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I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS15 E6: Alicia Hyman & Jed Smith of JeaninesNostalgia is something that I ponder a lot as I get older – I’ve got way too much time on my hands. But it’s such a layered emotion of experiences, some vivid, some half-forgotten and some probably embellished. The band you never got to see live. A long-lost lover. How good you didn’t look in that army surplus jacket. Summer road trips. Friends lost. That gig that ended in a riot. I’m gonna read out some lyrics from a song by the Buzzcocks called ……..”Nostalgia”“About the future I only can reminisceFor what I've had...2025-06-201h 03
Echo & InkBog Bodies: Secrets of Ancient Sacrifice, Preservation & Power | Prof. Melanie GilesWhat do bog bodies really tell us about ancient Europe — and ourselves?In this episode of Echo & Ink, archaeologist Professor Melanie Giles (University of Manchester) joins us to explore the world of bog bodies: naturally preserved human remains discovered in the wetlands of Northern Europe. We discuss how they were preserved, who they were, and why their faces still haunt us today.This conversation uncovers the rituals, violence, and belief systems of the past — and the scientific and ethical dilemmas of confronting ancient human remains.We explore:• What makes bog bodies unique• How peat preserves soft tissue for thousands of years...2025-05-2349 min
Life Goals with Theo DelaneyLife Goals with Theo Delaney - Giles SmithTheo Delaney is joined by columnist and author Giles Smith who writes brilliantly on the twin obsessions he shares with Life Goals: football and music. His latest book, the critically accalimed 'My My Abba Through The Ages', is the definitive text on the Swedish susperstars. A long time Chelsea season ticket holder his chosen scorers include Kenny Swain, John Spencer and Gianfranco Zola.@LifeGoalsTD@theodelaney https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/My-My!/Giles-Smith/9781398529724https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals-links2024-11-041h 18
Paranormal PTSD RecoveryUncovering Alien Abductions Stories With Hypnosis - Yvonne SmithWhat do you do when you don't remember if you have been abducted by aliens or not, but you show some signs that this might be true? Do you try hypnosis? In today's podcast, Laura Giles speaks with Hypnotherapist Yvonne Smith, the founder of Close Encounter Resource Organization to find some answers.
Guest bio: Yvonne is the author of Chosen: From The Alien Hybrid Program To The Fate Of The Planet; Coronado: The President, The Secret Service and Alien Abductions, a true account about a mass abduction which occurred in 1994. In these books, Yvonne has taken the t...2024-09-1945 min
Word In Your Ear“Abba’s success is more about us than them”: Giles Smith looks back at a 50-year love affairGiles was 12 when he watched Abba win Eurovision in 1974 and was instantly besotted – and thus required to spend the next 20 years wrestling with The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name. His thunderingly funny, fond and illuminating book – My My!: Abba Through The Years – traces their story, looks at the snobbery and critical mauling they endured and figures out how they made records so universally popular and which still move him to tears 50 years later. It’s also the best example of any book we’ve read that can explain the mechanics of music to a non-musician. It’s highly recom...2024-06-0837 minWord In Your Ear“Abba’s success is more about us than them”: Giles Smith looks back at a 50-year love affairGiles was 12 when he watched Abba win Eurovision in 1974 and was instantly besotted – and thus required to spend the next 20 years wrestling with The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name. His thunderingly funny, fond and illuminating book – My My!: Abba Through The Years – traces their story, looks at the snobbery and critical mauling they endured and figures out how they made records so universally popular and which still move him to tears 50 years later. It’s also the best example of any book we’ve read that can explain the mechanics of music to a non-musician. It’s highly recom...2024-06-0837 minWord In Your Ear“Abba’s success is more about us than them”: Giles Smith looks back at a 50-year love affairGiles was 12 when he watched Abba win Eurovision in 1974 and was instantly besotted – and thus required to spend the next 20 years wrestling with The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name. His thunderingly funny, fond and illuminating book – My My!: Abba Through The Years – traces their story, looks at the snobbery and critical mauling they endured and figures out how they made records so universally popular and which still move him to tears 50 years later. It’s also the best example of any book we’ve read that can explain the mechanics of music to a non-musician. It’s highly recom...2024-06-0837 min
Escape Reality, Immerse in Imagination With Full Audiobook WonderMy My!: ABBA Through the Ages Audiobook by Giles SmithListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 703643
Title: My My!: ABBA Through the Ages
Author: Giles Smith
Narrator: Kris Dyer
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:27:27
Language: English
Release date: 05-09-24
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment
Summary:
‘A lovely book – as bright, shiny and uplifting as an Abba hit’ Daily Mail
‘[A] witty and affectionate account . . . It’s not a stretch to say that, at its core, My My! is a book about time, death and the possibility of immortality’ Sunday Times
My My! The story of ABBA told through a selection of their greates...2024-05-0910h 27
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentMy My!: ABBA Through the Ages by Giles SmithPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My My!: ABBA Through the Ages Author: Giles Smith Narrator: Kris Dyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 9, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: ‘A lovely book – as bright, shiny and uplifting as an Abba hit’ Daily Mail ‘[A] witty and affectionate account . . . It’s not a stretch to say that, at its core, My My! is a book about time, death and the possibility of immortality’ Sunday Times My My! The story of ABBA told through a selection of their greatest h...2024-05-0903 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS11 E7: Sukie SmithWe live in a culture of immediacy and entitlement, brought upon us, in part at least, by the emergence of new technologies of the last 20 years that were supposed to democratise society, to disrupt the big corporates, but have laid themselves bare as the same old monolithic structures where the power bases and wealth are maintained and society is left with long lasting effects which are not always positive. The impact on how we consume the Arts, and specifically music, is such that that immediacy means our attention spans are so short, that singles, playlists are the corporate darlings. 2024-03-081h 08
