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.
Creative Funding for Conservation & Recreation Part I
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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Wild Prairie Showdown Competitors Part II
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Jon Kallen, Managing Partner at Jennings Kallen Advisors, joins Jen and Kaitie to discuss his campaign for Team GOF in this year’s Wild Prairie Showdown. Listen in now!
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Wild Prairie Showdown Competitors Part I
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Molly Hanson, Conservation & Community Outreach Specialist for RDG Planning & Design, joins Hannah and Kaitie to discuss her campaign for Team ICON in this year’s Wild Prairie Showdown. Listen in now!
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Farmer & Landowner Conservation Perspectives
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Iowa farmers Nick Helland and Lee Tesdell join Hannah and Kaitie for a heartfelt discussion on conservation perspectives in the ag sector. The group covers the implications of food systems, cost-share programs, and incentive structures that impact the scope and scale of conservation in agriculture. Listen in now!
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Conservation & Agriculture
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Ruth McCabe, Senior Conservation Manager at Heartland Co-Op, joins Hannah and Kaitie to discuss practical solutions for water quality, the dynamics of conservation practices on private land, and how conservation agronomy is creating scalable, replicable change for soil and water. Listen in now!
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Creative Problem Solving
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, John Swanson, Polk County Water Resources Supervisor, joins Hannah and Kaitie to discuss creative problem solving, water quality initiatives, and the recipe to success. Listen now! Remember to like and follow the Great Outdoors Foundation on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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