The next era of recycling
Imagine standing outside a factory, watching plumes of smoke curl into the air. It’s a sight that has long symbolized industrial progress, but now we know that all of that progress is also one of the biggest contributors to climate change. So imagine if that smoke, filled with harmful carbon …
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The power of “I’m Sorry”.
I grew up in a family that didn’t apologize. Ever. If someone hurt your feelings, you were expected to get over it. No conversation. No acknowledgment. Just move on. This upbringing wired my brain in a few key ways. First, being confronted caused a full mental short circuit. My immediate …
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Harnessing the sun for new possibilities
Let’s travel to the sun-soaked expanse of the California desert, where innovation is rewriting the rules of energy. Here, amidst the stillness of the Mojave, a company named Heliogen is capturing sunlight in a way that could one day make fossil fuels a relic of the past. This isn’t your …
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2024 Year in Review: A Year of Creation and Connection
2024 began with opposites for me: a literal force-of-nature ice storm in Portland, Oregon, that brought two trees crashing onto our house (we’re still navigating insurance repairs!) and the most awe-inspiring vacation of my life. For my birthday, my husband, Ozan, took me on a safari in Botswana with Wilderness …
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What if holiday giving could change the world?
As I sit in the warmth of my home, the glow of holiday lights filling the city, I can’t help but feel a weight pressing on my heart. The festive decorations are beautiful, but their brightness feels almost too stark against the dark realities faced by so many around the …
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Procrastination is a signal worth listening to
I’ve always had a complicated relationship with procrastination. For the longest time, I anchored that word to productivity or, more accurately, the lack of it. When I procrastinated, I’d feel that familiar pang of guilt—like I was failing at some invisible standard of achievement. I’d tell myself, “You’re just putting …
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Turning pollution into progress
Imagine standing in the middle of a windswept field in Iceland, the air crisp and clear. Rising from the horizon is a facility that looks like it belongs in a sci-fi movie—a Climeworks direct air capture plant. This facility isn’t just futuristic in appearance; it’s rewriting the playbook on how …
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The hardest part of becoming an entrepreneur (is not what you think)
I’m not going to lie. The transition to becoming an entrepreneur was hard. It was really hard. But not for any of the reasons I expected. With no defined “end of the work day”, I was always thinking about work. Each morning I’d show up at my desk with a …
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A tale of two futures
In 2000, Blockbuster was the undisputed king of home entertainment. Families flocked to its 5,000 stores every Friday night renting DVDs, grabbing popcorn, and locking in for weekend movie marathons. It wasn’t just a ritual—it was the way to experience home entertainment. At the same time, a small company called …
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The signposts waiting to guide your path
You have done all the “right things”. On paper, you have an incredible job. There’s just one tiny detail you’ve been ignoring…it’s not your dream job. Every day, little by little, that spark you used to have becomes more and more like a shadow of itself. You’re relying on heavy …
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