UnquestionableAaron Smith-Levin - Leaving ScientologyAaron Smith-Levin is an ex-Scientologist and cult awareness advocate. Born into the Church of Scientology, he spent over 30 years involved in the organisation before leaving and dedicating himself to educating others about cults and mind control. In this episode, he shares his personal experiences and works to support cult survivors through resources and awareness campaigns.Aaron Smith-Levinhttps://twitter.com/GrowingupinSCNhttps://www.instagram.com/asmithlevin/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-09-251h 10
Download New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsLost in Music: The classic laugh-out-loud memoir by Giles SmithPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680816to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Lost in Music: The classic laugh-out-loud memoir
Author: Giles Smith
Narrator: Giles Smith
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes
Release date: July 20, 2023
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. 'In the Spring of 1989, shortly after my twenty-seventh birthday, as I stood in the sleet at a bus stop in Colchester, it dawned on me that I had probably, all things considered, failed in my mission to become Sting. At least, for the time being.' Lost in Music is about growing up with pop music - about...2023-07-209h 29
New Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsLost in Music: The classic laugh-out-loud memoir by Giles SmithPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost in Music: The classic laugh-out-loud memoir Author: Giles Smith Narrator: Giles Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 20, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'In the Spring of 1989, shortly after my twenty-seventh birthday, as I stood in the sleet at a bus stop in Colchester, it dawned on me that I had probably, all things considered, failed in my mission to become Sting. At least, for the time being.' Lost in Music is about growing up with pop music...2023-07-2005 min
It's Not You, It's MeThe Cure for Emotional Eating with Erin SmithEmotional eating, it's more than you think. The common portrayal is someone who is upset and eats a tub of ice cream. But there are subtle ways we can attach emotions to eating even when we are not hungry. That means anyone can be susceptible to overeating. In this podcast, Erin Smith shares her surviving to thriving story about how she overcame emotional eating and gained her life, authenticity, and health back.Products mentioned on this podcast:NanogreensIon Gut Support by Dr. Scott BushBurton Scott's Magnesium2023-06-2629 min
Sustainable EcommerceEP57 -How Values & Story Are Driving Growth in Corporate GiftingWelcome to Episode 57 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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Last week I got to chat with Nikki Ciancio, from Blaek Store, who’s been focused on re-inventing retail and build a model that supports consumers as we all move to a more circular economy. I loved having that different perspective on things, and so this week I though it would be cool to get another angle on things, this time with a Corporate Gifting business.
Michelle Smith is the founder of Curated With Conscience, a gift box brand that, as the...2023-05-2233 minSustainable EcommerceEP53 - Rethinking Waste 2: Giving New Life to Old Textile with Michael EliasWelcome to Episode 53 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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Today’s show is the second episode in our mini-series on rethinking waste, and we turn our focus from plastic to mechanically recycled textiles, taking a look at the downstream uses for the recycled material and how you can get involved.
Now you may be aware of some of the alarming statistics of this already, but the average Australian throws out 23KG of textiles per year, giving us the dubious honour or being the second largest consumer of textiles per capita in...2023-04-2445 minSustainable EcommerceEP52 - Rethinking Waste: Turning Plastic Pollution into Social Impact with Shaun FranksonWelcome to Episode 52 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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My guest today is Shaun Frankson, co-Founder of Plastic Bank. They’re a Canadian technology company on a mission to stop plastic before it reaches the ocean.
To date the partnerships they’ve enabled between brands and coastal communities have prevented almost 4 billion bottles worth of plastic from entering the ocean, 88 million KG.
They’re not just collecting that plastic from shorelines and dumping into landfill though, they’re fundamentally rethinking waste as a resource and turning it back into recyc...2023-04-1743 minSustainable EcommerceEp51 - Using Sustainability Story to Grow Your Brand with Mckenna HazWelcome to Episode 51 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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This week we go a little further afield and we cross the waves to the US for our founder interview. Mckenna Haz is a young Canadian entrepreneur, building a sustainable activewear brand call SEAAV. Now activewear is an immensely crowded market with giants like Underarmour, 2XL, Lululemon and countless others, not to mention a raft of yoga-specialist brands, which is the space Mckenna started in as recently as 2020. The fact that in the face of that competition she’s seen significant success already, and i...2023-04-1037 minSustainable EcommerceEP50 - What’s the Real Story with Sustainable Packaging? With Adam SarfatiWelcome to Episode 50 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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It’s no coincidence that we’ve accepted HeapsGood packaging as our first sponsor. Aside from being one of the easiest onramps for a brand to start doing this more sustainably, sustainable packaging is actually a really important element and vehicle for your brand story. Yet as we started to review the data from our huge analysis of 500 sustainable brands, we discovered that the VAST majority are either missing the opportunity to leverage that oppor...2023-04-0337 min
Public Servants’ AnnouncementPublic Servants' Announcements w/ Ashaunda Giles, M. Ed.In this episode with Assistant Principal Ashaunda Giles. We reminisce on a great time working together as English teachers as part of a dynamic trio. The third party in that trio is coming soon. But we also talk about how education has changed in the Ast 17 years. She gives her opinions about the difference in teachers and administrator personalities from the beginning of her career in education, but she also recognizes the challenges that have made those changes possible. We spend a few minutes talking about standardized testing, and then we hear from God. Give it a listen.
