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.
Environmental Conservation with ICON Water Trails
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Stephanie Oppel, Executive Director of ICON Water Trails, joins Hannah and Kaitie for a discussion on the initiative’s history and strategy, utilizing recreation as a catalyst for conservation. Listen in now!
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Next Gen Conservation & Agriculture
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Joy Van Wyngarden (_joyofalltrades_), content creator, joins Hannah Inman and — new to the pod — Hannah Dake, Marketing & Communications Specialist for the Great Outdoors Foundation, to discuss the next generation of conservation and ag. The group digs into Joy’s unique perspective at the intersection of environmental conservation, regenerative ag, local food systems, and personal health.
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Integrating Conservation & Agriculture
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Todd Sutphin, Conservation Services and Programs Lead at the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA), joins Hannah to discuss how ISA is partnering with farmers to integrate conservation practices on private land, developing the conservation agronomy field, and the future of conservation and agriculture. Listen in now!
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Impact, Intentional, and Planned Giving: Redefining Philanthropy
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Christine Halbrook, Attorney at Halbrook Law Firm, and Lynne Yontz, Chief Charitable Giving Officer at the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, join Kaitie to discuss the convergence of impact, intentional, and planned giving. If you’re interested in engaging more strategically with philanthropy and are curious about how to align your giving with your values, this episode is for you. Listen in now!
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Central Iowa Water Ecology
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Amanda Brown, Water Ecologist for Polk County Conservation, joins Hannah and Kaitie to cover environmental health through the lens of water quality. Listen in now!
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Creative Funding for Conservation & Recreation Part II
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Polk County Conservation’s (PCC) Rich Leopold, Director, and Kami Rankin, Deputy Director, join Hannah and Kaitie for Part II of a discussion on the Great Outdoors Foundation’s long-time partnership with PCC. They continue exploring different creative funding mechanisms that the pair has used over the last thirty years in order to achieve mutual conservation and recreation goals. Listen in now!
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