Mark Cleveland
Mark A. Cleveland is co-founder and CEO of Hytch Rewards, a mobility incentive platform that’s helping communities – and the planet – by reducing traffic congestion and emissions. Employers and…
eco
The planet could use some help. The founders in this section agree. They’re building companies focused on sustainability, clean energy, environmental technology, and the idea that business can grow without everything else shrinking.
These interviews cover the full eco-friendly business landscape. Renewable energy. Sustainable consumer products. Waste reduction. Clean tech. Carbon offset platforms. The companies trying to solve environmental problems while also being financially viable. Because the best green business is one that stays in business.
What makes these founders interesting is the pragmatism. They’re idealistic enough to tackle enormous problems and realistic enough to know that good intentions don’t pay the bills. The conversations here balance mission with business model in a way that’s refreshing.
You’ll find insights on sustainable supply chains, green certifications, consumer behavior around eco-friendly products, and the challenge of competing on price when doing things the right way costs more. Also the fundraising landscape for green companies, which has its own dynamics. If you care about building businesses that leave the world a little better, these are your people.
Danielle Nolan
Step outside your comfort zone, do something that pushes you beyond what you think you can do…When you do something you’ve never done before it makes you think differently, studies…
Lindsey McCoy
Ask questions. I think it’s important to never assume you know everything or that they way you are doing things can’t be improved upon. Lindsey McCoy has a master’s…
Bex Band
Bex Band is an adventurer and founder of the women’s adventure community Love Her Wild. Her expeditions have included hiking 1000km across Israel, kick-scooting the length of the USA and…
Tara DePorte
Effective entrepreneurs must know how to build a team, delegate and take a step back when necessary. Tara DePorte founded the Human Impacts Institute in 2010, recognizing a need…
Alison Mountford
Talk to your target market first to decide what to sell based on what they say they will buy, don’t invent it in a vacuum. Alison Mountford is the…
Jessica Wood
Invest in your personal network. Taking the time to show people that they’re important is vital to building a group of people invested in your success. Make an effort to…
David Rosenberg
Encourage a culture of challenging assumptions, while always maintaining respectful relationships. Managers and reports should both question each other’s assumptions in order to arrive to the right conclusion and the…
Apryl Boyle
Ocean conservation is everyone’s concern, regardless of where you live on the planet. Even if you live far inland, do your part to reduce, reuse, recycle. Los Angeles native,…
Christine Mendoza
Christine Mendoza is an Entrepreneur based out of Los Angeles, California and the creator of Face & N Bawdy. She brought her ideas to life through her extensive experience in…
Sarah Rhodes
You don’t need to do it all by yourself and you don’t have to have a big bank account to make good things happen. Outsource when you can, get advice…
Shel Horowitz
We need to think deeper than just sustainability—keeping things as they are—to regenerativity—making them better. For over a decade, Shel Horowitz, a/k/a “The Transformpreneur (sm) has shown business how…