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The Ocean AgeAuthor: Fed DeGobbi
This podcast is for ocean entrepreneurs and innovators who want to grow and succeed in the blue economy. Through interviews with industry leaders, founders, and subject matter experts, I will share their stories, unpack their most important lessons, and extract actionable insights and best practices. Language: en Genres: Business, Earth Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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#39: Dr Catherine Jadot – Blue Finance Expert and Author of “How It Doesn’t End”
Monday, 9 February, 2026
Send a textToday we dive into the finance side of the ocean economy because, like it or not, without capital, we won’t be able to make the impact and change we want to see in the world. Finance will be needed to make it happen.To explore this difficult topic, I sat down with Dr Catherine Jadot, author of the book “How It Doesn’t End”. She’s a fantastic person to talk about this because she’s a marine biologist AND blue-economy finance specialist with over 20 years of experience working with organisations from governments to start-ups.We didn’t just cover blue finance; we also looked at the psychology of action and the behavioural science behind influencing the positive change ocean founders and innovators want to see.Catherine's Bio:Dr Catherine Jadot is a marine biologist and blue economy finance specialist with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of climate resilience, ocean governance, and sustainable development. She advises governments and regional organisations in islands and coastal states on how to design and finance policies and projects that protect marine ecosystems while supporting inclusive growth. She currently leads blue economy and blue finance work for European and international institutions, including multi-country investment facilities, technical assistance programmes, and innovative financing mechanisms for coastal and island regions.Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:15 - Catherine Jadot’s early career amidst the doom and gloom narrative00:09:45 - The limits of project-level work and need for a bigger-picture approach00:16:15 - Why governments and blue finance are necessary to the ocean economy00:19:30 - Focusing on solutions and writing “How It Doesn’t End” 00:22:45 - The sources of a new, constructive perspective00:29:15 - Social experiments to understand everyday climate behaviours00:35:45 - The importance of people’s perceptions in changing cultural norms 00:37:45 - Finding impact investors to share the potential of the blue economy00:42:15 - Behavioural science insights for ocean entrepreneurs00:44:30 - Bankable vs investment-ready projects and mangrove finance examples00:47:15 - Financial models: grants, blended finance, public–private partnerships00:51:00 - Finding the right investors: what to do and what to avoid00:55:45 - The Ocean Startup Blueprint, helping startups moving forward00:59:30 - Learning to identify the impact investors and become investment-ready01:02:00 - Closing reflections on the approach to ocean entrepreneurshipUseful Links & Resources: Catherine Jadot’s book How It Doesn’t End (Amazon, Goodreads)Catherine Jadot on LinkedIn and InstagramThe Ocean Startup blueprintGet in touch with The Ocean Age's host Fed DeGobbi on LinkedIn, X or by emailing directly at fed@oceanage.coThe Ocean Age Podcast is produced by Charlotte Raffo and edited by Nebojsa Lešević. Sarah Carpenter and Giulia Leanza are our research assistants. The show notes for this episode were produced by Cecilia Bombonato.Please send in your feedback: what do you want to he
