In today's podcast we speak to the Brand Director of thredUP, the world's largest online thrift shop. thredUP: http://bit.ly/SHELBI_thredUPApr2019RESALE Report: https://www.thredup.com/resale

Ep. No. 8 - Raising the Bar on Conscious Consumerism (Brian Linton with United By Blue)

Apr 4th, 2019 24m 5s

In today's podcast we speak to the founder of United By Blue, a company leading the way for sustainable brands. Ryan is the founder of United By Blue, a company making outdoor goods with sustainable materials . United By Blue: https://united

Ep. No. 7 - The World's Largest Brands go Reusable, Is it Green Washing?

Mar 14th, 2019 34m 6s

In today's podcast we speak to one of the most prominent leaders in the Ecopreneur space, Tom Szaky. Tom is the founder of Terracycle, a company making products from waste and coordinating recycling efforts for hard to recycle materials. More

Ep. No. 6 - Upcycling Pollution (from Algae to Shoes)

Feb 19th, 2019 38m 59s

In today's episode we speak to Ryan Hunt from Algix and the creator or BLOOM foam. Ryan tells us all about how his grad school project became a full fledged business. Their most revolutionary product to date is their BLOOM foam which offers a s

Ep. No. 5 - World's First Compostable Phone Case & How it was Created

Jan 23rd, 2019 25m 50s

Pela created the world's first compostable phone case from plant based materials and they're not stopping there! Listen to how Jeremy, Pela's founder, first discovered the agriculture waste product used in the case, and the journey to where Pel

Ep. No. 4 - Behind the Scenes of the World's First Collapsible Straw (Emma from Final Straw)

Dec 12th, 2018 30m 31s

On Episode No. 4 of The Rise of the Ecopreneur we speak with Emma from Final Straw.Emma details the behind the scenes of creating the perfect collapsible straw. Emma explains how the product idea came to be, how they became successful, and the

Ep. No. 3 - Conscious Capitalism with Ryan from Earth Hero

Nov 29th, 2018 25m 48s

On Episode No. 3 of The Rise of the Ecopreneur we speak with Ryan from Earth Hero. Ryan details the behind the scenes struggles and successes of becoming a sustainable business. Ryan discusses which categories have been highest in demand and ho

Ep. No. 2 - Rethinking Recycling with Carlos from Enval

Oct 30th, 2018 37m 56s

On Episode No. 2 of The Rise of the Ecopreneur we speak with Carlos Ludlow-Palafox from Enval.Carlos details how he turned his project at Cambridge from a lab experiment to a full blown business. He discusses the difficulties in developing suc

Ep. No. 1 - Take 3 For The Sea with Tim SIlverwood

Oct 12th, 2018 25m 56s

On Episode No. 1 of The Rise of the Ecopreneur we speak with Tim Silverwood from Take 3 For the Sea.Tim details how he cofounded the not-for-profit organization and social media initiative that has garnered attention on almost every continent

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