Bruno Olmedo Quiroga (he/they) is a Miami-based, culture and technology strategist from Cochabamba, Bolivia. He is a founding partner of Maybe Ventures; a boutique design and strategy consulting firm focused on regenerative business; he is the founder of Pixiesmith, a gender fluid fashion company designed to die from the beginning; and he's a Product Researcher, Designer, and Strategist at the financial tech company Plaid. Here, he speaks to us about his experience in a fourth role he holds: Director of Strategy at Good Energy Stories (an entertainment consultancy for the age of climate change.) Bruno has guest lectured at Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Tufts, and universities across Latin America. His work has been featured at SXSL, the MIT Media Lab, and publications such as Fast Company. In his free time, Bruno dances with fire at music festivals across Southern California. 

Good Energy Stories is a non-profit story consultancy for the age of climate change. They support TV and film creators in telling wildly entertaining stories that honestly reflect the world we live in now—a world that’s in a climate crisis. Good Energy provides consulting services, a playbook, research, and workshops. You can follow them on Instagram @goodenergystory.

In this episode, Bruno talks about the career heartbreak that led them to finding Good Energy. He breaks down the company’s mission, vision, and offered pillars. Host Nadine and Bruno talk about what Bruno’s role of “Director of Strategy” entails and extensively breakdown the Pace Layering Framework: which based on recognizing that different parts of “the organization” change at different rates. They discuss GE’s case studies, designed targeted interventions, and their presence at this year's COP28.

This episode refers to the following works and companies: Good Energy Stories, the Playbook, The Pace Layering Framework. Parasite, A Quiet Place, Wall-E, How To Blow Up a Pipeline, Big Little Lies.

Bruno Olmedo Quiroga (he/they) is the director of strategy at "Good Energy Stories"; a culture & technology strategist based in Miami, FL, USA.

Nadine Reumer (she/her) is an actress and producer based in Amsterdam.

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