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We're excited to sit down with Gastón Tourn, the Chief Growth Officer of Oddbox, a subscription service rescuing produce that would otherwise go to waste. In this conversation, Gastón dives into the importance of genuine storytelling, the fascinating psychology behind “Veg Haters,” and why focusing on customer insight (rather than competitors) unlocks true growth potential.One of the key takeaways from this episode is Gastón's belief that marketers should read fiction writers—like Hemingway—to understand storytelling frameworks that connect on a deeper human level. Another recurring theme is his approach to balancing long-term brand-building with short-term performance—a common challenge for any marketer who needs to do “more with less.” If you've ever wondered how to turn customer complaints into an engaging campaign, or if you simply love the idea of “ugly” fruits and veggies saving the world, then this episode is for you!Watch the video version of this podcast on Youtube ▶️: https://youtu.be/DWQzGdyFj-U
Tips for growing your QSR conceptChallenges in the QSR and fine dining restaurant businessesCollaboration with food delivery aggregators.Oddbox providing a platform wherein the networking & learning both happens simultaneously.
Thank you to the folks at Sustain (https://sustainoss.org/) for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast! CHAOSScast – Episode 101 In this episode of CHAOSScast, hosts Alice Sowerby, Harmony Elendu, and Dawn Foster provide an in-depth look at how the CHAOSScast podcast is produced. They share their backgrounds, discuss the importance of community participation, and elaborate on their process for selecting topics and guests. They also discuss the logistics and creative process behind producing the podcast, and the challenges of scheduling recordings and coordinating with guests from different time zones. The episode concludes with a call for community feedback and suggestions to improve the podcast. Press download now to hear more! [00:02:59] There's a discussion on the history of CHAOSScast, with Dawn explaining how she revived the podcast after a period of inactivity. [00:03:55] Alice reflects on her invitation to join the podcast, her approach to managing her RSI, and her adaption to podcasting. [00:04:44] Harmony shares how he became involved with CHAOSScast, his initial experiences, and the development of the “20 Minutes of CHAOSS Africa” segment. [00:07:02] The hosts discuss the logistics and creative process behind producing the podcast, including selecting topics, and engaging with the community. Technical aspects of the podcast production are explained, such as recording, editing, and hosting tools and services used. [00:11:11] Dawn emphasizes the community-focused nature of their editing process, ensuring all participants are comfortable with the final product. [00:12:25] Alice, Dawn, and Harmony discuss cross-posting episodes from other podcasts and the criteria for selecting topics and guests. [00:16:42] They discuss challenges of maintaining a diverse and interesting guest list, and the importance of involving new voices in the podcast. Also, the logistical challenges of aligning guest schedules, especially considering different time zones and professional commitments. [00:20:06] The hosts encourage the community to suggest topics and promote the podcast to enhance reach and engagement. Ideas for improving accessibility to podcast content, such as curating themed collections of past episodes. [00:24:03] There's suggestions for integrating episodes into other resources like guides and presentations to further enrich the community's resources. [00:24:42] The episode wraps up with a call for feedback from listeners to continuously improve the podcast. Value Adds (Picks) of the week: * [00:25:14] Dawn's pick is wandering around Christmas markets in Munich eating roasted chestnuts and drinking glühwein. * [00:26:10] Harmony's pick is attending cultural activities of different cultures. * [00:27:06] Alice's pick is sending photos of her vegetable box to the company that she orders from. Panelists: Alice Sowerby Harmony Elendu Dawn Foster Links: CHAOSS (https://chaoss.community/) CHAOSS Project X (https://twitter.com/chaossproj?lang=en) CHAOSScast Podcast (https://podcast.chaoss.community/) podcast@chaoss.community (mailto:podcast@chaoss.community) Sustain Podcast (https://podcast.sustainoss.org/) Alice Sowerby Website (https://www.rosmarin.co.uk/) Harmony Elendu X (https://x.com/ogaharmony) Dawn Foster BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/geekygirldawn.bsky.social) Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Glühwein (mulled wine) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulled_wine) OddBox vegetables (https://www.oddbox.co.uk/)
