Previous Shows
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
August 24, 2021
Advancing The Circular Economy with Rob Kaplan
Rob is Founder and CEO of Circulate Capital. He brings nearly two decades of experience in corporate sustainability and impact investing with industry leaders ranging from Walmart to Closed Loop Fund. Rob established Circulate Capital to deploy catalytic capital in partnership with leading corporations and investors to scale solutions that advance the circular economy and […]
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August 19, 2021
Energy Conservation with Neal Saiz
Mr. Saiz is the Director of Safety, Health and Environmental for Unilever North America. He has over 20 years of experience in the field, most of which was spent in manufacturing in the automotive industry. Neal recently joined Unilever from Fiat/COMAU/Chrysler. He has a M.S. in Safety Management and a B.S. in Industrial, Health & […]
August 17, 2021
Rooted In Good with Sam Dennigan
Sam Dennigan is the 34 year old founder of Strong Roots, the UK’s fastest growing plant-based brand – currently expanding across the US, in already 5000 stores like Whole Foods and Erewhon and just recently rolled out products in over 2000 Walmart stores in September. Sam is interested in building a global brand, CEO, leadership […]
August 12, 2021
Improving Environmental Standards with Betsy Blaisdell
John Shegerian: This episode of the Impact podcast is brought to you by closed-loop partners. Closed-loop partners is a leading circular economy investor in the United States with an extensive network of Fortune 500 corporate investors, family offices, institutional investors, industry experts, and impact partners. Closed loops platform spans the arc of capital from venture […]
August 10, 2021
Unfunc Your Gut with Dr. Peter Kozlowski
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. Currently he works […]
August 5, 2021
The PlantPower Way with Rich Roll
Rich is a world-renown, plant-based ultra-endurance athlete, in-demand public speaker, wellness advocate, #1 bestselling author and inspirational hero to a global audience of wellness seekers as a transformative example of courageous and healthy living. After succumbing to the sedentary throes of overweight middle age, at age 40, Rich made a decision to overhaul his life, […]
August 3, 2021
Meatless For All with Christie Lagally
Christie Lagally is the founder and CEO of Rebellyous Foods, a food production technology company working to make plant-based meat price-competitive with traditional chicken products. Ms. Lagally is a mechanical engineer and holder of multiple patents in manufacturing technology. She spent much of her career in the aerospace industry working on commercial airplanes and spacecraft […]
July 29, 2021
Reporting on the Business of Doing Better with Leon Kaye
Leon Kaye is the executive editor of TriplePundit.com, a sustainable news site that has focused on the economic case for responsible business for 15 years. John Shegerian: This episode of the impact podcast is brought to you by Closed Loop Partners. Closed Loop Partners is a leading circular economy investor in the United States with […]
July 27, 2021
The Tackle That Changed My Life with Eric LeGrand
Eric LeGrand is a former defensive tackle for Rutgers University. In October 2010, he became paralyzed in-game while making a tackle, but has since regained movement in his shoulders and sensation throughout his body. LeGrand is undoubtedly a fighter and during his recovery said “it’s not even whether you keep breathing, it’s whether you keep […]
July 22, 2021
How to Compete and Win with Artificial Intelligence with Ash Fontana
Ash Fontana became one of the most recognized startup investors in the world after launching online investing at AngelList. He then became a Managing Director of Zetta, the first investment fund that focused on AI. The firm was the lead investor in category-defining AI companies such as Kaggle, Domino, Tractable, Lilt and Invenia. He has […]
July 20, 2021
I’d Rather Be Playing Tennis with Amy Choyne
As the Chief Marketing Officer, Amy Choyne oversees all of the USTA’s marketing efforts across each of its divisions, including community tennis and its emphasis on driving the USTA mission and overall tennis participation in this country, as well as all aspects of the USTA’s professional tennis interests, most notably the US Open, which is […]
July 15, 2021
Tame The Monster with Ben Pring
Ben Pring co-founded and leads Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work. Ben sits on the advisory board of the Labor and Work Life program at Harvard Law School. In 2018 Ben was a Bilderberg Meeting participant. Ben was named as one of 30 management thinkers to watch in 2020 by Thinkers 50. He was […]
