The Ocean Age
This podcast is for ocean entrepreneurs and innovators who want to grow and succeed in the blue economy. Through interviews with industry leaders, founders, and subject matter experts, I will share their stories, unpack their most important lessons, and extract actionable insights and best practices.
The Ocean Age
Latest Episodes
#45: Tom Pickerell (World Resources Institute) – Energy, Food, and Data: This Is Where the Demand Is in the Blue Economy
Intro:Continuing on the quest to find out where the demand is for startups to build in the blue economy. Today we get a big-picture view that identifies three pillars, energy, food, and data, and the opportunities lying within eac...
#44: Chris Gorell Barnes (Ocean 14 Capital) – An Investor’s View on the Biggest Opportunity in the Blue Economy
The blue economy is growing fast. It's expected to reach US$3 trillion by 2030. And if you're an ocean founder, you may be wondering: where is that growth happening? How do I tap into that potential and contribute to positive change? Chris Gore...
#43: Jeremy McKane (OCN.ai) – Turning Ocean Protection Into Profit
Can marine protected areas be profitable? Most ocean protection runs on government aid and philanthropic foundations. However, Jeremy McKane thinks the only way to make protection permanent is to make it pay for itself. He's the CEO of OCN.ai, ...
#42: Ralph Chami (Blue Green Future) – How Much Is a Whale Worth, Dead or Alive?
Ralph’s bio:Ralph Chami is the CEO and Co-Founder of Blue Green Future and Rebalance Earth. He spent 25 years at the International Monetary Fund, most recently as Assistant Director, before turning his focus to valuing living natu...
#41: Emily Charry Tissier (Whale Seeker) – AI to Track Whales and Why Ocean Tech is Stuck at the Pilot Stage
We’re pleased to bring you, over the next few weeks, a series of in-person interviews we recorded at the World Ocean Summit in Montreal at the beginning of March. This first episode is with Emily Charry Tissier, Founder and CEO of Whale Seeker,...
