{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"From Here Forward","title":"Bringing a start-up mentality to environmental conservation","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/cae33f9b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1735,"description":"In this episode, hosts Carol and Jeevan speak to UBC alum Dax Dasilva (BA’23), CEO of the commerce company Lightspeed and the founder of the environmental alliance Age of Union. Dasilva shares his entrepreneurial origin story, discusses his early acts of environmental activism, and explains why he thinks it’s critical for the next generation to get outside and fall in love with nature. He also emphasizes the impact that bold storytelling and filmmaking can have on conservation.\nThis episode is Part 2 of the Climate Change and Environment series. You can listen to Part 1 here.\n\nLinks from the episode:\nNever Apart (LGBTQ gallery Dax had)\nAge of Union Book (Link to download Dax’s book)\n@daxdasilva | Linktree (Dax’s Linktree)\nCaught  (Movie Dax worked on)\nSea Shepherd Conservation Society (Society Dax worked with for Caught movie)\nWildcat | Age of Union (Movie Dax worked on)\nThe Corridor (Movie Dax worked on) \nTwitter/X: Carol / Jeevan\nFrom Here Forward is on LinkedIn\nCheck out our full archive of episodes here","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ENlau8ScqZWR8JSi4KOiwAZe_qqmcZHZjOdXPHbSrE0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4NDY2LzE2OTk0/NzA1MTItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}