Sançar's Sahin, Co-founder at Oliva, a B2B2C startup that provides on-demand therapy, coaching, and classes. It has previously worked with employees of companies like HubSpot and Sifted. Oliva focuses on effective process matching to build a value-based platform. In today’s episode, Sançar shares his personal story of experiencing burnout while working in a fast-growing startup and the importance of addressing mental health in the workplace.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[01:26] Sançar's personal story and getting to work on Oliva.[06:19] Maiko's Mental health journey.[07:39] Getting Mental health support, Online Therapy.[12:50] How Oliva Works.[19:08] Sançar's Perspective.[24:57] Oliva's differentiation factor.[30:09] Achieving wide adoption within a company.[35:27] Onboarding solution.[36:59] Insight into acquiring the first 10 customers.[38:50] Hardest lesson Sancar had to learn.[41:09] The future of Oliva.KEY LESSONS & QUOTES“There are many bad things about the pandemic, but one of the good things is that it accelerated reducing stigma around talking about mental health and accessing help.” [10:09]“Mental health is one of the most important things affecting a business.” [23:05]“To make a meaningful impact on your mental well-being, you can't just focus on preventative  and content-based care.” [25:12]“Bad matches in online therapy cause people to opt out completely because they believe it isn't them."  [26:17]Support the show

In this episode, Sarah Kingston, co-founder and Chief impact officer of In Good Company, discusses their mission to help good businesses thrive. They define good businesses as those that have a positive impact on people, planet, and communities. Sarah shares how their journey began when she met her business partner, and they discovered the problem of finding and connecting with these impactful businesses. They also highlight the challenges these businesses face in reaching and growing their customer base. Tune in to learn more about how In Good Company is bridging the gap between consumers and businesses making a difference.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS          [00:00] Introduction          [00:36] Discovering problem.          [03:55] Social and environmental impact of business.          [05:27] Acquiring first customer.          [06:36] Advice to future founders.          [07:50] Being part of the impact hustlers.KEY LESSONS & QUOTES“Building social presence helped us acquire our first customers” “My advice to founders is to find business partners that share your values and goals”‘’We define good businesses as those that are having a positive impact on people, planet, and or communities.”Never miss an episodeSupport the showSupport the show

In today's episode, I speak to Rodney Williams, who's the co-founder, chairman, and president of SoLo Funds, which is a B-Corp-certified community finance platform that's now used by more than 1 million users. Members can borrow and lend money between themselves rather than go to traditional lenders, loan sharks, or banks.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[01:16] Rodney's personal background[03:18] What other alternatives exist[04:50] How does SoLo work?[07:25] When and how do your customers use SoLo[08:56] Difference between Credit score vs SoLo score[11:50] Fighting the step crisis[14:27] SoLo's plan for the future[16:15] SoLo’s expansion to Nigeria[18:22] SoLo's approach to fundraising & growing revenue[19:53] Investors' feedback on the business[24:36] How did SoLo approach investors[27:53] How did Solo get to become[33:04] Undeniable product market fit[37:32] 10-year visionKEY LESSONS & QUOTES" You can't build wealth without growing it. " [12:12]"Subprime product, underserved communities, helping people that usually doesn't sound like a big business you’d want to invest in." [19:44]"Our goal to market strategy is done right and do good because if you can't buy users, you need users to really like what you do.” [21:46]“A challenge that has made this extremely difficult is that the same financial systemthat has created the market that we live in today has created so much discrimination.” [20:30]“The majority of the group who use this predatory product, tend to be women. Women are taking advantage of these products significantly more.” [26:30]“All of the impact investors who have turned down Solo, I think they're a joke.” [24:57]“As we made the consumer experience better, our growth rate accelerated and that's when I knew it was an undeniable product market fit.” (35:01)Never miss an episodeSupport the showSupport the show

Mark Horoszowski, the CEO and co-founder of Moving Worlds, a platform that's supporting social enterprises by connecting them to corporate content and pro-bono professionals that can really help them get ahead.In today’s episode, we discuss how their platform can help social entrepreneurs or if you're in a corporation, how you can actually work with social entrepreneurs all over the world. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[00:54] Mark's personal background & journey[09:56] Moving World's impact in transforming business[16:12] How does Moving Worlds work? [22:08] How do corporate partners measure success working with social enterprises?[26:16] Mark's advice on social enterprises understanding how corporates work[31:01] Mark's advice for social founders on when to scale up[36:17] Common mistakes social entrepreneurs make working with corporates[38:53] How can social entrepreneurs join Moving Worlds?[40:11] Mark's (Moving Worlds) 10-year visionKEY LESSONS & QUOTES“You don't need to wait for all of your partnership, create a series of assumptions of who is my target buyer, and do some customer discovery then validate whether that is a repeat business model” [28:59]“As the pilot is starting, what does success look like for you? And if you hit it, what happens next? So you're actually designing for the pilot to be successful and designing for your next sales activation model in place because as soon as you have a data point, not that you've achieved it, but that you're tracking to achieve it.” [32:28]“Often entrepreneurs will get into the room with someone, they will speak so clearly about their mission, passionately about their product or service, eloquently about their organization and they'll walk out not understanding the actual needs of the person that they were just talking to.” [36:57]Moving World’s Program- WebsiteX-Health.show - meet the future of healthcareThe X-Health.show brings to you brilliant minds behind programming living cells,...Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the show

In today's episode, I speak to Krish Himmatramka, the founder of Do Amore, a direct-to-consumer startup that sells engagement rings with conflict-free diamonds. Each ring also funds water projects, which can be traced using GPS coordinates and photos that prove there's an actual impact.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[01:05] Krish's Journey[03:47] How the Water Project Happened[07:50] Approaching Do Amore with Traceability[11:56] Verifying source and responsibility of Diamonds/Gold[15:01] Outsourcing Lab Created Diamonds[16:14] Future for mined Diamonds[17:26] The Journey of a Diamond[22:07] Blockchain Tracking[25:17] Hardest lesson building the company[29:49] Acquiring first customers[32:15] Current playbook[34:52] Marketing and growth channels on Organic SEO[36:16] The Future of Do Amore[38:20] Way to change big companies[29:49] Acquiring first customers[32:15] Current playbook[34:52] Marketing and growth channels on Organic SEOKEY LESSONS & QUOTES"The hardest thing I learned is that social impact can only take you so far. To really succeed, you have to go beyond it." [25:23]"When you have so much passion for something, It's very easy to only care about that. But the thing is most of your consumers might not." [26:41]“We got our very first customers by doing things that we didn’t expect to scale” [30:49]“My biggest lesson from starting as a company that had to be profitable was knowing that to really make the mission work, the economics of scale had to work.” [34:09]Never miss an episodeSupport the showSupport the show

Eleanor Kaye, Executive Director of the Newton Venture Program. Program helping people from underestimated and overlooked backgrounds break into the venture capital industry and also advance their careers once they are in the venture capital industry.In today’s episode, we discuss her journey in the venture capital industry and talk about some of the challenges in the industry and how the Newton Venture Program is curbing them. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[00:41] Eleanor's personal background & journey[06:17] What is the Newton Venture Program?[11:43] Who is the Newton Venture Program for?[15:35] Root problems of the diversity challenge in the industry?[19:02] Barriers into the VC industry blocking people from underestimated backgrounds[23:35] Are VC roles advertised or relationship-based?[26:55] Work experience’s impact on role growth in the VC industry[29:42] Structural barriers within the VC industry preventing role-growth[33:02] Advice for founders fundraising from underestimated backgrounds[35:12] Eleanor's 10-year visionKEY LESSONS & QUOTES“I think there are misconceptions around venture capital. It's not a get-rich fast, side of a career.” [22:03]“Venture capitalists need to bring in specialist partners to be able to identify good products in these new trends” [30:4]“A massive step is understanding if you want more diverse candidates, then you're gonna have to go to the places that collect the diverse candidates, and that's very cool” [27:29]“It's not even about finding the roles, but it's how you stand out and I think that's quite difficult if you haven't got the background as an investment banker or, potentially, any  experience in venture capital.” [27:56]Newton Venture Program - WebsiteSupport the show

Rene Haas, the co-founder, and CEO of NeoCarbon. A company that has created a product that removes CO2 from the atmosphere by retrofitting industrial cooling towers with direct air capture devices. Direct air capture has been promoted as one of the most promising solutions to climate change.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[0:47] Rene Haas’s background.[4:33] Do entrepreneurs have to start from bigger companies before committing to start-ups?[7:45] Intentionality of building a company around your life[11:07] How does NeoCarbon work?[14:49] How far along is the technology? [15:50] NeoCarbon business model[18:16] Business benefits for cooling tower manufacturers[19:06] Clients benefits from using NeoCarbon[20:24] Next steps to achieve target cooling tower solutions[22:16] Inflation reduction act client's impact [23:44] Lessons learned along the journey[29:57] Co-founders therapy, how does that work?[31:31] Is a business start-up exciting or not?[32:58] Rene’s 10-year vision  KEY LESSONS & QUOTES“Hardware is different to scale than software for manufacturing companies” [16:05]“Big companies and manufacturers have crazy high margins on their products hence easier for them to do service maintenance on their equipment” [18:29]”Our next step, is going from lab to the real environment as fast as possible, because we started, prototyping super early, before we had proper models” [20:44]Support the show

