Today we have a dual guest episode with Husband & Wife duo, Steve & Beth McDaniel. They have a background in the paint and coatings industry where they have been finding ways to make paints and coatings do something other than just decorate and protect their surface.
Their latest innovation is a way to create surfaces that act as carbon capture the same way Blue Algae does. The surfaces can be mass deployed to capture gigatons of carbon to remove carbon from the air permanently at scale.
Their company is called Reactive solutions, they are the recent winners of a CarbonX Prize to help Bulgaria test out their solution.
Shaunie interviews Beth McDaniel, a successful entrepreneur and C-suite executive, discussing her unexpected entry into the paint industry and offering advice for those pursuing a career in STEM. They explore Beth’s company Reactive Surfaces, which specializes in innovative paints for paint companies and auto manufacturers through technology development and licensing. The conversation also touches on the challenges of integrating biology into the traditional paint industry and the company’s efforts to address climate change through their technology.
Shaunie interviews Beth McDaniel, a successful entrepreneur and C-suite executive, discussing her unexpected entry into the paint industry and offering advice for those pursuing a career in STEM. They explore Beth’s company Reactive Surfaces, which specializes in innovative paints for paint companies and auto manufacturers through technology development and licensing. The conversation also touches on the challenges of integrating biology into the traditional paint industry and the company’s efforts to address climate change through their technology.
In 2001, following the 911 attacks on the World Trade Center buildings, our founder, Steve McDaniel contemplated whether an enzyme capable of detoxifying organophosphorous pesticides could actually detoxify organophosphorous nerve weapons. He discovered that once it was entrained and stabilized in a coating system, that indeed the enzyme was functional against nerve weapons and remained functional for periods of time. Thus arose our first product…a bioengineered additive capable of constantly and consistently decontaminating and/or remediating chemical and biological threat agents. Today, Reactive Surfaces is developing enzyme- and peptide-based additives for self-cleaning surfaces, biocidal surfaces, mold-inhibiting surfaces, deodorizing surfaces, textiles with reactive coatings, self-healing coatings and catalytic column coatings for liquid and gaseous waste-stream decontamination. Reactive Surfaces develops these products from the proof-of-concept phase all the way to the shelf for its clients; products that will provide a healthier and better lifestyle for millions of people all around the globe.
An August 2022 study from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communications found that 64% of Americans say they are “at least ‘somewhat worried’ about global warming and climate change, and 30% say they are “very worried” about it. In addition, 65% think that global warming will “harm people in the U.S.,” and over half, 51%, think it will harm their own family. Beth McDaniel, JD is co-founder and President of the award-winning paint and coatings company, Reactive Surfaces where she also serves as legal counsel. She is also a partner in McDaniel and Associates, a law firm specializing in patent and trade secret law. Her legal practice is focused on contracts, business administration, innovation, and entrepreneurship. As a serial entrepreneur, she has guided this bleeding-edge innovation company, operating in the paint and coatings and specialty chemicals industries, for the past 15 years. She has served in leadership roles for numerous organizations, including serving as a Pathways to Peace Fellow, a premier social justice organization. Her work in human rights and social justice brings a level of experience and intention to ensure that any climate solution has at its heart environmental justice and enhancement of human rights and personal livelihood.
It was an interesting dynamic with this episode as I invited husband and wife Steve and Beth McDaniel from Austin, Texas to speak about their commitments to humanity’s path to a sustainable future.
2002 marked the founding of Reactive Surfaces by Steve, which is a paint and coatings company, in which Beth joined in 2005 and is now the President. They and their team of scientists have developed a way to capture greenhouse gases within their coatings, technology which could speed up our path to a sustainable “net-zero” future.
They are now also competitors in Elon Musk’s XPrize Carbon Removal competition, which is hoping to revolutionise the Carbon Capture industry, and bring great minds together to collaborate on the most pressing issues humanity faces today.
This Embassy Row Project briefing launched the International NETZERO Incubator & Accelerator project. Our goal is to spotlight technology leaders transforming the sustainability and carbon reduction space and strengthen international partnerships with government leaders who have made sustainability and carbon reduction part of their national strategies for critical infrastructure development. The NETZERO Incubator & Accelerator facilitates international public and private sector collaborations focused on mitigating climate change and supporting sustainability initiatives.
In this episode, we’re joined by Beth McDaniel, the President of a company that, among other things, produces carbon capture coatings and paints. Our discussion centers around the topic of climate change and carbon reduction, and how leaders can play a role in addressing these global challenges. Beth starts by sharing her background and how she and her partner first started on the path towards achieving functionality from nature – in Beth’s own words “nature is pretty amazing”. We’ll hear how their company began developing lichen inspired, carbon removing paints; a highly innovative carbon capture product. We dive into the topic of climate change, and the urgent need for action to reduce carbon emissions. We also discuss Beth’s experiences of leadership in her career so far, her approach to leading a business and aspirations for the future of both the company and the planet. Tune in to this inspiring episode of “Leading with Integrity: Leadership talk,” and discover what we can each do to help address climate change, whilst leading our teams with integrity and vision.
The MisFitNation Show welcomes Beth McDaniel “We are the last generation to have a chance at stopping climate change before its too late”
Beth is the president of one of the leading carbon capture coatings companies in the world, a climate technology advisor to several environmental NGOs, technology accelerators, and Washington, D.C.-based embassies, and a Co-Founder of Team Lichen, a leading competitor in the XPRIZE for Carbon Removal sponsored by the Musk Foundation.
According to the World Resources Institute, scientists predict that up to 10 gigatonnes of CO2 will need to be removed annually from the atmosphere by 2050. Beth McDaniel and her company, Reactive Surfaces, have a technology that can be part of that solution. The company also has a variety of platform technologies aiding in solutions for other pressing problems, and Beth has solutions for staying motivated as an entrepreneur. Tune into this episode to hear about each of those solutions.
