In this inspiring conversation, Maesha (Co-founder of Green & Beyond Mag) chats with Marinel Sumook Ubaldo, a young Filipino climate activist who isn’t afraid to speak up for the planet. She is one of the leading climate activists in Asia who also helped to organize the first-ever youth climate strike in her country, the Philippines.   Marinel’s life was just like a movie in a tropical paradise until her life suddenly changed forever when she had to witness the terrors of climate change...

In this inspiring conversation, Maesha (Co-founder of Green & Beyond Mag) chats with Tania Roa, an environmental justice and wildlife advocate based in California, from Colombia. Through her work, she highlights connections between animal, human, and planet health.  With an unwavering commitment to highlighting the interconnectedness of the climate and biodiversity crises, she sheds light on the exploitation of marginalized communities and animals. Through her work, Tania emphasizes the...

In this inspiring conversation, Maesha (Co-founder of Green & Beyond Mag) chats with Habiba Abdulrahman Hemed, an ethical content creator, influencer, and climate justice activist based in Dubai, from Kenya who is passionate about educating the public on sustainability.  With a focus on sustainable fashion and lifestyle, Habiba advocates for environmental sustainability and social responsibility. As the founder of Trashion Kenya; the youth climate justice and educational initiative in...

Welcome to Sunny Side Up - a podcast series based on Climate Optimism. A wonderful collaboration on the We Are All Needed Podcast together with Green & Beyond Mag and The Circular Entrepreneurs where we want to showcase stories of incredible people from all around the world who are working tirelessly for our planet, in order to spread hope, optimism and action.   Truly hope that you will enjoy the next 3 episodes and if there is another collaboration that you would like to hear do let us...

In this inspiring conversation Alexandra chats to Elin Bergman. Elin is known for being Sweden's "circular economy queen", is named LinkedIn Top Green Voice and is a recognized international keynote speaker. She works as a Circular Impact Officer and spokesperson of the Swedish circular economy network Cradlenet, and is also one of the co-founders of the Nordic Circular Hotspot, a collaboration platform for accelerating circular economy in the region. She has also recently become a Founding...

In this informative conversation Alexandra chats to Tom Dawkins from StartSomeGood and   LendForGood. StartSomeGood is a social enterprise which helps people design, launch and grow social impact projects, and LendForGood, a new crowd-lending platform for impact enterprises. StartSomeGood provides fundraising and community infrastructure for social entrepreneurs and designs and delivers impact accelerators and capacity-building programs for partners including Optus, ING, the United Nations...

In this colorful and creative conversation Alexandra chats with Jakob Trollbäck. Jakob Trollbäck is the main architect behind the language and visual identity of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, launched in 2015. He is also one of the initiators of the Inner Development Goals, a framework of individual skills and qualities needed to accelerate the work toward Agenda 2030. Jakob has a branding agency in New York and founded The New Division in 2017, a communication agency in...

In this wonderful intuitive conversation Alexandra chats to Sarah Robertson from These Are The Days. Sarah Robertson is a brand designer, creative mentor and writer. She collaborates with clients to define their vision, craft beautiful visuals and discover their voice through her studio, These Are The Days.  Originally from Edinburgh, Sarah now works from her home nestled in the Scottish Borders alongside her partner, children and their curious cat.  In this conversation we talk about leading...

Imagine if every kid had the opportunity to act on their dreams. A world where someone saw them, believed in them, and gave them the skills to go after those dreams. In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Paul Dreisbach from Petrichor, an organization in Cameroon building capacity, framework, and models of sustainable growth through football.  Paul has worked with partners like LaLiga, Liverpool FC, SoCal, Portland Timbers, Nike, and Adidas through his consultancy work mainly in the...

What if you started an accidental business birthed from you trying to live as sustainable as possible? Inspiration is underrated and we impact people around us more than we think. In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Lisa Booth from Booken Blend. Lisa is a mother of 4, with over 20 years of experience in home and community sustainability projects and has a strong belief in grassroots movements and their true ability to drive positive change. In 2016, Lisa & her husband designed...

