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The Bearhug Experience Podcast
(#4) Nev Hyman: NOMOR, Solving Our Plastic Waste Problem, Building a Surfboard Empire, Setting 4 Guinness Book of World Records, Keeping Your Radar On & The Power of Silver Linings.
Nev Hyman is a serial entrepreneur who’s a legendary pioneer in the world of surfboard manufacturing, and went on to build a global surfboard empire under the NEV Futureshapes brand. He set 4 Guinness World Records, and more recently won Pitch@Palace, becoming the worldwide Entrepreneur of the Year, thanks to his recent endeavor with NevHouse/NoMor where he’s helping to solve the world’s plastic waste problem at its source, by converting waste into safe, affordable eco-friendly building materials to be used for constructing homes, schools, medical clinics and more in both developed and developing nations around the world.
(#2) Jennifer Gill Roberts: Grit Ventures, Deep Tech Investing, Insatiable Curiosity, Labs to Launch, Physical Infrastructure & The Power of Diverse Teams.
Jennifer Gill Roberts is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Grit Ventures. Jennifer, a technologist, repeat entrepreneur, and dedicated advocate for diversity, is also an early-stage venture capitalist. She specializes in sourcing and investing in groundbreaking sustainable technology innovations from the nation's top labs. These innovations tackle real-world challenges, from rebuilding our physical infrastructure to accelerating manufacturing and incorporating AI-powered robotic applications across industries like construction, agriculture, and logistics.
(#1) Jay Potter: ECOR Global, Environmental Technology, Circular Economy, Sustainable Building Products, Passionate Optimism & Breeching Into The Unknown.
Jay Potter is a brilliant entrepreneur who (so far) has personally raised more than 150 million dollars, taken 11 companies public (3 of his own creation), and has been a trailblazer in the environmental technology movement for decades. He and the teams he’s been central to are responsible for introducing numerous groundbreaking inventions to the world, such as developing the first high-volume electrolysis for hydrogen and non-toxic disinfectants, the world's first solar parking array, the first industrial pellet plant in the US, and today he serves as the CEO of ECOR Global, a company that is converting agricultural and urban waste into sustainable building materials providing a more sustainable and cleaner future for us all.