Electric Ladies Podcast
Episodes
101st Anniversary Of Women Voting - Lori Harrison-Kahan, Author of Book on Women's Suffrage
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"#MeToo as an idea isn't new....(W)omen journalists (have been) shedding light on the obstacles, indignities, and violence women face in the workplace...
Non-Toxic Disinfecting Work-School – Rayne Guest, R-Water & Covid-19
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"For healthcare grade disinfection, the EPA has certain requirements….that you test against, and those lab reports, we showed 100% kill in one minut...
What Are Green Building Materials? Wendy Vittori, HPD Open Standard
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Any product that is used to construct the building, finish the building, or furnish the building is comprehended within our standard," Wendy Vittori ...
First Female 'Yachtsman' - Tracy Edwards &'Maiden' Go 'Round the World
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I learned that we are all capable of so much more than we think we are, until we push ourselves. We all have these reserves that I don't think we use...
Women's Voting Rights - Women Journalists Give Bird's Eye View at The Newseum
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Women did not have the right to vote when the U.S. was founded; that's a fact many still do not know. With voting rights under siege again today, list...
Joan's Career Advice on Cherice Taylor's "Time Matters" Show
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson interviewed by Cherice Taylor on career advice. Cherice Taylor's show is targeted to students, b...
Are 'Green' Buildings Safe? – Elizabeth Thompson, USGBC
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Any concrete new mixture, whether it's embodied carbon or flyash or any other innovation in making concrete more sustainable one way or the other in ...
Women Innovating Sustainability - Joan Michelson on JJ Walsh Podcast
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability is an international challenge and therefore so are the challenges to innovate to meet sustainability goals. Women play an important r...
Tap Your Own Innovators DNA - Joan Michelson's Webinar to Lead Up for Women
19 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you enjoy your own company? Really. Do you? Many of us have been spending a lot of time alone lately due to the pandemic (unless of course, you hav...
Goal-Setting Session! - Joan Michelson's Ground-Breaking Process
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Goal-setting is a year-long and life-long process. No matter your age, status, or career industry, if you're human being, you have goals, things you w...
Joan's Career Tips - Joan Interviewed on Carlette Christmas's "On Point TV"
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"…You have to know when to you have to know an opportunity when it's in front of you and you have to have the courage to take that opportunity…" T...
Flipping Tables, Joan As Guest - GCR Host Joan Michelson on All In Podcast
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Sometimes I find that the assumption that you're making is what's keeping you from seeing other possibilities." That's a quote from GCR Host Joan Mic...
Insurance Climate Protection – Tina Kirby, Insurance Innovators
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"When you think about what you are claiming from an insurance perspective, it's partly property damage, but it's largely also business interruption. S...
A New Energy Infrastructure – Lisa Jacobson, Business Council for Sustainable Energy
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"The Covid-19 pandemic has created the biggest shock to the global energy system since at least World War II…Renewables are the only energy source t...
Climate Action Creates US Jobs - Tracy Raczek, Fmr UN Climate Advisor
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I truly, truly think that the green economy is an opportunity...When you look at greening infrastructure...truly transitioning our entire economy, yo...
Hydrogen Car Infrastructure - Jackie Birdsall, Toyota
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Fuel cells create electricity by stripping electrons from hydrogen atoms; the hydrogen then bonds to oxygen to create water, while the electrons powe...
EVs & Infrastructure - Katie Sloan, Southern California Edison
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I've never seen as much alignment as there are in electric vehicles today." Katie Sloan on Green Connections Radio podcast As President Biden launche...
Secret Success of Women in STEM - Ariane Hegewisch, Inst for Women's Policy Research
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"The biggest problem with the official surveys that we rely on a lot… [by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS], is that…the number of women i...
Cleaning Industrial Water - Karen Sorber, Micronic Technologies
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our brains are 73% water and our bodies are 60% water, so we literally cannot live without it. But most community water systems suffer from industrial...
Aligning Your Money & Values – Kathleen McQuiggan, Artemis Advisors
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I think there's more that's happened in probably the past two years in the sustainable and ESG investing space than probably has in the prior 20 year...
