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Planet Good Radio  

Planet Good Radio focuses on creating and managing profitable, socially conscious businesses. Host Tea Silvestre (Principal of Social Good Consulting) explores the strategies, leaders and new markets that are driving the evolution of conscious business. Listen to dialogues with influential leaders in all walks of business and professional development. If you want to “do good” both economically AND environmentally/socially, this show will help you get there. The show is live every Thursday afternoon 3 p.m. Pacific.

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    Vacations that Create Change

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    Category: Business


    This week on Planet Good Radio, our guest is Andrea Ross, founder of Journeys Within Bed & Breakfast and Tour Company/Journeys Within Our Community (JWOC). For the last 6 years, Journeys Within B&B and Tour Company has been offering tours throughout SE Asia and is a pioneer in philanthropic travel and voluntourism, in fact being named a Conde Naste Travel World Saver because of their focus on helping their community. JWOC is their non-profit arm that focuses on projects that help reduce poverty and increase educational and economic opportunities in the region. Philanthropic travel is key to their business model and to their growth and success. Some of the ways Journeys Within has aided the community are: * Building wells in villages to provide clean drinking water * Providing micro-finance loans to help local entrepreneurs build their businesses * Funding and providing equipment and supplies to local schools, orphanages and museums * Providing scholarships to students for high school and university * Disaster relief (for example, local fires and the Myanmar tsunami) * Providing a fair trade program to help local artisans sell their handicrafts at a good market price And one of the most involving ways Journeys Within helps their local communities is through Voluntourism. Tour guests are offered the option to make a donation of as little as $50 or $100 towards a program or project they’d like to donate to and a visit to that project is then incorporated into their tour. Nearly every guest opts to donate and incorporate voluntourism into their trip – a key part of the Journeys Within business model and company vision. Read more at www.planetgoodradio.com

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    Green Business Model: Indigenous Designs

    Joining us this week is Scott Leonard, CEO and Co-founder of Indigenous Designs Corporation, a leading apparel brand and producer of hand-knit, natural fiber clothing. Scott is responsible for directing the Indigenous Brand identity and Indigenous private label production model. Founded in 1994, Indigenous Designs develops and markets premium quality apparel to high-end fashion retailers around the world. These fine garments are designed in-house and produced to specification by artisan cooperatives located primarily in South America, Guatemala and India. In 2009, the company was selected by Apparel Magazine as a “Top Innovator,” in the fashion industry. The company has received the national Socially Responsible Business award from Co-op America. Scott and Indigenous Designs continue to be heavily involved in promoting sustainability in collaboration with Organic Exchange, the OTA, SVN, BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies), and B-Corp. Scott is an ardent advocate about the positive power of business for the benefit of people and the planet. He has been a pioneer in the areas of fair trade apparel, organics, social justice and the sustainability movement. Scott has served two terms on the Steering Committee for the Organic Fiber Council, where he collaborated with the USDA to help set the standards for organic cotton. Scott has also worked with Root Capital to establish a breakthrough financial model for funding the fair trade Artisan apparel sector in South America. In 2005, Scott founded the Green Steps program to raise business awareness of sustainability issues.

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    A Labor of Love - CommuniTEA at Numi

    This week on Planet Good Radio, the founders of Numi Tea, brother and sister Ahmed and Reem, join us to discuss their original business vision–to revive the serenity, creativity, and comfort that is inspired by the simple art of tea–and to do so in a sustainable, socially conscious way. Both artistic souls and world explorers, the two siblings have combined their belief in the transcendental properties of tea with their individual passions for photography, art, and culture. Ahmed, the master alchemist behind Numi’s blends, discovered the calming simplicity of tea and herbal teasans while living in Prague, Czech Republic, where he co-owned and ran two teahouses. A distinguished photographer, Ahmed used his artistic and intuitive nature as a foundation for his innovative and artisan approach to the blending of teas. Fluent in English, Arabic, French, German and Czech, Ahmed is a citizen of the world; each pot of Numi tea is an amalgamation of his worldly cultural knowledge, his in-depth understanding of teas, and his appreciation for quality. Ahmed’s sister Reem has a background that is almost as diverse as the selection of Numi teas. Before the advent of Numi, Reem, a Biomedical Engineer, moved to Italy to nurture her artistic aspirations. Reem has exhibited her artwork around the world in San Francisco, New York City, Melbourne, and Florence. But you don’t need to be a globetrotter to admire her artwork-Reem’s original paintings are also exhibited on each one of Numi’s packages. Inspired by her brother’s photos and by the meditative nature and timeless essence of tea, Reem painted Numi’s artwork using oil on small tin plates, with imagery that evokes a slower, more contemplative way of being. Reem believes that tea, like art, has a universal essence and is a portal for self-reflection.