In today's episode, I speak to Max Stossel—an award-winning poet and filmmaker, as well as the founder and CEO of Social Awakening. Max has spent the last year speaking in front of more than a hundred thousand students, parents, and educators, talking about how social media and social media addiction affects our lives. With Social Awakening, he has made it his mission to help teenagers thrive in a digital world where apps are radically optimized for engagement by leveraging addictive behavior.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[1:05] Max Stossel’s background & Journey[4:20] Lessons learned from working in the social media industry[6:41] How does the social media Economy work for companies?[8:35] Mechanisms behind social media[11:11] Max's views on the world learning to adjust to social media [13:54] What lessons/advice do you give kids struggling with social media addiction[16:09] Action plans for how to combat social media addiction[18:59] What do social media Apps do differently in engagement[21:54] Advice for social media impact-driven founders[26:32] Net positive hours [27:57] Strategies to help in handling social media usage[32:30] Max’s 10-year vision  KEY LESSONS & QUOTES“I’d love to live in a world where all data in social networks was being used to help us improve our lives, to help illuminate new experiences and opportunities.” [12:11]“Having social media values helps when I show up whichever way in the world. I feel good about it regardless of the outcome, if it goes my way or if anybody else joins me.” [26:46]”You already know there is one app on your phone that you're like, I know I should delete that one, but you're just not doing it, stop it, go delete it now.” [28:28]Support the show

Tess Cosad, the co-founder and CEO of Bea Fertility. A company making fertility care more convenient and affordable. The company is leveraging a method called IntraCervical Insemination or ICI, which has proven to actually have a 50% success rate at only a 10th of the cost of IVF.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[0:30] Tess Cosad’s background.[1:56] Fertility & Infertility, who actually has this problem?[3:43] How do existing solutions work?[6:27] Why was IUI the go-to treatment?[9:07] Strategy behind bringing back the treatment into the market [12:03] Challenges and barriers in launching the product[14:57] Success factors for the business[17:48] Experiences during a biassed system during fundraising[19:52] Advice for other female founders in that field of work[20:55] Challenges or lessons in building a company [25:23] Thoughts on learning and same time navigating dysregulated environment[27:42] How do you navigate customer feedback vs your perspective[30:15] Future challenges that you need to overcome to make a step forward[32:42] Tess’s 10-year vision  KEY LESSONS & QUOTES“ Fertility is not a women's health issue, and when we make it that we take away the responsibility from men, for their fertility” [2:32]“In the US you're looking at 3,4, $5,000 for a round of IUI. What we're trying to do is deliver this treatment straight to people's homes for a 5th to a 10th of the cost of IVF. ” [4:40]”90% of treatments, require heterosexual intercourse, to be used. What that means is people for whom intercourse is not a part of their family building story, cant benefit from the treatment” [10:21]Support the show

Chieu Cao is the co-founder of Mintago, a financial wellbeing platform for employees offering financial education, financial planning tools and pensions through salary sacrifice. He’s worked for many years at some of the world’s most renowned brands like Amazon,  Microsoft and Yahoo. Before Mintago, he co-founded PerkBox which became one the fastest growing employee service platforms.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS[1:17] Chieu Chao's background.[4:07] Next step after leaving Perkbox.[6:04] Lessons learnt from Perkbox.[10:34] Overcoming mental hurdles as an entrepreneur.[13:32] Dealing with mental hurdles as a founder.[15:45] How to look for an advisor.[20:18] Step by Step process to building a profitable business.[28:10] Pushing the presale concept.KEY LESSONS & QUOTES“It takes a lot to be an entrepreneur and to really dedicate yourself to this craft. It's not for everyone but if you find it’s rewarding, you can kind of justify the hardships” [1:27]“It is more than just building a big business because there's so many options, so many ways to build a business, so many types of businesses. I'd say choose the model that really appeals to you on multiple levels” [1:48]”Just having experience isn't enough.You need to have resilience.You need to have that resourcefulness,that drive” [5:01]Support the show

Lauren Currie is the founder of UPFRONT, an organization that aims to put women in the spotlight and boost their confidence, visibility, and power. What was just an avenue for people to be on a stage in front of an audience turned into a global community of women from all walks of life, and that’s what UPFRONT.Initially starting out as a product design engineering student, Lauren learned about service design which is what is now considered as design thinking or customer experience design. Shortly after finishing her education, she co-founded Snook, Scotland’s first service design for social change agency. With their focus on the public sector, they were able to implement and optimize service design for sectors like the government, health, and education.After studying in Hyper Island to get her MA in Digital Experience Design, she then went on to work for Good Lab, a think tank for social innovation. After her time in Good Lab, she built NOBL, which was focused on organizational change, culture design, and the like. All this time, Lauren had also been building UPFRONT, which has now become her full-time job.Now, what made her want to create UPFRONT? She says it was borne from the lack of diversity of conference speakers, majority of whom are white middle class men. After learning just how many people were actually interested in being on stage but were also too afraid to do it, she realized she could help give these people the chance to do so. She did exactly this and was met with astounding results. As much as Lauren would like UPFRONT to cater to both men and women, their main and sole focus for now is women. She shares the three truths they base their work upon, and she also shares what men can do to help uplift the women in their homes, workplaces, communities, governments, and more. Speaking of government, if Lauren were Prime Minister, education and policy & laws would be the two main areas where she would begin making a change in.Getting down to the thick of things, Lauren talks more about UPFRONT and the global community they’ve built called Bonds that is a perfect offering not just for individuals but for companies as well. She’s currently working on a Bond for neurodivergent women and hopes to create Bonds for BIPOC women, women with long-term conditions, and more. In ten years, Lauren hopes that UPFRONT will become a household name and just like what Brené Brown has done for vulnerability, Lauren hopes to do the same for building up women’s confidence.Lauren’s key lessons and quotes from this episode were:“We want to change confidence, not women.” (17:19)“You are a result of your environment, and that truth, for many women who go through the Bonds, is completely transformative. It's the first time in their life that they have realized, understood, and accepted, ‘The problem does not lie with me.’” (18:21)“I must bring other women with me. I must amplify women who have less privileges than me, and I must do all of this work in a way that is building ladders around myself.” (19:53)“There's very much a focus on the collective power of community and networks, as I mentioned earlier, to try and make there be more equality within women ourselves.” (20:07)“Confidence is a result of our environment. Women are not born feeling less than.” (23:33)“We need policies and laws to change, so that they are policies that are designed with entire populations in mind.” (30:50)In this episode, we also talked about:How Lauren came across service design during her studies in product design (2:02)Lauren’s experience and lessons from working with Good Lab (5:15)How UPFRONT cSupport the show

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Dawn Lippert is the Founder & CEO of Elemental Excelerator, an initiative supporting ClimateTech startups. Elemental is currently open for applications, you can find out more on their website: https://elementalexcelerator.com/Support the show

Tom Jam Pedersen is the co-founder of Copenhagen Atomics, a company in Denmark that uses thorium to burn out actinides from spent nuclear fuel in order to convert long-lived radioactive waste into short-lived radioactive waste, while producing large amounts of energy.Useful links:Copenhagen Atomics : https://www.copenhagenatomics.com/Thomas Jam Pedersen :  https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-jam-pedersen-9595a4/Support the show

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Ali Albazaz is the Founder & CEO of Inkitt, a platform that is on a mission to democratize the publishing industry. Learn more about Inkitt: https://www.inkitt.com/Support the show

Chris Peng is the Co-founder PhysioQ and has created a platform to help run decentralised scientific studies using the power of wearables and software. PhysioQ has focussed heavily on the Covid-19 pandemic, working with 20,000+ families to help track the most common Covid-19 symptoms. mLearn more about PhysioQ here: https://physioq.org/Learn more about Kiipo here: https://www.kiipo.com/The Labfront software mentioned in the podcast: https://physioq.org/labfrontDocumentary about Kiipo's work in Ethiopia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9LWtorXwWwSupport the show

Vanessa Martins Lopes is the co-founder of The Wild Curl, a naturally curly hair care companyHighlights:The trouble for naturally curly hair that has no product for them.Straight hair is the good hair that was set by social media and society - the misconception of great hair.The Wild Curl aims to let everyone know to be confident with their hair.Dryer hair by nature, mostly difficult to manage as it is mostly tangled, different hair structures require different hair products - there is no one hair product for all hair types.Seeing customers happy with their beautiful hair after using their product makes Vanessa and her fiance feel very proud.Vanessa and her fiance are looking forward to expanding their business through crowdfunding, so their customers, friends and family, or sponsorships could invest and be part of their business.Big hair products companies in the past do not consider more products for afro hair people but have changed recently, however people do think that the companies should do this sooner.It is never a good time to start, it's always a bad time to start, it can be your excuse, but it is always like this, it is either full in or you never gonna do it.Talk about your company as much as possible, to strangers, to friends - you might be surprised with the advice you get from the investors.To grow the business, we must have a proper scale, as a founder there are tasks that we have to do and not queuing up in the post office.Funds will be mostly used in product development, their next step is to launch three conditioners next year.Useful Links:The Wild Curl : https://www.thewildcurl.com/The Wild Curl Crowdfunding campaign: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/the-wild-curl/pitches/bAJ7kq Vanessa Martins Lopes : https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessamartinslopes/Sign up for our weekly updates Receive our weekly newsletter sharing best-practices & tips from the best impact entrepreneursDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

