Previous Shows
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
April 20, 2023
Expanding the Green Market Dialogue with VerdeXchange’s David Abel
David Abel is a husband (47 years), father of a son in Denver, grandfather of two (Nora and Andrew) & both a Pittsburgh Steeler and LA Dodger’s fan; and, long ago obtained educational degrees in economics, educational administration and law. He has yet to formally retire and continues to professionally work across industry sectors—including land […]
April 18, 2023
Pioneering Companywide ESG Achievements with HubSpot’s Yogesh Chauhan
Yogesh Chauhan was appointed Director of ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) at HubSpot in February 2022. His brief is to develop a new and impactful ESG strategy covering all HubSpot’s operations. He oversees a range of environmental, community engagement, reporting, innovation and thought leadership initiatives designed to embed sustainability and responsible business across the company. […]
April 13, 2023
Learning to Detox the Right Way with Peter (“Doc Koz”) Kozlowski, MD
As a Functional Medicine M.D., Dr. Peter Kozlowski uses a broad array of tools to find the source of the body’s dysfunction: he takes the time to listen to his patients and plots their history on a timeline, considering what makes them unique and co-creating with them a truly individualized care plan. John Shegerian: Have […]
April 11, 2023
Innovating Solutions for a Healthier Planet with Intuit’s Debbie Lizt
Debbie Lizt (pronounced list) is Head of Global Sustainability for Intuit, the global financial technology platform that makes TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp, where she defines and leads the execution of Intuit’s environmental strategy. She helps the company in its mission to power prosperity around the world through addressing the climate crisis, because without […]
April 4, 2023
Supporting the V Foundation’s Cancer Research Mission with NFL Legend Joe Theismann
Joe Theismannn is an entrepreneur and former star Washington quarterback. Joe played in 163 consecutive games from 1974 to 1985. He led Washington to a victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII. He spent decades working for ESPN on their NFL broadcasts. Today, he oversees a popular Washington, D.C., restaurant that bears his […]
March 28, 2023
Committing to Electrification and the Future with Lyft’s Paul Augustine
Paul Augustine leads Lyft’s efforts to reduce its environmental impact-including commitment to 100% electric vehicles by 2030, renewable energy procurement, environmental reporting, and policy advocacy to accelerate EV adoption and fight climate change. John Shegerian: Get the latest Impact Podcast right into your inbox each week. Subscribe by entering your email address at impactpodcast.com to […]
March 21, 2023
Inspiring Businesses to Engage in ESG Programs with Harvard’s Pamela Rucker
Pamela teaches professional development programs at Harvard University around the topics of leadership, strategy, and digital innovation. She serves as the Expert-in-Residence for their Women in Leadership program. She chairs the Technology Advisory Council for St. Jude Childre’s Research Hospital, and has served as a CIO Advisor for the CIO Executive Council. Pamela also runs […]
March 14, 2023
Pioneering Sustainability Solutions with Darling Ingredients’ Ethan Carter
Ethan is Director of Sustainability at Darling Ingredients, the world’s leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and renewable energy. Prior to joining Darling Ingredients in August 2022, he spent more than 10 years in the energy industry, working on environmental and sustainability issues related to oil and gas, and chemicals production. He holds […]
March 7, 2023
Developing A Sustainability-Forward Culture with The Carbonauts’ Graham Hill
Graham is the founder and CEO of The Carbonauts. They help Fortune 1000 companies build climate-literate, sustainability enthusiastic cultures via tools such as live, interactive sustainability workshops. Their clients include giants such as Amazon, Chanel, News Corp, Toyota, AT&T, Warner Brothers, Discovery, Netflix, Dow Jones, and HarperCollins. Many companies have or are developing sustainability strategies. […]
February 28, 2023
Advancing Circularity with Ball Corporation’s Adam Shalapin
Adam Shalapin leads global sustainability initiatives at Ball Corporation, where he works with cross-functional teams to execute against Ball’s sustainability goals and initiatives. Adam is a systems-thinking problem solver with thirteen years of experience in corporate environmental and sustainability strategy, which has allowed him to craft and collaboratively execute a unifying vision that aligns sustainability […]
February 21, 2023
Innovating for Energy Efficiency with Texas Instruments’ Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor is an applications manager in Systems Engineering Marketing group covering custom power supply design for the industrial and personal electronics market. His group is responsible for 500 designs per year and has designed 15k power supplies over the last 20 years. Robert joined TI in 2002 and spent most of his time as […]
February 14, 2023
Embracing Difference & Diversity with Liz Kleinrock
Liz Kleinrock (she/her) is a Korean-American, queer, Jewish, antibias and antiracist educator of both children and adults, and creates curriculum for K-12 students, specializing in designing inquiry based units of study. In addition to her work as a classroom teacher, Liz also works with schools and companies to facilitate learning for adults that supports antibias […]
