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A vision for implementing reuse
Episode 163: Celebrating her first work anniversary at Upstream, CEO Crystal Dreisbach shares some top moments from year one and her vision for the work ahead.
20 Years of Upstream
Episode 145: As Upstream celebrates its 20th birthday, COO & Chief Friendmaker Julie Lamy and our longest standing board member, David Stitzhal, take a walk down memory lane.
Upstream CEOs pass the baton
Episode 137: Upstream CEO emeritus Matt Prindiville returns for a special episode to welcome our new CEO, Crystal Dreisbach.
“CLYNK” Your Glass for Matt’s Next Steps
Episode 125: After 12+ years, our esteemed CEO Matt Prindiville talks about his tough decision to leave, and reflects on the gifts of his time with Upstream.
Women Making Reuse Work
Episode 116: In this Women’s History Month special, we sit down with Upstream Board Members Ashley Craig and Linda Corrado to discuss their professional pivots to reuse.
The Indisposable Podcast Turns 100!
EPISODE 100: Celebrating 100 stories of solutions to plastic pollution – a walk down memory lane with hosts Brooking Gatewood and Matt Prindiville.
How Upstream and the Reuse Movement Began
EPISODE 75: Learn how Upstream’s founders, Bill Sheehan and Helen Spiegelman, catalyzed zero waste systems – and helped spark a global reuse movement.
New Year, New Solutioneers, New Reuse-olutions
EPISODE 74: Meet four new members of Upstream’s Board of Directors and hear what they hope to bring to the reuse movement this year.
The Heart Behind the Upstream Rebrand
EPISODE 55: Learn from CEO Matt Prindiville about Upstream’s rebrand and how we hope it will help us build a broader reuse community.
Uplifting reuse heroes: The story of UPSTREAM
EPISODE 41: From 1800s horse poop to today’s innovative reuse companies, paddle along with Matt and Brooking as they tell the tale of UPSTREAM.