Podcast appearances and mentions of chris castro

Chris Castro is founding director, executive vice president, and chief sustainability officer at Climate First Bank. He discusses how the bank interacts with customers, net zero operations, climate-based lending, and funding clean energy projects. He also assesses evolving climate change goals, clean energy targets, and the effects of the new Trump administration's policies. Chris was previously on the Green Sense Show, and he describes his professional journey from his work in government to becoming a private sector banker.

Chris Castro, founding director, executive vice president, and chief sustainability officer at Climate First Bank, says clean energy projects are creating more jobs.

In this episode of the Climate Correction Podcast, we welcome back Chris Castro, Founding Director, Executive Vice President, and Chief Sustainability Officer at Climate First Bank. Chris has spent his career advancing sustainability, clean energy, and climate action at every level—from local government to federal leadership and now in the private sector.  Joining us just days after leaving his post as Chief of Staff for the Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) at the U.S. Department of Energy, Chris reflects on his work managing a $16 billion portfolio of grants and technical assistance to help states, tribes, and communities transition to a 100% carbon-free future.  We revisit his first Climate Correction appearance and examine how the climate landscape has evolved since then. Chris offers a behind-the-scenes look at his role in the Biden-Harris Administration, the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and its long-term implications. He discusses the risks and opportunities for climate policy, sustainable business, and investment under new leadership as political tides shift.  Chris highlights the private sector's crucial role in driving climate solutions beyond government action. Finally, he shares his vision for the future and how listeners can stay engaged in the fight against climate change. Don't miss this timely and insightful conversation! 

Chasin' the Tide is back! Finally, after a bit of a hiatus, Dustin is back with a great segment. On this episode of Chasin' the Tide, I'm joined by Chris Crego, and Army Veteran and LEO based out of NE Florida, fresh off his Florida Redfish Series St. Augustine Stop win! We chat about the event and the tactics involved that help him pull off his win as well as what brought him into the kayak fishing community and the adventures of owning a lure company. Follow along Chris on their Facebook page Skinny Water Lures, on IG @skinnywaterlures, and check the website https://skinny-water-lures.ueniweb.com/ skinny-water-lures.ueniweb.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Bill interviews leading energy professionals during the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association Solar Summit at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. This year's Summit was a huge success with experts from across the nation convening to share thoughts and ideas about the fastest growing segment of America's energy market...solar power and solar storage. The speakers did a wonderful job of explaining the intricacies of battery technology, which is particularly important here in the Sunshine State with the potential of grid outages due to hurricanes. Our good friend Jim Brown with LG always does an excellent job of communicating the benefits of harvesting energy from the sun and storing it to create true energy independence. Other important topics covered include financing options that were shared by Lex Ford with Climate First Bank, to help make solar and storage affordable for Floridians interested in saving money and safeguarding their homes and families. Keynote Speaker, Chris Castro, Chief of Staff, State and Community Energy Programs with the U.S. Department of Energy gave an amazing presentation that helped attendees better understand the government programs available that support the growth of renewable energy across America. Dr. Jim Fenton with FSEC also did a "deep dive" into the economics of solar and storage during our podcast. Thanks Jim, for the in-depth analysis of why solar is the least expensive option when it comes to energy production and storage.One of the highlights of the event was the presentation to this year's FlaSEIA Hall of Fame inductees. It was so good to see these award winners honored for their contribution in developing the solar market in Florida over the past 40 years. This year's inductees, pictured above, are Vince Beil, Freeman Ford, Roger Messinger, Wayne Wallace, Dave Sizelove, Penny Hall, and Dan Fieldman. Congratulations to you all for leading the way and inspiring others to follow in your footsteps.Hat's off to Wendy and her team for the well-organized, educational event. It was fun to see all of our friends in one location to catch up on current events and new technology coming down the road.Support the Show.

What started as a childhood soaking up the Florida Everglades turned into a passion for the outdoors and eventually a purpose for Chris Castro, Chief of Staff of the Department of Energy's new office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP)."I realized that my passion and purpose was doing everything in my power to make this switch to a sustainable future," Chris tells CityAge in describing his "A-HA!" moment while studying at University of Central Florida.Chris details his incredible journey from founding a consulting firm and a non-profit to city government to Washington, DC, where his non-stop energy and passion are on full display while growing SCEP since becoming  Employee number one.With hundreds of millions of dollars available through various DOE initiatives, he shares with Lisa the many ways in which individuals and businesses alike can take part in the sustainability movement and save money, while helping to save the planet, too.Thank you to our episode sponsor, the University of Victoria's Peter B. Gustavson School of Business. 

Un programa especial en memoria de Chris "Squad" Castro, revisaremos a los míticos @inthewoodsofficial quienes anunciaron la venida a Chile, así como también los germanos de @realmofobscura y el nuevo single de #Marduk. Recordando a nuestro gran amigo que nos dejó, Chris Castro, tendremos un especial de su legado junto a @squad_band ¡Para ti Chris! Cada Viernes a las 10 y 20 Hrs 'Bulldozer' de Radio Rockaxis! - Podcast en iTunes, Apple Music, Google Podcast y Spotify. Conduce: @maxiasmm

The US Department of Energy (DOE) plays a key role in the rollout of climate funding and policies, so I was thrilled to chat with Chris Castro. Chris is the Chief of Staff of the Office of State and Community Energy Programs at the DOE. Chris brings entrepreneurial instincts and experience, along with clear passion to his role. We talk about Chris' journey, the implementation of policies you've heard of like the IRA, as well as dozens of lesser-known initiatives managed by the DOE that are helping communities across the country decarbonize. There's lots to learn in this one – enjoy.In today's episode, we cover:[2:57] Chris' journey in environmental policy, how it started & the different roles he played before being appointed by President Biden[8:23] Chris's current role & what he's trying to accomplish at the DOE[15:42] The Chips and Science Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & the IRA[21:54] Realizing climate opportunities equitably for communities[24:34] The biggest barrier to these laws not creating their intended impact[26:51] Signs the IRA will spark other investments in decarbonization, electrification & energy efficiency retrofits[29:07] The path to decarbonizing building[33:37] The umbrella of grant programs available[38:08] What else needs to happen to address climate change[41:05] Advice for listeners & entrepreneurs/intrapreneurs looking to get startedResources MentionedUS Department of Energy Office of State and Community EnergyConnect with Chris CastroConnect with Chris on LinkedInConnect with Jason RissmanOn LinkedInOn TwitterKeep up with Invested In ClimateSign up for our NewsletterLinkedInInstagramTwitterHave feedback or ideas for future episodes, events, or partnerships? Get in touch!

Welcome to the "Best of House on Fire" episode Featuring Guests: Bill Weir, Hilla the Killa, Eli Rallo, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Selina Leem, Sammy Gazda, Isra Hirsi, Matt Haggman, Chris Castro and Varshini Prakash.

Welcome to the "Best of House on Fire" episode Featuring Guests: Bill Weir, Hilla the Killa, Eli Rallo, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Selina Leem, Sammy Gazda, Isra Hirsi, Matt Haggman, Chris Castro and Varshini Prakash.

In this episode, Glennys and Katrina catch up with Florida native and Chief of Staff for the Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) at the U.S. Department of Energy, Chris Castro. Chris uses is his background in local and federal government to discuss how the recent passing of the Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Law and The Inflation Reduction Act can provide funding to promote climate action as well as programs Floridians can benefit from. Follow the below links in the episode description for more information. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) -https://energy.gov/bil   Office of State and Communities Energy Programs (SCEP) -https://www.energy.gov/scep Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG)  https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program Clean energy incentives for families -https://www.whitehouse.gov/cleanenergy/

CCR from MTG Grindcast joins us to talk about all things Living End. On the heels of his RCQ win with the deck, Chris helps us break down the cards, the sickest plays, how to beat common hate strategies, and more! In another classic deck dive and pseudo follow-up to our recent episode on Rhinos, we discuss why the two cascade decks are fundamentally different, even though they share a common core. Chris was the perfect guest for this episode, not only because he's a seasoned podcaster with excellent mic technique, but he's been mastering various shades of Living End for years before Modern Horizons 2 took it to the top of the metagame. Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Check out our sponsor Barrister and Mann! https://www.barristerandmann.com/ Use code THEDIVEDOWN15 for 15% off your first order of some incredible fragrances, soaps, beard oils, and more. Get 10% off your first 2 months of ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use code "THEDIVEDOWN15" And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code "DIVE8" at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 5:54 - Housekeeping 10:10 - The Dive Down begins - Living End with CCR! 16:18 - How Living End works 19:38 - The construction of the deck 25:18 - The Cascade engine 30:10 - Using the Cyclers (and a discussion about graveyard hate) 44:20 - CCR's approach to post-board games 46:13 - Back to the Cyclers 49:59 - The Elementals 57:08 - The lands 59:08 - The sideboard 1:09:53 - Strategic tips n' tricks - when to cycle? 1:14:06 - Using Grief 1:21:05 - When to Violent Outburst 1:25:34 - Mulliganing 1:29:04 - Matchups and sideboarding - 4 Color 1:39:46 - Most creature-based decks 1:42:52 - Izzet Murktide 1:47:15 - Other big matchups 1:50:11 - Our overall thoughts on Living End 1:57:52 - Let's talk Chris! 2:01:51 - Closing out Links from this week's episode: https://twitter.com/CCR_Grindcast Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com) twitter: https://twitter.com/thedivedown

