Our guest is Brad Baldia, who is the Director of Turnkey StartupSpace, a new co-working outfit in Philadelphia.Brad is a business and community activist at the same time. He is the President of Philippine Chamber of Commerce of Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. He has received numerous awards for his efforts, including the "Unsung Heroes Award" by Keystone Mercy Health Plan, and "National Brotherhood /Sisterhood Award" by the National Conference of Community and Justice. In 2002, he was recognized as one of the "Top 30 Most Influential Asians in America Under the Age of 30". In 2007, Brad was one of fifty individuals citywide that was nominated for the “Spirit of Philadelphia” award by Greater Philadelphia Cares.Tune-in Wednesday, April 111:00 am 

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Business and Community Activism, A Conversation with Brad Baldia

The Affordable Care Act just celebrated its 5th anniversary. While some of the businesses out there talk about cutting employee benefits to save money, this one is not. Bittersweet Cafe, a local hangout in Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia, is a different kind of business. They love full-time employees and happily provide them employee benefits. To be good to be true?Listen to our conversation with Jody Manor, owner of Bittersweet, who believes that "Healthcare is a basic human right." Tune In:Friday, March 27, 20152:30pm

This Small Business Provides Healthcare to Its Employees

What exactly does a CSR (Corporation Social Responsibility) leader do? We'll find out about that. According to his Twitter bio, Shane is a CSR leader at FedEx with focus on road safety and sustainable transportation.Tune in:Friday, March 20 at 11:30 am EST.

CSR Talk with Shane O'Connor, FedEx's Sustainability Leader

An interview with Jessica McGlyn, Director at WBCSD U.S. ( A subsidiary of World Business Council for Sustainable Development). The WBCSD is a CEO-led organization of forward-thinking companies that galvanizes the global business community to create a sustainable future for business, society and the environment.

Business and Sustainability

Want to save money on energy on your buildings? Check this out. Better Buildings Challenge is a platform at the Department of Energy with goal to reduce energy used across building portfolios by 20% or more by 2020. Our guest this afternoon is Maria Vargas, Director of Better Buildings Challenge at the Department of Energy. Prior to DOE, Maria was the Brand Manager for the Energy Star Program for over 15 years at the EPA. She'll talk to us about how the program works and what's in it for you - if you or your company own buildings.  Join us for the conversation. Listeners dial-in program 347-945-5619. 

Better Buildings Challenge

At Ecotwist, we talk about business, culture, trends, politics, sustainability, and social good. The world is changing rapidly, because Internet has made the world flat. Billions of people use cell phones to communicate. More than a billion people actively use Facebook, hundreds of millions are using Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media channels. These were unheard of. We're more connected in the world than ever before. So let's talk about it. This program is hosted by Dewita Soeharjono.

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