The More the Brainier
The More the Brainier
Podcast Description
Hosted by Christine Renaud, CEO of Braindate, The More The Brainier is a candid and brave space where the world’s creative minds gather to tackle their pressing questions. Think of it as a supercharged braindate.
Each month, three creative experience makers bring their burning challenges to the table. In a collaborative atmosphere, each guest presents their current dilemma while the others offer their insights and perspectives in response.
Every bite-sized episode spotlights one guest and their challenge, showcasing the diverse solutions and feedback from fellow guests.
Looking for a different point of view?
This podcast might well be what it takes to get you unstuck!
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Content Themes
Key themes revolve around fostering creativity, social impact, personal boundaries, and curious conversations amidst divisive times. Episodes explore topics such as leveraging work for societal impact during geopolitical uncertainty, setting personal boundaries as a busy entrepreneur, and strategies for encouraging diverse viewpoints among changemakers.
The More The Brainier is collaborative problem-solving in action: real stories, shared wisdom and experience – a candid, brave space where creative minds tackle their pressing questions together. Think of it as a supercharged braindate, where each bite-sized episode spotlights one guest’s burning question and the beautiful solutions that emerge when brilliant people think together.
Feeling stuck on a challenge? Sometimes all it takes is a fresh perspective (or three) to illuminate the path forward. ✨
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🎙️ How can nature and humans thrive in cities together?
Alex McLean, started beekeeping at 15 and it’s taken him around the world and into business as Co-Founder and CEO at Alveole, a turnkey urban beekeeping company.
Alex negotiates partnerships with commercial real estate across North America and Europe; one of his main challenges is translating the need for nature alongside us in cities for the people who have the power to improve the urban environment for all city dwellers.
In this tenth episode of The More the Brainier, Alex receives advice from:
🔹 Cindy Gallop, Founder & CEO, MakeLoveNotPorn; and
🔹 Mara Sandoval, Head of Event Design and Interaction, World Economic Forum
Together, they address his burning question: How do I make people care about nature being an integral part of the city?
Covered in this episode
- Alveole and its mission
- Urban beekeeping 101
- How do we get people to care about nature in cities?
- Moments of awe
- What do bees represent?
- The transformation of Singapore
- Nature as privilege
- Normalising nature
- Outreach to children
- Edible cities
- The link between nature, health and wellbeing
- Storytelling as a tool to bring nature to children
- The power of gardening
- Potential for radical improvement with urban planning
- Bottom-up change limitations
- When top down models for change are necessary
- How can everybody benefit?
Today’s guests:
- Alex McLean, (Main guest); Cindy Gallop; Mara Sandoval
Host: Christine Renaud, Braindate
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This episode of The More the Brainier was produced by Christine Renaud and Jane Gibb. Editing and sound engineering by Jenya Sverlov and Chris Leon.
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