In this episode of The Balcony Show, we are super stoked to share music and an interview with Pat Burgener & Oddbox ! Olympic competitor Pat joins forces with his brother Oddboz to create some stellar tunage! Check out their new song “Free” and don't forget to check out their interview this week! #catchingrisingstars #thebLconyshowrocks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 160: In LAB #40, Amardeep Parmar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amardeepsparmar) from The BAE HQ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bae-hq) welcomes Deepak Ravindran Co-Founder of Oddbox.Deepak Ravindran, co-founder of Oddbox, shares his journey from a successful career in finance to starting a purpose-driven business tackling food waste. He discusses the challenges and innovative solutions employed in growing Oddbox, emphasising the importance of changing behaviours and making a positive environmental impact.Message from our headline partners:From the first time founders to the funds that back them, innovation needs different. HSBC Innovation Banking is proud to accelerate growth for tech and life science businesses, creating meaningful connections and opening up a world of opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors alike. Discover more at https://www.hsbcinnovationbanking.com/________Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro01:32 - Early ambitions and career path.02:03 - Decision to pursue an MBA and early career in finance.02:35 - Lack of clear ambition in early life and following parents' path.03:47 - Impact of MBA on career and networking.05:24 - Experience working with his father's business.06:10 - Decision to leave father's business and pursue MBA.07:24 - Transition to corporate finance and desire to move abroad.10:28 - Initial challenges and experiences in UK banking.11:21 - Feelings of dissatisfaction despite career success.13:24 - Decision to quit banking and explore new opportunities.15:06 - Joining Escape the City for entrepreneurial skills and network.17:06 - Initial business ideas focused on fitness and health.19:59 - Discovery of food waste issue during travels and inspiration for Oddbox.21:57 - Launching Oddbox with a focus on food waste and behaviour change.25:17 - Strategy and logistics behind Oddbox deliveries.27:14 - Evolution from a small startup to a venture-backed company.28:37 - Realisation of Oddbox's potential to scale.30:02 - Challenges of scaling and managing investor relations.31:50 - Shifts in business operations and team dynamics.35:02 - Reflections on the journey and vision for the future.36:05 - Achievements and future goals for Oddbox.Deepak Ravindran:https://www.linkedin.com/in/dravindran/Oddbox:https://www.linkedin.com/company/oddbox/
Our guest today is Charlotte Lake. Charlotte began her career over 15 years ago within the broadcast industry working in advertising for Channel 5 before transitioning into Talent Management. It was here, looking after the likes of Meghan Markle, Lily Cole and Bob Geldof, to name but a few, that Charlotte discovered the huge potential in pairing the right talent with the right brands in order to help them thrive. And in 2017, Project X was born! Charlotte and Co-Founder Caren of Caren Agency wanted to create an agency that gave brands an unbiased view of the marketplace, helping to pair them with talent that would answer their specific wants and needs and connect them to the right audiences, at scale. Over the last 6 years, Project X has gone from strength to strength launching and scaling the influencer marketing channel for brands including, Oddbox, Skin + Me and allplants, in order to deliver exponential growth! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Live episode recorded from Bread and Jam 2023. We go behind the scenes with three unbelievable business leaders in the FMCG space. We speak about: The key watches of Burnout and how to deal with the symptoms Putting your self worth first How to deal with a rapidly scaling business on a personal level Direct feedback as a love language So much more!
