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In this Best of episode from the Mission First Podcast, Kimberly Breuer, co-CEO and co-founder of Likeminded, shared her experience about pivoting from B2C to B2B.Learn how potential customers can validate your product, the challenges and joys of pivoting, and the hard lessons learned along the way. Kimberly shares her experience of rebuilding a product from scratch, the significance of finding product-market fit, and the complexities of transitioning from founder-led sales to a scalable sales machine.Listen to the full episode to learn

In this Best of episode, Timothée Parrique, PhD in economics specializing in degrowth and post-growth theories, shares his view on the impact of wealth on political decisions and environmental policies, strategies for building democratic pressure to enforce corporate responsibility on environmental issues and the importance of equitable resource distribution during environmental and economic transitions.Listen to the full episode to learn whether economic growth is necessary to overcome inequality, the differences between degrowth and recession, and how entrepreneurship can align with environmental goals.Listen to the full episode here - https://smartlink.ausha.co/mission-first/36-why-green-growth-is-a-myth-and-how-does-degrowth-apply-to-green-entrepreneurship-and-to-our-futureWatch the full episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26I8i8bRWroResources:Timothée Parrique LinkedInTimothée's websiteTimothée's book Ralentir ou péri  ===Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin”

How do you build a hardware company that not only generates immediate revenue but also creates a lasting, positive impact?How do you bring investors on board?How do you build an international team of A-players in Research & Development, Data, Marketing, and Sales?The answers in this episode.Morfo restores large-scale forest ecosystems, with the help of drones and an innovative method.With a single drone, they can process up to 50 hectares of forest imagery per day and plant 180 seed pods every minute, even across steep and difficult-to-access lands like rainforests. But it is not just about planting trees. They make sure to have local participation in their projects, so far, they've involved more than 1,000 people. Morfo is building sustainable livelihoods for the most vulnerable communities of this world.

In this Best of episode, Tessa Clarke, co-founder & CEO of Olio, shares her experience fundraising as a female co-founder. Learn from Tessa's experience about the challenges that female founders face and how she managed to overcome them.Listen to the full episode with Tessa to learn also: How to define a new business model and grow a food sharing appListen to the full episode here - https://smartlink.ausha.co/mission-first/40-150-million-meals-saved-how-to-grow-a-food-sharing-app-with-tessa-clarke-olioWatch the full episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/R9KRy2eTyWcResources:Tessa's LinkedInOlio websiteBook recommendation:Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. MooreThe Mom Test by Rob FitzpatrickThe Lean Startup by Eric Ries===Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin”

Only 15% of old phones get recycled.And that's not the biggest problem. When you get your new phone in your hand, most of the harm has already been done. 70 - 80 % of the phone's footprint is in the making, not in the usage.If we use our phones longer, less resources are needed for their production. And there will be less electronics waste.But how do you design a phone for circularity and longevity?Fairphone managed to create and grow a phone company with a circular and fair model:A phone easy to repair100% electronic waste neutralMade in fair factoriesRepairable, sustainable, ethically sourcedIt all started with a campaign back in 2011.Bas van Abel, founder of Fairphone, was raising awareness around conflict minerals and mining practices in the electronics industry. They came up with the idea of a made-up, non-existing Fairphone.People loved the concept so much: they got 30,000 people on the pre-order list.That first year Fairphone made a turnover of 16M euro. They became the fastest-growing technology start-up in Europe.Fairphone was officially launched in 2013 and today they have:- 40M euro turnover- sold 500,000 Fairphones- released 5 phone versions- 150 employees across the worldListen to the episode with Bas van Abel, founder, board member, and ex-CEO of Fairphone, to learn How to balance a sustainable mission with a profitable business model, while taking care of your health as a founderIn this episode you will learn:- How to operate a circular business model and make it fair- How Fairphone found their product-market fit through campaigning- What conflict minerals are and the complexity of the supply chain needed to make a phone- How to make the supply chain as fair as possible- How they managed to set up the Fair Cobalt Alliance- What makes Fairphone fair?- How to create a business model that supports a longevity mission and is profitable at the same time- How to move from an old to a new reality through the theory of change and set impact milestones- How steward-ownership can help to have a healthier relationship with your stakeholders- When is the right time to raise VC- How to hire a management team- How Bas went into a big burn-out and how to take care of your personal health as a founderWatch the full episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/FwXlWn-PJ8AResources:Bas van Abel LinkedInFairphone websiteBooks recommendation:The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben HorowitzThe Human Condition by Hannah Arendt===Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin”

In this Best of episode, Philippe Birker, co-founder of Climate Farmers, debunks two of the biggest myths around regenerative agriculture: you cannot feed the world with it and scaling regenerative culture cannot be done. Listen to the episode to learn what are the challenges regenerative agriculture farmers face and how Climate Farmers is helping them transition.Sounds interesting? Then go and listen to the full episode with Philippe about What is regenerative agriculture? How do you put impact first with an economic model focused on growth? And how to choose and prepare best for an accelerator program? Listen to the full episode here - https://smartlink.ausha.co/mission-first/38-feeding-the-world-with-regenerative-agriculture-with-philippe-birker-climate-farmersWatch the full episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/kCHCY9ZTgZkResources:Philippe LinkedinClimate Farmers website===Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin”