Repeat offender Chris Castro of Next Level Fishing TV is on deck with topics from offshore safety, to tease or not to tease, and spot burning...come along and ride the tide to the next level! Follow Chris along on his adventures at Next Level Fishing TV on all social media outlets! https://www.facebook.com/NextLevelFishingTV https://youtube.com/c/NextLevelFishingTV https://instagram.com/nextlevelfishingtv?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Check out some of Chris's sponsors! https://www.oldtowncanoe.com/ https://www.nrs.com/ https://www.yakgear.com/ https://www.railblaza.com/ Dale Hollow Lodging- www.eastport.info Fantasy Kayak League- www.paddlenfin.com/fantasy Waypoint TV- https://waypointtv.com Patreon-https://www.patreon.com/paddlenfin Podcast & Website- www.paddlenfin.com YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/paddlenfin Email- paddlenfin@gmail.com Social Media- @paddlenfin Yak Gadget- www.yakgadget.com Pelican Professional- www.pelican.com Rocktown paddlesports - rocktownadventures.com JigMasters Jigs- https://jigmasters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For years, Chris Castro worked tirelessly to bring a brighter future to the city of Orlando, Florida. We heard from the (now-former) director of sustainability about how he got his start, his passion for clean energy, and the city's resilience efforts.

Podcasting in a car on our way from Chicago to Milwaukee, so sorry if the audio is a little weird. @Castropollis @CraigXMitchell @TheMattKnicks @MyVioletPodcast

On this episode Drew is Joined by Chris Castro as they discuss making the jump from Saltwater Fishing to Freshwater.  Drew and Castro discuss the similarities, differences and how they have been received by the freshwater world.  Hope you guys enjoy. Now sit back, relax and enjoy the paddle.  Support the show through Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/PaddlersPlaybookFind special video content on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCidtcPyaw4OX0qUTs_fdgUQ 

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On this Episode of the show the guys are joined by Chris Castro from Next Level Fishing.  The guys give you the ins and outs of Spot Etiquette including what to do if other tournament anglers are already at your honey hole, what should be talked about while out on the water and we answer the age old question " If someone invites you to fish a spot is it now ok for you to fish that spot....Alone???"  Hope you guys enjoy, now sit back, relax and enjoy the paddle. Support the show through Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/PaddlersPlaybookFind special video content on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCidtcPyaw4OX0qUTs_fdgUQ 

Chris Castro is a renowned public official serving as the Senior Advisor to Orlando Mayor, Buddy Dyer, Director of Sustainability & Resilience, and “Future-Ready” steering committee member at the City of Orlando. In his role, Chris works to advance a comprehensive set of policies & programs that has turned Orlando into one of the leading cities in America accelerating sustainability, resiliency, and climate action.

Braden Kay is the director of sustainability for the City of Tempe. He was recently the sustainability project manager for the City of Orlando, where he led sustainability implementation in waste diversion, urban forestry, and urban agriculture programs. He received a PhD from Arizona State's School of Sustainability for his dissertation work on stakeholder engagement and strategy building within the City of Phoenix. Previously, Braden managed community engagement, sustainability assessment and strategy building for the City of Phoenix's Reinvent Phoenix grant, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Sustainable Communities program. Braden's academic and professional experience in urban planning, sustainability assessment, and sustainability implementation make him an asset for innovative urban sustainability efforts.  Braden Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: Tip for starting sustainability programs in cities Learning from indigenous people and incorporating their ideas into sustainability strategies Developing a climate action plan Trade-offs between focusing on climate adaptation vs. mitigation when faced with limited resources Ensuring water security in dry regions like Tempe Advice and recommendations for sustainability leaders Braden's Final Five Question Responses What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers?  The power of networking to me is so important. I derive so much value from the Sustainable Cities Network, the Western Adaptation Alliance and the Urban Sustainability Director's Network. I know that if I need something, I can call Chris Castro in Orlando or Dan and Melissa and Jill and the team in DC, or Kizzy in New York or Leah and Providence. It's so great to be able to rely on the fact that we are a network of professionals. I think the worst thing that our profession does sometimes is say, "Well, this has never been done before. We're just building the plane as we fly it." I think we hear that in cities all the time, and I think that's a terrible perspective to have. There is something along the lines of what you want to do somewhere out there. Really having conversations with the people that have gone through that and learning from them as to how they handled that change and what they did is so valuable. Recently, we've been struggling through how we incorporate the International Green Construction Code into our city. Scottsdale, on the private development side, and Boise, on the city building side, have been so great. They've been willing to come in and have meetings with our senior management. They've been willing to have more technical meetings with our technical staff and be willing to actually meet with our consultants. We just had a meeting of 40 people listen in to Boise, Idaho and learn what they've learned from building their first three buildings with the International Green Construction Code. That kind of network, the importance of having the network and then using the network - not just new using the network for yourself, but using the network for all the other people in your city, so that your city engineer has tapped into the network, so that your city manager and mayor are tapped into to the network. I think it's a huge part of us being successful. Our profession is still only about 20 years old, and most of us have been in our positions for five years or less. It makes that networking piece such an important part of what we do. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability?  I'm most excited sustainability professionals are finally understanding that the sustainability movement exists out in community. Community-based organizations, activists, young people, students, they're making sustainability happen on the ground. It's up to us as sustainably professionals to help local government, state government meet the movement. Ten years ago, a lot of people that were sustainability professionals thought they were the movement. Now I think there's a lot more of us that are understanding that government should not be at the center of climate action and climate change work. Government plays an incredibly important convening and supporting role, but it's really about government being more accessible to people, and sustainability professionals need to be those guides. We need to help people understand how to navigate government and how to make change happen efficiently and effectively instead of thinking that we alone can fix it. I'm really excited seeing those examples out there from Fort Collins, Colorado, and from the Bay area, and from Portland, Oregon, and from Orlando, Florida, where people are doing these authentic city community-based partnerships, making change happen where it's really community led and government supported. That's how we're building our cool kids work with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It's designed to be youth-centered with the university and city supporting in the background. This work with the NEA, our town grant is meant to have the artists and tribal members lead the work with the city in support. This is a really exciting model for how we do climate action in cities an I can't wait to see what our colleagues around the country and their community-based partners are able to do. It also seems like both the federal government and national philanthropy like the Bloombergs and Bezos's of the world are starting to understand, "Hey, we need to really support community-based organizations in this work. We still should support cities, but we need to also support community-based organizations in working together with cities so that the movement happens." Then the cities can come behind with the infrastructure, with the policy, with the programs that support what community members are asking for. Another great example of that is the work that's been happening with the climate action work in Denver. They have their new climate tax that was city led and government followed. The work in Portland where they now have a green new deal fund that was done in that same community-forward government second kind of way too. It's a really exciting trend. What is one book you would recommend sustainability professionals read? Right now I'm reading Braiding Sweetgrass. It's a book about indigenous knowledge specifically around plants. I'm finding that book to be very inspiring and helping me understand more around how indigenous perspectives and indigenous concepts of resilience and indigenous knowledge of plants and ecology can inform our collective work to save the planet. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in your work? Well, like I said, the network work I find very, very useful. The other thing I want to pitch to all the sustainably directors out there, we're trying to do this with the Western Adaptation Alliance, we have federal agencies that we need to be working more closely with - your EPA region and with your FEMA region and with DOT and DOE. We went through a phase where the federal government was not as interested in climate action and now it is. Right now is a time to make sure that we're really strengthening our relationships with federal agencies and with our local regions for each of those agencies. They have a lot of great tools. We're constantly hearing about new tools and new opportunities from our federal agencies. We've gotten some small grants from FEMA and EPA in the past. DOE is funding some really exciting stuff. Tempe would not be where it is now without some of the partnerships we've had with the Department of Transportation. Those federal agency relationships, that's one tool I'm really focused in right now. Especially with the infrastructure bill coming and the potential for a reconciliation package, it's really important that all of us are tapped in to our relationship with federal agencies making sure that as those programs are coming out. We're really thinking about how to make sure that those programs are getting tied to community-based organizations as quickly as possible, and that we're getting more federal resources out into our community. Where can our listeners go to learn more about you and your work at Tempe? You can check us out at tempe.gov/sustainability. You can go to our annual report which reviews what we've been doing at the city as well as our first Climate Action Plan. That's up there now, and then this winter we'll have our Climate Action Plan update, and that's what we're working on right now. Please stay out and look for our new update. I think it's a new way of thinking about how to create climate action planning that is really people-centered and centering the agendas of specific stakeholders, as opposed to just being a government document that sits on the shelf and kind of waffles around the politics of who cares about what. We've really come up with a way of presenting to our mayor and council the broad diversity of work that's happening in the city and the broad diversity of perspectives and actions that our business community and our residents want to see. That should be coming out in February. 

