181. Teaching Kids to be EcoHeroes with Brett “Mr. Eco” Edwards

About this episode

Brett "Mr. Eco" Edwards discusses his journey in creating the Eco Hero show and shares insights on climate change activism.

Brett "Mr. Eco" Edwards is the founder and Chief Eco Officer of the Eco Hero show. He created Mr. Eco in college and has brought the brand to life since 2014. He is an environmentalist, an educator, an entrepreneur, a Grammy-voting member, a YouTuber and a philanthropist. Brett and I talk about how he created the Eco Hero show and his climate change activism. He talks about the shows’s growing success and also gives some fantastic tips on how to build a show’s momentum. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode181 .

People in this episode

Host: Lily Jones

Guest: Brett "Mr. Eco" Edwards

Topics covered

• environmental education
• climate change
• entrepreneurship
• activism
• children's programming

Keywords

• Eco Hero
• Brett Edwards
• environmentalist
• climate change
• education
• entrepreneur
• activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eco Hero, Educator Forever

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