Wild Spaces

Welcome to the Wild Spaces podcast, where we enhance your connection to nature by sharing inspiring stories of biophilic design and rewilding. As we move into a new year, many of us are thinking about where our industries are headed. We know that by understanding how our industries are evolving, we can stay ahead of the curve. With that in mind, we’re excited to have our guest share her valuable insight about where sustainability and green real estate are headed. Melissa Gutierrez-Sullivan is Vice President of Cushman & Wakefield’s Global Occupier Services Sustainability and Wellness Practice, leading the Southern California region while also working with projects nationally. She works with clients on their sustainability and wellness strategic planning, reporting, and management of green certification projects across the country, from Silicon Valley to New York. Melissa and her team work with some of the premier companies and tenants in the nation. Companies like Google, Adobe and Salesforce. So we’re excited to have her bring firsthand knowledge about what these best-in-class tenants are looking for, where sustainability is headed, and how the discussion has moved from ‘what does sustainability cost’, to ‘what will it cost my company to not operate sustainably’? Check out our latest interview and enjoy! Full Show Notes available at: https://wildspacesinstitute.org/blog

Episode 13 is our first ever solo show! Join Wild Spaces Institute founder and podcast host Matt Dungan as he recaps key messages from our first dozen episodes, expands on the guiding philosophy behind Wild Spaces, and shares examples of successful commercial real estate that's connecting people to nature. Backed by examples from our podcast interviews and personal research, Matt shares his belief that we've entered the Next Evolution of Sustainability, where biophilic design will become a crucial and central design framework within commercial real estate, architecture and design. Check out this fun and enlightening episode! Show notes can be found at: wildspacesinstitute.org/blog

On this episode of the Wild Spaces Podcast, we interview Steve Nygren, the Founder of Serenbe, a nature-connected wellness community on the edge of Atlanta, Georgia. Steve shares his evolving story about growing up on a farm in Colorado, running a successful hospitality and real estate company, re-discovering the benefits of connecting to nature, and then developing Serenbe, a neighborhood full of fresh food, fresh air and focused on wellbeing. This community is set among acres of preserved forests and meadows with miles of nature trails that connect homes and restaurants with arts, businesses, and biophilia. On each episode of the Wild Spaces Podcast, we interview adventurous professionals who share their inspiring stories about real estate, architecture, and designs that connect people with nature. We dive deep into the concepts of Biophilic Design and Rewilding. Join us as we become more wild, together. Full episode show notes are available at: wildspacesinstitute.org/blog

In this episode, we interview Collin Cavote, the Founder and CEO of Biome, a Public Benefit Corporation and  Climate Neutral company that rewilds the indoor world with smart autonomous biology.  On each episode of the Wild Spaces Podcast, we interview adventurous professionals who share their inspiring stories about real estate, architecture, and designs that connect people with nature. We dive deep into the concepts of Biophilic Design and Rewilding. Join us as we become more wild, together. Full episode show notes are available at: wildspacesinstitute.org/blog

Join us as we become more wild, together on the Wild Spaces Podcast. We interview adventurous professionals who are leading us into a better designed, healthier, more nature-connected future. Our guests share inspiring stories about real estate, architecture, and designs that meaningfully and intentionally connect people with nature. We dive deep into the concepts of Biophilic Design and Rewilding. Our show is brought to you by the Wild Spaces Institute.

On this episode, we interview Bernice Fielding. Bernice is a sustainable horticulturalist, arborist, and landscape designer at WATG Honolulu focused on giving life to more accessible, science-based, culturally-informed green spaces in the hospitality field. On each episode of the Wild Spaces Podcast, we interview adventurous professionals who share their inspiring stories about real estate, architecture, and designs that connect people with nature. We dive deep into the concepts of Biophilic Design and Rewilding. Join us as we become more wild, together. Full episode show notes are available at: wildspacesinstitute.org/blog

Welcome to the Wild Spaces Podcast. In this episode, we talk with Dr Taryn Mead, a Certified  Biomimicry Consultant and professor at Western Colorado University in their Outdoor MBA program. We dive into our disconnect with natural systems and learn the key attributes behind companies that achieve biomimetic innovation. On each episode of the Wild Spaces Podcast, we interview adventurous professionals who share their inspiring stories about real estate, architecture, and designs that connect people with nature. We dive deep into the concepts of Biophilic Design and Rewilding. Join us as we become more wild, together. Full episode show notes are available at: wildspacesinstitute.org/blog

In this episode, we interview Piers MacNaughton, who is Vice President of Health Strategy and Lead Researcher at View. Prior to View, he was at the Harvard School of Public Health. We talk about his innovative research into the benefits and impact of specific types of biophilic interventions. On each episode of the Wild Spaces Podcast, we interview adventurous professionals who share their inspiring stories about real estate, architecture, and designs that connect people with nature. We dive deep into the concepts of Biophilic Design and Rewilding. Join us as we become more wild, together. Full episode show notes are available at: wildspacesinstitute.org/blog

On our second episode, we interview biophilic author and designer Sally Coulthard. In early 2020 she published ‘Biophilia: You, Nature, Home’ a beautiful handbook to bring nature into your daily life and promote the benefits of Biophilia. On each episode of the Wild Spaces Podcast, we interview adventurous professionals who share their inspiring stories about real estate, architecture, and designs that connect people with nature. We dive deep into the concepts of Biophilic Design and Rewilding. Join us as we become more wild, together. Full episode show notes are available at: wildspacesinstitute.org/blog

In this episode, we interview Neal Collins, a real estate professional and co-founder of Latitude, a real estate and development company across North America that is dedicated to regenerative practices in the built and natural environments. On each episode of the Wild Spaces Podcast, we interview adventurous professionals who share their inspiring stories about real estate, architecture, and designs that connect people with nature. We dive deep into the concepts of Biophilic Design and Rewilding. Join us as we become more wild, together. Full episode show notes are available at: wildspacesinstitute.org/blog