This Green Planet

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This Green Planet Podcast offers support and guidance to women who are starting and running a sustainable or STEM-related business. Hosted by Penny Bauder, a 7-figure business leader, environmental scientist, serial entrepreneur, author, and business coach, this podcast is bound to inspire you to do what it takes to have the business of your dreams. Learn more at https://thisgreenplanetpodcast.com/

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Running a Business as a Single Parent

Oct 08 2021 16 mins

I have been running a successful company for nearly 10 years now, and the last few years as a single parent. It’s not easy to run a family and a business, but it is possible. That’s why episode 30 of This Green Planet is about my tips to running a business as a single parent! In this episode of This Green Planet, I’m sharing the importance of embracing your single parent stat

Encouraging Early Activism in your Kids

Oct 01 2021 12 mins

I was a youth and adult activist, and am encouraging my kids to be youth activists as well. I fully believe youth activism is essential to raising adult activists and for future generations to make positive changes in our world. That’s why episode 29 of This Green Planet is about youth activism!In this episode of This Green Planet, I’m sharing the importance of youth activism a

Growing a Company While Going through a Divorce

Sep 17 2021 21 mins

I decided to now in the spirit of transparency and authenticity. But in addition to all the craziness of life right now with parenting and running my businesses, I’m also going on a divorce. And unfortunately, it is a high conflict divorce, mostly in part because it involves my companies. That’s why episode 28 of This Green Planet is about Growing a company through a divorce! I

Building a Company While Raising “Spirited” Kids

Sep 03 2021 23 mins

Having spirited kids and running a business can be challenging; it’s not for the faint of heart. But there is strength and beauty in being able to do this successfully. Women in STEM often leave the STEM field because of not feeling supported in their motherly tasks and start their own businesses, so this episode will speak to a lot of you. Episode 27 of This Green Planet is abou

Women STEM Role Models to Follow

Aug 20 2021 23 mins

In past episodes, we’ve discussed the need for female role models in STEM fields as a way of bridging the gender gap and allowing female STEM careers to be more open. This is an incredibly important topic in the STEM fields to allow for more inclusion, to erase the pay gap in genders, and to allow female STEM leaders to stay in the STEM fields longer. There are not enough female

How Women in STEM are Changing the Business World

Aug 13 2021 15 mins

In the last 5 years, there have been significant improvements to how we inspire young girls to get into STEM fields and find interest there, and in turn, this has completely changed the fields relating to STEM significantly. You’ve heard me talk before about how women in STEM have different skillsets and have different perspectives than our male counterparts when it comes to how

The Importance of Mentorship in STEM Fields with Sidney Madison Prescott

Aug 06 2021 25 mins

Having a tech-centered career as a woman, and especially as a woman of color, completely caught Sidney Madison Prescott by surprise. Originally set on law school, Sidney got an internship in the tech industry her third year of undergrad and fell in love with the complexities of it all. After choosing technology, she found another surprise; people would judge her competence not on h

The Secret to Achieving Work-Life Balance

Jul 30 2021 13 mins

We’ve all heard people brag about how great of a work/life balance they have, as if juggling all these things is bad. In much of the industry, having a strong work/life balance is something to strive for. But I don’t think it exists in the way society would like to lead you to believe. That’s why today’s episode 23 of The Green Planet is about work and life harmony instead

Climate Tax with Mark Reynolds of Citizen Climate Lobby

Jul 23 2021 23 mins

Today on the podcast we have Mark Reynolds, from Citizen Climate Lobby, to share with us the importance of a Carbon Tax in order to save the planet. In this conversation, you’ll learn along with me as we talk all about why a Carbon Tax is the goal, how to get involved, and more. Mark shares how to come to a place of common ground with conflict of any type, which truly is the key

Empowering young girls in STEAM

Jul 09 2021 13 mins

I recently learned that if young children do not pick up interests in STEM and STEAM fields by 8th grade, they are likely to never pick up the skills or interests. As many of you know, I have a teenage daughter. That’s why episode 21 of This Green Planet is about empowering young girls in STEAM. In this episode of This Green Planet, I’m sharing the importance of STEM and STEAM