Episode 010: 7 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint with Tom Chi
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Summary
On a mission to help humanity become a “net positive to nature,” Tom Chi ran over 100 personal experiments to reduce his carbon footprint and walked away with 7 approachable actions to help the planet — while improving his own life in the process. In this Earth Day episode packed with practical tips and tricks, Tom shares his findings and guides us all to become better facilitators of planetary health.
Today’s Guest
Tom Chi has worked in a wide range of roles from astrophysical researcher to Fortune 500 consultant to corporate executive developing new hardware/software products and services. He's played a significant role in established projects with global reach (Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Search), and scaled new projects from conception to significance (Yahoo Answers from 0 to 90 million users).
Tom has pioneered and practiced a unique approach to rapid prototyping, visioning, and leadership that can jumpstart innovative new ideas as well as move large organizations at unprecedented speeds. These approaches have benefitted over a dozen industry-leading companies. He most recently served as head of product experience at Google X developing technology such as Google Glass and Google's self-driving cars.
His current focus is delving into human development issues with social entrepreneurs around the globe, rebooting the fundamental frameworks of entrepreneurship itself, and teaching a limited number of workshops to select organizations.
Resources
At One Ventures, Tom’s venture fund which is on a mission to find, fund, and grow teams to catalyze a world where humanity is a net positive to nature.
Food supply carbon footprint chart, to help you make smarter decisions about what to eat!
Follow Tom Chi and his work:
Website: https://www.tomchi.com/
Twitter: @thegoodtomchi
Instagram: @thegoodtomchi
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