Rory chats to Emilie Vanpoperinghe, CEO and Co-Founder of Oddbox, the subscription box company that saves imperfect and surplus fruit and vegetables from going to waste. Emilie explains how the idea for the business came about, why pricing 'wonky' vegetables can be challenging and the company's plans for the future.In the Top Two Challenges, Emilie shares her thoughts on what is the biggest challenge for Oddbox and the most pressing challenge for the grocery industry as a whole.Code ALF will give new Oddbox customers 50% off their first box. Offer excludes the fruit booster box. Valid until 31st August, 2023.If you want to do business with the UK's leading brands, request an ALF Insight demo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ODDBOX is a D2C (Direct-to-Consumer) BCorp business with a bold vision: a world where all food grown is eaten. Husband & wife team Deepak Ravindran and Emilie Vanpoperinghe founded the business 8 years ago, and have allowed their passion for sustainability to design their clever business model.ODDBOX delivers boxes of fruit, vegetables, and other products that are at risk of waste to their 500,000 D2C customers. Working closely with growers and suppliers, they originally focused on produce that may not meet cosmetic specifications or size requirements set by retailers but is still perfectly good to eat. In this episode, they share their journey from coming up with the idea for ODDBOX and testing it with 20 customers, to eventually growing the business to £32 millionYou'll learn : How they started their business packing ODDBOXes in a local church hall How they accessed the cash to fund their spectacular growth The importance of their relationships with growers, managing the supply chain and ensuring excellent customer experience Their plans for future growth, including their recently launched ODDSHOP and ODDBOX-branded consumer packaged products How they implemented geo-targeted marketing strategies, focusing on driving demand in the specific areas where they were delivering their boxes. Why traditional marketing methods like leaflet distribution through door-to-door worked well for them Their thoughts and experience of the effectiveness of influencer marketing but later found it to be successful in building awareness and trust. Don't miss your favourite brands talk about how they grew their inspirational businesses!Click the Follow button beside Brand Growth Heroes on your podcast app Follow Brand Growth Heroes here on Instagram, Tiktok, LinkedinBecome part of the Brand Growth Heroes community!Sign up here for news and information on Brand Growth Heroes Accelerator ProgrammeEmail Fiona for a 1-1 session: fiona@fionafitzconsulting.comSee how Fiona can group-coach your senior commercial and marketing teams internally: Fiona Fitz Consulting ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Food waste is a worldwide problem and is responsible for around 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Oddbox is fighting the food waste epidemic and fostering conscious consumerism with its wonky fruit and vegetable subscription service, rescuing perfectly good food that would otherwise be wasted and getting it into our kitchens.Episode 14Hosted by Bruce BratleyFeaturing Deepak Ravindran of Oddbox
Martyn has been a chef for over 15 years working in a lot of different areas in the food industry from restaurants to large scale event catering. He found his way into recipe development for Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) and worked in a cookery school teaching for over 5 years, alongside doing a degree in photography.After setting up Lagom Chef in November 2019 as an online sustainable meal plan company fighting food waste, things didn't work out quite as planned (pandemic!), he shifted his focus on educating people about food waste and having fun with cooking. He now has an audience of over 1 million across platforms, gaining traction through his energetic fun content that aims to teach, inspire and break down the barriers that assume solving food waste and eating delicious food is complicated and expensive.A self-titled "Food Waste Disruptor" who is raising awareness to a whole new audience and demographic, carving out his niche in the food waste scene. From having success with his light hearted approach he has worked with brands such as Canon, Sainsburys, Ocado, Sony Music, TikTok, WRAP and Oddbox on major brand campaigns.Check out our website - www.studiodine.comFollow us on socials - @studiodine | @studiodine.store | @calliepunchard | @dinewithmepodcast | TikTok | Pinterest Follow Martyn - Website | Instagram | Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke once again with Mark Leruste. Mark Leruste is the CEO and Founder of Ministry of Purpose©, best-selling author of “Glow in the Dark” (Hachette UK), keynote speaker, proud dyslexic thinker and the award-winning host of The Unconventionalists© podcast. A sought-after speaker at industry conferences and Fortune 500 companies, Mark's TEDx talk has been watched over a million times. Mark previously served as Country Manager at the Movember Foundation, where he helped raise €2.8 million for men's health, inspiring 110,000 fundraisers to sign up, winning multiple awards along the way. His new book “Glow in the Dark” (Hachette UK) is a must read for every entrepreneur and business leader who wants to raise their profile and turn their personal story into a powerful asset that gets noticed. Mark believes in creating a future worth striving for. That's why he's an advisor and early-stage angel investor in purpose-driven startups including Oddbox, Circa5000, Brewdog, Coconut, ScoreApp, Wearth, Frahm, Farewill and This. In this episode we talked about how sharing your personal story can transform your business and change your life. We hope you enjoy it! +++ Mark's links: - LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/markleruste - Mark's best-selling book Glow in the Dark: www.glowinthedarkbook.com - Scorecard: www.becomethespotlight.com Mark's suggestions: - Nanette by Hannah Gadsby (Standup comedy show on Netflix) - The Gap by Ira Glass: https://youtu.be/91FQKciKfHI Recommended books: - Do Story by Bobette Buster - The Storyteller's Secret by Carmine Gallo - Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller - I Got There by JeVon McCormick - Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks +++ Take the Confident Presenter Scorecard to assess your current presentation skills. It's free, easy, and takes just 3 minutes to complete: https://ideasonstage.com/score Join our free live web class to learn how to grow your business, increase your influence, and make a bigger impact through great presenting: https://www.ideasonstage.com/uk/masterclass
