Welcome to Bending the Future; a podcast for all of the young innovators, inventors, and changemakers dreaming up a different future; one idea at a time.

In this episode, we chat with Taboo.

TABOO is a South Australian social enterprise that sells certified organic cotton pads and tampons in Australia, to empower women and girls around the world, through the shared experience of menstruation. TABOO gives 100% of net profits to a charity called OneGirl who support women and girls in Uganda and Sierra Leone.

TABOO is run by a passionate, all female team of volunteers who work to see women thrive in all areas of life, all around the world.

Welcome to Bending the Future; a podcast for all of the young innovators, inventors and changemakers dreaming up a different future; one idea at a time.

Kai Lovel is a Perth-based digital disruptor, Gen Z expert & TEDx Speaker. 

He is a big believer in curiosity. He launched my first business at 12, and since then, he’s developed and collaborated on enterprises in various fields, including media, education and eCommerce.

The common thread was always digital. Growing up “online” and knowing how to use it to his advantage, he has a deep understanding of what the next generation is using, as well as how (& why) they are using it.

Today he consults with companies, startups & organizations to amplify their business missions through digital strategies and solutions; think websites, systems, automation. He also shares his journey & approach to entrepreneurship and this digital world on stage, in schools & online. 

Welcome to Bending the Future; a podcast for all of the young innovators, inventors and changemakers dreaming up a different future; one idea at a time.

Maddy Buchner's entrepreneurial journey began when she was just nine years old. She asked the very question that still drives her today: "Who cares for the carers?"

Maddy grew up caring for her younger brother, who had a range of chronic illnesses, and her mother, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. At nine years of age, she identified a gap in the support system for Young Carers and began to raise awareness through fundraising events and stalls. This eventually culminated in a business plan for an organisation called Little Dreamers, way back in 2009.

More than ten years later and over 5,000 young people reached, Little Dreamers is now Australia's leading Young Carer organisation. Across a range of key support programs co-designed with young people in caring roles, they're breaking down barriers and empowering young people, with a vision to ensure that every Young Carer around the world is supported by someone or something by the year 2030.