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For the past day or so I have been trying to find a way to adequately introduce you to my current guest, Saleem Ali, but words have escaped me. To say that he is a distinguished academic would be gross understatement. Likewise, to classify him as a combination academic and politician or sorts, is also inadequate. I could take much of what is in Wikipedia, which starts off thus, “Saleem Ali is a Phttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_American (akistani American) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian (Australian) academic who is the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Delaware (University of Delaware) and also directs the university's Minerals, Materials and Society program….” and re-write it in some way, but that does not seem fair. However, I do strongly urge you to read his full entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saleem_Ali_(academic) (here). I suppose my point is that his accomplishments are wide ranging, very impactful and exceedingly respected. We serve together on an environmentally oriented non-profit Board, which I co-chair. Since meeting him virtually about 18 months ago, I have been struck by his calm insights and clarity of thought around complex, and demanding issues. Our preparatory conversation opened my eyes to approaches and solutions I had not previously considered. I knew I wanted to share my “discovery” with those of you who listen to my podcasts. I think that you shall find his ideas more that a little captivating and great food for thought.

Onaje Jackson is a leader in the “green” technology, sustainability, and sustainable development and design movements and his company, Sustainable Systems & Design International (SSDI), has been a leading performer in earth-friendly infrastructure and facility design for the past 30 yrs. SSDI has particularly earned recognition as a major leader in solar electric-PV system design and application, being responsible for ground-breaking net-metering and building integrated projects. SSDI has completed successful renewable energy/”green” technology, sustainable development and sustainability proects throughout the Americas including, among numerous others; • The World Bank; Guyana, South America: Planning, engineering, and installation of solar and wind powered water delivery systems in the Rupununi Interior District. • The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority and the Virgin Islands Energy Office; Design, engineering, and installation of pilot Net Metered PV power supply systems, the 1st utility sponsored net metered PV systems in the Caribbean. • The Nature Conservancy: Sustainable Development and technology master planning and project implementation for The Nature Conservancy Conservation Center, at the historic 60 acre Estate Little Princesse, St. Croix, USVI. Before founding SSDI in 1993, Jackson was a Technical Advisor to the Government of the USVI, supporting the formation of solar and conservation programs for the V.I. Energy Office and Directing the VI Coastal Zone Management Program. Between 1981-89, Jackson served as an Applied Research Associate for two top architectural engineering firms in the New York City area focusing on energy conservation in buildings, building integrated solar technologies, and applied materials research. In 1979-80, Jackson completed an internship at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and designed a demonstration project using renewable energy technologies in rural areas for the Government of Jamaica, West Indies. Mr. Jackson has served multiple terms on the US National Boards of Directors of the American Solar Energy Society, the Caribbean Solar Energy Society, the US Green Building Council - LEED Program - Caribbean Chapter, and the Yale African American Cultural Center, and has lectured extensively in the US and the Caribbean on renewable energy and sustainable development.

Hiring….There are so many approaches to hiring, right? And what does hiring have to do with the future of the planet. Well, I would contend you want the right person in the job you can provide maximum impact and value to build better companies and organizations for our world. We are inundated with statistics and methods advising us on the best, effective method to engage in hiring. Do you rely on personality assessments? Do you have your potential employee take multiple cognitive and social tests? Do you put them through an interview with tricky problems to see how they react to stress? Do you LQ, IQ, EQ? Or, do you just go with your gut, like Malcolm Gladwell? Maybe there is a better way. Mike Brady, was CEO of Greyston Inc. and launched The Greyston Center for Open Hiring advocates a decidedly different approach, one which you may want to consider. Join me in my conversation with Mike as we talk about the nature of his business and approach to hiring the best person for the job. A little more about Mike: Mike Brady is an experienced chief executive, business advisor and entrepreneur specializing in using regenerative business practices to unlock value for businesses and communities. His passion for social entrepreneurism and the use of business to solve social issues are fundamental to his work. Most recently, Mike was the President and CEO of Greyston Inc., one of North America’s largest and oldest social enterprises. During his tenure, he achieved record growth by overhauling operations at Greyston’s 23,000 sq. ft. commercial bakery and tapping into global development opportunities with Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever. His TED Talk titled " (https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_brady_and_dion_drew_why_we_hire_unemployable_people)" established the vision that led to launching the Greyston Center for Open Hiring in 2018 and to his selection to the inaugural global list of the Top 100 Meaningful Business Leaders in 2019. In 2020, Mike was selected as a member of the Council of Criminal Justice. Mike is a frequent speaker on the topic of the future of work and creating opportunities for people excluded from the workforce. Mike earned an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. He grew up in Rochester, New York and now lives outside of New York City with his wife and two sons.

