis, we do not think about water as much, because water is everywhere! But throughout most of the world, water is precious. Only .00001% of all the water on the earth is available for drinking in any given day. Over a billion people do not have access to clean drinking water a day. Gab with us about easy steps you can take to save water for you, your community and the world....
2018-05-3027 minEveryday Green HomeECOBAGS and The Magic of Tiny Business Sharon Rowe, is a well-known entrepreneur, activist, founder and CEO of ECOBAGS Products and author of The Magic of Tiny Business: You Don’t Have to Go Big to Make a Great Living. From tiny changes to tiny businesses, Sharon is in the business of cultural change. Her passion is to inspire and motivate people and businesses to action. Born out of the desire to promote “plastic bag awareness,” Sharon developed the ECOBAG, the original reusable bag, now sold worldwide. Rowe’s mission is to inspire people to reduce, reuse, and recycle by living greener, simpler and more abu...
2018-05-2338 min
Everyday Green HomeGreen & Home Tech at the Home and Garden Show Gabbing about how home automation and technology is rapidly changing our homes with Tony Pratte of The Sound Room. Tony, my intellectual “partner in crime” works with builders to help them create tomorrow’s high-technology home. We cover a range of tech and home topics, including the growing changes in the building industry as builders separate into either a high or low-technology focus. The gab concludes as we talk about how creating a healthier house means living a healthier life, which is a goal everyone here at Green Gab can get behind. Read more at The...
2018-05-1526 minEveryday Green HomeThe Need for Teams, Missions and Goals in Everyday HomebuildingMarla and Tony talk about the need for teams, missions and goals in everyday homebuilding and green home certification. For the Millennials, sustainability is the added value that makes the difference in the homes they choose to purchase. This trend encourages builders and remodelers to adopt more green home building practices which substantiates the necessity of good project management. The homeowner and builder then work together in assembling a cohesive team of professionals, that develop a unified mission, working synergistically towards goals that result in the homeowner’s ideal home suited to their specific needs and lifestyle. The green ho...
2018-05-0934 minEveryday Green HomeSt. Louis Green Business Challenge with Eric SchneiderEric Schneider joins us to gab about the St. Louis Green Business Challenge, a joint program of the St. Louis Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri Botanical Garden. Since its inception in 2010, the program has helped 175 businesses in the St. Louis metropolitan adopt sustainable business practices and engage and educate their employees along the way. 77 of these companies have participated in the program for three or more years and 13 companies have been in the program all seven years of the program. The companies in the program represent more than 150,000 employees. While there are 40 Green...
2018-05-0237 minEveryday Green HomeRepurposing Waste into Beauty Products – Barbara Lee with Trashy Beauty Barbara Lee of Trashy Beauty, is an environmental activist, zero-waste evangelist, entrepreneur, and fellow podcaster of Trash Talking with Eco-Warriors. Known for her signature organic body scrubs made of repurposed coffee grounds, Barbara challenges people to think about the amount they consume, what they throw away and their daily lifestyle habits that affect the planet. Conservation can be as simple as buying a reusable straw, shopping at thrift stores and providing your own grocery bags to researching carbon offsetting or seeking a new career in the conservation field. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website...
2018-04-2537 min
Everyday Green HomeWhere a Home Lives… Good old common sense is really the foundation for the basic principles of green home. It does seem that sometimes common sense is not so common. One of the basic premises of green design is lot and site or rather how the home sits on the land and interacts with it. Homes, even temporary ones, have some impact and interrelationship with the land they sit on. Today’s episode is dedicated to “lot and site” or where the house is and how it interacts and impacts the land it resides on, or better yet, where a home...