That's right it's the epic finale to the two part special! Chris Castro and I finally shut up. TICKETS FOR THE SHOW (WED. NOV. 17TH) Chris Castro: Instagram Joseph Rosenzweig: Instagram; Twitter Rosenzwag Podcast: Instagram --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-rosenzweig/support

That's right, folks, this one is so long it's a multi-part episode. Chris Castro and I talk about all sorts of shit, and this is the fist of two parts. Chris Castro: Instagram Joseph Rosenzweig: Instagram; Twitter Rosenzwag Podcast: Instagram --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-rosenzweig/support

In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host John Failla is joined by Chris Castro, Director of Sustainability & Resilience and Co-Chair of the ‘Future-Ready' initiative for the City of Orlando. Chris has accomplished a tremendous amount with the city in an amazingly brief time. Listen in to learn more about the thrilling work Chris is currently doing and about this fascinating personal journey in the field of sustainability.  You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... Chris' beginning in sustainability [02:40] Effectively building and creating teams [10:06] Orlando's sustainability program [11:21] Seven key priority areas for urban sustainability [17:11] Climate strategies for cities [20:52] What's next for Orlando? [25:30] Chris' entrepreneurial projects [29:18] The biggest challenge in Chris' career [36:20] Chris in the City of Orlando Over the last seven and a half years, Chris has had the privilege to work as the Senior Adviser to Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer and direct the Office of Sustainability and Resilience. He oversees some exciting policy interventions, program developments, and partnerships that are being established to advance the overall vision of Orlando. The city's work is securing its status as one of the most environmentally friendly, socially equitable, inclusive, and economically vibrant cities in the 21st century. Sustainability challenges in Florida Changing people's behaviors is extremely difficult to do. Changing the behaviors of an institution like a city that's been around for hundreds of years adds a whole new level of complexity. That's the genuine challenge that municipal government leaders like Chris and public officials are trying to address. Florida has had leadership that called climate change a hoax and made legislative sustainability measures banned or illegal. Now Florida has leadership focused on preemptions and stripping local governments' home rule to address some of the most significant issues. In the recent legislative session, Congress and Florida's governor signed a preemption bill regulating energy systems within Florida's cities.  What's different about Orlando's sustainability program? A city might have a strong mayor who says that sustainability is a priority. Initiatives will be created — and then a new mayor with a different initiative takes office, and efforts are shifted elsewhere. When Chris began working with the City of Orlando, he started the process of institutionalizing sustainability in the city. He helped the city create an office in the executive department. Now Orlando's ordinance has a specific chapter focused on sustainability and resilience, and it calls for a Director in the Office of Sustainability. They also have a chapter in internal policies and procedures focused on sustainability that specifically calls out this office. Importantly, they've created long-term permanence of this work beyond the mayor's term. Chris now oversees an office of thirteen individuals. He describes his office as a sustainability consulting firm. Their role is to help the Chief of Police, the Chief of Fire, the Head of Public Works, and the Streets and Stormwater Department implement and change operational procedures to ensure that the city is moving towards its sustainability goals. This model for how a city can transition towards a zero-carbon economy has made Orlando one of the leading cities advancing sustainability. Resources & People Mentioned Penelope Canan - Sociology IDEAS For Us - Advancing Environmental Action Worldwide Climate First Bank Buddy Dyer Epcot Theme Park Kenneth LaRoe - Founder & CEO - Climate First Bank Paris to Pittsburgh Connect with Chris Castro Their website On Twitter On LinkedIn On Facebook Chris serves as the Senior Advisor to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Director of Sustainability & Resilience, and 'Future-Ready' steering committee member at the City of Orlando — developing a comprehensive set of policies & programs that has turned Orlando into one of the leading cities in America accelerating sustainability, resiliency, and climate action. Chris is best known for his entrepreneurial efforts prior to coming to the City, including as Co-founder and President of the global sustainability nonprofit, IDEAS For Us, a clean energy consulting firm Citizen Energy, and a renowned urban farming social enterprise Fleet Farming. In 2020, Chris also joined partners to launch ‘Climate First Bank', the first B-Corp community bank in Florida working to advance ESG and local sustainable investing. Outside of work, Chris serves on many nonprofit and academic boards, including the UCF Energy Research Center, US Green Building Council of Florida, Project Greenschools, and Goodwill Industries of Central Florida. In December 2018, Chris starred in the National Geographic documentary on climate change called "Paris to Pittsburgh" to share the Orlando journey on climate action with millions of people around the World. 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In this episode, Global ESG/Sustainability Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Chris Castro, Director of Sustainability and Resilience for the City of Orlando and Senior Advisor to the Mayor. In this episode, Chris speaks about why he's been interested in the environment and sustainability from a young age, the importance of remembering the business case for sustainability and shares the key focus areas he's been working on for the City of Orlando. This is the thirteenth episode in our 30 For Net Zero 30 series. In each episode, Ashurst Global Sustainability Partner Anna-Marie Slot speaks with climate action champions across the globe about real steps to take now towards 2030 goals. Find out more about our podcast channels on Ashurst.com/podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KC Custom Homes, Chris Castro, Partner and Cameron Bisig, Director of Marketing talk about the company which was establishd over 20 years ago. KC Custom Homes are distinguished by their quality and character. Now a second generation company, with their highest concentration oof homes built in New Braunfels, Wilson, Guadalupe and Comal counties.

Join Chasin' The Tide as we go live to hear from the big winners in this past weekends Rey Del Mar event in Corpus Christi, TX. Rough conditions had the usual inshore/ offshore event go strictly inshore for both days making anglers change their game plans. Guests to be on are Chris Castro (day one winnner), Eric D'Aloise ( day two winner), Thomas Bulger "Tombo" ( overall winner) Waypoint TV- https://waypointtv.com Patreon-https://www.patreon.com/paddlenfin Podcast & Website- www.paddlenfin.com YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/paddlenfin Email- paddlenfin@gmail.com Social Media- @paddlenfin Yak Gadget- www.yakgadget.com 153 Baits- www.the153anglers.com Pelican Professional- www.pelican.com Rocktown paddlesports - rocktownadventures.com JigMasters Jigs- https://jigmasters.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Big C' Chris Castro (former Freelance Wrestling Tag Team Champion) returns to the 616Entertainment Podcast to discuss all manner of things. The Bret Hart bump? Sure. The White Sox? Why not. Also, ever been to a restaurant that clearly didn't want you there? Enjoy it. Twitters: @IDS616 @Castropollis @TheArtist616 FreelanceWrestling.com This week's song: 'Gardens' - Heavens (2006) We love you.

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We have our very first guest - Chris Castro of Next Level Fishing TV sits down with us to discuss all things kayak fishing. Ever thought about getting into kayak fishing? What about offshore kayak fishing for sailfish? If so, Chris Castro is your man, and Next Level Fishing TV is your guide. Be sure to follow along with Chris' adventures with Next Level Fishing TV on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

Peggy and Chris Castro, senior advisor to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, director of sustainability & resilience, and 'future-ready' steering committee member, City of Orlando, talk about how the city is advancing sustainability. He shares his thoughts about advancing green economic development opportunities and how this is one of the best wealth building, job creating times of our history. They also discuss: How Green Works Orlando has created a culture of sustainability across the community. Earth overshoot day and that last year we overshot the natural resources of this Earth on August 20, 2020—and at that point, we were taking from future generation resources. How the City of Orlando partners and participates in peer networks with other cities. The potential rise of resilience hubs in cities. greenworksorlando.com (05.11.21 - #719) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast

Peggy and Chris Castro, senior advisor to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, director of sustainability & resilience, and 'future-ready' steering committee member, City of Orlando, talk about how the city is advancing sustainability. He shares his thoughts about advancing green economic development opportunities and how this is one of the best wealth building, job creating times of our history. They also discuss: How Green Works Orlando has created a culture of sustainability across the community. Earth overshoot day and that last year we overshot the natural resources of this Earth on August 20, 2020—and at that point, we were taking from future generation resources. How the City of Orlando partners and participates in peer networks with other cities. The potential rise of resilience hubs in cities. greenworksorlando.com (05.11.21 - #719) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast

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Chris Castro serves as the Senior Advisor to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Director of Sustainability & Resilience, and "Future-Ready" steering-committee member at the City of Orlando developing a comprehensive set of policies & programs that has turned Orlando into one of the leading cities in America accelerating sustainability, resiliency, and climate action. The Nature Conservancy

Co-hosts, Emmi and Katherine, talk to Chris further about his career and his time at Commonplace kitchen and now The Market at Commonplace. He gives amazing local restaurant recommendations and talks about the growth of his commercials real estate venture and Ranger Creative. Welcome, Chris back to Action City. 

