Recycling Communication For The Modern World

by Jeff Bond

Jeff Bond is the CEO of Chat With Leaders Media and an Executive Partner at the People-First Elevation Team. He specializes in business content and event experience design, focusing on developing growth strategies that enhance customer and employee success. His team produces engaging podcasts and events, both online and in person, that help organizations build relationships and trust with their essential stakeholders. As a podcast host and trusted advisor, Jeff implements collaborative and fun strategies for sustainable business growth and human-centric connection. Off the clock, Jeff is a devoted husband and father of 3 kiddos based in Atlanta, GA.

Katherine “Kat” Shayne is the Co-Founder and CEO/CIO of CIRT. Before starting CIRT, Kat worked as a researcher focused on global materials management and marine litter for the Jambeck Research Group and UGA New Materials Institute, as well as an engineering and sustainability consultant.

She has a passion for bridging science and technology with business and mitigation strategies in communities, especially with regard to waste management and new materials. She is a UGA 40 under 40 honoree, OneYoungWorld SDG 5 Lead 2030 Challenge winner, and a Google for Startups: Women Founders cohort member.

Nathan unpacks Kat’s founding story of getting into the field of Environmental Engineering and why it’s so hard to answer the question, “Can I recycle/repurpose/reuse this?”