Archana Kotecha is a corporate lawyer turned human rights activist, working for UN Refugee Agency, Liberty Shared in Hong Kong and in 2021 began her social enterprise - The Remedy Project. She works to ensure migrant workers in global supply chains are respected, protected, and in instances of harm, have remedies provided to them in a fair and transparent manner.

• Her experience with imposter syndrome and sexual harassment (08:10- 10:10)
• What The Remedy Project does (10:33 - 12:58)
• Why the S in ESG is often overlooked (13:15 - 17:14)
• How the State and companies can work together to overcome social issues (17:41 - 25:21)
• Why she’s optimistic about the future (25:51- 27:51)
• What Archana is hoping to achieve in the next 5 years (28:08- 30:43)

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In our latest ‘How To’ series, Chris Edwards shares the three key steps to creating an effective marketing strategy. Chris is a serial entrepreneur and founder of the media publication Honeycombers, and Launchpad, a community movement designed to create better businesses.

• What we’ve covered so far and the episode’s focus on marketing strategy (01:30- 2:40)
• Creating a customer avatar (02:42 - 6:35)
• Understanding the buyer’s journey (06:37 - 10:38)
• Determining your strategy - which platforms will you use (10:40)

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Andrew Kerr is a safari tour guide, dinosaur enthusiast, VR expert, a sustainability champion, and the co-founder of Green Steps Group. We talk about his journey from tech and VR to sustainability, emphasizing the importance of clarity in purpose, the intersection of profitability and sustainability, and the power of genuine care in building a successful business.

• How Green Steps Group began (02:59- 08:11) 
• How they started in the F&B industry (08:35 - 10:09)
• Meeting his partner, Guy (11:45 - 12:20)
• Andrew’s background in tech, VR, and nature (14:40 - 15:32)
• His move to Singapore (18:46 - 20:10)
• The tech behind Green Steps Group (21:21 - 24:46)
• Why it's essential for sustainable steps to be profitable (25:00 - 28:30)
• Case studies in Singapore (28:57 - 29:45)

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Meet Kyle Parsons, the founder of Indosole - a company that turns discarded tires into sustainable footwear and accessories. In this episode, Kyle shares his journey from handmade shoes to a solutions company, his vision for conscious consumerism, and the power of partnerships in achieving sustainability goals.

• How Indosole was started (03:10- 06:14) 
• Indosole’s evolution from handmade shoes to a more operationalised organisation (07:03- 13:23)
• The pandemic’s impact on the business (13:30 - 18:01) 
• A breakdown of the Indosole distribution (18:52 - 21:32) 
• How partnerships with influential independents has helped Indosole grow( - 23:08) 
• How certifications can help influence our consumer habits (23:53 - 26:52) 
• Indosole is not just a sandals brand but a solutions company (28:37 - 30:52)

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For our second short, Chris Edwards, serial entrepreneur and founder of media publication Honeycombers and Launchpad, a community movement designed to create better businesses, shares how to solve a real problem with your business. She talks about:

• Five tips that help you find an idea or concept that solves a real problem (2:04 - 9:30) 
• Three ways to test your idea (9:31 - 11:11) 
• Scaling your business without increasing operations and people (11:12 - 15:21)

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Steve Melhuish has almost 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship and is the co-founder of PropertyGuru, but since 2018 he has focused his energies on supporting and funding organisations that are making a difference. He is the founding and venture partner at Wavemakers Impact, South East Asia's first climate-tech venture build fund, where they aim to reduce 10% of global carbon emissions by building 100 x 100 companies.

• How Steve started and scaled PropertyGuru (03:41 - 07:45) 
• The challenges he faced when opening into new markets (08:22 - 12:09) 
• How Steve decided to take a step back and spend more time with his kids (12:37 - 14:39) 
• How business coaches and advisors helped Steve build the business (15:41 - 21:03) 
• The story behind Wavemaker Impact and its mission and vision (21:27- 32:00) 
• Wavemaker’s business model and formula (32:56 - 33:42) 
• The companies Wavemaker has invested in (33:56 - 38:05) 
• What makes a good entrepreneur (38:15 - 41:54) 
• The role of women and part-time work in the future (41:54 - 44:06)

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Susannah Jaffer is the founder of ZERRIN, a sustainable fashion platform that helps curate emerging brands for the Asian market. In this episode, Chris talks to Susannah about her personal sustainability journey and the evolution of ZERRIN.

• How ZERRIN was founded (03:14 - 06:31) 
• Susannah’s personal sustainability journey (06:38 - 14:55) 
• Why getting branding support early on was important (14:57 - 17:09) 
• Why folk are still buying from fast fashion brands like Shein despite growing awareness about the impact of fashion on the environment (18:12 - 23:24) 
• How the different pillars of ZERRIN - the ecommerce platform, media page and studio evolved (24:31 - 29:21) 
• The key challenges faced by Susannah (29:40 - 35:12)
• How she became a LinkedIn Top Voice (35:58- 38:44) 
• ZERRIN current pop-up: Rethink, Refresh, Reset (44:29 - 46:53) 

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This short is the first in our ‘How To’ series. It’s a 15-minute listen with host Chris Edwards. As a serial entrepreneur and founder of media publication Honeycombers and Launchpad, a community movement designed to create better businesses, Chris shares her insights on scaling a business.

• The four key pillars to scaling your business (01:31 - 2:40)
• Strategy: product-market fit (2:40-05:24)
• Marketing strategy (05:24-08:46)
• Operations (08:46-9:50) 
• People (9:50-11:49)
• Cash (11:49- 13:11)

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Stephanie Dickson is the founder of Green Is The New Black, Asia’s first Conscious Festival and media platform, host of the Live Wide Awake podcast, and co-founder of UNTAM3D, a community of women in the Web3 space. We talk about her journey, both personal and professional since she started in this field over eight years ago. She also shares about her mental health struggles and how she overcame them.

• Why and how Stephanie left the fashion world and entered the conscious business space (2:45-05:04)
• Her personal and professional learnings from running the conscious festival, especially around managing her own mental health. (05:47 - 12:50) 
• Stephanie’s experience with high functioning depression and what finally made her start to focus on herself (13:54-17:04) 
• About Stephanie becoming a mother and juggling it all (17:50-21:44) 
• Entrepreneurs in the blockchain and Web3 space making a difference (21:51 - 24:22) 
• Her experience hosting the podcast, Live Wide Awake (25:17- 28:06) 
• How attending events has broadened her horizons (28:30 - 31:37)
• Overcoming imposter syndrome and self-doubt through action (31:37 - 33:39)

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Meet Anushka Purohit, the 23-year-old serial entrepreneur shaking up the beer industry. She’s the mastermind behind Breer, a sustainable beer company that makes beer out of discarded bread. We talk about how her childhood has shaped her outlook, how she navigates the STEM spaces as a young woman of colour and her passion about making a difference.

• Anushka’s motto and upbringing (3:09 - 05:26)
• Her businesses Breer, StayK, and Somme Cosmetics - or side projects, as she likes to call them (06:02 - 08:33)
• Her thoughts on the pandemic and its impact on entrepreneurship (08:49 - 12:49)
• Operations of Breer, the key challenges in the early days and how she overcame them (13:06 - 17:20)
• Anushka’s experiences being a young woman of colour in the STEM field (18:15 - 25:49)
• The benefits of focusing on competitions and awards instead of venture capital funding (26:19- 28:21)

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