Episodes

May 1, 2024

Using Technology to Decrease Food Waste and Your Grocery Bill

Jonathan Defoy is the Founder and CEO of FoodHero , an app that brings merchants and consumers together to sell surplus food that would otherwise end up in landfill. FoodHero bridges the gap between these two groups with its ...

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April 17, 2024

Resilience by Design: Optimizing work performance and mental health f…

Listeners of The Resilience Report have heard us say in the past: having a positive impact through your work is a marathon and not a sprint. Part of this fortitude is made possible through managing one’s physical and mental h...

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April 3, 2024

Measuring Social Impact: Standardizing and Quantifying Outcomes ft. L…

Lauren Ott truly brings the “S” to ESG as a social entrepreneur who teaches organizations how to maximize their impact on the causes they care about. Lauren is the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships at Impact Genome , th...

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March 20, 2024

Green Claims in 2024: Global Guidelines and Regulations ft. Lauren Sc…

In this solo episode, we are going to be diving further into a topic that several of you have asked us to explore on The Resilience Report: green claims and messaging. More specifically, the guidelines and regulations coming ...

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March 6, 2024

Optimize Your Skin Microbiome: For Your Skin and the Planet ft. Mirei…

Mireille "Dr. Mimi" Vega is a biochemist, dedicated Skin Scientist, and leader in skin microbiome. With a lifelong commitment to revolutionizing the skincare industry with science-backed truths that are better for the planet ...

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Feb. 21, 2024

Impact Investing: What It Is and How It Works ft. Pierre-Laurent Macr…

While the topic of Impact Investing is gaining momentum across headlines, conferences and even social media, many of us don't feel fully equipped to talk about it, let alone engage in it! We have specifically put together thi...

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Feb. 7, 2024

Fairtrade Bananas: Farmers First Via Positive Disruption ft. Kim Chac…

Meet the messaging mastermind behind Equifuit , the North American market leader for Fairtrade bananas: Kim Chackal. As Co-Owner and Director of Sales and Marketing at Equifruit, Kim has spent the last 9 years shaping the bra...

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Jan. 24, 2024

The Internet’s Coolest Cooler: Coconut Husks as Hero Insulation ft. T…

If the name Nutshell Coolers sounds familiar to you, you might have seen their innovative coconut husk-insulated coolers being covered by Forbes, Fast Company or CNN. Or maybe you saw it on Kickstarter where they reached thei...

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Jan. 10, 2024

Sustainability Storytelling: Marketing B2B Manufacturers ft. Jeff Whi…

The world of environmental impact is a delicate one, an area that requires an incredible amount of nuance when it comes to storytelling. So, who better to join us than two experts in the field of digital marketing and sales: …

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Dec. 27, 2023

Best of 2023: What it Will Take for Businesses and Leaders to be Resi…

We are wrapping things up with an upcycled bow around here with a “Best of 2023” episode of The Resilience Report. For our regular listeners, you know that we like to end every episode with the same question, which is …

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Dec. 13, 2023

Making a Statement with Sustainable Jewelry ft. Tonya Dickenson (Asym…

Tonya Dickenson is the Founder and Creative Director of Asymmetric by Design, a bold and sustainable jewelry company that empowers women to express their personal brand and values and connect with others. Tonya designs and creates one-of-a-kind asymmetric necklaces using …

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Nov. 29, 2023

Cleaning Up the Soap Industry: One Home and Body at a Time feat. Anie…

A pioneering leader reshaping the future of sustainable business, Anie Rouleau and the company she founded ( The Unscented Company ) redefines the notion of clean with innovative, natural home and body care products. With a d...

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Nov. 15, 2023

How to Start a Career in Sustainability ft. Lauren Scott (The Resilie…

On this solo episode, host Lauren Scott is going to answer a question that she gets quite often, which is "how to start a career in sustainability?" As someone who mentors undergraduate business students, Lauren often gets as...

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Nov. 1, 2023

Revolutionizing Packaging with Compostable Solutions ft. Daphna Nisse…

When considering sustainable solutions, many of us are quick to think about the final good or service being sold. But as we start to understand the broader impact of supply chains, certain areas are really coming into focus. ...

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Oct. 18, 2023

Aligning Your Business and Career with Purpose ft. Maria Kellis (Lead…

Maria Kellis is a leadership coach and and best-selling author with an emphasis on aligning business with purpose. With a strong background in engineering and management from MIT, she co-founded multiple technology companies...

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Oct. 4, 2023

Urban Agriculture: Growing Food Where People Live ft. Callie Giaccone…

Lufa Farms is on a mission to change the way people eat by growing food where people live and growing it more sustainably. To accomplish this, the company built the world’s first commercial rooftop greenhouse in 2011 and thre...

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Sept. 20, 2023

Airlines: Taking ESG to New Heights ft. Chrystal Healy (Air Transat)

Chrystal Healy is the VP Corporate Responsibility for Air Transat. In this episode, she dives into all things airlines and corporate responsibility. Of course, top of mind, is that of reducing emissions: we explore the differ...

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Sept. 6, 2023

Reducing Your Corporate Fashion Footprint ft. Lauren Scott (The Resil…

On this solo episode of The Resilience Report, host Lauren Scott addresses a question that she get quite often, which is how can you balance your love of fashion (especially in a corporate environment) and the idea of minimiz...

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Aug. 23, 2023

Microgrids: Affordable, Reliable and Renewable Power ft. Rod Matthews…

While we all appreciate having access to electricity, most of us probably don’t give too much thought as to how it gets to our homes and businesses. We just want it to go on when we need it, for it …

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Aug. 9, 2023

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): Preparing for Takeoff ft. Ashwin Jad…

As businesses and leaders navigate their sustainability journeys, one area continues to be a bit of a conundrum: aviation. We know that we need to reduce our carbon footprint, and yet corporate travel, sourcing components and delivering product continue to …

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July 26, 2023

Upcycling Plastic to Level Up Our Economy ft. Jonathan Mailhot (Les P…

Plastic. This one word has taken on monumental weight in today's economic and environmental conversations. And yet, I am sure all of us have come in contact with dozens or more plastic products over the past 24 hours alone. Could …

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July 3, 2023

Innovating our Way to Better Business ft. Noah Redler (Arche Innovati…

How Entrepreneurs and Technologists Might Just Save the Day If you have been listening to The Resilience Report for a little while, it will come as no surprise that I deeply believe that innovation (from entrepreneurs and business leaders) is …

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June 28, 2023

Environmental Assessments: Where Conservation Meets Development ft. K…

Our next episode covers a topic that is so deeply important for businesses and leaders actively pursuing a better future. As someone who has volunteered on the conservation side and worked on the development side (through my time in renewables …

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June 14, 2023

Greenwashing vs Green Hushing: Navigating These Terms in Business ft.…

Join host Lauren Scott for a solo episode as she to dives into two words that we hear quite often in the business space, especially when talking about environmental responsibility: the first is that of greenwashing and the 2n...

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