What happens when the sustainability executive who built Walmart's first corporate sustainability program tells us we've been asking the wrong questions about circular economy all along?
Andy Ruben—founder of Trove, innovator of Walmart's omnichannel strategy, and a pioneer who's been in the trenches of sustainability since 2004—joins Garr and Sabira for a candid conversation about why circular economy has exploded in awareness but failed to truly scale.
From debunking the cannibalization myth that paralyzed brands for a decade, to revealing why "founder-market fit" matters more than most entrepreneurs realize, Andy shares hard-won lessons from building companies at the intersection of commerce and sustainability. He challenges the circular economy community to stop talking to themselves and start reframing the conversation in ways that actually move executives to action.
It's Andy's bold prediction about AI-powered shopping agents that might change everything you think you know about the future of resale—and why the winners won't be the ones with the prettiest storefronts.
