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Hosted by Neil D'Souza and Jim Fava · business · EN
The average product has five innovation lifecycles to 2050. We discuss the intersection between society, business, environment, and technology and how to negotiate the path to sustainable products.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe average product has five innovation lifecycles to 2050. We discuss the intersection between society, business, environment, and technology and how to negotiate the path to sustainable products.
Five Lifes to Fifty is hosted by Neil D'Souza and Jim Fava. The show has published 18 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 16: How William Lepercq at Schneider Electric Uses Data to Scale Sustainability" (9 September 2025, 30 minutes), "Episode 15: Chemours’ Jenny Liu on the Power of Chemistry to Shape a Sustainable Future" (15 April 2025, 37 minutes), and "Episode 14: Freeport’s Andrea Vaccari: Designing for Disassembly" (13 February 2025, 33 minutes).
Five Lifes to Fifty publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 18 episodes.
Booking probability for Five Lifes to Fifty is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Five Lifes to Fifty requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Five Lifes to Fifty's contact route on record: verified email.
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Neil D'Souza and Jim Fava hosts Five Lifes to Fifty, a business podcast with 18 episodes published.
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<p>In this episode, we dive into what happens when sustainability data flows through your organization as seamlessly as financial metrics. William Leperque from Schneider Electric shares how his team solved the massive...
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<p>In this episode of Five Lifes to Fifty, we sit down with Jenny Liu, Head of Sustainability for the Advanced Performance Materials business at Chemours. Jenny takes us inside the world of chemistry — not just as a...
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<p>Episode 14: Sustainable Mining & the Future of Copper</p> <p>In this episode, we sit down with Andrea Vaccari from Freeport to explore the rising demand for copper and its crucial role in the clean energy transition...
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<p>Merck's Jeffrey Whitford joins the team for episode 13 of Five Lifes to Fifty. Jeffrey is Vice President of Sustainability & Social Business Innovation at Merck (known as MilliporeSigma in the US and Canada since...
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<p>In episode 12, we welcome Ethan Soloviev, Chief Innovation Officer at HowGood, to Five Lifes to Fifty. Ethan is also an owner of High Falls Farm, and is the author of "Levels of Regenerative Agriculture" and...
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<p>In episode 11, we welcome Bob Mitchell, CEO of the Global Electronics Council (GEC), to Five Lifes to Fifty. Before beginning his tenure at the GEC in 2023, Bob worked at the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) where...
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<p >In episode 10, we welcome special guest Connie Hensler, Global Director of Environmental Management and Product Stewardship at global flooring manufacturer Interface. A long-term and passionate advocate of a more...
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<p >In episode 9, the latest in our ongoing series of guest-centric features, we’re pleased to welcome Al Iannuzzi to the podcast. Al is Vice President of Sustainability at Esteé Lauder Companies.</p> <p >Al has made...
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<p >In episode 8, we’re pleased to welcome another guest to the podcast – Stanley Black & Decker’s Product Sustainability Senior Director Dan Fitzgerald.</p> <p >If you don't know about Stanley Black & Decker, it is the...
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<p >In our latest episode, Jim, Neil and Shelley welcome special guest Bruce Uhlman. As Senior Manager, Applied Sustainability at BASF, Bruce leads their applied sustainability team in North America. BASF is the largest...
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<p >In the final part of a three-part series on embedding sustainability into the stage gate process, Neil, Jim and Shelley discuss the launch phase of a product. From voluntary reporting to confidential disclosures to...
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<p >In the second part of a three-part series on embedding sustainability into the stage gate process, Neil, Jim and Shelley discuss what comes next after the discovery and scoping phases. Is the proposal technically...
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<p >You’re at the beginning of product design and need to embed sustainability. But how?</p> <p >In this episode we answer how to use sustainability as a lens for discovering opportunities in the discovery and scope...
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<p>Episode Notes </p> <p>In October 2023 California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253), which directs the State Air Resources Board to develop regulations requiring corporations that do business in...
<p>Episode Notes </p> <p>It's not enough to just make a product more sustainable. At the end of the day, you also need to capitalize on that sustainability improvement because it’s an investment. </p> <p>In this...
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<h1>Episode 3: What is a Sustainable Product?</h1> <p>It is crunch time for the climate, and you need to create a sustainable product. But what is that? And is focusing on carbon enough?</p> <p>In this episode, we...
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<p>Sustainability needs to be a key design factor in product design. But even if a company has sustainability goals, why is it hard to implement? This episode discusses the barriers in middle management, multiple...
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<p>The next 30 years will redefine product winners in the marketplace and speed and interdisciplinary awareness is key. Product Managers are central to bringing all the elements together and ensuring sustainability is...
Recent guests on Five Lifes to Fifty. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
Head of Scientific Development and Knowledge Mobilization, MacDonald Franklin OSI Research and Innovation Centre
Vice President of Sustainability and Social Business Innovation, MilliporeSigma
head of the animal studies program, Global Electronics Council
Product Sustainability Senior Director, Heartbreak Hill Running Company
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