Green Champions
Conversations with real people sharing sustainability success stories.
Green Champions is hosted by Dominique Hadad and Adam Morris. With new episodes released every Tuesday, Green Champions demystifies sustainability, addresses climate anxiety, and makes progress feel accessible.
Episodes
113 episodes
RE-RELEASE: Joseph Klatt - Closing the Loop on Plastic Waste
Did you know that plastics are as different from each other as paper is from metal? Joseph Klatt, founder of Marble Plastics, dives into the complex world of polymer types and how they impact our efforts to recycle plastic waste.Joseph’s...
Angela Huffman - Fighting for the Future of the Family Farms
Angela Huffman is the President and co-founder of Farm Action, a nonpartisan, farmer-led watchdog that holds government and corporate power accountable in food and agriculture. She's back to talk about sustainability as it relates to agricultur...
Angela Huffman - Why Are Food Prices Rising While Farmers Struggle?
Angela Huffman is the co-founder and president of Farm Action, a watchdog organization working to dismantle corporate consolidation across the U.S. food supply chain. In this conversation, she unpacks how a handful of corporations came to shape...
Andrew Shakman - Building Leanpath and Changing Kitchen Culture
Up to a third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted, and up to 10% of greenhouse gas emissions are tied to it. The opportunity to fix that sits largely inside professional kitchens, and most of them have no system for even measuring t...
Andrew Shakman - The Four-Layer Cake of Food Waste Prevention
Andrew Shakman is the CEO of Leanpath, a company on a mission to make food waste prevention everyday practice in professional kitchens worldwide. Before any of that, he was a child actor, a film school graduate, and a digital marketer selling C...
Nancy Zavada - Designing Events That Leave an Impression, Not a Footprint
Nancy Zavada returns for part two of her Green Champions conversation, this time pulling back the curtain on the actual work behind sustainable events. As president of MeetGreen, Nancy has saved clients $7.8 million in sustainability-driven dec...
Nancy Zavada - The Accidental Founder Who Changed the Events Industry
Nancy Zavada is the founder and president of MeetGreen, a sustainable event agency that has spent over 30 years helping organizations design and deliver events that are both environmentally responsible and genuinely exceptional.Nancy gre...
Karimah Hudda - What if Trade was Actually Fair?
Karimah Hudda, founder of Illumine Earth, returns for part two of her conversation with Dominique and Christy. After exploring her roots, Karimah dives into her "champion story." From the mountains of Indonesia to the boardrooms of global giant...
Karimah Hudda - Bringing Grassroots Equity Into Global Corporations
Karimah Hudda, founder of Illumine Earth, has spent two decades working where sustainability, leadership, and global systems meet. She discuss how her multicultural upbringing and work across 50 countries shaped her approach to equity. Karimah ...
Season 5 Intro - A New Co-Host!?
Season 5 is here, and we have some exciting news. Christy Cook is officially joining Green Champions as co-host! You may already know Christy from her previous guest appearance, and now she's here to stay. If you're missing the voice of former ...
Lauren Koch - How Change Actually Shows Up in Patient Rooms
Lauren Koch, Sustainability Senior Program Manager at Mars Veterinary Health, is a passionate advocate for purpose-driven work and a champion for sustainability in the healthcare sector. She delves into her impactful work, sharing how she has s...
Lauren Koch - What Healthcare Can Teach Us About Sustainability at Scale
Lauren Koch, Sustainability Senior Program Manager at Mars Veterinary Health, is a passionate advocate for purpose-driven work and a champion for sustainability in the healthcare sector. Lauren shares the story of how a viewing of Al Gor...
Brody Olson - The Empathy Economy of Junk Removal
Brody Olson, the Sales Development Manager at Two Men and a Junk Truck, is here to prove that "junk removal" is about much more than just a trip to the dump. It's about empathy, community, and finding a second, third, or even fourth life...
Brody Olson - One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Career
Brody Olson, Sales Development Manager at Two Men and a Junk Truck, may not have dreamed of a career in junk removal, but his journey is a powerful testament to the value of service, adaptability, and finding purpose in unexpected places. Brody...
RE-RELEASE: Lisa Goldsand - The Hyperlocal Advantage for Thrifting
Can a neighborhood thrifting initiative make a dent in the massive problem of fashion waste?Lisa Goldsand, the founder of Circular Thrift, shares her mission to valorize post-consumer textile waste and scale the reuse of clothing...
John Seryak - Go Sustainable Energy and the People Behind the Power
John Seryak, the founder of Go Sustainable Energy, believes that real change in the energy sector starts with listening to the people on the ground. In this episode, he shares the origin story of his company, the evolution of its mission, and t...
John Seryak - Building an Energy Firm to Be Bold
John Seryak, founder of Go Sustainable Energy, believes the biggest hang-ups in sustainable energy aren't about technology or money, they're about listening. In this deeply honest conversation, John explores his journey into the world of sustai...
Danna Lotz - School Recycling Programs That Actually Work
Danna Lotz, a lifelong educator with 18 years of experience, is now the School Programs Administrator at the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO). Her story is an example of how a passion for teaching and a commitment to resourc...
Danna Lotz - Second Graders, Cereal Boxes, and Landfill Tours
Danna Lotz, a lifelong educator with 18 years of experience, is now the School Programs Administrator at the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO). Her story is a powerful example of how a passion for teaching and a commitment to...
Adam & Dominique - Happy Holidays from your Hosts
Grab a warm drink and settle in for our special 2025 holiday wrap-up! After releasing an episode every single Tuesday and growing to over 90 episodes, we're taking a moment to celebrate the incredible people and inspiring stories that made this...
RE-RELEASE: Duccio Travaglini - Breaking Climate News With Cool Data
Duccio Travaglini, Co-founder of Greencome Media, shares his innovative approach to environmental communication and his mission to transform how we discuss climate change. Rather than contributing to climate anxiety through catastrophic messagi...
Kristan Uhlenbrock - Creating a New Institute at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Kristan Uhlenbrock, a scientist, writer, and communicator, leads the Institute for Science and Policy at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where she is dedicated to weaving thoughtful science into public conversations and decision-maki...
Kristan Uhlenbrock - Leading With Science in a Polarized World
Kristan Uhlenbrock, who leads the Institute for Science and Policy at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, is a scientist, writer, and communicator dedicated to bridging the gap between science, policy, and community. Her journey from a f...
RE-RELEASE: Aryeh Alex - Creating Green Jobs from Food Scraps
Did you know that Columbus, Ohio generates a staggering one million pounds of food waste per day?But the city taking concrete steps towards sustainability, and Aryeh Alex, its Sustainability Manager, is leading the charge. The city's amb...
Joe Tegerdine - How Reencle Unlocked 24-Hour Composting
Joe Tegerdine is the General Manager of North America for Reencle. He is on a mission to make composting accessible, convenient, and impactful. Joe explains the science behind Reencle, a home composter that uses a unique blend of microbes, heat...
