Future in Sound

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Host Jenn Wilson speaks with world-leading experts about the future role of business in society, implications for competitive strategy and the management tools needed to lead.

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April 1, 2026Episode 4637 min

Nat Bullard: Grounded in Data

Nat Bullard is co-founder of Halcyon, an AI-enabled energy information platform, and one of the energy sector's most respected data storytellers. Each year, Nat publishes an annual presentation on the state of decarbonisation, drawing on hundreds of data points to give business leaders a clear-eyed view of where the energy transition actually stands. In this episode, he joins Jenn to discuss why understanding the present moment is the only reliable foundation for thinking about the future.Useful Links:Follow Nat on LinkedIn hereFind out more about Halcyon hereRead Nat’s book recommendations: Pattern Recognition by William GibsonClick here for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem. Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin#FutureInSound #Energy #Decarbonisation #DataStorytelling #PrivateEquity #ESG

March 3, 2026Episode 4545 min

Evan Greenfield: White Space

Evan Greenfield is Managing Director and Head of ESG for the Private Equity division at BCI. He recently published a paper with Stanford called "ESG Value Creation in Private Equity: From Rhetoric to Returns" that explains exactly how sustainability strategies produce financial returns in portfolio companies. In this episode, Evan joins Jenn to explain why ESG is good for value creation, and why speaking the language of finance matters more than ESG jargon.Useful Links:Follow Evan on LinkedIn hereFind out more about BCI hereRead Evan’s book recommendation: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarlClick here for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem. Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin

February 3, 2026Episode 4431 min

Max Ottignon: Everyone Wins

Max Ottignon is co-founder of Ragged Edge, a branding agency that has spent 18 years helping businesses clarify their message and communicate it in ways that get noticed. In his view, campaigns mean nothing without clarity about the underlying brand. In this episode, he joins Jenn and Harriet Richardson (Re:Co's Creative Director) to discuss why sustainability messaging fails when it’s framed as compromise and how purpose creates durable brands.Useful Links:Follow Max on LinkedIn hereFind out more about Ragged Edge hereRead Max’s book recommendation: Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn-WilliamsClick here for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem. Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin

January 6, 2026Episode 4337 min

Tensie Whelan: Innovation

Tensie Whelan is Distinguished Professor of Practice at NYU Stern School of Business. Her 25 year career spans journalism, environmental nonprofits, and academia, and she's dedicated to proving that sustainability drives financial value. In this episode, she joins Jenn to explain why we need to reframe decarbonisation as innovation. The transformation toward sustainability creates opportunities to invent completely new products and processes that are better and cheaper.Useful Links:Follow Tensie on LinkedIn hereFind out more about ROSI hereRead Tensie’s book recommendations: Embedded Sustainability by Chris Laszlo and Nadya Zhexembayeva and Doughnut Economics byKate RaworthClick here for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem. Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin

December 10, 2025Episode 4235 min

Zoe Haseman: Talk Less, Do More

Zoe Haseman: Talk Less, Do MoreZoe Haseman is the Head of Sustainability for Infrastructure at EQT Partners. In this episode, she joins Jenn to discuss why this moment calls for proving sustainability's value rather than talking about it, how to build relationships that embed change in portfolio companies, and why keeping things simple often delivers the best results.Useful Links:Follow Zoe on LinkedIn here. Find out more about EQT hereRead Zoe’s book recommendations: Start with Why by Simon Sinek and Business as Unusual by Anita RoddickClick here for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem. Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin

November 11, 2025Episode 4134 min

Ben Goldsmith: Bioabundance

Ben Goldsmith is an environmentalist, financier, and advocate for rewilding who has spent decades at the intersection of conservation and investment. In this episode he shares his unique perspective on how finance can support ecological renewal, how rewilding is revolutionising conservation, and how investors can tap into nature recovery as an emerging asset class.Useful Links:Follow Ben on LinkedIn hereListen to his podcast Rewilding the World hereRead Ben’s book recommendation: Feral by George MonbiotClick here for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem. Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin

October 14, 2025Episode 4028 min

Damilola Ogunbiyi: Growth in the Global South

Damilola Ogunbiyi is CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All. In this episode, she joins Jenn to discuss the critical connection between energy access and poverty, why 666 million people still lack electricity, and how the Global South can leapfrog to clean energy from the start rather than transition later.Useful Links:Follow Damilola on LinkedIn hereLearn more about her work hereClick here for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem. Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin

September 9, 2025Episode 3938 min

Paul Polman: Courage

As CEO of Unilever from 2008 to 2019, Paul Polman transformed one of the world's largest consumer goods companies by proving that purpose-driven strategies deliver exceptional results. Co-architect of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and author of the bestselling book "Net Positive," Paul continues to champion responsible leadership. In this episode, he joins Jenn to discuss why courage and conviction are essential for navigating today’s turbulent business environment.Useful Links:Follow Paul on LinkedIn hereLearn more about his work hereRead Paul’s book recommendations: Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklGood to Great by Jim CollinsThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyAnd, of course, get a copy of Paul’s book Net Positive here!Click here for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem. Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin

August 3, 2025Episode 3831 min

Youssef Aroub: Cultivating Our Garden

With a background spanning operational leadership at Rolls-Royce, strategic advisory at BCG, and now sustainable investing at IMCO, Youssef Aroub brings sharp analysis to the intersection of nature and private markets. In this episode, Jenn and Youssef explore why biodiversity is climbing the investor agenda and how businesses can start weaving nature considerations into their core strategy. From data centres in drought zones to cocoa supply chains driving deforestation, nature risk is increasingly business risk. Youssef explains how to start turning that risk into opportunity.Useful Links:Follow Youssef on LinkedIn hereLearn more about IMCO’s work hereRead Youssef’s book recommendation, Candide, hereClick here for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem. Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin

June 10, 2025Episode 3738 min

Cornelia Gomez: Staying Nimble

With a career spanning corporate compliance, private equity, and international climate policy, Cornelia Gomez brings a mix of pragmatism and passion to the conversation on sustainability. Now Global Head of Sustainability at General Atlantic, Cornelia joins Jenn to reflect on how the ESG movement has evolved and where it goes from here.From the rise and retrenchment of ESG practices to the importance of adaptability, Cornelia shares lessons learned from working across industries and during shifting market conditions. She also explains why the next generation of leaders must rethink their approach to impact, and why resilience is so important right now.Useful Links:Follow Cornelia on LinkedIn hereLearn more about General Atlantic and Cornelia’s sustainability work hereRead Cornelia’s book recommendation, Man’s Search for Meaning, hereClick here for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube.For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter, and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem. Produced by Chris AttawayArtwork by Harriet RichardsonMusic by Cody Martin