Video Series Offers Career Wisdom from CEO Kristine Zeigler

If you know Kristine Zeigler, Planet Women’s co-founder and CEO, you know she is warm, incredibly thoughtful, and a highly successful conservation leader. A mentor and role model, Kristine often gets requests to talk about her career journey, especially from young people seeking to break into the environmental space. A compelling storyteller (sharpened by her previous work as a journalist), Kristine’s insights offer clarity and comfort when your career path feels murky and intimidating.

And now, everyone can get the benefit of Kristine’s stories and wisdom through a new 5-part video series!

Created in partnership with William & Mary’s Institute for Integrative Conservation (IIC), these five videos were designed for young people, especially women, who are thinking about careers in the environmental field. In each video, William & Mary student Sophie Pittaluga asks Kristine to share her experiences and insights on topics like choosing a career, getting into conservation, being a woman in leadership, and more.

You can watch the videos here. We hope you enjoy!

Thank you to W&M's Sarah Thomas and Erica Garroutte for their assistance with this project!

About the Institute for Integrative Conservation (IIC) at William & Mary: The IIC brings together William & Mary students, faculty, and conservation partners (like Planet Women) to advance integrative solutions to the world’s most pressing conservation challenges and to build the capacity of the next generation of conservation leaders. 

About Planet Women: Planet Women is a startup non-profit that partners with women to create a healthy planet for all life. Our vision is a world where the vibrant diversity of Earth’s people collaborate on equal footing to care for the planet. Learn more and support this work by becoming a member.