Janelle Kellman's guest appearances

Janelle Kellman

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Janelle Kellman, Esq. is the Mayor of Sausalito, CA. In our conversation, we discuss Janelle’s path from private practice as an environmental attorney in San Francisco to launching a successful e-commerce company and launching the Center for Sea Rise Solutions in 2021 to support the localization of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Janelle’s passion for teamwork was ignited and nurtured by a lifetime of sports including playing two Division I sports at Yale. Janelle says, “Sports taught me hard work, collaboration and team work”.  Janelle grew up in a small coal mining town in Pennsylvania. When Janelle’s mom developed asthma, Janelle became passionate about the environment and about working to find the balance between how we live in the natural environment. Janelle credits her father’s volunteering and involvement with community organizations as an early inspiration. The Jewish philosophy of Tikkum Olam (Repair of the world) has also guided Janelle’s motivation for environmental work and public service. Listen in to hear why Janelle recommends people have a yes mindset, why removing expectations is the key to happiness and why the Japanese concept of ikigai is the recipe for success. Follow us on IG @meanforit Reach out to us at: contact@meanforit.com to say hello or recommend somone for a future episode. Go to our website www.meantforit.com for past episodes. If you enjoy this episode, please, please, pretty please  share it with a friend. We will do a dozen cartwheels (wherever we are)  if you leave us a review on iTunes. Until next time, Polina and Amber

Janelle Kellman, Esq. is the Mayor of Sausalito, CA. In our conversation, we discuss Janelle’s path from private practice as an environmental attorney in San Francisco to launching a successful e-commerce company and launching the Center for Sea Rise Solutions in 2021 to support the localization of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Janelle’s passion for teamwork was ignited and nurtured by a lifetime of sports including playing two Division I sports at Yale. Janelle says, “Sports taught me hard work, collaboration and team work”.  Janelle grew up in a small coal mining town in Pennsylvania. When Janelle’s mom developed asthma, Janelle became passionate about the environment and about working to find the balance between how we live in the natural environment. Janelle credits her father’s volunteering and involvement with community organizations as an early inspiration. The Jewish philosophy of Tikkum Olam (Repair of the world) has also guided Janelle’s motivation for environmental work and public service. Listen in to hear why Janelle recommends people have a yes mindset, why removing expectations is the key to happiness and why the Japanese concept of ikigai is the recipe for success. Follow us on IG @meanforit Reach out to us at: <a href="mailto:contact@meanforit.com">contact@meanforit.com</a> to say hello or recommend somone for a future episode. Go to our website <a href="http://www.meantforit.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.meantforit.com</a> for past episodes. If you enjoy this episode, please, please, pretty please  share it with a friend. We will do a dozen cartwheels (wherever we are)  if you leave us a review on iTunes. Until next time, Polina and Amber

Sausalito, California Mayor Janelle Kellman Shares Her Story

Janelle has held numerous leadership positions as a startup CEO and Founder, Mayor of Sausalito, and trusted advisor to startups across a range of technologies. Janelle’s current work focuses on innovation, public service, and climate change leadership. Her organization, The Center for Sea Rise Solutions (CSRS), is a global nonprofit focused on empowering local decision makers to take action around sea level rise and coastal resilience. She is currently bringing opportunities around the new blue economy to Sausalito with a focus on decarbonization through the electrification of transportation. She leads Sausalito's sea level rise task force, and is championing a proactive approach to coastal resilience through infrastructure planning and nature-based solutions. About VSC Ventures: For 20 years, our award-winning PR agency VSC has worked with innovative startups on positioning, messaging, and awareness and we are bringing that same expertise to help climate startups with storytelling and narrative building. Last year, general partners Vijay Chattha and Jay Kapoor raised a $21M fund to co-invest in the most promising startups alongside leading climate funds. Through the conversations on our show CLIMB by VSC, we're excited to share what we're doing at VSC and VSC Ventures on climate innovation with companies like Ample, Actual, Sesame Solar, Synop, Vibrant Planet, and Zume among many others.

Janelle has held numerous leadership positions as a startup <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/janelle-kellman-esq-she-her-86021a4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CEO and Founder, Mayor of Sausalito, and trusted advisor</a> to startups across a range of technologies. Janelle’s current work focuses on innovation, public service, and climate change leadership. Her organization, <a href="https://www.searisesolutions.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Center for Sea Rise Solutions (CSRS)</a>, is a global nonprofit focused on empowering local decision makers to take action around sea level rise and coastal resilience. She is currently bringing opportunities around the new blue economy to <a href="https://www.sausalito.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sausalito</a> with a focus on decarbonization through the electrification of transportation. She leads Sausalito's sea level rise task force, and is championing a proactive approach to coastal resilience through infrastructure planning and nature-based solutions. About VSC Ventures: For 20 years, our award-winning <a href="https://vsc.co/climb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PR agency VSC</a> has worked with innovative startups on positioning, messaging, and awareness and we are bringing that same expertise to help climate startups with storytelling and narrative building. Last year, general partners Vijay Chattha and Jay Kapoor raised a $21M fund to co-invest in the most promising startups alongside leading climate funds. Through the conversations on our show CLIMB by VSC, we're excited to share what we're doing at VSC and VSC Ventures on climate innovation with companies like <a href="https://ample.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ample</a>, <a href="https://www.actualhq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Actual</a>, <a href="https://www.sesame.solar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sesame Solar</a>, <a href="https://synop.ai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Synop</a>, <a href="https://www.vibrantplanet.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vibrant Planet</a>, and <a href="https://www.zume.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zume</a> among many others.