Brandi Clark Burton

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Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer @ EcoNetworking
Austin, TX, US
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Four times voted “Best Environmentalist” in the Best of Austin Reader’s Polls, Brandi has also won the Austin Business Journal’s Green Advocate award, the Mayor's Individual Achievement for Environmental Awareness, and the International Women's Day Environmental Award. Featured and published in magazines and other publications including Self, Origin, Austin Monthly, Austin Woman, The Austin Chronicle, Austin-American Statesman, and many more.The Austin Business Journal said, “If Austin had one green ambassador, it would be Brandi," and the Austin Chronicle dubbed her the “Queen of Green”. She is a serial social entrepreneur having launched more than a dozen social ventures. She is also a community connector, active civic leader, trusted green advisor, and inspiring voice for change.Brandi believes that behavior change and finance are the keys to reversing global warming. She champions socially and environmentally responsible business and consumer behaviors, especially in the areas of sustainable food production and diets, preventing food waste, transportation, renewable energy, events, green building, health & wellness, and materials management.Specialties: Networking, systems thinking, strategic planning, mind mapping, marketing consulting and messaging development, program management, business or project launch consulting, PR strategy, business development, fundraising, brand development, copywriting, and community-building.Experience:• Marketing, communications, outreach, and sales for leading green business brands and advocacy campaigns in Austin & U.S.• Research, copywriting, editing, fact-checking and campaign design• Generative force behind launching more than a dozen social venture enterprises and project management until new leadership is installed• Regular public speaker on green issues & leadership – radio, TV, local events national & international conferences• Award-winning event producer of 100s of successful community-building, leadership, and sustainability events for 10-10,000 attendees• Effective fundraiser• Active in developing every iteration of Austin's Community Climate Plans• Senior Policy Advisor to Mayor Adler and advisor to former mayors & city department directorsGoals:* Be a voice for sustainability, advocate for, and inspire people to take meaningful actions.* Deliver effective communications to promote personal, business and political actions that lead to healthy people and planet* Grow the green economy and help people develop green careers and businesses