...2023-03-271h 43Sustainable EcommerceEP49 - The Must-Do Spirit of a Sustainability Entrepreneur with Bonnie MacqueenWelcome to Episode 49 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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My guest today is the founder of another powerfully purpose-driven brand in the home cleaning and personal care space. Bonnie McQueen is the founder of Keeper Clean, a startup focused on helping consumers reduce single use plastics.
I really do think Australia is leading the way in this area, we’ve had a few brands running in this space on the show already, each a little bit different in their implementation.
To me Bonnie’s story epitomises the ‘must do’ spir...2023-03-2741 min
DirectorsTalk InterviewsEden Research Sean Smith discusses Mevalone approved in 17 US states and Cedroz in 8Eden Research (LON:EDEN) CEO Sean Smith joins DirectorsTalk Interviews to discuss regulatory approval for its formulated products Mevalone® and Cedroz™.Sean explains why they need 'state approval' when it was already announced that they had 'national approval', with California being one of the most important states the impact not yet having approval has on the business, when to expect approval and what else the company is expecting in terms of regulatory approvals.EDEN RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABLE BIOPESTICIDES AND PLASTIC-FREE ENCAPSULATION TECHNOLOGY FOR USE IN GLOBAL CROP PRO...2023-03-2406 minSustainable EcommerceEP48 - Making Carbon Accounting Easier for eCom BrandsWelcome to Episode 48 of Sustainable Ecommerce!
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Over the past few months I’ve been chatting with brands not just here in Australia & NZ but also in the US and UK, and it’s been really interesting to contrast the focus point for sustainability between the hemispheres. Just purely from my own observations, the attention down under is a lot more on waste reduction and the plastics problem, whereas in the northern hemisphere and the UK in particular, it’s on the pathway to Net Zero.
Now, we’ve already covered ca...2023-03-1935 minSustainable EcommerceEP47 - Do You Really Know How Customers Perceive Your Sustainable Brand?Welcome to Episode 47 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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It’s time to talk about customer experience. Specifically, the experience your customer gets through their buying journey.
Obviously a great experience helps you convert visitors into buyers, and buyers into raving fans, but the rub is that its notoriously difficult to get a true read on how your customers actually feel about their experience, especially people who didn’t purchase.
And what about customer’s perception of your sustainability? If you’re a sustainable brand you MUST get your story...2023-03-1247 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E4: Brix SmithDedicated to the memory of Matt Evans."Brixton is God"Brix Smith is a rock legend. Her life story is as inspirational as it is turbulent. It’s inspirational because of that turbulence and how she’s navigated it all. From growing up in LA and starting her first college band Banda Dratsing, to moving to Chicago and joining The Fall in 1983, branching out with The Adult Net, becoming a TV fashion commentator and a stylist, starting a fashion business with her husband Philip, writing a book and, after many years of being...2023-03-101h 06Sustainable EcommerceEP46 - Building a Brand That Truly Reflects Your Values with Jo MercerWelcome to Episode 46!
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My guest today is Jo Mercer, founder or start up slow fashion brand Matilda Life. Jo has spent her entire career in retail, and is perhaps most famous for her highly successful Jo Mercer Shoes retail chain. She’s coming back into market now with a lifestyle women’s apparel brand built around the DNA of Australian made, ethical and sustainable.
We talk about the strongly and passionately held values that are the driving force behind Matilda Life, and what it means being a values...2023-03-0639 minSustainable EcommerceEP45 - Time For a Treat! Exploring Insect & Seaweed Protein in Pet Nutrition with Stephanie SubbeWelcome to Episode 45!
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As niche markets go, pet ownership is definitely one of the juicier ones at least if the rise of gigantic pet store chains over the past decade or so is anything to go by.
There is a lot of noise and perhaps speculation about the environmental footprint of pet ownership, focusing mostly on the plastic pollution from pet toys and accessories to alarming estimates of the carbon footprint attached to the production and shipping of pet food, specifically meat as the protein source.
There are...2023-02-2648 minSustainable EcommerceEp44 - More Paste, Less Waste: Rethinking Oral Care with Laura NixonWelcome to Episode 44!
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My guest this week is Laura Nixon, founder of NZ-based oral care brand Solid. Laura started up Solid after becoming alarmed by the sheer volume of plastic being produced in oral care industry, not just in toothpaste tubes, but also in the single use PPE used in clinics across the profession.
Solid only got going 3 years ago, but already you can find their products in stockists across NZ, and they have huge plans for expanding to new markets this year, as well as an imminent upgrade in...2023-02-1937 minSustainable EcommerceEP43 - Lessons from Australia’s #1 Ethical Fashion Label with Nick SavaidisWelcome to Episode 43!
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My guest this week is the Founder & CEO of one of Australia’s longest running ethical fashion brands, Nick Savaidis from Etiko. Nick has been in the social enterprise for decades, since the early 1990’s in fact.
That experience and dedication to ethical sourcing shows through in Etiko, who have been winning just about every award there is since 2005, taking out the Australian Ethical Fashion Report top spot every year since it started in 2013. Interestingly, they chose to boycott that report in 2022 along with brands like Outland...2023-02-1232 minSustainable EcommerceEP 42 - Keeping Your Powder Dry - Disrupting the Beauty Industry with Gaelle ThiemeWelcome to Episode 42 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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My guest this week is Gaelle Thieme, founder of Dust & Glow, an innovative beauty start up. I say innovative, because she’s shaking things up in not just one but two dimensions of sustainability. Firstly, she’s helping consumers avoid single use plastics by providing infinitely recyclable aluminium keep bottles and home compostable refill sachets. But she’s also formulated her hair and skincare range to powder-based, thus saving water, and removing a significant carbon footprint from the logistics part of the suppl...2023-02-0550 minSustainable EcommerceEP41 - Design Thinking for Sustainable Products with Simon TerryWelcome to Episode 41!