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Sacha Dench, famously known as “the human swan,” is the founder and CEO of Conservation Without Borders, a charity focused on solving problems related to migratory species and sharing it with the world through compelling stories.  Today, she shares her advice on how to take action and raise awareness on climate change through storytelling.  Her career initially began as a marine turtle geneticist, but she found herself drawn to issues of waste management and fish deaths, which eventually led to her interest in conservation. Sacha is known for flying 7,000 kilometers with the Bewick’s swans across 11 countries on a paramotor from the Russian Arctic to the UK in 2016. Sacha’s next adventure is the  Round Britain Climate Challenge, wherein she will travel 5,000 kilometers along the coast of Britain on a battery-powered paramotor fueled by renewable energy. Sacha’s key lessons and quotes from this episode were:●      “I had the attitude from the start that if there were problems, fix them, as opposed to going, "Oh my God, there's a problem. Isn't this awful?"” (07:23)●      “There was only so far you could go with the science. When it came to then trying to fix the problem, you quite often needed to find ways of convincing people.” (8:55)●      “There's a lot of power in the stories.” (9:14)●      "Where are the compelling stories that can cause change?" (11:06)●      “From the air, you see the world in a different way.” (16:31)●      “Climate is the overriding factor in all of this, and if I can help us to get onto a different track on that front, then that should definitely be my mission." (23:18) ●      “You could look at a situation like that and it could break you, or you could look at it and go, "I still don't think it's too late”." (25:51)●      “Looking at the world through the eyes of migratory species is a really powerful tool. It gives a story that people want to engage with, but the overview effect of looking at the world from above, I think, is really important for people.” (33:48)●      “Each of these expeditions, we can make them something that people from around the world, not just those along the route, will follow and will be inspired by.” (36:03)In this episode, we also talked about:●      Meaningful storytelling (9:32)●      Marine life issues in Australia (9:49)●      Combining science and storytelling (11:12)●      Resilience and overcoming one’s fears (11:48)●      Benefits of paramotors (18:53)●      Effects on climate change in the Arctic region (21:35)●      Impact of climate change and weather conditions on migratory species and how they have to constantly adapt to different environments and habitats (22:29)●      Seeing the bigger picture (literally from above) (34:17)Support Sacha's mission on Crowdfunder: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/round-britain-climate-challengeSign up to our weekly impact nuggets:www.impacthustlers.comSign up for our weekly updates Receive our weekly newsletter sharing best-practices & tips from the best impact entrepreneursDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren is the co-founder of Karma, an exciting app that helps businesses sell surplus food at a 50% discount. At Karma they believe that all food should be eaten, and it is their goal to eliminate food waste by allowing people to enjoy delicious food at a very low price.Highlights:Learning from customer requirements to adapt and fine-tune the direction of KarmaTackling commercial food waste by eliminating the hassle and doing the work for themKarma advises companies on how to initially create less waste, by going straight to the root of the issueWorking from customer feedback to stay relevant and improve the app experienceKarma allows its users to “do good” by saving both money and the environmentThe importance of focusing on creating a good, clear company cultureTime stamp:[02:28] How the idea of Karma came about[07:00] Food waste is of low priority for restaurants[09:30] Considering multiple factors to help businesses run at optimal levels[11:55] Making surplus food available to pick up immediately to reduce food waste[16:50] The importance of branding, customer experience and word of mouth when growing a business[18:00] Customer retention[21:30] Hjalmar’s advice for other young entrepreneurs[25:15] The future for KarmaUseful links:Karma (http://www.karma.life)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/) (http://www.karma.life)Support the show

Aneesh Varma is the founder of Aire, a new credit assessment service that considers both previous and future credit information to help lenders make more informed decisions and allow people the credit they deserve.Highlights:-Turning personal hardships into entrepreneurial solutions-Aire is beneficial to both lenders and consumers-Going direct to the customer to obtain reliable information and create a holistic profile-Allowing consumers to access credit while avoiding debt-The importance of instilling company values from day one-Ensuring investors understand the company vision to ensure compatible working relationshipsTime stamp:[02:00] Aneesh's personal journey[03:50] Updating the “ecosystem software” in relation to expectation[07:30] Aire helps both the lender and consumer by recognising financial distress very early on[10:10] Aneesh’s want to build a company with purpose[12:55] The ‘Book of Bonsai’[14:30] The lessons Aneesh has learned along the way[19:15] Preparing for the long term and adapting throughout company growth[20:35] Working relationships with investors[24:00] Collaboration vs competition[26:10] Aire in 10 years timeUseful links:Aire (http://www.aire.io)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Jonathan Petrides is the co-founder of Allplants, an exciting company that produce and deliver delicious, healthy and 100% plant based meals straight to your door.Highlights:Food is driven by pleasure and therefore, must be excitingChanging negative attitudes towards the plant based diet by creating delicious foodEstablishing transparent plant based branding from day one to send a direct messageInspiring the ‘plant-curious’ target market to positively change the impact we have on our environmentThe importance of direct chef to customer relationships in aiding constructive feedback and product improvementJP’s mission to see everyone, globally, eating a plant based diet by 2030Time stamp:[01:47] An introduction to Allplants[04:00] JP’s personal journey and his previous inspiring projects[07:25] Recognition of JP’s passion for building ventures from scratch[09:30] Where did the idea for Allplants come from?[11:30] Plant based vs vegan[12:50] The environmental and personal benefits of a plant based diet[15:20] Things to consider when setting up a business and knowing when to ask for expert help[19:10] Supermarkets are vital to the success of household food brands[20:15] The expansion of Allplants and exciting new projects[22:45] JP’s goals for the future of Allplants, the planet and humankind Useful links:Allplants (http://www.allplants.com)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Adele Archer is the CEO of Eterneva, recently backed by Mark Cuban of Shark Tank. Eterneva celebrates the lives of remarkable people and pets by turning their ashes into diamonds.Highlight:Adele's personal story of coming up with EternevaWhy customer experience is everythingHelping people through the grieving processHow Eterneva has changed a customer's life through grief wellness journeyThe science behind the diamondMaking the industry more transparentEngagement diamonds from carbon in hairChanging the culture around death, grief and remembranceTime Stamp:[02:00] Death of Adele's mentor[05:00] Dealing with changing customer behaviour[06:30] Marketing to people going through grief[10:00] Physical process of extracting the carbon[12:00] Homecoming[13:45] Challenge of running Eterneva[15:30] Changing the diamond industry[23:00] Dying well is becoming a key part of the wellness trend[24:00] Pitching to Mark CubanUseful link:Eterneva (https://eterneva.com/)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Ben Clifford is the CEO and founder of Tyve a software platform that empowers your employees to give tax-free through their paycheck to causes they care about.Highlight:Studying moral philosophy and Peter Singer's Famine, Affluence and Morality30% of US giving is done through payroll giving vs 2% in the UKWhat is effective altrusimGiving what we can with a 10% pledgeMaking giving the social normYou can't fake the stat on employee givingPlatform for everyone to give through their lenseWhy focus on growing number of users will scale impact givingTime Stamp:[01:10] How does Tyve works?[05:30] How Tyve started[10:00] What would my next £3000 do? Seeing the data.[17:00] Business model of Tyve[23:00] Targeting chief people officer of organisations[25:00] When giving becomes part of your identity[26:00]How Tyve works?[29:00] How does the world look like if Tyve succeedsUseful links:Tyve (https://www.tyve.org/)Peter Singer's Famine, Affluence and Morality (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine,_Affluence,_and_Morality)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Hiyacar is an app to hire local cars from trusted owners. Graeme Risby is the CEO and Co-founder of Hiyacar.Highlight:How to turn a car into an assetMore utilisation, less emmisions, more space and more electric carsThere are 30 million cars in the UKReally listening and understanding to drivers and car ownersDoing good for members, teams, investorPeople always want to have less and share moreTime Stamp:[04:30] Reducing car ownership[07:00] Tech business with lots of sustainable action[09:40] Breaking through in a very competitive space[13:00] Urban transport and sharing economy[15:00] Career in risk management[16:00] Advise to anyone wanting to enter the mobility sector[18:00] Vision of Hiyacar in 10 yearsUseful link:Hiyacar (https://www.hiyacar.co.uk/)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

