Thomas Petithuguenin: Leaving corporate to build real impact

Thomas Petithuguenin: Leaving corporate to build real impact

In this episode we listen to Thomas, CEO of everox. Thomas was appointed CEO and became the company's first employee back when everox was still a university spin-off. Thomas left a comfortable role to pursue a more impactful path, moving from environmental strategy into the cement industry. In this conversation, he shares the realities of early-stage company building - repeating pitches, hiring a team, and shaping the culture - alongside the freedom, ownership, and responsibility that come with it.

Kelly Ruigrok: Changing the world without an office

In this episode we listen to Kelly Ruigrock, founder of GSES. Kelly Ruigrok is the founder and CEO of the Global Sustainable Enterprise System, a platform that makes sustainability measurable and transparent for organisations around the world. Starting without a degree and overcoming personal and professional setbacks, she built her company from scratch, turning a vision of a single sustainability standard into a tool used by businesses, governments and major events to drive real impact. Her journey is about resilience, curiosity, and changing the world one metric at a time.