Daryl Fairweather is the Chief Economist of Redfin. Prior to joining Redfin she was a senior economist at Amazon working on problems related to employee engagement and managing a team of analysts. During the housing crisis, Daryl worked as a researcher at the Boston Fed studying why homeowners entered foreclosure. Daryl received her Bachelor's of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received her Ph.D. and Master's degrees in economics at the University of Chicago where she specialized in behavioral economics. Follow her on Twitter @FairweatherPhD.

As the current CEO of the International Living Future Institute, Lindsay Baker is the organization’s chief strategist, charged with delivering on its mission to lead the transformation toward a civilization that is socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative. Her introduction to the green building movement began at the Southface Institute in Atlanta, where she interned before entering Oberlin College to earn a BA in Environmental Studies. Lindsay is a Senior Fellow at the Rocky Mountain Institute, and a lecturer at UC Berkeley. She serves on several non-profit boards, and is an advisor and board member for numerous climate tech startups.

Rick Cole is the Executive Director of the Congress for the New Urbanism which advocates for the architecture of community in America’s cities and towns. He also teaches urban policy at Occidental College. He spent thirty years in public service, including stints as Deputy Mayor for the City of Los Angeles and City Manager in three California communities, Santa Monica, Ventura, and Azusa.

In this episode, we learn more about Dr Shawn Hunter's aspiration to drive the transition to a sustainable planet and society through the power of business leadership. He currently leads the business sustainability program and its contribution to the DuPont 2030 Sustainability Goals. As global sustainability leader for the DuPont Shelter Solutions business, he is responsible for setting the sustainability vision for the business and driving the strategy to advance the vision.

Chris is the CEO at Globescan and works with leadership organizations to help them better understand and respond to shifting stakeholder expectations, build trust with key constituencies, and exert greater influence in shaping the future. Chris comes with two decades of experience in providing evidence-based counsel in the areas of reputation, purpose, and sustainability. He is passionate about building trusted and recognized leadership for GlobeScan’s clients.

In this episode, we speak to Paul Shahriari, Chief Innovation Officer at Ecomedes about his journey as one of the first people in the US to become a LEED accredited professional and 5 years being a US Green Building Council’s faculty member. Ecomedes is a data platform that leverages product performance data to simplify green decision making aligned with Sustainability and ESGs. Ecomedes streamlines the analysis of economic and environmental impacts for anyone looking to make better data-driven decisions.

In this episode, Mira Inbar (a Partner with ArcTern Ventures, a venture capital fund which invests in early-stage climate technologies) interviews Mighty Buildings' very own Chief Sustainability Officer & Co-Founder Sam Ruben. Learn more about his journey before Mighty Buildings and what's next for the company.

In this episode, we learn more about Stonly's journey and experience as a co-founder of Urban Us. Urban Us is the leading early stage investor for startups upgrading cities for climate and is ranked one of the top early stage fund in Climate Tech in North America by Climate50.

In this episode, Eve shares her journey from leading Small Change to hosting her own podcast. Eve is the founder of Small Change, a real estate equity crowdfunding platform that raises funds for meaningful real estate projects building better cities everywhere. Like Kickstarter for real estate—but with a return. They match developers to investors, providing investment opportunities for everyone who cares about cities and wants to make change. All through a fluid and compliant technology platform.

In 2005, Aaron dropped out of college and responded to Hurricane Katrina with the Red Cross. Later that year, he took his first job in construction as the least skilled worker at a day company in the Reno-Tahoe Area. In this podcast, Aaron shares about where he started to where he is today.

In this episode, we dive into Josh's journey from opening up Disney's 'Animal Kingdom' to his current role as Director of Environmental Codes & Standards for UL’s Environment & Sustainability Division. In this role, he helps develop and track the environmental rating systems/standards/codes/purchasing programs that are being utilized throughout the world.

In this episode, we dive into fifteen years of Justin's experience and understanding on all sides of real estate, from being a developer, to investor, homeowner, and lender - giving him a unique perspective most in his industry do not possess. As an affordable housing advocate, he has raised over $250 million from large, well known corporations towards the development of construction of affordable housing for underserved communities across America.

In this episode, we dive into regenerative development and design and Jeremy Madsen's journey as he joins Build It Green as Executive Director to advance the organization in a new strategic direction of regenerative neighborhood development and design grounded in inclusivity, community engagement, and collaboration. 

In this episode, we dive into the increasing importance of Real Estate Wellness to the end user and it's role in improving the sustainability/livability of real estate. Sheila Alston is the Founder of WellnessRE Magazine™ a digital publication that helps people learn all about wellness real estate and also find new and exciting ways to create a healthier home. She is a REALTOR®, designer and certified health coach.

Jaclyn Selby is the Executive Director/CEO at the Momental Foundation, a California public benefit nonprofit corporation building bridges between the academic, entrepreneurial, and civil society communities. In this role, she built a grants program for STEM PhDs and launched an impact-focused hardware and biotech accelerator for pre-seed, seed, and series A startups.

Martha graduated from Stanford University and is originally from El Paso, Texas, with professional experiences as varied as learning green building techniques as a construction intern from renegade eco architect Mike Reynolds, working in the ski industry, working for Rio Tinto’s Sustainable Development team, field organizing in northern New Mexico, and program trading in the equities division of Goldman Sachs.

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Eric Holt. He has 29 years of experience in the construction industry and his career includes construction material sales and marketing, plan reviewer and building inspector, custom home project manager, and architectural designer for new homes and remodel projects.

In this episode, we dive into some of the interesting initiatives that Darin spearheaded in his current role and the housing trends in California. Darin Ranelletti is the Policy Director for Housing Security in the office of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf where he functions as a senior advisor to Mayor Schaaf and works to promote safe, healthy, affordable and stable housing in Oakland.

Elizabeth is the founder and co-Executive Director of LA Más, a non-profit that designs and builds initiatives that promote neighborhood resilience and elevate the agency of working-class communities of color. The practice ranges from alternative affordable housing, public realm improvements, and storefront improvements. Elizabeth is an architect committed to social justice using design as a tool to engage and as a value that imparts identity and creates ownership. She is currently an adjunct teacher at Cal Poly Pomona’s School of Architecture and holds a master’s degree in architecture from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Southern California.

In this episode, we dive into Basil's colorful journey as CEO of Palari Group and Ambassador-At-Large of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, where he advocates United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Basil lives in Beverly Hills and leads Palari Group, a real estate group dedicated to building sustainable smart homes in California.