Chris Castro is a realtor, artist, graphic designer, and chef. After making his way to Oklahoma from California, Chris found many ways to celebrate his Mexican heritage, but most particularly through food and family. Co-hosts, Emmi and Katherine, have dubbed him a modern Renaissance man. His company, Ranger Creative, created all of the brandings for Action City and many other local businesses. Please enjoy part 1 of our conversation and welcome Chris to Action City!

It’s time for a brand new episode of CHOKEHOLD: THE PODCAST E23. Host Lance LeVine brings us “Freelance with Lance for February.” Lance is joined by Chris Castro for Episode 409. Lance & Chris talk about his name, how has Freelance changed ?, 4-star heroes tag team, Ricochet, heel/babyface, comedy wrestling, “stars” that worked Freelance, Jay Bradley, Pro Wrestling Tees sales, wrestling in 2021 and much more !! Sponsored by Link of all links: https://linktr.ee/STSPOD Go to the STSPODCLUB link and type “Freelance with Lance” and listen to all the episodes from the last two years ! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code STSPOD at Manscaped DOT com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped DOT com and use code STSPOD. Spunklube is the perfect blend of water and silicone. It is an all purpose personal lubricant that can be used for any occasion. You will love the natural feeling and look of it. It is safe for sensitive skin. Go to spunklube DOT com and tell them shootin the shiznit sent you ! Follow them on Twitter @SpunkLube Have you used the UBER Eats app? If not, you can download it & get $20 off a $25 order ! STSPOD gets $10 ! USE this code: eats-briant24790ue Did you love this week’s episode?? Was it worth a $1 ? $2? $100?? Donate to STS by using the Cash app and sending $$$$ to: $BTSTS In partnership with Championship Wrestling on CW30! Every Saturday at Noon on YouTube. Follow them on Twitter: @cw30wrestling Championship Wrestling presented by Pro Shingle is proud to announce the premiere of Championship Wrestling from Memphis. Championship Wrestling from Memphis will feature legends of Memphis Wrestling, along with the very best local wrestling talent to be featured every Saturday at noon on WLMT-TV/CW30. Limited tickets are available at championshipwrestlingmemphis.com. All health department guidelines will be strictly enforced including limited capacity, social distancing, temperature checks and mask requirement. Dustin & Maria Starr, along with David Marquez from the United Wrestling Network will work in conjunction with Eighty Five Creative to produce the brand new television series in Memphis. Would you like to bring LIVE WRESTLING to your town ? Call American Hostel Championship Wrestling !! mark @ 636 232 3313 or Mike @ 731 589 8103 Follow them on Facebook ! Search “American Hostile Championship Wrestling.” Patreon members gets access to the full video stream of the episode along with the uncut audio version that includes before and after the show. Search “shootintheshiznit” on Patreon ! https://www.patreon.com/shootintheshiznit “Freelance with Lance” Space Monkey https://tinyurl.com/stsep305 “Freelance with Lance” Val Capone https://tinyurl.com/stsep301 “Freelance with Lance” Frank The Clown https://tinyurl.com/stsep299 -”Freelance with Lance” Kylie Rae https://tinyurl.com/STSe193s5 Kirby Alexander https://soundcloud.com/shootintheshiznit/chokehold-the-podcast-e22-kirby-alexander-episode-404

How does sustainability play a role in one of the most visited cities in the United States? How to apply multi-decade energy and sustainability strategies into day-to-day city operations? What is the purpose of the Climate First Bank? How to make an impact by starting locally? Find the answers to those questions in this episode with the always enthusiastic Chris Castro - Director of Sustainability and Resilience for the City of Orlando, Co-founder and President of IDEAS For Us, and Climate First Bank Founding Director. As promised within the episode, here is the link to the Electric Integrated Resource Plan for the city of Orlando: https://oucroadmap.com/

Director of Sustainability and Resilience for the City of Orlando, Chris Castro, shares their mission to accelerate change and global impact by supporting science-based climate change solutions, enhancing education, and improving health. Castro crafted the first community-action plan for the Green Works office. This was their first attempt at developing a comprehensive city-wide plan and establishing clear goals, targets, and strategies. Sustainable actions are rooted in 7 key focus areas/pillars: Clean Energy Green buildings Local food systems Zero waste Livability Clean water Multi-modal transportation There are 3 themes they look for related to developing policies: Social equity Climate resilience Smart infrastructure Castro shares how these actions benefit the bottom line of not just businesses, but also homeowners, and shares ways that we can help feel the impact. Castro believes that we replicate what we celebrate. By sharing our wins, we encourage other communities to implement similar strategies and work together to bring about lasting change. Greenworksorlando.com Urban Sustainability Directors Network VoLo Foundation Climate Correction Conference Connect with Chris on LinkedIn

BIG C IS BACK! The Castro boy joins us live via Skype this week to discuss all sorts of things. Video games, wrestling, working at Pro Wrestling Tees, you know, all of that good stuff. We're going into detail on Artist's new dog, hot chocolate bombs, and we're taking your questions. Enjoy it! Patreon.com/616Entertainment Twitters: @IDS616 @TheArtist616 @Castropollis FreelanceWrestling.com This week's song: 'What's This?' - Danny Elfman (1993) We love you.

Chris Castro joined the City of Orlando as the Director of Sustainability and Resilience in 2016, but his title doesn't even begin to capture Chris's drive to fight climate change and environmental injustice. In just a few years, he's helped start solar co-ops. He's increased electric vehicle adoption. And he's helped low-income residents invest in clean energy. Chris believes that greening a city doesn't just help fight climate change. It also helps communities and families prosper. One of his most exciting initiatives reduces the massive carbon footprint of the food we eat– and also helps feed families. It's called fleet farming, and it turns front lawns into working farms. Fair warning: Chris is going to completely upend the way that you think about city government forever.

In this episode, we visit Orlando, USA. This central Florida city is not just the home of Walt Disney World. It's also a leader in and a model for sustainability. We hear from Chris Castro, Director of Orlando’s Office of Sustainability & Resilience, about how the "City Beautiful" has turned its neighborhoods into 'agri-hoods' and pioneered floating solar arrays on its many pocket lakes.

On this episode the guys are joined by Chris Castro from Next Level Fishing. The boys cover Top 5 Offshore Kayaks, Top 5 fish for the table and top 5 activities outside of Fishing. So sit back relax and enjoy the paddle.

Host Sean Lennon talked to Chicago Pro Wrestler “Marvelous” Matt Knick’s on Pro Wrestling Enforcer Podcast! He will be performing at Warrior Wrestling Friday Night Lights July 7th Marion Catholic HS in Chicago Heights. He also promotes Freelance Pro and Freelance UG which are based in Chicago and was on AEW Dynamite! Tag Team as Four Star Heroes w Chris Castro!Matt talked about how challenging the pandemic has been for him as both a performer and promoter, his match at Warrior Wrestling Friday Night Lights a Spartan Stadium Scramble, being on AEW Dynamite in a match with Cody last year, his friend and former partner in Freelance WWE Superstar Ali, Kylie Rae and Isias Velasquez also on FNL, and what wrestling shows he watches currently on TV plus more!Subscribe to Matt Knick's Podcast "My Violet Tendencies - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-violet-tendencies/id1339969015Like the Facebook Page-https://m.facebook.com/PWEPodcast/And Support your favorite Independent Wrestlers during this time of crisis by buying Shirts and More at https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/

On this episode of Kayak Fishing 101, Chris Castro, host of “ Next Level Fishing TV “ joins me to do full review on the new Bixpy PP166 power bank. Chris has been working as product developer for Bixpy and for the last few months has been putting their PP166 through the wringer. I can't think of a more qualified professional to share insight on this product. As the era of social media and electronic starts to make its way into the kayak fishing industry, the use of high power batteries has become more essential. There are few things to consider before investing in a battery/power bank, if you're not well informed you could be throwing a few hundred bucks down the drain.

