Life Ensemble

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Life Ensemble episodes

  • #84 - How Businesses Can Go Plastic Neutral with CEO & Co-Founder of rePurpose, Svanika Balasubramanian

    For Full Show Notes & Any Bonuses: https://growensemble.com/repurpose-svanika-balasubramanian/

    Today we're chatting with the CEO & Co-Founder of rePurpose, Svanika Balasubramanian. rePurpose is a global movement of conscious consumers and businesses committed to going Plastic Neutral. As the world's first Plastic Credit Platform, rePurpose makes climate action simple and effective for companies of all sizes by removing and recycling as much ocean-bound plastic waste as they produce while embedding sustainability into their product experience to reach and retain purposeful consumers.

    What we cover in our chat:

    • rePurpose's unique angle to combatting plastic waste
    • How rePurpose went from an honors thesis to a full-blown company
    • What's responsible for the company's quick and exceptional growth
    • Svanika and her fellow co-founders' experience being young entrepreneurs in the space
    • New Insights Svanika has learned about plastic waste on her journey
    • The importance of an intentional company culture

    Links from the Episode:

    • Svanika on LinkedIn
    • rePurpose on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter
    • PlasticNeutral.Global
    • 1% for the Planet
    • B Corporation
    • RISN
    • MassChallenge Boston
    • Sustainable Oceans Alliance Accelerator
    • VitaCoco
    • The Dip by Seth Godin
    • The Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer

    For Full Show Notes & Any Bonuses: https://growensemble.com/repurpose-svanika-balasubramanian/

    45 min
  • #82 - How Sustainable Product Design Creates a Circular Economy with Jeremy Lang, Founder of Pela

    For Full Show Notes & Bonuses: https://growensemble.com/pela-case-jeremy-lang/

    Today, we're talking with the Founder of sustainable phone case brand Pela, Jeremy Lang. Pela makes everyday products without everyday waste that educate and inspire a global community of people who are committed to making a positive impact on our planet. Their flagship product, the Pela phone case (the world's first 100% compostable phone case), has already garnered the support of over 100,000 customers worldwide. 

    In our chat, we discuss:

    • Jeremy's sustainable business journey
    • Pela's mission to eliminate one billion pounds of waste
    • How Jeremy juggled a full-time job and the development of Pela for years
    • The importance of professional partnerships
    • More on Jeremy's and Pela's approach to sustainability

    Links from the Episode:

    • Jeremy on LinkedIn
    • Pela on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
    • B-Corporation
    • Climate Neutral
    • Patagonia 
    • Tentree
    • Ellen MacArthur Foundation
    • Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard
    • The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
    • Essentialism by Greg McKeown

    For Full Show Notes & Bonuses: https://growensemble.com/pela-case-jeremy-lang/

    38 min
  • #81 - Better World Weekly 30: Lessons from Cotopaxi’s CEO, The Best World Leader, and a Twice-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity

    In our 5th audio edition of the Better World Weekly newsletter, we chat about lessons in entrepreneurship from Cotopaxi's CEO, world leaders, and a twice in a lifetime opportunity for CEO Anders Ankarlid and his company, A Good Company.

    To sign up for the newsletter, go here: 

    https://growensemble.com/bww/

    For the archived email for this episode: 

    https://growensemble.com/bww-30

    26 min
  • #80 - How to Stop Mindless Consumption in E-Commerce with Anders Ankarlid, CEO of A Good Company

    For the full show notes and any episode bonuses: https://growensemble.com/a-good-company-anders-ankarlid/

    Today, we're sitting down with Anders Ankarlid, CEO & Co-Founder of ethical e-commerce store A Good Company. The mission and message behind A Good Company is to move away from mindless consumption into a world where we all make more conscious decisions every day. From product to service, Anders and A Good Company strive to make ethical practices, sustainability, and complete transparency the norm and not the exception in the e-commerce space.

