Green Planet Blue Planet Podcast

Marc O'Brien is the co-founder of The Determined, a creative studio for a climate-resilient world. He is also the co-founder of Climate Designers, a hub for designers and creative professionals from all industries, committed to using their creative skills to take climate action. When not running his studio, you can find him teaching at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, CA as a senior adjunct faculty. Marc is a Climate designer and educator taking climate action to create opportunities that positively benefit all living species.

Blue Mahoe Capital Partners Inc. is a private investment firm focused on providing investors access to the emerging economies of the Caribbean region and under-represented founders in the United States. “Be intentional about leaving something positive in every single person that you meet. You never know the impact it can have when you make somebody smile or make somebody think. So be intentional about that. Positive vibes only.” - David P. A. Mullings Island Forward: Founder David Mullings and team are optimistic about the long-term growth prospects of emerging markets but too few investors have exposure to Jamaica and other Caribbean countries. The combination of a rising consumer class, ongoing structural and economic reforms, and a number of well-run businesses in the region provide attractive opportunities as these economies transition from low-value-added, labor-intensive manufacturing and extractive industry economies to ones more built on services, entrepreneurship and consumerism.

Rishi Chidananda has spent the latter part of his life as a monk, studying the philosophical traditions of India and gaining deep insights into their hidden meaning and timeless practices that are particularly relevant in this day and age. Before entering the spiritual path, he was a successful investment banker and entrepreneur. Since then, philosophical teachings contained within ancient scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita have had a significant impact on how he views the world and have changed the way he approaches life. Now, Rishi Chidananda uses his experience as a former investment banker and entrepreneur to easily articulate the philosophical teachings of India in a meaningful way for those looking to bridge the gap between western and eastern philosophies. He currently resides in New York City and is providing homeless people and those facing mental hardships with simple meditation practices.

This weeks Planet Positive Ventures series features Le Ciel Foundation! with Olivier Girard & Jessie Balfour-Lynn co-founders of Le Ciel Foundation The mission of Le Ciel Foundation is BUILDING CHANGE THROUGH CONSCIOUS EVOLUTION. Connecting ancestral wisdom to the current reality and modern technology, while keeping the vision of what is necessary for all life to thrive in harmony. Make sure to check out their feature length documentary movie THE TWELVE. Le Ciel Foundation creates change through a myriad of projects and allies around the world, guided by these three principles: - Education as in ever growing humans. - Inclusion because it’s time to let go of the separation we are all part of Nature. - Preservation It’s time to give back. This Episodes was recorded on Dec 22nd 2020 | Ep. 257 Planet Positive Series with Le Ciel Foundation Sign Up here: https://planetpositive.ventures/weekly  for the next PPV weekly call on January 12th, at 9am PDT.

A conversation at the turn of the ages. A new time arising. A time we have come here for. A Quantumplation with Guru Singh Electric, vital, and vibrant, Guru Singh is a celebrated third-generation yogi, master spiritual teacher, author, and musician who gracefully brings ancient spiritual practices and philosophies into the now with ease, humanity, humility and a healthy dose of humour. Which I got to experience during a week long Mens Event in the summer of 2019, and have an ongoing gratitude in my heart. Guru Singh fuses Eastern mysticism into Western pragmatism in an accessible and transformative way, I am truly excited for this episode with Guru Singh who’s eloquent insights and conversations inspire the minds, hearts and souls of  many! We talk about: The Future is collaborative. Rebuilding the eco-system. The migration of the Yogic teachings, how he is a 3rd generation Yogi. Being born with the teachings of Yogananda around him. Aka Eats meets West. Guru Singh references Buckminster Fullers worldview on a plethora of solutions present in the world as it is, growing into 2021. We talk about the banking system of the trees, and the natural intelligence in all life around us. The Bhavishya Purana, that means "future" and implies it is a work that contains prophecies regarding the future. With these words I hope you enjoy the episode with  Guru Singh His book recommendations: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus The hidden life of trees

Todays guest is Shauna Shapiro: Have you checked out her amazing Ted Talk on #mindfulness yet? Dr. Shauna Shapiro is a professor at Santa Clara University, a clinical psychologist, and an internationally recognized expert in mindfulness. Dr. Shapiro is the recipient of the American Council of Learned Societies teaching award, acknowledging her outstanding contributions to education; and is a fellow of the Mind and Life Institute co-founded by the Dalai Lama. Dr. Shapiro lectures and leads mindfulness programs internationally, and has brought mindfulness to pioneering companies including Cisco Systems and Google. She has published over 150 articles and book chapters and is co-author of The Art and Science of Mindfulness and Mindful Discipline: A loving approach to raising an emotionally intelligent child. She recently published her newest book: Good Morning I love you, with Mindfulness and Compassion Practices...