Massive Indoor Farming - Jackie Roberts, Appharvest
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"A.I has enabled us to get very precise measures and give the plants precisely what the plans need...(So) The yields in our greenhouses are about 30x ...
Women's Advance Includes Men - Brooke Kroeger, Author, "Suffragents" & NYU Professor
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"The reason their (men's) participation in that last decade (before ratification of the 19th Amendment) was so important, was because they had the mea...
Tea, Family & Climate Change - Cindi Bigelow, Bigelow Tea
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We're really a botanical business. And our botanicals come from all over the world….All botanicals are going to be impacted and have been impacted ...
Data Bias & Women Engineers - Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many companies collect diversity and jobs data and review it internally, but don't want to release it publicly, "because it doesn't always make them l...
Water Justice - Actress Gloria Reuben, Waterkeepers Alliance
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"When you talk about pollution of the waterways, that goes very much to industries, like fossil fuels of course, like factory farming, like businesses...
Power of Black Women Voters - Marcia Chatelain, Prof. African American History, Georgetown University
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Black women voters were a force in the 2020 election and are going forward and their rights are under attack in states anew today as a result of their...
Benefits of Women's Non-Dominant Role – Laura Liswood, Council of Women World Leaders
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"In a crisis time, you need the most creative ideas and the most differing experiences and perspectives, which is obviously what diversity provides…...
Why Paris Accord Can Create US Jobs - Tracy Raczek, Frmr UN Climate Advisor
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I truly, truly think that the green economy is an opportunity...When you look at greening infrastructure...truly transitioning our entire economy, yo...
Giving A Great Speech – Tricia Brouk, Former TEDxLincolnCenter Producer, Speaker Coach, Film Producer
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"It's our responsibility when we take the stage to understand that we're going to affect people, we're going to make change….And if you pull back in...
Talking Science to Policy Makers – Michelle Wyman, National Council For Science and the Environment
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"The part in this that is so important is the relationship building component, and that part takes time… (it) is the glue that brings cohesion acros...
Branding in Crisis – Anne Bahr Thompson, Author, "Do Good: Brand Citizenship to Fuel Both Purpose and Profit"
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Brand citizenship is a way of doing business – from a company's core purpose; to its delivery of goods and services; to its responsibility to its e...
"Ecosystem of Social Good" - Rachel Hutchisson, Blackbaud
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"This idea of 'voice and choice' is, ask me what I think and then listen to what I have to say and then give me a choice as to how I can participate. ...
Woman With The Most Patents – Lisa DeLuca, IBM
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"All great ideas stem from a really good problem. There's problems all around us….The really good problems are the ones you're hearing about consist...
Responsible Investing - Julie Fox Gorte, PaxWorld Investments
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Companies that perform better on ESG criteria tend to do better financially in the long term." Julie Fox Gorte on Green Connections Radio How do the ...
Women in Tech - Brenda D Wilkerson, Anita Borg CEO
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest hurdle for women in tech "Is the same underpinnings of many of the other challenges we face in our society: fear and power…Computer scie...
New Apple Diversity Chief! - Barbara Whye, formerly CDO at Intel
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Innovation is ...the heartbeat of the company, and as we strive for increasing diversity and inclusion, at the heart of that is... Because when doing...
Masks From Recycled Fabric - Jennifer (JJ) Lee, United We Mask
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"100% of the materials used in our back to school (mask-making) kits were …from deadstock (discarded) materials…to provide a sustainable mask alte...
Planet Word Museum - Ann Friedman, Founder, CEO, Creator
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You learn the techniques that make a song or a speech or that ad really effective and persuasive.." Ann Friedman on Green Connections Radio We are ex...
Social Impact in Tech - Gabriela Gonzales, Intel Foundation
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Build relationships and trust...and don't generalize programs across communities. Listen and localize." Gabriela Gonzales on Green Connections Radio ...
Managing Crisis & Change, Frmr Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We all have to recognize whether we're working in industry or government or in the nonprofit sector, is change is a constant...(Y)ou constantly have ...