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In last week’s show we explored how Huskee’s product design process has been critical to enabling their Huskee Loop programme, where they can effectively take back end-of-life Huskee products and recycle them into new products without any specialist machinery, anywhere in the world, even though they’re made from discarded coffee husks.
It was a great example of how design thinking is essential to enabling both recycling and the circular economy.
With that in mind, I thought it would be great t...2023-01-2941 minSustainable EcommerceEP40 - Rethinking Waste Streams - Turning Husks into Cups with Saxon WrightWelcome to Episode 40!
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In today’s show I get to chat with Saxon Wright, founder of a product that I use almost every day – the reusable Huskee Coffee Cup. Now, as we head into 2023 there are heaps of reusable cup brands all aiming to make a dent in billions of disposable cups that end up in landfill or floating around the place every year, and by and large they all follow the model laid down by KeepCup all those years ago.
But Huskee are a little different. Firstly, they’re the o...2023-01-2237 min
The God in Film PodcastBonus episode: Giles’ Premier Christian Radio InterviewFor this special bonus episode, we thought we'd give you a taste of our Patrons only content!
Back in November, Giles was interviewed by Chick Yuill on Premier Christian Radio. We talked about how I became a Christian, how I think church should engage with wider culture and of course, we talked about the genesis of the excellent 'God In Film Podcast'.
To support us, just go to https://www.patreon.com/godinfilmpodcast and choose from our 3 membership tiers, named 'Father Jim Cameron', 'The Very Reverend Kevin Smith' and the most popular and my personal fav...2023-01-1931 minSustainable EcommerceEP39 - Sustainable Ecommerce Predictions for 2023Welcome to Episode 39 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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Welcome to 2023 & welcome to the new time slot for Episode release, going forward we’re going to be publishing on Monday mornings instead of the Friday afternoon slot we’re been using to date.
Given this is the first show of the year it seems like a good time to have a bit of fun and make some predictions for the year ahead, but more importantly chat about what you can and should do get prepare your business for success.
So...2023-01-1524 min
Hear us Roar170: Maggie Giles - Author of The Things We Lost Listen here to our newest podcast with Maggie Giles (The Things We Lost, Rising Action, April 2022). We discuss how her book’s concept is a twist on the Sliding Doors trope of “what if our lives had gone differently” and took her seven years to write, how she took a chance and signed with a novice publisher as their very first author, and how it’s imperative that writers discuss with their significant other that writing is not a hobby, but a job and a passion and requires us to devote time to it like any other goal we want to...2022-12-2929 minSustainable EcommerceEP38 - 2022 in Review: Sustainability & Your BrandWelcome to Episode 38!
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In this final episode of 2022 we look back over the year and pick out good news pieces and key events that are shaping the progress of sustainability.
We also run through a quick thought exercise to help you review your progress this year, celebrate the wins and show gratitude for the people, places and things that have made it all possible.
If you're a regular listener of the show - we'd like to thank you too, and ask for your feedback! To let us...2022-12-2321 minSustainable EcommerceEP37 - Why Mushroom Packaging Might Be The Next Big ThingWelcome to Episode 37!
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There is no doubt that as an industry, both by making physical products and shipping them to customers, we have some challenges around packaging.
We’ve already had some great sustainable packaging suppliers on the show including the Better Packaging Company as well as HeapsGood, but the sharp eyes among you may have noticed the logo for this podcast includes Mushroom mycelium block.
Back when we were just starting up the podcast I thought that mushroom packaging was one of the coolest and most inte...2022-12-1636 minSustainable EcommerceEP36-Getting to Carbon Neutral in eCommerce with Richie MulderWelcome to Episode 36!
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I’m sure like me many of you were watching the COP27 proceedings with a certain degree of bemusement.
Frankly, it’s continued to be a talk-fest with lots of nodding and naval gazing, but very little done.
The only notable accomplishment of this years conference, which I feel pained to note added to carbon emissions, was the establishment of the so called Loss & Damage fund which aims to make economic reparations to the regions most impacted by climate change to date. It would...2022-12-0935 min
eCommerce MasterPlanWhat does successful sustainability marketing look like in 2023? With Sustainable eCommerce's Giles SmithGiles Smith is the host of the Sustainable eCommerce Podcast and eCommerce coach helping sustainable brands to build and scale profitably. He’s been in eCommerce since 2015, co-founded one of Australia’s leading eCommerce marketing agencies, grown an 8 figures SaaS business…. AND created THREE online brands from scratch including a mid-7-figures brand with retailer distribution in SIXTEEN countries.He's recently undertaken a project to turn all he's learnt (and what's worked for some of the greatest sustainable eCommerce brands) into a Playbook you too can follow.We're sharing the tips and ideas from t...2022-12-0552 minSustainable EcommerceEP35 - Are Hydroponics the Answer to Household Food Security - Urban Plant GrowersWelcome to Episode 35!
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I do love the little veggie garden we have at home. There’s something super nice about plucking some fresh herbs and greens eating them moments after harvest.
Plus we haven’t been buffeted by lettuce-flation since the floods.
