Sustainable Packaging Podcast

Episode Title: What Happens When Companies Pay for Packaging Waste? | Kim Holmes Guest: Kim Holmes, Oregon Executive Director, Circular Action Alliance (CAA) Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors talks with Kim Holmes about Oregon's landmark position as the first...

Episode Title: What’s Really Driving Corrugated Demand | Ryan Fox Guest: Ryan Fox, Bloomberg Intelligence Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors welcomes back longtime friend of the show Ryan Fox from Bloomberg Intelligence for his fourth or fifth appearance. Ryan...

Episode Title: Where Venture Capital Meets Sustainablity with Mathew Wright, Laura Foti & Matt Saunders Guest: Matthew Wright, Founder of Specright Laura Foti, Chief Customer Officer at Specright Matt Saunders, Managing Partner at New Earth Ventures Summary: In...

Episode Title: Sustainable Hospitality and Travel with Greg M. Poirier Guest: Greg M. Poirier, MBA, Global Director of Sustainable Hospitality Certification Programs at Audubon International Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors welcomes Greg Poirier to discuss how...

Episode Title: How to Fix Failing Tape: 3M's Julianne Strunk & Kelsey LaCoursiere Guest: Julianne Strunk, 3M Marketing Manager, and Kelsey LaCoursiere, 3M Portfolio Marketer Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors welcomes back Julianne Strunk and introduces Kelsey...

Episode Title: From Banana Farm Waste to Award-Winning Paper with Bethelhem Dejene Guest: Bethelhem Dejene, Founder and CEO of Zafree Papers Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors welcomes Bethelhem Dejene to discuss her journey from observing waste at an Ethiopian...

Episode Title: Nike's Sustainability Journey with Adam Brundage Guest: Adam Brundage, Director of Data and Analytics Insight, Global Sustainability at Nike Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors welcomes Adam Brundage from Nike to discuss the company's wide-ranging...

Episode Title: The Value of the Sustainable Packaging Summit with Danielle Goad of Specright Guest: Danielle Goad, Director of EMEA at Specright Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors welcomes Danielle Goad to discuss her journey at Specright, her recent move to...

Episode Title: How Burton Snowboards is Shaping the Future of Sustainable Packaging  Guest: Mitch Rovito, Packaging Manager at Burton Snowboards Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors reconnects with his friend Mitch Rovito from Burton Snowboards following a tour of...

Episode Title: Live at SPC Impact with Olga Kachook — 2026 Trends Report Guest: Olga Kachook, Director of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) Summary: In this special live episode, recorded at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee during the...

Episode Title: How Germany Is Leading the Reusable Packaging Revolution with Dana Voges Guest: Dana Voges, Project Lead for Circular Economy and Sustainability at SEA ME Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors welcomes Dana Voges to discuss her remarkable journey from...

Episode Title: How Mill Turns Everyday Food Waste Into a Resource with Sydney Grier Guest: Sydney Grier, Packaging Lead at Mill Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors sits down with Sydney Grier, Packaging Lead at Mill, to explore how the company is tackling one of...

Episode Title: What Happens Inside Atlantic's Packaging Solution Center Guest: Kyle Pischel, Director of the Atlantic Packaging Solution Center Jake Wyns, Packaging Development Specialist and Solution Center Coordinator Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors welcomes...

Episode Title: Inside the World's Largest Aluminum Packaging Manufacturer with Predrag Ozmo of Ball Corporation Guest: Predrag Ozmo, Sustainability Director at Ball Corporation Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors welcomes Predrag Ozmo to discuss the sustainability...

Episode Title: New Earth Ventures Launch with Matt Saunders and Wes Carter Guest: Matt Saunders, Managing Partner, New Earth VenturesWes Carter, President, Atlantic Packaging Summary: In this episode, Cory Connors welcomes Atlantic Packaging President Wes Carter and...