In this Best of episode, Sam Sutaria, CEO of WaterBear, shares his B2B2C community growth strategies. Learn what are the challenges of growing a B2C community while building the B2B partnership side of the business. Learn about the importance of shared values when creating collaborations and finding the right trustworthy partners.Listen to the full episode with Sam on: Setting a new standard for impact in media with WaterBear, the free “Netflix” of captivating films and thought-provoking seriesListen to the full episode here - https://smartlink.ausha.co/mission-first/setting-a-new-standard-for-impact-in-media-with-waterbear-the-free-netflix-of-captivating-filmsWatch the full episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtfX1tvgG24&t=12sResources:Sam's LinkedInWaterBear websiteBook recommendation: The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin===Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin”

In this Best of episode, Tessa Clarke, co-founder & CEO of Olio, shares her experience with the different strategies for influencing consumer behavior they've used. Learn how Olio flipped communications and instead of talking about the global impact, they lead with the personal as a driver for change. Tessa also described how you can harvest behavioral psychology for positive impact and use different levers to nudge people to take the behavior that you want.Listen to the full episode with Tessa to learn also: How to define a new business model? And how to fundraise as a female co-founded business? Listen to the full episode here - https://smartlink.ausha.co/mission-first/40-150-million-meals-saved-how-to-grow-a-food-sharing-app-with-tessa-clarke-olioWatch the full episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/R9KRy2eTyWcResources:Tessa's LinkedInOlio websiteBook recommendation:Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. MooreThe Mom Test by Rob FitzpatrickThe Lean Startup by Eric Ries===Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin”

In this Best of episode, Nathan Bonnisseau, co-founder of Plan A, shares two key frameworks for building a successful brand: The Mountain of Tomorrow and How Wow Now. We then explore the topic of how to create a crisp brand that all employees and external stakeholders understand.From the full episode, you will learn from Nathsn's experience how to build a sustainable brand without greenwashing and turn your employees into brand ambassadors.Listen to the full episode here - https://smartlink.ausha.co/mission-first/37-how-to-build-a-sustainable-brand-backed-by-science-without-greenwashingWatch the full episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yektDUiKtaE&t=1sResources:Nathan Bonnisseau LinkedInPlan A website===Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin”

In this Best of episode, Timothée Parrique, PhD in economics specializing in degrowth and post-growth theories, shares why the current way we measure GDP is a poor indicator of the quality of life. It's an indicator that was created in the 1930s and does not reflect the social well-being of the people and the eco state of the planet. We then go to discuss what "value" means today and what should be the real factors that bring value to the economy and the well-being of the people.Listen to the full episode here - https://smartlink.ausha.co/mission-first/36-why-green-growth-is-a-myth-and-how-does-degrowth-apply-to-green-entrepreneurship-and-to-our-futureWatch the full episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26I8i8bRWroResources:Timothée Parrique LinkedInTimothée's websiteTimothée's book Ralentir ou péri  ===Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin”

If you are into nature tech, greentech, regenerative economy, product-market fit. This episode is for you.Is it possible to make economy regenerative? Can we make e-commerce, fintech and other digital sectors more sustainable? And prove it.Handprint are on a mission to regenerate the planet with the help of digital technology and partnerships. They want to change the narrative and convert our extractive economy to an economy that benefits nature.They do exactly what it says on the label - they help companies increase their handprint, the sum of their positive impact on the world's environmental and social ecosystems.Their platform provides nature credits. A nature credit assigns a value to nature's services, like that companies are not just reducing their environmental footprint, but they are also helping to regenerate and preserve nature.Mathias Boissonot is the co-founder & CEO of Handprint and he always had a “let's hack it” attitude. That is why he set on a challenge to tackle environmental issues with digital technology.So far Handprint:✨ has funded 2.5 million m2 of ecosystems✨ generates 6-figure revenue monthly✨ has attracted big financial institutions as clients✨ has 25 FTEsIn this episode, we dove into how to find a new product market fit and how to get big contracts within the fintech industry In this episode you'll learn:- How to use new digital technologies to benefit sustainable development- How to find a product-market fit- How to run a pilot and still make a profit- How to attract big companies as clients with a positive mission- How to close sales (even w/o a commercial background)- Benefits of lead magnets - How to convert climate action into a winning company strategy resulting in ROI- How to develop an engagement strategy for brand ambassadorsWatch the full episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/BKnuNHuEoVoResources:Mathias's LinkedInHandprint websiteObviously Awesome by April Dunford===Watch my video presentation “3 key strategies to grow a following of 7500+ changemakers on Linkedin”

If you are into clinical research, life science, pivoting, founder sales or company culture. This episode is for you.If you could do just one thing that would impact the lives of one million people, what would it be?This question nudged Maya to find a solution to help people.Millions of patients around the world need treatment, but they do not know if it exists and how can they get it. At the same time new drugs and therapies are available for free in clinical trials.FindMeCure bridges the gap between patients and clinical trials.Building any medical or pharmaceutical product is one of the hardest things you can do, because it's an extremely regulated market. Then add building a marketplace on top of that with a typical chicken and egg problem, and you are facing a very difficult challenge. But my guest overcame that challenge.Maya Zlatanova is the CEO and Co-founder of FindMeCure. She is also developing TrialHub, a platform that empowers doctors and researchers with data intelligence to plan over 6000 successful clinical trials.They have helped two million patients to search for clinical trials and have doubled their team size from 10 at the beginning of the year, to currently 25 FTEs.Today we are going to talk about

