Electric Ladies Podcast

““It’s really about voting...Commit to the greenest candidate you can. Period. For any office. Board of supervisors. School boards. Mayors. City Councils. Tweet at candidates. It’s all about politics. We’ve got the technology. We’ve got the capacity We have brilliant people, but...It’s about voting..”

Kathleen Rogers on Green Connections Radio

Happy Earth Day/Earth Month! It’s been almost 50 years since the first Earth Day, and as we approach the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in 2020, listen to Earth Day president, Kathleen Rogers talk with Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson about the novel ways they are engaging people today on environmental issues – and what more needs to be done.

You'll hear:

· Why people now care more about the environment (and it’s not just climate change).· How artists are engaging people, encouraging each of us to protect the environment.· What you can do today, tomorrow and next year. You have power.· What being a “network” means as a business model and influencer.· Why “the energy revolution will dwarf the technology revolution,” Rogers says and how the U.S. can benefit economically from it.· The really cool Earth Science 2020 initiative with a bunch of other organizations and how you can be a “citizen scientist” from your couch (no money required).

“The messenger is critical...You need to let the messenger be local, because they tell their stories their own way.”Kathleen Rogers on Green Connections Radio

You'll want to check out these interviews too:

· Lee-Anne Walters, Community Organizer in Flint, Michigan who won the Goldman Environmental Prize for galvanizing her community to get their lead-contaminated water addressed.

· Lynne Cherry, Author of Chidren’s books on the environment and filmmaker with environmental kids.

· Ellen Sabin, Author of “The Greening Book” that teaches kids to be friends with the Earth, and many other similar books for kids.

· Flo Stone, Founder of the DC Environmental Film Festival.

· Soledad O’Brien, Host of “Matter of Fact” on Hearst TV and former anchor at CNN and MSNBC, on environmental journalism.

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“Philanthropy generally, we consider, contributing private money for public good or community good. And climate philanthropy is simply, when we are making those private contributions in ways that are going to address the climate crisis that our country and that the world is facing today. I would expand that slightly by saying that one of the trends that I'm seeing is a real interlinking of climate and nature problems and climate and nature solutions.”

Heather Grady on Electric Ladies Podcast

Philanthropy is being reinvented today, including what is now called “climate philanthropy.” It’s in part about considering the solutions nature can provide to the climate crisis, instead of just relying on new technologies. They each have a singular purpose as well as a role in the bigger vision, and require accountability

Listen to Heather Grady, Vice President and Practice Lead for Environment and Climate at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, explain how they are leveraging philanthropy to help avert climate catastrophes in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies podcast host Joan Michelson.

You’ll hear:

• What climate philanthropy is and how it works – and how they view “risk.”
• How they are leveraging the new federal funding, including the Inflation Reduction Act.
• What they think of the oil companies, ESG (environment, social, governance) and other hot topics.
• Which areas Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors focuses on and why
• Plus, insightful career advice ....

“When women are clear that they do want to make a difference, that they want a job with purpose, that's a good thing to put in your cover letter and express on your cv. There are people who haven't worked on mission-driven organizations or companies yet. But if you've spent time, say, doing a lot of volunteer work in your community, whether it's climate or children's rights or whatever it may be, make sure that you're emphasizing that when you're applying for positions. We are really looking in my organization, and I see this increasingly, people are looking for new employees who are values-aligned and values aware.”

Heather Grady on Electric Ladies podcast

You’ll also want to listen to:

• Justin Winter, Cofounder, One Earth, on “philanthro-activism”.
• Zainab Salbi, Cofounder of Daughters for Earth, one of the partners in One Earth – and Founder of Women to Women International and its former CEO
• Rosemary Atieno, Women Climate Centers International – on how they are helping women in rural Kenya grow their economies and address climate change at the same time.
• Natalie Jaresko, former finance minister of Ukraine – on the hidden power of ESG

· Sandrine Dixson, Co-president of the Club of Rome (global leaders) – on the need for a new economic model that puts people and planet ahead of profit.

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“72% of CEOs say that innovation is one of their top three priorities. And close to 70% of them say they have a hard time driving innovation in their organization. I would posit, having been in there and been an intrapreneur myself, that the problem is they hire the wrong people. They hire for what I call mediocrity, they hire based on fit. And they hire based on past experience doing exactly what they want that person to do. And that's not where you get innovation. Innovation comes from connecting different dots and connecting dots differently.” Joan Michelson on Lesley Michaels show “Women We Should Know”

This week’s episode is a tribute to a brilliant woman who shined the spotlight on “Women We Should Know” with her podcast of that name, and by helping them publish important books. Lesley passed away unexpectedly recently, and we honor her life by airing her interview with our host, Joan Michelson on Lesley’s Show.

Lesley Michaels climbed the corporate ladder in the male-dominated oil and gas industry, and then channeled her frustration with how women didn’t help other women at the time, into a crusade to lift up other women. Last year, she published her own book, “On the Shoulders of Mighty Women: A Modern Feminist's Guide to an Equitable, Diverse World.”

Listen to Lesley interview Joan and you’ll hear Lesley’s magical gift for supporting women – and her own insights as well as Joan’s.

You’ll hear:

• Why and how to hire creative, innovative people.
• Why women are natural innovators
• Joan’s stories of driving innovation in Corporate America
• Lesley’s insightful questions
• Plus, insightful career advice, such as...

