Previous Shows

Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.

February 3, 2014

New Recycling Initiatives with United States Tennis Association’s Lauren Tracy

The United States Tennis Association started a recycling initiative for the 2008 U.S. Open. That year, approximately 30,000 bottles and cans were recycled at the event.

January 31, 2014

Educating Underserved Girls with Girl Up’s Rachel Wisthuff & Rebecca Ruvalcaba

The Girl Up campaign was created by the United Nations Foundation to address the needs of adolescent girls in developing countries.

January 29, 2014

New York’s Accessible Vegan with Peacefood Café’s Peter Lu

Peter Lu and his business partner opened Peacefood Café Lu to celebrate their veganism choice, while also hoping to teach New Yorkers about vegan food.

January 24, 2014

Cutting Landfill Waste with Brush with Bamboo’s Ro Kumar

Brush with Bamboo's sustainable dental hygiene product aims to curb plastic waste in our landfills.

January 22, 2014

Increasing Consumer Recycling Rates with Johnson & Johnson’s Paulette Frank

Johnson & Johnson's new Care to Recycle initiative aims to help its customers recycle better and easier.

January 20, 2014

Creating a Better Food System with Food Tank’s Danielle Nierenberg

Food Tank's Danielle Nierenberg is trying to change the way we approaching farming in the U.S.

January 17, 2014

Managing Resources More Sustainably with General Motors’ John Bradburn

Across the globe, GM has 107 different operations that operate landfill-free. GM recycles 2.5 million tons of materials on average every year.

January 15, 2014

Developing Sustainable Airports with Chicago Department of Aviation’s Amy Malick

The Sustainable Airports Manual, developed in Chicago in 2003, is now the go-to resource for building and redeveloping airports the environmentally sustainable way.

January 13, 2014

Empowering Consumers to Recycle with Keep America Beautiful’s Brenda Pulley

If any organization can pull off a successful recycling campaign, it's Keep America Beautiful. The organization has 60 years of experience as a leader in anti-litter campaigns.

January 10, 2014

Analyzing Home Energy-Usage Patterns with EcoFactor’s Roy Johnson

EcoFactor's thermostat uses cloud-based software to analyze a home's energy usage patterns, thereby making heating and cooling a more energy-efficient and cost-saving endeavor.

January 8, 2014

Raising Capital for the Environment with Houlihan Lokey’s Scott Sergeant

Scott Sergeant combines his lifelong passion for the outdoors with his professional career at international investment bank Houlihan Lokey.