My guest for today's podcast is Susan Masino, a professor of neuroscience at Trinity College, who stresses the link between healthy brain metabolism and nature. I don't think there are many of us who would deny that joy that one feels by taking a walk in the woods. However, Susan explains to us how and why we need that type of experience to maintain our health and sanity. Forests are not something to be exploited for purely commercial gain. Forests, and nature preserves are a necessary component of a healthy society, and planet. Humans have approached forests in myriad ways throughout our history. Today, many forests are threatened by human exploitation. Susan Masino is a leader in a "movement" to ensure that we fully understand the power of these ecosytems to the health of humanity. Susan A. Masino, Ph.D. is the Vernon Roosa Professor of Applied Science at Trinity College and a recent Bullard Fellow in Forest Research at Harvard University. Her research focuses on links among metabolism, brain activity and behavior, and she is dedicated to educational, environmental and public policy issues affecting brain health. The link between forests and brain health is a public policy imperative: we face increasing costs for disorders ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to addiction, and forests offer exercise, mindfulness and stress reduction. We are still discovering new species, and forests are a former and a likely future source of new medicines. Research on cardiovascular, immune and neurological systems is expanding worldwide. In people of all ages a forest can increase kindness, altruism, and generosity by provoking awe – the sense of wonder you feel in the presence of something beyond your understanding. For these and many other reasons, natural forests should be protected and accessible to all of us.

Welcome to Part 3 of 3 of my conversation with Keith Merron where we look at the strategy to solve the problems we described in our two previous episodes. Keith Merron is the founder and Managing Partner of Leadership Pathways, an organizational consulting and leadership development firm dedicated to helping organizations and leaders achieve bold visions, and realize sustainable, impactful goals for tomorrow’s world. With a PhD from Harvard, Keith has spent 35 years working with small and large organizations in the private, non-profit and government arenas to achieve better outcomes. He told me that he stopped counting after he reached 400 clients. Keith wrote 5 books and numerous articles on human and organizational development. He has led hundreds of workshops and seminars for leaders. In a nutshell, Keith is an expert on Leadership and organizational behavior. With the challenges we face today, and the failure of our current of leaders, we need to chart a better path, one that is resolving problems thinking about the greater good, and working to be inclusive rather than its opposite. I think that you will find that Keith offers us an approach that will ultimately create better organizations from top to bottom. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Learn more at his website here: https://www.leadership-pathways.com/ (https://www.leadership-pathways.com/)

Welcome to Part 2 of 3 of my conversation with Keith Merron where we explore the deeper reasons why we face the problems we do in our modern world. Keith Merron is the founder and Managing Partner of Leadership Pathways, an organizational consulting and leadership development firm dedicated to helping organizations and leaders achieve bold visions, and realize sustainable, impactful goals for tomorrow’s world. With a PhD from Harvard, Keith has spent 35 years working with small and large organizations in the private, non-profit and government arenas to achieve better outcomes. He told me that he stopped counting after he reached 400 clients. Keith wrote 5 books and numerous articles on human and organizational development. He has led hundreds of workshops and seminars for leaders. In a nutshell, Keith is an expert on Leadership and organizational behavior. With the challenges we face today, and the failure of our current of leaders, we need to chart a better path, one that is resolving problems thinking about the greater good, and working to be inclusive rather than its opposite. I think that you will find that Keith offers us an approach that will ultimately create better organizations from top to bottom. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Learn more at his website here: https://www.leadership-pathways.com/ (https://www.leadership-pathways.com/)