    In our chat, we dive into:

    • Anders' background and what led him to found A Good Company 
    • How the company found quick success
    • The true environmental implications of free returns
    • A Good Company's 3-pillared company structure: the company, A Good Community, and A Good Foundation
    • Anders’ personal and professional priorities
    • Reflections on both the past and future during COVID-19

    Links from the Episode:

    • Anders on Medium
    • A Good Company on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
    • A Good Foundation 
    • Medium
    • Instapaper
    • The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Jim Huling, Chris McChesney, and Sean Covey
    • The Power by Naomi Alderman

    For the full show notes and any episode bonuses: https://growensemble.com/a-good-company-anders-ankarlid/

    53 min
  • #78 - How to Get Rid of Plastic in the Ocean with Eric Hudson, CEO of Preserve

    For the full show notes and any episode bonuses: https://growensemble.com/preserve-eric-hudson/

    In this episode, we're chatting with the CEO of Preserve, Eric Hudson. Preserve is a certified B-Corporation on a mission "to help reduce the harm caused by the industrial age by demonstrating that products can be both fabulous to use and lighter on the earth."

    What we cover in our chat:

    • The evolution of Preserve as a company
    • Insights into the impact single-use plastics have on the oceans 
    • Unconventional methods of reducing plastic’s environmental impact 
    • Innovative Initiatives contributing to the cause (such as POPI)
    • The keys to Preserve's long-term success and sustainability
    • How Eric foresees the Preserves continued development

    Links from the Episode:

    • Eric on LinkedIn
    • Preserve on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
      • POPI
      • Gimme 5
    • Harry’s
    • Seventh Generation
    • Method
    • SC Johnson
    • Stonyfield Farm
    • Hirshberg Entrepreneurship Institute
    • B-Corporation
    • Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose

    For the full show notes and any episode bonuses: https://growensemble.com/preserve-eric-hudson/

    48 min
  • #77 - What is the B Impact Assessment & Why Does it Matter?

    For the full write up and any episode bonuses: https://growensemble.com/b-impact-assessment/

    In this episode of the Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast, Cory is joined by Grow Ensemble Co-Founder, Annie Bright.

    They chat about the B Lab's B Impact Assessment, "The most credible tool a company can use to measure its impact on its workers, community, environment, and customers."

    Tune in to this episode to catch a few things:

    • What exactly is the B Impact Assessment?
    • What companies could benefit from taking it?
    • What sort of questions and criteria are covered in the roughly 2-hour assessment

    For the full write up and any episode bonuses: https://growensemble.com/b-impact-assessment/

    21 min
  • #75 - What Lessons Can We Learn from the Founder of Patagonia?
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    Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard didn\u2019t set out to be a businessperson. As he mentions in this very book, <\/span>Let My People Go Surfing<\/span><\/i>, he grew up wanting to be a fur trapper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Despite, or perhaps <\/span>because<\/span><\/i> of this fact, he\u2019s responsible for starting what would ultimately become one of the most successful and well-regarded outdoor clothing brands in existence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    In this book, <\/span>Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman<\/span><\/i>, he shares the history of his life, early days of Patagonia, and coming to terms with his \u201cprofession\u201d as a person in business.<\/span><\/p>","tablet":"

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    Full #ReadEnsemble Review & Write-Up:

    https://growensemble.com/let-my-people-go-surfing/

    Better World Weekly Newsletter: 

    https://growensemble.com/bww

    When the waves are good, surf. When there’s powder on the mountains, ski.

    Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard didn’t set out to be a businessperson. As he mentions in this very book, Let My People Go Surfing, he grew up wanting to be a fur trapper. 

    Despite, or perhaps because of this fact, he’s responsible for starting what would ultimately become one of the most successful and well-regarded outdoor clothing brands in existence. 

    In this book, Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman, he shares the history of his life,

    32 min

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Life Ensemble is a podcast about the art of living and working sustainably—challenging what we think that means and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.


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