Half Hippie
Half Hippie is about identity, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. We’ll share stories about what makes us all Half Hippie, and what our other half does to make a positive impact in the world.
Episodes
Today’s guest is a designer with a sustainable branding and packaging studio.
Welcome, Denisa Parker!
Denisa calls herself a kind rebel because she loves challenging the status quo, disrupting unsustainable practices and helping others make a real difference in the world - all while being kind and leading from the heart.
She turned her passion for design and sustainable living into a design studio, Kind and Ivy. It's become a miss...
Today’s guest is an interior designer, entrepreneur, mom, and a wicked awesome Color and Pattern Mixologist.
Welcome, Nan Krueger!
It makes sense that she’s an interior designer. her parents were amateur designers--they owned a few houses over the years while she was growing up in the 70’s, and she remembers playing with their fabric samples and drafting supplies. Their furniture templates fascinated her; she drew floor plans for cou...
I have an exciting announcement in this episode!
After studying Business Sustainability Management at Cambridge University online, I’m becoming a Sustainability Consultant.
I’ve known personally that being more sustainable is less expensive, feels better, and is actually fun, and now I can make the business case for it so that will be the topic of this episode. (I'll also tell you about my trip to Azores.)
The focus of my work wi...
We are at a time in the world where the impact of our actions on the planet can no longer be ignored. That impact is affecting us emotionally, too, as we experience eco-anxiety about the future of our world.
Today's guest is passionate about deep nature connection, healing ourselves through reconnecting with the planet, a spirituality that of necessity includes serving the greater good, and returning to living in balance and ha...
Manufacturing has been problematic in the past, but it presents a lot of opportunities to make life better for workers and the community, and to be regenerative for the sake of the planet. Today’s guest is an expert on manufacturing, and how it can be better.
Joe Sprangel is this week’s guest and I really enjoyed his insight and his big heart for humanity.
Joe is the Dean of the College of Business & Professional Studies at Mary ...
Sustainable development is a global policy framework that could replace capitalism and give everyone access to a better life. Everyone!
I've been studying and researching Sustainable Development and in this episode, I'll tell you what I've learned and why I think it's the future.
Check out the show notes for links to some of the resources I mentioned.
https://halfhippiepodcast.com/episode/024
This is very exciting! It...
Let’s talk about conscious consumerism. Today’s guest is a conscious consumer and she also advises sustainable businesses around marketing strategy and brand identity… it’s all about what conscious consumers want!
Ashlee Sang is today’s guest and she is so insightful and charming. One of my favorite things she said is
“Every single choice I make affects a real human and actually affects the environment in a real way... once I knew t...
The Half Hippie Podcast is back from summer break! In this brief episode, I'll share a bit about what I've been doing over the summer and what's in store for future episodes.
Be sure to follow on Instagram @halfhippiepodcast for more fun and helpful resources.
Today’s guest hosts yoga and wellness retreats all over the world! She is the creator and facilitator of Elements Wellness Retreats where she offers yoga retreats and now teacher training. Her training program starts with online workshops and culminates with a retreat and graduation in Costa Rica!
And of course, she’s planning to host a retreat in Portugal.
Welcome, Buffie Diaz.
I met Buffie several years ago and instantly had a girl ...
My guests today are currently sailing the world while running a business! CLARYTI co-founders are spreading awareness on plastic pollution in the ocean through household cleaning products. Their mission is to eliminate the 3rd largest contributor of plastic pollution in the ocean -- household products -- by creating non-toxic plastic-free cleaning products that people love!
Welcome, Nixie Marie and Cameron Van Peebles.
They are so cr...
Today’s guest is a comedian and actor. She lives in Chicago and she is the co-host of the comedy and politics podcast Sit Still, Look Opinionated. Part of the show is discussing how to have productive conversations around “taboo” topics and hone critical thinking skills.
Welcome, Claire Malkie.
Claire is smart, funny, and ready to have hard conversations that aim to make us all better.
Show notes are here:
I'm normally not too optimistic about climate change, but I've been hearing from so many brilliant people and it's Earth Day so I thought I'd do something a little different. In this episode, I'll share how and why I became passionate about sustainability (my origin story) and 5 things that make me optimistic for the future.
5 reasons I’m optimistic
- Technology
- Vegans aren’t saving the planet
- Younger generation
- BC...
After completing a Master's Degree in Sustainability Management from the Harvard Extension School and a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Boston University, today’s guest launched Green Buoy Consulting to show businesses exactly how to integrate sustainability to transform their businesses.
Welcome, Eliza Erskine!
Eliza’s work focuses on early-stage, small & mid-size companies across industries and delivers resul...
Today’s guest helps moms and busy women learn how to grow fresh food at home with confidence and ease so they can lead their families in living healthy, happy, and intentional lives.
And she’s so chill. I love her calm vibe.
Welcome, Danielle Smith.
In this episode, we’ll talk about why gardening is so healthy, how to follow nature to prevent pests without using chemicals, and how to make it easy to grow your own vegetables.
Show Notes...
My first Portuguese guest is on a mission to help his fellow digital nomads lower their footprint and increase their impact as they travel the world for work. He and his partner, Sara, founded the No Footprint Nomads website where they promote a low-impact nomadic lifestyle. He also co-founded the Thriving Nomads which intends to be a community of nomad change-maker entrepreneurs.
Welcome, João Mendes.
Show Notes are here:
Today’s guest is saving the seas with Sea Shepherd Portugal. They do it through education and awareness campaigns as well as direct action in the ocean. It’s fascinating, essential work and I’m so honored to talk with Maike Baun.
Show Notes are here:
https://halfhippiepodcast.com/episode/014
Where to find Maike and Sea Shepherd online
Follow @halfhippiepodcast on Instagram for more...
A lot of hippies gravitate towards Buddhism so I thought it would be fun to talk with one of my favorite people, a Buddhist student and teacher. She is also a prison chaplain, author, celebrant (she officiates weddings and funerals), the director of Tarastone Retreat center, and someone who simply glows with love and light.
Welcome Sherab Chödrön.
In this episode, we talk about Buddhism and what it means. We talk about grief, attachm...
Dogs do so much for us and we have the honor of caring for them and giving them a good life. When today’s guest realized her beloved English bulldog had arthritis in his shoulder, she used her biotech engineering expertise to create a collagen supplement to help his joints feel better. And it worked!
She created a startup called HappyBond that makes and sells human-grade supplements and food for our four-legged friends. Then she par...
Let’s get a little woowoo!
This week, I’m talking with soul coach, Lisa Rose.
She tells us how to make a personal altar and what she includes on her altar to make it grounded and close to the earth. We also talk about travel, living abroad, and how to make simple sustainable swaps around your home.
In her work at Truly Living You, Lisa helps creative women who've already had a lot of successes to create a more deeply satisfying l...
When I hear the word hippie, I don’t usually think of attorneys, so I’m very excited because today’s guest is an attorney and legal coach, an entrepreneur, a little woowoo, a lifelong learner, and a leader. We talked about her role as a lawyer, how she became an entrepreneur and legal coach, and maintaining the image.
She also took the Harvard Business School Online Sustainable Business Strategy course so we talked about greenwashin...
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