Why We Don’t Need More Furniture | Conscious Design & Circular Economy
Most homes don’t need more furniture.They need better choices. The world is already full of furniture. Yet homes feel disposable, budgets ge...
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Sustainability should support people, our planet, and be profitable. Ian Peterman, leading expert in Conscious Design, legacy branding, and product development, shares his personal experienc...
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Environmental Cleanup Without Heavy Machinery: How Plants Do It Faster and Cheaper
What if the most powerful environmental cleanup technology on Earth is not a machine but a tree? In this mind blowing episode, environmental...
This AI Packaging Tech Will Change E-Commerce Forever
Every day, millions of packages are shipped in boxes that are too big, filled with plastic, padded with unnecessary materials, and wasting m...
He Built a School Out of Garbage — and It’s Changing Lives
He literally built schools from trash, and it works. 👀Meet Matt Paneitz, founder of Long Way Home, who turned 550 tons of waste and 35,000...
The Pencil That Grows Into a Plant (Yes, Really!)
Meet the world’s first plantable pencil. A pencil you can grow into a plant. 🌱 In this Conscious Design Podcast episode, SproutWorld founde...
The Biggest Waste in Construction (and How to Fix It)
What if the wood we throw away could build the cities of tomorrow? 🌍 Every year, millions of tons of “waste wood” from storms, demolition,...
7-Stage Purification That Beats Bottled Water
What’s really in your tap water? This episode breaks down PFAS, lead, and microplastics and why tap water safety is a growing concern. Then...
How a DIY Lip Balm Idea Became a Zero Waste Makeup Brand
Can an eco-friendly beauty brand compete with mainstream makeup brands? Corinne Lefebvre, founder of River Organics, shares how she built a...
From College Idea to $2M Sustainable Business
Emma Rose Cohen, founder of FinalStraw, turned a simple idea into a $2M Kickstarter and a movement against single-use plastics. In this epis...
How to Shop Smarter: Decoding Fashion’s Hidden Labels
Fashion is one of the world’s most polluting industries 🌍 Can labeling & AI make it sustainable? Host Ian Peterman sits down with designer...
The Future of Work in 2025: AI, Fractional, & Culture
How are AI and fractional leadership reshaping the future of work ? 🚀 Host Ian Peterman sits down with Execnow founders Kahlil Dumas & Coli...
Replace Plastics at Home – Simple Eco-Friendly Swaps
From Hollywood TV sets to replacing 656M plastics — Host Ian Peterman sits down with Repurpose Co-Founder & CEO Lauren Gropper to reveal how...
Inside the Carbon-Negative Bag Brand Disrupting Fashion
She walked away from two decades of luxury bag design to build carbon-negative, vegan bags that actually make a difference. Meet Alona Komsk...
These Upcycled Crayons Are Changing How Kids Experience Hospitals
What happens when used crayons become tools for healing? The Crayon Initiative has transformed over 500,000 pounds of wax into hospital-safe...
Can Rice Hulls Really Build a House? (Yes, And It’s Genius)
Discover how Modern Mill is transforming the future of building materials with ACRE, a stunning, low-maintenance, sustainable alternative to...
The Future of Makeup: Zero Waste, Refillable, and Circular
Your Makeup Might Be Hurting the Planet. Here’s How One Brand Is Fixing It. The beauty industry creates billions of pieces of waste every ye...
The Future of Sunscreen: Clean, Mineral, and Award-Winning
Couldn’t find a safe sunscreen during pregnancy? That’s how Mama Sol was born, an award-winning, sustainable skincare brand changing the way...
Space for All: How to Build an Inclusive Career in STEM
🚀 Want to SKYROCKET your career and leadership skills even without a STEM degree? In this episode of the Conscious Design Podcast, Ian Pete...
These Earplugs Are Saving Your Ears and the Planet
Are we finally saying goodbye to foam earplugs? In this episode of the Conscious Design Podcast , Lauryn Menard , Co-founder and CEO of GOB,...
IP Mistakes That Cost Entrepreneurs Millions
Expanding to the Middle East or North Africa? One legal misstep could cost your entire business. Watch before making your move, this could s...