A weekly show highlighting global thought leaders with solutions to societal and global problems. Featuring impact driven founders, social entrepreneurs, authors, investors, employees, and more who are leading their industries in providing solutions to some of our most pressing problems. Learn about how their solution will help solve these societal and global issues, and what inspired them to take action. William Cheshier hosts the show and brings his professional broadcasting experience to the podcast world. An entrepreneur himself, Will hopes this podcast brings positivity to the table and inspires people to talk about innovative and exciting solutions.
Episodes
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wouldn't it be a dream come true to make a positive impact on local communities and satisfy your passion for adventure? That's the solution RuntheWorld provides by empowering travelers to contribute with local NGO's and work within the communities in the places they travel.
In this episode, I sit down with RuntheWorld Carole Sánchez to chat about how her organization focuses on creating a positive name for travelers and beat negative stereotypes.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 How RuntheWorld creates impact in local communities and works with organizations to create change in the areas they travel
👉 The power of adventure and meeting people from different cultures and countries
👉 The process RuntheWorld goes through to find NGO's and local organizations to partner with
👉 How you can sign up and contribute on a trip by RuntheWorld to Costa Rica, Sierra Leone, Madagascar and more
👉 Learn about how RuntheWorld fundraises for local organizations, donates to NGO's, works with local communities to create impact, traces their carbon footprint, and adventures through cycling, marathons, diving, and more across parts of Africa and Latin America
Check out RuntheWorld and how you can participate in one of their upcoming trips to Costa Rica, Sierra Leone, and Madagascar via their website
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Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
This episode is with... me! Will Cheshier the host of the podcast. I'm sharing my real-time story and progress about the challenges of building a sustainable business in this episode of the Talkin' Solutions podcast.
As a solo founder, it's always a challenge to balance all of the tasks and responsibilities you have but I've been making it a priority to improve and implement more sustainable practices within my Product and Web Development consulting and services company CheshTech.
In this episode I discuss:
👉 What being a sustainable business means to me
👉 The importance of focusing on improvement and not feeling like a failure if you're not 100% sustainable
👉 Tips and strategies I've been implementing into my company
👉 How your company culture plays a big role in long term sustainability
👉 Tips and ideas for you to create a more green digital product through your website and apps
You can learn more by following CheshTech and Talkin' Solutions on IG and host William Cheshier on LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok.
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
It's all about empowering you as a consumer in the 33rd episode of the Talkin' Solutions podcast as we highlight Cluey and founder Maryclaire Manard.
Cluey is a web based platform that focuses on providing consumers with information that will guide them to make a difference with their spending power.
They give consumers accurate insight into their favorite brands and rate them on an A-F letter grading system on a multitude of factors including their impact on people and the planet.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 How Cluey puts the power back into the consumers hands by providing them with accurate and reliable data about their favorite brand's impact on people and the planet
👉 Tips on how you as a consumer can see how your brand impacts the world and people
👉 The factors that go into Cluey grading brands and their overall grade
👉 Understanding the importance of individual action and decision when creating sustainable change
👉 How you can use the app today and get started with making purchasing decisions with brands that align with your values
Check out Cluey and how you can utilize their web application via their website
You can learn more by following CheshTech and Talkin' Solutions on IG and host William Cheshier on LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok.
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Time is the topic of the 32nd episode of the Talkin' Solutions Podcast as we discuss the importance of time and how TULA is creating a simplified and easy to use platform for Mothers and caregivers to use to book assistants to help with daily tasks.
TULA Founder Megan Trask shares her own personal experiences about being a Mother with a career and finding it hard to spend as much time on things that matter.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 How TULA makes it easy to find reliable and vetted assistants to help you with daily tasks, errands, chores, and cooking to free up more time to spend with your family or on things you care most about
👉 Embracing Mothers and caregivers to ask for help and erase the stigma that they have to do everything
👉 How TULA works and the vetting process to ensure you're working with people you can trust
👉 Understanding the importance of time and how freeing yourself from these extra tasks can open more time to focus on the things that matter
👉 Supporting the local economy and community by partnering with local businesses and creating jobs
Check out TULA and how you can utilize their app via their website
You can learn more by following CheshTech and Talkin' Solutions on IG and host William Cheshier on LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok.
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
I'm discussing the sustainable web and explaining how the internet uses so much energy and emits as much carbon emissions as the aviation industry in this episode of the Podcast.
CheshTech founder and the host of the Talkin' Solutions podcast Will Cheshier explains how CheshTech is a digital agency focusing on building eco-friendly websites and educating clients and individuals about practices to make your web experience and company more green on the web.