“It’s a good cause…or is it?”Is a charity worth supporting if it continues to exist perpetually? When does a charity ever end? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Weh Yeoh about the social impact work he has done for close to two decades in his home country of Australia and internationally, and of course the journey of writing his first book “Redundant Charities.” He is the founder of OIC Cambodia, an initiative that aims to establish speech therapy as a profession in Cambodia.  He...

Do you want to try something that you have never tried before? Are you waiting for someone to give you permission to get to the next step? Do you need a nudge to just go for it? If so, this episode is for you! Hope, the joy of using post-its, inspiration, abundance, sharing & relationships are just a few things that we have been rewarded with after this first podcast season Let us know how these top 5 learnings land with you and please stay tuned for Season 2 of the We Are All Needed...

Are you using your time and resources in alignment with your purpose? Is there hope for a more collaborative world? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Sophie Bacq, Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at IMD in Switzerland and a globally recognized thought leader. Sophie is the Co-Director of The Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference, the Co-Founder of the Civic Wealth Initiative, and she also co-teaches the unique week-long Social Entrepreneurship Doctoral Seminar. She...

Is it possible to marry all your skills into your dream business? How can we continue using beautiful products but also take care of mother Earth? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats to Radhika Mayani from LEFT-HANDESIGN about her business journey from the very beginning to just recently moving herself, family, and business from Singapore to Australia. The main goal of the business is to put nature back into people’s lives. Creating a zero-waste stationery brand with designs inspired by...

Is it possible to create impact by building community? Can you do so by starting where you are at and without a bunch of fancy tech tools? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Abbey Pantano from the Impact Collab about her aim to build the most connective community in the world. We talk about how important it is especially for purpose led businesses and founders to show a healthy way of leading a life and a business that is sustainable, impactful and profitable to encourage others...

Is there anything that will light up a room like a bunch of flowers? How come that we in the digital world are lonelier than ever? According to a Harvard study, a single act of kindness a day directly impacts 125 people. In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Deanna Kitchen from the Growing Kindness Project about how this realization got her thinking and eventually got her starting what is now the Growing Kindness Project. A non profit that now leads a global team of over 2500...

Can the media somehow distort the information on a social issue rather than educate us on it? What role does social media play? How can you spot the signs of human trafficking? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Michelle Chavez from the Tote Project about her entrepreneurial journey blended with her huge drive for impact work. Michelle talks about how an eye opening documentary started her journey on helping to end human trafficking. Tune in and get insight on how it started with...

What would it look like if we had all sectors involved, including the public sector, civil society, entrepreneurs, and large corporations to solve society's most pressing issues? Perhaps we don't need to compete with each other but instead work alongside each other? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Sofia Breitholtz from Reach for Change on why businesses should be involved in social change and how we are all daily choosing the world that we want to live in by the way we are...

Is the narrative we hear on climate change rather one sided? Should we lend the mic to the people mainly affected by the climate crisis? However, could it be more beneficial to us all if we spread the word on climate optimism rather than using the word crisis? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Shoummo & Maesha from Green & Beyond Mag about how they started their multimedia platform in their native Bangladesh. How Green & Beyond Mag came before they actually got married...

Could it be faster to solve a problem if we focus on promoting many solutions rather than one? Does imposter syndrome ever really go away? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Erik Lundgren about the importance of creating white space and spending time in nature. How deciding to eat healthy really can benefit not only you but also the planet. Erik tells the story of how an idea that started with a garage and YouTube has turned into one of the highest yield vertical farms in the...

Could perhaps a non-traditional way of life be better for the planet and humanity? How much does the way our parents live their life influence ours? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Charlotte Mararv about how she has used her creativity in areas such as artisanship and conservation of protected areas. Is inequality the biggest and most unfair hindrance and where we should be concentrating our efforts? Or is it simply ok to focus on being kind each and every day? Tune in and get...

The We Are All Needed podcast is a space where our host, Alexandra Nash of the Circular Entrepreneurs, together with big hearted guests will inspire listeners to do something good. This podcast is for all of us that care- we care about how we spend our days, how we show up for each other and for the planet. We are going to dig deep into questions like; what we had to give up to be on this journey, how we found our individual paths and how we nurture ourselves and our mission to make the...