Month: August 2021

#141: A Pure Family Story with Dawn and Sarah Lancaster

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Post date August 31, 2021
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This week we have Dawn and Sarah Lancaster, mother and daughter co-founders of Pure Energy Apothecary, focused on healthy and accessible skincare and home fragrance products. A graduate of Champlain College, Dawn is acting CEO and owner, while Sarah is a current student at Champlain and a fellow at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, headed up by our previous guest Dr. Kylie King.

After the passing of Dawn’s mother, the Lancasters were inspired to find healthier solutions to the skincare products people use every day. Now, the pair, along with their cousin Michaela are expanding the brand nationally while Sarah focuses on e-commerce and getting Pure Energy certified as a B Corp, a corporation with verified high social and environmental performance.

Learn more at https://pureenergyvt.com/

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#140: Upskill for the Future with Benny Boas

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Post date August 24, 2021
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This week we have Benny Boas, CEO of Burlington Code Academy and Upright Education. Benny began teaching coding and software development with online courses and bootcamps through BCA right here in Vermont.

Now, he’s going national. Upright Education partners with colleges and universities to prepare adults for software-based work with rapid re-skilling courses, teaching a wide range of skills from Javascript to UX/UI design.

Learn more at https://www.uprighted.com/

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#139: Act on Opportunity with Kylie King, Ph.D.

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Post date August 11, 2021
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This week we are excited to have Dr. Kylie King, Academic Director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Assistant Professor of entrepreneurship and analytics at Champlain College.

Jon and Kylie sit down to discuss the connection between Champlain College and the Burlington community, fostering entrepreneurship in students and young adults, and looking ahead to Champlain in 2030.

Learn more at https://www.champlain.edu/centers-of-experience/center-for-innovation-and-entrepreneurship

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#138: Paying for our Planet with Kate Williams

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Post date August 4, 2021
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“That is a big rallying cry for us–– how do we engage more entities, businesses, and people in seeing how, and feeling clear about how they can give to the environment broadly defined to drive positive change.”

This week we have Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet.

1% for the Planet is a global network of businesses, individuals and nonprofit organizations tackling our planet’s most pressing environmental issues, headquartered right here in Burlington VT. 1% operates through memberships, where businesses and people can commit to giving 1% of their sales or revenues to environmental causes, in exchange for certification. 1% creates pressure for big businesses to truly pay the cost of doing business- cleaning up the earth in the wake of human pollution, and has given over $295 million to date.

Jon and Kate sit down to discuss management structure, remote and hybrid work, and giving back to the community.

Learn more about 1% by visiting https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/

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