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The Happy Disruptors Podcast
Creative thinker with an unconventional approach to your industry? You just might be a happy disruptor. Join your friends at the Great Outdoors Foundation for honest conversations about tackling critical issues — like conservation — with an uncritical disposition. If you like to smile and get things done, this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
- The Happy Disruptors Podcast
Water as an Economic Asset
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Hannah is joined by Brian Trusty, Senior Partner at PROS Consulting, to challenge the way we think about water — not…
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Adapting Conservation Strategies to Government Funding
FundingThis week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Hannah sits down with Roeslein & Associates' Sam Sugerman, Director of Environmental Markets, and Nancy…
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Advancing Conservation at the Intersection of Finance & Technology
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Joe Whitworth, President & CEO of The Freshwater Trust, joins Hannah to explore how finance and technology can…
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Scaling Conservation Delivery
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Billy Gascoigne, Senior Director of Agriculture & Strategic Partnerships at Ducks Unlimited, joins Kaitie to discuss…
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Rethinking Conservation Intervention Strategies
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Drew DiAllesandro, Illinois & Iowa Private Lands Coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, joins Kaitie…
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Water Management & Conservation Drainage
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Keegan Kult, Executive Director of the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition, joins Kaitie to discuss water…
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Water Resiliency in Central Iowa
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Tami Madsen, Executive Director of Central Iowa Water Works, joins Hannah to discuss water resiliency, cross-sector…
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Iowa Startup Week
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Kaylee Williams with Iowa Startup Week, joins Kaitie to discuss innovation, creativity, and building an ecosystem of…
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Closing the Missing Middle
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Rex Raimond, Director of Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS), joins Hannah to discuss missing middle…
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Access, Curiosity, and Literacy: New Media as a Voice for Conservation
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Brian Bienkowski, Managing Editor of The New Lede, joins Kaitie to explore new media as a voice for conservation…
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Cultivating Innovation
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Tej Dhawan, Cofounder of Plains Angels and Iowa's latest innovation fund, 2946 Ventures, joins Hannah to discuss all…
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Co-op 101
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Bobby Martens, Executive Director of the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives, joins Hannah to discuss the co-op system…
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LIVE: Recreation as a Catalyst for Conservation
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, hear from experts at Athene Watershed26 in this live session on recreation as a catalyst for conservation. Listen in…
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LIVE: Developing Alternative Markets for Regenerative Agriculture
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, hear from experts at Athene Watershed26 in this live session on developing alternative markets for regenerative…
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LIVE: Funding Spectrum Roles
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, hear from experts at Athene Watershed26 in this live session on funding spectrum roles. Listen in now! Remember to…
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LIVE: Financing Market Diversification.
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, hear from experts at Athene Watershed26 in this live session on financing market diversification for conservation…
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LIVE: Mississippi River/Gulf Hypoxia Taskforce
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, hear from experts at Athene Watershed26 in this live session on the Mississippi River/Gulf Hypoxia Taskforce. Listen…
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Anniversary Special
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Hannah and Katie reflect on one year of THDP, including top episodes, lessons learned, and favorite takeaways.Listen…
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Understanding Water Quality & Quantity
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Dr. Larry Weber, Director of the IIHR and Iowa Flood Center, joins Kaitie to discuss trends in Iowa's floodplains…
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Conservation on the Farm
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Matt and Eric Wahl join Hannah and Kaitie to discuss their family farm, implementing conservation, and the farming…
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Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Ben Gleason, Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council Executive Director, joins Hannah and Kaitie to discuss…
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Athene Watershed26 Preview: Stacked Benefits
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Jen Cross, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at the Great Outdoors Foundation, joins Kaitie to preview the…
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Athene Watershed26 Preview: Science & Data
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Melissa Campbell, Senior Project Manager, and Sara Carmichael, Project Manager, at the Great Outdoors Foundation…
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Athene Watershed26 Preview: Finance Solutions
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Hannah and Kaitie preview the Finance Solutions content track at Athene Watershed26. Listen in now! Remember to like…
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Athene Watershed26 Preview: Emerging Voices
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Hannah Dake, Marketing & Communications Specialist at the Great Outdoors Foundation, joins Kaitie to preview the…
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A Force for Nature: CFPC
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Addison McKown, Development Manager for the Conservation Foundation of Polk County, joins Kaitie to discuss the…
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Financing Conservation Solutions
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Tee Thomas, CEO of Quantified Ventures, joins Hannah to discuss all things conservation finance. The two cover…
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Meet the Board Part VI
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Joey Taylor-Moon, Vice President of Marketing for Hubbell Realty Company, joins Kaitie for the latest installment of…
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Meet the Board Part V
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Grant Kvalheim, CEO of Athene USA & Athene Holding, and Karen Novak Swalwell, President & CEO of Francis &…
