This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Alexandre Karim Howard. Karim, is a Swiss-born entrepreneur, with a track record of scaling early-stage startups to become unicorns. Drawing from this experience, he is passionately dedicated to delivering quality products that address vital challenges, particularly in the field of regenerative agriculture. After a year of hands-on farming experience across Europe, he recognized the pressing need for practical and inclusive solutions that align with nature and cater to all communities.  Karim is committed to leveraging his expertise to scale regenerative solutions, driven by the desire to solve problems that genuinely matter. In this episode, you will hear about regenerative agriculture - issues and how we can scale it, the role of AI, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Alexandre Karim Howard. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link.The great music is credited to Pixabay.

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Clara Botto. Clara has been engaged with sustainable development at a grassroots and international level, from arts to politics, for the past 8 years. She is currently developing the initiative SRM Youth Watch, which is looking into the governance of climate-altering technologies called Solar Radiation Modification (SRM), campaigns with World’s Youth for Climate Justice seeking an Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice on the climate crisis as a human rights issue, is a New European Voice on Existential Risk with the European Leadership Network and is the Science-Policy Thematic Facilitator of the Major Group of Children and Youth to UNEP. She holds an MSc in International Development and Public Policy, having written her thesis as a public policy case study of deep-sea mining in Portugal, and a BSc in Business with a focus on Creative Economy and Marketing, where she researched sustainable fashion and the universities’ lack of preparation to equip youth for sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro. In this episode, you will hear about SRM policies, youth involvement in climate justice, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion, Clara Botto, and SRM Youth Watch. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great music is credited to Pixabay.

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Elias Cattan. Elias is an architect and urban planner from Mexico City, working on bringing nature back into our built environment. Through his architectural designs, urban master planning, workshops, and data visualization in graphics and installations.  He is the Founder and Director of Taller13 Arquitectura Regenerativa, dedicated to understanding living systems within nature and cities. He designs furniture, interiors, buildings, and urban planning to scale, integrating the patterns of community life and the systems in which they operate. In this episode, you will hear about his work, the  Urban Regeneration Games, what are complete streets, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion, Taller13 & Urban Regeneration Games. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great music is credited to Pixabay.

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Ellen Williams. Ellen is Director of Advisory & ESG Services at Orion Global Solutions, a distinguished Summit Level partner with Salesforce. With a rich tapestry of over 25 years in technology and business consultancy, Ellen seamlessly blends her tech prowess with a fervent passion for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advocacy. As the driving force behind Orion’s Salesforce Net Zero Cloud implementations, she champions carbon accounting and holistic ESG management for clients worldwide. Ellen wears many hats - from being a Positive Change Ambassador to pioneering the transformative “10-second pause” initiative, promoting conscious consumerism. Her eloquence is evident in her writings featured in publications like Inc., Crain’s NY Business, and Forbes. Moreover, her voice resonates in podcasts such as Sustainable Minds and Actionable ESG™️ Talks, and she has graced stages from NYxPO to the Sage Software Partner Summit. Ellen's mission transcends business growth; it's about creating a ripple effect for a better planet. Through her work, she enlightens businesses and listeners alike, proving that profitability and positive impact can, indeed, coexist. She communicates about a world of ESG, where doing well and doing good are two sides of the same coin. In this episode, you will hear about ESG, sustainability, consumerism, earrings, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Ellen Williams. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great music is credited to Pixabay.

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Mimi Wu. Mimi is an impact-driven entrepreneur with deep expertise in circularity and plastics waste management, particularly in the Global South.  Her mission is to accelerate our global society towards a zero-plastic waste future by reducing plastic production and consumption, building basic waste infrastructure for all communities, and scaling innovative solutions.  Mimi founded one of the world’s only post-consumer plastic bag recycling companies in a country -  Myanmar - which consistently ranks in the top 20 hardest countries in the world to conduct business.  Since returning to the US in 2021, she has been working with industry leaders, startups, and VCs to solve our climate and plastic pollution crises with a focus on infrastructure technology solutions. In this episode, you will hear about the plastic pollution problem, waste management, what plastics can be recycled, “wish-cycle”, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Mimi Wu. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link.The great music is credited to Pixabay.

