-Life as a Head of Sustainability-
Stephanie McLarty is Head of Sustainability at Quantum Lifecycle Partners, Canada’s largest electronics reuse and recycling company.
Core Responsibilities
In her role, Stephanie is in charge of building and executing a sustainability strategy across the 12 locations and beyond to help the company’s stakeholders: customers, team and the planet. Quantum has received numerous accolades and awards for their ESG leadership.
Unique Career Pathway
She joined Quantum in January 2022 when Quantum acquired the company she founded, REfficient Inc, a Certified B Corp which served customers in 14 countries in the reuse and recycling of telecom equipment.
Thought Leadership
Outside of her work at Quantum Lifecycle, Stephanie is also a respected thought leader and host of the podcast, The Circular Future.
Entrepreneurial Activities
Further, she also coaches impact-focused and women entrepreneurs through the Innovation Factory, and runs an 8000+ Facebook community for mom entrepreneurs..
Educational Background
Stephanie has a MA from the University of Innsbruck and B.Arts.Sc from McMaster University.
Reasons to Listen
This will be a talk worth listening to for:
- those interested in knowing more about what a Head of Sustainability position may entail
- those wanting to uncover deeper insights related to evaluating potential sustainability based professional opportunities
- those who are looking for inspiration in so far as learning what it takes to personally and professionally thrive within one’s career
Listeners will come away with insights on:
- how sustainability is being practiced within modern business enterprises
- Stephanie’s roles and responsibilities as a Head of Sustainability
- a day in the life of a Head of Sustainability
- What Stephanies believes to be a key factor in all of the success Quantum Lifecycle Partners has experienced when it comes to ESG and sustainability minded initiatives
- what attracted Stephanie to the world of sustainability initially
- what philosophical approach really helped Stephanie advance within her career
- what Stephanie believes to be an effective way to evaluate professional or entrepreneurial opportunities
- how she views issues of greenwashing within her industry
- why strong leadership is an important determinant when evaluating a company and their ESG program and culture
- what it takes to be a leader within the ESG space
- what Stephanie believes is important to personally thrive within the space of work and sustainability
- a moving story relating to the intersection of work and one’s personal life
- how AI is impacting ESG and sustainability work related issues
- much more!
A Memorable Quote from the Episode:
“So for me, I always knew that I wanted to do something where I was making a difference and sustainability was something that I didn’t really have to think about. It was just something that I was naturally passionate about.”
-Stephanie McLarty
Check out the Video Conversation:
For those who desire to view video highlights of the conversation, you can do so via Youtube.
Discover More
For those interested in learning more about Stephanie and her work, you can check out Quantum Lifecycle Partners and you can also tune into her podcast, The Circular Future. Finally, she is also active on the following platforms:
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