Brandi Clark Burton's Current Company Details
EcoNetworking

Econetworking

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Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer
Austin, TX, US
Brandi Clark Burton Work Experience Details
  • Econetworking
    Founder And Chief Inspiration Officer
    Econetworking
    Austin, Tx, Us
  • Austin Woman Magazine
    Columnist
    Austin Woman Magazine Apr 2023 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Author of monthly sustainability-focused column called Leading Green.
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  • Econetworking
    Founder & Chief Inspiration Officer
    Econetworking Apr 1996 - Present
    Pro connector of people, information, and resources to advance sustainability. Providing strategy, consulting, market research, and business development for green businesses. On a mission to help small to mid-sized businesses improve their social and environmental track record. Typical projects include launching new green ventures, helping enterprises network into Austin, developing advocacy programs, producing and consulting on green events, project management, landscape research and mindmapping. Providing inspiration for a wide range of audiences. A regular public speaker and career guide for those looking for careers with a positive impact. Completed a wide variety of contracts and initiatives for local, state, national and global nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and private corporations since incorporating as Environmentality, Inc. in 1996. Emphasis on promoting socially and environmentally responsible business and consumer behavior. Skills used include research, writing, editing, developing survey tools, compiling information, developing mind maps, networking, creating alliances, producing events, facilitating meetings, public relations, public speaking, public education, program development, and fundraising. Clients included: Rare, RMI, Ridwell, Join the Solution (solar), Trashless, Caprock Renewables, Green America, Green Festivals, Austin Give 5% to Mother Earth, Ecology Action, One Earth Bank (proposed), Liveable City, Austin Parks Foundation, Keep Austin Beautiful, SEED Coalition, and Earth Day Austin.
  • The Austin Common (Formerly Austin Econetwork)
    Founder & Publisher
    The Austin Common (Formerly Austin Econetwork) Jan 2003 - Present
    After years as Editor-in-Chief, I now lead strategy, marketing, and business development for an award-winning local media outlet I created nearly 20 years ago..
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  • Trashless
    Sustainability/Market Strategy
    Trashless Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
    Attended Green Sports Alliance Summit to network on behalf of Trashless and conduct a market readiness assessment and produce a report.
  • Climate Action Team
    Founder, Director, Spokesperson
    Climate Action Team Jan 2019 - May 2019
    Formed and led a team of 5 research associates to catalog and synthesize cutting-edge research on ecopsychology, climate action, and behavior change. We collaborated to produce Drawdown-focused, and "Make it Personal"-style presentations for a range of audiences: building and design professionals in the US Green Building Council, young people at the Texas Climate Strike Rally at the Texas Capitol, congregation and community members at St. Andrew's church. We also produced all-day programming for the Climate Pavilion, including "Climate Jeopardy" at the Austin Earth Day Festival. I was the keynote public speaker in all of the above events.
  • Austin Give 5% To Mother Earth
    Producer & Marketing Manager
    Austin Give 5% To Mother Earth Jan 2018 - May 2018
    Produced the 9th Annual Austin Give 5 to Mother Earth campaign, surpassing all previous years' records in all categories - number and amount of sponsorships, number of participating businesses, fundraising totals, billboard exposure, social media posts, and more. PR manager and spokesperson for this highly visible, one-day, city-wide fundraising event that promotes Austinites to Eat, Shop and Play at Austin-area businesses who sponsor or commit to donate 5% of their revenue for nine environmental nonprofits, in honor of Earth Day. Copywriting and user experience design for a dynamic website with links and an interactive map that helped users find sponsors and participating business locations as well as information about the 9 beneficiary nonprofit organizations.Produced volumes of social media content, a professionally-produced 30-second video, and a "Thank You" video to recognize our sponsors.Highlights:+ More than doubled sponsorship dollars and in-kind value over last year+ 34% increase in participating businesses – 135 compared to 101 last year+ 36% increase in businesses locations – 222 compared to 163 last year+ Expanded print and digital promotion. Website hits up 136% from the previous year, 8700 views on our Facebook event (compared to 65 last year). + First-ever video promotion+ Print and digital articles, news stories and social media.
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  • Rmi
    Mobility Program Associate
    Rmi Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
    Boulder, Co, Us
    Provided strategic consulting in service of bringing forth a transportation future that includes electric, autonomous, shared-use vehicles accessed via integrated apps with mobility as a service to address climate change. Introduced RMI to key players in Austin mobility leadership. Built on previous work in the mobility space with Austin Car Share, the Austin Don't Rush behavior change initiative for Mayor Adler, and other transportation demand management strategies and Smart City work.
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  • Earth Day Atx
    Content & Program Manager
    Earth Day Atx Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
    In just 4 months, designed and executed significantly enhanced programming compared to all previous Earth Day events in Austin's history. In addition to the standard live music, food vendors, kids zone, workshops, movement classes and eco-exhibitors, over 10,000 participants who attended Earth ATX 2017 at Huston-Tillotson University were treated to a wide range of new programs including: Town Hall for Earth & Science; Rally/Parade for Science & the Planet; hands-on, immersive, experiential Eco Discovery Zone with butterfly tunnel, rainforest listening experience dome, virtual reality goggles, endangered species and much more; Green Business hub featuring eco-entrepreneur workshop, green job fair and mentor sessions; Fix-It Clinic; 4 Video showcases; Rain Garden installation and dedication; Sponsor programming such as Treehouse Thoughtful Living Showcase with cooking demo and Capital Metro Transportation Pavilion & graffiti bus; City-wide bike collection, rehab and give away of more than 60 youth bicycles; Vegetarian Food Sampling Circuit; Live entertainment and more. Also secured sponsors and exhibitors. Laid the groundwork with the City of Austin and Rocky Mountain Institute to host Autonomous Vehicle Demo Rides at the event.
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  • City Of Austin
    Senior Policy Advisor, Office Of Mayor Steve Adler
    City Of Austin Feb 2015 - Dec 2016
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Senior Policy Advisor for Mayor of 11th largest U.S. city with a broad portfolio of issues including transportation demand management and Smart City development, water planning, watershed protection, resource recovery, renewable energy, energy conservation, food, animals, permitting reform, low-income utility assistance and affordable housing. * Researched policy positions with staff, community and other Council offices. * Handled mayor’s participation and speech writing, for COP21 Paris Climate meetings * Staffed Mayor's trip to Mexico City for the C40 Cities Climate Summit* Wrote and delivered speeches representing the Mayor's office* Key mayoral liaison and spokesperson for National League of Cities’ "Cities Connecting Children to Nature", C40 and Mayor’s National Climate Action Agenda. * Producer of quarterly Central Texas Regional Mayors’ Meetings. * Helped secure new renewable power contracts for municipal electric provider Austin Energy, increasing our solar sourcing from 50MW to 500MW, and doubling the amount of solar in Texas.
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  • City Of Austin
    Behavior Change Campaign Marketing Manager - Austin Don'T Rush
    City Of Austin Apr 2016 - May 2016
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Architect, producer, and marketing manager of one-day city-wide mobility challenge “Austin Don’t Rush”, a behavior change initiative to get Austin area commuters to do something other than drive alone during rush hour. * Managed 3rd party pro bono vendors to develop the campaign brand, collateral, website, and PR . * Negotiated free transit service on ALL local and regional buses, trains, vans and special access services. * Arranged many tools and promotions to help commuters including information services like Movability Austin as well as service and app providers like CapMetro, car2go, moovel, dadnab, B-cycle, Metropia, ZipCar. Negotiated promotions by the latter 3. * Secured pledges and challenge participation from 100s of businesses and organizations that agreed to avoid rush hour on May 11, including all 7 Austin-area chambers of commerce as well as some in surrounding cities.Results * Downloads of Capital Metro’s mobile app increased 83% from May 9-11, compared to the previous month during the same time period. Downloads continued to be elevated after the ADR event. * Capital Metro saw ridership increases across the system. Commuter and Rapid services saw notable increases, including nearly 20% on MetroRapid, 15% on Express/Flyer Routes and 8% on MetroRail compared to other days in the same week. * A modest decrease in rush hour traffic was detected by ATD staff comparing bridge crossings with same day previous week and previous day. An 11% decrease in downtown drive times during the morning rush hour.