In this episode I discuss:
👉 How the internet works and why it consumes as much energy as the aviation industry
👉 What are eco-friendly websites and digital products
👉 Actionable tips you can take to create a website and digital product that emits less carbon emissions
👉 How CheshTech impacts its clients in a positive manner by educating and creating products that support the sustainable web initiative
👉 Understanding the progress of reducing emissions on the web
You can learn more by following CheshTech and Talkin' Solutions on IG and founder William Cheshier on LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok.
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Giving you accurate data and analysis of your body and metabolism to improve your health and fitness is the topic for the 30th episode of the Talkin' Solutions Podcast.
Calibre Biometrics founder Udi Meirav hops on the podcast to discuss how his company has created a wearable mask that measures your metabolic rate and much more through the chemicals in your breath. This gives people an affordable option to get accurate analysis into how their body works.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 How measuring your breath gives you accurate analysis of your metabolic rate, calories burned, sleep patterns, and much more
👉 The importance of understanding your body in order to drastically improve your health and fitness
👉 Why this type of accurate analysis and product hasn't been available to a general consumer
👉 Why it's more accurate than a FitBit or an Apple watch and other items
👉 Tips on how you can use this data to take actionable steps towards improving your fitness levels and your overall health
Buy your mask and improve your health today with real time data!
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Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
It's the world of fashion that's the focus for for the 29th episode of the Talkin' Solutions Podcast as we talk about the impact the fashion industry has on the environment, people, and society with Isthmus Co-Founder Carley Lake.
Isthmus is a community based application that encourages people to trade fashion items and more to create a more sustainable marketplace and educate users about the consequences of fast fashion.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 The definition of slow fashion and how it's a more ethical and sustainable approach
👉 The problems with the fashion industry and how it has historically negatively impacted the environment and workers
👉 How Isthmus is helping to solve this problem through education and community
👉 What Isthmus hopes to accomplish and grow into in the future to create a more sustainable economy and marketplace
👉 Challenges of running a startup asynchronously across continents
Episode is available on all major formats including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube!
Join the community by heading over to the Isthmus website.
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
The 28th episode of the Talkin' Solutions finds us focusing on a solution to a problem that affects over 40 million Americans today.. functional illiteracy. Deidra Mayberry, the president of the non-profit Reading to New Heights, joins the podcast to talk about how her organization is focusing on enhancing the lives of adults who struggle with functional illiteracy.
Functional illiteracy is defined as having reading and writing skills that are inadequate to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level.
Reading to New Heights offers programs to adults in a comfortable space to help them improve their literacy skills.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 The definition of functional illiteracy and how it impacts adults in their everyday lives
👉 Deidra's personal story of battling functional illiteracy and why she started the non-profit organization
👉 How Reading to New Heights offers programs to improve literacy from educated professionals in a space that is welcoming and non-judgmental
👉 The circumstances that can lead individuals to having lower literacy skills
👉 Actionable tips to improve your literacy and ways to support Reading to New Heights and get involved in their organization
Episode is available on all major formats including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube!
Become an educator, donate, or enroll in one of the programs for Reading to New Heights today by visiting their website.
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Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
We're tackling the food insecurity crisis in the U.S by highlighting GiftAMeal and their quest to help provide meals to the 40 million people suffering through the uncertainty of not knowing where their next meal is coming from.
GiftAMeal founder Andrew Glantz joins the podcast to chat about how GiftAMeal is partnering with food banks in local communities to provide meals for people who are food insecure. How do they so? They work with participating restaurants, and all customers have to do is snap a photo of their delicious food or drink and post it through the GiftAMeal app and a meal will be donated.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 The food insecurity problem in the U.S today and what it means
👉 How GiftAMeal is progressing as a startup to solve this issue
👉 What it means to be food insecure and the importance of knowing where your next meal is coming from
👉 How the GiftAMeal app works and how you can use it today to help those that are food insecure in your local community
👉 Challenges of a startup and overcoming obstacles
Episode is available on all major formats including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube!
Head over and check out their website to learn more about how you can help be part of the solution!
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
Digital sustainability and the innovation of the networking industry is the focus in episode 26 of the Talkin' Solutions Podcast. The Founder of Contapp Giuseppe Milazzo joins me to talk about how his company is helping the networking industry transition into being more sustainable, and also more innovative with his mobile app Contapp.
Contapp, a company out of the UK, is an app that makes paper business cards obsolete and allows you to scan and store business contacts all in the app making it easy to access all of your professional contacts. In addition, you can easily share your business card information and even integrate with Zoom and other integrations.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 How Contapp got started and the challenges of a startup during the pandemic
👉 Why the networking industry has fallen behind in innovation
👉 What Contapp offers users and how it enhances their ability to create more meaningful professional connections
👉 The historic wastefulness of printed business cards and networking events and how Contapp solves this problem
👉 The overall importance and movement of being more digitally sustainable
👉 How Contapp plans to revolutionize the future of networking
Episode is available on all major formats including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube! Link in bio!
Head over and check out their website to learn more! Links in bio.