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From Century 21 Real Estate, this is the relentless, the podcast that looks at sales differently.

As entrepreneurs, we write our own playbooks. When we're thrown off course, when assumptions hold us back,

we find a way to move fearlessly in a different direction.

I'm Kristen Meinser. I'm an author, entrepreneur, and podcast host.

And in a world filled with noise, there's a superpower I've developed that's helped me more than

anything else. Never letting fear get in the way. That means building up confidence, taking risks,

and tackling the really hard problems. And that's what we're exploring this season. How can we move

fearlessly in a world filled with potential obstacles? Get ready to meet the people who

transform what scares them into something that inspires them. It's time to move fearlessly and stay

relentless. If you've seen the headlines, you know the signs. Extreme wildfires, stronger storms,

fasterizing sea levels, our planet is getting warmer. So how did it get so hot?

Carbon, more than a trillion tons, trapped in the earth's atmosphere. And if we do nothing,

no exaggeration, the consequences could be apocalyptic. Where does that leave us?

Where does the relentless come in? It turns out entrepreneurs have a great opportunity

to move fearlessly in the face of climate change. And my guest today has some innovative ideas

for how to do it. My name is Stacey Smedley. I'm currently the executive director of Building

Transparency. We're a nonprofit focused on providing the free open access tools and data necessary

to reduce embodied carbon emissions of construction. When Stacey Smedley was eight years old,

developers raised the forest around her grandparents' house, clear-cutting the five acres where she

used to play. All of the natural plant life was scraped away and it became this muddy dirt

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