173 Episodes

  1. Ep. 71 Life as a Scrappy Startup Exec: Doni Curkendall and The Better Meat Co.

    Published: 8/1/2021

  2. Ep. 70 | The Second Publicly Traded Plant-Based Meat Company: Mitchell Scott and The Very Good Food Co.

    Published: 7/15/2021

  3. Ep. 69 | The Sharks Tried to Buy Her Plant-Based Fried Chicken Company: Deborah Torres and the Atlas Monroe Story

    Published: 7/1/2021

  4. Ep. 68 | Using Tech to Drive Change: Google.org and Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink

    Published: 6/15/2021

  5. Ep. 67 | Where’s the Animal-Free Materials Revolution? Nicole Rawling of the Material Innovation Initiative Wants You to Launch It

    Published: 6/1/2021

  6. Pineapple Express to Disrupting Leather: Mélanie Broyé-Engelkes and Piñatex

    Published: 5/15/2021

  7. Ep. 65 | The Billionaire Out to End Factory Farming

    Published: 5/1/2021

  8. Ep. 64 | From Seafood to Seaweed: Monica Talbert and the Plant-Based Seafood Co.

    Published: 4/15/2021

  9. You Can Buy a Piece of the Mycelium Revolution: Joanne Rodriguez and Mycocycle Are Literally Turning Trash into Treasure

    Published: 4/1/2021

  10. Ep. 62 | Maximizing the Good We Can Do: A Conversation with Peter Singer

    Published: 3/15/2021

  11. Ep. 61 | Modernizing Contraception with Your Choice Therapeutics’ Akash Bakshi

    Published: 3/1/2021

  12. Ep. 60 | Marrying Cultivated Meat & Plant-Based Meat for the Best of Both Worlds: Brian Spears Shares New Age Meats’ Gameplan

    Published: 2/22/2021

  13. Ep. 59 | Silk and Leather from Fermentation, Not Animals — David Breslauer and the Bolt Threads Story

    Published: 2/15/2021

  14. Ep. 58 | The Meat Company that’s Put Nearly a Billion Dollars into Plant-Based Meat

    Published: 2/1/2021

  15. Ep. 57 | From Corporate Giant to Pre-Revenue Startup: Irina Gerry’s Journey to Alt-Dairy Newcomer Change Foods

    Published: 1/15/2021

  16. Ep. 56 | From Nonprofit Activist to Entrepreneur for Animals: Kristie Middleton and Rebellyous Foods

    Published: 1/1/2021

  17. Ep. 55 | Ubiquitous Energy’s Susan Stone Intends to Power Our Cities with Invisible Solar Panels

    Published: 12/15/2020

  18. Ep. 54 | From Startup Founder to Investor & Philanthropist: Chris Bryson’s Wild Ride to Do Good

    Published: 12/1/2020

  19. Ep. 53 | Wood-Fed Meat? Marc Chevrel and Arbiom Say Bring it On

    Published: 11/15/2020

  20. Ep. 52 | The Business of Election Security with Aaron Brantly

    Published: 10/29/2020

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Join host Paul Shapiro as he talks with some of the leading start-up entrepreneurs and titans of industry alike using their businesses to help solve the world’s most pressing problems. Whether it’s climate change, unsustainable agricultural practices, cyber threats, coral reef die-offs, nuclear waste storage, plastic pollution, or more, many of the world’s greatest challenges are also exciting business opportunities. On this show, we feature business leaders who are marrying profit and purpose by inventing solutions to both build a better world and offer investors a bang for their bucks.