Matt interviews Beth McDaniel.
Beth is a c-suite executive in the science and technology space, a successful entrepreneur, an accomplished attorney, and an advisor on climate technology.
Beth’s company, Reactive Surfaces, works to make naturally-occuring, non-toxic paints and coatings that can be used to remove carbon from the atmosphere and convert it into biochar and other environmentally friendly solutions.
She is also the co-founder of Team Lichen, the leading XPRIZE team for carbon reduction, who recently released a groundbreaking peer-reviewed whitepaper entitled, “Integrated Techno-Economic And Life Cycle Assessment Of A Novel Algae-Based Coating For Direct Air Carbon Capture And Sequestration”.
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Beth McDaniel, JD is co-founder and President of the award-winning paint and coatings company, Reactive Surfaces where she also serves as legal counsel. She is also a partner in McDaniel and Associates, a law firm specializing in patent and trade secret law. She with her husband and scientist, Steve Mc Daniel joins Omobola Stephen on The Backstory With Omobola Stephen to share their insights on the scientific breakthrough in the climate change.
For Beth and Steve, “People need to know that there are scientifically proven technologies that can combat climate change and draw down massive amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere.”
Take a listen to the interview here.
In this episode of “What is Innovation,” Beth McDaniel, President and Chief of Administration at Reactive Surfaces, discusses the role of creativity in innovation and how to get consumers to demand innovative products. Beth shares her insights on thinking outside the box and developing new and improved products and services. She also talks about the importance of communicating the benefits of innovation to consumers so that they are more likely to demand it. This episode is a must-listen for anyone wanting to learn more about driving innovation in their business.
Welcome back to Purple Political Breakdown! In today’s episode, we have a special treat for you as we sit down with Beth and Steven McDaniel, visionary thinkers who have developed an ingenious solution to tackle one of the most pressing issues of our time – Climate Change. Join us as we delve into their innovative approach to reducing our carbon footprint using a remarkable type of algae and a paint that could change the way we think about environmental sustainability. Beth and Steven McDaniel share insights into their journey of discovery, the science behind their innovation, and their vision for a more sustainable future.
“We are the last generation to a have a chance at stopping climate change before it’s too late.” – Beth McDaniel. In this interview, Beth McDaniel discusses a new technology that’s used by major medical facilities and NASA, to help facilitate a new era in bio-technology (carbon-removal technology), helping carbon removal. This new technology will allow us to individually do our part in removing our own carbon footprint.
Known in the industry as an innovation machine using cutting-edge bio-engineering to dynamically functionalize paints and coatings, Reactive Surfaces serves markets worldwide with an environmentally green enzyme and peptide technology. Reactive Surfaces develops these products from the proof-of-concept phase all the way to the shelf for its clients; products that will provide a healthier and better lifestyle for millions of people all around the globe.
“Be sure that you instill in your children and your children’s children the fact that farming is not the problem, it is the answer.” —Steve McDaniel
Biological threats due to the worsening effects of climate change pose significant risks to both the environment and human health. Decontaminating these threats proficiently can be challenging due to their varied nature, persistence, and potential for dispersal. Fortunately, key developments in the field of bioengineering have led to the development of innovative solutions focused on solving this particular problem.
Join in as Justine and Steve propose a more efficient, nature-based solution to decontamination. They also discuss the vital part played by farmers in addressing global challenges, nature’s power in combating environmental issues, agriculture’s role as a solution rather than a contributor to climate change, and how Steve plans to scale and boost the impact of bioengineering solutions.
Isn’t it beautiful when your expertise and passion combine to not just improve your own life and define your purpose, but to genuinely improve the lives of others? That is the journey that Beth McDaniel is on as she tackles not just climate change and social justice, but also protecting intellectual property as an attorney. Beth McDaniel, JD is co-founder and President of the award-winning paint and coatings company, Reactive Surfaces where she also serves as legal counsel. She is also a partner in McDaniel and Associates, a law firm specializing in patent and trade secret law. Her legal practice is focused on contracts, business administration, innovation, and entrepreneurship. As a serial entrepreneur, she has guided this bleeding-edge innovation company, operating in the paint and coatings and specialty chemicals industries, for the past 15 years. She has served in leadership roles for numerous organizations, including serving as a Pathways to Peace Fellow, a premier social justice organization. Her work in the area of human rights and social justice brings a level of experience and intention to ensure that any climate solution has at its heart environmental justice and enhancement of human rights and personal livelihood.
Beth McDaniel is co-founder and President of the paint and coatings company, Reactive Surfaces, where she also serves as legal counsel. Beth also is a partner in McDaniel and Associates, a law firm specializing in patent and trade secret law.
Venture beyond the headlines with us and into the innovative world of Reactive Surfaces, where Beth and her team are transforming the way we think about coatings – from self-cleaning surfaces to algae-infused paints that tackle CO2 emissions head-on. In an age where pandemics and climate change loom large, Beth reveals how cutting-edge biotechnology is revolutionizing our approach to these global challenges. The unveiling of a transformative platform technology deploying antimicrobial peptides promises to redefine notions of cleanliness, perhaps most critically in the medical field.
On this episode of The Sustainability Podcast, host Gaven Simon sits down with Beth McDaniel of Reactive Surfaces. The two discuss Reactive Surfaces’ newest “Lichen” technology, a bio-reactive surface that replicates the natural functions of Lichen Algae. This surface can be applied to external surfaces or stored in external systems that can speed up the carbon capture process and maximize the area of Lichen applied. Beth Mcdaniel answers questions about the technology, receiving a Life Cycle Analysis, and the 45q tax credit.