Making Women Extraordinary Leaders - Coco Brown, A Top 100 Woman in Silicon Valley, CEO of Athena Alliance
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It's time (for women) to pick our heads up and look around the executive realm and really think broadly about how big our impact can be…Don't under...
World Food Day & Climate - Robin Currey, Sustainable Food Systems, Prescott College
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Plant-based diets are better for the planet....but meat is not necessarily to blame for climate change." Robin Currey on Green Connections Radio As w...
Getting Women On Boards - Jocelyn Mangan, Him For Her
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It's a network gap…Every board has its own ecosystem." Jocelyn Mangan on Green Connections Radio podcast Women still make up only 26.1% of corporat...
What Motivates Women To Be Leaders? - Maggi Reiss, IDS Publishing
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"If you have a strong need for something, you need to do things to satisfy that need, you will go out of your way to fulfill those needs. ...(Since) w...
7 Million EVs, Climate Week - Katie Sloan, Southern Cal Edison
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I've never seen as much alignment as there are in electric vehicles today." Katie Sloan on Electric Ladies podcast To commemorate Climate Week 2020, ...
Finessing Tough, Watergate – Jill Wine-Banks, Former Watergate Prosecutor, and Author of "The Watergate Girl"
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You can't take offense at everything. If you do, you aren't going to get along and getting along is important, but you do have to stand up for your r...
Seeing Opportunities in Crisis – Colleen Biggs, Founder/CEO & Leadership Coach, Lead Up for Women
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"People aren't looking for the perfect you, they're looking for you and what you can do for their company – and your 'why.'" Colleen Biggs on Gree...
Flint Residents Wins Water Funding! - Lee-Anne Walters, Flint Water Crisis Organizer
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It worked really well with everyone concentrating on their area of strength." Lee-Anne Walters on Green Connections Radio What would you do if you...
Strategies of Black Women Suffragists – Marcia Chatelain, Professor of African American Studies at Georgetown University
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One- hundred years ago on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment, which confirmed women have the right to vote, officially became part of the U.S. Consti...
100 Years of Women Voting - Lori Harrison-Kahan, Author of Book on Suffrage Journalist Miriam Michelson
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which confirmed women have the right to vote, here is a glimpse into an untold part of the sto...
Is Biden A "Suffragent"? - Brooke Kroeger, Author of "The Suffragents," about men supporting women's right to vote in 1920
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The reason their (men's) participation in that last decade (before ratification of the 19th Amendment) was so important, was because they had the mea...
Eco-Oysters at Whole Foods! - Kay Olin, Estuary Oysters
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You can still get sustainable seafood during a pandemic, and Green Connections Radio previous guest Kay Olin and her Estuary Oysters proves businesses...
Non-Toxic Disinfecting COVID19 – Rayne Guest, R-Water
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"For healthcare grade disinfection, the EPA has certain requirements….that you test against, and those lab reports, we showed 100% kill in one minut...
Fuel Cell Cars & Trucks - Jackie Birdsall, Toyota
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Fuel cells create electricity by stripping electrons from hydrogen atoms; the hydrogen then bonds to oxygen to create water, while the electrons powe...
COVID-19 is Transforming Energy – Lisa Jacobson, Business Council for Sustainable Energy
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The Covid-19 pandemic has created the biggest shock to the global energy system since at least World War II…Renewables are the only energy source...
Making Gov't Data Usable - Olivia Martin, USAFacts.org
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"These are historical metrics for perspective—whether they mark positive, negative, or neutral changes for land, energy, and air (or any other part ...
Can You Measure Kindness? – Erin Michelson, Summery and Kind Quiz
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Values by and large don't really change…What changes is your behavior around your values." Erin Michelson on Green Connections Radio podcast Can we...
Is Your Office CV19-Safe? – Rachel Gutter, Int'l Well Building Institute
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Employers need to be providing re-onboarding to every employee and for that matter for even every guest that comes into the building, because…..it ...
Virtual Reality, Conservation & Kids – Sharelynn Moore, Itron
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Conservation Station: Creating a More Resourceful World (is) a new educational initiative from Itron and Discovery Education. This innovative, engagi...
