Join us for a fascinating episode as we dive into the world of climate-tech investing with this week's guest, Hampus Jakobsson. Hampus gave James a whirlwind episode, covering a wide-range of topics from climate-investing to finding purpose in your career! Check out this episode to discover:- Solving climate problems; the green camp, the red camp, the blue camp. Which one are you?- Why is climate challenge the greatest threat presented to Humanity yet?- How Venture Capital can manage the risk which Banks can't. - What VC's look for in businesses, and what they avoid at all costs. - Should you be looking for breadth or depth in your career?You really don't want to miss this episode, give it a listen today!About Hampus Jakobsson:Hampus is a General Partner at Pale blue dot, a seed stage climate tech VC investing in reducing & reversing the effects of climate change & preparing for a new world.Further Resources:Hampus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bodzon/Hampus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hajakPale blue dot website: https://paleblue.vc/Pale blue Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/palebluedotvcclimate/

We're always fascinated to hear about our guests' journeys into Sustainability. Few have been quite as exciting and dramatic as our latest guest on the podcast, Sylwia Bodzon!For this episode James sat down with Sylwia, Account Executive & Sustainability Advisor at EIVEE™ to talk about- Sylwia's fascinating journey, from working in private aviation to helping companies calculate their carbon emissions.- The difficulties companies run into when trying to calculate their own emissions.- How carbon reporting will become just as vital as financial reporting in the future.- The role AI will play in the future of Sustainability.- How the aviation industry can turn green, and much more..!About Sylwia Bodzon:Sylwia is a sustainability advisor and account executive at a start-up called EIVEE (pronounced: IVY), where she helps businesses across the Nordics map their carbon emissions and report on their footprint.Sylwia has over 10 years of International sales and marketing career under her belt, however, she has spent majority of it in the business aviation industry, working at start-ups as well as at a Fortune 100, until she decided to shift her career path to sustainability…Further Resources:Sylwia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bodzon/EIVEE: https://www.eivee.io/EIVEE Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eivee/

2️⃣ We're on to episode two of the second season of The EcoSend Podcast!For this episode James sat down with Chris, founder at Aline.to, Have a listen to learn all about: - Strategies for attracting and onboarding new clients to a sustainability-focused service. - Striking the balance between aesthetics, conversion rates, and sustainability when building websites.- What is the current trend for sustainability in the Digital space? - Educating companies (and the public!) on better practise for maintaining data, to avoid excess carbon emissions. - Estimating websites' carbon footprints, and much more!About Chris Butterworth:Chris is a strategist, designer and developer building digital solutions to measure and reduce digital carbon emissions. Founder of Aline, which consult with organisations to teach them how to lower their digital footprint and create lightweight, meaningful and purposeful web experiences.Further Resources:Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrsbutterworth/Chris's Website: https://aline.to/The Green Web Foundation: https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/Fairphone: https://www.fairphone.com/Digital Beacon: https://digitalbeacon.co/

We're delighted to be back with Series Two of The EcoSend Podcast! 🎊To kick off Series Two we invited Dan Sherrard Smith, founder at MotherTree to teach us about the climate-importance of where you choose to invest your money. In this episode Dan & James chat about:- What motivated Dan to tackle the climate challenge?- How your choice of Bank can double your annual carbon footprint! - The importance of 'voting with your feet', by consciously choosing where to invest your money. - The challenges of running a business with a climate-conscious focus. About Dan Sherrard-Smith:Dan was on the founding team and previously built product at Look After My Bills, a Y Combinator backed business that helped consumers automatically switch energy providers. Now, Dan is the founder & CEO of Mother Tree, which calculates your money's carbon footprint and helps you switch to a greener solution, for free!Further Reading:Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-sherrard-smith/Website: https://www.mymothertree.com/?refer=GoSquaredResources mentioned: - https://www.carbonbankroll.com - https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/could-googles-carbon-emissions-have-effectively-doubled-overnight

Alongside Chris, Customer Success Lead at GoSquared, James reflects on:- His key learnings from our guests over the past eight episodes. - How his optimism for the future has changed after interviewing our speakers. - His plans for implementing our guests' knowledge into the company, over the next 12 months. About James Gill:James is CEO and co-founder at GoSquared, an award-winning software to understand and engage with your customers. GoSquared recently launched their latest product, EcoSend; a climate-conscious email marketing platform. EcoSend powers beautiful, effective email campaigns, without a cost to the planet.Resources:James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesjgill/James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesjgillEcoSend: https://ecosend.io/GoSquared: https://www.gosquared.com/

