Founders & CEOs
ShoppingGives
Certified B Corp ShoppingGives makes connecting with customers and supporting the causes you care about, a seamless experience. I came across ShoppingGives in my own shopping experience and was super curious. So I sat down with their founder Ronny Sage, he shares great insights on how to start your vision to how to have an …
ANOTHER TOMORROW
Fashion is not my forte, however, I reached out to someone for which it is. Vanessa Barboni Hallik the founder of Another Tomorrow, a new women’s clothing brand is on a mission to bring transparency and true sustainability to the clothing industry. She shares with us the some of the unspoken truths of clothing and …
SWEET LIVITY
Sweet Livity supports individuals, communities, and businesses with the ability to do their work to their fullest capability as their most authentic selves. We talk about burnout, self care, systemic change. Co-founders Diana Marie Lee and Samuel González share with me their journey in founding Sweet Livity. LINKS FROM EPISODE Sweet Livity Below the Green …
BEN COHEN OF BEN AND JERRY’S ICE CREAM
The Ben & Jerry’s brand is synonymous with more than just ice cream, it’s often associated with the fight for justice. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have been using their national platform of tasty ice cream to advocate on behalf of justice for a long time. We cover the Campaign to End Qualified Immunity, getting …
BETTER WORLD BOOKS
Better World Books buys and sells books both new and used while supporting libraries, non-profits, and literacy programs around the world. Just this month they sold their 100th million book! For every book you purchase on BetterWorld Books.com, Better World Books donates a book to a reader in need. To date, they have raised over …
UNITED BY BLUE
This Earth Day come learn more about B Corp certified United By Blue in my interview with founder Brian Linton. United By Blue is a retailer selling responsible, durable goods. For every product sold they clean up one pound of trash from the ocean. In 2020 alone they cleaned up nearly 1 million pounds of …
MAINEWORKS
Margo Walsh founded MaineWorks to employ folks re-entering the workforce. She creates quality jobs for people in recovery and entering the workforce after being formerly incarcerated. To further support the needs of workers, she created Maine Recovery Fund to help with all the other essential needs someone transitioning back into the workforce needs to be …
BUREO
In this episode Benn sat down with co-founder of Bureo, Ben Kneppers. Patagonia uses Bureo plastic for all of their hat brims because Bureo sources their plastic from discarded fishing nets that would otherwise be polluting our oceans. Fishing nets are among the most dangerous plastic in our oceans, and thanks to Bureo, they’ve saved …
Allagash Brewing
In 1995 Rob Tod founded Allagash Brewing. With innovation at the forefront, he brewed the award winning Allagash White. In the 25 years since then, Allagash has grown substantially and so has their positive impact on community and the environment. Allagash sidestreams 99% of their waste, preventing it from ever making it to a landfill, …
Luke’s Lobster
Luke’s Lobster works with local fishermen to supply their restaurants all around the world with traceable sustainable seafood. Co-Founder Ben Conniff shares with us all about how Luke’s Lobster came to be, the investments they are making in coastal communities and the environment, and of course shares some insights into their B Corp certification. SHOW …
