Coffee, Records, and Community: Launching a Purpose-Driven Cafe Featuring Zainab James
In this episode, Bard MBA candidate Ana Caka interviews Zainab James, founder of Vaz House Café, a jazz-inspired Caribbean specialty coffee...
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20 of 154 episodesKristy Drutman on Climate Storytelling: Building Joy, Community, and Action in the Digital Age
In this episode, Bard MBA student Seamus Heady interviews Kristy Drutman, founder of Brown Girl Green and Green Jobs Board, about using crea...
John Edel on Adaptive Reuse and Circular Economy: From Meatpacking Plant to Thriving Industrial Ecosystem
In this episode, Bard MBA student Eric Sargent interviews John Edel, founder and director of Bubbly Dynamics, about transforming derelict Ch...
Bill Fotsch on Economic Engagement: How Employee Ownership Builds Businesses That Flourish
In this episode, Bard MBA student Jake Rosenzweig-Stein interviews Bill Fotsch, business consultant and researcher, about economic engagemen...
Separating Signal from Noise in the ESG Backlash: Melanie Rua with Randall Strickland & Jesse Gerstin
In this episode, Melanie Rua of Bloomberg Intelligence sits down with Randall Strickland, a sustainable investment advisor to philanthropic...
Ayana Fernandes Pilgrim on AI, Equity & Hiring — Navigating Change Without Losing Our Humanity
In this episode, Bard MBA faculty member and Lead the Change host Renay Loper sits down with colleague and fellow Bard MBA instructor Ayana...
Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Miriam Plavin-Masterman on One Size Fits None - Why Innovation Needs to Start Local
In this episode, Bard MBA director Eban Goodstein interviews Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Miriam Plavin-Masterman, co-authors of One Size F...
Carrie Ellen Phillips & Erin Beatty on Sustainable Fashion - From Policy to Upcycling
In this episode, Bard MBA student Sarah Bergman interviews Carrie Ellen Phillips, Partner at BPCM and sustainability policy advocate, and Er...
Dr. Michael Shuman and Karla Pinzón on Local Power and Green Workforce Development
In this episode recorded live at Bard College's Brooklyn campus, Bard MBA faculty member Dr. Michael Shuman interviews Karla Pinzón, manager...
Communicating Climate in 2025 - Navigating Polarization with Action and Authenticity
In this live episode recorded during Climate Week NYC 2025, Bard MBA professor Renay Loper hosts a conversation with Alec Turnbull, co-found...
Redefining Sustainable Business in 2025 - A Live Conversation with Reagan Richmond and Eban Goodstein
In this special live episode recorded at Bard College's Brooklyn campus, host Renay Loper sits down with Reagan Richmond, a 2017 Bard MBA gr...
Tamara Stands and Looks Back-Spotted Tail on Indigenous Entrepreneurship - Building Sustainable Housing Through Cultural Values
In this episode, Bard MBA candidate Milana Pakes interviews Tamara Stands and Looks Back-Spotted Tail about creating sustainable earth-block...
Dale Ewing & John Friedman on Office Furniture Sustainability - Building a Circular Economy
In this episode, Bard MBA in Sustainability student Deanna Diaz interviews Dale Ewing, Founder & CEO of Installnet, and John Friedman, susta...
Lenore Kantor on Authentic Alchemy - From Corporate Crisis to Personal Transformation
In this episode, Bard MBA student Anastasia 'Stacy' Gramotneva interviews Lenore Kantor, founder of Growth Warrior , about her journey from...
Donald Pollard Jr. & Ngozi Okaro on Fashion's Future: Balancing Innovation, Sustainability, and Ethics
In this episode, MBA Sustainability candidate Toni Skidmore interviews fashion experts Donald Pollard Jr. and Ngozi Okaro about creating a m...
Michelle Gabriel & Ken Pucker on Fashion Industry Sustainability - Policy, Education, and Business Innovation
In this episode, MBA candidate Erin Malaney interviews Michelle Gabriel, Director of Sustainable Fashion at IE and NYC, and Ken Pucker, form...
Kia Huggan on Digital Accessibility - From Engineering to Educational Equity
In this episode, Bard MBA student Ana Caka interviews Kia Huggan , founder of Webquity, about creating accessible digital learning experienc...
Tom Wright & Jessica Dupont: Transforming Panama's Environment - From Plastic Recycling to Lionfish Management
Tom Wright & Jessica Dupont: Environmental Transformation Through Community Action - From Plastic Recycling to Lionfish Management in Panama...
#810 Lennox Omondi on Sustainable Innovation for Menstrual Health: From Myanmar Activism to Kenyan Social Enterprise
In this compelling episode, we speak with Ray Oo, a Myanmar refugee and climate activist currently pursuing his MBA in Sustainability, and L...
#809 Ravi Mangla on Building Community Power: From Political Communication to Climate Action at Working Families Party
In this timely conversation, Working Families Party National Press Secretary Ravi Mangla and Bard MBA in Sustainability candidate Jackson Th...