This is A Sustainable Mind, episode 37.

Hey, there's sustainable minds.

I would love to get to know you a bit better.

Learn about your personal goals towards going green, your consumer habits, and your challenges.

Please text the word, survey, to 323-5361120.

This is the same phone number that I always give you, so program it into your phone.

Again, that's 323-536-1120. And we can start a conversation. And no, it's not going to be a fancy robot responding to you. It's going to be a one-on-one conversation with me. I look forward to hearing from you.

My hope is that anyone listening has

the courage to go after their dreams for a better world. And I truly believe that we don't have

to sacrifice wealth to better the planet. I hope you will take the challenge and prove the

world through your business and your life that it's possible.

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.

Ellen Helkema is a marketing consultant, world traveler, and the host of Power Women in Green,

a podcast that highlights women that are making the world a better place, one business at a time.

So, Ellen, welcome to the show.

Thank you very much for having me. Absolutely. So how did nature, the environment, and

sustainability play a role in your home life growing up? Well, my, I grew up on sort of a farm. My father

wasn't a farmer, but the house I lived in used to be a farm.

And I think the only thing I could think about of me relating to nature was when we had

trees on the property that were being cut down, I would cry.

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