The SI-MBA Podcast
The SI-MBA Podcast, aims to inspire future change-makers by featuring conversations with practitioners in fields like electric vehicles, human rights, and social enterprise. The episodes are hosted by Sustainable Innovation MBA students, a diverse cohort of students who share a passion for using business as a force for good, focusing on climate advocacy, social justice, and sustainable practices, and feature conversations with thought leaders transforming these sectors and industries.
The SI-MBA Podcast
Latest Episodes
Reimagining Coffee Through Triple Bottom Line with Kevin Hartley, Founder of Cambio Roasters
What if one of the most successful consumer products of the last 25 years could be reinvented to reduce waste, support farming communities, and still compete at scale?In this episode of the SI-MBA Podcast, hosts Elise Nam and M...
B Corp Business as a Force for Good with Roma McCaig
From a conversation recorded April 2025, hosts Apryl McCoy '25 and Haley Stevens '25, students in the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) program, sit down with Roma McCaig, Board Member for B L...
From Engineering to Impact: How UVM’s Sustainable Innovation MBA Bridges STEM, Business & Sustainability
What happens when biomedical engineers step into the world of business? In this episode of the Sustainable Innovation MBA (SI-MBA) Podcast from the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business, students Cole Drozdek and William Wright shar...
Embedding Sustainability Into Business Strategy: Leadership, Trust & Impact with Jim Osgood
Hosts Harrison Holmes and Elise Nam sit down with Jim Osgood—board member of 1% for the Planet and former CEO of Turtle Fur—to explore what it takes to lead purpose-driven organizations at scale.Jim shares how a problem-first mindset...
Smart Buildings, Big Impact: How AI & Sustainability Are Transforming the Future of Energy with Trane’s Scott Tew
In this episode of the SI‑MBA Podcast, hosts Claire Saunders and Joanne Peacock sit down with Scott Tew, VP, & Global Head & of Sustainability Strategy at Trane Technologies, to explore how innovation in heating, cooling, and smart buil...