This episode is part of the Planet Positive Series with Amy Seidman. Please join us for an exclusive look at the people and technologies addressing our greatest challenges and enabling humans to thrive in harmony with Earth. Find the Website for the weekly Events here. Amy is the founder and CEO of Noble Profit, building BFLO technology to track, verify and manage proof of reputation for sustainability claims in business and investment. An early pioneer of interactive media, Amy’s work as part of her design studio Creative Entity, include projects for PacBell, Lotus Software, Sun Microsystems, ValueClick Media, MGM, Warner Brothers, Fox, and Disney. She is also an internationally published photographer in publications such as Time, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone. Amy Seidman combined her love for media and the environment as IncrediblePlaces.org, Made For the Media interpretation system and IntoOutside.org. Amy is a FinTech4Good Fellow, recently was a Kernel Fellow and Apollo Fellow with Gitcoin. Amy has advised UN and NPS agencies, been a speaker at YLP and EarthX. Amy Seidman has been a scientific visualization artist fellow with Sierra Nevada Research Institute (SNRI) in Yosemite. Amy is a 1% For the Planet Ambassador, a founding member of Conexiones Institute, has received a Meet the Composer Award from the NY Counsel for the Arts,  has been a resident artist at SOMA Creative Center, an AIR (resident artist) at  Vortex Immersion and C3 in Los Angeles, as well as a bronze winner of the Nikon Professional Photographer Award. BFLO Technology BFLO technology to track, verify and manage sustainability information around business and finance. This includes Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ESG data, certifications, and carbon. BFLO’s protocol is blockchain-enabled for secure audits around claims and third party verification, and is being designed to help make it easier to manage complex information. NOBLE PROFIT Noble Profit's mission is to help transform the flow of resources to help the world's greatest challenges. We inspire through media, educate through data and take action with technology. Noble Profit has over 220 interviews of experts around sustainable business, impact and clean tech. These interviews have informed our work building BFLO, and is being released strategically to drive adoption of technologies and innovation that help solve our great challenges. We are currently building BFLO technology for sustainable transparency and truth, and spearheading FREEFLO for YESS in support of antislavery and mFLO to track Covid resources as a current NGO project.

Talimka Yordanova  is the CEO of the Global Citizen Forum. A community of leaders bridging the gap between freedom and responsibility to empower global citizenship. She joined the organization shortly after its inception and has been instrumental in the process of its structuring, management and establishment as an active player in the international civil society. A firm believer in the power of dialogue as a catalyst for action, Tali has designed and implemented numerous initiatives in the space of irregular migration, refugee crises, gender equality, women empowerment, girls education and social entrepreneurship. In this episode we are talking about: The mission and vision behind the Global Citizen Forum Bridging Local and Global Governance into what truly serves people The challenges as our old global systems are failing & how to move forward Talimka has worked alongside the late Kofi Annan, Tony Blair and Cherie Blair, Jose Manuel Barroso, Irina Bokova, various heads of states and government officials, Robert De Niro, Robin Sharma, Usher, Akon, Wyclef Jean and many more, she has contributed to the evolution of the concept of global citizenship as a cultural hub for cross-sector partnership built on the shared sense of responsibility for the future generations.

Seed-Tree-Fruit-Seed Cycle with El Niño Fruto Alejandro Glatt Alejandro is a Tulum based multidisciplinary artist, passionate about the aesthetic and energetic interactions between fruits, flowers, colors, and humans. With a permaculture background specializing in fruits, he understands the fruit growing process and how to manifest the abundance cycle. His next project is growing an urban food forest in Tulum, listen to more details in this episode. He finds and shares the essence of the fruit, represented through an artistic and sensual lens.Through altars, ceremonies and workshops, his message to the world is to connect, play and interact with our nature´s resources. Check out his Instagram for Inspiration. https://www.instagram.com/alejandroglatt/

Planet Positive Series with Barbara Randall: This weeks episode is a deep dive into the wisdom Barbara Randall has to share with the world. How to bring more love into our lives, and finding freedom in, and through love, are the themes of this week’s powerful conversation with Aunty Barbara Randall, wife of renowned Aboriginal Elder Uncle Bob Randall. Barbara is responsible for continuing Uncle Bob’s work through the Bob Randall Kanyini Foundation. In 2013, Uncle Bob set up an educational charity – the Bob Randall Kanyini Foundation. Before he died in 2015, gravely concerned about the global environment and the future generations, Uncle Bob instructed Barbara to “get the teachings out to the world” through the charity. Charged with this task, and with her own concern for the generations to come, Barbara is dedicated to preserve and share the extensive legacy of Uncle Bob’s ancient wisdom teachings with the world through the Bob Randall Kanyini Foundation. For more information on the work of the Bob Randall Kanyini Foundation email Barbara at barbararandall4@icloud.com