E10 | Interview with Michael Boyle from Austria and USA | Regenerative Design expert | Founder of Procurro Solutions LLC

E12 | Interview with Yoram Krozer from the Netherlands | Researcher & Director of Sustainable Innovations Academy | 15.06.2021

Yoram Krozer is a researcher and a very enthusiastic person about sustainable innovations. He worked in non-governmental organizations and industries. After twenty years in the private sector, he joined the University of Twente as director of the Cartesius Institute, Institute for Sustainable Innovations of the Netherlands Technical University, thereafter as a professor at the CSTM of the University of Twente. After retirement, he continues to support ethical business start-ups in the Sustainable Innovations Academy and is a visiting professor at the TU of Graz. His work on the economics of sustainability includes the development of products, software, master and vocational courses, about a hundred papers, and several books. In this episode, Yoram talks about his perspective of sustainability and innovations. He also shares some information about his research with practical examples. If you'd like to reach Yoram, here is his Linkedin profile [https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoram-krozer-6453096/?originalSubdomain=nl]. Feel free to write him an email at krozer@xs4all.nl [//krozer@xs4all.nl]. === === === I hope you enjoy this episode. Thank you for being here! Let me know your point of view or questions! :) Please write me at orsolyabojte@myrabase.com! BlueMakers Podcast by myrabase.com [https://myrabase.com/] with Orsolya Bojte | Interviews with entrepreneurs, researchers, experts who shape their activities by Nature. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/myrabase/message

E11 | Interview with Henry Ukoha Ogbonnaya from Nigeria - Africa | Founder of CliMatr | Venture builder at Inqumax Incubator

Henry Ukoha Ogbonnaya is a systems practitioner and professional in the circular economy. An avid researcher and cleantech enthusiast passionate about developing sustainable business models, optimizing business processes and operations, and designing products and services from an innovative perspective. His intense passion for the environment drives him. He approaches his work from a systems perspective, paying special attention to the circular economy and cradle-to-cradle design principles, thereby strategically positioning an organization in the green economy. He collaborates with both the public and private sectors to create a more sustainable product/service offering. He is a Nigerian from Africa. He is the founder of CliMatr [https://climatr.com/]. They help African organizations, startups, founders, and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) accelerate organizational development sustainably through a system-based sustainable approach. Their team is committed to bringing circular and systemic design thinking into every facet of running an enterprise to affect the world sustainably, which is why our processes and services are structured to promote the SDG objectives. Henry is also a Venture builder at Inqumax Incubator [https://climatr.com/inqumax/]. Their focus is on supporting founders and their startups, to build attractive businesses and enable them to raise their early funding rounds (pre-seed and seed) while laying the foundations for economic, social, and environmental sustainability. If you'd like to reach Henry, here is his Linkedin profile [https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryg6pd/]. He is open-minded to connect with you. So, feel free to write him an email at henryukoha@climatr.com [//henryukoha@climatr.com]. === === === I hope you enjoy this episode. Thank you for being here! Let me know your point of view or questions! :) Please write me at orsolyabojte@myrabase.com! BlueMakers Podcast by myrabase.com [https://myrabase.com/] with Orsolya Bojte | Interviews with entrepreneurs, researchers, experts who shape their activities by Nature. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/myrabase/message

E10 | Interview with Michael Boyle from Austria and USA | Regenerative Design expert | Founder of Procurro Solutions LLC

