Oliver Dauert on Building Impact-First Ventures

14/08/2025 1h 5min Temporada 6 Episodio 96
Oliver Dauert on Building Impact-First Ventures

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Welcome back to Stories for the Future! After a rejuvenating summer break, I'm launching the new season with a guest who embodies everything this podcast is about: purpose, impact, and bold reinvention.Meet Oliver Dauert, founder of Wildya, a venture helping ecopreneurs transform their love for nature into scalable, regenerative impact. Oliver’s journey took him from childhood fascination with nature to eco-anxiety and corporate disillusionment – and ultimately to building one of the most forward-thinking nature-first platforms out there.In this conversation, we explore:🌿 Oliver’s personal transformation from a business student in a broken system to an “impact millionaire” in the making💡 Why business schools fail to prepare leaders for a nature-positive future🔥 The real traits that set successful ecopreneurs apart (hint: pragmatism beats perfection)💰 Why money isn’t evil – and how it becomes a tool for regeneration💔 The emotional toll of working in the climate and biodiversity space – and how Oliver channels grief into motivation🐾 What it really takes to scale nature impact in a capitalistic worldWhether you're an ecopreneur, solopreneur, or just someone dreaming of a wilder, better world – this episode is for you.📌 Learn more about Oliver’s work: WildyaLinkedIn📩 Let me know what resonated with you most – connect on LinkedIn or leave a review!Want to be a guest on Stories for the future: Beyond the Bubble? Send Veslemoy Klavenes-Berge a message on PodMatch.You can always find more information about the podcast and my work on storiesforthefuture.com and on SubstackMentioned in this episode:Thanks to Creative Space for supporting this episode!
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