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“Green is Good,” hosted by Electronic Recyclers International’s John Shegerian and Mike Brady, is America’s No. 1 green radio show that features people and organizations that are making a green difference. Join John and Mike as they discuss go-green initiatives, green-collar jobs, sustainability practices, environmental issues, recycling, reuse and more with some of the green world’s most influential people.
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Innovative, practical and entertaining… I love what’s been created with our “Green is Good” show… We are fortunate enough to have one of the most knowledgeable and dynamic entrepreneurs in the country in John Shegerian, to deliver this most important message on our Clear Channel stations and world wide web sites. This show delivers the country’s most knowledgeable and cutting edge environmental savvy business owners and professionals that can be heard anywhere… green is good, is great, I’m proud of it.
Jeff Negrete
Clear Channel
Market Manager
On-Air Hosts
John Shegerian
John S. Shegerian is the Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International® (ERI) (www.electronicrecyclers.com) and ERI’s subsidiary organizations, www.1-800-RECYCLING.com and www.urbanmining.org. Established in 2002, ERI collects and recycles electronic waste, specializing in the sustainable dismantling of consumer electronic items. Under Shegerian’s stewardship, ERI has fast become the largest and most efficient recycler of electronic waste in the world. ERI is licensed to de-manufacture and recycle televisions, computer monitors, computers, and virtually all other types of electronic equipment. ERI developed and houses the largest e-waste crusher in the world and processes more than 120 million pounds of electronic waste annually at its locations in California, Colorado, Indianapolis, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas and Washington.
Shegerian is also co-host of Clear Channel’s “Green is Good” (www.greenisgood.com), the nation’s #1 rated environmentally themed radio program, in which John interviews celebrities, company leaders and green nonprofits regarding environmental issues and opportunities. Guests have included Wal-Mart, FedEx, Hewlett Packard, Verizon, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and many more.
An accomplished public speaker and author, Shegerian’s inspirational memoir, Mandingo and Me will be published in 2014.
A Board Member of the American Sustainable Business Council, Shegerian’s columns on the subject of sustainability can be read regularly in Environmental Leader. His talks on sustainability, innovation and the benefits of running a green business have moved and inspired prestige audiences from China, India, and throughout Europe, to the World Bank, United Nations and the White House.
Prior to his work at ERI, Shegerian had co-founded www.financialaid.com, one of the most successful student loan companies in the country. While at financialaid.com, he also created www.rateyourcampus.com (a college student polling and feedback community) which then led to the creation of www.campusdirt.com (which evolved into the most relevant and visited college search engine). Also, www.campusclix.com was created and became one of the first college social networking properties on the web. In October 2004, Shegerian and his partners sold financialaid.com and all the aforementioned affiliated properties to Education Lending Group, which was purchased in February 2005 by CIT (NYSE: CIT).
In 2004, Shegerian created, and still serves as Founder and CEO of Addicted.com, a comprehensive, interactive website dedicated to helping those struggling with the disease of addiction, that has become the leading online space for the recovering community.
For his work with ERI, Shegerian has been named the Clean Tech Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California by Ernst & Young. He received the “Innovator of the Year” award from the International Electronics Recycling Conference & Expo (IERCE) for his development of 1-800-Recycling.com and its role in democratizing the recycling process nationwide. Shegerian was also named the 2012 recipient of the Harold Zinkin Entrepreneur of the Year Award commemorating a proven track record of leading a business through several years of success. ERI has also won “Recycler of the Year” and the “Industry Pioneer” award from the IERCE.
Shegerian is driven by his commitment to innovate and develop companies that benefit and inspire others and are socially responsible. Shegerian has a 25-year track record of quickly converting start-ups into large, highly successful business enterprises.
Shegerian serves alongside California state legislators as a member of the California Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth and was appointed to serve on the Governor’s Gang Advisory Committee, focused on providing the State’s top legislators with guidance pertaining to policies geared toward the reduction of gang and youth violence. No stranger to “recycling lives” and serving up second chances, In 1993, Shegerian had co-founded Homeboy Tortillas and Homeboy Industries, which continues to serve as a paradigm for urban renewal in America and was awarded the New York Stock Exchange “Building for the Future” Award for creating new jobs and opportunities for gang-impacted youth in post-riot Los Angeles. Shegerian is also the recipient of the prestigious “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award,” presented by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Committee to businessmen working to provide compassionate solutions for society’s problems.
