VISIONKEEPERS™ PODCAST
Hosted by Dan Bärham – VisionKeepers™ podcast is the audio companion to the national public television series by the same name.
The podcast is also all about people who dwell in possibilities and try to find ways to leave our world a better place than they found it.
VISIONKEEPERS™ PODCAST
Hosted by Dan Bärham – VisionKeepers™ podcast is the audio companion to the national public television series by the same name.
The podcast is also all about people who dwell in possibilities and try to find ways to leave our world a better place than they found it.
LATEST EPISODE
Equine Assistance for Better Mental Health
The Equine Assisted Growth And Learning Association (EAGALA) incorporates horses to address mental health and personal development needs. “Non-verbal is 90% of all communication, and that’s what the horses respond to.” The horse may become an aspect of a person’s personality, reflected back to them. Lynn/EAGALA provide a space for that person to interact with the horse and in turn the lessons learned from the experience translate into better relationships with others and more enjoyment in life within themselves.
PREVIOUS EPISODES
Deborah Walliser – Got Produce?
Deb designed and patented several hydroponic intelligence systems and then launched the world’s first franchise model for sustainable food production. Desiring to bring hydroponic benefits mainstream, she works in tandem with top chefs and fortune 500 companies to rethink fresh food production and distribution methods.
Denise Loga – Sustainable Food Academy
Denise is the co-founder and managing director of the Berlin-based Sustainable Food Academy which offers B2B services for executives working in food business contexts. Denise is a sustainability expert and trend scout with the thematic focus on “Future Food“. As a strategic policy consultant, project manager and researcher, Denise previously worked for the United Nations (UN), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in the areas of climate policy & economic development.
Kathleen Griggs – Data Buoy
Kathleen is the President and Founder of Databuoy Corporation. She is an entrepreneur with a synthesis of technology research, system engineering and management experience. She founded Databuoy Corporation in 2006 to develop and field tactical, embedded sensor networks, including the ShotPoint gunfire localization system that is now a market leader.
Katie Bradford – Red Mountain Park
Katie is the Director of Community and Public Relations for Red Mountain Park, where she gets to spend her days introducing her community to an amazing and historic outdoor space. She enjoys leading the Park team on best communications practices, public relations planning and crisis communication tactics. She is married to David and has two sons, Trey(3) and Sullivan(1). She enjoys hiking with her kiddos, cooking and planning her next weekend road trip adventure.
Jodi Ondrusek – The Settlement Home Run Club
Philanthropy and nonprofit involvement has always been a priority. Whether it has been serving as a founding board member for Girls on the Run of Austin, a mentor for The Jonas Project, or an active member of The Junior League, Jodi tries to make a positive impact wherever she can. When she is not working or volunteering, Jodi loves spending time with her family and friends as well as training for various marathons across the country.
Bob Bennett – Programming a Smarter City
Bob Bennett became the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, in January 2016 after a 25-year career in the US Army. He leads the Smart City initiatives, a suite of projects including: data analysis, Public Wi-Fi, digital kiosk installation, and smart lighting programs in the city’s downtown core. Kansas City’s initiatives earned an Edison Award (Gold) for “Collective Disruption” and civic innovation in 2017, and Bob was named one of GovTech’s 25 Dreamers, Doers and Drivers in 2018. He is currently working on plans to extend Smart City infrastructure throughout the 318 miles of KCMO with an emphasis on Digital Inclusion and partnering with Avis on deployment of the first fully Connected Vehicle Fleet in a municipality.
Crystal Lassiter – UPS
Crystal Lassiter is the Sr. Director, Global Sustainability & Environmental Affairs at UPS. Her responsibilities include developing and driving the strategies, initiatives, and reporting activities that advance UPS’s sustainability goals. She began her career in 1996, spending most of her years at UPS in facility maintenance leading teams in Engineering and Facilities functions across the company’s operations. Through her experience leading facility expansions, she oversaw the implementation of natural gas fueling stations, lighting upgrades and other sustainability projects. Outside of work, Crystal loves hiking, dancing, traveling and practicing Spanish.
Kelley Roy – ADX Portland
Kelley is the founder and owner of ADX, founder of Portland Made, author, consultant, public speaker and teacher. Kelley is currently working with developers, school districts, private investors, city economic development agencies and communities around the globe to help them grow and sustain their local maker ecosystems.
Dr. Eddie White, Jr. – Music in the Lowcountry
Dr. Edward White, Jr. (Eddie) has lived in the Lowcountry for most of his life, graduating from Wando High School in 1978, then Furman University in 1982. He completed his degree at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine in 1986. Eddie also runs a weekly music band jam at Awendew Green, a low-key and friendly environment with bonfires, food, friends, networking, and the concerts are all centered around an old barn with a professional sound technician and equipment.
Jennifer Karps – Environmental Services Tree Program
Jennifer has an M.S. in biogeography, is an ISA-certified arborist and municipal specialist, and has over twenty years’ academic and practical experience in plant ecology, environmental science, and forest dynamics with a focus on urban environments.
Jason Gregory – Georgia Institute of Technology
Jason Gregory is a registered landscape architect and the Sr. Educational Facilities Planner at Georgia Institute of Technology located in Atlanta, Georgia. His responsibilities include a wide variety of projects across Georgia Tech’s campus.
Svetlana Pell – Green Street Steward Program
Svetlana Pell manages the Green Street Steward program with the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services. She organizes a program that empowers volunteers to take an active role in maintaining the City’s green infrastructure.
Max Elliott – Urban Roots
Max Elliott is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Urban Roots in Austin, Texas. Max holds Masters Degree in Environmental Studies and Social Work. He has a certificate in Ecological Horticulture from the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Gordon Garrett – KSBDC
Gordon Garrett is a high profile, innovative and dynamic business executive with 25+ years of senior leadership experience across broad industries, products, services and technologies. Gordon is a self-driven person motivated by the opportunity to make a difference. Gordon is Associate State Director of the Kentucky Small Business Development Center.
Anna Cullen – The Ray
The Ray is a proving ground for the evolving ideas and technologies that will transform the transportation infrastructure of the future, and it starts on 18 miles of West Georgia’s I-85, and the land and communities surrounding it. By innovating from the ground up, we’re creating a corridor that reconnects and restores us, paving the way to a safer and more prosperous future for all.
William Paddock – WAP Sustainability Consulting
William Paddock is the Managing Director of WAP Sustainability Consulting. Before starting WAP Sustainability, William served as the Sustainability Manager for Mars, Inc. He says in his biography this experience exposed him to the broad nature of sustainability and the challenges of managing sustainability at an enterprise level.
Jamee Haley – Lowcountry Local First
Jamee Haley is the co-founder and current Executive Director of Lowcountry Local First, a non-profit organisation cultivating an economy anchored in local ownership located in beautiful, historic Charleston, South Carolina. She’s passionate about local-independent businesses being the cornerstone of our culture, economy, and character. Jamee uses her years of experience and creative ideas to help others realize their dreams and goals.
Disclaimer
All views, ideas, and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the individuals and organizations featured in this podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views, ideas, or opinions of VisionKeepers Media Productions, LLC, (“VisionKeepers Media Productions”) and their owners, officers, and employees.