“You're going to change direction like four times in your career. Maybe eight, maybe 12... I've worked in different industries. So when you have a functional skill, you can be in different industries. And you will grow, you will evolve. You'll reach a point where it's like, okay, so been there, done that. I want to do something else now. That's okay. Be in tune with that and understand that. As one of my guests said on my show, don't just go for a dream that you've always had, because you might have outgrown that dream now. You might be ready for something bigger, better, different.” Joan on “Women We Should Know”

Read Joan’s Forbes articles here too.

You’ll also like (some may have been recorded under our previous name, Green Connections Radio):

• Joan on Juliet Clark’s podcast about the importance of writing a book proposal. (scroll down on the page)
• Joan on Matt Schlegel’s show on Leadership, about the state of climate leadership
• Joan on EisnerAmper’s “Fast Forward” show about ESG and why it’s the 21st century economy
• Sandrine Dixson-Decléve, Co-President of Club of Rome, on transitioning to a people-planet first economy.
• Jean Case, CEO, the Case Foundation and Chair, National Geographic Society, on ESG and impact investing.

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“Companies are not just being more strategic about corporate social impact, but are taking on the role of activists themselves. Consumers and employees now expect companies to be vocal and to protect the rights of our people and our planet. CEOs are the voices of companies and can no longer remain neutral and silent as our world grapples with serious challenges.” Susan McPherson, McPherson Memo

Company leaders are in a quandary. They want their organizations to be seen as good corporate citizens but they don’t know how to deal with the complicated, emotionally-charged and overlapping crises we are all facing today. The barbaric attack on innocent Israelis by Hamas on October 7th and the massive military response by Israel on Gaza alone – on top of the war in Ukraine and attacks on democracy from American influentials and climate change – are paralyzing many private sector leaders. What should they do?

Listen to Susan McPherson, CEO of McPherson Strategies and highly-regarded veteran communications leader, explain how leaders should/could manage this fraught time in this candid and powerful conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson.

You’ll hear:

• What a good corporate citizen really is.
• What “green hushing” is and where it’s coming from – and how it’s not anti-ESG.
• How to respond to complicated geopolitical crises
• How to be an authentic leader and who are some role models for that.
• Plus, insightful career advice, such as....

“it's doing an internal audit of yourself and learning what your superpowers are, and then being able to show up in the world, offering support to others. And I guarantee you, the support will come back. It may not be the next day, it may not be the next week, but over the arc of your career and connecting is hard....(and) Lead with kindness, lead with compassion, listen more than you speak.” Susan McPherson on Electric Ladies podcast

Read Joan’s Forbes articles here.

You’ll also want to listen to:

· Isabelle Grosmaitre, Goodness & Co. – on the tipping point business is at today and how good corporate leaders and boards can deal with it.

· Heather Boushey, Member of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, on the economy and leadership

· Natalie Jaresko, former finance minister of Ukraine, on the power of ESG in geopolitics, good business and climate change

• Michele Wucker, thought leaders and author of “You Are What You Risk: The New Art & Science to Navigating an Uncertain World.”

· Sandrine Dixson-Decléve, Co-president of the Club of Rome (global leaders) and Ambassador to the Climate

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Mobilize, Measure, Manage ESG – Evelyn Saelens, ESG Advisory at UL Solutions

“These climate events, they're impacting our everyday lives. They're making the world unsafe...Sometimes it might feel that it's hard to get to solid, tangible information. It's hard to know that what you're doing is meaningful, that it really has an impact. So the, what made it extremely interesting at being able to develop these ESG programs at UL Solutions is that the science and the standards driven angle always flows through what we aim to do.”

Evelyne Saelens on Electric Ladies Podcast

While global elites meet in Davos this week, many of them are wrestling with how to respond to the “new” 21st century economy that requires focusing on their organization’s impact on the planet and people, as well as its ability to generate excellent profits. And now, they need to disclose it all in a range of new reporting requirements. How?

Listen to Evelyne Saelens, ESG Advisory at UL Solutions, part of the 100+ year-old scientific standards company discuss what they are measuring these days to help private and public entities manage and report their climate impact in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies podcast host Joan Michelson.

You’ll hear:

• The three main challenges she says organizations face: mobilize, measure, and manage.
• How they decide what exactly is best to measure and how to manage it.
• Why and how companies are integrating ESG into their core business strategies.
• Keys to measuring carbon in one’s operations
• Plus, insightful career advice ....

“Try to be proactive. Get out there, find those people that you are comfortable with putting yourself first, being proactive, maybe even a little aggressive. Why not? We can be aggressive if we know what we want. Let's do it. So that is the advice that I would give is, is to not sit back, get out there and, do that with people around you that are supportive, that you feel comfortable with doing that.”

Evelyne Saelens on Electric Ladies podcast

You’ll also want to listen to:

• Helle Bank Jorgensen, Founder/CEO of Competent Boards, training boards on ESG issues
• Karen Alonardo, VP of ESG at Navex, software systems
• Suzanne DiBianca, EVP Corporate Relations and Chief Impact Officer, Salesforce, on their Net Zero ESG systems
• Natalie Jaresko, former finance minister of Ukraine – on the hidden power of ESG

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