Previous Impact Episodes
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
Choosing Renewable Power with Green Mountain Energy’s Tony Napolillo
Green Mountain Energy offers up an eco-friendly home-power concept to its customers: The option to choose 100% renewable energy for their home power needs.
Recycling Food Waste into All-Natural Organics with EcoScraps’ Dan Blake
It was at an all-you-can-eat French toast buffet of all places that Dan Blake realized he could start cutting back on the food waste he created.
Facilitating Innovative Water Solutions with Genesis Water Technologies’ Nick Nicholas
Central Florida-based Genesis Water Technologies is the leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor for innovative water solutions in the U.S.
Incentivizing E-Cycling with ecoATM’s Mark Bowles
ecoATM began with a simple idea: Make recycling convenient and immediately incentivized, and more people would participate.
Leveraging Green Technology with Protei’s Gabriella Levine
Levine mixed her physical computing talents with a passion for biological motion in hardware in collaboration with Protei on a fleet of autonomous sailboat drones built to absorb oil near oil spill sites.
Discovering Green Alternatives with Green Apple Supply’s Stephanie Tobor
Green Apple Supply was founded to “level the playing field” of the prices associated with healthy, greener alternatives to everyday household products.
Making a Green Impact When Dining Out with Green Restaurant Association’s Michael Oshman
The Green Restaurant Association creates a systemic change for businesses to make the proper eco-choices by saving energy, saving water and cutting waste.
Meeting the Growing Demand for Food with Monsanto’s Michael Doane
Monsanto has three priorities: meeting the growing demand for food, doing that in a way that produces more while conserving more and improving agricultural workers’ lives.
The Cinematic History of the Environmental Movement with A Fierce Green Fire’s Mark Kitchell
Filmmaker Mark Kitchell had an “I can’t believe nobody has done this” moment in the early 2000s when he thought up an idea to make a cinematic history of the environmental movement.
Combating Food Waste with Society of St. Andrew’s Mike Waldmann
Society of St. Andrew saves fresh produce and provides it to feeding programs in each of the contiguous 48 states in an effort to combat this growing trend.
Putting an End to Drunk Driving with Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s Jan Withers
MADD aims to stop drunk driving, support drunk-driving victims and prevent underage drinking. MADD has 1,400+ certified victim advocates across the U.S.
Eat Right and Lose Weight with The Wellness Forum’s Dr. Pam Popper
“Dieting” as we know it does not work — it’s all about eating the right foods, not calorie counting and portion control, says Dr. Pam Popper.