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SHIFT Series

1:04
Rising sea levels, ravaging wildfires, extreme weather and worsening natural disasters have placed the global climate crisis front and center in our society. This summer’s UN report on climate change did not mince words: Climate change is here, it’s worsening, and it’s our responsibility - we created it, and it’s up to us to address it. Just three weeks ago, upon surveying the damage from Hurricane Ida, President Biden declared “We don’t have any more time.” We spoke to Microsoft’s first Chief Environmental Officer, Dr. Lucas Joppa, who leads the company’s sustainability strategy across its worldwide business. Joppa has been named to Fortune’s “40 under 40” list and is one of the world’s most sought after scientists. We also heard from Daniela V. Fernandez, Founder and CEO of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA). She has built SOA into a global organization that is cultivating and accelerating innovative solutions to protect and sustain the health of the ocean.

SHIFT Series: Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?

57:12
Recount Media's Co-Founder and CEO, John Battelle, discusses renewable energy, and the post-pandemic labor market with California Independent System Operator President & CEO Elliot Mainzer, Board Member, New Energy Nexus Julie Blunden and LinkedIn’s Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough.

The SHIFT Is Here: How Big Tech, Big Government, and Big Plans Will Save California

46:28
Recount Media co-founder and Executive Chair speaks with acclaimed filmmaker, producer Dawn Porter about Justice, Power, and Race in America and how she made The Obamas cry.

Shift - Dawn Porter

50:44
Join Recount Media co-founders, John Heilemann and John Battelle, as they reflect back on the year that changed everything. From politics to the pandemic; business to technology, 2020 certainly was a year like no other. Join us for a conversation on how technology informed a new approach to news, and a review of the key stories and topics that shaped 2020.

SHIFT: Recounting 2020

24:05
On September 17th, 2020 Recount Media Co-Founder and CEO, John Battelle, sat down with a variety of business thought leaders and founders to examine how tech can reclaim its reputation as a world-changing force for good. SHIFT:TECH was presented in partnership with Comcast.

SHIFT:TECH — FULL VIDEO

20:51
Recount Media's co-founder and CEO, John Battelle, speaks to Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder and COO of Cloudflare, about her entrepreneurial journey, her take on tech policy, and how taking her company public has changed her view of the industry.

SHIFT:TECH — Michelle Zatlyn

21:16
Recount Media's co-founder and CEO, John Battelle, speaks to Eat REAL's CEO Nora LaTorre and Chairman Dr. Jordan Shlain about Eat REAL’s mission and how they plan to overhaul the nutrition system in America’s schools.

SHIFT:TECH — Eat REAL Panel

18:58
Twitter's Head of Research Nikkia Reveillac shares how her innate energetic storytelling ability has led her to research and insights at Twitter and what growth and the future of the company look like.

SHIFT:TECH — Nikkia Reveillac

16:40
Recount Media's co-founder and CEO, John Battelle, speaks to co-founder and CEO of Inspired Capital, Alexa von Tobel, about her entrepreneurial journey from startup to venture capital and explains what she looks for in young, aspiring entrepreneurs.

SHIFT:TECH — Alexa von Tobel

14:08
CEO and co-founder of Bitwise Industries Irma Olguin Jr. discusses how her background growing up in the Central Valley has led her to build a $100 million tech ecosystem.

SHIFT:TECH — Irma Olguin Jr.

35:53
Hear Recount Media's co-founder and CEO, John Battelle, interview Facebook's VP Global Policy and Communications, Nick Clegg, about Facebook’s perspective on the 2020 elections, their new oversight board, and how the company is moderating content.

SHIFT:TECH — Nick Clegg

44:23
Join Recount Media Co-Founder & CEO, John Battelle, for an in-depth conversation with The Last Mile Co-Founders, Chris Redlitz and Beverly Parenti as they discuss how TLM's technology program is transforming lives. We also take a live look into one of its classrooms to hear directly from the students themselves on how TLM is helping shape their future.

Meet the Founders of The Last Mile