Jennifer Chiu and Jean Parsons are the wonderful duo that form the self directed studies film collective. Their award winning films touch on important and complex issues from a humanistic perspective. Today I talk to them about how they met, st

Laila Bedard Potvin

Nov 15th, 2018 26m 24s

Laila is the designer behind the local, sustainable and ethical fashion line Harly Jae. Listen for stories about following dreams and reconciling fashion and sustainability. She is amazing!https://harlyjae.com/

Naitik Mehta

Nov 1st, 2018 32m 6s

Naitik Mehta is the CEO and co-founder of Next Billion. NextBillion.org connects talent with disabilities to inclusive employers in tech. Their mission is to build the largest community of people with disabilities in tech. Although Naitik is no

Iva Jankovic

Oct 18th, 2018 32m 30s

Iva Jankovic is an urban planner, tech designer and all around people person! I will talk to her about graduating from university at 18, how she found her niche interests and how they have come together for her, in her two start-up positions. S

Trixie Ling

Oct 4th, 2018 30m 2s

Trixie is the founder of Flavours of Hope, social enterprise that supports and empowers newcomer women to earn a living wage and build social connections in communities through cooking and sharing culinary traditions and stories. Trixie uses bu

Grace Nosek

Sep 19th, 2018 30m 6s

Grace is a lawyer tackling climate change with fearlessness and creativity. In addition to earning her PhD in climate law, she is also a talented storyteller. She has written a trilogy of YA novels, the Ava of the Gaia series, that feature emp

Angelica Poversky

Sep 6th, 2018 29m 43s

Angelica Poversky is an award winning poet who uses the performing arts to bring light to the nuances of our complex lives, from touching reflections, laugh out loud performances and those about social and environmental issues. She has performe

Caroline Merner

Aug 27th, 2018 30m

In this episode, I talk to Caroline Merner! She is an environmentalist, athlete and a woman ready to empower. In addition to many professional accomplishments, she recently launched Climate Guides with her partners Marina and Michal. Climate Gu

Madeleine Shaw

Aug 20th, 2018 31m

A social activist, product designer and businesswoman all in one! Today I talk to Madeleine Shaw about her early rebellious days, her discovery of social activism and how she now sees business as a source of empowerment.

Suzanne Siemens

Aug 13th, 2018 30m 31s

Suzanne is the CEO of Lunapads, a Vancouver-based company that produces reusable menstrual products and supported many young entrepreneurs. She is using business as a force for good.

Roya Aghighi

Aug 6th, 2018 29m 32s

Roya Aghighi is a product designer that is seeking to make a difference with her work. In her recent project, Biogarmentry she created a photosynthetic and living textile. We will hear about this project as well as her journey to find her life

Chantal Gering

Jul 30th, 2018 32m 24s

In this episode, I talk to Chantal Gering who is a choreographer, dancer, actor and singer who is using the performing arts to create positive change.

Lisa Giroday

Jul 23rd, 2018 30m 56s

I talk to Lisa Giroday, co-founder of Victory Gardens! Victory Gardens is a Vancouver based urban gardening co-op business that plants food in your space for your consumption! I talk to her about her journey towards sustainable food and startin

Alisa Yao

Jul 16th, 2018 27m 27s

In this show, I talk to Alisa Yao who is using product design to create a more sustainable future. Our conversation covers her journey of discovering her love for product design, as well as how she believes product design can be used to problem

Aaron Leung

Jul 9th, 2018 32m 56s

It's the first episode of Goodie! To kick it off, I talked to Aaron Leung, a sustainability, youth and education advocate. He has been at the helm of sustainable change within the VSB since high school and has expanded his platform to Vancouver

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