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 May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
I'm celebrating the 25th episode of the Talkin' Solutions Podcast by focusing in on a solution that will have a significant effect on the health of the climate, our bodies, and the wellness of animals.
I sat down with Riffle Farms owner Liz Riffle to learn all about regenerative farming practices and why it can be a big help and solution to these aforementioned problems.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 What regenerative farming is and how it is put into practice
👉 How soil is one of Mother Nature's best tools for carbon capturing
👉 The role Bison play in keeping soil and grass healthy and
👉 The ethics of factory farming and the importance of ethically harvesting animals in a low stress environment
👉 How eating stress induced animals impacts our overall health
👉 Tips and actionable steps you can take as a consumer to support local farmers and eat ethically raised animals from regenerative farms
Liz and her husband are veterans having served in the Navy and were turned off by factory farming and our current food system so they set out to do something about it by starting their own farm in West Virginia focusing on Bison and regenerative practices.
You can learn more by going to their website and by following them on Instagram
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Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
The 24th episode of the Talkin' Solutions podcast dives into how the every day consumer can be a more educated and sustainable shopper on Amazon.
Finch CEO and Founder Lizzie Horvitz joins me to discuss how her solution provides accurate data and insights into brands on Amazon to empower the every day consumer to make more educated buying decisions in regards to sustainability. All of this through a simple download of a browser extension on your desktop to enhance your shopping experience.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 How Finch calculates the sustainability of a product and provides more sustainable alternatives
👉 Understanding how you can make a positive impact with the purchases you make
👉 The importance of making educating simple and convenient for every day consumers
👉 Ways you can be more sustainable in your buying decisions and what to consider
👉 How Finch plans to expand into being a leading educator in the sustainability space
Head over to Finch's website to learn more and download the extension!
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Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
It's time to release Episode 23 of the Talkin' Solutions Podcast! We're focusing on how people in leadership positions can make their employees feel more valued and create memorable moments for them within the workplace through the Koya platform.
Koya founder Caryn Werner joins the podcast to chat about how her platform can help companies retain more talent and save more money in turnover costs by empowering their employees and helping them feel more valued within the company.
Koya allows managers and people in leadership positions to send gifts and/or video messages and written messages to employees to recognize their work when they've completed a difficult task or worked late hours to get a project completed.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 How making employees feel more valued and creating memorable moments will create more production and better quality work
👉 The savings a company can have by working to retain workforce talent instead of having high turnover rates and training new talent
👉 What Koya does and how fun it can be to create messages for employees
👉 The Great Resignation and why employees and people are constantly leaving companies and searching for new positions
👉 How Koya is a family run business and their mission to help solve the loneliness epidemic in the U.S.
Head over check out their website to see how you can use the platform to spread kudos today!
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
It's the 22nd episode of the Talkin' Solutions podcast and we dive into the world of local farming and how you can utilize locally sourced food and share awesome recipes through the Culineer App platform.
Culineer founder Jodi Frank joins me to chat about how her app empowers local farmers and local homecooks to create tasty recipes through sourcing their food from local farmers. It's a Facebook meets recipe app to share your experiences and support your local community!
In this episode we discuss:
- The benefits of empowering your local farmer to use regenerative farming practices to create higher quality food and have a positive impact on the environment
- How the app empowers local farmers and enriches local communities
- Ways homecooks can utilize the platform to share their favorite recipes of locally sourced food and unique foods as well
- The challenges of building a community platform and bootstrapping
- How Culineer plans to partner with and enhance local farmers and local communities to buy local and create a more positive impact on their health, climate, and local economies
You can learn more about Culineer on their website
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
The 21st episode of the Talkin' Solutions podcast tackles a topic that many may feel uncomfortable talking about.. the challenges of being a parent of children with special needs.
Empowered Together founder Sarah Spear hops on the podcast to talk about how her platform empowers and supports parents through a community platform providing resources, tips, and most importantly community among parents with children of special needs
In this episode we discuss:
- How we should be discussing this topic more frequently and working to grow it globally
- Ways the Empowered Together platform helps enhance parents through experts in the field, resources, webinar series, and community support
- What the platform does and how it works
- Things people should know about being a parent of a child with special needs
- The importance of understanding neurodiversity and the different ways our brains work
You can learn more about Empowered Together on their website
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Episode 20 of the Talkin' Solutions podcast takes us on a journey of how women can blaze their own unique trail with a community based platform called OwnTrail.