Keith Merron is the founder and Managing Partner of Leadership Pathways, an organizational consulting and leadership development firm dedicated to helping organizations and leaders achieve bold visions, and realize sustainable, impactful goals for tomorrow's world. With a PhD from Harvard, Keith has spent 35 years working with small and large organizations in the private, non-profit and government arenas to achieve better outcomes. He told me that he stopped counting after he reached 400 clients. Keith wrote 5 books and numerous articles on human and organizational development. He has led hundreds of workshops and seminars for leaders. In a nutshell, Keith is an expert on Leadership and organizational behavior. With the challenges we face today, and the failure of our current of leaders, we need to chart a better path, one that is resolving problems thinking about the greater good, and working to be inclusive rather than its opposite. I think that you will find that Keith offers us an approach that will ultimately create better organizations from top to bottom. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Learn more at his website here: https://www.leadership-pathways.com/ (https://www.leadership-pathways.com/)

Michael Mulcahy is the Chief Executive and the Founder of Ascalon; and is the inventor of the company’s innovative technology. After graduation from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Materials Engineering, Mr. Mulcahy began his professional career with the US Navy as an aircraft carrier pilot line officer. Upon leaving the US Navy after twenty-two years as a Captain, he held Executive positions at Tyco and United Technologies. Building on these experiences, he formed Ascalon to focus on non-toxic, environmentally sustainable technologies that promote human health and well-being. The origins that guided the idea and creation for Ascalon’s base technology began in the Navy by attempting to solve the challenges to deliver a non-toxic liquid that is universally effective as a decontaminant to mitigate chemical and biological weapon toxins. From that experience, it became clear that there were much larger applications for disinfectants, sanitizers, and cleaning products in substantial and diverse markets that were collectively underserved by inferior performance using toxic, hazardous, and polluting products.  Michael’s research led to the invention and development of a series of products made entirely from botanically-derived and food grade components that out perform all disinfectant products available today. The core of this technology product is distinguished by its unique capability to remove biofilm. By removing the biofilm, the remaining harmful microorganisms are either removed or destroyed in the process. The target markets served by Ascalon’s technology are: healthcare, food processing, hospitality, institutional hygiene, hospitality, athletics and fitness, schools and universities, health and wellness industry, and consumer products. The aggregated annual sales volume for these market segments exceeds $25 billion globally; $14 billion in US markets. Ascalon’s product portfolio consists of multipurpose cleaning products, hospital grade disinfectants, sterilizers for surfaces and surgical instruments, and wound care applications. Future prototype products now in development include skin healing and rejuvenating applications for healthcare and beauty products market segments.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Michael-Moynihan_2-photo2.jpg) Michael Moynihan is a data wrestler. He has worked in the internet and data world for roughly 30 years. While in the Clinton White House, he focused on issues related to data security and privacy in the first days of the internet. Today, he is CEO of a company that developed a crowd sourced productivity application called Boonan, that helps uses make better decisions to achieve their goals. As a friend, Michael and I have had numerous conversations about the complicated inter-dependency between individuals and the corporations that are providing all the enticing services on the Internet. I thought that he would make a wonderful podcast guest who could help all of us better understand the myriad layers and complexity of our data infused world. Please join my conversation with Michael.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Rory-Varrato-headshot-July-2018.jpg) Rory Varrato is a co-founder of the NYC chapter of the Extinction Rebellion. He, and his organization, recognize that we are quickly facing a point of no return with regard to humanity, our place on the planet, and Earth's climate. It is a crisis. The current economic and political structures are failing and we have to do whatever is necessary, minus violence, to affect significant change. This requires massive action and altering how we think about our place in the world. Join me, as Rory and I discuss what got us here, where we need to be and the journey we need to make in order to reach our goals.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bob-Perschel-Head-Shot.jpg) Bob Perschel, Executive Director of the New England Forestry Foundation, runs a non-profit that manages over 140 forests. Until speaking to him, I never really understood the issues with managing our woodlands. And, I totally did not see the huge economic and environmental opportunities for our planet. Did you know there are plans to build a 50 story skyscraper out of wood? Did you know that if we used wood for construction in the North East instead of steel and concrete, we could neutralize the carbon emissions of every car in New England? Bob gave me such an amazing education about the many aspects of the wood world. I hope you enjoy and get as much out of it as I did.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sarah-Evans.jpg) One Sunday I went out to lunch with my girlfriend. In and of itself, not such an unusual thing to do on the weekend, however during that meal, a friend sitting at a neighboring table introduced me to Sarah Evans. She very well could be one of the most inspirational women I have ever met. Listen to her story and I think you will agree. When a friend in Texas asked her to help raise money to save her family’s farm animals from a drought in Kenya, Sarah realized there was a bigger need and a much larger opportunity to transform the life of a village, and a region. She set up a non-profit, Well Aware World (https://wellawareworld.org/) , and began drilling water wells in small villages in both Kenya and Tanzania. Doing extensive research, she developed an efficient, adaptable, sustainable process to build high functioning, and high quality, wells. With good, clean, convenient water, thousands more children could go to school and many, many women were freed from millions of hours fetching and carrying water each day. They were now able to start businesses, and work to build a better future for themselves and their families. Recently, Sarah started a second venture, Well Beyond Water (https://www.wellbeyondwater.com/) , a consulting firm to help other water related non-profits be more successful using data analytics and metrics. Give a listen, be inspired!