No episódio de hoje, Chris Castro compartilha o porque ela decidiu deixar um alto cargo numa empresa para se tornar empreendedora, fala sobre os segredos de uma pele radiante e sobre os fatores essências do sucesso dela. Acompanhe Chris nas redes : @chriscastro1 + Podcast : Skincast

This is the second in a WRI series looking at how we can #buildbackbetter following the covid 19 crisis. This is a shortened version of the WRI webinar on how the US can shape its stimulus package, and hosted by WRI's Dan Lashof. The expert perspectives are from Devashree Saha, Richard Kauffman, Cathy Zoi, Chris Castro and Lauren Faber

Chris Castro is and absolute legend when it comes to saltwater kayak fishing. So who better than Corpus Christi's favorite son to tell us all about Texas best kept secret and the future of salt water fishing in the Lone star State? Trust me you don't want to miss this episode 

Erste Spezialfolge mit Christoph. Es geht um die gute Küche, Musik, Party & Rock #n# Roll.

Friend of the show; member of the PWT cast, founder of M3Toys, Michael Heredia aka Stupid Michael, joins Scrump and Stank this week to talk about Juke Legend "DJ MIC", almost working with GFW/Jeff Jarrett, and the struggles of managing the website for Pro Wrestling Tees along with his own toy company. Michael also talks about a variety of topics that include the rise and fall of Funko Pops, getting a pair of glasses from Bret Hart, who he thinks would win a Hunger Games style fight between everyone at work, and what his favorite Micro Brawlers have been so far.   Also, Scrump and Stank talk about the black Friday sale, The Mandalorian, and bring on another member of the PWT cast in Chris Castro to read this week's Fan of the Week, as well as OG Friend of the Show Trevor Outlaw lets us know his feelings before and after his professional wrestling debut at Freelance Wrestling. Special thanks to Kenny Omega.    

Your host Dustin Nichols kicks off the Chasin The Tide series with epic guest Chris Castro. Don't miss the start of another great segment!! Patreon-https://www.patreon.com/paddlenfin Podcast & Website- www.paddlenfin.com YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/paddlenfin Email- paddlenfin@gmail.com Social Media- @paddlenfin Rocktown paddlesports - rocktownadventures.com Loveland Canoe & Kayak- https://www.lovelandcanoe.com Hammered Lures- https://hammered-lures.myshopify.com Fish Mob Lures-https://www.facebook.com/officialfishmoblures/ TRC Covers- https://trccovers.com JigMasters Jigs- https://jigmasters.com Ketch Products- https://ketchproducts.com Recycled Plastics Recycling Program - Mail to: 316 Pinewood Dr. Camp Hill,PA 17011 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Thank you all for checking out episode 1 of My Violet Tendencies!This first episode is Craig Mitchell, Chris Castro & myself on the road to Florida, so we decided to pass the time with some podcasting!Shout out to Kevin Aldridge for the incredible theme song!!Follow us!@TheMattKnicks@MyVioletPodcast@Castropollis@CraigXMitchell

Chris Castro, Director of Sustainability for the City of Orlando, stopped by Heinz College last spring to deliver a lecture about urban sustainability. Afterward, he sat down with Heinz Radio to discuss his efforts to incorporate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into Orlando’s sustainability and resilience strategy, and how he has relied on his experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors to craft innovative solutions to the challenges facing Orlando. This week's episode was edited by Collin T Hayes and Chizo Nwagwu. For more information about Chris Castro, follow him on twitter @castroideas.

Today, Todd Miller joins us to talk about his new book, “Empire of Borders.” What is going on at the US-Mexico border, is just the tip of the iceberg. The US Security state is worldwide and it is waging a war in on the Poor. ExcerptWe arrived at the Guatemalan military base in Zacapa on a hot morning in early June. In the front there was a closed gate guarded by soldiers in green jungle camouflage and floppy hats, cradling automatic weapons. Zacapa, one of 22 department capitals in the country, sits in the eastern borderlands with Honduras. Its name comes from Nahuatl; it means “river of grass.” From Zacapa, if you wanted to go to Brownsville, Texas—the closest point in the United States—you’d travel almost 1,440 miles overland, mostly up Mexico’s Gulf Coast Highway. But if you wanted to see the U.S. border, you wouldn’t need to travel at all; it has already come to this small city in Guatemala. That’s why I was there.I had come with fellow researcher and photojournalist Jeff Abbott to meet with the Chorti task force, Guatemala’s new border patrol, but I wasn’t at all sure they would let us in. We were two hours late. Luckily, the soldiers—who looked as if they were in their late teens—heard me out. I explained the 200- mile journey we’d taken to get to Zacapa from San Pedro Sula, where we’d been the day before. I told them that the buses in Honduras didn’t run at night and the bus driver this morning decided to have a 45- minute breakfast (I was wary about adding this last detail because, really, how could I blame him? But I had to build my case). I told them about the delay at the international border. They nodded because they knew. They knew what it was to travel, to move, to migrate, especially across international borders—so fraught with difficulties, including an endless string of checkpoints. At the Zacapa base, I wondered if any of the soldiers who stood before me, someone perhaps from one of Guatemala’s many poor communities, would be permitted entry into the United States. I wondered how many had tried.We live in a world of the included and the excluded, of those who can vacation (and do business) where they please and those who are walled in by borders and armed guards. And many of those armed guards, as was clearly the case with the soldiers at the Zacapa base, would themselves be prevented from crossing a good percentage of the globe’s political borders. …. In Zacapa, we waited while one of the soldiers made phone calls. We tried to find shade under the corrugated metal roof overhanging the front gate. From where we stood there was a view of a parched mountain, with “Segunda Brigada de Infanteria C.G.R.C.” (Second Infantry Brigade) inscribed on the ground on the side of the mountain, in large white letters amid bushes and small, shrubby trees under what looked like a cell tower. The military base was in the Central American dry corridor—a long swath of territory that extended into Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and as far as Panama—and at this very moment, on June 2015, they were experiencing a historic drought. For small farmers in the region, the drought was going to eat away harvests, leaving hunger in a place that climate scientist Chris Castro called “ground zero” for climate change in the Americas. These droughts have persisted now for years (in 2009, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a “state of calamity,” or a famine), and according to Castro, if climate-changing trends continue, it will get worse.Not only has the planet’s earth- altering era of climate change, which some call the Anthropocene, been a gut punch to a place like Guatemala, it’s gone hand in hand with an unprecedented thrust in border militarization across the globe. Long- term forecasts have predicted that ecological upheavals are going to drive unparalleled levels of human migration. I had plenty of time to think about all this while we waited for permission. Finally, the soldier making the calls returned. “Are you with BORTAC?”I was stunned. Had I heard him correctly?There was only one possible way that the soldier could have known about BORTAC—the U.S. Border Patrol special forces and tactical unit. Agents of BORTAC must have stood at this gate before. Even in the United States, very few people knew about BORTAC’s SWAT-style operations in the U.S. borderlands, or about its “global response capacity.” Fewer still were aware that BORTAC had conducted “training and operations both in the United States and in other countries in furtherance of the U.S. Border Patrol’s mission.About Todd MillerTodd Miller is the author of Border Patrol Nation and Storming the Wall, winner of the 2018 Izzy Award for investigative journalism. His writing has been published by the New York Times, TomDispatch, Mother Jones, the Nation, Al Jazeera English, and Salon.Click here to purchase Get full access to Historic.ly at historicly.substack.com/subscribe

'Big C' Chris Castro CO-HOSTS the 616Entertainment Podcast this week! We're going in on his pro wrestling career, his futures goals in the business, and more! What does "more" mean? Well, since you asked, we're going deep on PS4's Days Gone! We're taking DanDan questions! This one is loaded. Enjoy it! SUBSCRIBE to YouTube.com/616Entertainment! The History of Mortal Kombat (FULL MOVIE) www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoVI0q0uBnw Twitters: @IDS616 @Castropollis FreelanceWrestling.com This week's song: 'All Star' - Smash Mouth (1999) We love you.

