This is A Sustainable Mind, episode 33.

If it's something worth sharing, find a way to share.

So when you're trying to sort of inspire yourself, but also inspire other people,

try and think about what matters to them and how you can communicate your passion,

your belief in a way that resonates with who they are.

Welcome to A Sustainable Mind, where we delve into the minds behind today's most impactful

environmental campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the environmental

changemakers of tomorrow.

I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander.

Anyone that knows me well will tell you that the ocean is my happy place.

From sailing and kayaking to the occasional swim or just a lazy day laying on the beach.

Even if I'm just passing through,

I'll park my car, open the windows, and listen to the waves roll in and out for just five minutes

before heading to my next destination. That's why I am super excited to welcome today's guests,

Gator Halpern and Sam Tyshire, co-founders of Coral Vita, a company that restores

threatened reefs by growing resilient coral in a controlled environment and then transplanting them

into a damaged area. But before we get to what Coral Vita does and exactly how they do it,

I want to know how the environment, nature, and sustainability

played a role in your lives growing up. Guys, tell us a little bit about that. Sure. So,

thank you so much for having us on. This is Sam speaking now. And I'll get started just by saying I grew up

rolling over logs in my backyard as a kid, checking out bugs, which was not to my mom's delight,

but she still encouraged it nonetheless, together with hiking trips to the Appalachians.

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