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Marc Cortez. Marc is the author of 'Climaturity: A Journey into the Muddy Climate Middle'.  Climaturity offers a new perspective on the climate crisis controversy through the pragmatic lens of a long-time renewable energy industry veteran. Part science, part satire, and part snark. Marc is the Founder/CEO of Liquid8, a water conservation startup, and professor of Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.  Marc advocates for a transparent climate discussion where half-truths are completed, climate science limitations are put into proper context, and politicians are held accountable for spending taxpayer dollars. In this episode, you will hear about solar energy, how to conserve water, consuming less in all aspects of our lives, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Marc Cortez. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link.The great music is credited to Pixabay.

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Stephanie Trager. Stephanie is a medicine woman, guide, business architect and purpose catalyst holding space in a sacred container for intellectual, analytical soul seekers ready to come home to who they really are to do the work they’re really here to do. From human rights and environmental justice to corporate litigation to human potential, herbalism, peak wellness, and soul mastery she integrates a rare and eclectic mix of education and off-the-beaten-path experience. For more than three decades she’s been a student of indigenous and earth-based wisdom, has spent time immersing with various indigenous groups from the Navajo to the Achuar, Warani, and Quechua, and has been initiated as an Earthkeeper in the shamanic tradition by the Q’ero from the Andes in Peru.   She’s a licensed attorney, holds a Juris Doctorate, and a bachelor’s degree in communications and international relations from Boston University. Her early work in grassroots organizing, corporate responsibility, and sustainability was followed by a career in complex corporate litigation at Davis Polk. She was naturally an intuitive guide – often called an oracle-  and herbalist for years before, becoming a certified professional coach in 2007 through Teachers College at Columbia University and continued to expand her expertise as a coach and certified energy medicine practitioner, certified mediator, certified wellness, business and executive coach, sustainability and leadership consultant.  Stephanie has been immersed in the impact investing space helping catalysts deploy their capital in alignment with their values. She’s a board member at Dream Change, creator and host of Catalyst Talks Podcast, and has developed several transformational modalities and programs including The Inner Work of Impact Coaching & Facilitation for Individuals & Organizations. She’s been coaching for two decades and is passionate about enabling physical vitality, mental freedom, emotional peace, and spiritual expansion. She has a stellium (5 planets) in Aquarius and a massive love for trees. In this episode, you will hear about her activist works protecting the Redwood trees, indigenous knowledge, the environmental justice world,s and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion, Stephanie Trager, and The Catalyst Talks podcast. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link.The great music is credited to Pixabay.

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Hank (Henry) Svec. Hank is a servant beekeeper, author, valued investor, and former psychologist who is now retired.  For 30 years he worked as a clinical psychologist in Ontario, Canada. and for 40 years as a value investor in real estate, bonds, stocks, and early-stage start-ups.  Now he is focusing on bees. In 2017, Hank and his wife started converting their 50-acre farm back to nature as a honeybee sanctuary.  In this episode, you will hear about converting his farm to a bee sanctuary, lessons learned from bees, what can we learn from bees for business, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Dr. Hank (Henry) Svec. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great music is credited to Pixabay.

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Eric Bendick. Eric is an Emmy-winning director, producer, and writer whose films explore connectivity, conflict, and ingenuity at the intersection of human and wild spaces. He’s led storytelling expeditions to the heart of many of the last intact and untamed landscapes on Earth as well as to the front lines of habitat destruction and fragmentation. His films for National Geographic, PBS, Smithsonian, History Channel, among others have garnered numerous awards from major film festivals around the world. Eric is a current grantee of the Redford Center and a graduate of Brown University and Montana State University. In this episode, you will hear about his latest film the path of the Panther. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Eric Bendick. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great music is credited to Pixabay.

This butterfly is excited to be speaking with Dr. James Downer. Dr. Downer has 37 years of experience as a horticulture and plant pathology Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Ventura County. His research is focused on mulch, soil microbiology and disease suppression in mulched soils, diseases of shade trees, and cultural practices to maintain landscape plants. Dr. Downer is an Adjunct professor at California Polytechnic University in Pomona. He has a love of shade trees, Shinrin Yoku (forest bathing) tree work, woodworking, horses, gardening, horticulture, and the study of plants and their biology. In this episode, you will hear about the forests in Chernobyl, his work studying the nuclear effect on them, Gama Radiation, Fukushima, and more. Some notes... More about 1treellion & Dr. James Downer. To support planting all over the world, please check out this link. The great music is credited to Pixabay.