The Firnats consist of four friends from Reston, VA: Sean Flanagan on guitar and vocals, Griffin Low on bass, Kurtis Kunkel on drums, and Chris Castro on guitar. They formed in late 2015 when Flanagan was still in high school and jamming with his buddy Aaron Pirnat, from which the group gets their name. The Firnats take a lot of inspiration from the alternative bands of the 90's and 2000's such as Weezer, Pavement, Cage the Elephant, and the Strokes. The band has played everywhere from the basements of Reston to the Black Cat in D.C, and Strange Matter in Richmond, where Flanagan goest to school. The Firnats first recorded an EP, El Dorado, with the original lineup, then their debut album, "Fear Not", completely DIY in producer Hapa Siuhengalu's basement in Reston Virginia, and are currently working on their follow-up. It promises to sound more professional while still retaining the intimacy and songcraft of their earlier efforts. You can find their music at https://thefirnats.bandcamp.com/.

Chris Castro is full of big ideas, and he’s ready to shake up how local governments do business. Castro’s love for the environment grew on his parent’s palm tree farm in Miami. Now, he combines that passion with innovation as Orlando’s Director of Sustainability. His project includes the city’s Fleet Farming program, which provides nutrition to food insecure communities by turning front yards into small farms. But Castro has another ambitious effort underway: making Orlando carbon-free by the year 2050. There is more about Chris and the In The Arena podcast at www.governing.com/ita

Albert Einstein famously said, “we cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Thinking differently has never been a problem for Chris Castro, the Director of Sustainability for the City of Orlando and a self-proclaimed ‘ecopreneur,’ who has made it his mission to catalyze change through organizations such as […] The post 58. Orlando Director of Sustainability Chris Castro appeared first on Fluent in Floridian.

Chris is a sustainability and clean energy expert, eco-entrepreneur, and community organizer with a passion to create smart, resilient, and sustainable cities. Chris is currently the Senior Advisor to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Director of Sustainability & Resilience, and Co-chair of Smart Cities for the City of Orlando. He is responsible for developing policies & programs to advance the sustainability, clean energy, & climate action goals of Mayor Dyer. Chris is also known as the founder and president of IDEAS For Us, a global UN-accredited 501c3 nonprofit working to incubate and fund innovative solutions that advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In 2012, Chris started a clean-energy consulting firm called Citizen Energy, and in 2013, he co-created “Fleet Farming”, a renowned urban farming social enterprise that is redefining local food systems by building organic farms on homeowner lawns through neighborhoods and communities. Chris currently sits on more than 10 nonprofit and academic boards, including the Florida Solar Energy Center, US Green Building Council of Florida, Project Greenschools, and Goodwill of Central Florida. He has held positions with University of Central Florida, Orange County Government, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Over the years, Chris has been internationally recognized for his efforts; including being named the 2018 Public Official of the Year by Governing, a ‘Champions of Change' by President Barack Obama; the ‘Guru of Green' by the Orlando Business Journal; the Grist 50 Fixer Award; Top 30 Under 30 sustainability professionals by GreenBiz, and formal recognition from President Bill Clinton, President Jimmy Carter, and Vice President Al Gore. In December 2018, Chris was highlighted in the National Geographic documentary called “Paris to Pittsburgh”. As a thought leader, Chris has spoken at more than 150+ conferences and events, including the United Nations Summits, Smart Cities Week DC, NASA Innovation Expo, Sustainatopia, TEDx Orlando, and more. What you'll learn about in this episode: Chris discusses being awarded the “Public Official of the Year Award”, and why he is honored to be the first sustainability professional to receive the award How Chris's sustainability work involves improving the lives of people, public health and the environment, and overall prosperity Why sustainability is important to the city of Orlando and its mayor, and why its rapid growth is a particular challenge Why one of the most common challenges of cities across the country is sustainability and affordable housing Which organizations Chris and the city of Orlando have been able to partner with to strengthen their efforts Why Chris decided to get into community sustainability work, and what efforts he makes even outside his role with the city of Orlando How Chris struggles to find a balance between the time he spends working and the time he is able to spend with his family Why Chris's relationship with and concern for his daughter helps drive him to do the work he does Why sustainability is within the control of cities, despite a presidential administration that seems to be focused on other priorities What advice Chris has to offer for anyone looking into focusing their career on community sustainability Additional resources: Paris to Pittsburgh documentary: www.paristopittsburgh.com

In this episode, we sit down with Ben Nockels from Commonplace Books and Kitchen at Commonplace. We dive into this journey to open a bookstore in Midtown and the story of how he teamed up with Chris Castro to offer a pinnacle OKC dining experience. We also recount our recent visits to Osteria OKC and how we met celebrity chef Fabio Viviani. Food, Booze, & Good Times is a podcast about restaurants, bars, and other festivities in Oklahoma City. Have a Good Time! Follow us @fbgtpodcast on Instagram. Visit https://anchor.fm/fbgtpodcast/support to support this podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fbgtpodcast/support

On this episode your host Mike Hearne sits down with Ben Nockels and Chris Castro of the Commonplace Books and The Kitchen at Commonplace. Ben and Chris are leading the charge in hyper local relationship building the Oklahoma way. Food and conversations are something we all love to engage in and the family at Commonplace provides many opportunities for the people of Oklahoma to join together. Stop by and check them out in the Midtown District some time and make sure to say hello from us at This is Oklahoma. Follow them on Instagram @commonplacebooks and as always thanks for listening and please leave us a review 5* preferred. #thisisoklahoma

A Freelance Wrestling OG, he's "Big C" Chris Castro and he joins Charley and Cris in the Wrestling Buffet Line. Topics Discussed Include: -His 2019 Goals -Freelance Wrestling's Future Outlook -His personal interests outside of wrestling -and much more.... Relevant links include: ProWrestling Tees https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/wrestler-t-shirts/chriscastro.html Twitter https://twitter.com/castropollis Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChrisCastroWrestling/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6CMVCvtg0UsjkTOUwSg3g Instagram https://www.instagram.com/castropollis/ ProWrestling Tees Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOw0YERSTmv-e3ExTQdhqGg How to Support 2 Heels and A Face Wrestling Podcast 1. Click the Play button 2. Share with a friend 3. Visit our merch store at whatamaneuver.net! 4. Get you an awesome 2 Heels And A Face pin at WrestlingWithUnicorns.org

On this episode of City Rising, we continue the conversation about how city government is taking the lead on climate action. Our special guest, Chris Castro is the City of Orlando’s Director of Sustainability & Resilience. Tune into this episode to find out: How Orlando is trying to turn around its reputation as a destination to disruptor The largest carbon emitters in Orlando Ways Orlando works with other cities, including Philadelphia, to learn best practices Where Orlando is investing "green bonds" to make the biggest impact The key stakeholders helping to accelerate Orlando's sustainable mission List item If you liked this episode, please rate and review it below! We want to hear from you! Subscribe to City Rising wherever you listen to podcasts. Email your feedback to contact@greenphillyblog.com. Find out when new episodes drop by signing up for our emails. A sustainability and clean energy expert, eco-entrepreneur, urban farmer and amplifying organizer. In 2008, Chris co-founded IDEAS For Us, an international 501c3 nonprofit & UN-accredited NGO, working to incubate global environmental solutions and fund local action that advances the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In 2013, he helped co-create "Fleet Farming", a renowned urban farming program that is redefining local food systems by building distributed organic farms on homeowner lawns through neighborhoods and communities in the U.S. Chris is currently the City of Orlando’s Director of Sustainability & Resilience, and Co-chair of Smart Cities for the City of Orlando, developing partnerships, policies, and programs to support the sustainability, clean energy, & climate resilience goals of Mayor Dyer's Green Works Orlando initiative. Green Works Orlando works to transform Orlando into one of the most environmentally-friendly, economically and socially vibrant communities in the nation. Green Works Orlando represents our commitment to build partnerships and share resources that foster positive environmental changes. Tune into this episode to learn how civic leaders in a major City in Florida are stepping up despite the lack of support from the federal government in a state where the term Climate Change is banned from use in government. Episode Resources: Greenworks Orlando Community Action Plan Chris Castro Season One of City Rising is supported by the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP). Visit www.CUSPproject.org for more info.

'Big C' Chris Castro returns to the 616Entertainment Podcast to talk about motivation in life, good and bad cops, must haves for out hypothetical mansions and more! The Artist wants to talk about 1993's forgotten film 'The Good Son,' and Ian brings the E3 madness. Please to enjoy! SUBSCRIBE to YouTube.com/616Entertainment! Twitters: @IDS616 @TheArtist616 @castropollis FreelanceWrestling.com This week's song: 'Cute Without The E' - Taking Back Sunday (2002) We love you.