But I’m lucky enough to live on a big plot, millions of Aussies simply don’t have the opportunity to grow fresh herbs and greens, until now!
My guest today is Dilhan, co-founder of Urban Plant Growers. They are helping Aussies with food securi...2022-12-0245 minSustainable EcommerceEP34 - Australia’s First Refillable MascaraWelcome to Episode 34!
Show Notes: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep34
I just love chatting to really inspiring entrepreneurs who are just driven by passion and purpose, not just to build a brand, but to make a real impact.
I also think it’s really fascinating chatting to people at all stages of their business journey.
So I hope you’ll forgive me for sounding like a kid in a candy shop when I say that today’s guest is bringing multiple levels of innovation to the beauty industry, is a living ball of passi...2022-11-2544 minSustainable EcommerceEP33 - Empowering Bangladesh’s Most Vulnerable PeopleWelcome to Episode 33!
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Sustainability and ethical supply are two very different topics, yet at the same time its hard to imagine being one without also doing the other.
Some organisations take their purpose to a whole new level where they’re thinking about sustainability, but the core of their business is founded as a social enterprise, designed from the ground up lift the living conditions of people in their supply chain.
My guests today are two remarkable women, Jessica & Hannah from Earthworthy, a really beautiful social enterprise brin...2022-11-1832 minSustainable EcommerceEP32 - Helping to End Climate Change With Every Dollar Spent - Tom FerrierWelcome to Episode 32!
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Just recently, I attended Purpose Conference here in Sydney, and one of the key insights that came out of listening and chatting with the founders of sustainable brands, was just how important it is for brands to activate their customers and engage their community towards making an impact.
With that front of mind, I was delighted to get the opportunity to chat with Tom Ferrier, founder at Greener, a tech start-up that aims to connect sustainable brands with mainstream consumers so that we can reduce climate...2022-11-1134 minSustainable EcommerceEP31 - Still on the Fence About Black Friday?Welcome to Episode 31 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast
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We are now entering November, for most brands one of the biggest months of the year for ecommerce sales, with big events like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, not to mention Singles Day, Thanksgiving and so on.
I hadn’t originally planned to do a show about Black Friday, because honestly how to smash it is covered in just about every other ecommerce podcast. But just in various conversations over the past few weeks I’ve been quietly asking around among sustainable brand...2022-11-0423 minSustainable EcommerceEP30 - Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Telco with Kate Limbach ClarkeWelcome to Episode 30!
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Last week on the show, we briefly touched on ways to improve our carbon footprint as well as save costs outside of things in your direct product supply chain.
This week I’m chatting with Kate Limbach Clarke, Senior Brand Marketing Manager at Felix Mobile, Australia’s first Carbon Neutral Telco.
Aside from the fresh approach Felix are bringing to sustainability in the telco space, they also have a really interesting approach to Active Transparency, specifically a strong focus on how the customer can have o...2022-10-2837 minSustainable EcommerceEP29 - Of View of Sustainable Ecommerce from the UK with Chloë ThomasWelcome to Episode 29 of Sustainable Ecommerce!
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I do love it when I get to introduce you guys to some of the people who have really inspired and influenced me over the years. We had Zoltan Csaki a few weeks ago, and today I’d like to introduce you to someone else who’s been quietly guiding me for years.
Chloë Thomas is a UK-based eCommerce expert & former agency owner who’s been around the game even longer than me! She’s written multiple books on the subject, is regularly asked to be...2022-10-2145 minSustainable EcommerceEP28 - Leading the Reuse Revolution with Hayley Clarke at OnyaWelcome to Episode 28 of Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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When it comes to single use plastics, one of the key areas of focus for government intervention over the past few years has been shopping and produce bags.
Of course, retailers and supermarkets have been spun off in all different direction over the past decade, from biodegradable to re-usable but through it all one brand has been helping to change the game by providing collapsible produce bags designed to keep on you for whenever you need them. My guest today is Hayley C...2022-10-1443 minSustainable EcommerceEP27 - Communicating Your Brand’s Impact with Akhil SivanandanWelcome to Episode 27 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
Show notes: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep27
A few weeks ago on the show I was talking about the importance of making your impact super tangible so that customers can see exactly what impact their purchase will have.
At the time I was waxing lyrical about what a great job Boody was doing by using an app called Greenstory. Well, today I’m joined by one of the co-founders of Greenstory – Akhil Sivanandan.
We chat about how Greenstory impact measurements are grounded in science, the imp...2022-10-0628 minSustainable EcommerceEP26 - The Keys to Equity Crowdfunding Success with Ace Reunis & Adam SarfatiWelcome to Episode 26 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
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This week I have a kind of double treat for you, not just because my guests Adam Sarfati and Ave Reunis are Co-Founders of sustainable brand, but because they’ve started up 2 sustainable brands – Threadheads and Heaps Good Packaging.
On the one hand, we’ve good Heaps Good, a sustainable packaging company as they describe it, helps to put the eco in to ecommerce. It’s a business that’s build from the ground up to make a difference. And on the other...2022-09-3041 minSustainable EcommerceEP25 - Unf*cking The Fashion Industry with Zoltan CsakiWelcome to Episode 25 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
Show notes: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep25
Unless you’ve been living in nudist retreat for the past decade, I’m sure you’ll be aware that the fashion industry has a particularly bad rap when it comes to sustainability.
With fast fashion, rampant over production, synthetics and a whole host of other systemic issues that are literally baked into the supply chain. In fact, the fashion industry collectively is know as having the second highest carbon footprint, behind Oil & Gas.