What if, for once a year, corporate business leaders, innovators, investors, and activists come together, not as enemies, but as collaborators for change? Picture an event on impact and environment that leaves you not with despair, but with hope and concrete actions that could be taken.That's the essence of ChangeNow, the world's largest impact summit, besides the COPs, where the goal is not just to highlight the problems but to showcase real solutions and mobilize businesses to change.Kevin Tayebaly, is one of the co-founders and the Chief Development Officer of ChangeNow. He takes care of all the relationships with the international delegations, and the investor relationship. And before ChangeNow, he has created three companies.ChangeNOW started as a small gathering in 2017 with just 2'000 participants and in a bit over 6 years it grew into an event with:- 35'000 attendees from 120 countries- 1'000+ C-level decision-makers- 1'200 investors- and a team of 35 people who take care of the event organizationNo co-founder of ChangeNow is actually from the event industry. That's probably how they managed to come up with such a new business model and to scale this event so quickly.Learn from Kevin's experience

If you are into marketplace, apps, behavior psychology, food waste prevention. This episode is for you. What's “the chicken and the egg dilemma” when it comes to marketplace?People looking for an item want to join your marketplace only if you have a wide offering.But sellers or people who want to share something only want to join your marketplace if you have a lot of people searching for something.So how do you manage to attract both sides in your marketplace? With whom do you start? How? And how do you attract investors too?It seems Tessa Clarke, co-founder & CEO of Olio, managed to crack this chicken-and-egg problem.“Why isn't there an app for that?” was the thought that sparked the creation of Olio when Tessa faced the hard decision of whether to throw away food or smuggle it.Some market research and a lot of trials and errors later, now the 2015-founded company has:- 7М users around the world- 104k volunteers rescuing unsold food- 57k ambassadors spreading the word- 150M portions of food sharedOlio's motto is “Share more, waste less” and so they do. Their mission is to solve the climate crisis by solving the problem of waste in our homes and local communities. It is a local sharing app for passing on things you don't need to people who live nearby, from food and clothes to books and toys. It helps to turn your useless into someone else useful and helps fight waste.In this episode, we went over

If you are into philosophy, system thinking, economy, research, science. This episode is for you. Have we, as humanity, built a world that is so complex that even we cannot understand it? Or has it always been this way and we just simplified it so we fear it a bit less?In these days, the world is changing faster compared to any period in history.It has become a world of uncertainty, where reality blurs with the fake, confusion seems to be the new norm.My next guest spent the last five years of his life trying to figure out what's going on with the world, how civilizations work and what are all the connections and mechanisms behind them.Julien Devaureix is the founder of Sismique, a podcast that promotes dialogue, openness and curiosity. Sismique's goal is to make you understand how this fast-changing world works.

If you are into agriculture, food supply chain, non-profit, community building, accelerator programs. This episode is for you.  What if farming wasn't just a means of survival but a way to nature restoration? And instead of being part of the problem destroying our soil, biodiversity, and amplifying climate change, it became part of the solution?Let me introduce you to a new (not so new

If you are into branding, communication, PR, brand building, employee advocacy, Linkedin, science, greentech, decarbonization, this episode is for you. How can brands incorporate sustainability and science into their core in an authentic way and avoid the trap of greenwashing? It is one thing to craft a sustainable brand on paper and a completely different story to integrate branding as part of the whole company and the whole customer journey, without greenwashing. Every company in the world needs to decrease its carbon footprint and the negative impact on the planet, but it's not an easy thing to do. You need to have clean data, a decarbonization strategy and a lot of scientific knowledge. That's why Plan A is here. Plan A helps foster sustainable transition in the business world. They work towards eliminating and avoiding emissions, rather than compensating them and this takes a great amount of science behind. More than 1500 companies trust them to decarbonize their business with clients such as BMW, Deutsche Bank, Visa, and KFC.

If you are into entrepreneurship in general, economics, degrowth, post-growth, ecology, climate change, activism, or simply into the future of our planet, this episode is for you. Is the constant search for economic growth slowly pushing us to extinction? It's time to change the way we measure economic success. It should no longer be about GDP. My guest today is a different type of entrepreneur. Timothée Parrique is a knowledge entrepreneur

If you are into AI, data, mental health, building B2B2C business, pivoting, OKRs, sales. This episode is for you. How can you say you are running a successful mental health company? How do you calculate the profitability of an employee mental health program? Kimberly Breuer, co-CEO of Likeminded (and a psychologist herself) will share her experience in this episode Likeminded is a solution for mental health at work. They developed a data-driven mental health solution that ensures it is highly efficient at improving mental health but also scalable! Customers get access to different support formats from 101 sessions, to digital exercises to group sessions. The data-driven approach of the platform guides the users through their journey. Today Likeminded: - Is improving the well-being of more than 20'000 employees - Pivoted successfully from B2C to B2B after one year - Is raising Series A at the moment - has 40+ employees Kimberly shared her learnings about