Mike Brady
“Been there, done that and got the T-shirt.” That would pretty much sum up the career of Soft Rock 98.9’s Program Director and Morning Show co-host Mike Brady.
Brady began his radio career while in college. As a student at Loyola University in his native Los Angeles, he began working at the campus radio station. One of his first paid jobs in radio was scheduling commercials for KGBS, a 50,000-watt powerhouse in LA.
Eventually, Brady found himself on the air, doing weekends and part-time work at the station. If his luggage were a log of places he’s been and worked, it would be covered with stickers from stations in Houston; Santa Maria, CA; Los Angeles; Bakersfield, CA; Tucson, AZ; Phoenix and San Diego.
Mike took a few years off to work in the record business, finally coming back to Fresno to team up with his long-time friend, Rose Ortega. Brady and Ortega have been waking Valley listeners up for the past seven years.
Mike and his lovely wife, Marina, make their home in Fresno, and spend lots of time with their ever-expanding family — five grandkids at last count, with more on the way. Contact Mike by email at mike@greenisgood.fm.
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Executive Producer
Linda Ramos
A wearer of many hats, Linda Ramos is the Director of Administration for Electronic Recyclers International® (ERI), charged with overseeing productivity and efficiency at ERI’s Fresno headquarters as well as all subdivision offices of the company. Ramos is also responsible for supervision of the front office and HR staff, payroll, accounts payable, investor relations and management of company CEO John Shegerian’s travel and meeting schedule.
Prior to her work at ERI, Ramos performed similar duties working alongside Shegerian at FinancialAid.com, managing that company’s finances as it grew, and ultimately playing a key role in the success of what became one of the largest student loan companies in the United States.
Prior to her work at FinancialAid.com, Ramos served as General Manager for Di Cicco’s Italian Restaurants for 15 years, where she was responsible for hiring and scheduling for two restaurant locations, on-site managing for a staff of 30, accounting, payroll, outside sales and implementation of company policies.
Ramos graduated from California State University – Fresno with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management. She was also a member of Golden Key Honor Society and the business fraternity Phi Kappa Phi.
As an executive producer of Green is Good, she enjoys bringing leading-edge thinkers and green movers and shakers to the show. Contact her by email at linda@greenisgood.fm.
Online Production
Jesse Stallone
Jesse Stallone, President and co-founder. Jesse has spent the majority of his career working in the environmental field dealing with operational activities and driving strategic change initiatives. He is the VP of Business Development and Sustainability for Electronic Recyclers International® (ERI). Most recently, Jesse was director of sustainability and strategic planning at Allied Waste industries, responsible for sustainability and innovation business development initiatives. Prior to this, he served as a Six Sigma Black Belt working on continuous improvement programs dealing with waste reduction for large U.S.-based retailers.
Jesse blogs at jessestallone.com, where he provides individuals, organizations and businesses with sustainability-focused information, and frequently tweets green-related must-reads to Twitter nation.
Si Robins
Si Robins, Editor-in-Chief, is an editor and writer based in Portland, OR. With experience in magazine and Web writing, editing and content development, he has developed a varied set of skills and topics of interest. Prior to his work on 1-800-RECYCLING.com and UrbanMining.org, Si covered eco-friendly design, sustainability and many other topics over the course of his career. Si studied journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, and won multiple awards for stories written during his time there.
Si’s green-related interests run the gamut, including municipal recycling program education and awareness, green building and design and energy conservation, particularly in high-tech devices and appliances.
Eric Husted
Eric Husted is the Lead Multimedia Developer at Electronic Recyclers International. Eric has brought new ideas, direction and a youthful talent to the company. Eric performs graphic and website design, video editing and animation for dozens of new and ongoing projects in the company.