Should we all be considering switching to a diet made up of seasonal food? It's a big question, and the impact could be huge too. How would it affect the food system? What difference would it make to the planet? In theory, only eating foods that are produced in your region at certain times of the year should mean fewer carbon emissions and less waste. But how big an impact would it really have? How likely is it that such a big change can be affected? And would it really benefit all of us? Our guest in this episode of the podcast is the food entrepreneur, Emilie Vanpoperinghe. Emilie is co-founder of Oddbox, a company that delivers thousands of boxes of in-season fruit and vegetables every week as part of its fight to make the world more sustainable. Oddbox has one of the clearest tag-lines around: Wonky Fruit & Veg | Deliciously Odd & Delivered to Your Door. Listen to the full episode to find out more about Emilie and Oddbox, why she believes switching to a seasonal diet could have a dramatic impact on the environment, and how the idea of seasonal eating fits, or otherwise, with the cost of living crisis. Emilie Vanpoperinghe, Co-founder, Oddbox Oddbox is a sustainable fruit and veg box tackling food waste. Oddbox rescues delicious fresh fruit and veg which is deemed ‘too big', ‘too ugly', the ‘wrong' colour, or ‘too many' from going to waste. A supply-led model, Oddbox partners with growers throughout the UK to box up and deliver this ‘too odd' or ‘too many' produce to a food waste fighting community across the UK. With every box its community reduces food waste, saves CO2 and water. Since its inception in 2016, the business has distributed over 5 million boxes, with its community rescuing a combined 30,000 tonnes of fresh fruit and veg. Emilie has over 15 years' project and team management experience in Fortune 500 companies (3M and BT) across the globe. She was previously Director of Finance & Operations for Girl Effect, an international NGO set up by the Nike Foundation, working in developing countries to empower adolescent girls to reach their potential. Before that, she worked close to 10 years in finance in the corporate sector in France, India and the UK. Emilie is originally from northern France and has been in the UK for the past 10 years. Her grandparents were potato farmers and so she knows what it takes to grow fresh produce.
This week I'm honoured to have with me Emilie the Co-Founder of Oddbox. Being a loyal customer of Oddbox myself for many years I was fascinated to hear the Oddbox story and how Emilie and her husband Deepak started to tackle the huge issue of trying to save all the fruit and vegetables that weren't even making it out of the farms due to their appearance.Throughout this episode Emilie and I also discuss the following topics:- What it means to be a B Corp Company- How they have scaled the business over the last 6 years - How much wasted Fruit and Vegetables contribute to climate change- What's next for Oddbox- The Plant-Based MovementOddbox is such an incredible company, I really think you are going to enjoy this one!To find out more about becoming a Greedy Vegan head to www.greedyvegan.uk or check us out on Instagram at @greedyveganltdTo find out more about becoming a Greedy Vegan head to our Website or follow us on Instagram or Tik Tok @greedyveganltd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After catching up on what we've been cooking over the past week (Molly is rapidly turning into some kind of Masterchef), we share our tips for eating a healthy vegan diet on a budget. From what to do with beans to buying wonky veg and using delivery boxes like Oddbox to save petrol and stop you falling for all those supermarket offers, we have some great ideas for coping with the cost of living crisis.We also review some new vegan smoked salmon and doughnuts stuffed with cinnamon almond butter (yes, they're as good as they sound).Want more nutritional vegan recipes? Our best-selling magazine, Vegan Food & Living, is on hand to help! You can join us today and try an issue for just 99p, by visiting veganfoodandliving.com/podcast, or using code PODCAST when you order with us. Choose between our print and digital plus membership to receive the latest issue to your door or to your device, along with having easy access to 1000's of plant-based recipes at your fingertips in our fully searchable digital magazine archive. Music by Purple Planet
Deepak Ravindran on Jazz Shapers with Mishcon de Reya. Jazz Shapers in association with Mishcon de Reya broadcasts every Saturday at 9am, with a repeat on Monday at 5am, just before the Business Breakfast. Presented by broadcaster and Mishcon de Reya's Partner and Chief Brand Officer Elliot Moss, Jazz Shapers shares music from the risk takers, leaders and influencers of jazz, soul and blues, alongside interviews with their equivalent in the business world: entrepreneurs who have defined and shaped business categories and ways of operating, defying convention and have gone on to achieve great success. With more than 1000 people, Mishcon de Reya is an independent London-based law firm that serves an international community of clients. In their words: "We appreciate the privilege of sitting alongside our clients as a trusted advisor. Building strong personal connections to our clients and their businesses is important to us. It is for these reasons we say ‘It's business. But it's personal.'