Our last guest of this series is Mona Jensen, founder of Something Green. Mona helps climate-conscious companies with their marketing and comms, and teaches workshops on how to comply with the new EU regulation on greenwashing.We chat about...Defining greenwashing as a termThe different ways we see companies "greenwashing"The marketer's role in greenwashingWhat is "greenhushing"Why people greenhush, and why it's not good for sustainability and progressionMona's personal experiences of managing social media for a municipality waste departmentAbout Mona Jensen:Mona has spent more than a decade working with environmental communication. Mona has run Something Green since 2017, where she helps green companies with their marketing and comms. Clients span 5 continents and 14 countries.Mona also teaches workshops on how to comply with the new EU regulation on greenwashing, and how to communicate ethically.Resources:Mona's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monajensendk/Something Green website: https://somethinggreen.org/EcoSend: https://ecosend.io/

In our 7th episode of the EcoSend podcast, James Gill chats to Meg and Jenna from Nudj, the new, free app that empowers you to live more sustainably in the long term, one small Nudj at a time.Meg (co-founder) and Jenna (marketing manager) chat about bringing more awareness into the small changes we can make in our everyday lives, creating a community around sustainability, the importance of taking small actions instead of shaming them, and how we can all help make sustainability something more people want to buy into.Resources:Website: https://www.nudj.lifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nudj.life/Meg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meagan-crawford-56557141/Jenna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-mari-fisher-777197164/EcoSend: https://ecosend.io/

This week we chat to Charlotte Worsley, Head of Partnerships at Stories Behind Things; a sustainability focused media platform. In this jam-packed episode we chat about...Charlotte's journey into sustainabilityHow can brands influence consumer behaviour for the greater goodHow sustainability is influencing consumptionThe behaviour vs action gapSustainability communicationsWhat to do with so much data and big numbersAbout Charlotte Worsley:Charlotte is Head of Partnerships at Stories Behind Things, a media platform exploring sustainability, climate and consumption. Prior to that, she worked in creative strategy at Refinery29 before embarking on a Masters in Sustainable Business and Innovation. Charlotte is on a mission to engage more people in climate action through effective communication strategies.Resources:Charlotte's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-worsley/Stories Behind Things website: https://storiesbehindthings.comEcoSend: https://ecosend.io/

This week we chat to Matt Utber, Founder and Creative Director of ThePlant, a sustainable branding agency and certified BCorp. We chat about...Balancing the need for reducing our consumption with the practice of building and growing brandsThePlant's journey to becoming a certified BCorpTheir own method for making positive changeWorking with clients and aligning on sustainable goalsIf you're looking to build a sustainable brand, this episode's for you!About Matt Utber:Matt is the founder and creative director of The Plant, a branding agency that believes in a sustainable future. The Plant have created and refreshed some of the UK's most memorable and successful brands including EAT, Jamie's Italian, Curzon Cinemas, MasterChef and Four Seasons.Resources:ThePlant: https://theplant.co.uk/Create Space for Mental Health: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/create-space-for-mental-healthOxygen Film Festival: https://www.oxygenfilmfestival.co.ukEcoSend: https://ecosend.io/

This week we talk to Sanjay Lobo, MBE, CEO of onHand - the impact app, all about how onHand helps companies and teams to have a positive impact in the world, as well as their own challenges and triumphs as a purpose-driven business.Listen to discover...What is onHandWhat drove Sanjay to start onHandHow to get employees to care about CSRThe toughest challenges onHand have faced so farWhat impact has onHand had so far, and what does the future holdResources:onHand websiteSanjay's LinkedInEcoSend, the climate-conscious email marketing platform

This week we chat to Maria Soleil, award-winning qualified marketing consultant who helps purpose-driven businesses increase turnover and brand awareness.A B2B and B2C marketer with almost 10 years' experience, she is Carbon Literacy Accredited, and holds a mini MBA in Marketing from Marketing Week. She is also a volunteer for Kent Wildlife Trust and a mentor to under-represented start-up founder. In this episode we cover...What started Maria's journey into more purpose-driven workGreenwashing vs fear of speakingSustainability vs regenerative businessWhat marketing will look like in years to comeThe best place for other founders and marketers wanting to make a bigger impactResources:Maria's favourite resources: https://www.soleilmarketing.co.uk/resourcesConnect with Maria - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariasoleil/Newsletter, Marketing by Purpose - https://www.soleilmarketing.co.uk/marketing-by-purposeEcoSend: https://ecosend.io/