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/KwokEarth2019sq.jpg) Wei-Tai Kwok went out to a movie with his wife. Little did he know that it would change his life. Inspired by the Oscar winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, Wei-Tai left the theater realizing that he had the ability, and the desire, to do more to make a difference in addressing a problem that was becoming increasingly acute to the survival of a large part of our species. It was not enough to think about doing something, he knew that to actually make a difference he would have to make some major changes in his life. Many of us have those thoughts, but few of us manage the step. Very understandably, we are paying for our mortgages, cars, kids expenses, colleges, etc. It is difficult to find a way to follow your passion and still manage to cover the bills. Somehow Wei-Tai figured out how to make it work. He inspires me, I hope he does the same for you.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Karin-Tamerius_photo.jpg) We live in challenging times. Populism/Nationalism is on the rise all over the world. We confront increased political, cultural, and economic discord. Religious animosity is high. It seems people distrust one another more than ever. Tribalism is on the rise. What do we do? What do you do? How do we reverse the trend? Dr. Karin Tamerius, is the founder of Smart Politics, an organization focused on teaching us how to have more engaging and less confrontational conversations with people who think differently than we do. Considering current divisions, with the anger, and frustrations that permeate much of the western world, I think she has something extremely valuable to teach all of us. Karin attended U. of Michigan Graduate School in Political Science, then received a medical degree from U. of California, San Francisco, and is a member of the Psychiatry Residency program there. As a trained Psychiatrist, Karin realized a huge opportunity to address what a problem in how we approach conversations with people who do not agree with us, no matter the subject. She developed a process to help find common ground, to understand that we all have the same basic concerns, we just have different methods to deal with them. We must do better if we are going to solve many of the problems facing our planet. One way or another we have to move across some of these divides. Karin helps turn down the rhetoric and really digs into root causes that can assist bridging the deep chasms between us. I learned a great deal from her. I hope you do too.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Roland-Bopp2.jpeg) Roland Bopp, is an international businessman. A German-American, he has lead multiple companies, many based in Europe and Russia. Though living in the US, Roland spends much of his time traveling and working in Europe. After meeting at a friend’s wedding and having a great conversation over dinner, I have gotten to know him much better and have found his insights and knowledge of Europe, Germany, and Russia to be both broad and deep. Though I read about international politics and business extensively, Roland opened my eyes to so much more than I knew. Traveling far beyond the typical talking heads and writers he paints a much more interesting and personal view of what is happening in Europe, Russia and the wider world. I hope you enjoy and learn as much as I did.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Peter-Portrait-pink-tie.jpg) In Part 3 of my series related to the Federated Conservationists of Westchester County, better known as FCWC, I interview Peter Schlactus, who co-founded the Coalition to Prevent Westchester Airport Expansion. Peter grew up in Westchester, left for school, graduated from Harvard and returned after a time to help with the family business. However, like many who live near the airport, he was concerned about its potential for growth and its risks to the environment and Westchester communities, so he got involved, first participating in specific community mobiliziation efforts against airport expansion plans. Now he Chairs the Westchester County Airport Advisory Board and his Village Airport Council. Through our conversation, I found that he was very thoughtful and extremely perceptive. He understood that issues like the growth of an airport are complicated, there are more than a few perspectives, and that how we choose a path forward matters- at least if we care about where we want to end up. He provided me new insights that I had never considered. I hope you find him as engaging as interesting as I did.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Sara-Goddard.jpeg) Sara Goddard is a local activist residing in Rye, NY. She organized and led an effort to eliminate single use bags in her town, being instrumental in forming the Rye Sustainability Committee. Getting rid of plastic bags and drastically reducing paper bags is certainly an admirable accomplishment. What is even more remarkable is that way she went about achieving her goal. She put together a strong coalition of partners and methodically developed an effective, and exceedingly efficient plan to realize her, and her groups goal. She worked closely with myriad people throughout the town to build consensus and a concrete, practical approach. Her message, and strategy, are ones we all can use to be more effective advocates for positive change. Join me in a most wonderful conversation. Update: Sara recently started a fabulous blog focused on a sustainable lifestyle. I strongly urge you to check it out: https://greenthatlife.com/