War On Cancer is here to radically improve the mental health of everyone affected by cancer. Fabian Bolin is the CEO and Co-founder of War On Cancer. After being diagnosed in 2015 at 28 years of age, Fabian began documenting his cancer battle on a blog, which made him realise the true power of storytelling. Sharing his story gave him a sense of purpose that he had never felt before. This, together with a strong urge to help others affected became the foundation for War On Cancer.Sebastian Hermelin is the COO and Co-founder of War On Cancer. When Sebastian saw what positive impacts storytelling had on Fabian’s mental health, as well as himself, he conceptualized an idea for a global platform. In May 2016, the founders launched the first version of War On Cancer and within weeks the platform had storytellers from more than 20 countries.Highlights:Diagnosed with acute leukemia and asking for help and sharing a Facebook post that lead to a big changeWar On Cancer as a storytelling platformFeeling belittled and still treated as a personStorytelling as a tool to help others and feeling altruistic happinessCancer phobia and how cancer is being marketedSpeaking to patients as a personBiggest learning and entrepreneur journey from a "project" into a tech and impact companyDisrupting patient mental health, cancer, life sciences and health careTime Stamp:[02:40] From bond trading to film acting[05:40] Priorities after being diagnosed[09:00] Being a best friend to a diagnosed cancer[12:27] Writing and feeling happiest[15:00] War On Cancer App[18:00] Type of stories that patients are sharing[20:40] Cancer treatment patients don't want to talk about chemotherapy[23:00] Impact tracking for cancer patient data[26:00] Creating a social network[30:40] 10 years visionUseful links:War On Cancer (https://waroncancer.com/)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Nicolas Loufrani is the founder of the Smiley Movement, a non-profit social network dedicated to positive change. Highlights:History of SmileySmiley name and the Smiley brandRise of emoticons and usage of Siley for communicationGrowing the Smiley brand and design studio - its a small DisneySmiley Fund to develop social projects to create social and environmental impactHow we engage the public similar to happy news when dad first created the SmileyMatchmaking for good app and Smiley AwardsAlexander Mars and the Epic movementTime stamp:[03:00] Promotion to bring smiles to people's faces[05:30] Coming up with the name[08:00] Smiley started[12:00] How Smiley works with other brand[15:00] Smiley Fund[18:30] Engaging the in happy news[22:40] Smiley Awards[24:20] How to sustain the activities[26:40] Recommendation to support social impact[29:00] Vision in 10 yearsUseful links:Smiley.com (https://smiley.com/)Smileymovement.org (https://smileymovement.org/)Epic Movement (https://epic.foundation/)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Nick Doman and Will Pearson are the founders of Ocean Bottles, a tool for individuals to fund collection of ocean plastic bottles. Their product is a part stainless steel and part ocean-bound recycled plastic.Highlights:Collecting ocean bound plastic bottles are just as effective.22 million kg of plastic goes into ocean each dayCreating an IBM blockchain platform of network of plastic collection networkOcean Bottle has a NFC chip to offer retailers new way to interact with consumersGetting support in the product design phase and other partnershipsGetting into Catapult accelerator programmeTime Stamp:[01:00] How Ocean Bottles work[03:22] No bullshit sustainability[05:00] Working with Plastic Bank[07:45] Plastic collectors with Plastic Bank[10:38] B2B side of Ocean Bottles[13:00] Product design background[14:00] Creating a physical product[17:20] Partnerships[19:00] Working as a team and getting coaching[20:50] Vision in 10 yearsUseful links:Ocean Bottles (https://theoceanbottle.com/)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Mercy For Animals’ vision is a world where animals are respected, protected, and free to pursue their own interests. Leah Garcés serves as MFA's president. Leah has nearly 20 years of leadership experience in the animal protection movement. Highlights:What Mercy For Animals do that is different from other animal welfare organisationsAsking "what are the unlikely partners that are out there?"Creating a compassionate food system and reducing the suffering of animalsEconomics of animal protein and plant-based indistinguishable productsCollaboration vs confrontationWhat is the next step looks like and needing an ecology of approachesOur circle of compassion is wideningKFC's plant-based chicken nuggetWe are seeing a protein revolutionTime stamp:[01:50] Why is Mercy For Animals different from PETA or WWF[03:00] Working with corporates and campaigning[05:30] Understanding the factory farmer's perspective[06:30] Story of Craig Watts, the chicken farmer[10:00] Being a vegan and living the values[14:00] Why colloboration works and role of confrontation[18:00] Job opportunities for farmers[20:00] Plant based food startup[23:00] Lessons from the book Grow[24:45] 10 year visionUseful links:Mercy for Animals (https://mercyforanimals.org)Leah's linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahgarces)Leah's Twitter (https://twitter.com/leah_compassion)GRILLED: Turning Adversaries into Allies to Change the Chicken Industry (https://mercyforanimals.org/grilled)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Dan Grech is the CEO and Co-founder is Global OTEC Resources. He is working to reduce tropical islands reliance on fossil fuels in areas that are suitable for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC).Highlights:Dan's journey from watching David Attenborough to researching desalinationPrototyping OTEC, to pitching for pro-bono work and working at the MaldivesBenefits of having a sales backgroundWhy building OTEC for a resort make senseWhat is OTEC?Moving islands away from diesel and the OTEC marketGrant funding for sustainable projectsTime stamp:[01:44] The Attenborough effect[06:00] Meeting a technical co-founder[08:00] Skype calling experts[11:50] History of OTEC[14:00] OTEC 101[16:30] Core markets for OTEC is 30 terawatts[19:45] Moving from 100kW to 1.5mW[22:10] Biggest learnings[25:00] Dan Grech's vision of the futureUseful link:Dan Grech's Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dangrechuk)Dan Grech's Twitter (https://twitter.com/dangrech)OTEC Resorts Twitter (https://twitter.com/otecresorts)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Dr Nick Taylor is CEO and Co-founder of Unmind, a workplace mental health platform to help organisations and employees measurably improve their mental wellbeing.Highlights:Why mental health matters to Nick TaylorWhat motivated Nick to become a founder3 learnings from working at the frontline of mental health serviceLeading an NHS team and the moment of realisation that organisations needed to better look after their peopleJohn Lewis partnership and William HillThe Unmind mental health indexFeatures and content on the Unmind platform9 out of 10 employees won't share their mental health problems with the employerHow to breakdown the stigma around mental healthBenefits for the organisation of measuring mindfulness"Going forward, people will only choose to work in organisations that do care."Time stamp:[01:30] Nick's personal experience with mental health[03:00] Working at the NHS[05:20] Prevention in mental health[06:00] Working with organisations vs consumer mindfulness[07:30] How the Unmind platform works[10:00] Building trust with employees[12:00] Celebrating mental health and breaking stigma[14:00] Why employers should pay to support mental health of employees[17:00] Hardest challenge in Nick's journey[18:40] Early investors of Unmind[20:00] Growing a passionate team[22:00] Nick Taylor's vision of the futureUseful links:Unmind Website (https://home.unmind.com/)Nick Taylor's Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-nick-taylor)Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Michael Collinson is the Chairman of Bee Vectoring Technologies (BVT) a complete pest and disease management solutions to help growers improve their crop quality.Highlights:Bee colony collapse is caused by multiple issues and mortality rates are not sustainable"Employing" Bumble Bees and Honey Bees to deliver an organic solution for plantsDiscovering a fungus that acts as the penicillin for plantsGoing through the EPA registration process because that is where the value liesBenefits of their solution vs other pesticidesHow BVT works with farmers to test the productFuture of agricultureBVT grown products in 10 yearsTime stamp:[02:05] How big is the problem of bee colony collapse?[03:10] How BVT works with bees?[05:45] How was the solution discovered?[06:30] Where you are on your journey[10:00] Biggest concern from farmers[12:00] Why use bumble bees?[13:00] BVT's business model[15:00] Future of farming[16:40] Regulatory process and working with growersUseful links:BVT website - http://www.beevt.com/Michael Collinson's Linkedin- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/michael-collinson-24b75714Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Jay McGregor is the Founder & Editor in Chief of Point, an investigative journalism publication that has exposed major scandals such as Russian fake news campaigns on Reddit and Bitcoin Ponzi schemes. Find out more about Point here: www.youtube.com/pointreportSupport the show

Alex Stephany is the CEO & Founder of Beam, a crowdfunding platform which funds professional training for homeless people & enables them to get back into paid work. Find out more about Beam here: www.beam.orgSupport the show

