
HAPPY PLANET
Can innovation, entrepreneurship and investment make the planet happier and healthier? Entrepreneur and investor Abigail Carroll thinks so. Through conversations with founders, investors, and thought leaders, in over a dozen countries and counting, Abigail shares this thought-provoking and hope-promoting world with her audience. And always with a little humour.
Podcasting since 2022 • 66 episodes
HAPPY PLANET
Latest Episodes
When innovating for health and circularity involves navigating global affairs. Alison Cove, Founder, USEFULL
Our guest today is Alison Cove, founder of USEFULL, a circular reuse solution that partners with college campuses to make student takeout meals a zero-waste and microplastic-free experience. With a business focused on domestic healt...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 65
•
38:41

Building an Ocean Community. Paul Holthus, Founding President, World Ocean Council
Today's guest is Paul Holthus. Paul is a blue economy visionary. He is the founding president and CEO Emirati of the World Ocean Council, affectionately called the WOC. Founded in 2008, long before anyone was talking about the blue economy, WO...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 64
•
46:30

Boosting biochar and community. Jason Dodier, Co-Founder GRAIN Ecosystem & Fountainhead RI
Happy planet Wednesday!We are kicking off a new season, and today I'm just delighted to welcome Jason Dodier, a recognized global authority on the circular economy, biochar and decar...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 63
•
40:30

Ocean surveillance in a fast changing world. Ian Estaphan Owen; Jaia Robotics
Happy Planet Wednesday! Today we travel to Rhode Island, the ocean state, where, fittingly, the blue economy is thriving. Ian Estaphan Owen, Co-Founder of JAIA Robotics didn't grow up in Rhode Island but rather coastal Wal...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 62
•
44:27

Restructuring for the Planet. TECO 2030 gets a new life for its fuel cells.
I have been at this long enough by now - 61 episodes!- to see some great successes and some disappointing failures. This week's guest tells a story that's a bit of both, but he is not letting failure get in his way.Today we are heading b...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 61
•
32:36

Fan Mail
Great piece. I wish that technology could be used as a muffler to vociferous politicians. 😉. Names withheld.
Dobbs Ferry, New York