If you are into media, documentaries, activism, growing communities, NGOs, impact, technology & how to use product to drive action. This episode is for you. In a world where “bad news sell better” it's easy to believe that it's all negative. In this episode with Sam Sutaria, CEO and first employee at WaterBear, you will learn 

If you are into greentech, product innovation, social entrepreneurship, developing a business in Africa, or simply into inspiring entrepreneurship. This episode is for you. Which entrepreneur can say they risk their lives every day to have a positive impact on the planet? My guest, Torsten Schreiber is the Founder & CEO of Africa GreenTec and four other companies which have the sole mission of empowering people to achieve self-determination and growth. Torsten is a serial sustainable social entrepreneur and a politically active climate change activist. He is also a mentee of Muhammad Yunus, walking the talk, getting his hands dirty in very dangerous places of the world to help those who really need it. In this episode we will talk about Africa GreenTec. The company which brings clean electricity, water and cool chains to some of the most isolated and dangerous regions in Africa. Benefits stretch beyond the commodities. These places become more stable, safer and economically attractive. Africa GreenTec has: ⚡150 FTEs ⚡30 sites in 4 countries in Africa ⚡Assets for more than 25M euros ✅ 24.975 people supplied with electricity ✅ 2.080 max. Tons of CO2 saved ✅ 419 small businesses empowered to increase productivity ✅ They've celebrated access to electricity with 100.000+ people Learn from the broad experience Torsten has to share on

If you are into greentech, product innovation, social entrepreneurship, developing a business in Africa, or simply into inspiring entrepreneurship. This episode is for you. Which entrepreneur can say they risk their lives every day to have a positive impact on the planet? My guest, Torsten Schreiber is the Founder & CEO of Africa GreenTec and four other companies which have the sole mission of empowering people to achieve self-determination and growth. Torsten is a serial sustainable social entrepreneur and a politically active climate change activist. He is also a mentee of Muhammad Yunus, walking the talk, getting his hands dirty in very dangerous places of the world to help those who really need it. In this episode we will talk about Africa GreenTec. The company which brings clean electricity, water and cool chains to some of the most isolated and dangerous regions in Africa. Benefits stretch beyond the commodities. These places become more stable, safer and economically attractive. Africa GreenTec has: ⚡150 FTEs ⚡30 sites in 4 countries in Africa ⚡Assets for more than 25M euros ✅ 24.975 people supplied with electricity ✅ 2.080 max. Tons of CO2 saved ✅ 419 small businesses empowered to increase productivity ✅ They've celebrated access to electricity with 100.000+ people Learn from the broad experience Torsten has to share on

If you are into greentech, product innovation, social entrepreneurship, developing a business in Africa, or simply into inspiring entrepreneurship. This episode is for you. Which entrepreneur can say they risk their lives every day to have a positive impact on the planet? My guest, Torsten Schreiber is the Founder & CEO of Africa GreenTec and four other companies which have the sole mission of empowering people to achieve self-determination and growth. Torsten is a serial sustainable social entrepreneur and a politically active climate change activist. He is also a mentee of Muhammad Yunus, walking the talk, getting his hands dirty in very dangerous places of the world to help those who really need it. In this episode we will talk about Africa GreenTec. The company which brings clean electricity, water and cool chains to some of the most isolated and dangerous regions in Africa. Benefits stretch beyond the commodities. These places become more stable, safer and economically attractive. Africa GreenTec has: ⚡150 FTEs ⚡30 sites in 4 countries in Africa ⚡Assets for more than 25M euros ✅ 24.975 people supplied with electricity ✅ 2.080 max. Tons of CO2 saved ✅ 419 small businesses empowered to increase productivity ✅ They've celebrated access to electricity with 100.000+ people Learn from the broad experience Torsten has to share on

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you. Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom. eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers. Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon.

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you. Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom. eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers. Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon.

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you. Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom. eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers. Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon.

If you are into carbon credit, business, agriculture, product & business model innovation, or simply scaling up your team, this is the right episode for you. Robin Saluoks is the CEO & co-founder of eAgronom. eAgronom is a platform which brings economic benefits to sustainable farmers. Farmers get paid for improving their soil and sequestrating carbon.

This is the best-of from Mission First, the podcast-masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better! Kick back and listen to some of their best advice from Seasons 1 and 2. New episodes will be available in September 2022. Christoph Berger is the founder and CEO of Vilisto and Planet Sustainability. With Vilisto, Christoph has developed a digital heat management system with self-learning radiator thermostats which reduce CO2 emissions & heating costs by up to 32%. Learn from his experience on How to recruit the right team for a seed round? ***Keep up with new episodes and exclusive content by signing up for our newsletter here. Follow us on Linkedin, IG and Facebook.*** ***We'd love it if you could share the pod with friends and people who need entrepreneurial advice. All you need to do is send them a link like these… Spotify - link  Apple Podcast - link  All other podcast platforms - link  ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the full best of Mission First ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Signup for the newsletter here and receive all the best-of episodes + get the summary of Do's and Dont's of each episodes!