But of course, there are...2022-09-2245 minSustainable EcommerceEP24 - Green is the New Black (Friday) With Peter KriderasWelcome to Episode 24 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
Show Notes: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep24
Sales season is fast approaching, with Black Friday, Cyber Monday on the calendar in just a few months.
Classically they involve some of the year’s deepest discounts and can result in a flurry of purchasing. Indeed, if your brand sells on channels like Amazon, Black Friday can bring you a month’s worth of sales in a single day.
BUT, these kind of sales events can be a little problematic for sustainable brands.
Two of the...2022-09-1625 min
Podcast 616Spider-Man (2002) (w/Alan Giles & Paige Maney)True Believers? It’s time to swing! Given that we are MONTHS from any updates from Wakanda… we figured why not dedicate a month to the OG Arachnid Dude himself: Spider-Man! Welcome to SpiderMan September… does that sound right? Regardless- join your host, Damon, and his BEAUTIFUL guests: Alan Giles & Paige Maney as they take a trip back to 2002 and watch the original Spider-Man 1. Listen as they discuss things like: - How wet are Toby Maguire’s eyes? - Dunst vs. Defoe - Who is the acting MVP in this movie...2022-09-1258 minSustainable EcommerceEP23 Being Driven By Purpose with Prisca Ongonga-DaehnWelcome to Episode 23!
Show notes here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep23
Today I’m joined by Prisca Ongonga-Daehn, founder and CEO at Baresop.
In a nutshell, Baresop make powder-based personal care products, like soap, & body wash. You basically purchase re-usable foaming dispensers and refill them from home compostable sachets, completely avoiding single use plastics.
As you’ll see, Baresop has only been around a few years, but is on a remarkable trajectory fuelled by Prisca’s seemingly insatiable desire to live to her fullest potential and make maximum impact while doing it.
As...2022-09-0938 minSustainable EcommerceEP22 - Welcome To Season 2! 10 Things You Must Get Right To Gain Traction & ImpactWelcome to Season 2!
Show Notes: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep22
I am very excited to kick off this new season today! We have an amazing line up of brand founders & innovators, as well as service providers working to make your brand growth that little bit easier.
Now, over the past few years I’ve been lucky to work with, to interview on the show as well as study and deconstruct the approach of a wide variety of sustainable brands.
As a result, I’ve seen a pattern of strategies and tactics that help deli...2022-09-0134 minSustainable EcommerceEP21 - Using Active Transparency in Your Brand MessagingWelcome to Episode 21 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
Show notes: https://sustainable-com.com/ep21
In today's show I thought it would be useful to summarise a common thread that’s weaved its way through many of the interviews we’ve had so far, and comes up as a challenging topic in one form or another among every single one of the businesses we work with.
That topic relates to messaging and being able to tell your brand story in an open, transparent and compelling way.
This show wraps up season 1 - but...2022-07-1527 min
The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa FilesS2-E20 - Mr. and Mrs. Giles - *Wade-Giles Chinese RomanizationWhy is "Kaohsiung" spelled so strangely? Shouldn't it be closer to "Gao-Shung"? (Or we could just use Hanyu Pinyin, "Gāoxióng"). Well, many names in Taiwan are spelled with the Latin alphabet, using a romanization system popularized by Mr. Herbert Giles, a British consul who spent 25 years in the treaty ports of China and Taiwan. The -- for some -- infamous Wade-Giles system renders "Pingdong" as "P’ing-tung," and "Taidong" as "T’ai-tung." It’s big on hyphens and apostrophes, too – T’ai-pei, T’ai-wan, Nan-t’ou – but this punctuation is seldom used correctly.
Mr. Giles played an important ro...2022-07-1428 minSustainable EcommerceEP20 - Building a Circular Consumer BrandWelcome to Episode 20 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep20
Reflecting back on the past few years of interactions with brand founders especially some of the guests we’ve had on this show, I’ve become more & more convinced that re-use and circularity represent the best model for sustainability.
In fact, I’ve come to believe that business models that work in this way are actually heralding in a completely new era of ecommerce.
My guest today can only be described as Australia’s pioneer of re-use. Jamie Forsyth is the Co-F...2022-07-0836 minSustainable EcommerceEP19 - Helping Consumers to Make More Informed ChoicesWelcome to Episode 19 of the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast!
https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep19
One of the biggest challenges we face as our industry migrates to more sustainable practices is the ability for consumers to understand what they are purchasing, and be able to make informed choices about what they’re buying and who they but it from.
My guest today has a solution for that. Kiarne Treacy is the founder of Sustainable Choice, a start up from Melbourne aiming to be the world’s LinkedIn of sustainability.
It’s a platform that enables...2022-07-0133 minSustainable EcommerceEP18 - From Mother’s Group to Worldwide Brand: Bare & BohoWelcome to Episode 18!
Show notes here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep18
Today, I’m joined by the wonderful Jordan McGregor, Founder & CEO of Bare & Boho, one of Australia’s earliest success stories in the re-usable nappy, nursery and female hygiene space.
Jordan takes us on a journey from figuring out how to make re-usable nappies made from sustainable fabrics for her own baby boy, through initial sell-out success on a Facebook live, and later break through moments like appearing on Shark Tank, getting into Aldi nationwide.
Nowadays her brand is an international success...2022-06-2432 minSustainable EcommerceEP17 - Creating a Circular Business Model with Swap & Go CandlesWelcome to Episode 17!