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  • Election Navigator
    Creator, Producer, Spokesperson
    Election Navigator Mar 2014 - Dec 2014
    In 2014 Austin was to have its first election under the new 10-1 system, with 10 geographic districts plus an at-large mayor. The 11 races drew 78 candidates. Concerned that with the high number of candidates running and the focus on small districts, the environment and other city-wide concerns could lose priority. I put together a team to create a data-rich set of branded multi-media election tools that included a searchable database of all candidate environmental questionnaire answers, YouTube channels with professionally produced video interviews of candidates for each race, and infographics to summarize who answered the questionnaires and who won the environmental endorsements. Contracted with 3rd party designers to develop customized graphics for each district and assets. This was all funded through two successful crowd-funding efforts raising nearly $22K. I also co-moderated the televised Mayoral runoff debate.
  • Food Shift Austin
    Chair & Co-Founder
    Food Shift Austin Jul 2011 - Mar 2014
    On a mission to eliminate food waste as we know it. Initiated exploration as Chair of the Food Surplus & Salvage Working Group of the Austin/Travis County Sustainable Food Policy Board and then started an independent group to work on implementing ideas based on the EPAs Food Recovery Hierarchy.Facilitated Austin City Council declaring 2013 the Year of Food Waste Prevention and Recovery. Keynote speaker and facilitator for kickoff event. Building teams around actions to assess and advance food waste prevention and diversion efforts in Austin. Catalyzing team of change agents to develop the culture and infrastructure for directing food to its highest and best use.Helped secure EPA E3 planning grant to explore source reduction strategies in the hospitality industry. Working to identify the attitudes and practices necessary to run a model waste-free food establishment as well as the opportunities and mechanisms for redistributing edible food to humans, scrap food to farm animals and composting everything else.
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  • Food Shift Austin
    Tedx Speaker
    Food Shift Austin 2013 - 2013
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  • Citizen Gardener
    Founder
    Citizen Gardener Jul 2007 - Aug 2010
    Creator of starter gardener program to get more food growing inside our city, simultaneously reducing the food miles associated with feeding ourselves, increasing the amount of fresh, healthy food consumed by people of all income levels, and empowering people to see themselves as an important part of the food system. Many people are interested in the Grow Local/Eat Local movements, but most don’t know where to begin. CG is a manageable start that involves attending 10 hours of basic gardening instruction and apprenticing for 10 hours alongside more seasoned gardeners. The Basics class covers seasonal planting, bed preparation, composting, rain-water harvesting, and much more. Upon completion, attendees become official Citizen Gardeners. Graduates take on growing at least some of their own food, as well as supporting local farmers’ markets and farm stands, looking for local and organic labels when shopping, and advocating for good food policies.After co-developing the curriculum and program, branding and successfully marketing it for more than two years I arranged a transition in management to the Sustainable Food Center. The program has produced 100s of Citizen Gardener in Austin, resulting in 100s of public, private and community gardens being planted and SFC has now franchised the program to other cities.
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  • Austin Carshare
    Executive Director & Board Chair
    Austin Carshare Aug 2005 - Jul 2010
    Served as Executive Director for the launch of the first nonprofit carsharing organization in the south to promote transit options, save consumers money and reduce pollution. Secured City Council support, raised initial private capital, established policies, and orchestrated media coverage by all major Austin media outlets. Then served as board chair for three years and served as a community educator and spokesperson. Led board development and fundraising including our annual FUNdraiser. I also supervised staff, board treasurer and secretary to manage operations and expand carsharing services to include 7 vehicles, including a pickup truck. Our successful program laid the groundwork for a national company, Car2go, to enter the Austin market with 200 cars. Won the 2008 Innovation Award from the Association of Women in Transportation.
  • One Earth Bank, A Proposed De Novo Bank
    Co-Founder, Chief Sustainability Officer
    One Earth Bank, A Proposed De Novo Bank Jun 2007 - Feb 2009
    Part of founding Senior Management team for proposed de novo socially and environmentally responsible community bank. Researched best established and leading-edge sustainability and ethical practices and developed bank governance procedures consistent with mission. Developed lending screen and decision-making protocol. Provided research and guidance on green building, energy conservation, land management, responsible operations.Built a responsive stakeholder network by leveraging personal credibility, contacts and knowledge of#1 recruiter of investors and #2 fundraiser in $2.4M pre-opening fund drive. Due to the banking industry crash during our application process, our FDIC proposal was denied and money was returned to investors.
  • Liveable City
    Director Of Community And Board Relations
    Liveable City 2004 - 2005
    Organized fundraising and community events, published white papers, and provided board management for 24-member think tank organization addressing the interconnectedness of social justice, environmental issues, and economic development in Austin.
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  • City Of Austin
    Urban Forestry Board, Member & Chair
    City Of Austin 2000 - 2004
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Developed agendas, facilitated meetings, and handled board logistics. Visited city departments to monitor tree-related activities. Worked to improve communication between city departments regarding trees. Lead writer/editor in development of a comprehensive management plan for Austin's urban forest. (Volunteer)
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  • Austin Parks Foundation
    Earth Day Festival, It'S My Park! (And More) Producer
    Austin Parks Foundation Sep 2002 - May 2003
    Austin, Tx, Us
    With only 2 staff, pulled off Herculean task of producing 6 events in 3 days - a Gala Dinner fundraising event, Inaugural It's My Park Day city-wide day of service, a 5k and 1k fun run, and the Cap2K Open Water Swim, the Austin Earth Day Festival, and the HEB statewide BBQ contest.
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  • Green Festival - Austin
    Regional Producer
    Green Festival - Austin 2003 - 2003
    Served as regional director and primary local liaison collaborating with nationwide team of professionals to produce a two-day regional festival promoting sustainable economies, social justice and ecological balance. Attracted over 250 exhibitors, 100 speakers and 10,000 attendees to the Austin Convention Center. Worked with seven committee chairs to identify and book speakers, vendors, musicians, volunteers, as well as develop networking events, site logistics, promotion and publicity.
  • Beverly Griffith Campaign
    Campaign Manager
    Beverly Griffith Campaign 2001 - 2002
    Managed consultants, three part-time staff, and hundreds of volunteers for a city council re-election campaign. Coordinated media outreach and candidate presence at community forums. Developed diverse and extensive endorsement list. Refined and managed campaign databases. Cultivated neighborhood and issue group support through targeted mailings and special events. Wrote, edited and managed distribution of fund appeals, invitations and get-out-the-vote messages via post and e-mail. Solicited over $80,000 in monetary donations and in-kind contributions. Managed the gathering of petition signatures required to overcome term limit and election advanced to a run-off.
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  • Green America
    Green Business Screening Coordinator
    Green America Jan 1999 - Dec 1999
    Washington, Distrito De Columbia, Us
    Lead green business listing coordinator for the 2000 National Green Pages. Supervised team to solicit, review screen over 300 socially & environmentally responsible enterprises for business network membership. Handled correspondence, billing, business listings, and ad sales. Wrote articles for their quarterly national journal.
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Brandi Clark Burton Skills

