The Social Change Career Podcast Shut the door! Narrow your job search for career success
A kid from the 1980’s who rode his bicycle without a helmet and benefited from an outdoor childhood grew up to develop a very successful career on sustainability as it intersects with business.
In Episode 7 of Season 4 you will learn how Kevin grew to become one of the world’s pre-eminent business consultants and teachers in the field of sustainability. He is the CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting, a consulting firm focused on demonstrating the bottom-line business benefits of sustainability and then leading companies through successful implementation.
Episode 7 of Season 4 is brought to you by The Rotary Peace Fellowship and the Graduate Program in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence at the Heller School for Social Policy at Brandeis University.
In this episode we discuss:
- Growing up outdoorsin the 1970s with no helmets (or seatbelts)
- The college backpack trip that started Kevin’s passion for the environment and all things green
- How a kayaking trip prompted Kevin to develop a sense for business as it intersects with green environmental practices
- Academic credentials versus on-the-job skills
- Key skills for a career in sustainability
- As a sustainability consultant how does Kevin’s day look like?
- Kevin’s strategy to narrow your job searchfor a sustainability job
- On dealing with rejection and moving forward
- Who gets jobs, according to Kevin
- Understanding Corporate Sustainabilitythrough the story of Seattle’s professional soccer team becoming carbon neutral
- Corporate Sustainability or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- If you are NOT making money on your sustainability efforts you are doing it wrong
- 6 steps for a company to start its path on sustainability
- Top 3 things to develop a career of impact and sustainability
Links:
Books by Kevin:
Sustainability Jobs– How to Land Your Dream Green Job, Making Sustainability Stick, Return on Sustainability.Kevin’s sustainability consulting firm
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This episode was brought thanks to the Rotary Peace Center and Brandeis University:
Are you an existing or emerging peace leader looking to take your career to the next level? You might be eligible to receive full funding to pursue a MA or professional certificate in peace & conflict studies. Learn more about RotaryPeace Fellowships at www.rotary.org/peace-fellowships
The MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence at Brandeis University, where you gain the practical, hands on skills you need to become a peacebuilding professional in the U.S. and abroad.