This is the best-of from Mission First, the podcast-masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better! Kick back and listen to some of their best advice from Seasons 1 and 2. New episodes will be available in September 2022. Robert Schrimpff is a serial entrepreneur. He has been the founder, CEO, or director of six companies, mostly in the energy sector. He has a huge entrepreneurship and business experience. In 2015 he took the bet to start a new company called Solar for Schools. Have you ever wondered: How long should you keep trying to sell your product before you give up? Well, here is what Robert has learned through his experience. ***Keep up with new episodes and exclusive content by signing up for our newsletter here. Follow us on Linkedin, IG and Facebook.*** ***We'd love it if you could share the pod with friends and people who need entrepreneurial advice. All you need to do is send them a link like these… Spotify - link  Apple Podcast - link  All other podcast platforms - link  ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the full best of Mission First ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Signup for the newsletter here and receive all the best-of episodes + get the summary of Do's and Dont's of each episodes!

This is the best-of from Mission First, the podcast-masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better! Kick back and listen to some of their best advice from Seasons 1 and 2. New episodes will be available in September 2022. Franziska Schmid is the Co-Founder and CEO at JUNGE TÜFTLER. With her companies, Franzi and her team teach technology through events, workshops, and webinars to kids and teenagers in Germany, who have learned that way how to become young tinkerers and inventors. Learn how she drives entrepreneurial spirit throughout the organization with holocracy, transparency and flexibility. ***Keep up with new episodes and exclusive content by signing up for our newsletter here. Follow us on Linkedin, IG and Facebook.*** ***We'd love it if you could share the pod with friends and people who need entrepreneurial advice. All you need to do is send them a link like these… Spotify - link  Apple Podcast - link  All other podcast platforms - link  ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the full best of Mission First ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Signup for the newsletter here and receive all the best-of episodes + get the summary of Do's and Dont's of each episodes!

This is the best-of from Mission First, the podcast-masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better! Kick back and listen to some of their best advice from Seasons 1 and 2. New episodes will be available in Q4 2022. Captain Paul Watson is а marine wildlife conservation and environmental activist. Watson was one of the founding members and directors of Greenpeace. In 1977, he left Greenpeace and founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which is the biggest non-governmental navy in the world, dedicated to protecting the ocean. Learn from his advice about the impact of their new branding, and how to "hack" the media by serving them what they want. ***Keep up with new episodes and exclusive content by signing up for our newsletter here. Follow us on Linkedin, IG and Facebook.*** ***We'd love it if you could share the pod with friends and people who need entrepreneurial advice. All you need to do is send them a link like these… Spotify - link  Apple Podcast - link  All other podcast platforms - link  ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the full best of Mission First ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Signup for the newsletter here and receive all the best-of episodes + get the summary of Do's and Dont's of each episodes!

This is the best-of from Mission First, the podcast-masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better! Kick back and listen to some of their best advice from Seasons 1 and 2. New episodes will be available in Q4 2022. Jeff Kirschner is the Founder and CEO of Litterati, a global community working to create a litter-free planet. Listen to his advice on how to build a community around your brand. ***Keep up with new episodes and exclusive content by signing up for our newsletter here. Follow us on Linkedin, IG and Facebook.*** ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the full best of Mission First ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Signup for the newsletter here and receive all the best-of episodes + get the summary of Do's and Dont's of each episodes!

If as a kid, you dreamt of trying to protect lions and other wild animals at the other side of the world and now you have a normal job but you still have such a dream, and you don't know how you could achieve your childhood dream beside your job, this episode is for you! If you are already on your way to have an impact on the world with your social organization, or your startup, and donations are a part of your revenue streams and you'd like to learn how to maximize them, then this episode is also for you! “Many organizations which have the sole purpose of doing good are not led in a very entrepreneurial way. They are less efficient and KPI driven.” contemplates Marlon, my guest in this episode. Dr. Marlon Braumann comes from the VC world. No surprise, he looks for efficiency even when it comes to his NPO. Marlon founded AMES Foundation (Africa's Most Endangered Species) 2 years ago as a side project. AMES's mission is to conserve wildlife, protect biodiversity and make Africa a safer place for animals. It became Marlon's most successful fundraising. AMES has:

If you are into circular economy, non-digital products,  e-commerce, or retail, or if you simply want to go from thinking about it to actually starting your own business. You don't want to miss this episode. Circular economy is great on paper, but only a few manage to turn the model into real business success.  Creating a tangible product is never as easy as creating a digital product. It's not as fast to iterate with clients' feedback and the costs are higher. And when you've finally built the right product… How do you sell it? Online only? Or in a physical shop? MOYU produces rewritable notebooks, made of stone paper, on which you can write and easily erase without traces up to 500 times. I was skeptical at first, but I met the Moyu's team in Berlin last year and after trying it, I directly ordered two notebooks for my girlfriend and myself for Christmas.   Since then, I stopped buying “normal” paper notebooks and have already filled and erased their notebook twice. Moyu has successfully grown in the Netherlands and now they are scaling up internationally. They have more than 20 people and so far more than 200 companies have bought their notebooks that they can personalize for their employees. Plus, you can find them in more than 70 retail stores across the Netherlands. The Moyu team believes in a world without deforestation

If you are interested in B2B partnership, SaaS product development, Sustainable fashion, or Supply chain, this episode is definitely for you!