Andrew O'Brien is CEO of Goodbox. Andrew brings over one decade of experience in investment banking to the table from his time at Credit Suisse and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China. Andrew was introduced to FinTech during his time as Managing Director of QixPay, ultimately completing its sale in 2017.GoodBox is a tech for good company, founded on the insight that a cashless society is having a negative impact on the charity sector. GoodBox have set out to develop the world’s best fundraising platform. Since then, they’ve raised over a million pounds for charities, and built a platform that ensures that when it comes to technology, charities never have to settle.Highlights:Problems of current contactless paymentsHow Goodbox is overtaking cash as the main source of incomeReid Hoffman on the importance of changing your pricing modelBarak Obama on "Nobody has a monopoly on wisdom"Importance of managing risk for startups and scaleupsVision of solving the 'bottlenecks' in the charity sectorsUseful link:Goodbox - https://www.goodbox.com/Andrew OBrien's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-o-brien-4b375b92/Time Stamp:[02:33] How much are charities losing out as society become cashless[04:10] How did Andrew discover the problem?[06:32] How is Goodbox different from other solutions[09:30] How far have you come?[11:30] How Goodbox is making a difference to churches, museums and charities[13:20] Goodbox revenue model[16:00] Why you shouldn't just take a leap of faith[17:40] Working on an idea on weekends[19:30] Importance of partnering with the best in the sector[21:00] 10 year visionGo to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Freddy Kelly is the CEO and cofounder of Credit Kudos, a new kind of credit bureau that uses financial behaviour to measure creditworthiness, harnessing Open Banking. Highlights:Problems of traditional credit scoring which is non consensualTypes of use cases for open bankingIdentification problem when someone arrives in a new countryTackling poverty premium i.e. cost of paying more for being poorerHaving better data and turning into objective measures to predict credit riskHow FCA is looking at competition in credit information marketWhy Open banking can be a bad name and winning the trust challengeThe Mum Test and chasing the hard noUseful links:Credit Kudos - https://www.creditkudos.com (https://www.creditkudos.com/)Freddy Kelly's Linkedin - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/freddykellyFreddy Kelly's Twitter - https://twitter.com/fredkellyThe Mum's Test - http://momtestbook.com/Time Stamp[02:30] How Credit Kudos is solving the credit score problems[04:30] Helping show good risks for thin file customers[06:00] How to prove you are who you are when you are in a new country[08:00] Tackling poverty premium and accessibility of credit[10:30] How is Credit Kudos different[12:00] New data, credit risk and business models[13:00] Challenge of getting new banks to use Credit Kudos[17:00] Lessons from being a founder[20:00] Having unique insights from what data can do[21:00] Vision in 10 yearsGo to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Tomer Shalit is the founder of ClimateView. ClimateView was founded on the principles of agile: a philosophy built for the very purpose of tackling complex problems. When cities and nations address climate change  – visualisation, collective intelligence and transparency are the main pillars they focus on. HighlightsHow Tomer got Sweden as his first clientHow to convince a whole country to become a customerTomer's background and how he first addressed the problemWhy an open collaborative platform is importantHow visualisation, collective intelligence and transparency became the main focus of ClimateViewBreaking down tasks and zooming into actionsGetting interest from Sweden's transport sector and VattenfallUseful links:Climate View - https://www.climateview.global/Tomer Shalit -https://se.linkedin.com/in/tomer-shalit-6153a91Time Stamp:[02:00] Climate emergency is getting traction, but how are cities managing?[04:00] Sweden now has a public road mapProject management vs accountability[05:00] Applying agile development and visualisations[06:00] Setting up a "Project Owner" for Sweden[09:00] Getting Sweden as a client[11:00] Dealing with red tape in government[13:00] Collaboration of government and private sector[16:00] Who else can use ClimateView?[18:00] How to take climate action[19:00] View from 2030Go to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Ruby Raut is the CEO and Co-founder of Wuka Wear. Ruby is a passionate environmental scientist who combines her scientific knowledge and passion for lean startup methodology to solve the problems that surround disposable menstrual products.Highlights:4.6 million tampons and pads are flushed down the toilet in the UK everyday.The problems around Chaupaddi that is being practised in Nepal.Why period poverty is a huge problemPeriod pants is a reusable product that needs more publicity.How a Sainsbury community project got Ruby started her entrepreneurial journey.How Ruby created and iterated her prototypeThe social and environmental impact of Wuka WearUseful links:Wuka (https://wuka.co.uk/)Time Stamp:[01:30] Solving multiple problems around period[04:00] Problems with lack of proper period.[05:00] Social problems around period in Nepal.[07:40] Period poverty needs to be addressed.[09:30] Benefits of reusable period pants[11:50] How Ruby got started in this sector?[12:00] Women's Environmental Network and discovering the problem[13:00] Creating a period pants prototype[17:00] Why it took Ruby to innovate such a product[22:00] Importance of networking[23:30] Social and environmental impact of Wuka WearGo to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

This episode is a live event from Fast Forward 2030 on Sustainable Development Goals SDG15: Life on Land, with a special focus on combatting desertification, tackling deforestation and halting biodiversity loss.Chris Forbes, Co-Founder of The Cheeky Panda (https://www.thecheekypanda.co.uk/) - The Cheeky Panda is an innovative company offering the tissue market a sustainable and health conscious alternative. Making tissues and wipes from virgin bamboo, The Cheeky Panda tissues are pure and rich in natural goodness. Free from harsh chemicals found in regular tissues and saving thousands of precious trees and animal habitats around the world.Dom Desmond, Founder of Critically Endangered Socks (https://www.criticallyendangeredsocks.com/) - Critically Endangered Socks is a social enterprise that protects some of the world's most critically endangered animals through the sale of their bamboo and cotton socks. For every pair of socks sold, they give 20% of the total sale price to charity - and by choosing which sock you buy, you're also choosing which charity they help. Their mission is to eventually help every critically endangered animal on the brink of survival by selling the most beautifully crafted, ethical products they can create.Keiran Whitaker, CEO and Founder of ENTOCYCLE (https://www.entocycle.com/) - Entocycle is an insect farming company. They farm insects as a sustainable source of protein to feed animals, replacing traditional sources of protein such as soy and fishmeal which are causing significant environmental problems including biodiversity loss and overfishing. They exist to defend and restore the natural world.Highlights:Demand for more sustainable products are increasingWhy build a startup tackling environmental sustainability?Why become an entrepreneur making a difference to the environmentKey steps in moving from idea to productInspiring change in food production, fashion and consumer productsWhy purpose driven startups are attracting top talentsImportance of having a strong networkUseful links:The Cheeky Panda (https://www.thecheekypanda.co.uk/)Critically Endangered Socks (https://www.criticallyendangeredsocks.com/)ENTOCYCLE (https://www.entocycle.com/)Fast Forward 2030 events (http://fastforward2030.com/events)Time Stamp:[01:24] Introduction to Chris, Dom and Keiran[03:41] Solving ecological problem and is there a demand for sustainable product?[07:08] What other environmental business opportunity are there?[09:47] What was the first unexpected learning and biggest mistake as an entrepreneur?[14:07] How does the world look like if your company succeeds?[16:12] Would value-driven products become a market leader?[20:59] Return business models and purpose centred businesses[25:15] First steps of getting from idea to taking action[27:56] How to get into Y Combinator[32:14] SDG and changes in regulationGo to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath)This podcast is produced by Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)Support the show

Exxpedition round the world 2019-2020 is an all-female sailing voyage and scientific research mission. Over 38,000 nautical miles and 30 voyage legs starting and ending in the UK, Exxpedition crews will explore plastics and toxins in our ocean, via four of the five oceanic gyres and the artic.Emily Penn is an oceans advocate, skipper and artist; a graduate of Cambridge University with a degree in Architecture. Emily splits her time between running eXXpedition - a series of all female voyages which focus on the relationship between plastics and toxics and female health - and working on solving the ocean plastics issue with Parley for the Oceans and other corporate clients.Highlights:Emily's personal story discovering the plastic ocean problemCitizen research for ocean science and impact of the researchGetting funding and being a CIC Community Interest CompanyBeing an ambassador of SkyOceanRescueAlternative to plasticsUseful links:Emily Penn - http://www.emilypenn.co.uk/Exxpedition - http://exxpedition.com/Earthrace - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MY_Ady_GilOoho - https://audioboom.com/posts/7153564-pierre-yves-paslier-of-skipping-rock-labs-making-packaging-disappearSky Ocean Rescue - https://skyoceanrescue.com/Time Stamp:[00:30] How did you discover the passion for solving the ocean plastic problem?[01:55] Being a skipper of a boat[03:58] What is citizen research[06:40] Sponsorship and funding[13:00] Getting involved in this movement[15:00] Working with Sky News[17:00] Ooho and alternative plastics[19:00] Future of ExxpeditionGo to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath) .This podcast is produced by Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/) .Support the show

May Al-Karooni is the Founder & CEO of Globechain, a reuse marketplace for companies to list unneeded items. All items are free to collect.Highlight:Seeing furniture go to landfillBusinesses have to make money from day oneBig volumes of construction material and obsolete stockBehaviour change and audit of itemsSocial and environmental impact data vs waste dateDifferent interest from SMEs, corporates and charitiesHow May started from a single founder into getting into different locationsReuse and being part of the circular economyPutting your personality into your businessUseful links:Globechain - https://www.globechain.com/May Al-Karooni's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/may-al-karooni-25b4407/Time Stamp:[01:00] Moving office when still working in banking[02:50] Business model of Globechain[04:30] Customer journey on Globechain[05:00] ESG impact data vs waste data[06:30] Why SMEs are commercially driven[07:00] Connecting big corporates and charities[09:00] Picking up corporate clients for a global retailer[10:00] Moving from a founder to raising a Series A[13:00] Why year 2 was the hardest year[15:00] Ikea and the rental business model[17:30] Founders addressing unsexy industries[19:10] Vision of GlobechainGo to ImpactHustlers.com (https://www.impacthustlers.com/)Visit FastForward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) and Real Changers (https://www.realchangers.com/)Impact Hustlers is hosted by Maiko Schaffrath, connect on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maikoschaffrath/en) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/maikoschaffrath) .This podcast is produced by Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/) .Support the show

