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Mindful BusinessesAmor Perfecto - Decolonizing Colombian CoffeeMet up with one our favorite guests Luis Fernando, Founder of Amor Perfecto, for breakfast in Bogota, Colombia. During our recording we had hoped to share our love for coffee over a cup of coffee in Bogota and we are happy that we were able to meet and catch-up. We loved learning about what the company its growth and future plans. Amor Perfecto has six locations in Bogota and is poised for a global expansion.We also had a chance to visit the Amor Perfecto Cafe Laboratory where we experienced 3 different ways of processing coffee. Much like...
2023-08-2950 min
Mindful BusinessesPalm Straw - Biodegradable Plant Based StrawsThe firsts in our lives have a special place in our life experience. May it be the first job, first business venture, first car and even your first podcast episode. Today we wanted to re-air on the 4 year anniversary, our first episode Palm Straw. It was a startup in 2019 which my mentor at that time Dora Lutz I suggest that I reach out to. This startup with such a simple sustainable idea and product did not make it through the pandemic, but nevertheless valuable sustainable lessons were learnt and shared in this early episode.This episode was...
2023-07-0522 min
Mindful BusinessesDr. Raghuram Rajan, The 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank Of India - Global Carbon Reduction IncentiveThe Nobel prize winning economist Dr. Milton Friedman, said the business of a business is making money - but within the acceptable social norms. Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth School and he was the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, looks into how “social norms” have changed and how the businesses need to adapt to adopt sustainable practices. May it be their impact on the planet, how they treat their employees and or make their products. He talks about how there needs to be regulations to guide and help...
2023-02-0736 min
Mindful BusinessesPioneer Millworks - Reclaimed and Eco-Friendly WoodRainforests are the earth’s lungs and forests are a huge part of the solution to climate change. But on the other hand, wood is considered a sustainable and renewable raw material. How is that so? We ask these questions to Jonathan Orpin, the Founder of Pioneer Millworks, a company truly focused on the triple bottom line. I visited their plant in Farmington, NY to see firsthand how they work as a team. In these tumultuous times of mass layoffs, we have to introspect as to what makes a business successful. Pioneer Millworks operates on a simple bel...
2023-01-3136 min
Mindful BusinessesThe Barefoot College Tilonia - Grassroots Community OrganizationIn the winter of 2012, I had the good fortune of visiting Barefoot College Tilonia - located in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that visit was indeed life-transforming. The Barefoot College founded by Mr. Bunker Roy in 1972, is a community-based grassroots organization working to make marginalized communities sustainable and self-sufficient. He believes in the Gandhian philosophy that knowledge, skills and wisdom found in the villages should be used for their own development.Though he went to the prestigious Doon School and St. Stephens College, he realized the wealth of wisdom in rural India...
2023-01-2443 min
Mindful BusinessesCarbon8 Systems - Making Carbon ProductiveEach year, industries such as Waste-to-Energy, Cement and Biomass for power generation, send millions of tonnes of thermal residues to landfill. At the same time, these thermal processes produce significant amounts of carbon dioxide that are released into the atmosphere. We talk with Maarten Van Roon, Chief Commercial Officer of Carbon8 Systems. Carbon8 solutions is the result of hard work and persistence of researchers - Dr Paula Carey and Prof. Colin Hills. Carbon8 Systems is the inventor and owner of a chemical process that treats industrial residues, including hazardous waste, using CO2 captured directly from flue gas to transform...
2022-12-2838 min
Mindful BusinessesIceWind - Extreme Energy SolutionsIcewind strives to be a global impact leader in decentralized energy generation through the democratized use of renewable power. Their vision is to contribute to a clean, efficient, and socially impactful energy solution that can be used by anyone, anywhere in the world.Here is the link to our website - https://www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.com/podcast-1https://www.icewindusa.com/This episode is a re-air from January 27, 2021
2022-12-1333 min
Mindful BusinessesOthalo - The Future of Housinghttps://othalo.com/https://www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.com/podcast-1 This episode is a re-air from February 23, 2021
2022-11-0842 min
Mindful BusinessesRhino Machines - Silica Plastic BlocksAs we start building our sustainable house we look for sustainable alternatives for bricks or pavers and other construction materials. Here is a very creative solution from India, made almost entirely of waste and 2.5 times stronger than regular brick! Let's listen to the episode to find out more! This episode is a re-air from June 21, 2022_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________When Manish Kothari, Managing Director of Rhino Machines and a second-generation entrepreneur involved in the casting and foundry industry in India, saw how dark, dusty and dangerous this industry was to the environment and the workers, he decided to do so...
2022-10-1242 min
Mindful BusinessesMPOWERD - The Power of Sun in Your HandsWe speak with John Salzinger founder and Seungah Jeong CEO of MPOWERD, about their company mission and passion to give back. In 2012 MPOWERD created Luci, the first inflatable solar light with the goal of making an affordable clean energy product that people could use in any situation. They create sustainable, affordable, and thoughtfully designed products that suit the needs of the many. The belief that everyone deserves access to clean, reliable and affordable energy, no matter how or where they live has driven them to create their sustainable products. For over 3 billion people, everyday tasks are made more difficult (an...
2022-09-0641 min
Mindful BusinessesThermify - Smart Green - Using Energy TwiceWhat if there was a new kind of data center that could directly warm homes and heat hot water, instead of a gas boiler?One that could use the energy used in cloud computing, not once but twice, and also take away the need for the additional energy used for cooling? That is exactly Thermify's innovation does. Using energy, twice. We talk with Garry Felgate Chair & Energy Lead at Thermify. The technology was invented by Adam Pulley in 2009 and Thermify is bringing to the UK market at the price comparable to heating a home with 2019 oil prices...