2018-04-1829 minEveryday Green HomeAvoiding the Renovation Nightmare – Mina Fies from Renovation Roadmap & Synergy Design and ConstructionMina Fies, creator of Renovation Roadmap and owner of Synergy Design and Construction, assists homeowners in successfully navigating the myriad of decisions and details of the remodeling process from conception to completion. Renovation Roadmap empowers homeowners looking to expand, update or improve their homes by providing industry tested project management tools such as detailed action steps, checklists, sample contracts, and details on hiring the right contractors for the right job. Roadmap to Renovation is a great tool that helps people minimize regrets and enjoy the process of remodeling; ultimately ending up with a sustainable home...
2018-04-1138 minEveryday Green HomeAeroBarrier! NEW Breakthrough Envelope Sealing Technology Revolutionary Air Sealing Paul Springer, of AeroBarrier, sponsor of the Green Gab Podcast, brings to the forefront the importance of “envelope sealing,” which is the process of sealing the cracks and gaps in non-occupied residential or commercial buildings to better control the interior climate and atmosphere from unwanted outside influences. AeroBarrier takes the guesswork out of sealing the building envelope through a unique combination of chemistry (the sealant), and physics (pressurization). Building science professionals are embracing AeroBarrier as the most significant envelope-sealing breakthrough in recent years due to their efficiency and green certifications. Regardless of how tight the buil...
2018-03-2838 minEveryday Green HomeThe Home Detective – Finding How to Get a Home to Perform Well Gabbing with Kellye Markowski with Energy Smart Homes – a residential and commercial energy audit provider and project management. We dubbed Kellye the “home detective” during the podcast recording and it seemed to describe what she does perfectly. When Kellye performs an energy audit on a home, it’s an investigation into the house – the home detective. Many issues in a home are a call for improving comfort and energy efficiency. Kellye works to help homeowners/residents reduce their energy and costs and know the best course of action for their house. An energy audit is a whole house approac...
2018-03-2129 minEveryday Green HomeFind Your Home That Enriches Your LifeKari Klaus of Viva Green Homes, helps to simplify finding a green or eco home for consumers. After Kari did her own eco-renovation, it struck her that there was no real way to market her home with existing real estate sites. And many of the homes that were claiming green, energy-efficient or eco-friendly features had little in the way of proof – a practice known as greenwashing. Solving this bigger issue with sustainability and real estate was what Viva Green Homes sets out do. Viva Green Homes, with its search capabilities and database of green, sustainable and eco-friendly homes offers th...
2018-03-1539 minEveryday Green HomeSustainable AmericaOn the Green Gab with Suzanne Shelton of the Shelton group. The Shelton Group is one of, if not the leading marketing agency exclusively dedicated to the energy and environmental arena, or sustainability arena. Greener, more sustainable practices are becoming mainstream. Their research shows that most people want to be seen as “environmental good guys” and are making buying decisions with this in mind. People don’t want and shouldn’t have to make trade-offs between extra features and green in homes. “We have figured this out, how to build greener more energy efficient homes without breaking the bank.” An...
2018-03-1236 minEveryday Green HomeYou’ve Got the Power – Laura Jones from Regent Power Electrifies Us! Laura Jones with Regent Power in St Louis, Missouri is a renewable energy innovator and integrator. Regent Power is working on projects revolving around renewable energy, especially charging for electric vehicles, and Smart Cities. Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more prevalent daily yet charging infrastructure is still getting put in place. Fast EV charging stations are a key part of this infrastructure. Street lights with LEDs and gunshot detection are helping cities be safer. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | F...
2018-02-2542 minEveryday Green HomeGreen Inspiration and Education We’re gabbing about the benefits of green education, building green, and green financing. Welcome back, Tony Pratte, with The Sound Room. We have plenty of laughs discussing how green isn’t about politics, or living in a tree house. It’s about thinking, and making, conscious decisions about your home and how you live. One of my goals with green education is inspiring people to take action, and contribute to their life being better! Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed...