The Economic Crisis' Impact on Women – Heather Long, Washington Post Senior Economic Reporter
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Women are being hit disproportionately hard, because they hold disproportionately more of the jobs being shutdown and (still) have the lion's share o...
How to Talk Science to Policy Makers – Michelle Wyman, National Council For Science and the Environment
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The part in this that is so important is the relationship building component, and that part takes time… (it) is the glue that brings cohesion acros...
Why Our Lives Depend Upon Women On Boards – Dr. Corinne Post, Lehigh University
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In a (brand new) study…focused on the medical products industry – which includes medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biologics – a group of re...
Nature As A Decision-Making Model – Tabitha Jayne Coaching With Nature
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"What's happening on a physiological level is that the more time we spend in the natural world…paying attention to the natural world around us, it's...
Return on Impact & Changing Careers – Joni Carswell, CEO, Texan By Nature
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We say data-based because as you work with both the science community and the business community, the best way to bring those communities to the tabl...
Brand Citizenship in this Pandemic - Anne Bahr Thompson, Author of "Do Good: Embracing Brand Citizenship to Fuel Both Purpose and Profit"
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Brand citizenship is a way of doing business – from a company's core purpose; to its delivery of goods and services; to its responsibility to its e...
Insurance For How We Live – Tina Kirby, Insurance Innovators
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"When you think about what you are claiming from an insurance perspective, it's partly property damage, but it's largely also business interruption. S...
Driving Medical Innovation - Dr. Maria Freire, President, the Foundation of the National Institutes of Health
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As COVID-19 spreads across the world and every country is aching for treatments and vaccines to stop it, listen to Joan's conversation with a remarkab...
Managing Creativity - Deborah Rutter, President, John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You have to give up a little bit of control in that (creative) process....it is an iterative process and allowing people to be as creative and crazy ...
Strategies for Women's Rights - Brooke Kroeger, Professor, Author, 'The Suffragents"
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Women triumphed in part "by bringing in elites, both society and social women and men of position, power and influence, and many of them were publishe...
Start-up Resources - Julie Lenzer, UMD Entrepreneur Program
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It's easier to change the world with money...Ideas are out there...the trick is in the execution. It's not always the best technology that works…Be...
Clean Energy & Jobs - Kate Gordon, Center for American Progress
29 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Gordon on job growth via the green economy and what we can do TODAY to boost it Listen to nationally-recognized expert Kate Gordon as she talk...
Clean Energy Innovation - Amy Francetic, Clean Energy Trust
29 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The front lines of the clean energy economy are fascinating, brutal and potentially very lucrative. Listen to one of the masters at growing clean ener...
Funding for Women Entrepreneurs Is A Bigger Challenge & a Bigger Return
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Men are presumed to be capable and to have done their homework…questioned about potential… Women…(hear) challenging questions , like 'Why are y...
Buildings Made From Plants – Laura Busse Dolan, Owner, CEO & President, Applied Imagination
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The story of the building is important for the artist (because) every model they create, they build a relationship with….they spend hundreds of hou...
The Press, Climate & Diversity – Wanda Lloyd, Author, 'Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism,' Former News Executive
15 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There are environmental issues that are very important to people on a local level…(but they are) being covered (by the local news media) based on e...
Advancing Women in STEM – Telle Whitney, Diversity Expert, Fmr CEO, Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The companies that have really made a commitment to creating change, they look at the ways promotions are decided, because often it's very ad hoc…....
TED Talk Speaker Tips – Tricia Brouk, Former TEDxLincolnSquare Producer, Speaker Coach, Film Producer
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It's our responsibility when we take the stage to understand that we're going to affect people, we're going to make change….And if you pull back in...
Energy Innovation Needs Women – Katie Mehnert, Pink Petro
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Your biggest challenge is your biggest opportunity. Get people into the system so they can change the culture and the industry to clean energy" Katie...
Functional Office Politics – Jennifer Wisdom, Psychologist, Author & Coach
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You are not crazy. So, if you're talking to someone who makes you feel crazy, that's probably something with that other person. If you're working wit...
Sea-Level Rise "Detective" – Andrea Dutton, MacArthur "Genius" Winner 2019
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"A lot of these times we see these problems as having binary solutions, it's either we stay and defend…or we just pick up and leave, but there's a l...
