Shaping Your Sustainability Story: Advice from Browngirlgreen

Join WRISE for an engaging discussion with Kristy Drutman, also known as Browngirl Green, an accomplished entrepreneur and founder of Green Jobs Board. She’ll share her career journey, the challenges she faced, and the key lessons learned along the way. We’ll explore her experiences in building an impact-driven organization and navigating opportunities within the sustainability sector.

This event will be an open dialogue, with participants encouraged to ask questions and reflect on their own experiences. We’ll collect questions ahead of time to create a participatory Q&A and hope to have WRISE members voices heard. Together, we’ll delve into the sustainability challenges Kristy is pondering and hear her insights on where the industry is headed.

Speakers

Kristy Drutman

Kristy Drutman, otherwise known as “Browngirl Green” is a speaker, consultant, media producer, and environmental educator passionate about working at the intersections between media, diversity, and environmentalism.

As a young entrepreneur, Kristy has educated hundreds of thousands of people across the globe about modern-day environmental issues through speeches and media content as well as facilitates workshops centered around environmental media and storytelling in cities across the United States.

Kristy is also the Co-Founder of the Green Jobs Board, a climate tech start-up bridging the equity and inclusion gap within the green economy through conversations, resources, and pathways to bring more diverse talent into the environmental field.