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FCWC.jpg) Carolyn Cunningham Former Executive Director of The Federated Conservationists of Westchester County, FCWC, and a long time member, Carolyn has been instrumental in driving and coordinating conservation and environmental efforts throughout Westchester County. Now in her eighties, she is still actively involved and has a rich and deep understanding of challenges, issues, and successes of their programs. She is so charming and knowledgeable, I found her to be a totally compelling and engaging guest. As my first “live” guest, I was completely taken by her spirit, hope and love of life. I hope you find her as charming and magical as I did. She is truly inspiring.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Dicky-Shanor.jpg) Occasionally you encounter something that acts as a catalyst for making a major change in how you think about problems, situations, issues, whatever. One afternoon I initiated a conversation with a guy, nothing unusual about that. He happened to be the Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Department of Education of the State of Wyoming. That was unusual. The conversation touched on issues near to my heart and mind. The more we spoke, the more I thought that he would be a great person to have on one of my podcasts. I don’t want to tell you more, otherwise you might not listen, but trust me, he paints a clear picture of what Wyoming, and many other areas of the U.S., and the wider world face. Dicky is thoughtful, clear, insightful and a captivating activist, open to any and all ideas to solve difficult problems. Join me as we talk about Wyoming and the wider world.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/GracerJeffreyB.v2-170x255-002.jpg) Jeff Gracer is an Environmental lawyer, former head of the Environment Committee of the NY Bar Association and co-Founder of the New York City Climate Action Alliance. Not only does Jeff know a lot about the environment and our laws, but he knows how the system works and understands that we have all the tools we need to make a major dent in the threat to climate change. His analysis is solid, interesting, and compelling. After our conversation I now understand that current efforts, with a bit of help, can have a huge impact on the greater NY area. The most interesting part of me is that this is a model that can not only transfer to many other cities in the country, and world, but also scale significantly beyond a metropolitan level. I hope you find our conversation as interesting as I did.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marc-Robert.jpg) One of the most pressing challenges ahead is how we share our limited resources. Certainly one of THE most significant ones is water. Besides rising seas and oceans we find ourselves confronting a host of issues surrounding our water world. Who better to open our eyes to all things water than Marc Robert, Chief Operating Office of Water Asset Management, and President of the Board of Trustees for Water Aid America. Marc takes us on a little water journey. Marc’s knowledge from both the perspective of a business man, and overseeing a non-profit that helps deliver clean water, decent toilets and hygiene education to developing countries throughout the Americas, provides a broad based and deep understanding of the challenges we face all over our planet with regard to water.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Leonardo-man.jpeg) Dr. Jo Child runs an ER unit in a hospital in Santé Fe, New Mexico. He was a Philosophy major in college and is exceedingly well read in sociology, psychology and literature. He is a good friend and former neighbor of Mike Doolittle, who I interviewed on a previous podcast about Education and Sports in our Colleges, and he is the first cousin of my girlfriend, which was an incredible coincidence. Visiting us last fall with his family, Jo and I had a fascinating conversation about politics, biology, sociology, philosophy, and a host of other labels that you could throw in, all over a wonderful dinner. I thought he would provide an extremely interesting subject for a podcast. I caught up with him on evening while he was on vacation while he was sitting on a veranda at a resort in Nicaragua. He certainly opened my eyes to new perspectives, I hope he does the same for you. Please join our conversation.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tom-CA-6.jpg) Tom Strumolo has been at the forefront of Energy conservation for longer than almost anyone thought about shortages, the environment, pollution and pricing models. He developed processes and models that we take for granted today. Though Tom works in what many now consider “Old School” energy his understanding of issues and potential solutions can still significantly impact our lives through cost savings and more efficient use of resources. Our conversation touches on buildings, homes, technology, data and the issue of climate weirdness. Listen to our conversation, pick up a few tips, then go make some changes.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Jill-Kubit-paris-square.jpeg) Occasionally one meets a person, or discovers an organization that makes you see the world a little differently. Jill Kubit, and Dear Tomorrow, which she co-founded, fall into that category. To Jill, the future is about your family, your friends and children. She wants to ensure all the people dear to her heart have an opportunity to live in a healthy, happy, and beautiful world. Who does not want that? Whether rich or poor, left or right, we all have something to learn from her message. Give a listen.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Solstice-2.jpg) DCIM100MEDIADJI_0041.JPG Steph Speirs co-founded Solstice, a company providing more Americans the opportunity to take advantage of clean solar energy. Did you know that in order to take advantage of solar power you have to have a FICO score of 650? Why is that? What are we doing about that? Once again we see ways that the status quo is reinforcing entrenched businesses and preventing many people from taking advantage of new, clean energy. Steph tells an interesting story, describing the current solar industry and the problems it faces to build a more sustainable future. Give a listen.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Hilary-Noonan.jpg) Little did I know that we are quickly destroying our earth. In this case I am not referring to the planet, but our Earth’s earth, the soil. Hilary Noonan, Yale grad, with a Masters from Kansas State University in Landscape Architecture has become something of an expert in soil. She takes me on an eye opening tour of our country and world, exploring how and why we are literally killing the soil that feeds us. It is a fascinating story, one whose lessons we should all learn. If we don’t pay more attention to what we are doing to our soil, we will have much more barren land and much more expensive food on our tables.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Cameron-Brown.jpg) Cameron Brown is a man of positive energy, hope and action. He challenges everyone to dream bigger and act on those dreams. DO NOT HOLD BACK. We only live once. Why is this important for Earth +30? Because changing the way the world works today is a challenge unlike any that we have ever faced. If we do not figure out a way to fix the mess that we are creating by our every day actions, we very well could be in deep shit. Cameron is a true inspiration, and we could all use a little of that, don’t you think?

