For SF Climate Week 2024, we brought together some of the brightest minds in fashion, textiles, and design to address the climate crisis related to the industry and discuss solutions for a more sustainable future.

Located at the historic Hibernia SF, we had a DJ, wine/cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, panel discussions, and two runways focusing on sustainable garment solutions.

We had a Brand Pavillion which featured Booths/Tables/Exhibits, including:
INVERSA Leathers
Deploy London
HILOS
San Francisco Fashion
Serotonin Creative Consultancy
Refiberd
Kosa Arts
Summer Solace

This episode was recorded during the first Panel Discussion:
Materials & Brands Leaning Into Sustainability
Hosted by: Samata Pattinson of Black Pearl

Panel 1 Speakers:
Bernice Pan, CCO of Deploy London
Eric Liedtke, CEO and Co-Founder of UNLESS Collective
Elias Stahl, CEO and Co-Founder of HILOS
Heather Podoll, Partnership & Advocacy Coordinator of Fibershed

Darts in the Dark is produced by Serotonin Creative Consultancy
2025 all rights reserved

Our guest today is Angelo Campus. He is the co-founder and CEO of BoxPower Inc. A visionary navigating the optimism of a solar-punk future and the looming threat of the climate crisis, Angelo believes the traditional utility model—centralized generation, transmission, and distribution—is on the brink of collapse. As new technologies and climate disasters accelerate, utilities must adapt or risk extinction.

BoxPower is leading this transformation. With its innovative software and hardware ecosystem, the company is driving down costs and speeding up the deployment of distributed energy generation. Traditional utilities are draining resources to maintain aging infrastructure in remote areas. BoxPower’s Remote Grid—a self-contained solar, battery, and backup system—empowers rural energy consumers to go off-grid.

In this episode, we explore distributed generation, energy autonomy, microgrids, evolving utility models, and the impacts of climate change. We also discuss energy inequality, especially in indigenous communities.
Angelo is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur, Echoing Green Climate Fellow, and renewable energy expert, a microgrid evangelist and second-generation solar pioneer.

We hope you enjoy our conversation with Angelo Campus.

Angelo Campus:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelo-campus-56693a10a/

BoxPower:
https://boxpower.io/

Darts in the Dark is produced by Serotonin Creative Consultancy
2025 all rights reserved

Our guest today is Allison Begalman, an entrepreneur and innovator of social justice communications, with expertise at the intersection of media and climate.

She is the CEO of YEA! Impact, where she develops and produces grassroots marketing campaigns, events, and content that are rooted in creativity and community organizing principles.

Allison is also co-founder of the Hollywood Climate Summit, bringing together filmmakers, artists, activists, climate organizations, and other experts converging in LA in June for action-oriented programming, networking opportunities, and how film and TV are a crucial Part of communicating the climate crisis.

We covered a lot of great topics including the power of storytelling and creators’ responsibility to leverage their platforms for social good.

I hope you enjoy our conversation With Allison Begalman.

Relevant Links:
Allison Begalman:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-begalman/

Hollywood Climate Summit:
https://www.hollywoodclimatesummit.com/

YEA! Impact:
https://www.yeaimpact.com/

Darts in the Dark is produced by Serotonin Creative Consultancy
2025 all rights reserved