TODAY'S EPISODE  How can we make people more aware of the extinction risks on the animals of this world, get people to care about it, to change, and also to raise money to protect these animals? My guest today, Paul Goodenough realized that environmentalism is too often not something on the menu. People are too caught up in their everyday lives, they don't have the time, they do not know how to help. So he came up with Rewriting Extinction, a comics book collection with stories to change the world. In a few frames, their comics help you understand the issue, relate to it, and get a tangible action you can take today. Their mission is simple: change, protect, restore, inspire. With his mission, Paul has managed to attract a panel of stars like the comedians Ricky Gervais, Andy Serkis (Gollum from Lord of the Rings for those who don't know), Jane Goodall, Peter Gabriel, and in total more than 300 creators to contribute to these stories. Without spending a penny on ads, Rewriting Extinction managed to reach 115M people and collected 1'480'000 pounds in donations.

TODAY'S EPISODE  You thought B2B was challenging? How about dealing with governments?

TODAY'S EPISODE  Si vous aimez la greentech, les projets collectifs porteurs de sens, les actions écologiques concrètes, ou que grandir une communauté est important pour votre projet, cet épisode résonnera sans aucun doute en vous ! Si beaucoup d'entrepreneurs embarquent dans leur aventure seuls ou avec quelques compatriotes, le projet de Time For The Planet est quant à lui ancré dans le collectif et l'humain. C'est la force de la communauté qui peut faire bouger les choses en matière de protection environnementale et Arthur Auboeuf l'a bien compris. Il est aujourd'hui l'invité du podcast Mission First, et nous prouve que co-construire son projet peut faire la différence et lui donner du sens.Arthur Auboeuf a pour projet de trouver des solutions concrètes à la crise environnementale en levant 1 milliard d'euros pour développer 100 innovations d'ici 2030. Time For The Planet permet aux citoyens d'aller plus loin dans l'engagement écologique en allant vers l'innovation. Tout le monde peut participer et peut investir pour ces innovations avec un montant minimum d'un euro. Arthur a partagé une list de Do's and Don'ts sur le sujet:

TODAY'S EPISODE  What is it like to start from scratch in an industry you know nothing about? This is what Megan Glover did back in 2016 when she started 120Water. Today 120Water has grown to 75 FTEs, more than 200 customers and a 7-digit revenue. They are paving the way for the water industry, moving it from paper into the cloud. They offer digital solutions to water professionals, helping them protect public health way more efficiently. Megan spent 10 years in marketing before deciding to pursue water as her next career move, and it was then natural to talk about How to use your experience and a different perspective to innovate in a new industry and find purpose Megan shares her angle on how to: ✅ Find mentors ✅ Apply proven concepts and  solutions to your business ✅ Keep your customer at the center of your strategy even as you scale ✅ Don't let hearing NO discourage you ✅ Learn to let go ✅ Hire the right people ✅ Build a brand your customers would love to buy Ready to dive in the water? Let's go! Resources and recommendations from the episode: Megan Glover on Linkedin and Twitter 120Water website Podcasts: Everyone Hates Marketers This Week In Startups How I Built This, Guy Raz ​​(Don't) Waste Water, Antoine Waler Books: We the Possibility: Harnessing Public Entrepreneurship to Solve Our Most Urgent Problems by Mitchell Weiss The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

TODAY'S EPISODE  Today, I welcome Ilona Ludewig to share with us how she was able to accomplish what most entrepreneurs dream to do. Create a greentech company and exit it after less than 5 years. Ilona Ludewig is a serial entrepreneur, strategy director in several companies, consultant, and she founded 4hundred in 2016. 4hundred became the fairest green energy provider in Germany in 2020 and was acquired by the UK tech unicorn Octopus Energy. Ilona shared Do's and Don't about: “How to start, run, and exit an energy company” and This episode is a must-listen if you would like to learn: When is the right time to sell your company or join forces with another player in your market. How to improve your team's operation by building in-house tech tools. How to ensure that your product or service maintains a culture of positive growth. We also shared on the importance of mindset when hiring someone to join your team and how valuable are skills in the over all hiring process. Ilona also shared personal experience on how she leveraged technology to provide better customer experience Are you Ready? Let's dive in together!   Resources and recommendations from the episode: Ilona Ludewig on Linkedin and Instagram Digital forum provider: Standing on Giants Book: Alchemy By Rory Sutherland Podcast Recommendations: No Stupid Questions By Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth Squeezing the Orange By Professor Dan Cable and comedian Akin Omobitan   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