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Tim-Askew.jpg) Tim Askew is an accidental entrepreneur. Having known him for over 30 years, Tim is an incredibly thoughtful, deep thinker, who became an entrepreneur in a very unusual manner. He sang opera, worked in theater, was a waiter, and a teacher. He is unlike anyone I have ever met and he has some valuable things to say about personal fulfillment and careers. Join me while we talk about engagement, success and how build a better future for yourself.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/John-Grant.jpg) This was originally published as part of my previous site, America +30. Join me for an interview with John Grant, environmentalist, Harvard MBA and a long time consultant on Food Waste. A fascinating, compelling and totally engaged individual, John is a real treat for the ears and mind. He sure made me think about things bigger. Please join me, he might do the same for you.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Mike-D_sm.jpg) Mike Doolittle was a member of a National Championship Harvard crew team. He is a photographer, writer and business consultant. Over the past couple of years Mike has been working on a book that explores the relationship between our American colleges and sports. As a former varsity college athlete myself, and a coach, we have had more than a few conversations over a beer or two about this weird, odd relationship that our educational system has with athletics, something unlike anywhere else in the world. Do we want this to continue? Should it? And why? All good questions that we might consider. Mike and I discuss this and more.

(http://earthplus30.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/chip-on-boat_2.jpg) Welcome to Earth+30, a podcast that explores and asks questions about the future of the world. What are we doing about the future? What is the vision? Who has a plan? What is the strategy? Are there 7.45 Billion strategies and plans? Does it make sense to have a vision, however messy? There are many problems and many efforts at finding solutions. Do we trust governments? Leaders? Which ones? And for how long? Do you trust multi-national corporations to lead us to a better, safer, more humane place? Non-profits? Or do we follow the Marx Brothers, “one for all, all for one, and every man (or woman) for them self. Join me as I talk to initiators, generators, leaders, thinkers, and people who care about our future. I think, and hope, you will find it more than interesting, but inspiring to learn how much is happening and how you can get involved.