Serial entrepreneur, Adrian Solgaard has found connections between bags and bike locks as well as suitcases and sustainability. Founder of Solgaard, he joins us today to talk about launching a sustainable luggage line produced from ocean waste.

Chris Baker has a deep case of wanderlust and a passion for social justice. Founder of One Seed Expeditions, Chris joins us today to talk about the travel industry and how he's using microfinance as a mechanism to invest in entrepreneurs across the low income countries where the company brings tourism.

Amirah Jiwa is a brilliant and compassionate social impact strategist with a knack for embedding social values and action within business. She joins us today to talk about her time with Away and how she led the organization to create a high impact partnership with Peace Direct.

Brian Jones worked for his family's accounting business before packing his bags and moving to Africa. He joins us today to talk about the power of connection to drive - true connection that is, off the grid, between travelers and across communities.

Eric Korman had a successful career working for consumer-facing brands before taking interest in the fragrance industry. He joins us to talk about conscious consumerism, imagination, and clean products which he's wound together into one beautiful brand, PHLUR.

Suzanne Siemens was a corporate account before co-founding Lunapads - a menstrual hygiene powerhouse and one of the first on the scene to disrupt a five-billion-dollar industry. She talks about embracing gender inclusivity and innovation, as well as the ick factor of a business built on bleeding.

Cyrus Sutton, co-founder of Manda Naturals, was a professional surfer and filmmaker before he was an entrepreneur. When is his passion for being outdoors intersected with a personal tragedy he became passionate about safe skin protection.

Molly Hayward, Founder & Chief Brand Officer at Cora, assumed she would end up in the nonprofit sector, her career took a twist after a trip to Africa inspired a deep desire to disrupt the female hygiene industry. Molly joins us to talk about feminism, social impact, and her personal experience innovating in an industry that hasn’t really evolved in decades.

Lisa Bronner grew up watching her family build the Dr. Bronner's brand. Deeply committed to spreading social and environmental values, Lisa shares exactly why her grandfather thought soap would be the best way to reach an audience and create an impact.

Marci Zaroff is the founder of Good Catch Foods, author of Eco Renaissance, and an all around sustainable business bad ass. She is a social impact pioneer and she holds the trademark for the term eco-fashion, among others. Marci’s episode is all about connecting source to story and appreciating our ecosystem. Get ready to be educated and inspired.

In pursuit of a sense of local community, Wen-Jay Ying launched Local Roots NYC which connects consumers to farmers and impacts both ends of the food chain. We’re talking with Wen-Jay about food systems, sustainability, and what community really means to her.

This is a story about family strength and clean food. As the founder of Tessemae’s, Greg Vetter has successfully embedded health and environmental values into the company’s DNA. The brand is food tribe friendly, ethical, eco-conscious and human-centric. Greg is a curious and vibrant leader, full of big energy and bigger laughs. This episode is so much fun, get ready to smile.

From midwestern girl to nonprofit pioneer, Jackie Bowen is sharing her story of data, nutrition, and disruption. Jackie is on a mission to increase transparency in food and consumer product safety from labels to policy, she is leading the charge.

Devonne Niam, E-Commerce Manager at Matter Prints is fostering design-artisan collaborations, inspiring customers to value provenance and process, and pioneering sustainability practices across rural textile communities. We’re speaking with Devonne about preserving traditional artisan techniques and slowing down production.

Eileen is an expert in all things textiles and she has worked with some extraordinary brands (think -- North Face, Pottery Barn, Patagonia). Eileen thought her motivation was driven by making things until she realized it was actually the fabric. Her unique perspective on materials and manufacturing will reframe your view of the industry.

After having his eyes open to the toll of human trafficking, James was compelled to take action, so he founded Outland to address the root causes of poverty with empowerment as the main goal and success metric.

Clare Press, Sustainability Editor at Vogue Australia, is the industry’s go to journalist for the intersection of fashion and sustainability, Clare has published three books and her work has been featured in VOGUE, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and many more.

At the beginning of Liz Bohannon's story is a volunteer trip to Uganda, which led to chicken farming, to sandal making and then to the launch of a brand with a deep commitment to education for young women in rural communities. Liz has turned fashion into a mechanism by which to empower.

Alice Cracknell and her husband shared a passion for global health that inspired them to launch a more sustainable solution to poverty alleviation in Africa.

Shannon Lohr shares her story of packaging her experience building an ethical fashion company to benefit other social entrepreneurs through her online accelerator, Factory 45.

Eric Reynolds applies his deep entrepreneurial experience to launch a cookstove company that can simultaneously improve personal safety, public health, and benefit the environment.

Viveka Hulyalkar joins us to talk about building meaningful relationships between for-profit brands and the social and environmental causes that their customers care about.

Molly Stillman joins us to talk about the power of storytelling and how she's leveraging her passion for ethical fashion to build trust among a global audience of conscious consumers.

David Spandorfer is a life-long runner who has applied his passion for this global sport to launch a socially-driven line of athletic wear inspired by artists and communities around the world.