Previous Shows

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

May 11, 2023

Designing a Sustainable Future with CarbonShack’s Stephen Pallrand

Stephen Pallrand’s background in construction, architecture, architectural history, painting, and set design has aided him in pulling together the diverse group of artists, craftsmen, architects and designers who work on the CarbonShack projects. His father was a scientist/educator and his mother an educator and patron of the arts. This exposure to art, science and education […]

May 9, 2023

Pioneering Health Equity Solutions with Rick Shadyac of St. Jude/ALSAC

Rick Shadyac has dedicated his life to making a difference in the lives of those who need it most through his work to further the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. As a committed servant leader, he strives to instill corporate social responsibility within ALSAC, whose employees are actively encouraged to volunteer and have […]

May 4, 2023

Bringing Help to Our Nation’s Heroes with K9s for Warriors’ Carl Cricco

Carl Cricco is the CEO of K9s For Warriors. Prior to joining K9s, Carl worked at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum as a senior vice president of marketing, ensuring the stories from that day were never forgotten. Living just blocks from the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, that day left an indelible mark, as […]

May 2, 2023

Harnessing Innovation for a Better Planet with Gore’s Amos Wampler

Amos Wampler is a career chemist and Enterprise Capabilities Associate with W. L. Gore & Associates. After earning his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Bucknell University, Amos became a Chemistry teacher in the Christiana School District. Shortly thereafter, he joined Gore in 1997 as a Manufacturing Chemist where he worked to continuously improve […]

April 27, 2023

Transforming the ITAD Industry with Circular Integrity’s Todd Zegers

Todd Zegers 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 to co-found GreenAssetDisposal, an ITAD company focused […]

April 25, 2023

Enhancing Connectivity through ESG with T-Mobile’s Brigitta Witt

Brigitta Witt serves as vice president, social impact and sustainability at T-Mobile. In her role Brigitta is responsible for leading and communicating the company’s overall corporate responsibility strategy encompassing community engagement, philanthropic giving, environmental stewardship and governance. She oversees ESG strategy and reporting, program development and execution, stakeholder management, employee engagement initiatives and is the […]

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 […]