Program Development Social Networking Business Strategy Networking Business Development Green Technology Social Entrepreneurship Fundraising Community Development Sustainability Consulting Sustainability Strategic Partnerships Start Ups Management Leadership Nonprofits Editing Entrepreneurship Environmental Awareness Public Relations Energy Green Building Renewable Energy Community Outreach Social Media Social Media Marketing Strategic Planning Team Building Solar Energy Event Management Small Business Marketing Event Planning Public Speaking Economic Development Environmental Issues Cleantech Politics Strategy Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainable Business Grant Writing Public Policy Energy Policy Nonprofit Organizations

Brandi Clark Burton Education Details

  • Yale University
    Yale University
    Sociology With Political Science
  • Ask Method
    Ask Method
    Digital Marketing
  • Impact Speaking Lab
    Impact Speaking Lab
    Persuasive Public Speaking
  • World Changing Women
    World Changing Women
    And Related Support Services
  • People'S Institute For Survival And Beyond
    People'S Institute For Survival And Beyond
    Undoing Racism
  • Landmark
    Landmark
    Communication Courses
  • Visionforce
    Visionforce
    Honor
  • Leadership Austin
    Leadership Austin
    Best Class Ever!!
  • Westlake High School
    Westlake High School

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Brandi Clark Burton attended Yale University, Ask Method, Impact Speaking Lab, World Changing Women, People's Institute For Survival And Beyond, Landmark, Visionforce, Leadership Austin, Westlake High School.

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