We Are All Needed

What if you started an accidental business birthed from you trying to live as sustainable as possible? Inspiration is underrated and we impact people around us more than we think. In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Lisa Booth from Booken Blend. Lisa is a mother of 4, with over 20 years of experience in home and community sustainability projects and has a strong belief in grassroots movements and their true ability to drive positive change.

In 2016, Lisa & her husband designed and constructed an off-grid home infused with passive design principles and built on a modest budget. Their home sparked such a widespread curiosity and interest that it led Lisa to establish Booken Blend, a resource for everyday folks wanting to build purposeful, eco-friendly homes on a budget.

Tune in and get insights on some truly simple ways that we can build or remodel our homes in a low impact way, the importance of seeing our homes as ecosystems, and how innovative we can get as humans when we are pushed beyond our comfort zones. 

Finally, we discuss imposter syndrome at its finest, that perhaps climate change needs a more positive rebrand and storytelling, as well as the challenges of changing your offerings from something that is free to a paid offering. Lastly, no message is served well if you burn out along the way so make sure to prioritize that walk in nature today. 

Find out more about Lisa Booth here: Linkedin 

Find out more about Booken Blend here:  Instagram and website 

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“It’s a good cause…or is it?”Is a charity worth supporting if it continues to exist perpetually? When does a charity ever end? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Weh Yeoh about the social impact work he has done for close to two decades in his home country of Australia and internationally, and of course the journey of writing his first book “Redundant Charities.” He is the founder of OIC Cambodia, an initiative that aims to establish speech therapy as a profession in Cambodia. 

He started OIC in 2013, and handed over leadership to a local Cambodian team in 2017. He has since co-founded Umbo, a social enterprise bridging the gap for rural Australians to access allied health services. Weh has also volunteered trying to help people with disabilities in Vietnam, interned in India, studied Mandarin in Beijing, and milked yaks in Mongolia.

Tune in and get insights on his personal story being brought up by parents from Malaysia and great grandparents from China, his take on what he thinks the charity sector could do better, and the three great tips he gives on how he works on making sure he separates his work identity from his personal identity. 

Finally, Weh gives us the nugget to try and do one thing differently: When we see a problem we are moved to act by compassion and emotion. When we decide what to do next there is a little moment between reaction to action and that is when the rational side of a human being needs to come in. It can't be about doing something just to do something. 

Find out more about Wey Yeoh here: LinkedIn and Instagram

Find out more about his book Redundant Charities and buy it here 

Listen to Wey’s TEDx speech here

Find out more about Umbo here 

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Do you want to try something that you have never tried before? Are you waiting for someone to give you permission to get to the next step? Do you need a nudge to just go for it?

If so, this episode is for you!

Hope, the joy of using post-its, inspiration, abundance, sharing & relationships are just a few things that we have been rewarded with after this first podcast season

Let us know how these top 5 learnings land with you and please stay tuned for Season 2 of the We Are All Needed podcast!

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Are you using your time and resources in alignment with your purpose? Is there hope for a more collaborative world?

In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Sophie Bacq, Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at IMD in Switzerland and a globally recognized thought leader. Sophie is the Co-Director of The Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference, the Co-Founder of the Civic Wealth Initiative, and she also co-teaches the unique week-long Social Entrepreneurship Doctoral Seminar. She believes that academia chose her and now she is here to be a mum, teacher, researcher and an inspiration for a more collaborative world where regardless of if you identify as an impact leader, social entrepreneur, ecopreneur, sociopreneur, purpose-led business or human we can all contribute in our own unique way. 

Tune in and get insights on bravery, imposter syndrome, and what Sophie’s personal journey has looked like using an academic path towards impact. Lastly, how can we learn from good intentions but also invest in making sure that they are followed by positive outcomes. 

Find out more about Sophie Bacq here: Linkedin

Find out more about IMD here: IMD Business School for Management and Leadership Courses

Find out more about the Civic Wealth Initiative here: www.civicwealth.org

Find out more about the Social Entrepreneurship Doctoral Seminar here: www.sedocseminar.org

Connect with the Circular Entrepreneurs here: Instagram

If you want to work with Alexandra, you can find 1:1 coaching packages here

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Is it possible to marry all your skills into your dream business? How can we continue using beautiful products but also take care of mother Earth?

In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats to Radhika Mayani from LEFT-HANDESIGN about her business journey from the very beginning to just recently moving herself, family, and business from Singapore to Australia.

The main goal of the business is to put nature back into people’s lives. Creating a zero-waste stationery brand with designs inspired by the beauty of nature, they give an eco-friendly alternative for your everyday writing needs. So once you finish using the stationery you give it a new life by planting them into different kinds of herbs.

Radhika talks about how important it is to take care of yourself as a founder, the realization that if you are early on the market you need to spend some time educating your customers, and the importance of having a mentor. 

Tune in and get insight on how we truly can move mountains if we can change our mindset from ‘Use and Throw' to ‘Use and Grow.’  

