Evolving Landscape of Climate Communications
Hi friends,
As our sunny San Diego days grow warmer, we’re looking forward to hitting the patio at Park & Rec for our next discussion on climate trends! Mark your calendar for May 29th and join four local experts in talking about the “Evolving Landscape of Climate Communications”.
The evening will start with a networking happy hour, followed by a deep dive into communications strategies that support our collective work towards sustainable communities. In conversation with fellow San Diegans in the climate marketing and communications field, we'll explore how sustainability narratives have shifted over the years, how companies large and small are reaching diverse audiences through creative campaigns, and how the current business landscape will adapt the way we talk about climate.
Speakers: Jen Derks, Four Fin Collective; Shara Narispur, ThinkParallax; Erika Rodriguez, Nadi Marketing; and Lexi Wright, EarthPulse Solutions.
Our hosts, Park & Rec, have extended their happy hour into the evening to accommodate our community 💚
BONUS: Be among the first to hear about San Diego’s FIRST EVER climate week, happening from Oct. 1-8th 2025!
WHEN: Thursday May 29, 6 to 8 pm.
WHERE: Parks & Rec - 4612 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92116
TRANSIT and PARKING: We encourage you to use the #11 bus stops directly in front of Parks & Rec. There is also parking in the neighborhood.
FOOD and DRINK: A variety of food and drinks are available for purchase. Parks & Rec have graciously extended their happy hour deals into the evening.
About the panelists:
Jen Derks is an award-winning branding and design expert who leads the team at Four Fin Creative. Four Fin focuses on supporting climate tech and sustainable companies with brand strategy, design, and messaging—which helps these important companies build the trust and credibility needed to succeed in today’s competitive landscape and turn their world-saving solutions into reality. Four Fin has helped over 100 businesses secure additional funding, land key partnership deals, and attract top talent.
Jen is fueled by her and her teams work, both professionally and personally, as she knows the power of what good branding can do for the planet. An inspiring brand moves people to feel things, and ultimately change things. Sharing her insights with the world is part of this work, and she welcomes speaking and panel engagements for planet-forward organizations. Jen is also a mom, an avid surfer and a community volunteer and activist.
Shara Narispur has almost a decade of experience in communications, specializing in areas like foodtech, bluetech and biotech. Her expertise spans digital marketing, market research, PR, internal comms, community engagement, sustainability strategy, and fundraising.
Shara’s career began in agency work, where she managed large-scale content marketing campaigns for clients like Forbes and Expedia before transitioning into environmental communications. She has worked with nonprofits and startups, managing communications for novel ocean and food technologies and fostering global collaborations with organizations like the United Nations and U.S. federal agencies.
Erika Rodriguez is the founder of Nadi Marketing and co-founder of TIDAL PAGES. As a Fractional Partnership Director, Erika Rodriguez specializes in crafting and managing partnership marketing and collaboration strategies for sustainable and purpose-led businesses & nonprofits. Erika is also planning this year’s inaugural San Diego Climate Week. You can follow Nadi Marketing on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Erika launched Nadi Marketing in May 2020 to empower business owners who were doing good for people and the planet. What started as a small business has organically grown into an ecosystem of brands centered around conscious community and sustainable impact. As a 1% for the Planet business member, Nadi Marketing donates 1% of its revenue to environmental nonprofits.
TIDAL PAGES is an online directory of BIPOC-owned businesses in San Diego County. TIDAL PAGES is more than just a directory; it’s a collaborative effort to create a thriving ecosystem for BIPOC entrepreneurs. The partnership brought together complementary expertise to build a platform that truly makes a difference.
Lexi Wright (she/her) is a climate communications specialist and founder of EarthPulse Solutions. She works with nonprofits, businesses, and scientists to craft compelling narratives, build engaged audiences, and design impact-driven events. Lexi puts her focus on contributing to scalable solutions at the tipping points of climate change, whether this be telling the stories of how we might stop Antarctic glaciers from melting, or elevating the media presence of technologies that could significantly decarbonize supply chains. She is originally from Ontario, Canada and landed in San Diego over a year ago after four months of being a digital nomad. Lexi is also involved in Ecofest Encinitas and planning this year’s inaugural San Diego Climate Week.
About Climate Collective San Diego:
Climate Collective SD (CCSD) is a community organization founded to inspire San Diego to lead the fight against climate change and build a more sustainable future. Through monthly networking meetups, coworking sessions, and speaker events, we bring together professionals and entrepreneurs for meaningful discussion on cross-sector climate action and decarbonization across San Diego.
We’re a group of optimists who believe that local communities can catalyze broader change. We seek doers and collaborators, and are an open community for all who want to be part of climate solutions.
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