Be a Happy Disruptor

Creative thinker with an unconventional approach to your industry? You just might be a happy disruptor. Join your friends at the Great Outdoors Foundation for honest conversations about tackling critical issues — like conservation — with an uncritical disposition. If you like to smile and get things done, this is the podcast for you.

  • A Force for Nature: CFPC

    This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Addison McKown, Development Manager for the Conservation Foundation of Polk County, joins Kaitie to discuss the launch of the organization and its impact on conservation in the region. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

  • Financing Conservation Solutions

    This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Tee Thomas, CEO of Quantified Ventures, joins Hannah to discuss all things conservation finance. The two cover funding barriers, finance solutions, and the funder role landscape within the world of conservation. Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

  • Meet the Board Part VI

    This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Joey Taylor-Moon, Vice President of Marketing for Hubbell Realty Company, joins Kaitie for the latest installment of our series “Meet the Board.” Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Thank you to our partners, Williams & Jensen, for sponsoring this episode!

  • Meet the Board Part V

    This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Grant Kvalheim, CEO of Athene USA & Athene Holding, and Karen Novak Swalwell, President & CEO of Francis & Associates, join Hannah and Kaitie for the next installment of our series “Meet the Board.” Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

  • Meet the Board Part IV

    This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Kurt Mumm, President & Owner of Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors, and Georgia VanGundy, Deputy Director of Iowa Workforce Development, join Kaitiefor the next installment of our series “Meet the Board.” Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

  • Meet the Board Part III

    This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Lauren Burt, Head of Global Corporate Affairs at Kemin Industries, joins Kaitie for the next installment of our series “Meet the Board.” Listen in now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Thank you to our partners, Snyder & Associates, for sponsoring this episode!

     

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