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Tessa Clarke, OLIO: the shocking truths about food waste and solving that problem through OLIO's community sharing app

Tessa Clarke, OLIO: the shocking truths about food waste and solving that problem through OLIO's community sharing app

FromFounders For Good


Tessa Clarke, OLIO: the shocking truths about food waste and solving that problem through OLIO's community sharing app

FromFounders For Good

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Tessa Clarke is the Founder and CEO of OLIO. OLIO is an app that connects neighbours with each other and with local businesses, so surplus food and household items can be shared, not thrown away. Tessa shares her eureka moment for building OLIO, the shocking impact of food waste, scaling OLIO to 6 million users, the pains of raising investment as a female founder and how to build a business that is both for profit and for purpose. Highlights:2.00: How one moment of failure triggered the need to build a solution to food waste03.20: If food waste was a country, it would be the third largest greenhouse gas emitter 06.23: Why are people so ignorant about the global impact of food waste?09.23: Fighting food waste through community sharing with OLIO 15.21: Growing a community from scratch to 6 million global users19.54: Building a for purpose and for profit business, the OLIO revenue model 25.06: The challenges raising money as a female founding team and Tessa’s advice to other Founders 30.25: How do OLIO compete for top talent in a competitive market?  Our Host: Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams. https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com  Our Guest:Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder and CEO of OLIO. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tecook/ / https://olioex.com/   Our Sponsor: Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more. www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0 Our Producer: Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionada, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself. https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi Our Content and Marketing:Rachel Loosley, Content and Marketing Manager at Confido Talent. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelloosley/ / rachel@confidotalent.com 
Released:
Aug 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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We speak to Founders of Tech For Good startups to learn about their journey in building an impact business, their secrets for success and how they go about hiring mission-driven people. Our aim is to inspire people to make the world a better place and share with you how you can be part of the solution.