Founder and Blaze Your Own Trail author Rebekah Bastian joins the podcast to talk about how OwnTrail empowers women to focus on their own unique path, connect with others on similar paths, and encourage others to follow their own path.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why it's important to focus on your own unique journey for reflection and personal growth
- Why this platform is built for women and empowers them
- How the term AuthenTech came to be and how it has taken off since
- The importance of community and how women can connect with one another if they choose for inspiration and support
- What and how to use the OwnTrail platform to create a series of interconnected milestones in your life
You can learn more about OwnTrail and buy the Blaze Your Own Trail book on their website
Follow founder Rebekah Bastian on LinkedIn
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
In this special episode of the Talkin' Solutions podcast, host Will Cheshier is joined by Karma CEO Karly Siroky for a discussion surrounding conscious capitalism, social entrepreneurship and the business differences in the U.S. and Europe.
Karma is a brand incubator and basecamp for visionary companies and entrepreneurs dedicated to doing good.
In this episode we discuss
- What is conscious capitalism and how it can be utilized to promote impact driven business
- The difference in business culture in the U.S. and in Europe
- Karma's vision to evolve into an investment incubator to invest in impact driven companies and use their creative solutions to help grow them and reinvest their equity into other impact driven companies
- Social entrepreneurship and its evolution in the last 20 years
You can learn more about Karma and what they do on their website.
You can connect with Karly Siroky on LinkedIn
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
We're diving into the world of resume writing and CV building as Episode 18 speaks with Citrus Connect Recruitment Founder Leena Parmar and how her company helps connect companies with jobs.
In this episode we discuss
- The importance of crafting your resume and CV correctly
- How the education system and professional world can work together to help students and prospective job seekers with their resumes/CVs
- The misinterpretation of sales and its evolution
- How Leena is passionate about sustainability and how she incorporates that within Citrus Connect Recruitment
You can learn more about Citrus Connect Recruitment on their social media pages and website.
Our 2022 Values
https://www.citrus-connect.co.uk/post/14-january-2022-newsletter-from-our-founder-leena-parmar
Freebie! Download link to 7 secrets to your resume success
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LinkedIn Article – Simple and Easy resume format to get the interview you want
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/simple-easy-resume-format-get-interview-you-want-leena-parmar/
Leena Parmar social media
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https://www.instagram.com/1leena.parmar/
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Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Episode 17 of the Talkin' Solutions discusses a service marketplace that empowers local communities by giving back. Porteiro CEO Arthur Burris Jr. joins me to share his journey and how his app will change the way service providers connect with their consumers both online and through their local communities.
In this episode we discuss:
- The power of small businesses and local communities
- How there is a gap in the marketplace for easy to book services such as hair appointments, nail appointments, and cleaning services for small businesses
- Burris Jr. story and why his platform focuses on service providers and consumers giving back to their favorite causes and non-profits
- How his app will be a one stop shop for all consumers and service providers to find lifestyle services to be booked at their convenience
- The power of local communities and having a community centric environment
You can learn more about Porteiro and their marketplace on their social media pages and website.
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Episode 16 of the Talkin' Solutions brings back my first guest of 2022! Founder and CEO of Identity Isaac Etter joins me as we discuss his solution to some of the issues with the adoption and foster care system in the U.S.
In this episode we discuss:
- The lack of resources currently available for parents who adopt and foster families
- The Identity educational platform and how they plan to empower parents, children and adoptive and foster families
- How important community is to adoptive and foster families so they can get the proper resources and encouragement
- Empowering children and giving parents the resources to understand their child's trauma that comes with being adopted
- Transracial adoption and how Identity provides parents with webinars, lectures, and resources to connect their adoptive children with their culture
You can learn more about Identity's solution and their plan to build and empower adoptive and foster families on their social media pages, website, and mobile app.