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@Elisabeth Brintonâ is no stranger to leading massive change at Shell and Microsoft. As EVP of Renewables & Energy Solutions at Shell and CVP of Sustainability Cloud at Microsoft, Elisabeth helped drive some of the most ambitious sustainability initiatives in the corporate worldâleading strategies for offshore wind, green hydrogen, carbon capture, and clean energy solutions.
But in this episode, Elisabeth shares why she left the corporate boardrooms and transitioned to a new kind of leadership. Now at Serenity Spring Farm, sheâs focused on show-jumping horses, regenerative agriculture, and business innovationâwhile continuing to advise global organizations on sustainability and environmental impact.
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(2:27) Introduction(2:48) From Shell & Microsoft to regenerative farming(5:15) How to bake sustainability into your startupâs DNA(8:28) Debunking the zero-sum myth(13:37) Why behavioral change wonât work, Microsoft example(11:15) The question every leader should ask themselves(15:30) Inside the belly of the beast at Shell: 1% shifts can drive global impact(22:32) Innovation on a budget: Deepseek & generative AI models(27:24) Energy transition myths: polarization, politics, and practical solutions(30:57) âI became an entrepreneur out of necessityâ: risk-taking 101(40:10) Why we shouldnât compare ourselves to Taylor Swift(44:57) Conversations that matter with pioneers(51:37) Outro
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