Previous Shows
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
July 23, 2024
Prioritizing Sustainable Agriculture with Hans Sauter of Fresh Del Monte
Hans Sauter has served as Fresh Del Monte’s Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate R&D, QA, and Agricultural Services since 2020 and 2019, respectively. Prior to that time, he served as Fresh Del Monte’s Vice President of Corporate R&D and Agricultural Services from February 2014 to February 2019. Sauter served as Director, Agricultural […]
July 18, 2024
Bringing Sustainability to the Grocery Store with Kendrick Repko of Ahold Delhaize
Kendrick Repko is the Director of Sustainable Products for Ahold Delhaize USA, the parent company to the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest grocery retail group in the US. In her current role, Kendrick is responsible for the environmental and social aspects related to the hundreds of thousands of […]
July 17, 2024
Ensuring Climate Finance for Vulnerable Nations with Erik Grigoryan of Environment Group
Erik Grigoryan is Founder and CEO of Environment Group. He also serves as the Special Envoy of Armenia on Debt-for-Climate Swap. He has more than 20 years of diversified experience in the public sector and international organizations combined with advanced education in environmental management, policy, and economics. From 2018 to 2020, he was Minister of Environment for Armenia, […]
July 16, 2024
Empowering People and the Planet to Thrive with Ellen Jackowski of Mastercard
Ellen Jackowski is Chief  Sustainability Officer at Mastercard, where she is spearheading the integration of the company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy into the organization. As part of this work, she is driving climate leadership for Mastercard-wide programs and commitments, such as reaching net-zero emissions by 2040, and helping accelerate the company’s impact in climate […]
July 11, 2024
Building Metabolic Resilience with Dr. Thomas Seager of Morozko Forge
Dr. Thomas P Seager is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University. He is the founder of a new concept called Self-Actual Engineering that emphasizes application of design principles for the top of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Motivation, rather than the bottom. Seager also co-founded the Morozko Forge ice […]
July 10, 2024
Leading the Future of ITAD with Todd Zegers of Circular Integrity
Todd Zegers, the Founder and CEO of Circular Integrity, is a passionate entrepreneur and most recently the global leader of Ingram Micro’s ITAD & Reverse Logistics business unit from 2015 through 2022. His experience in the ITAD industry dates back to 2003, when he left his post at a top Tempe, AZ based IT reseller […]
July 9, 2024
Crafting Equitable and Sustainable Supply Chains with Whitney Kakos of Keurig Dr Pepper
Whitney Kakos is the Director of Supply Chain Sustainability at Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP). She leads the development of appropriate policies, strategies and partnerships for KDP to play a proactive role in promoting equitable and sustainable supply chains across its business. With strong roots at the intersection of sustainability and coffee, first at UK-based Cafédirect […]
July 2, 2024
Serving Up a Healthy Diet of Impact and Purpose with Melanie Chow Li of Danone
As Vice President of Mission and Sustainability at Danone North America, Melanie Chow Li helps to advance Danone’s nature, health, and communities goals, as well as the company’s mission to bring health through food to as many people. Melanie’s primary focus at Danone is to deliver the region’s impact strategy and roadmap, such as implementing […]
June 27, 2024
Serving Up Delicious Change with Nil Zacharias of Plantega
Plantega’s founder and CEO Nil Zacharias is an entrepreneur, author, and strategic advisor with a passion for food systems change. He created Plantega, a company that’s on a mission to make plant-based food easier to access everywhere. He also hosts the Eat For The Planet Podcast  and co-authored the Eat For the Planet books. Nil has previously co-founded a […]
June 25, 2024
Traveling to a Greener Future with Kara Oldhouser of Amtrak
Kara Oldhouser is the Director of Sustainability at Amtrak, America’s intercity passenger railroad. Her 15+ years of professional experience in sustainability positioned her to tackle Amtrak’s diverse opportunities of adapting a centuries-old mode of transportation toward a resilient new era of rail. Her superpower of endless curiosity and a disarming smile help her collaborate on […]
June 20, 2024
Sharing the Taste of Tradition with Nadia Liu Spellman of Dumpling Daughter
Dumpling Daughter founder Nadia Liu Spellman’s parents launched the most high-end Chinese restaurant New England had ever seen in the 1980’s. Growing up in a family where fine cuisine and mom’s home cooking were essential, Nadia was inspired to launch Dumpling Daughter in 2014. As an ode and respect to what her parents started, today, […]
June 18, 2024
Empowering the Semiconductor Industry to Reduce its Footprint with Beth Elroy of Micron
Beth Elroy is Micron’s vice president of Global EHS and Sustainability, leading a worldwide team responsible for developing and implementing EHS and sustainability strategies. Beth joined Micron as an environmental engineer and has served in a wide range of roles including Environmental Manager, Engineering and Construction Manager, and Senior Director of Facilities. John Shegerian: Get […]