2018-02-0927 minEveryday Green HomeOh Wait! There’s More! Wrapping up our St. Louis Home & Garden Show Series with quick interviews with exhibitors on the show floor. Maurice Parnell with By the Yard gabs about their outdoor furniture made from recycled products. It’s Made in the USA and has a 35 Year Warranty. On to gab with Matt Keeven with Emerald View Turf Farms for the scoop on dirt! Their Big Yellow Bag of dirt is filled with 100% organic dirt. Charles Johnson shares the St. Louis Post Dispatch newspaper experience in the St. Louis community. Last stop is with Ryan Brown with Energy Panel Struc...
2018-01-3121 minEveryday Green HomeBeing in Your Yard and Children’s Garden Club – Nicholas Citrin with Cloverwall and Douglas Wolter with STL County Parks Being in your yard without mosquitos is just what Cloverwall is all about. Nicholas Citrin with Cloverwall shares their approach to mosquitos or rather getting rid of mosquitos Their multi-step approach helps to prevent mosquitos as well as treat them. Many of the treatments they use are natural based. Douglas Wolter of St. Louis County Parks and Recreation works with the Children’s Garden Club. The Children’s Garden Club is designed to educate, as well as bring delight in gardening and horticulture with projects they start themselves and take home to continue to grow and...
2018-01-1015 minEveryday Green HomeSecond Time Around – Carolyn Dickson of Second Sitting & Jenni Owens of Upcycle Treasure Box Carolyn Dickson of Second Sitting in St. Louis specializes in finding a “second sitting” for furniture and home accessories. This resale and consignment home furnishings and accessories store gets a lot of furniture from display homes, staging companies, and showrooms in the area that are turning over their merchandise. A great way to reuse furniture and get beautiful homes too. Jenni Owens founded Upcycle Treasure Box to put recyclable materials back in the hand of the public for creative reuse. Donations come in from organizations, individuals, schools and more and include things from toilet paper rolls...
2017-12-3116 minEveryday Green HomeThe Eyes of Our Homes – Windows… Debbie Kinsinger of Two Blind Guys and Keith Kessler of Pella Windows Debbie Kinsinger, owner of Two Blind Guys, runs a family-owned and operated business. Debbie and her 2 sons specialize in residential and commercial window covering needs. Many window coverings help a home be more comfortable and energy-efficient with better insulation for windows. Window coverings look beautiful and offer performance too. Keith Kessler, a rep with Pella Windows, gabs with us about the importance of windows in a home. Pella Windows add architectural beauty and performance at all price points. Pella Windows are made in the USA in Pella, Iowa and offer durability and less maintenance for...
2017-12-1916 minEveryday Green HomePreserving Seeds and Materials… Angela Adler of SeedGeeks and Jenny Murphy of Perennial Angela Adler and her husband Mark started SeedGeeks 4 years ago. They had started saving their seeds to preserve the many varieties out there. That blossomed into their company SeedGeeks to preserve the biodiversity of the different varieties. Angela and Mark are also bee keepers and offer a line of raw honey and honey products, as well body care. Jenny Murphy gabs about Perennial, a non-profit all about creative reuse by teaching people how to create new things out of old junk. At their workshop in south St. Louis, they offer classes on how to make rag rugs...
2017-12-1019 minEveryday Green HomeReUse and Renewable… Josh Vaughn – Habitat for Humanity ReStore and Paul McKnight of EFS Energy Gabbing with Josh Vaughn, of Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore in St. Louis. Habitat ReStore sells new and used building and remodeling supplies at a discount to the public. The funds generated are then used to help fund building Habitat Homes in St. Louis. The ReStore program has helped divert about 33 thousand tons of waste since 1997. Paul McKnight is the owner of EFS Energy, providing solar solutions for residential and commercial buildings. With solar becoming more mainstream, organizations and people are adapting to solar power around them. And it is all advancing quickly. The cost of equipment has dropped so...