Show Notes here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep17
Today I’m joined by the dynamic duo of Hayley Clarke and Karen Platt. Together they are serial sustainable brand entrepreneurs having started up female Fashion Label One P Designs and more recently the CandleXchange.
We spend a little time chatting about One P, but the reason I asked them to come on the show is that they are right now (and at the risk of throwing in a non-sustainable metaphor) at the coal face of developing a circular business model based around swap...2022-06-1737 minSustainable EcommerceEP16-Using The Storybrand Framework to Get More CustomersWelcome to Episode 16!
Full show notes can be found here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep16
In today’s show we discuss the importance of brand story, and to help unpick how important this is, I’m thrilled to be joined by Bethany Westwood, former journalist, Certified Storybrand Guide and newest Member of the Sustainable eCommerce team!
Currently, 70% + of consumers indicate they are seeking to make more sustainable choices, but the reality is that only 30% of people actually put that desire into action.
Just because your brand is doing things more sustainably or makin...2022-06-1027 minSustainable EcommerceEP15 - Reinventing Your Business Through Adversity with Resparkle Founder Pearl ChanWelcome to Episode 15!
Full show notes here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep15
On today’s show I’m joined by Pearl Chan, founder of the sustainable Aussie brand Resparkle.
Resparkle focuses on organic cleaning cleaning products, and as you’ll hear the brand went through difficult times during the pandemic due to supply chain issues. But rather than close up shop, Pearl’s determination to make a positive impact in the world led her to completely re-inventing her products, instead of concentrates, customers now buy powdered product that’s shipped out in compostable paper sachets. ...2022-06-0335 minSustainable EcommerceEP14-20 Tips for Making Your eCommerce Brand More SustainableWelcome to Episode 14!
Full show page at: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep14
Today I’m sharing 20 tips on how you can make your eCommerce brand more sustainable.
While I’ve been working on pulling together some of these tips for a while, the episode was re-energised and brought into focus for me by the eye-opening landslide shift at the Federal election.
No matter what your political party preference was, its extremely clear that Australians voted for candidates with strong climate action policies. It was interesting seeing that, because for a couple of year...2022-05-2718 minSustainable EcommerceEP13 - Reducing Food Waste at Home & Saving the PlanetWelcome to Episode 13!
Full Transcript & Notes can be found here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep13
Today, I’m joined by Peita Pini, Founder of The SWAG. Through The Swag, Peita is on a mission to reduce our household food waste as well as single use plastics in the kitchen.
As we discuss her journey to creating the swag, she uncovers some inconvenient truths about the how some sustainable fabrics are made, and how a cigarette lighter became an essential accessory for product sample evaluation.
More recently, Peita’s team are killing it in re...2022-05-2032 minSustainable EcommerceEP12 - Making eCommerce Packaging a Force for GoodWelcome to Episode 12 of the Sustainable eCommerce Podcast!
Full show notes & links can be found here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep12
In today’s show I’m joined by Becs Perkasky, Co-Founder of Better Packaging Co. Packaging is without doubt pivotal to sustainability in ecommerce.
On the one hand, it's absolutely essential to our business model. Shipping orders is the one thing every eCom businesses does, and it's having an enormous impact on our environment. I’ve seen some estimates suggesting that up to 40% of landfill is generated from product packaging, in one form or anoth...2022-05-1329 minSustainable EcommerceEP11 - Making Product Sustainability Transparent for EveryoneHello & welcome to Episode 11 of the Sustainable eCommerce Podcast, the show dedicated to helping your brand grow sustainably.
Full show notes & links here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep11
I’m your host, Giles Smith – and on today’s I’m joined by another amazing Aussie entrepreneur. Austin Simms is the founder of Dayrize, a software platform revolutionizing our ability as brand owners to assess the sustainability of the products we build.
If you're making sustainable products and can't justify the huge expense of a full life cycle assessment, then this show is for you!
The...2022-05-0636 minSustainable EcommerceEp10 - Thinking Sustainably as a Solopreneur with Jenica Smith from NotelyHello & welcome to Episode 10 of Sustainable Ecommerce, the show dedicated to helping you build your brand sustainably.
Full show notes & episode can be found here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep10
Today I’m joined by Jenica Smith founder of Notely, a niche brand making gift cards and notebooks from recycled paper and coffee cups.
Notely’s not a gigantic brand, yet Jenica chooses to make thoughtful decisions all through the operations of her business, from manufacturing right through to order fulfilment, and has a beautifully authentic approach to transparency.
We chat a bit...2022-04-2933 minSustainable EcommerceEP-9 Untrashing The Planet with Zero Co Founder Mike SmithWelcome to Episode Nine of the Sustainable eCommerce podcast!
For Earth Day 2022 I'm joined by Mike Smith, founder of Zero Co. Zero Co's mission is nothing less than removing single-use plastics from our kitchen, bathroom and laundry cabinets.
For the full show notes and links click here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep9
In the show, we unpack the Zero Co journey, starting from Mike finding plastic at the bottom of an alpine lake, all the way to growing a nine figure brand, just two years after launch. Along the way we learn some key i...2022-04-2236 minSustainable EcommerceEP8 - Founder Interview With Lottie Dalziel from BanishWelcome to Episode 8 of the Sustainable eCommerce podcast!
Today I'm joined by Lottie Dalziel, founder of Banish, one of Australia's fastest growing sustainable product marketplaces. We explore how their focus on education has made Banish a powerhouse of customer acquisition and how brand engagement has led to its members literally queuing up to help them sort through piles of rubbish!