Chris is currently the Director of Sustainability and Co-chair of the Smart Cities initiative for Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City of Orlando. In his role at the City, he works to develop cross-sector partnerships, policies, and programs that support the sustainability, energy, and climate-related goals of the “Green Works Orlando” initiative. Over the last 10 years, Chris has consulted for governments, academia, business chambers, companies, nonprofits and communities to implement sustainability projects that include a wide variety of topics, specifically smart cities, solar energy development, building efficiency, electric vehicles, local food systems, water quality, ecological restorations and more. Chris Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: Sustainable food systems PACE Financing and its success in Orlando Meeting GHG reductions through energy management Advice and recommendations for sustainability leaders Chris Castro's Final Five Responses: What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers? First and foremost, I'd say build a network and be a part of the growing network of sustainability professionals. So specifically for local governments, there's a group called the Urban Sustainability Directors Network or USDN for short. And this has been an invaluable resource for me as a director of sustainability in the city to better learn and share best practices among some of the largest cities, including Las Vegas, Boston, Austin, Boulder, Chicago, DC, New York, you name it. Each one of these major cities are collaborating together through the USDN or sharing policy and program resources. We're at the end of the day making not only our cities, our regions, but the entire country and the world, a more sustainable place. So I'd say get connected with these networks. It's going to be extremely valuable. As you look to implement your solutions. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability? It's hard not to be excited about a lot of things that are going on. I think that there's a growing interest in the private sector and in governments around the world that are really prioritizing these issues and they're advancing sustainability because they realize that it's directly tied to quality of life, to public health and to long-term sustainable economic growth. And the more that we see that type of momentum, you see corporations that are moving to a hundred percent renewables for their operations, Google and Apple and Microsoft, large banks like JP Morgan Chase that are making commitments to move their entire operations to carbon neutrality and to renewable energy. This is an amazing time to be alive and to be in this field. And no matter what focus area you're in, whether it's food systems, whether it's livability, water, energy, transportation, each one of them has essentially come to an interesting point where technology has become economically feasible. And at the same time, it's making significant impacts. So it's probably the most exciting time to be in the field of sustainability than ever before. What is the one book you would recommend sustainability professionals read? Wow. There's a number of them that I use as guidance. And I'll tell you, the most recent one that's been impactful for me is Paul Hawkins Drawdown, the recent study that he pulled together with over a hundred different scientists and researchers around the world to truly identify the top 100 strategies to address the climate crisis and to advance sustainability. It's phenomenal because it's not only economically sound, but it's scientifically sound. It's very much founded in hard science and facts. And it really is a fantastic guidebook and roadmap for cities and corporations and communities to follow, to lower their environmental footprint and to create a more regenerative future for all of us. So Drawdown, I'll have to say, is one of the top ones in my book right now. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in the work that you do? Yeah, that's an interesting question. I go back to use USDN. That's one of my favorite resources out there. It's again a kind of an intranet repository of different policies and programs that other cities have implemented. It has a forum that allows for sustainability professionals to share these resources and to answer each other's questions and so that resource is valuable, I highly recommend it, especially for people working in cities. And then, depending on the actual initiative you're working on, there's a series of different tools for those working on energy, water and waste within buildings, one of my favorite tools is the Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool. This is a free web based tool that's offered to specifically track and monitor energy and water consumption as well as waste consumption within buildings. And it helps to quantify what the economic, social and environmental impacts are from that consumption. So it's using real world data. It's normalizing that data to your facility and it's helping you get a better understanding of how you compare to other facilities, the same size, of the same year that was built and the same climate region. And so Energy Star does a fantastic job of providing that kind of portfolio manager tool for buildings. Buildings, in my opinion, are one of the most important and greatest opportunities we have to improve. In Orlando, they are 72 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions. In most cities buildings contribute to the greatest environmental impact. So if we can start to drive energy efficiency within our buildings, if we can drive a better operations and even onsite renewable energy generation, we can significantly impact the environment in a positive way. We can drive jobs, we can lower costs. At the end of the day we can be a more efficient and resilient city. And finally working our listeners go to learn more about you and the work that you're leading with the city of Orlando. I'm quite active on social media, so find me on Linkedin, find me on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. Those are the main outlets that I use and really encourage you to also look up the city of Orlando's website. It's just greenworksOrlando.com, that will route you directly to the webpage on the city's website and you can dive into each one of the focused areas I've been talking about. You can look at our goals or targets. You can download our action plans. I really encourage you, if you do have any questions or comments, to reach out to me directly and share what your thoughts are and how we can continue to really make Orlando a showcase leader in the movement towards a better, more healthier, sustainable future.  

In this episode of the Smart City Podcast, I had an early start to have a great discussion with the Director of Sustainability of the City of Orlando, Chris Castro. Chris and I really just scratched the surface on a number of projects that the city of Orlando is currently undertaking ranging from floating solar, connected and automated vehicles, solid waste and public safety. We also talk about Orlando culture of innovation and how the city is pioneering in the smart city space. Chris is particularly interested in how technology can play a role in accelerating a more sustainable future.Disclaimer: Everything discussed is personal opinion only and does not represent the companies we work for or associated in any way with these companies.You can connect with Chris on LinkedInFind the full show notes: thesmartcitypodcast.com Connect with me via email: zoe@thesmartcitypodcast.com Connect via Twitter and Facebook @smartcitypod 

Chris Castro from The Kitchen at Commonplace stops by the SPY FM studios to chat about his love of food, instagramming food, "budget friendly" options in OKC, and his new venture The Kitchen at Commonplace. This was SO FUN and I left so hungry for Asian food! Thanks Chris for coming on. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/okcovereasy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/okcovereasy/support (https://anchor.fm/okcovereasy/support)

Episode 1 of The Matt Knicks Show Podcast, featuring an interview with my tag team partner, the other half of the Four Star Heroes, "Big C" Chris Castro! Follow us on Twitter! @TheMKnicksShow @TheMattKnicks @Castropolis

We all want "smart cities," but how do we get there? Orlando's Sustainability Director Chris Castro is a leader in this field, and he talks about what he sees as the "nexus between sustainability and technology." He shares examples of what's working in Orlando, challenges cities face on this path, and what he sees as the next big thing. In Part 1 we talk about how smart cities integrate with what's already happening with sustainability and the challenges that local governments face in this realm.

We all want "smart cities," but how do we get there? Orlando's Sustainability Director Chris Castro is a leader in this field, and he talks about what he sees as the "nexus between sustainability and technology." He shares examples of what's working in Orlando, challenges cities face on this path, and what he sees as the next big thing. In Part 2 we'll look at the issues of equity and access to new technologies, the importance of strong leadership, opportunities with public-private and university partnerships, the imperative of tracking progress and the delicate balance of privacy, security and transparency.

The Four Star Heroes are back! Some of the best boy from Freelance Wrestling are here on the podcast to talk about bad roommates, bar stories, things that cost too much, England, all sorts of stuff. This is another great episode, we are absolutely on the road. Don't miss Freelance Wrestling's 'Shaken Not Stirred' THIS FRIDAY in Chicago! FreelanceWrestling.com to get tickets! SUBSCRIBE to YouTube.com/616Entertainment to check out 'The History of SmackDown!' and our other video shows! Twitters: @IDS616 @TheArtist616 @TheMattKnicks @Castropollis @FreelanceWres FreelanceWrestling.com This week's song: 'Under My Thumb' - The Rolling Stones (1966) We love you.

Part two of Chris Castro’s interview tackles the bottom line of social entrepreneurship. Chris has mastered two of the big Ps, people, and planet, but what about the third one: profit? Chris delves into the business side of his enterprises to explain how doing good and doing well coincide with generating revenue. First up is Fleeting Farming, Chris’ nonprofit organization that transforms neighborhood lawns into produce-yielding farms. Revenue mechanisms attached to its services include: charging for garden installation, selling produce at farmer’s markets, and hosting corporate team building experiences. As Fleet Farming expands into other cities, the streams of revenue will continue to expand.  Another example Chris discusses is his for-profit clean energy consulting firm, Citizen Energy, which is based in Washington D.C. Founded in 2012, Citizen Energy improves the energy and water efficiency of buildings through the use of technology. This is done by training students to assess and benchmark the status of the buildings. Then Citizen Energy helps finance improvements in efficiency by providing upgrades such as LED lighting and building controls. This is done with no upfront costs to the building owner. Over time, Citizen Energy recoups its investment by sharing in the building’s energy savings now that expenses have been reduced. The conversation then turns to Chris’ day job with the City of Orlando. In his current position as Director of Sustainability, Chris helps the city develop policy and programs. He is proud of the work he has done to ensure the energy efficiency of Orlando’s government buildings and, as a result, save the city money. Chris helped implement the Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (PACE) that provides home and business owners with financing that can be used to improve water and energy efficiency for their properties. Instead of repaying the city through a traditional loan payment, the home and business owners pay off the financing through an added fee on their property taxes. Another signature initiative for Chris has been Orlando’s Benchmarking and Transparency policy. This policy requires Orlando’s largest buildings to benchmark energy use and to report this data to the City. Orlando is one of just twenty-four cities in the country that has passed this policy. Ultimately, the adage of all work and no play does not apply to Chris. For him, it’s all play. His family and friends often join Chris in his endeavors. Sustainability is his passion and he has fun championing it.   Teaching Change Shout-outs  For more information on topics discussed during the show, see the list below.  Citizen Energy  Fleet Farming  Green Works Orlando

Sustainability waits for no one, so it's a condensed episode with Chris Castro, the Director of Sustainability at the City of Orlando. He's also an ecopreneur, urban farmer, smart cities architect, nonprofit executive, and brand new dad. That he could find an hour to sit down is pretty remarkable, as is what he had to say!