2017-12-0823 minEveryday Green HomeHigh Performance Homes with Matt Belcher of Hibbs Homes and Heating & Cooling with Pat Dodd of Dawson Dodd Heating and Cooling Matt Belcher works with Hibbs Homes and is well known in the green home world and as the author of Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line from NAHB Builderbooks. It was written for builders to incorporate green practices into building. Matt has been a long-standing champion of green home building, as well as a hero and mentor to Marla. “Rising tides raise all boats” – Matt. Pat Dodd of Dawson-Dodd Heating and Cooling – we heat and cool the impossible Dawson-Dodd will work installations many contractors will walk away from. Heating and cooling...
2017-11-2916 minEveryday Green HomeThe Tables are Turned – Erin McKee of Next Project Studio Gets the Scoop on How the Green Gab Started The tables are turned! Erin McKee of Next Project Studio – a design build firm in St. Louis – interviews co-hosts Marla and Tony. She digs in about starting the Green Gab podcast and how they each got going in green homes and sustainability. They each bring something different to the podcast as intellectual partners in green. Their goal is to offer education and inspiration on a given green topic by providing basic concepts and vocabulary and offering some actions for people to start. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Link...
2017-11-2132 minEveryday Green HomeFive Generations in the Family Business with David Knoll of Walter Knoll Florist (and Landscaping) David Knoll of Walter Knoll Florist joins us to share his experience as the 5th generation in their family-owned company in St. Louis. Working in a family business brings the realization that there are business decisions and there are family decisions and sometimes you make the sacrifice for the overall good of the company or the overall good of the family. Walter Knoll is very diverse, but is known for their flower shops. Their landscaping division offers all aspects of landscape services from turf to beautiful brick walkways to complete home landscaping. Being a member of...
2017-11-1038 minEveryday Green HomeComfort Solutions with Andrew Armstrong of Fujitsu General America Andy Armstrong is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Fujitsu General America. He is responsible for the sales of all the heating and air conditioning products from Fujitsu for the US and Canada and down into the Caribbean.Andy Armstrong is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Fujitsu General America. He is responsible for the sales of all the heating and air conditioning products from Fujitsu for the US and Canada and down into the Caribbean. Andy attended Washington University in St. Louis, as did our show host Marla (though different years in sc...
2017-10-2641 minEveryday Green HomeSolar Energy with Dane Glueck of Straight Up Solar and Home Efficiency with Paul Peterson of Peterson EnergyDane Glueck founded Straight Up Solar in 2006, where they look to create solar solutions for people in their homes or businesses. Solar solutions save energy, help protect the environment and help grow a solar tribe in the community. At Straight Up Solar, they work to help people see the bigger picture in clean energy. As the tribe or community of solar users has grown, these people now spread the good news and connect with their communities and others to help grow the tribe of solar users. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Po...
2017-10-1918 minEveryday Green HomeComfort with Geothermal – with Kyle Smith of GeoComfort Heating and Cooling Kyle Smith of GeoComfort Heating and Cooling joins us to gab about the comfort of geothermal heating and cooling. Geothermal heating and cooling uses the constant temperature of the earth to heat and cool a home or building with a heat pump. It is a technology that has been tried and true for several decades and continues to be a great way to keep a home or building consistently comfortable with very little energy use. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Fac...
2017-10-0343 minEveryday Green HomeHome Building with an Unrivaled Reputation with Gia Linville of McKelvey HomesDane Glueck founded Straight Up Solar in 2006, where they look to create solar solutions for people in their homes or businesses. Solar solutions save energy, help protect the environment and help grow a solar tribe in the community. At Straight Up Solar, they work to help people see the bigger picture in clean energy. As the tribe or community of solar users has grown, these people now spread the good news and connect with their communities and others to help grow the tribe of solar users. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Po...
2017-09-2835 minEveryday Green HomeConnecting with a Homeowner – with Erin Whitehead of Consort Homes Connecting with a homeowner and understanding what’s important to them is just what Consort Homes does. Erin Whitehead of Consort Homes joins us to gab about the home buying and owning experience and the role Consort Homes plays in this experience. One of the first things asked at Consort Homes is “how do you (the future homeowner) live in a home?” It’s about how you live, how you entertain, what the most important part of the home is, and where you want to relax in your home. And then through understanding the future home owner, the peop...