Jo Hand is the cofounder of Giki Badges. Giki’s aim is to drive sustainable consumption by inspiring people to make small, regular changes in their shopping which are good for them, better for the environment and fairer toothers.Giki Badges currently rate over 250,000 supermarket products across 12 areas, including carbon footprint, sustainable palm oil, responsible sourcing, chemicals of concern, organic, local, animal welfare, nutrition, animal testing, additives, greener cosmetics, kinder cleaning and recycling. Highlights:Problems of living more sustainably e.g fast fashion and palm oilHow Giki Badges app worksThere was enough data in food drinks and supermarketsThe challenge of creating a certificationTransparent, robust and the needs to be recognisable by the general publicWorking with schools and kidsNo one else is looking at data and analysis at product levelTransparency in supply chain is not there yetUseful links:Giki Badges - https://gikibadges.com/Jo Hand - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-hand-27b18a104/Time Stamp:[00:54] What is the problem Giki Badges[03:51] Does sustainability data exist?[06:04] We are all at different stages of our understanding[07:29] Working with schools and kids[08:38] What is the business model?[10:19] Behind the app there is a lot of data[12:24] Where is the app available[13:23] Biggest challenge of the startup[14:56] Hard to be heard in a very noisy world[15:38] Overnight success over 20 years of hard work[16:53] Vision of Giki BadgesSupport the show

BuyMeOnce an industry-leading online marketplace selling incredibly long-lasting & sustainable products. Founded by author and former blue-chip marketer, Tara Button, BuyMeOnce is well positioned to meet demand as conscious consumerism goes mainstream.Highlights:How Tara started a blog that went viralAshton Kutcher likes Buy Me OnceFrom advertising to sustainable consumptionTaking responsibility for a product's life and afterlifeImportance of making it easy for people to use itPrice per use comparisons and longevity calculators for productsHow big is Amazon as a threatCrowdfunding on CrowdcubeUseful links:Buy Me Once's Crowdfunding on Crowdcube (Capital At Risk) http://bit.ly/2wJIy9TBuy Me Once - https://uk.buymeonce.com/BuyMeOnce Twitter - https://twitter.com/BuyMeOnceBuyMeOnce Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/buymeonce/Tara Button's Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-button-a3548925/Trump's Earth Day - https://www.trumpsearthday.com/TimeStamp:[01:00] When did Tara Button discovered the problem?[03:00] How does one go viral?[05:00] Turning a passion product into a business[08:00] What are the criteria for the brands to make it on BuyMeOnce[12:00] Washing machine that lasts 20 year  [15:00] Having more long-lasting products that are cheaper[21:00] Amazon vs Buy Me Once[23:40] Future of Buy Me OnceSupport the show

Sasha Yakovlev is a cofounder of OneSoil which is developing applications and an online platform for precision farming that are based on satellite imagery and machine learning technologies.Highlights:AI and Machine Learning applied to farming dataCreating tools for farmersWhy it is important to solve the soil agriculture problemVision of connecting all agriculture knowledgeCreating a transparent global food supply chainPrecision farming to educate farmers on how to startUseful links:OneSoil - https://onesoil.ai/en/Sasha Yakovlev Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexyakovlev/TimeStamp:[00:53] What brought Sasha a cofounder of a farming technology platform[02:39] What is the problem OneSoil is solving[05:23] Combining as many sources of data for farmers[08:21] How a typical customer uses their data[09:42] Producing food and reducing environmental impact[12:45] Data for farmers and the challenge of scaling[15:55] Onboarding of customers[16:07] Vision of OneSoilSupport the show

Third Door is a coworking and nursery, bringing together a collaborative community of working parents and passionate childcare professionals, who believe that work and family can grow together.Shazia Mustafa is passionate about growing Third Door to help working parents create a family and work-life balance and where parents can work both on their careers without any guilt and be there for their children.Highlights:The rise of flexible nursery and coworkingHow is Third Door different from other spaces?Growing a community of working parentsBenefits of working next to childrenBeing in a safe space for mums and dadsUseful links:Third Door - https://www.third-door.com/Shazia Mustafa's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaziamustafa/Chapters:[1:00] Solving a personal problem that lead to Third Door[4:30] How does Third Door works?[7:00] The Third Door community[10:00] Growing the coworking and child care services[14:00] Growing a business and making a difference to parents[15:00] Biggest challenge to creating Third Door[20:00] What is your 10 year vision?Support the show

Joslin Kehdy is the founder of Recycle Lebanon an NGO addressing the waste emergency in Lebanon and creating a regenerative system change from within Beirut.Highlights:* Examples of initiatives within Recycle Lebanon* Ecosouk - eco product marketplace* Regenerate Lebanon - a circular hub towards regenerative development within Beirut* Importance of getting information out to people in bite sizeUseful links:Recycle Lebanon - [http://recyclelebanon.com](http://recyclelebanon.com)Joslin Kehdy - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joslinkehdy/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joslinkehdy/)Chapters:[00:55] Lebanon is in a permanent problem of waste emergency in Lebanon[03:20] Solutions that are copy and pasted from Lebanon[04:42] Collection points for cigarette buds[06:49] Surfboards for outdoor lovers[07:27] Styrofoams in surfboards[09:55] Regenerate Labenon and circular village within the city[12:08] NGO profits and community[14:59] Information is the challenge[16:54] Increasing use of single-use plastic[17:58] Scaling Regenerate LebanonSupport the show

Danny Witter is the co-founder of Work For Good. He is an investment banker turn social entrepreneur. Work For Good is a business giving online platform that makes it easy for businesses to build giving into their day to day work – impressing their clients, and inspiring their people, at the same time. We connect them to their chosen charities, and have solved the legal and tax impediments to the giving process.Danny Witter says, "of the £20 Billion that goes to charities in the UK, a miserable 2% comes from businesses. Individuals gives 47%. People like you and me give 20 times more in absolute terms in cash than businesses giving to charities."Highlights of this episode:* Helping businesses tell their giving story* Solving the tech and legal challenge of Work For Good* Why don't businesses embed more business giving?* Wateraid and Friends of the Earth turn away 5 business a week* Examples of businesses using Work For Good and embedd giving in their business* Everyone loves our logo* Creating a massive additive channel of philanthropic fundingUseful links:Work For Good - [https://workforgood.co.uk/](https://workforgood.co.uk/)Danny Witter's Linkedin - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-witter-94561225/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-witter-94561225/)Chapters:[01:04] What's the biggest friction for small businesses to do giving?[02:45] Linking businesses with charities with small little amounts of giving[03:38] Receiving an email saying we have donated on your behalf[04:55] Restaurant that has a charity table where [05:50] How is the business model for Work for Good[06:39] What lead to setting up the business as a for-profit[09:44] Creating behaviour change for business[10:50] Raising for a seed round impact funding[11:38] Making a pledge for hitting a target[13:04] Beautiful toys that make 10% to WWF via Work for Good[13:47] Reason for starting Work for Good[16:14] Achievements in the last 3.5 years[18:03] We need to make the tech more integrated[19:10] Creating a bigger tribe[19:15] Vision of Work for GoodSupport the show

Mette Lykke is the CEO of Too Good To Go. With a mission of reducing food waste worldwide, Too Good To Go is the World's largest B2C marketplace for surplus food. TGTG help retailers like restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets and hotels sell the surplus food that would otherwise go to waste. Retailers make a profit on their surplus food and consumers get delicious food at a good value in return. Everyone wins and together saving the food and do good for the planet. Highlights of this episode:* Coincidence in a bus meeting* Why focus on food waste in restaurants* Biggest barrier to growth for TGTG* Challenge of making the business model work* Measuring impact of reducing food waste* Working with schools and educating people on food waste* Surplus food vs food waste* Unsolved problems in food wasteUseful Links:Too Good To Go - [https://toogoodtogo.com/en](https://toogoodtogo.com/en)Mette Lykke's Linkedin - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mettelykke/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mettelykke/)Chapters:[01:03] Management consulting to Too Good To Go[02:51] Integrating the global team[04:41] How can companies make money with food waste[06:49] Focus on restaurants[09:18] Challenge with a global team with presence in 11 countries[12:03] Winner take all market[17:26] Inspire people to reduce food waste[19:26] Vision of Too Good To GoSupport the show

Arthur Kay is the founder of Bio Bean and founding member of Fast Forward 2030.Arthur came up with the idea for bio-bean whilst studying architecture at The Bartlett, UCL, and in two years has raised several million in financing, built the world’s first coffee waste recycling factory and a team of twenty. He currently holds positions on a number of boards associated with social enterprise and green entrepreneurship and is a Fellow of RE, the RSA and IoD. In 2013, Shell named him ‘the UK’s most Innovative Entrepreneur,’ he was appointed as a ‘London Leader’ by Mayor Boris Johnson, in 2014 he became one of NESTA’s ‘New Radicals’, was named ’25 under 25 most influential Londoners’ by the Evening Standard and as '30 under 30' by Forbes Magazine. He was named the youngest ever Guardian Sustainable Business Leader of the Year. Bio-bean is an award-winning clean technology company, the first in the world to recycle used coffee grounds on an industrial scale.Bio-bean manufactures a range of biofuels and biochemicals from these recycled spent coffee grounds, saving businesses money, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and displacing conventional fossil fuels.Highlights of this episode:* How Arthur's interest in designing cities lead to the problem of coffee waste* What is Bio Bean?* How to turn a waste stream into something of value* Why creating a fuel and is it sustainable?* Looking for co-founders, financing for sustainable?* Challenge of circular economy products* Bio Bean's business model* Advise to environmental and social enterprise entrepreneursUseful Links:Bio Bean [https://www.bio-bean.com/](https://www.bio-bean.com/)Arthur Kay's Linkedin - [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/akay1111](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/akay1111)Arthur Kay's Twitter - [https://twitter.com/arthurkay_](https://twitter.com/arthurkay_)Chapters: [01:22] How did Arthur discover the waste coffee problem?[04:34] Properties of coffee waste.[08:40] How does supply chain of Bio Bean more sustainable?[10:39] Solving a chemical engineering problem?[12:55] Running a capital intensive business[15:33] Scale of feedstock[17:24] Scaling coffee waste circular product[19:08] Advise to early stage companies[21:55] Mistake that Bio Bean made[22:31] The vision of Bio BeanSupport the show

