NEW: You can watch this entire episode on Youtube, by clicking here. Episode Summary I got to know Yodaly through my work as a mentor at F10's Fintech Accelerator where she won the Demo Day's Audience Award in Zurich with her start-up Eco2Wallet. In our episode together we tackle some pretty tough questions, such as: Is Sustainable Capitalism, a complete oxymoron, possible? How can Gamification help change people's purchasing behaviour? Why are overlaps between disciplines crucial to move...

NEW: You can watch this entire episode on Youtube, by clicking here. Episode Summary Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Entrepreneur Seth Godin shares his thoughts on the different perception of Climate Change from 16 years ago, when his 1st blog post about the topic appeared, and today. He talks about the importance of individuals taking action and the facts needed to understand the Climate Emergency. His latest project with The Carbon Almanac serves as a knowledge base with its thousands of...

Episode Summary Nicholas Ball, CEO and Co-Founder at Xfuels, invited me to his demonstration plant on Mallorca, Spain where he gave me a tour and we live recorded this episode. Hence, please apologise the machinery noises in the background and slightly reduced sound quality. Xfuel produces sustainable and net-zero road, marine and aviation drop-in fuels with the mission to decarbonise the transport sector at scale. The Mallorca-based company converts waste biomass in a sustainable and...

Episode Summary Florian Sorg (Co-CEO), Alex Vavourakis (Head of Marketing + Digital) and their team at NEWM are building the fair music streaming marketplace for artists and fans. NEWM is an all-in-one ecosystem to fill every gap in the current music space and consists of a growing community of artists, fans and collectors. Through music co-ownership NEWM offers musicians an easy access to the WEB 3 space and allows them to own fractionalized music rights via NFTs and FTs, distribute music,...

Episode Summary Dr. Pamela Ravasio is an advisor to executive management & board of directors, a keynote speaker, author, independent non-executive director, and a board member of INSEAD’s International Directors Network.   In this 12th episode of the Naturally Innovative Podcast I talk to Pamela about the opportunities and barriers for transforming businesses as a force for good. Needless to say that her extensive experience working with a company's C-Suite in helping them develop and...

NEW: You can watch this entire episode on Youtube, by clicking here. Episode Summary This episode with Marc Buckley is full of wisdom and great examples of why and how we can change and create futures that work for everyone. Marc draws from his extensive experience as an international speaker, author, tutor, business mentor,  climate activist, and SDG expert, and UN advisor to explain what we can do as individuals (or "crew members of spaceship earth"), as a society, and as entrepreneurs...

Episode Summary Sven Erni is a well-traveled innovator with strong ties to the design & building industry. In 2019 he co-founded, together with Jeffrey Ibanez, the company called Impact Acoustic. They turn single-used materials into high-quality finished products for acoustic comfort in hotels, office spaces, restaurants, and other infrastructures all over the world. As self-proclaimed 'innovation rebels' in this war against single-use plastic, Impact acoustic is driven by addressing...

Episode Summary Philip-Michael Weiner co-founded recapture carbon in 2017 together with Trey Pringle. They are convinced that climate change is not a scientific problem but rather a systems problem caused by behaviour. Therefore, they combine multiple solutions and act as a project developer pursuing the first-ever systems-designed approach to Carbon Removal. In this episode, we discuss barriers to technological solutions, what is necessary to remove 100 billion tons of CO₂ from the...

Episode Summary Catarina Dahlin co-founded dagsmejan in 2016 with the vision to enhance people's sleep comfort through highly functional sleepwear and bringing back the value to everyday garments by adopting a slow fashion philosophy. dagsmejan's sleepwear is highly functional,  exclusively produced in Europe with fair working conditions, and uses natural fibres that biodegrade faster than other fabrics. What we talk about In our episode Catarina talks to me about the 6 dimensions of good...

Episode Summary Richard van der Laken is the energetic engine behind both What Design Can Do (short: WDCD) and De Designpolitie, the graphic design agency he started in 1995 with Pepijn Zurburg. Richard and Pepijn have formed a duo for more than 20 years since meeting at HKU University of the Arts in Utrecht, the Netherlands.  In our episode Richard talks to me about the "seductive" power of design, the responsibility designers like him have and some powerful examples that his work with WDCD...

Episode Summary Michelle Fehler works as a Biomimicry Professional, Visual Communication Designer and Clinical Assistant Professor at The Design School at Arizona State University and thrives to enable designers to tap into nature’s database of inspiration. Her research focuses on defining a life-centered design thinking methodology that allows an easy approach for designers to apply Biomimicry. In our episode Michelle explains the concept of Biomimicry and talks about its potential if...

Zusammenfassung der Episode Fabio Hüther, Gründer des Umuntu Movements und der Evodrop AG beschreibt die lokalen Unterschiede und sein Kern-Business rund um sauberes Wasser. Noch während dem Ingenieur-Studium hat er mehrere Patente für Wasserfilter-Systeme angemeldet und treibt nun mit seinen nur 26 Jahren die technischen Innovationen in einem vielseitigen Marktumfeld voran. Bestärkt durch Schicksalsschläge und mit einer, wie er sagt, "kindlichen und ungehemmten Herangehensweise", schaffte...

Episode Summary Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes, CEO of AKKA Architects, Speaker, Author, and Career Coach explains why she wants more people to embrace uncertainty and how crucial good facilitation is when it comes to aligning motivations to plan for the future. With 'Architecting Interactions' she walks the talk with her team at AKKA and highlights the usage of spaces to foster human interaction and asking the right questions when developing architecture for future generations. She is guided by...

Episode Summary Lukas Steiner cycled from Zurich (Switzerland) to Cape Town (South Africa). 333 days, 18’578 kilometres and 1’147 hours in the saddle later Lukas has a lot of stories to share! Not only about his trip’s statistical data he kept track of (visit www.lukas-steiner.com for more!) but about key insights for anyone who wants to take the jump and learn how to embrace uncertainty. What we talk about In our episode Lukas tells me about being exposed to raw nature, experiencing 20...

Episode Summary I had shared Pascal's story many times before this Podcast came into being because I found how he goes about fighting one of the honeybee's major threats with his team at Vatorex, so engaging. After giving you an overview about Vatorex's journey and their product range and technology suite, Pascal and I talk about Entrepreneurship and the potential for the Internet of Bees towards a more sustainable future. What we talk about Harnessing decades of beekeeper know-how and...

Welcome to The Naturally Innovative Podcast – Inspiring Conversations with Responsible Leaders. In this episode I introduce you to the Naturally Innovative Podcast and the overarching idea behind it. I will also talk about myself, my experience with the Podcast's key topics and what motivates me for this exciting project. What I talk about 00:34 What Naturally Innovative is all about 01:18 The topics I'll cover throughout the episodes01:34 Who to expect as guests on my Podcast and how I...