#28 - Daniela Fernandez: Young People Fighting Climate Change
At the young age of 19, Daniela V. Fernandez founded Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) as a college-room idea. Five years later, she has built SOA into a global organization that is cultivating and accelerating innovative solutions to protect and sustain the health of the ocean. With phenomenal speed, SOA has created the world’s largest network of young ocean leaders - through establishing a presence in over 50 countries, launching the first-ever Ocean Solutions Accelerator to support ocean start-ups. Daniela has been recognized for her work by former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, President Bill Clinton, and EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella. Daniela is also a contributor to National Geographic and has been interviewed by Voice of America, New York City TV, and Ocean Radio, and has been a panel and keynote speaker at multiple high-level events including: The Economist World Ocean Summit, United Nations, Net Impact Conference, U.S. Capitol Hill Ocean Week, Collision Conference, Sustainable Brands Conference and World Ocean Festival In this episode, Daniela speaks about: 1. The most important activities you can participate in to help shape our future 2. The current state of climate control 3. How she plans on accelerating 100 ocean companies in the next 3 years 4. The struggles with paving the way in a new industry. 5. and Key Conversations that helped make SOA what it is today.