Rutger van Zuidam is the founder of Dutchchain, the blockchain development agency behind Oddysey.org a hackathon solving the world's biggest problems using AI & Blockchain. Backed by the European Union and the Dutch Government, the DutchChain ecosystem unites more than 6.000 members, among whom large corporations and SMEs, start-ups, individual entrepreneurs, scientists, developers, engineers, students, government officials, legal experts, and many other stakeholders.Highlights of the episode:* How blockchain works and why it matters* Why blockchain brings a better internet* Examples of global challenges Oddysey is tackling* How is Oddysey supporting startups before and after the hackathon* Machines that are sovereign and collaborativeUseful links:Oddysey - [https://www.odyssey.org/](https://www.odyssey.org/)Rutger van Zuidam's linkedin - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rutgervz/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rutgervz/)Nest Egg - [https://nestegg.eu/](https://nestegg.eu/)[00:32] How did Rutger came across blockchain?[03:03] How to apply blockchain to positive impact?[06:27] Do we want more surveillance state?[07:13] Challenges for hackathons[09:43] Once protocols are unlocked, new ways of collaborating happen.[11:43] Example of social and environmental impact companies[13:27] Investing in solar panels NestEgg[14:39] Autonomous swarm robotics - machines that owns themselves[17:11] Support to teams after the hackathon[18:38] How to take a prototype into the real world[19:24] Guiding an ecosystem[20:10] What kind of world is Odyssey creating?[21:33] Contributing to thousands of people doing meaningful workSupport the show

Julia Daviy is a fashion designer creating the first ever 3D printed, recyclable and zero waste clothes. Her 3D printed fashion collection is the first ever to be released within the U.S. that not only uses the technology of large printing format but also displays a true everyday clothing look that is functional, fabulously delicate and wearable for women.Highlights of the episode:* How Julia started her journey into 3D printing* The Third Age of Fashion* Zero waste fashion* 3D printing with new materials* Large scale 3D printing in footware and bags/accessories* Social problems because of automationUseful links:Julia Daviy - [https://juliadaviy.com/](https://juliadaviy.com/)Julia Daviy on Twitter - [https://twitter.com/JuliaDaviy](https://twitter.com/JuliaDaviy)Time Stamp:[01:05] How did you discover 3D printing technology can be applied to sustainable fashion?[03:45] Localised clothing production[07:10] The Third Age of Fashion [11:00] Where are we at for sustainable fashion [13:00] Adidas producing millions of 3D printed shoes[15:45] Large 3D printers [17:00] 1/3 of cotton is wasted and 3D printing eliminates waste[18:00] Future of 3D printed fashion[21:00] AI will have an effect on fashion Support the show

Been referenced as the 'Elon Musk of organic skincare'. Jenise Lee is the founder of CertClean and Purpicks. Jenise is launching her second startup, PurPicks.com - reviews platform like TripAdvisor for nontoxic skincare products. The site already has the largest database of organic skincare products and has thousands of product reviews. Three years ago, she introduced CertClean which is now North America's largest certification of its kind; thousands of safer beauty and personal care products are marked with the CertClean certification.In 2017, Jenise was honoured as one of Canada's top sustainability leader, named Canada's Top 100 health influencers alongside Sophie Trudeau and Wayne Gretzky, and nominated for the Governor General's Innovation Award. Highlights of the episode:* How Jenise started Purpicks and CertClean* How to cope with the grief of losing a loved one as an entrepreneur* The turning point in Jenise' story* Explaining cleantech and the online carpet industry* How Jenise hopes to change the skincare sectorUseful links:Purpicks - [https://www.purpicks.com/](https://www.purpicks.com/)CertClean - [https://reviews.certclean.com/](https://reviews.certclean.com/)Jenise Lee's Linkedin - [https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jeniselee](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jeniselee)Time Stamp:[01:09] How did CertClean started?[03:32] Why is there a need for certificate?[05:20] Why do we need customer reviews?[07:35] Where is Purpicks now?[11:34] We are inviting all green beauty blogger and creating affiliate link marketing[13:40] Griefing and being a founder[16:29] Helping healthy people avoid chemicals[17:49] Self doubt and confidence and coping with grief[21:46] What is one of your biggest learnings?[24:35] Micro decisions all matter[26:31] What is the type of world you are trying to create with Purpicks?[28:36] Pitching cancer market sizes and eco marketSupport the show

Solveiga Pakštaitė is the Founder and Director Mimica. Solveiga is the  inventor of Mimica Touch, a biologically accurate food spoilage indicator that reduces food waste and improved food safety. The product has a granted patent and has been awarded prizes - most recently she was named MIT Technology Review's Inventor of the Year.Highlights of this episode:* Inclusive design, working with a blind charity and being inspired by an old banana* Benefits of an accelerator programme* Winning awards and grant fundings* Making the first hire* Why food waste is such a big problem* Educating companies on how food waste affects sales and customer loyalty* Asking why a problem is not yet being solved* Finding out the budget the market can bear for a scaled technologyTime Stamp:[01:45] How did it all start?[03:30] Making the first prototype[05:10] Being an entrepreneur[06:00] Joining an accelerator[07:00] How big is the problem of food waste?[08:00] Working with a scientist to develop a solution.[11:00] Importance of innovating[11:40] Challenge of making a mass market product[16:50] Advise for people who are trying to create a business model and solve an engineering problem[19:00] Mimica in 10 year timeUseful link:Mimica Lab: [https://www.mimicalab.com/](https://www.mimicalab.com/)Solveiga Pakštaitė on Linkedin: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/solveigap/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/solveigap/)Support the show

Kike Oniwinde is the founder of BYP Network, described by many as the 'Linkedin for Black Professionals' helps to connect ambitious future leaders with each other for networking purposes and with corporations for job opportunities.Highlights of this episode:* Why a network for Black Young Professionals needed?* What is the standard for the community?* Creating a job board for the black community* Role models and trailblazers* Advise to companies who are trying to be more diverse* Mentoring for black people* Becoming a global network* Changing negative stereotypesTime Stamp:[01:12] Why did you found BYP Network?[03:18] How did the platform got started?[05:13] What is the business model?[09:02] Biggest challenge for black people.[11:28] How can company have a diverse culture[16:33] Working with top companies with accessing talent[18:57] Future vision where BYP NetworkUseful Links:BYP Network - [https://www.byp-network.com/](https://www.byp-network.com/)Download the app [https://app.byp-network.com/](https://app.byp-network.com/)Support the show

Amy Williams is the founder and CEO of Good-Loop which converts advertising money into charitable donations in a way that keeps the internet free and makes online advertising more effective, more rewarding and more ethical. Highlights of the episode:* How Amy met her cofounder* What is the biggest challenge for the ad industry* How to find your first big customer and scale* The importance of getting the right first customer* What's the catch?* The KitKat case studyTime Stamp:[1:14] Ads as a positive value exchange[4:10] 65% decrease in negative brand sentiment while and funding 300 school kids in Sierra Leone[7:30] Starting Good Loop without a tech backgound[12:00] Making impact and doing good[14:00] Biggest challenge of the ad industry[15:00] What is the big hairy audacious goal?[18:00] What is the catch?Useful links:Good Loop - [https://www.good-loop.com/](https://www.good-loop.com/)Amy Williams Linkedin -[https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-williams-/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-williams-/)Support the show

Chris Edson is the CEO & Co-founder of OurPath, the health startup offering online behaviour change programmes to tackle the global epidemic of chronic lifestyle disease such as Type 2 diabetes. OurPath is the first ever digital programme to be commissioned by the NHS for diabetes management and Chris has been named Forbes 30 under 30.Highlights of the episode:* Pillow that solves diabetes* Changing habits will help eradicate diabetes* People will not get excited with diabetes prevention* Being obsessed with the science of behaviour change* Making OurPath successful at all cost* Test, test and test* Advise for other health tech startups* Making the behaviour change tools available to everyoneTime stamp:[1:07] Startup Weekend hackathon[5:45] How OurPath is successful as a weight loss behaviour change programme?[8:40] Personal story and the strategic direction[11:00] Biggest learning[15:00] Being a startup founder[19:00] Selling to the NHS[21:00] Vision for the next 10 years Useful link:OurPath - [https://www.ourpath.co.uk/](https://www.ourpath.co.uk/)OurPath's Instagram - [https://www.instagram.com/ourpath_health/](https://www.instagram.com/ourpath_health/)Chris Edson's Linkedin - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisedson1/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisedson1/)Support the show