Full show notes and transcript can be found here, including links to the Banish store and Instagram page:
https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep8
2022-04-1429 minSustainable EcommerceEP7 - Using Carbon Credits In Your Ecommerce StoreToday we’re going to be talking about using Carbon Offsets in your eCommerce business.
Just about everyone has heard the terms Carbon Credit & Carbon Offsets, but do you really know what they mean? Do you know how they work, when to use them, how to choose them. And do you know what services exist to make it easy to get started & clear transparent for your customers to understand? I’m going to try and answer all these questions & more in today’s show!
Full show notes including links to some of the apps and...2022-04-1319 minSustainable EcommerceEP6 Interview with Sinead Roberts of Wotnot Naturals - Skincare Approved by the CosmosWelcome to Episode 6 of the Sustainable eCommerce Podcast!
Today, I'm joined by the fabulous Sinead Roberts co-Founder of WotNot Naturals. Sinead shares her journey from seeking environmentally friendly nappies for her own child, all the way through to Wotnot being one of Australia's most loved organic baby and skincare brands.
Sinead generously shares some powerful lessons in being laser focused on your core customer, marketing via sampling, materials transparency & much much more! Grab your favourite notebook & pen & hit play!
For text version see: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep6
2022-04-0834 minSustainable EcommerceEP5 - 10 Critical Email Campaigns for eCommerce (Part 2)Welcome to Episode 5 of the Sustainable eCommerce Podcast! In this show, we pick up where we left off, discussing the 10 critical email campaigns you should build out for your ecommerce store. We also go into more detail on how to optimize your campaigns to reduce the carbon footprint of your email strategy as a whole. We've developed a FREE tool to help you benchmark your current carbon footprint, based on leveraging the main campaigns we discuss in this series. You can download that here:
Benchmark the Carbon Footprint of your eCommerce Email Strategy
You can al...2022-04-0627 minSustainable EcommerceEP4 - Bodysurfing For a Cleaner Ocean - Creating Australia’s First Ocean Plastics Supply ChainIn today's show I'm joined by Rikki Gilbey, Founder at WAW Handplanes. Rikki has basically single-handedly propelled the sport of body surfing in Australia. After some early success, Rikki wanted to scale up production with injection molding, but being passionate about ocean conservation, wanted to do his part for the ocean plastics problem.
That turned out to be harder than expected! He was not to be deterred, however. In this show we hear how he spent 3 years making connections, experimenting and ultimately creating Australia's first Ocean Plastic supply chain, giving birth to the amazing BadFish handplane along the...2022-03-3133 minSustainable EcommerceEP3 - 10 Critical Email Campaigs for eCommerce - Part 1In this show I deliver for you a kind of masterclass in email marketing for sustainable ecommerce brands. This is part 1 of a 2-part mini-series, and today we look at the first 4 of 10 core campaigns. We also look at how to minimize your carbon footprint attached to email marketing - which will be particularly useful for brands focussed on getting to Net Zero.
2022-03-3028 minSustainable EcommerceEP2 - Cate Peterson Interview - Removing Plastic from the Yoga Supply ChainIn this show, I'm joined by Cate Peterson, founder of LovEarth. Cate has a deep and influential history in the yoga industry here in Australia, and she's on a mission to remove plastics from the yoga ecosystem.
Her brand LovEarth has now completely transitioned to making compostable yoga mats.
In the episode we explore how she came to the realisation that existing yoga mats they were supplying through their corporate yoga business were actually toxic for the body - quite the opposite of yoga's healing intention! We also learn how she worked with her supplier in...2022-03-2329 minSustainable EcommerceEP1 - What is Sustainable eCommerce & Why Should You Care?In this episode we focus on defining what Sustainable eCommerce really is. The old definition of eCommerce as simply the online extension of physical retail is inadequate to cover the various business models that have erupted over the past decade. We need to define that before we can understand the scope of sustainability considerations.
We then drill down into the 4 main pillars of Sustainable eCommerce:
Sustainable Production: The purposeful selection of sustainable materials and ethical suppliers
Sustainable Distribution: Making great choices about packaging materials, fulfilment centres, delivery partners and enabling the customers to choo...2022-03-1716 minSustainable EcommerceIntroducing The Sustainable Ecommerce PodcastWelcome to the Sustainable Ecommerce Podcast! In this short preview, we set the scene for what to expect from this series. Fundamentally, I believe that the eCommerce industry is in pole position to influence the way consumers choices and the physical products they buy impact our planet. In sharing the stories of the entrepreneurs building some of the amazing sustainable brands we see today, I hope to provide inspiration for you as you grow your own brand for a healthier planet!
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Elliot's Iliadlife advice with Mister Smith | Elliot's Iliad episode 5Mister Smith was me and my friend conor's English teacher in junior year of high school and we've always kept in contact so I decided to have him on the podcast to offer some of his wisdom up to whoever decides to listen.2021-08-301h 38
Brand Tuned - Rounded Business DesignGiles Edwards - Understanding Research and DiagnosisIn this episode, Giles Edwards the founder of Gasp, an award-winning, marketing, strategy & communications agency, discusses how to effectively carry out research and how the value of research is vital.He shares the holy trinity of segmentations as part of the brand strategy, his perspective on branding terminologies and insights on brand distinctiveness. This episode is essential for anyone wanting to better understand their market through research as Giles share’s valuable insights around this topic and a platform you can use to conduct research. Giles talks about the value of building an effe...2021-05-1452 min