Boyd is a recovering academic having taught sustainable entrepreneurship most recently at Simon Fraser University. He is a serial green entrepreneur with past projects including Recollective Consulting and Visible Strategies. Also known as BelugaBoyd, he's a LEED-accredited professional and consulted on the Athlete's Village for 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Boyd serves on the communications committee for the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace in Vancouver. He's an avid snowboarder and mountain biker.
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Guilty Pleasure: Travel. As a green business guy this is an ongoing struggle ... a desire to see the world or need to work with partners in other parts of the world and the desire to reduce, not increase, my footprint
Favorite gift you have given: ring for my wife (it was not a blood diamond!)
East coast or West coast: West coast
My favorite hiking trail: St. Lucia. On our honeymoon my wife and I went to the summit of one of the twin peaks (Pitons) and as we arrived a rainbow unfolded across the sky. Great photo opp and made it worth our while for the trek down.
Environmental pet peeve: People buying homes in the suburbs-kills the planet, higher rates of obesity as people required to use their vehicle more, and reduces quality of life because suburbs generally lack culture and a sense of community
I would invent: To deal with my guilt of travel I would invent a carbon-free plane that runs on solar power and has a small wind turbine (imagine how much energy you could harness traveling at 30,000 feet and 500 miles per hour!)
I'd like to have dinner with: The Dalai Lama
