Hosted by BBMG’s Mitch Baranowski, each episode features a candid exchange with one of today’s leading ecopreneurs.

The Green RoomWelcome to The Green Room, an original Web series from the sustainable branding and marketing experts at BBMG. The Green Room engages the green economy’s best thinkers, designers, technologists, business leaders and public figures in one-on-one interviews conducted in the firm’s Brooklyn studio.

Hosted by BBMG founding partner and chief creative officer Mitch Baranowski, each episode features a candid exchange with one guest about the issues behind scaling sustainability and driving social innovation.

The series debuts on Triple Pundit on Wednesday, March 9. In the first episode, Mitch sits down with Tom Szaky, TerraCycle’s co-founder and CEO, to discuss how the upcycler is hurtling the challenges associated with going global.

Featured Episode

Schedule

Tom SzakyEpisode One: March 9, 2011
In the first episode, Mitch sits down with Tom Szaky, TerraCycle’s co-founder and CEO.

 

 

 

Neil BlumenthalEpisode Two: March 23, 2011
Neil Blumenthal, co-founder of Warby Parker, the disruptive one-for-one eyewear company.

 

 

 

Ron J. WilliamsEpisode Three: April 6, 2011
Ron J. Williams, co-founder of SnapGoods, a new platform for “owning less, doing more.”

 

 

 

Summer Rayne OakesEpisode Four: April 20, 2011
Summer Rayne Oakes, co-founder of Source4Style, a global resource for designers interested in ethically sourced, sustainable materials.

 

 

 

Jason Graham-NyeEpisode Five: May 25, 2011
Jason Graham-Nye, CEO of gDiapers, the first new choice in diapers in more than 40 years.

 

 

 

Ian YollesEpisode Six: June 8, 2011
Ian Yolles, Chief Sustainability Officer of Recyclebank, where more than two million members are being rewarded for taking green actions.

 

 

 

Josh ViertelEpisode Seven: June 22, 2011
Josh Viertel, President of Slow Food USA, dedicated to a world in which all people can eat food that is good for them, good for the people who grow it and good for the planet.

 

 

Have a suggestion for a future guest? By all means, please send us your ideas.

Sponsors

Interested in sponsoring the show? Please contact Morgen Wolf at 212.473.4902 ext 201, mwolf@bbmg.com

Credits

Produced by BBMG and Topiary Productions
Director of Photography: Ben Wolf
Camera Operator: Selene Preston
Sound Engineer: Trokon Nagbe
Editor: Kristin Bye
Music: Andrew Baker
Associate Producer: Morgen Wolf
Publicity: Gina Masullo

 

Knoll

Thank You, Knoll.

We’d also like to send a big thank you to our friends at Knoll for generously providing MultiGeneration chairs. Designed to be a conversation starter, the MultiGeneration chair is certified by SMaRT, level, GREENGUARD and LEED. Specific eco-components include environmentally-friendly textiles, biobased content in the seat foam, minimal materials in the structure and 100% wind power to offset the use of electricity during the making of the chair.