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October 15, 2024
Driving Long-Term Value for the Planet with Mary de Wysocki of Cisco
In 2022, Mary de Wysocki was named the first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer of Cisco. In this role, she leads the company’s sustainability strategy; oversees its progress toward public environmental goals; and helps Cisco drive long-term value for the business, its value chain, and the planet. With nearly twenty years of experience leading various corporate social […]
October 8, 2024
Accelerating Sustainable Innovation in the Food Industry with Pilar Cruz of Cargill
As Cargill’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Pilar Cruz is responsible for leading the company’s efforts to drive transformational change in delivering sustainable supply chains for customers around the globe, while making agriculture part of how we deliver on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This aim is core to Cargill’s purpose to nourish the world in […]
October 1, 2024
Cultivating a Legacy of Success with Bob Knakal of BKREA
Bob Knakal, also known as “BK,” is the Chairman and CEO of BKREA. He has been a broker in NYC since 1984. Over that time, he has brokered the sale of over 2,330 buildings having a market value of approximately $22 billion. For 26 years of those years (1988-2014), he owned and ran Massey Knakal Realty […]
September 24, 2024
Supporting Working Families with Ajith Segaram of Care.com
Ajith Segaram is the Head of Global Account Management for Care.com’s enterprise segment, Care for Business, which offers customized corporate family care benefits packages to support working families at more than 700 global clients. In this role, Ajith oversees the Company’s account management team that supports clients directly with their family care programs, marketing initiatives, […]
September 17, 2024
Becoming a “Zero Waste Hero” with Meredith Lindvall of Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises’ Senior Director of Recycling and Waste Reduction Meredith Lindvall has a passion for the relationship between people and their environments that has led to a commitment to careers in sustainability. An Atlanta native, she has worked in the environmental and sustainability departments at Delta Air Lines, Home Depot and, currently, at Cox Enterprises. Meredith […]
September 10, 2024
Pioneering Molecular Recycling with Scott Ballard of Eastman
Scott Ballard is President of Eastman’s Plastics Division. He has responsibility for the global strategy, operations, and profit from polyester and cellulosic plastics, their integrated monomers, and molecular recycling investments. John Shegerian: Get the latest Impact Podcast right into your inbox each week. Subscribe by entering your email [email protected] to make sure you never miss […]
September 3, 2024
Investing in a Sustainable Future with James Gowen of Verizon
James Gowen is Sr. Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Sourcing, and Chief Sustainability Officer for Verizon. Since taking on the complementary roles of Supply Chain and Sustainability in 2009, his team has enlisted more than 65,000 Verizon employees in 50 countries around the globe in helping to reduce the company’s environmental footprint while increasing […]
August 27, 2024
Strategizing a Sustainable Product Footprint with Martha Issa of Veritiv
Martha Issa serves as the Senior Director of Sustainability at Veritiv where she applies her engineering and marketing background to strategize, design, and implement Veritiv’s sustainable product footprint. Based in Atlanta, GA, Veritiv is a leading North American business-to-business distribution solutions company. Previously, Martha served in management roles within Veritiv’s Facility Solutions and Marketing teams. […]
August 20, 2024
Delivering Social Impact with Dani Dudeck of Instacart
Dani Dudeck is the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for Instacart and oversees the company’s communications, social impact, policy and government affairs practice groups. Dudeck is a 20-year communications veteran and has worked with some of the fastest growing companies in the world at the intersection of entertainment, technology and pop-culture. John Shegerian: Do you have […]
August 13, 2024
Empowering Future Women Leaders with Rainy Hake Austin of The Agency
With over twenty-five years of experience leading esteemed real estate firms, Rainy Hake Austin, President of The Agency, is passionate about strategically growing companies through her unique expertise and vision. She focuses on providing the best resources, tools, and support to The Agency’s residential real estate brokerage arm, the global new development division, and the […]
August 6, 2024
Baking Up a Sustainable Future with Chris Wolfe of Bimbo Bakeries USA
Chris Wolfe is the Senior Director, Corporate Environmental / Sustainability for Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. and is responsible for leading environmental / sustainability efforts at operations throughout the United States and select Canadian locations. Chris is also active with Sustainability efforts at BBU’s parent company, Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V, assisting with various Environmental, Social, […]
July 30, 2024
Evaluating Companies’ Sustainable Growth Potential with Kristen Owen of Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer’s Kristen Owen, CFA, is an Executive Director and Senior Analyst covering Agriculture and Agriculture Technology companies as part of the Sustainable Growth & Resource Optimization research platform. As a sell-side research analyst, Kristen is responsible for analyzing the operational and financial performance of publicly traded companies and assisting institutional investors in making investment decisions. […]
