Living Change: A Quest For Climate Leadership

Even though they don’t have the word "sustainability" in their title, there ARE a lot of leaders out there who care deeply about their impact on the environment. Climate influencer Andrea Learned talks with a range of guests on the corporate, political, and cultural spectrum who leverage their own climate influence, often without even realizing it!

From mayors and legislators across North America, to an Emmy-winning writer/producer to a globally recognized radio DJ to a consumer goods CFO, these folks tell inspirational stories of climate impact in their industries.

With her years working in and monitoring the full landscape of corporate sustainability and climate leadership, and her access to the vast networks of leaders in those spaces, Andrea finds the stories that need to be amplified. Listeners will hear enthusiastic, hopeful, fun stories from professionals using their work or business ventures to help shift the social norms around “leadership” in the Climate Crisis age.



Through these stories, Andrea knows listeners will be inspired to act. Leadership takes many different forms! Lots of folks are already doing it. Don’t you want in?

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This week, we're featuring an episode of the podcast Important Not Important - it's a fantastic conversation with Dr. Heidi Roop discussing her new book, The Climate Action Handbook.

Dr. Roop is the Director of the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership and an assistant professor of climate science and extension specialist at the University of Minnesota. She also serves as the Director of Knowledge Transfer for the NSF-funded COLDEX Science and Technology Center.

Dr. Roop's research and extension programs have taken her from Antarctica to Minnesota, and they combine cutting-edge climate science and effective science communication to increase the use and integration of climate change information in decision-making at a whole range of scales, from city and state to national and international levels.

If you've struggled to find a way to get involved in the climate fight, this book and this conversation are for you.

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INI Book Club:

• The Climate Action Handbook by Heidi Roop
• Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Connie & Peter Roop
• A Brief History of Life on Earth by Clemence Dupont
• Find all of our guest recommendations at the INI Book Club: https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-club

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• Edited by Anthony Luciani
• Produced by Willow Beck
• Intro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.com

Sandeep Patel sees food as integral to his corporate sustainability focus as President and CFO of a - wait for it - consumer tech brand. What?! That seeming disconnect is exactly why Andrea knew when she met him last year that she had to talk with him for Living Change. Patel is an intensely values-driven leader with a Wall Street background who intends to make these changes not just for PopSockets, but for the whole corporate sector. The conversation gets ever more enthusiastic as they both dream of the potential Scope 3 emissions reductions in a collective corporate food policy shift.

PopSockets https://www.popsockets.com/

Project Drawdown http://Drawdown.org

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) https://www.ipcc.ch/

Greener By Default LinkedIn case study: https://www.greenerbydefault.com/linkedin-video

Plants and Perks https://www.plantsandperks.com/

Trillion Tree Campaign https://www.trilliontreecampaign.org/

Califia Farms https://www.califiafarms.com/

Designing Your Life https://designingyour.life/

This week, we're featuring an episode of the Climify podcast.

How can you be a role model to inspire climate action amongst your friends, family, and neighbors? Does one positive action create a domino effect for more? What’s a surprising validator? Andrea Learned joins host Eric Benson to share her work being done at her consultancy and on the Living Change to podcast empower climate leaders into creating more climate action. Her initiatives help “name and fame” climate leaders to showcase how you can emulate them and also be a positive force in the climate movement. Andrea’s consultancy and podcast help you become a climate leader using your existing social capital and influence to change social norms for the better. In addition, Andrea discusses how her work in food and biking (low-carbon transportation) are interconnected and are habits that are relatively easy to change resulting in a big and positive climate impact.

Links:

Living Change

Climify

Larj Media

Episode Transcript

This week, we're featuring an episode of The Brainy Business podcast.

In this episode, host Melina Palmer interviews Andrea on the topic of building a leadership platform and personal brand for influence. Melina and Andrea discuss the importance of being authentic and engaging on social media to attract media attention and build trust with others.

They emphasize the value of showcasing expertise and being seen doing the things you promote, as it builds credibility and inspires others to take similar actions. The conversation also highlights the power of aligning personal brand with initiatives and causes that align with one’s values.

Overall, the episode emphasizes the need for leaders to be visible and engaged on social media platforms to have influence and make an impact.

In this episode:

• Unearth how to harness your influence (around climate or anything else) as a tool for personal and professional progression.
• Construct a powerful leadership platform that amplifies your influence.
• Explore the narrative magic of storytelling that can pivot climate and consumption behavior.
• Discover your genuine voice to effectively spur behavior modification.
• Amplify your climate advocacy through savvy social media engagement.

Links:

The Brainy Business

Living Change