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Our guest today is Sophie Slater, co-founder of Birdsong, a B-corp-certified social enterprise that fights for fair wages for garment workers. Some time has passed since we recorded this episode, and things have changed for Sophie and Birdsong, so some context is needed before you dive into the episode.

Sophie has now stepped down from her role and is dedicating her time to other projects, while Birdsong has changed their business plan, becoming a print studio. 

These changes don’t impact the brand’s incredible journey, and Sophie’s story as a founder remains extremely interesting and insightful.

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Our guest today is Kim Smith, co-founder of Kloris, a wellness brand that specialises in CBD products. In this episode, we talk about launching a business in a crowded market, pivots and how passion is a necessary ingredient for success.

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It has been a while but we are coming back with a bang. I am so happy to finally share this episode.

Our guest today is Josephine Philips, founder of Sojo. Josephine created her business at 23 years old and she has raised 2.4 million dollars in funds and signed partnerships with amazing brands such as Ganni.

We recorded this episode quite a few months ago now and it’s incredible to see how much Sojo has already grown since then. I hope you love this episode as much as I do!

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Hello and welcome back to Pretty Good Business after a short summer break.

Our guest today is Tom Daxon, founder of Gloved. In this episode, we talk about launching a specialist brand, finding balance in business and the realities of creating a sustainable product.

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Our guest today is Olivia Smith, founder of Olivia & Pearl. In this episode, we talk about following your passion, finding your purpose and how the learning never stops.

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Our guest today is Fran Castaldelli, founder of EarthBits. In this episode, we talk about shifting to a sustainable lifestyle, believing in your business and the importance of making mistakes.

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Our guest today is Laura Roso Vidrequin, founder of peer to peer marketplace Kids O’clock. In this episode, we talk about kids fashion, the life of a founder and how to find your work-life balance.

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Today’s episode is slightly different from what we usually do. Our guest today is Stephanie Micci, or just Micci as she prefers to be called, Head of Design and Global Creative Director at the iconic French brand ROXY.

Roxy is a huge brand that has been making performance wear for decades, giving enormous space to women in sports like surfing and snowboarding so I was very happy to talk to Micci about all things design, sustainability and performance and I really hope you’ll enjoy this episode as much as I did.

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Our guest today is Elisa Pantazopoulos, founder of jewellery brand Eli-O. In this episode, we talk about getting the courage to take the leap and the importance of sticking to your values.

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Our guest today is Nika Diamond-Krendel, founder of the leather goods brand Paradise Row. In this episode, we talk about finding the right partners and the importance of saving traditions and savoir-fair.

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Our guest today is Minal Bhanshali, founder of fragrance brand 7over7. In this episode, we talk about finding your purpose and how to trust your instinct.

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Our guest today is Juliana Ponce de León, founder of sustainable fashion brand JPL Atelier. In this episode, we talk about innovation in the fashion industry and how research is the key to everything.

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Our guest today is Ruth Marsden, founder of the sustainable menstrual cup brand Better Cup. In this episode, we talk about the importance of your why and how being naive is not always a bad thing.

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Our guest today is Nina Clark, founder of the sustainable sleepwear brand Nightire. In this episode, we talk about why what you wear to bed matters and how the courage of starting is the only thing you need.

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Our guest today is Shaun Russell, founder of Skandinavisk. In this episode, we talk about the power of storytelling and the benefits of the Scandinavian approach to life.

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Our guest today is Claire Turpin, founder of activewear brand Contur. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of building a sustainable business and the importance of choosing a passionate team.

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Our guests today are Chloe and Helaina Thomas, founders of the swimsuit brand Tucca swimwear. In this episode, we talk about sticking to your ideas, even when people try to change your mind, and why you should be spending your money wisely.

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Our guest today is Ria Pattni, founder of natural wellness and beauty company Fushi. In this episode, we talk about how being ethical is necessary to be a sustainable business and the importance of long term goals over quick success.

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Our guest today is Annick Ireland, founder of the vegan and sustainable market place Immaculate Vegan. In this episode, we talk about transforming a lifestyle choice in a business and the importance of building a community, even before building the business.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. Our guest today is Laura Sagen, founder of natural beauty company The Hair Fuel. In this episode, we talk about the power of a good hair day and why done is always better than perfect.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. Our guests today are Lamorna and Tamara Short, founders of functional training brand Blue Elvin. In this episode, we talk about how functional training helped them and why they decided to make it their business.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. Our guest today is Jennifer Georgeson, founder of the ethical marketplace So Just Shop. In this episode, we talk about what it means to be an impact business and the positive effect of conscious consumerism.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. This episode is a long and, I might say, nerdy one. I sat down with Jamie Hall and Johann Boedecker, founders of Pentatonic, to discuss all things circular economy and sustainability. If you want to know more about what circular economy is and the incredible materials that can be extracted from waste, make sure you listen to this one until the end.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. In today’s episode, we talk to Eshita Kabra, founder of the first peer to peer fashion rental app By Rotation. During our chat, we touched on the importance of community for a small brand, the best business advice she has ever received and how to make our wardrobe really sustainable.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. We are starting the new year with a great guest, a real pioneer of clean beauty, Susanne Kaufmann.

In this episode, we talk about how the clean beauty industry has evolved in the last two decades and we dive into the power of natural ingredients and the need to always strive for a better and more sustainable business.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. Today’s guest is  Edmund le Brun, co-founder of Ishkar, a sustainable and ethical marketplace that focuses on restoring war-torn countries' reputation. In this episode, we talk about the importance of believing in your brand and the ins and outs of running a social business.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. Today’s guest is Brianne West, CEO and founder of Ethique, a sustainable and ethical beauty company. In this episode, we talk about the importance of sticking to your values and beliefs and the difference a great team can make, especially for a small business.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. Today’s guest is Paul Gurney, co-founder of Cerious, a hemp-based wellness brand and Greenbox, a sustainable and natural beauty marketplace. In this episode, we talk about CBD and how to use it and the importance of creating meaningful businesses.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. Today’s guests are Matthew Brown and Antonio Weiss, founders of the sustainable male grooming company Thomas Clipper. In today’s episode, we talk about the importance of choosing the right partners and how to always keep true to yourself and your business.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. Today, we talk about travel. Our guest is Alex Stewart, founder of OneNine5, an eco-friendly company that is redesigning travel essentials to make them sustainable, reusable and pretty cool at the same time. In this episode, Alex talks about what he learned creating a sustainable brand and gives us some tips that you will definitely want to write down.

OneNine5 is also offering Pretty Good Business listeners 15% off on your next order, all you have to do is use the discount code PGB15 at checkout.

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Hello and welcome to Pretty Good Business. Today we are talking about skincare, for babies AND for grownups! I had a socially distanced chat with James Jardella, founder of Skin Sapiens, about the importance of looking into the products we use and why skincare doesn’t have to be complicated.

Hello and welcome to pretty good business. Today’s guest wants to transform the world of fitness, one pair of leggings at the time. We are chatting to Alex Platt, founder of Mocean FITNESS about the importance of protecting the oceans and why waste doesn’t necessarily have to stay waste.

Hello and welcome to pretty good business. I am really excited about today’s guest because what her brand does is really quite revolutionary. Today we are here with Isabel Aagaard. She is one-third of  LastObject, a sustainable brand that fights against disposable waste. You might know them for their firstborn, LastSwab, the first reusable cotton buds but there is so much more they have been working on and I am very happy to have Isabel on the podcast to talk about it.

Thank you so much for listening and thanks to Isabel again for being a fantastic guest. You can follow LastObject and LastSwab on Instagram @lastobject and @lastswab.

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