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    Is Social Entrepreneurship for You?

    Join us this Thursday for a conversation with Tom Minter — an inspiring 29 year old social entrepreneur from the UK. His current business is Socks for Happy People, where he creates ‘unique, comfy, and sustainable socks that amaze, uplift, and inspire’. According to Tom, “Socks for Happy People exists to inspire a deeper understanding of genuine happiness around the world.” But this isn’t his first business, and he’s sure it won’t be his last. Come find out what qualities are absolutely essential for success as a social entrepreneur.

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    Sharing Surplus Medical Supplies & Saving the Environment

    Join us this week for a conversation with A.B. Short, the CEO of MedShare, an organization he co-founded. Under his guidance, MedShare has evolved into one of the leading medical supply recovery organizations in the United States. In 1998, A.B. Short and Bob Freeman were concerned with the critical healthcare needs of the underserved populations throughout the world and the environmental threat of discarded medical supplies and equipment. To act on these issues, MedShare was born. To date, MedShare has shipped over $60 million worth of donated medical supplies and equipment to economically developing countries across the globe, which accounts to over 1 million cubic feet of landfill space saved.

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    Vacations that Create Change

    This week on Planet Good Radio, our guest is Andrea Ross, founder of Journeys Within Bed & Breakfast and Tour Company/Journeys Within Our Community (JWOC). For the last 6 years, Journeys Within B&B and Tour Company has been offering tours throughout SE Asia and is a pioneer in philanthropic travel and voluntourism, in fact being named a Conde Naste Travel World Saver because of their focus on helping their community. JWOC is their non-profit arm that focuses on projects that help reduce poverty and increase educational and economic opportunities in the region. Philanthropic travel is key to their business model and to their growth and success. Some of the ways Journeys Within has aided the community are: * Building wells in villages to provide clean drinking water * Providing micro-finance loans to help local entrepreneurs build their businesses * Funding and providing equipment and supplies to local schools, orphanages and museums * Providing scholarships to students for high school and university * Disaster relief (for example, local fires and the Myanmar tsunami) * Providing a fair trade program to help local artisans sell their handicrafts at a good market price And one of the most involving ways Journeys Within helps their local communities is through Voluntourism. Tour guests are offered the option to make a donation of as little as $50 or $100 towards a program or project they’d like to donate to and a visit to that project is then incorporated into their tour. Nearly every guest opts to donate and incorporate voluntourism into their trip – a key part of the Journeys Within business model and company vision. Read more at www.planetgoodradio.com

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    More stories of social enterprise success.

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    Gypsies, Tea and Conscious Capitalism

    This week, Zhena is here to talk about her success with her sustainable award winning brand of pure organic tea that has turned into the fastest growing company on the gold coast: Zhena’s Gypsy Tea. In 2000, Zhena’s son Sage was born with a severe health defect. Barely making ends meet, and with no health insurance to cover Sage’s mounting medical costs, Zhena was faced with a serious challenge. Determined to earn the income necessary to support the needs of her son she used her degree in aromatherapy, love of tea and a small collection of money from friends and family to produce and start selling tea out of a cart on California street corners. Believing that selling her tins of tea could alter fate, Zhena became a purveyor of hope and the founder of Gypsy Tea. Today Sage is a healthy, energetic boy and the company has become more than just a product. Zhena’s Gypsy Tea doesn’t just market products, it markets meaning. These teas are made with a commitment to social responsibility, sustainability and the well-being of others. Apart from dedicating her company to blending her teas with the finest, highest grade of natural oils, herbs, fruits, and organic leaves, Zhena has committed her company to green practices. These include focusing on how the ingredients in her products are grown, the re-usable packaging that is used, even the tea bags play a role in promoting social good.

    Category: Business
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