Find out more about Radhika here: Linkedin & Instagram

Find out more about Left-handesign here: Website & Instagram

Connect with The Circular Entrepreneurs here: Instagram

If you want to work with Alexandra, you can find 1:1 coaching packages here

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Is it possible to create impact by building community? Can you do so by starting where you are at and without a bunch of fancy tech tools? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Abbey Pantano from the Impact Collab about her aim to build the most connective community in the world.

We talk about how important it is especially for purpose led businesses and founders to show a healthy way of leading a life and a business that is sustainable, impactful and profitable to encourage others to join in on the journey. We also talk about the challenge of setting up a business and life on your terms, that attendance doesn't always mean performance and that your best work can be done on a bush walk in the middle of the day. After all we are all adults and can plan as we please.

Tune in and get inspiration by the fact that we can truly vote on the world that we want to live in by using our cents wisely. 

Find out more about The Impact Collab: & Instagram

Find out more about Abbey Pantano: Linkedin & Instagram

Connect with the Circular Entrepreneurs here: Instagram

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Is there anything that will light up a room like a bunch of flowers? How come that we in the digital world are lonelier than ever? According to a Harvard study, a single act of kindness a day directly impacts 125 people. In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Deanna Kitchen from the Growing Kindness Project about how this realization got her thinking and eventually got her starting what is now the Growing Kindness Project. A non profit that now leads a global team of over 2500 gardeners and farmers who are on a mission to change the world with kindness, one stem at a time. Deanna talks about how the book Essentialism made her bravely step away from certain areas of her farm, use her strengths to truly support her values, and how her biggest and most current dream is to equip children with tools, inspiration and bravery to join the Kindness Project. Tune in and get inspiration on how it only takes one person to create change, how community truly can amplify a message, and how often what we are looking for is very near to us. 

Find out more about The Growing Kindness Project here: Website & Instagram

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Can the media somehow distort the information on a social issue rather than educate us on it? What role does social media play? How can you spot the signs of human trafficking? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Michelle Chavez from the Tote Project about her entrepreneurial journey blended with her huge drive for impact work. Michelle talks about how an eye opening documentary started her journey on helping to end human trafficking. Tune in and get insight on how it started with advocate work but after reading “Start Something That Matters” by Blake MyCoskie (founder of TOMs shoes) it turned into a business. Practical and purposeful totes on a mission: Michelle and her co-founder Fay found an easy and effective way to make a difference with affordable, sustainable products that people can use every day. When you carry their products, you Hold on to Hope™ for the millions of people trafficked worldwide. Could having an open mind and an extra dose of empathy help us work better together on some of these pressing issues? 

Michelle and Fay have been so generous and given you the listener the code "NEEDED" for 20% off your orders (can't be combined with other discounts). This code is good through June 30, 2024. Just go to www.thetoteproject.com and order your tote today!

Find out more about Michelle here: Instagram

Find our more about Fay here: Instagram

Find out more about The Tote Project here: Website & Instagram

Connect with The Circular Entrepreneurs here: Instagram

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What would it look like if we had all sectors involved, including the public sector, civil society, entrepreneurs, and large corporations to solve society's most pressing issues? Perhaps we don't need to compete with each other but instead work alongside each other? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Sofia Breitholtz from Reach for Change on why businesses should be involved in social change and how we are all daily choosing the world that we want to live in by the way we are spending and saving our money. Sofia talks about how growing up seeing huge inequalities led her to do purposeful work and how important the grassroots movement truly is. Tune in and get inspiration on the importance of nourishing curiosity for social change and what that can look like. For example mobile libraries in Ghana or making inclusive dolls in Sweden. We can all do something and what would the world look like if we started each day by asking “how can I be of service today”?

Find out more about Sofia Breitholtz here: Linkedin

Find more out about Reach for Change here: Website & Instagram

Connect with The Circular Entrepreneurs here: Instagram

If you want to work with Alexandra, you can find 1:1 coaching packages here

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Is the narrative we hear on climate change rather one sided? Should we lend the mic to the people mainly affected by the climate crisis? However, could it be more beneficial to us all if we spread the word on climate optimism rather than using the word crisis? In this podcast episode, Alexandra chats with Shoummo & Maesha from Green & Beyond Mag about how they started their multimedia platform in their native Bangladesh. How Green & Beyond Mag came before they actually got married and the ups & downs on that journey. The couple talks about how Bangladesh was the first country (in 2009) to submit their goals to the United Nations regarding the climate action plan and how South Asians are expected to lose five years from their life expectancy if current high pollution levels persist.

Tune in and get insight on why it is important to use a positive narrative speaking about these issues and that if we keep educating ourselves we can do more, and that all individual actions matter. 

Find out more about Shoummo Linkedin and Maesha Linkedin

Find more out about Green & Beyond Mag here: Website & on Instagram & Linkedin

Connect with the Circular Entrepreneurs here: Instagram

If you want to work with Alexandra, you can find 1:1 coaching packages here

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