Previous Impact Episodes
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
Being Fashionably Green with Savers’ Cathy Porto
All of Savers’ donated items make for great retro finds, but if they are not resold, they are reused in a number of sustainably minded ways.
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Greening the Illinois Economy with Illinois Green Business Association’s Cassandra Carrol
The Illinois Green Business Association works with more than 80 companies statewide to facilitate green business practices.
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Embracing a Plant-Based Diet with Bad Ass Vegan’s John Lewis
John Lewis’ all-vegan power cookies are proof that a vegan diet does not limit endurance or athletic performance.
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Fast and Fun Solar Cooking with GoSun Stove’s James Wolf
GoSun’s mission is to empower people throughout the world to utilize clean cooking technology to better their lives and the environments they live in.
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Live at the Los Angeles Green Festival
John walks the floor at Green Festival in Los Angeles, meeting green makers and discussing their wares.
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Greening the Car-Rental Experience with MPG Car Rental’s Steve Vahidi
Venice, CA-based MPG Car Rental specializes in providing customers with the greenest car rental options.
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Easy Coconut Access for Everyone with The Coco Jack’s Dave Goodman
Dave Goodman’s Coco Jack prototype makes the task of cracking open a coconut — one of nature’s most nutritious foods — a piece of cake.
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Recapping the LA Green Festival with Green Festival’s Dr. Corinna Basler
Green Festival President Dr. Corinna Basler discusses the event, which took place in September 2014.
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The Benefits of Eating Raw with Raw Foodz’s Sher Kopman
Sher Kopman and her sister-in-law started Raw Foodz to produce foods that promote healthy digestion and metabolization.
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Snacking on the All-American Superfoods with Beanfields’ Siri Baldeep Kaur
Beanfields makes all-natural snacks that are non-GMO verified, corn-free and wheat-free — simply beans and rice, the all-American superfoods.
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Starting a Commerically Scalable Business with Pay it Forward Labs’ Brian MacMahon
Pay it Forward Labs is all about helping mature businesses and startup businesses create a physical social network together.
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The Impact of the Reuse Movement with Community Recycling’s Ira Baseman
Community Recycling engages more than 5,000 partner organizations in the Reuse Movement by recycling or repurposing materials, helping to grow local economies and provide jobs for people around the world.
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