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About David Katz
About David Katz
My journey began with a simple yet profound inspiration: reveal value in waste to prevent human suffering and environmental degradation. The spark led to the creation of Plastic Bank, now a global movement that redefines prosperity by transforming waste into wealth. My vision tackles two of the most pressing challenges facing people and the planet: poverty and plastic pollution.
I’ve opened pathways to prosperity for over 55,000 families in underserved communities across the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, Egypt, Thailand, and Cameroon by enabling the exchange of the world’s largest volume of hand-gathered plastic (over 160 million kilos) for income and social benefits. The solution offers individuals and businesses an opportunity to prosper by reducing environmental footprints, promoting circularity, and supporting communities.
Celebrated as one of the world’s most compassionate entrepreneurs and honoured with accolades, including the Prix Voltaire, United Nations Lighthouse Award for Planetary Health, and the Paris Climate Conference Sustainia Community Award. Other notable recognitions include the Ernst & Young Lifetime Achievement Award, The Globe and Mail’s Changemakers Award, and the Entrepreneur Organizations’ Global Citizen Award.
Humanitarian works garnered international acclaim, with features on BBC, CNN, Time Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company, Business Week, and National Geographic. Delivered impactful talks on TED, appeared in award-winning documentaries, and starred in an international reality television show.
Often referred to as a steward of the Earth, a champion for the underserved, and a thought leader on the prosperity effect.
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The Prosperity Effect with David Katz
Plastic as Prosperity: David Katz on Conscious Capitalism, Ending Poverty & Redefining Wealth
These next few decades will define our global response to two urgent crises—plastic pollution and poverty—and whether we continue to operate from scarcity and extraction, or step into a new paradigm of circularity, regeneration, and conscious creation.
Can trash become treasure? Can waste become wealth? David Katz says yes.
In this powerful conversation, David Katz, globally celebrated founder of Plastic Bank, joins me to share how he’s creating systemic change by turning plastic into currency, empowering marginalized communities, and operating businesses from a place of being, not just doing.
This episode is for visionaries, regenerative leaders, and creators ready to embody a new economy of prosperity, synergy, and sacred stewardship.
Geo-capitalism, circular economies, blockchain traceability—are we solving problems or creating new ones? David’s vision makes the choice clear.
In this episode, we explore:
- The Plastic Bank’s Genesis & Vision
- Meet David Katz: Bridging Ancient Wisdom with Modern Solutions
- Plastic Bank’s Unique “Way of Being” & Impact
- Circularity & Prosperity: Envisioning a Future Economy
- The Prosperity Effect: Beyond Profit in Business
- Global Impact: Plastic Bank’s Reach & Scale
- Community Empowerment: Schools as Plastic Bank Hubs
- Plastic as Currency: A Path to Autonomy & Mastery
- Overcoming Scarcity: The Mindset Shift Towards Abundance
- Human Evolution: Conscious Living & Energy Resonance
- Empowering Co-Creation: Leadership in the Plastic Bank Ecosystem
- Hiring for “Who”: Building a Team of Responsible Creators
- Choosing a New Reality: Speaking a Prosperous Universe into Being
- Join the Movement: Solving Poverty to End Plastic Pollution
- Gratitude & Discernment: The Journey of Conscious Creation
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For more than 25 years, Stephanie has been guiding visionary leaders, influencers, executives, celebrities, and entrepreneurs (and other humans) to remember who they really are so they can do the work they’re really here to do.
A conscious futurist, coach, lawyer, and strategist, she’s a multidimensional healer, bridging ancient intelligence and indigenous wisdom, with modern knowledge and future intelligence, to activate higher human potentials.
Her current research, speaking, and transformational offerings on ‘Adaptive Leadership Intelligence” aim to support ‘The Wayfinders’ here to bring in our new earth.
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