David Katz: The Prosperity Effect | Catalyst Talks Podcast

Plastic as Prosperity: David Katz on Conscious Capitalism, Ending Poverty & Redefining Wealth

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In this episode...

These next few decades will define our global response to two urgent crises—plastic pollution and poverty—and whether we continue to operate from scarcity and extraction, or step into a new paradigm of circularity, regeneration, and conscious creation.

Can trash become treasure? Can waste become wealth? David Katz says yes.

In this powerful conversation, David Katz, globally celebrated founder of Plastic Bank, joins me to share how he's creating systemic change by turning plastic into currency, empowering marginalized communities, and operating businesses from a place of being, not just doing.

In this episode, we explore:

0:00 David Katz: The Plastic Bank's Genesis & Vision

1:07 Meet David Katz: Bridging Ancient Wisdom with Modern Solutions

3:55 Plastic Bank's Unique "Way of Being" & Impact

5:50 Circularity & Prosperity: Envisioning a Future Economy

8:32 The Prosperity Effect: Beyond Profit in Business

12:28 Global Impact: Plastic Bank's Reach & Scale

17:00 Community Empowerment: Schools as Plastic Bank Hubs

19:43 Plastic as Currency: A Path to Autonomy & Mastery

21:01 Overcoming Scarcity: The Mindset Shift Towards Abundance

25:12 Human Evolution: Conscious Living & Energy Resonance

30:18 Empowering Co-Creation: Leadership in the Plastic Bank Ecosystem

36:09 Hiring for "Who": Building a Team of Responsible Creators

48:29 Choosing a New Reality: Speaking a Prosperous Universe into Being

57:24 Join the Movement: Solving Poverty to End Plastic Pollution

1:00:19 Gratitude & Discernment: The Journey of Conscious Creation

About David Katz

David Katz is a globally recognized humanitarian and founder of Plastic Bank, a social enterprise transforming ocean-bound plastic into social currency. Featured in CNN, Forbes, TED, BBC, and honored by the United Nations, his work empowers tens of thousands of families while reshaping global supply chains through regenerative thinking.

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About Stephanie Trager

For more than 25 years, Stephanie has been a transformational coach and business strategist guiding visionary leaders and entrepreneurs to remember who they really are so they can do the work their really here to do. A multifaceted and multidimensional healer, she bridges ancient intelligence with modern wisdom to activate higher potentials. 

A lawyer and futurist, she weaves a multi-modality approach to helping individuals, families, and organizations in their quest for inner peace, mental freedom, physical vitality, spiritual expansion, and aligned business and investment impact. With the Soul of a mystic and mind of a CEO, Stephanie is a consciousness researcher, an author, speaker, experience curator, facilitator and creator of The Wayfinder’s Path for Evolutionary Leadership. Invest one hour with her, you’ll remember your magic.

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