Good Standing

About Good Standing

Welcome to the Good Standing --ushering in a new era of social impact. Our platform inspires collaboration between volunteers, organizations, and brands to tackle our most pressing challenges. Participants earn digital coupons, unlock badges, and grow through positive action and self-development. Watch stories of change, interviews with leaders, and tips to boost your impact. Whether you're a donor, changemaker, or curious supporter, subscribe to stay inspired and get involved. Let’s make a difference—together!

Publisher

Good Standing

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Apr 2025

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 31 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Instructional: David Bergman, Founding Board Member of NYC2030 on Household Energy Efficiency Tips.

   We could all do more to become more energy efficient, which reduces emissions and improves the environment. Yet many of us don't because we either aren't familiar with what we can do, or we don't see the impact of those actions making a difference at scale. This course and the broader campaign for collective climate action, are designed to directly address those issues and help us all start taking simple, everyday steps that can add up in measurable, impactful, healthy ways.David Bergman is an architect, LEED Accredited Professional, Certified Passive House Designer, and EcoOptimist. He runs a multidisciplinary design studio applying sustainable and eco design principles to architecture, interiors, and product design. He is a founding board member of NYC2030, a public-private partnership working to reduce emissions in New York City's built environment, and one of Good Standing's first partners demonstrating collective action campaigns for positive climate action.Bergman is Program Director of the Master of Professional Studies in Sustainable Interior Environments at the New York School of Interior Design, and adjunct faculty at Parsons School of Design, where he developed core sustainable design courses for four departments. He previously taught at Yale University and the Fashion Institute of Technology.In this course, Bergman walks through simple energy measures any of us can take, and makes the case for why they move the needle at scale. Watch the course, complete the task on Good Standing, and post about the positive action you are taking now that you have finished. Every person who contributes builds a network of conscious environmental energy consumers. Claim your badge, share your badge, and grow the network of renewable environmental energy supporters.

2. 

   28 Aug 2026

   Pro Surfer Kayla Durden and Super Girl Surf Festival Founder Rick Bratman Discuss Empowering Women

   Super Girl Surf Festival is the world's largest women's sports and music festival. This Labor Day (Sept. 5-7, 2026), the free festival is coming to the iconic and expansive Virginia Beach, VA shoreline for the first time. Kayla Durden, a former professional surfer (she still tackles serious waves around the world), now Manager of the World Surf League's Championship Tour, is once more teaming up with Rick Bratman, a self-professed "girl dad" and seasoned live events impresario (ASA Entertainment), for the latest edition of the Super Girl Surf Festival, with this year serving as the festival's 20th anniversary. Previous editions took place in Jacksonville, FL and Oceanside, CA, the historic flagship home of the event since 2007. (The festival's next edition takes place in Jacksonville Beach, FL from November 7 to November 8, 2026.) On this episode of the Good Standing podcast, Kayla discusses her journey, from catching waves at 5-years-old on Cocoa Beach, FL, going pro at 12, to now mentoring female surfers of all ages around the world while functioning as one of the sport's premiere ambassadors. Rick, a veteran guru of live action sports events, went to bat decades ago for his daughter who was navigating the double standards and politics of high school sports. He has since parlayed and extended that enthusiasm and advocacy to millions of young girls and female professionals around the world. Super Girl Festival will host surfing competitions overseen by the World Surf League and feature more than 150 professional surfers, including in a World Surf League QS4000 event, the highest-level women’s surfing competition in North America. Beach volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, and flag football will feature tournament-style competitions with youth divisions, while competitive cheer and dance will take the stage as showcases. Mentorship opportunities extend across the wider experience, along with food vendors, panel discussions, and so much more. Live music is also a staple of the event, with several free, live performances scheduled (Switchfoot, Lupe Fiasco, Hello Sister, Gym Class Heroes and an extended roster of local and major artists). In a world filled with a lot of talk, Kayla Durden and Rick Bratman share a love of action, all infused with a major impact through-line. Much like the team at Good Standing, they also know how to have fun in the process.

3. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Mars College Mainstays Vanessa Rosa and Gene Kogan

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Inside a recent episode

Patricia Lizarraga, founder of the Hypatia Women CEO Index & ETF: Why Women CEOs Outperform.

Published 2 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So I think that was rough for a lot of men coming out of COVID to sort of reevaluate what it means to go to work, you know, a lot of people who are in their blazer, but like also in their boxers, a lot of those people got caught, you know, it's like, sir, I know we said, you can wear pants, and this is one of those occasions. I know you're on a Zoom call and it's from the waist up, but, but pants, put them on, please, a lot of people messed up with their pants, a situation on those Zoom calls, all right, whatever. The fact of the matter is women CEOs today outperform, if there were no barriers, my investment thesis wouldn't work, because my investment, our investment thesis is women outperform because of the barriers, not because of any particular female or male trait, right? […]

Who has been a guest on Good Standing

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jalen James
• Marissa Feinberg
• Tiffiney Davis
• Haym Gross

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

484

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.5 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

31