The surf’s up for this episode of Teaching Change! In this two-parter, the hosts talk chasing waves and sustainability with Chris Castro, the Director of Sustainability for the City of Orlando. Chris’ love of nature started at an early age in Miami, FL where he worked on his stepfather’s palm tree farm. His extracurricular activities included snorkeling, scuba diving, and surfing–which was a major reason why he chose to attend the University of Central Florida (UCF) as an undergraduate. Orlando’s location gave Chris easy access to Florida’s exciting beaches and waterways.Chris may have come for the surfing but he quickly found himself at home among Orlando’s emerging innovation and technology scene. Within these budding platforms, Chris saw the potential for initiatives involving sustainability. Chris’ path to his current advocacy and life’s work is a testament to the power of higher education and the personal development it affords. When asked about his interest in sustainability, Chris recalls the course in Environmental Sociology he took as a student at UCF. He credits this class by opening his eyes on how humans impact the world and each other with actions such as energy consumption and waste. These revelations sparked his interest in sustainability activism and in solutions to issues that plague the environment. That’s when Chris went mobile.He rallied his peers together and formed IDEAS for Us, which began in 2008 as a UCF interdisciplinary organization of students working on policy and solutions to make college campuses more sustainable. Now IDEAS for Us has chapters all over the world, including one at Valencia College. The focus of IDEAS for Us revolves around energy, water, food, waste, and ecology. Two initiatives spearheaded by IDEAS for Us include Kill-A-Watt and Green Your Game. For Kill-A-Watt, students living in dorms compete to conserve energy and save money to win scholarships. Green Your Game promotes recycling, reducing, and reusing efforts at UCF’s tailgating events.The conversation then turns to Chris’ work as an urban farmer and the importance of creating a sustainable agricultural system. Chris shares that food currently travels an average of 1500-1800 miles before it reaches a person’s plate. To address this issue, Chris co-created the Fleet Farming program that converts lawns and underused land into farms. Fleet Farming is made possible through Swarm Rides which consist of volunteers on bikes collecting the city-grown produce. The produce is then sold at farmers markets and to local vendors.Chris wears many hats in addition to his day job. This episode just scratches the surface. Be sure to check back next week to hear the conclusion of Chris Castro’s interview.Chris Castro’s Biography(Per LinkedIn)An award-winning sustainability professional, eco-entrepreneur, urban farmer, and community organizer working to accelerate the transition to a smart, resilient, and sustainable future.Chris is currently the Director of Sustainability, Senior Advisor to Mayor Dyer, and Co-chair of Smart Cities for the City of Orlando, developing partnerships, policies, and programs to support the sustainability, clean energy, & climate-related goals of Mayor Buddy Dyer’s Green Works Orlando initiative.In 2008, Chris co-founded IDEAS For Us, a global 501c3 non-profit & UN-accredited NGO, working to incubate global environmental solutions and fund local action that advances the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In 2013, he helped co-create Fleet Farming, a renowned urban farming program that is refining local food by building distributed organic agricultural systems through neighborhoods and communities.Chris has held sustainability & energy-related positions with University of Central Florida, Orange County Government, and the US Department of Energy. In 2012, Chris also co-founded a clean energy consulting firm, Citizen Energy, that provides custom energy efficiency & renewable energy solutions for commercial buildings in the Washington DC Metro area.In addition, Chris is a public speaker and has been recognized for his effort as an emerging environmental leader; including the ‘Guru of Green’ by the Orlando Business Journal, the 2017 Grist 50 Award, Top 30 Under 30 sustainability professionals by GreenBiz, formal recognition from President Bill Clinton, and a ‘Champions of Change’ awardee from the U.S. White House & Obama Administration. Chris has spoken at more than 100 conferences and events, including the United Nations HQ & the UN Rio+20 Summit, NASA Kennedy Space Center Innovation Expo, TEDx Orlando, Better Buildings Summit, and more. Teaching Change Shout-outsFor more information on topics discussed during the show, see the list below.Fleet FarmingGreen Works OrlandoIDEAS for Us

Freelance Wrestling's 'Big C' Chris Castro RETURNS! We're going deep on the HUGE recent change to Castro's life, we're talking about 10 of the worst things we have ever said or done, and much, much more. Guys... When it comes to Castro... I'M BACK! Enjoy. YouTube.com/616Entertainment, subscribe and I'll suck your arm. Twitter @IDS616 @TheArtist616 @Castropollis FreelanceWrestling.com This week's song is 'Transgender Dysphoria Blues' by Against Me, from the 2014 album of the same name. We love you.

Ft. Director of Sustainability for the City of Orlando, Chris Castro. NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM OCT 5 TO NOV 9 DUE TO HURRICANE MATTHEW. Social entrepreneurs tackle major social issues with practical, innovative and sustainable approaches. Like all entrepreneurs, they deliver solutions to a specific target market. This Nov. 9, Groundswell will feature startups that aggressively solve for complex, systemic issues affecting whole populations. This event serves to showcase the evolving landscape of mission-driven enterprises that are both profitable and beneficial to the people and planet.

Matt Knicks, Chris Castro and Steve 'Focalin' Schneider are here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, but forget that, we're just going to podcast. Nick tells a great story about Moondog no-selling a prank that saw him drink somebody's piss, we talks about stalls and urinals and our piss etiquette, and much more.

Special Guests: Matt Knicks, Chris Castro and Nigel Bravo. This episode is STACKED! 'Marvelous' Matt Knicks and 'Big C' Chris Castro from Freelance Wrestling (2/6 at the Abbey Pub!) and 'No Taxes' Nigel Bravo from Active of Destruction (2/6 at Cobra Lounge!) are here to bring you an episode you might not ever forget. Adsper2000 brought us some great questions this week! Follow Us on Twitter! Ian is @IDS616 The Artist is @artist_616 Matt Knicks is @MattKnicks1 Chris Castro is @iChrisCastro Nigel is @AzathothSatanus FREELANCEWRESTLING.COM FACEBOOK.COM/ActOfDestructionOfficial Freelance Wrestling's "Friends With Benefits" goes down 2/6 at the Abbey Pub in Chicago! Act Of Destruction's first album "EXTINCTION" releases 2/6, the band is playing the ENTIRE ALBUM LIVE at the Cobra Lounge! WWE RAW Talks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlpOMyXGUGk Top 5 with Sal Melendez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFQv6Q_LSLw Important Questions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLTSUC1dGF4 We love you.

Special Guest: 'Big C' Chris Castro. Independent wrestler, Doom enthusiast and pop-punk DanDan name of Chris Castro is back on the 616Entertainment Podcast. He brings with him the ever important topic: What smell pisses you off? Ian's got a story about yelling at a man who was clipping his fingernails on the train, and The Artist is bloated. We pay tribute to Dusty Rhodes and Ryan Dunn out of respect. TOP 5 MONSTERS with SAL MELENDEZ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXTFCgSGreE Twitter! Ian is @IDS616 The Artist is @TheArtist616 Chris Castro is @iChrisCastro FREELANCEWRESTLING.COM DEFENDINDYWRESTLING.COM Facebook.com/616Entertainment Facebook.com/FreelanceWrestling Instagram @616Entertainment @Castropollis Let's Play - Mortal Kombat X. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEyw2hVZ6yE 'What Game Are You Gaming' Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pfs1_4ze_g Join the conversation. 616Entertainment.ProBoards.com We love you.

The Four Star Heroes, Chris Castro and Matt Knicks, are BACK! And they're not alone, your boy Steve 'Focalin' Schneider is here! We're talking about the Four Star Heroes getting fired by Resistance Pro Wrestling, worst injuries, and way more. What a great time it is hanging with these guys.

The STTM crew interviews Chicago Independent Wrestlers Matt Knicks and Chris Castro about their history getting into Pro Wrestling