Episode Highlights:

• A career that doesn’t make you choose between “artist” or “scientist”

• Why a non-linear path isn’t a red flag on the job market

• How AI might replace the parts of your job you hate

Timestamps:

0:29 - What is an Environmental Strategist?

1:09 - What does a typical day look like?

7:42 - What do you enjoy?

8:52 - What do you dislike?

11:19 - How does your career compare to your initial aspirations?

13:23 - What were your career milestones?

19:13 - What advice would you give an aspiring professional?

About Our Guest:

Dr. Abbey Boone is a scientist and National Geographic Explorer working at the intersection of climate data and decision-making. She's a former staffer for the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, where she led the nation’s most comprehensive federal plastics legislation, clean energy efforts, and policies to protect our planet. Now in tech, she builds tools for NASA, NOAA, and beyond—turning complex environmental data into insights people can actually use. With her cross-disciplinary experience, she's able to connect the dots between science, tech, policy, and PR, to help people understand the planet is changing and how to actually do something about it.

• Connect with Abbey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbeyboone

• Extended Interview: ⁠patreon.com/diverseroutes

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