TODAY'S EPISODE  If your income was suddenly cut by 1%, would that have a negative impact on your quality of life? This is the question posed by One for the World Executive Director Jack Lewars, and also the foundation of their sponsorship model.  One for the World is a movement of people changing charitable giving to end extreme poverty. Since 2014, they have donated over $1m to highly effective charities fighting extreme poverty and malaria-related death. In this episode, I had the chance to speak with Jack about his experience working in the nonprofit sector. He shared highly actionable insights into how to reach the right donors and ensure a bigger impact with your NGO.  Listen to the episode to learn: Why the most impactful charities are 100 or even 1000 times more effective. One for the World's very unique approach to recruiting donors that enables them to build a sponsorship pipeline for long-term growth. How to calculate and clearly show the tangible impact created by your NGO. Four essential criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of a charitable organisation. Plus, many more actionable tips on data-driven decision making, marketing, and managing your NGO. Let's dive in. Additional Resources & Links One for the World website  One for the World on Facebook  Jack Lewars on LinkedIn  Books and influences mentioned in the episode The Building a Second Brain Podcast   Mindset - by Carol Dweck The Lean Startup - by Eric Ries The Culture Map: Decoding How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Across Cultures - by Erin Meyer ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

This episode is brought to you by Asana. Click here to learn more and get your free 30-day premium trial. Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   TODAY'S EPISODE  Would you prefer having a social impact or a sustainable environmental impact on the world?  Well, do you know it's possible to achieve both?!  In this episode, I have the chance to talk to Wietse Van Der Werf, CEO and founder of Sea Ranger Service. Sea Ranger Service is a social enterprise with a mission to restore 1 million hectares of ocean biodiversity by 2040, whilst training 20,000 young people towards a maritime career.  When the common advice for entrepreneurs is to focus on one product only, Wietse developed successfully three products / services with his social enterprise: from marine research services to offering a bootcamp to train people for a new career, and also the construction and design of a new ship certified in the industry with a zero-emission specification. For this episode, Wietse prepared a list of very hands-on tips about 

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   TODAY'S EPISODE If you are into greentech, B2B2C, crowdfunding, scaling up, or solar,  this episode will probably be very useful for you! Lots of entrepreneurs dream of having an impact globally, but at the same time you often hear that you should be careful to not internationalize too quickly. Today I have the chance to interview an entrepreneur who is proof that it's actually possible to have a global impact very quickly! Martin Baart has for mission to save the planet as the CEO of Ecoligo. Ecoligo helps solar projects to be funded for businesses and companies in emerging countries like Kenia, Vietnam or Costa Rica. The solar projects are financed through their crowdinvesting platform, that offers attractive returns to private investors. Investments start from 100€ and save tonnes of CO2 emissions, enabling citizens to have an impact on the global energy transition with their money. Martin shared a list of Do's and Don'ts about 

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   TODAY'S EPISODE Would you like to create, or are you in the process of growing your sustainable brand at the early stage? Would you like to improve your supply chain to make it more sustainable or transparent?  Well, you will get some answers to these questions in this episode. I am really excited to talk to Marian Von Rappard, the founder of Evolution three and Dawn Denim. After spending a few years in the fashion industry, he created his own factory in Vietnam, and he started to produce jeans for global brands where they kept in balance production, ethics, sustainability, and quality. And then in 2015, he started Dawn Denim, which is changing the fashion industry one fine pair of jeans at a time.  In their factory in Saigon, they are setting new standards for fair working conditions in eco-consciousness with the two companies. They have now 200 factory workers in Vietnam and eight employees in Berlin. So if you want to learn more about sustainable manufacturing, supply chain, and building a brand in the sustainable fashion industry, this episode is for you! Guest info:  Marian on  Linkedin  Dawn Denim's website ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️= 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here.

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   TODAY'S EPISODE Starting and growing  a  tech company is never easy, especially if you are trying to have a high impact on a global market like the food and agriculture industry.  Developing an AI technology is a very fancy and trendy topic, but you can only be successful if you find a real paint point to solve, so  - How should you best try to find product market fit in such a busy, technological and competitive market? - How much funding should you raise? - How long should you try before you decide to pivot? - How should you expand and internationalize: should you go in attractive but expensive markets like the US? Well, these are all questions that we are going to answer in today's episode. I am very excited to receive our guest Will Wells, founder and CEO of Hummingbird Technology, an artificial intelligence SaaS platform that helps food and agriculture business to be more efficient and sustainable. They use drone and satellite enabled data and imagery analytics for example to help reduce the chemical usage of farming Started in 2016 and they are already in the commercial scale up phase with 60 employees in 10 different countries. They are in their Series B funding and raised 20 million $ so far, and they should reach break even next year.  Will prepared a list of 8 Do's and don'ts about 

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   TODAY'S EPISODE Lots of us dream of having a real positive social impact, but it's easier said than done.  Are you dreaming of starting your nonprofit organization, but you don't know where to start?  Or maybe you started it, but it turns out that growing it and funding it is more complex than you thought.  Well, this episode might have the answers you need to start and grow your non-profit organization. I'm really excited to talk to Melina Taprantzi, the founder of Wise Greece, a social entrepreneurship pioneer and non-profit organization.  Melina recently won an award from the United Nations, recognizing her as one of the seven women worldwide, whose activity significantly contributes to the achievement of the global sustainable development goals 2030.   Wise Greece has a double mission: they support small Greek food producers by promoting top quality Greek products through the sales of which they raise money and buy food in order to donate it to the people in need. They cooperate with more than a hundred producers selling more than 2500 of their products. And they have distributed more than 50 tons of food to orphanages and soup kitchens across the country.  She prepared a list of 8 Do's and don'ts about 

