This podcast is produced by Leaf Media and powered by Greenly. 🌱Interviewed by Noémie Billion, Greenly’s US Head of Development.

@Elisabeth Brinton⁠ is no stranger to leading massive change at Shell and Microsoft. As EVP of Renewables & Energy Solutions at Shell and CVP of Sustainability Cloud at Microsoft, Elisabeth helped drive some of the most ambitious sustainability initiatives in the corporate world—leading strategies for offshore wind, green hydrogen, carbon capture, and clean energy solutions.

But in this episode, Elisabeth shares why she left the corporate boardrooms and transitioned to a new kind of leadership. Now at Serenity Spring Farm, she’s focused on show-jumping horses, regenerative agriculture, and business innovation—while continuing to advise global organizations on sustainability and environmental impact.

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(2:27) Introduction(2:48) From Shell & Microsoft to regenerative farming(5:15) How to bake sustainability into your startup’s DNA(8:28) Debunking the zero-sum myth(13:37) Why behavioral change won’t work, Microsoft example(11:15) The question every leader should ask themselves(15:30) Inside the belly of the beast at Shell: 1% shifts can drive global impact(22:32) Innovation on a budget: Deepseek & generative AI models(27:24) Energy transition myths: polarization, politics, and practical solutions(30:57) “I became an entrepreneur out of necessity”: risk-taking 101(40:10) Why we shouldn’t compare ourselves to Taylor Swift(44:57) Conversations that matter with pioneers(51:37) Outro

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