Michael Boyle is a regenerative designer, enthusiastic about inclusivity and supply chain management. He organizes great workshops - Design Sprints, where people can learn how to analyze a problem and understand different stakeholders' perspectives with empathy mapping. He is an American from the USA who lives in Austria (Europe). His passion is directly tied to the 4 components that make up Procurro Solutions LLC, founded by him. * Circular Experience: Helping companies to understand and master the sustainable customer experience. Link here [http://www.circularexperience.com]; * Frugal Innovation: Optimizing scarcity, designing something 'good enough' while focusing on simplicity. The innovative way to reach circularity. Link here [http://www.frugalinnovation.io]; * Agile Foundation Institute: They concentrate on making agile meaningful for the entire organization, not just IT. Link here [http://www.agilefoundationinstitute.com]; * Tribes Like Mine: Empowerment | Inclusion | Social Transformation. Link here [http://www.tribeslikemine.com]; Apart from these initiatives, he has several years of experience within the realm of eLearning. His first project was putting together a MOOC for iversity.org in 2014, where he was able to get 12,000 students to sign up. Link here [https://iversity.org/business-analysis-101]. If you'd like to reach Mike, here is his Linkedin profile [https://www.linkedin.com/in/circularwien/]. Also, he is open-minded to connect with you. So, feel free to write him an email at mike@circular.wien or travelvue@gmail.com. === === === I hope you enjoy this episode. Thank you for being here! Let me know your point of view or questions! :) Please write me at orsolyabojte@myrabase.com! BlueMakers Podcast by myrabase.com [https://myrabase.com/] | Interviews with entrepreneurs, researchers, experts who shape their activities by Nature. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/myrabase/message

E9 | Interview with Curt Hallberg from Sweden | Inventor of the Vortex technology | Design Engineer at Watreco and ESSIQ AB | 09.03.2021

Curt Hallberg is a design engineer, an inventor, and a researcher from Trelleborg, Skane County, Sweden. He's the inventor of Vortex Technology, which is a water purification system - without any chemicals. This method not just purifies water but precipitates minerals like lime in an environmentally friendly and efficient way. This results in cleaner water and conduits and a substantial amount of energy savings in industrial processes at a low cost. In this episode, he talks about how we can replace chemicals with physics and purify water with simple steps at the industrial and household level. Curt shares his impressions of the Blue Economy, how he met with this concept and how he applies it in practice. If you'd like to reach Curt, here is his Linkedin profile [https://www.linkedin.com/in/curt-hallberg-941a846/?originalSubdomain=se]. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/geostrickland/] The platforms that he mentioned in the podcast are Watreco [https://www.watreco.com/] and Vortex [https://www.vortex-world.org/malmogroup.htm]. I also attached a PDF [https://www.theblueeconomy.org/uploads/7/1/4/9/71490689/case_1_the_vortex.pdf]from the Blue Economy website by Gunter Pauli about Curt and his innovative invention, Vortex Technology. Curt said that he is open-minded for collaboration, so feel free to contact him. :) I hope you enjoy this episode. Thank you for being here! Let me know your point of view or questions! :) BlueMakers Podcast by myrabase.com [https://myrabase.com/] | Interviews with entrepreneurs, researchers, experts who shape their activities by Nature. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/myrabase/message

E8 | Interview with George Strickland from Toronto, Canada | Sustainable Building Expert | Circular Economy Club | 04.03.2021

George Strickland is an executive director member at the Circular Economy Club from London, in North America. As a Membership Executive at CEC, he brings together the community of circular economy professionals in Canada and the USA. George is also working in the green & sustainable building field. He is experienced in leadership, business development, global networking, educational course development & delivery, speaker at conferences, trade shows. In this episode, he shares his point of view of sustainable approaches and system thinking. I liked his expression of the elegance of a tree regarding how we treat nature. He also talks about biomimicry, replicating nature in businesses, waste, sustainable buildings, and materials. If you'd like to reach George, here is his Linkedin profile. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/geostrickland/] The platforms that he mentioned in the podcast are AskNature [https://asknature.org/]and CEC [//www.circulareconomyclub.com]. I hope you enjoy this episode. Thank you for being here! Let me know your point of view or questions! :) BlueMakers Podcast by myrabase.com [https://myrabase.com/] | Interviews with entrepreneurs, researchers, experts who shape their activities by Nature. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/myrabase/message