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Meet the Board Part IV
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Kurt Mumm, President & Owner of Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors, and Georgia VanGundy, Deputy Director…
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Meet the Board Part III
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Lauren Burt, Head of Global Corporate Affairs at Kemin Industries, joins Kaitie for the next installment of our…
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Prairie Farming & the Conservation Ethic
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Nicolas Lirio and Kent Boucher of the Prairie Farm Podcast and Hoksey Native Seeds join Kaitie to discuss…
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Transforming the Next Generation of Farming
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Tanner Faaborg, owner of 1100 Farm, joins Kaitie to discuss his family's journey of transforming their property from…
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Conservation Solutions for Farmers & Landowners
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Tommy Jones, Kyle Carstens, and Rebekah Jones join Kaitie to discuss how their unique owner-operator agreement…
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Parks & Restoration
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Chris Lee, host of Parks & Restoration, joins Kaitie to discuss leadership principles through the lens of ecology…
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Athene Watershed26
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Hannah and Kaitie discuss Athene Watershed26, the Great Outdoors Foundation's new cross-sector summit tackling water…
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Creativity & Community in the Workplace
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Amner Martinez, CEO & Founder of Infinite Resources, and Laura Rodriguez, Creative Director of Amplified, join…
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Conservation Foundation of Polk County
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Cory Sharp and Bethany Wilcoxon, board members of the Conservation Foundation of Polk County, join Kaitie for a deep…
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Meet the Board Part II
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Ben Arato, Associate Attorney at Wandro & Associates, joins Kaitie for the next installment of our series "Meet the…
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Meet the Board Part I
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Chris Costa, President & CEO of Knapp Properties, and Gene Meyer, former Mayor of West Des Moines, join Kaitie for…
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FAQs with the Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Naig, joins Hannah and Jen to cover some of the Iowa Department of Agriculture &…
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Conservation Strategies Up & Downstream
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Afton Holt, President of CornerPost Marketing, joins Kaitie for a discussion on upstream-downstream partnerships…
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Strategically Planning for Impact
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Hannah and Kaitie dive into strategic planning, leading with values, and engaging stakeholders in your mission…
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Best of 2025: Values of a Happy Disruptor
This week on the final installment of our Best of 2025 series, Hannah and Kaitie revisitsome of their favorite conversations about what it means to be a happy…
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Best of 2025: Misconceptions & Takeaways
This week on the third installment of our Best of 2025 series, Hannah and Kaitie reflecton recurring misconceptions and key takeaways regarding water…
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Best of 2025: Conservation & Agriculture
This week on the second installment of our Best of 2025 series, Hannah and Kaitie recapa few of the most insightful and compelling conversations around…
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Best of 2025: Water Quality
This week on the first installment of our Best of 2025 series, Hannah and Kaitie recapsome of the most significant, interesting, and innovative takes from…
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Conservation Acceleration Fund Impact Update
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Melissa Campbell, Senior Project Manager at the Great Outdoors Foundation joins Hannah and Kaitie for an update on…
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Maximizing Partnerships to Advance Conservation
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance and Agriculture's Clean Water Alliance Executive Director, Jeff Lucas, and Director…
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Environmental Conservation with ICON Water Trails
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Stephanie Oppel, Executive Director of ICON Water Trails, joins Hannah and Kaitie for a discussion on the…
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Next Gen Conservation & Agriculture
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Joy Van Wyngarden (_joyofalltrades_), content creator, joins Hannah Inman and — new to the pod — Hannah Dake…
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Integrating Conservation & Agriculture
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Todd Sutphin, Conservation Services and Programs Lead at the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA), joins Hannah to discuss…
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Impact, Intentional, and Planned Giving: Redefining Philanthropy
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Christine Halbrook, Attorney at Halbrook Law Firm, and Lynne Yontz, Chief Charitable Giving Officer at the Community…
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Central Iowa Water Ecology
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Amanda Brown, Water Ecologist for Polk County Conservation, joins Hannah and Kaitie to cover environmental health…
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Creative Funding for Conservation & Recreation Part II
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Polk County Conservation's (PCC) Rich Leopold, Director, and Kami Rankin, Deputy Director, join Hannah and Kaitie…
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Creative Funding for Conservation & Recreation Part I
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Polk County Conservation's (PCC) Rich Leopold, Director, and Kami Rankin, Deputy Director, join Hannah and Kaitie…
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Wild Prairie Showdown Competitors Part II
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Jon Kallen, Managing Partner at Jennings Kallen Advisors, joins Jen and Kaitie to discuss his campaign for Team GOF…
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Wild Prairie Showdown Competitors Part I
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Molly Hanson, Conservation & Community Outreach Specialist for RDG Planning & Design, joins Hannah and Kaitie to…
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Farmer & Landowner Conservation Perspectives
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Iowa farmers Nick Helland and Lee Tesdell join Hannah and Kaitie for a heartfelt discussion on conservation…
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Conservation & Agriculture
This week on The Happy Disruptors Podcast, Ruth McCabe, Senior Conservation Manager at Heartland Co-Op, joins Hannah and Kaitie to discuss practical solutions…