William and Anna Brightman are the brother sister team behind Up Circle. Their high-quality skincare products are made of repurposed ground coffee. The Dragons Den favourite have plans to save up to 1000 tons of coffee ground from going to waste in the next 5 years.Highlights of the episode:* How they are challenging perceptions of what is waste.* Importance of breaking the status quo and telling your story* Going through a journey, making mistakes and iterating.* How fundraising on crowdfunding is different.* What their Dragon's Den experience taught them.* Where the future of circular economy is heading.Time Stamp:[01:32] Why is what they are doing important?[04:13] How did it start?[05:53] Not having a background in cosmetics[07:00] How to grow a new brand and differentiate?[10:15] Natural, organic, vegan, handmade and cruelty free[11:03] How to communicate the message? Rebranding from Optiat[14:45] Taking on discarded ingredients[16:56] Getting feedback and iterate[20:24] Dragon's Den experience and crowdfunding[26:58] Vision of the future Useful link:Up Circle -[https://upcirclebeauty.com/](https://upcirclebeauty.com/)Up Circle Instagram - [https://www.instagram.com/upcirclebeauty/](https://www.instagram.com/upcirclebeauty/)Support the show

Lina Chan and Tyler Cristie are co-founders of Adia Health a startup that helps couples test their fertility. Adia’s mission is to empower women with knowledge and to change the approach to women’s reproductive health to one that is proactive, personalised and holistic.Highlights of the episode:* How Lina and Tyler’s personal experience shaped their thinking around fertility * Changing the conversation around reproductive health * Importance of emotional and mental health when discussing fertility * Importance of creating a trusted environment for people to talk about fertility * How big is the problem of fertility and how they are solving this * Why fertility is as much a men’s issue * Empowering women to talk about fertility* Creating a tech product in healthcare Time Stamp: [01:00] Founders who are couples and why Adia [03:35] Obstetrics today is very reactive [05:34] Michele Obama is speaking up [05:38] How does a home fertility test kit work? [08:13] Trend of watching your health from home? [10:48] Delivering quality healthcare lower cost with more accessiblity [13:08] Fertility is a journey [14:43] Fertility is equally a men 's issue  [18:19] Interventions for men are easier [19:39] From not knowing much about the topic to the launch of products [20:48] Is there a need to come up with new methods [23:23] Trust [24:02] Fertility is still taboo and nobody has a plan [26:47] Future of Adia Health Useful link:Adia Health - [https://adiahealth.com/](https://adiahealth.com/)Lina Chan - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lina-chan-b0a269127/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lina-chan-b0a269127/)Tyler Cristie - [https://about.me/tylerchristie](https://about.me/tylerchristie)Support the show

Victor Trokoudes is the co-founder and CEO of Plum. They are focused on making the boring act of saving money an automated, seamless ,background process.Highlights of this episode:* Problems of personal finances* Getting customers to test your product* Why automation is key to solving personal finance issues* Big issues in financial education* A world where people do not worry about moneyTime Stamp:[00:54] What is the personal story behind Plum?[02:33] Are millennial saving less?[03:31] From saving from subscriptions to helping get reduce bills[06:52] Do you face trust issues?[08:02] Automated finance vs challenger banks[09:30] Connected to savings so no need to decide amount of investments[10:42] How to uncover the problem[12:08] BBC article and getting 5000 users[13:20] Impact on people's lives[15:05] Is Plum for people with very little income[17:02] What are the big issues that still need to be solved in personal finance[18:52] Finance philosophy[20:09] What is the future of PlumUseful link:Plum - [https://withplum.com/](https://withplum.com/)Victor Trokoudes Linkedin - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/victortrokoudes/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/victortrokoudes/)Support the show

Pierre-Yves Paslier, cofounder of Skipping Rock Labs who is behind the viral Ooho sustainable packaging talks about replacing single use plastic water bottles. Highlights of the episode:* Why there is a need to move a way from current plastic packagings * Why crowdfunding is a good way to reach new investors. * Challenge of creating a product like Ooho * The transition from industry and a Master from Imperial College * Creating natural products with the Skipping Rocks Lab approachTime Stamp:[00:46] How does the Ooho packaging works?[01:44] How big is the single-use plastic problem?[03:00] Barrier in getting people to try out Ooho.[05:05] Traditional shaped plastic bottles with Pepsi and Coke[08:06] Are people concerned with hygiene?[10:09] Bridging the Skipping Rock Labs team together and crowdfunding[14:33] How to convince investors to invest?[17:00] Crowdfunding and managing 900+ investors[19:56] Scaling Ooho to restaurants[21:47] Biggest challenges[23:53] What is the vision of Ooho?Useful link:Skipping Rock Labs - [http://www.skippingrockslab.com/](http://www.skippingrockslab.com/)Pierre-Yves Paslier Linkedin - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierrepaslier/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierrepaslier/)Support the show

Jemma Phibbs, Founder and Co-director of School Space talks about how they are creating the AirBnb for schools, a service to allow schools to easily rent out their space to local community events.Highlights in this episode:* Mental health of startup founders* How an extra income stream are changing schools* Importance of community hubs* Impact of School Space to local communities* Advising schools on the business of renting out spaces* Need for schools to be more of an open environmentUseful links:School Space - [https://school-space.org/](https://school-space.org/)Calmer - [https://www.thisiscalmer.com/](https://www.thisiscalmer.com/)Zzish - [https://www.zzish.com/](https://www.zzish.com/)Support the show

I talk to Chieu Cao, the Founder and CMO of Perkbox, a company on a mission to increase employee happiness and wellbeing.Support the show

We talk with Charles Wiles, the Fouder and CEO of Zzish about how their platform helps teachers cater to the individual needs of each student.Support the show

Max Parmentier talks about how he and his team are building Birdie, a device platform that allows carers to provide better and more tailored care for the elderly.Support the show

Brett Hurt is the Founder and CEO of Data.World, a platform that allows people to openly share data and collaborate on the data sets. Data.World is a BCorp and is on a mission to democratize the access to data and enable organisations and people to make an impact with data.Support the show

Kenny Ewan, CEO & Founder of Wefarm talks about how he built the world's largest network of small-scale farmers in the world and gives advice on how solving developing countries problems can become a profitable business.Support the show

I speak to Hamish Grierson, the Founder and CEO of Thriva, a company that allows people to take at home blood tests, help monitor and prevent commonly known health conditions.Support the show

I speak to Caroline Angus, the CEO of Deciwatt which has gone viral with their Gravity Light and nowLight, a product that allows people without access to the electricity grid to easily generate power to charge their cellphones and light.Support the show

Maroof Ahmed, COO and Co-founder of Quit Genius, an app that helps people stop smoking through cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). I talk to him about how they started and how they are looking to use their technology to solve the mental health crisis.Support the show

Elena Sinel, Founder of Acorn Aspirations and Teens in AI Accelerator talks to me about her journey of starting the company and inspiring young people across the globe to get involved in creating the soltutions to the world's problems through technology.Support the show

In this episode, I talk to Daniel Epstein, the Founder of Unreasonable Impact. Unreasonable is on a mission to empower entrepreneurs to solve the world's biggest problems and is working with partners such as Barclays to radically drive the transformation to an impact-driven economy.Support the show

Jay Richards, Founder & CEO of DivInc, talks about his personal experience with crime & how he found a solution in entrepreneurship. He now runs DivInc, where he helps people from disadvantaged backgrounds get into entrepreneurship and set up their companies for success.Support the show

Hayden Wood, CEO & Co-founder of bulb, one of the UK's fastest growing renewable energy suppliers, talks about the business of renewable energy and what's to come in the transformation towards sustainable energy.Support the show

Brenden Millstein is the Founder & CEO of Carbon Lighthouse, a startup helping to reduce emissions from buildings, which make 40% of all emissions in the US. The company has been backed by Tesla's co-founder JB Straubel and is on a mission to use capitalism to eliminate Climate Channge.Support the show

I talk to Tania Diggory, Founder of Calmer, a community and platform that helps entrepreneurs manage their mental health & fight depression, anxiety & imposter syndrome. Learn more: www.thisiscalmer.comSupport the show

Peter Briffett, Founder & CEO of Wagestream, talks about how they are planning to destroy the payday loans industry by letting employees withdraw their salary as soon as they earn it. Find out more about Wagestream here: www.wagestream.co.ukSupport the show

We feature Zinc, the London-based company builder backed by Localglobe & VC veteran Saul Klein. We speak to Co-founder Ella Goldner as well as to member's of Zinc's first cohort to learn how Zinc aims to solve some of the developed world's biggest social problems.,Support the show

In this episode, Rockwell Shah, CEO of Pzizz, shows how technology can solve millions of people with sleep problems worldwide, how medicine needs to be transformed and what it takes to create massive global impact.Support the show

In this episode, OLIO Co-founder & CEO Tessa Cook tells the story of scaling her product to 250,000 users, raising investment from Accel Ventures & the misconceptions about social startups.Support the show

We speak to Emma Sinclair, the youngest person to IPO a company on the London Stock Exchange and talk about what NGO's can learn from the #tech sector, how she is scaling her company and how each of us can have an #impact.#entrepreneurship #startups #unicef #wayraSupport the show