2022-08-3032 minMindful BusinessesRhino Machines - Silica Plastic BlocksSummer construction activity is at its peak in the US. And as we look for sustainable alternatives for bricks or pavers or other construction materials, we look Eastwards to one of our guests whose journey I have followed since our last recording. He is a very creative solution made almost entirely of waste and 2.5 times stronger than regular brick. This episode we felt definitely needed an encore. This episode is a re-air from June 8, 2021------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------When Manish Kothari, Managing Director of Rhino Machines and a second-generation entrepreneur involved in the casting and foundry industry in In...
2022-06-2142 min
Mindful BusinessesThe Farmlink Project - Harvesting Hope This Holiday SeasonThis Holiday Season with so much uncertainty around we bring to you again an episode of hope and giving. Please donate generously to this non-profit The Farmlink Project started by Aidan Reilly and James Kanoff - winners of 2021 Congressional Medal of Honor Service Award.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Farmlink Project was started at the height of the pandemic in April 2020 to fight food insecurity by repurposing surplus produce. Back home in Los Angeles at the start of the pandemic, with nothing but time on their hands, Aidan Reilly and James Kanoff were like many of us disturbed...
2021-12-2127 minMindful BusinessesCarbon8 Systems - Making Carbon ProductiveEach year, industries such as Waste-to-Energy, Cement and Biomass for power generation, send millions of tonnes of thermal residues to landfill. At the same time, these thermal processes produce significant amounts of carbon dioxide that are released into the atmosphere. We talk with Maarten Van Roon, Chief Commercial Officer of Carbon8 Systems. Carbon8 solutions is the result of hard work and persistence of researchers - Dr Paula Carey and Prof. Colin Hills. Carbon8 Systems is the inventor and owner of a chemical process that treats industrial residues, including hazardous waste, using CO2 captured directly from flue gas to transform...
2021-11-0938 minMindful BusinessesThermify - Smart Green - Using Energy TwiceWhat if there was a new kind of data center that could directly warm homes and heat hot water, instead of a gas boiler?One that could use the energy used in cloud computing, not once but twice, and also take away the need for the additional energy used for cooling? That is exactly Thermify's innovation does. Using energy, twice. We talk with Garry Felgate Chair & Energy Lead at Thermify. The technology was invented by Adam Pulley in 2009 and Thermify is bringing to the UK market at the price comparable to heating a home with 2019 oil prices...
2021-10-1932 minMindful BusinessesMPOWERD - The Power of Sun in Your HandsWe speak with John Salzinger founder and Seungah Jeong CEO of MPOWERD, about their company mission and passion to give back. In 2012 MPOWERD created Luci, the first inflatable solar light with the goal of making an affordable clean energy product that people could use in any situation. They create sustainable, affordable, and thoughtfully designed products that suit the needs of the many. The belief that everyone deserves access to clean, reliable and affordable energy, no matter how or where they live has driven them to create their sustainable products. For over 3 billion people, everyday tasks are made more difficult (an...
2021-09-1441 min
Mindful BusinessesThe Farmlink Project - Harvesting HopeThe Farmlink Project was started at the height of the pandemic in April 2020 to fight food insecurity by repurposing surplus produce. Back home in Los Angeles at the start of the pandemic, with nothing but time on their hands, Aidan Reilly and James Kanoff were like many of us disturbed by the long lines at the food pantries alongside farmers throwing away their produce, eggs, milk ... and their harvest. The boon of an efficient supply chain in the food industry can be a major problem with any slight disruption. The Farmlink Project, a non-profit run by 200 plus volunteers, operates...
2021-06-2927 minMindful BusinessesOthalo - The Future of Housinghttps://othalo.com/https://www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.com/podcast-1
2021-02-2342 min
Mindful BusinessesSolar Panda - Transforming Lives with Low-cost Solar Home SystemsThey have a unique financing plan, which is an affordable pay-as-you-go payment plan that saves the customers money now and for years to come. Once the loan is repaid the customer owns the unit outright and never has to make another payment. How did Covid impact their business and how did they plan to serve the communities and their customers with a simple innovative solution. Learn more on our latest episode.For more episodes go to our website:https://www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.com/podcast-1https://solarpanda.com/https://www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.com/
2021-02-1627 minMindful BusinessesIceWind - Extreme Energy SolutionsIcewind strives to be a global impact leader in decentralized energy generation through the democratized use of renewable power. Their vision is to contribute to a clean, efficient, and socially impactful energy solution that can be used by anyone, anywhere in the world.Here is the link to our website - https://www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.com/podcast-1https://www.icewindusa.com/
2021-01-2733 min
Mindful BusinessesEcocart - Sustainable Shopping, SimplifiedYou can also visit our website www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.comhttps://www.ecocart.io/Rate the podcast.
2020-12-2928 min
Mindful BusinessesTahmina - Transforming Lives in Conflict Zones #tobebraveWe talk with Sarah Jackson (whose name has been changed due to security reasons), founder and CEO of Tahmina. Tahmina is an international brand with a vision to export transformational products from different conflict regions of the world. Their maiden project is saffron and saffron-infused teas from Afghanistan. Learn more about their work through this podcast. Be the first to know about our latest episode by subscribing www.mindfulbusinessespodcast.comhttps://www.tahminatea.com/
2020-02-1128 min