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️= 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here. TODAY'S EPISODE Everybody tells you  “you should raise funding as a startup!” But is it true?  Is this the only way?  Well, it's not.  And actually, there are many cases where raising funding is actually a really bad idea and bootstrapping your startup would be much smarter.  But how do you bootstrap your startup? Today, I'm talking to Kati Ernst, co-founder and CEO of Ooia. They sell innovative consumer products for the needs of women.  They've entirely bootstrapped the company they started two and a half years ago, they already have 

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️= 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here: https://gtimpact.com/best-advice-for-green-entrepreneurs/ TODAY'S EPISODE Aujourd'hui, j'accueille Claire Chouraqui, cofondatrice de Dreamact, une plateforme de E-commerce responsable qui vend plus de 12.000 produits éco-conçus et engagés. Claire rêve d'une société où l'écoresponsablité est la norme, et non l'exception. Alors, en 2015, moins de deux ans après avoir terminé ses études, elle crée DreamAct Comme tout entrepreneur, Claire et sa cofondatrice ont galéré, notamment pour trouver le bon business modele, Mais depuis 2 ans, le succès est au rdv et la croissance prend bien Maintenant, DreamAct, c'est 3 millions de chiffre d'affaire, 19 employés et plus de 800 marques sur leur plateforme, avec un modèle mixte et deux sites webs, un pour vendre aux particuliers en B2C et un pour vendre aux entreprises en B2B. Claire nous a fait le plaisir de préparer une liste de conseils à propos de Comment développer une plateforme de vente de produits éco responsable et comment sensibiliser ses consommateurs Donc si vous êtes dans l'e-commerce écoresponsable, accrochez vous car cela risque d'être un épisode passionnant pour vous, comme pour moi! Claire Chouraki et DreamAct:  Claire sur Linkedin  Dreamact: site pour entreprises et professionels B2B ainsi que site pour particuliers Resources and recommendations from the episode Livres 80 hommes pour changer le monde  Influencers/po dcasts Génération XX 

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here: https://gtimpact.com/best-advice-for-green-entrepreneurs/ TODAY'S EPISODE Lots of entrepreneurs dream of disrupting a market with a real innovation, but few are those who manage to achieve that. The circular economy seems like the perfect solution for our future, but it is not easy to develop the right product with the right business model at the right time.  You have to find the early adopters and sometimes factors like market, society trends, or even political decisions play a key role on the timing. In this episode I have the chance to talk to Jonne Hellgren, the founder and CEO of Repack. He launched his company in 2011 and from what he told me, he launched it way too early.  He went through some difficult phases like changing co founders and the early team, but he hung on and now his company is trusted by more than 150 brands, like Zalando, Levis, the AvocadoStore, and they are revolutionizing the packaging industry for E-commerce.   Repack makes packaging that is reusable and returnable. E-commerce companies use the Repack packaging to send their products to consumers, which can return the Repack packaging for free, anywhere in the world just by posting it in a postbox. Then Repack checks it, cleans it and it is ready to be used again. Thanks to their solution, companies sending products can save up to 80% of CO2 emissions compared to classic packaging They won more than 14 design and sustainability awards since their launch, so today we are going to talk about how to disrupt a market and end packaging trash! Jonne has shared

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better! ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here: https://gtimpact.com/best-advice-for-green-entrepreneurs/ TODAY'S EPISODE Today, my guest is Ryan Hunt, co-founder of Algix and its brand Bloom. With his companies, he sells durable resins to brands like Adidas, Reebok, Billabong, who make shoes with these green products. Their eco-innovative products use algaes, that transform air and water pollution, as a replacement for plastic consumer products. So far with their products, they've cleaned more than 600 million liters of water! Started in 2010 as a spinoff from the University of Georgia. The company has now more than a hundred customers and employs more than 20 people. During these 10 years, Ryan went through a few difficult phases where they had to adapt their company products and manufacturing strategy. We talked about these challenges and Ryan also shared a list of Do's and don'ts on the topic of  In this episode, Ryan has shared a list of 9 Do's and Don'ts about 

Welcome to Mission First, the masterclass to learn from successful entrepreneurs changing the world for the better!   ⚡️⚡️⚡️DONT MISS the best of season 1 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ = 10 episodes of less than 10 minutes to download and listen to here: https://gtimpact.com/best-advice-for-green-entrepreneurs/ TODAY'S EPISODE Being an entrepreneur in the energy industry is a tough challenge. The market is very broad, the sales cycle and the product implementation are very long, products are usually a mix of hardware and software, so it is very difficult to be a successful entrepreneur in that sector.  That's why I am really excited to talk today to Ernesto Garnier, the CEO of EINHUNDERT.  Launched in 2017, EINHUNDERT is already making a 7 digit revenue.  They offer a 100% sustainable energy solution and help real estate companies become solar power suppliers for their residents.  In this episode Ernesto will share a list of 6 Do's and Don'ts on the topic of