New Year, New Workforce – Mary Lee Gannon, Healthcare CEO & Executive Coach
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We have more generations in the workforce than ever before and their life experiences are very different….Look at the other person as a peer." Ma...
End of Year Donations For Social Good - Rachel Hutchison, Blackbaud
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"This idea of 'voice and choice' is, ask me what I think and then listen to what I have to say and then give me a choice as to how I can participate. ...
Planning a Side Hustle in 2020? Critical Advice from Master IP Attorney
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"How protectable your work is, is really important to know." Christina Martini on Green Connections Radio If your holiday break and new year plans inc...
Why Place Matters - Stacy Jupiter, MacArthur "Genius" Winner 2019
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Help local people think about what they can do to have access to the natural resources they need for very important things like clean water, food, an...
Tips for Winning Against the Odds - Tracy Edwards, "Maiden" Documentary
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"I learned that we are all capable of so much more than we think we are, until we push ourselves. We all have these reserves that I don't think we use...
What's In Your Food? - Ellie Rubenstein, A Transparent Food Supply
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"I personally have medical allergies…When I was able to figure out the difference between one egg and a Vital Farms egg, I don't have an egg allergy...
Adapting to Climate Change – Beth Gibbons, Adaptation Professionals
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"We now have an appetite for intervention. There's a willingness because we are all at a point where the impacts are being felt so broadly…The urgen...
Decision Making In 7 Steps – Nardia Haigh, "Scenario Planning" Author
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Scenario planning…is really about trying to think, what could the future look like? And, how can we adapt and prepare for whatever the future migh...
"Healthy" Cleaning Products - Kay Gebhardt, Seventh Generation
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Science can do amazing things and answer questions for us," she told me, "but then we can use that knowledge to do this in a responsible way or in an...
Electric Buses, Smarter Cities – Margaret Lewis, New Flyer
26 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"A 40 foot electric bus can save up to 100 metric tons of greenhouse gas per year, which is really what a traditional…bus would emit per year." Marg...
How to Get More Women STEM Leaders – Heather Metcalf, Assn. of Women in Science
19 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"These women have had networks and support structures and other kinds of community support that helped them get there in spite of an uphill battle…....
The Enthusiasm Gap Between Men & Women – Kristin Haffert, Mine The Gap
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"You have to take a long-term view, which means you may need to invest more up front in order to give people the flexibility or better benefits, and t...
Comedy & Innovation! Courtney Bickert, Comedienne & Social Innovator, Formerly at UN Foundation
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Comedy loosens the brain. It generates creativity. There's something physiologically that happens in our brains. We stop thinking linearly and start ...
Climate & Your Food - Robin Currey, Sustainable Food Systems Program at Prescott College
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Plant-based diets are better for the planet....but meat is not necessarily to blame for climate change." Robin Currey on Green Connections Radio As w...
Pushing Business Sustainability- Suzanne Fallender, Sustainability Director, Intel
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"I think it's always about meeting people where they are. I think sometimes…people can go over the edge of just making the business case, where…I ...
Building a Business with Care - Jules Pieri, CEO, The Grommet
14 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"There's endless innovation in this area (of sustainable products) because it's where people are focused essentially. When you think of values or voti...
Electric Vehicle Obstacles – Bonnie Datta, Siemens Regulatory Affairs & Market Development
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"It's going to happen, It's not so much a matter of 'if' it's going to happen, but 'when.' But we need a strategic roadmap and a policy framework….E...
Eco-Travel - Costa Christos, National Geographic Travel
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you're planning your Labor Day or holiday travel plans, listen to this interview of Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson with Costa Christos...
Back-To-School Shopping? Sustainable Fashion - Annie Gullingsrud, Cradle to Cradle Innovation Institute
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Buying Clothing With an Eco-Consciousness "85% of disposable apparel ends up in a landfill," Annie Gullingsrud, Cradle to Cradle Innovation Institute ...
Climate as National Security Issue - Sherri Goodman, Former former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With a new Secretary of Defense coming in, and an Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, it's important to remember the national security implications...