Thrive - Ethical Entrepreneurs Podcast

Welcome back to the Podcast, this week on the show we have Ritam Gandhi - Director and Founder of Studio Graphene in London. Ritam and his team do amazing work in the digital and app space and they have some brilliant knowledge when it comes to start-ups. So grab a pen and notebook and get ready to uncover some gems for your brand and business. What we cover in this episode: What’s your background and how did you get started in your current role? How is tech and food coming together like we’ve never seen before in the past? Tell us how food and health start-ups could maximise technology to grow? What consumer gaps can you spot to create a business that tackles waste? How can startups effectively reach out to larger companies to partner? When it comes to start-up food & health brands - how do you think they can become more resilient? How the internet of things is having a huge impact on food business.   Quotes: "Measuring key metrics in your food business is becoming much easier with the internet of thin

Welcome back to the Ethical Entrepreneurs Podcast, this week on the show, we have Owen Burton from ONE FEEDS TWO. One Feeds Two partners with food companies to donate school meals to some of the poorest communities worldwide.  It’s such a great example of a one for one business model. JP Campbell started One Feeds Two with his business selling gourmet soups to chilly Scots out of a vintage Citroën H-Van. It was here he paired up with grassroots feeding programmes providing school meals to children living in poverty. They have donated over 5 million meals to school children worldwide. What we cover in this episode: How entrepreneurs are recognising that business can help solve social issues worldwide One for One model of business and how this can make a worldwide impact Collaboration over competition – it just makes sense! Giving a donated school meal is ensuring that kids actually turn up and learn. Education is the key to changing generations to come How you can introduce the One for One model into your bra

Introduction All about OMEGA 3!Welcome back to the Ethical Entrepreneurs Podcast, this week on the show, we have Melanie Lawson, founder of Bare Biology. Bare Biology supply high quality Omega 3 fish oils and supplements and Melanie is a huge advocate for transparency when it comes to talking about mental health. Welcome to the show Melanie…   What we cover in this episode: The direct link between Omega 3 and mental health. Omega 3 and posta-natal depression During pregnancy the mothers DHA goes direct to the baby, this now has been proven to have a direct link to postnatal depression. Finding a sustainable supplier is key - research and go and visit suppliers Omega 6 and Omega 3 are out of balance in the Western world. Our diets are filled with Omega 6 via veg oil production and processed foods. Omega 3’s come from oily fish and this doesn’t play such a bold part in our diet these days! Quotes: “ The smaller the wild fish then the lower the contamination levels” “It’s ok to put your eggs in one basket

IntroductionWelcome back to the Ethical Entrepreneurs Podcast, on the show this week we have Scott Russell, co-founder and CEO of Paddy & Scotts Coffee. I love the ethics, the background and the growth of this company. So, welcome to the show Scott…   What we cover in this episode: How with huge growth brings huge challenges in supply chain management.Coffee is the second most traded commodity to oil - why it’s important to look after the farmers. Supply chains don’t have to be elongated - simplify it. Build a model that lets your customers deal direct with the producers. How telling the stories of your producers can help build the relationship between brand and consumer. We’re quite happy to pay £3 for a coffee but the farmers get probably as little as 3p for that crop. King Charles banned coffee shops in 18th century as he seen them as places of scheming and planning!   Quotes: “What we do is to use the whole crop of coffee - so it is much more sustainable”. “The farm is broken down into 6500 membership

Welcome back to the Ethical Entrepreneurs Podcast, on the show today we have Riya Grover. Riya is the co-founder Feedr - a curated marketplace which allows individuals to order healthy, nutritious food from London's best artisan vendors, delivered to their workplace.   What we cover in this episode: Most of your daily meals are eaten at work - this is where you need to be able to choose from healthy, tasty food! Quick convenience food when at work has dominated for far too long - workplaces need to recognise the value of taking time out at work to eat well. Choose quality food at work and you’ll have more energy in the evenings! Workplace benefits and health and well being is becoming much more considered and companies should be providing healthy options. There is an absolute clear link between what you eat and how your brain functions - this has a direct affect on productivity at work! Quotes: “I was really lucky to grow up in a farm to table manner - even before farm to table existed” “I really wanted to

Welcome back to the Ethical Entrepreneurs Podcast, on the show today we have Julianne Ponan. Apart from being the CEO of the Creative Nature brand. Julianne is the youngest winner of the National Natwest Everywoman Award plus she’s a keynote speaker and Virgin Start-up Mentor and has just made the Forbes 30 under 30 list. What we discuss: The power of focusing on solving a problem - Julianne suffers with Anaphylaxis - a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction to a trigger such as an allergy. It's also known as anaphylactic shock. Being adaptable is key when running a small business and understanding your finances is crucial. You need to really consider who you bring into your business, they need to live the products and understand the mission to the core. Why you have to support your supply chain, farmers and growers are key and they have to be supported. Entrepreneurship is not as easy as it looks. How being part of a community and support other entrepreneurs can build such powerful connections. Q

Welcome back to the Ethical Entrepreneurs Podcast, on the show today we have registered nutritional therapist - Sandra Greenbank. Sandra focuses on nutrition and fertility and as well as running her own nutritional practice,  she’s also a renowned speaker and runs nutrition based workshops throughout the UK. Welcome Sandra... What we discuss: How one life changing session with a nutritional therapist completely changed her life direction. How the body is self-healing when it’s in it’s ultimate state. Once you look to adopt a healthy diet pre-pregnancy, then that carries through to your children and all future generations too. Nutritional therapy is always personalised and DNA testing is a part of understanding long-term health. But, it’s a new area and we are still understanding the implications and level of details that it gives. If you are using any of the home DNA kits, make sure to be aware of where your data is going and how it is being used. The trouble with generic treatment is we are 100% unique, tha

I’m Sue Hay - Editor and CEO of Thrive Magazine. I’m really excited about today's guest. She is a Welsh, British and Spanish Open Karate Knockdown Champion and holds a silver medal in Full Contact Knockdown Karate. Plus she has over 20 years experience as  a behavioural change specialist supporting people to improve their lifestyle and maximise their performance. Heads up: this episode has a little bit of echo at the beginning - but it improves at 1:45s   What we discuss: How finding your own kind of movement is key to making it a long term habit. Empowerment and how acting early on a problem or issue is claiming your power over the situation. How to form healthy habits and have a mental checklist to bring yourself back to a calm state of mind. How a walking meeting was radicle back 10-15 years ago! Whereas now, it’s being adopted more and more. How it’s become a modern day problem that we have to make a conscious choice to move. Are your day-to-day behaviours matching what is important to you?   Quotes: “E

I’m Sue Hay - Editor and CEO of Thrive Magazine. I’m really excited to have Joe Welstead on the Ethical Entrepreneur Podcast. Joe competed for Scotland in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, he’s a professional swimmer and Co-founder of Motion Nutrition. As a professional athlete, Joe found it extremely frustrating that so many sports supplements were made using low quality, artificial ingredients, with little concern for the user’s long-term health. And so along with his business partner Charlie they launched Motion Nutrition - to offer real-food based organic certified sports supplements. What we discuss: Nutrition for high level performance - to be on top of your game. Ways to find quality and expert information on health & nutrition. How solving a problem is key to launching your ethical business. The biggest takeaways and life lessons from running a health based business. How can we help people have healthy relationships with those around them? Ways to transfer to a more ethical based packaging for