2017-09-1447 minEveryday Green HomeHome Builders Association in St. Louis with Celeste Rueter & Diana ForbesGabbing in two separate interviews with Celeste Rueter, Executive Vice President, and Diana Forbes, Director of Membership and Business Development of the Home Builders Association (HBA) of St. Louis. Celeste directs the HBA in working with its members and the HBA staff to help HBA member businesses succeed in their business. Diana focuses on growing membership and sharing the benefits of membership such as industry news, advocacy, education and networking. In St. Louis, there are around 610 companies in the St. Louis HBA, employing 43,000 people. There are many types of businesses in the home building industry, from bui...
2017-08-1419 minEveryday Green HomeSt. Jude Dream Home with Eva Fryar of Payne Family HomesEva Fryar of Payne Family Homes gabbing about building their fourth Dream Home in the St. Louis area to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Proceeds from raffle tickets for the Dream Home helps St. Jude kids and the mission of St. Jude: “Finding cures, Saving Children” from St. Jude.com. Payne Family Homes wouldn’t be able to do it without their trade partners and because of this commitment, the Dream Home by Payne Family Homes is able to provide St. Jude with a 100 percent donated home. Every trade donated – from the materials to the labor th...
2017-08-0738 minEveryday Green HomeGreen Home Festival and Green Jean PonziGabbing with Green Jean Ponzi of Missouri Botanical Garden’s Earthways Center. Jean has long been a pillar of the green and sustainability movement in the St. Louis area through her work and her show Earthworms. She is a mentor to Marla and both of us have worked with her in various capacities over the years at the STL HBA, US Green Building Council and other projects and organizations. Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Connect w...
2017-05-1640 minEveryday Green HomeWater Conservation with Plumbing Fixtures Marla and Tony are joined by special guest Angie Mendica from Crescent Plumbing Supply. The plumbing industry is acknowledging that water is our most precious resource. The plumbing industry promotes water efficiency aesthetically to commercial and residential sides of the market. As an outside sales leader with Crescent Angie does this by educating her customers of the benefits and value of water efficiency. Also, that it can be easily achieved while also maintaining the aesthetic beauty we have all come to desire in our bathrooms and kitchens. Angie states with humorous insight ” Plumbing products you interact with th...
2017-05-0848 min
Everyday Green HomeVinyl and the Life Cycle Assessment The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is currently more focused than ever the green building movement. This is very important in the resources materials we build with and the standards and codes we regulated building with. Matt Dobson of the Vinyl Siding Institute joins the Green Gab today. Matt is a past chair of the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) subcommittee on Sustainability and Green Building which Marla serves on Read more at The Green Home Coach Website! The Green Gab Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via iTunes | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page...
2017-05-0231 minEveryday Green HomeDrought Monitoring Plus Performance Based Approach to Water Efficiency with Mike CollignonToday at The Green Gab Marla and Tony are gabbing with Mike Collignon, Executive Director of The Green Builder® Coalition which is a not-for-profit he started with Ron Jones in 2010 dedicated to supporting builders and suppliers drive advocacy, education and policy change for more sustainable home building practices. They are expanding quickly in many states that have natural disasters. Their whole process is if you have a clean slate to start from why not go ahead and start the right way. They want people to recognize what’s going on and help. Little steps add up and if...
2017-03-0642 minEveryday Green HomePlants and Landscaping for Restoration It’s a bit crowded today in the studio on the Green Gab! Marla Esser just announced to our listeners that she has a new co-host. I, Tony Pratte, am excited and honored to lend my voice to this fun, new show. Christy Cunningham and Colleen Autry from DJM Ecological Services join us today as we gab about Christy Cunningham and Colleen Autry from DJM Ecological Services join us today as we gab about sustainable landscape, native plants, ecological restoration and rain gardens. Spring is here so you will want to get in on this episode of th...
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