The Ecopreneur Show

This episode is perfect for the ecopreneur who wants to know: 

- how to build a personal brand in sustainability 

- how to collaborate and work with brands 

- how we can be more inclusive in the zero waste movement 

Jhánneu is a Los Angeles based sustainability blogger, influencer, and Founder of Low Waste Beauty — a low waste beauty blog that is focused on making sustainable beauty more inclusive.

With a degree in Theater from Claremont McKenna College, she is a natural at sharing her tips and tricks on sustainable living. With her combined social following of over 54k, she also shares tips on how young women can build their own personal brand.

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If you're an ecopreneur wondering how to take a new idea in sustainability and learn how to make a viable business out of it or a multi-passionate ecopreneur, I can't recommend this episode enough! 

Sustainability provocateur and cultural protagonist Dr. Leyla Acaroglu challenges people to think differently about how the world works. As an award winning designer, UNEP Champion of the Earth, sociologist, and entrepreneur, she developed the Disruptive Design Method and designs cerebrally activating experiences, gamified toolkits, and unique educational experiences that help people make the status quo obsolete. Her mainstage TED talk on sustainability has been viewed over a million times, and she leads presentations around the world on activating positive social change through creative interventions and systems thinking.  Leyla is the founder of Disrupt Design, the UnSchool and the CO Project Farm in Portugal.

You can find her work here: https://www.leylaacaroglu.com/

Co Project Farm: https://www.coproject.co/home 

Leyla's Writing: https://www.leylaacaroglu.com/writing 

The Unschool: https://www.unschools.co/

UN Anatomy of Action: https://medium.com/disruptive-design/introducing-the-anatomy-of-action-a-unep-x-unschool-collaboration-to-activate-sustainable-986f2ec847e0 

This episode is for ecopreneurs that wants to learn more about climate justice, how to be transparent as an environmentalist, and create honest + safe spaces.  

Isaias Hernandez is the creator of Queer Brown Vegan where he makes accessible environmental education content. As a Queer, Brown, and Vegan environmentalist, he seeks to provide a safe space for other like-minded environmentalists to engage in the discourse of the current climate crisis. 

The book he recommends in this interview is the Power of Now https://www.eckharttolle.com/power-of-now-excerpt/

If you’re trying to figure out how to move forward even though so many of our current systems are complex.This episode is all about ways to navigate these systems, and in this case it’s the fashion industry.

A couple months ago I sat down with Rachel Faller, the founder of Tonle, Cambodia’s first zero-waste fashion brand.  Rachel is recognized internationally as an industry leader and an entrepreneur who has worked in ethical fashion for over 12 years.

We also talk about social justice in the fashion industry and how do you take action when they will always be pros and cons to a business.

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Welcome to a special episode for the Black Lives Matter Movement. If you're looking for some ideas and inspiration on how you can take action for the Black Lives Matter Movement as an ecopreneur then this is the episode for you. 

In this short but powerful episode you'll hear from entrepreneurs in different fields of sustainability on how they are taking action for the BLM movement.  Activism can be seen in many different ways.  

Ecopreneurs on the show: 

Better Footprints: https://betterfootprints.com/ 

The Sustainable Act: https://www.smielykhurana.com/thesustainableact 

Good Intent: https://shopwithgoodintent.com/ 

Filljoy: https://www.filljoy.co/ 

Closed Loop Cooking: https://closedloopcooking.com/ 

Earth Minutes: https://www.earthminutes.co.uk/

Also note that these are just different ways on how ecopreneurs are taking action. If you have any other suggestions on how I can improve the show or if there’s an ecopreneur that you know that needs to be heard you can email me at [email protected]. I hope for this show to be positive and safe environment for us to have constructive conversations to support and empower each other. As always. Thanks so much for tuning in and let’s grow and learn from one another.

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This week's episode is with Emma Cohen, the founder of Final, whose whole mission is to create reusable product that reduce the need for single use products.

You might have seen their kickstarter campaign Final Straw, the first collapsible straw, in 2018 or maybe you’ve seen them on Shark Tank.

During COVID-19, plastic + waste pollution has been at an all time high, in this episode I wanted to know Emma's thoughts from a company who's whole mission is to reduce single use plastic, we also talk about why plastic pollution needs to be addressed, and the problem with how we perceive waste.  

Connect with Emma here: https://final.co/ 

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Hey ecopreneurs! I've decided to release this episode because it talks about importance of workers rights. That most of our clothes and products are made in factories where workers' rights are limited or non-existent.

As someone who has a background in sustainable fashion, 

I've had learned that just because a manufacturer says that they have good working conditions doesn't necessarily means its true. 

That's why, I'm so stoked to share this episode with you! This week we're featuring Kelly Peyton who actually flew to visit the factories when she was building her business, 

 Ma Wovens, a conscious woven goods brand and makers of The Ritual Rug, a handwoven yoga mat made from sustainable, organic hemp yarn and non-toxic rubber.

In this episode I interviewed the founder, Kelly Peyton. We talk about how she built Ma Wovens from the ground up, and to truly be a conscious company she personally visited the factories. 

You can get in touch with Ma Woven here: https://ma-wovens.com/

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Want to learn more about intersectional environmentalism + how you can take action as an ecopreneur for the Black Lives Matter Movement then this is episode for you! 

In this episode I sat down with Moji Igun of Blue Daisi Consulting whose mission is to serve small businesses by connecting them with the tools and resources they need to reduce waste and implement more earth-friendly business practices. In these conversations we talk about intersectional environmentalism, what the consulting process looks like with Blue Daisi consulting, and what current actions we can take for climate justice as ecopreneurs.

Note: The term Intersectional Environmentalism is coined by Green Girl Leah: https://www.greengirlleah.com/ 

If you want to level up your sustainable business then work with Blue Daisi Consulting here! : 

https://bluedaisi.com/ 

Connect with her instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/hippiemoji/

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Did you know that 2 billion plastic razors are thrown away every year in the US alone?  In the episode I sat down with Andrew LaCenere, the founder of Albatross, where they create a sustainable shaving solution, by making a plastic free reusable razor. They're a closed loop business, one you're done with your used blades, you mail it back to them where they make them into their Take Back Ware, a metal utensil set.  Pretty sweet right? 

We talk about how he created the Blade Take Back Program, why plastic pollution is correlated with climate change, and taking an idea and running with it.

You learn more about Albatross here: https://albatrossdesigns.it/ 

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Every wondered how to to build a business around your sustainable lifestyle? Then this the episode for you! 

This week I hung out with with Christine also know as the well known blogger + youtuber Simply by Christine. She's also the author of Sustainable Home. In this episode we talk about how she build a business around her passions, how she started her blog and youtube channel, and how she wrote her book. 

NOTE: This episode was recorded before COVID-19.

Connect with Christine here:

https://simplybychristine.com/

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