Better Than We Found It
At GS2, we believe in leaving the world better than we found it. Our purpose is to connect individuals who share this belief and strive to make a positive impact.
We are excited to introduce our new podcast, Better Than We Found It, where we engage with purpose-focused executive leaders and aspiring future leaders to explore the concepts of sustainability and improving the world for future generations.
Episodes
52 episodes
Culture Shock to Cleantech: Building ElectricFish with Anurag Kamal
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 6 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we're joined by Anurag Kamal, CEO and co-founder of ElectricFish, a San Carlos-based sta...
Sustainability Through Abundance: Why Consuming Less Has Failed
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 5 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we're joined by Marco Terruzzin, Chief Revenue Officer at Energy Vault. Marco's career s...
The Secret to Scaling "Five-Star Service" in Clean Energy with Mark Liffmann
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 4 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today we're joined by Mark Liffmann, CEO and Co-Founder of Omnidian the company that created an...
From Media Tech to Microgrids: Win or Learn, Never Lose with Ed Wise
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 3 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today we're joined by EJ Wise, CEO and founder of Positive Energy an EV charging infrastructure...
From Electrician to CCO: What One Career Says About the Future of American Solar with David Reasenberg
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 2 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today we're joined by David Reasenberg, Chief Commercial Officer at Heliene, one of North Ameri...
From Balance Sheet to Boardroom: The CFO to CEO Evolution with Olga Shevorenkova
Welcome to Season 5, Episode 1 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today we're joined by Olga Shevorenkova, CEO of Loop Global, a top-five EV charging network in...
From Engineer to Storyteller: A Leadership Masterclass with Irfan Bharde
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 8 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today's guest is a leader who proves that the most powerful skill in the technical world isn't...
Simple as Sunshine: A CEO's Playbook for Disrupting the Energy Market with Michael Chanin
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 7 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we're joined by Michael Chanin, founder and CEO of Cherry Street Energy, the largest no...
From Boom & Bust to Building a Renewable Future with Jody Snodgrass
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 6 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we're joined by Jody Snodgrass, CEO of TruGrid, a turnkey EPC for utility-scale solar a...
From Barcelona to Brooklyn: Building Circular Mobility with Marta Anadon
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 5 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we're joined by Marta Anadon, Head of US at Upway, a fast-growing circular economy star...
Building a Purpose-Driven Engineering Powerhouse with Sohan Das
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 4 of Better Than We Found It - the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we're joined by Sohan Das, Vice President of Renewable Energy at EVS, Inc. a ...
Bridging Compliance, Leadership, and Renewables with Kellie Macpherson
Welcome to season 4, episode 3 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.In this episode, Josh is joined by Kellie Macpherson, Executive Vice President of Comp...
Building at Scale: From Navy to Solar Leadership with Chris Hodrick
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 2 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, Josh sits down with Chris Hodrick, CEO of Qcells USA Corp. Chris’s story is anything bu...
Building the World's Largest Flow Battery Company with Jon Parrella
Welcome to season 4, episode 1 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we’re joined by Jon Parrella, Founder and CEO of TerraFlow Energy...
Building Sustainable Advantage in ESG Consulting with James Stander
Welcome to season 3, episode 14 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we’re joined by James Stander, founder of Sustainable ...
Aligning Capital with Purpose: Sustainable Investing with Harlin Singh
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 13 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.In this episode we’re joined by Harlin Singh, Managing Director and Global Head of S...
Building a Sustainability Consultancy from Scratch with Nicola Stopps
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 12 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we’re joined by Nicola Stopps, founder of Simply Sustainable, a leading susta...
From Construction to Corporate: Edward Vaughan Dixon’s Sustainability Journey
Welcome to season 3, episode 11 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we’re joined by Edward Vaughan Dixon, Head of Sustainability for P...
From Research to Impact: Smart Stitching for a Greener Tomorrow
Welcome to season 3 episode 10 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we’re excited to welcome Rawaa Ammar, a pioneer in sustainable textiles and fashion. Or...
Nature's Voice: Partnerships and Progress with Anand Punja
Welcome to season 3 episode 9 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.We’re thrilled to welcome Anand Punja to today’s episode. As Anand Punja, C...
Building Better: The Intersection of Growth and Sustainability - Alexis Haass
Welcome to season 3 episode 8 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.On today’s show, I’m excited to welcome Alexis Haass, a seasoned expert wit...
Sustainability at Scale: Driving Impact through Partnerships with Andrew Griffiths
Welcome to season 3 episode 7 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we’re delighted to welcome Andrew Griffiths, Director of Policy &...
From the Arctic to growing a sustainability brand with Elena Doms
We’re thrilled to be joined today by Elena Doms, CEO of Earth Plus. For those who aren’t LinkedIn regulars, Elena created the popular ‘What’s New in Sustainability in One Minute’ series, which became a sensation in the sustainability world. ...
Driving Capital for a Greener Tomorrow with James Alexander
Welcome to season 3 episode 5 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.This week, we’re excited to be joined by James Alexander, Chief Executive Officer at UK Sustain...
Circular Innovation: Transforming Business for Good with Elin Bergman
Welcome to season 3 episode 4 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices.Today, we’re excited to be joined by the "Circular Economy Queen of Sweden," Elin Berg...