The recent shift to remote work has helped many people find a better work/life balance, more autonomy, and a flexible schedule that suits their lifestyle. The option to work remotely has become a non-negotiable for many job seekers, and companies that don't offer it will struggle to attract and retain qualified staff. In this episode, Rhys sits down with Tushar Agarwal, the co-founder and CEO of Hubble, to learn how the shift to remote work will change real estate needs for enterprises everywhere. Hubble helps businesses like Accenture, Trustpilot and Oddbox navigate this new remote working landscape, offering access to a global network of on-demand workspaces, a curated set of remote work perks and much more. During the episode, Tushar offers his perspective on how the shift to remote work has brought on new and evolving real estate needs like the downsizing of office space or the addition of new elements like hoteling stations or collaboration rooms. He also offers his insights into the remote working world, sharing tips for business leaders hoping to provide their teams with more flexibility and the freedom of choice.
Emilie Vanpoperinghe speaks candidly on marketing and branding as well as the growth of Oddbox pre Covid and during Covid. From a point of not seeing the desired growth she wanted, to having a surge of subscriptions that resulted in Vanpoperinghe having to take down the company website for two months during the pandemic. Oddbox has become a staple name in a climate where sustainability is at the forefront and Vanpoperinghe talks about how their learnings in marketing, branding and growth led them to where they are. Vanpoperinghe has over 15 years' project and team management experience in Fortune 500 companies (3M and BT) across the globe. She was previously Director of Finance & Operations for an international NGO set up by the Nike Foundation and working in developing countries to empower adolescent girls to reach their potential. Before that, she worked close to 10 years in finance in the corporate sector in France, India and the UK. Vanpoperinghe is originally from northern France and has been in the UK for the past 10 years. Her grandparents were potato farmers and so she knows what it takes to grow fresh produce.
This week we're discussing greener ways to clean. Did you know that DIY green cleaning products are made up of usually 3 main core products? Find out what they are, how to use them, and what else we're doing to minimise our impact on the planet when it comes to cleaning this spring! A big shoutout goes to Fill Co. this week, we absolutely love their products, love the glass bottles, love their ethos, and love how EASY they make being green and eco-friendly! We're also planning our next season, would you like to be on The Back To The BGood Life Podcast? Send us a DM on Instagram. - Visit our website: www.backtothegoodlife.com Get £10 off of your first Oddbox order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/oddbox Get £5 off your first Milk and More order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/MilkAndMore
There's been a big decline in wildlife in recent years, and we're all guilty of planting plants that are good for us only or setting up our gardens without much thought for the wildlife. In this episode we talk about how we're encouraging wildlife into our garden. From newts to frogs to hedgehogs, and especially pollinators! We'd love your feedback too. Is there something we should be talking about? Let us know! Send us a DM on Instagram. - Visit our website: www.backtothegoodlife.com Get £10 off of your first Oddbox order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/oddbox Get £5 off your first Milk and More order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/MilkAndMore
Spring is the perfect time to get outside and learn about foraging for wild edibles. It's fun, easy, and you can find wild foods to eat all year round! In this episode we discuss how we love looking for mushrooms, eating some of the things we've found, and even using wild plants for medicinal purposes. NOTE: THIS EPISODE IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE ADVICE, MERELY AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION. DO NOT EAT OR USE PLANTS MEDICINALLY IF YOU CAN NOT IDENTIFY THEM PROPERLY. - Visit our website: www.backtothegoodlife.com Get £10 off of your first Oddbox order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/oddbox Get £5 off your first Milk and More order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/MilkAndMore
We're big fans of trying to shop local and support small businesses. We believe this is good for the environment, good for society, and good for us too. Join us this week as we discuss where we are doing our local shopping, and how we have to decide on what's important to us the most. - Visit our website: www.backtothegoodlife.com Get £10 off of your first Oddbox order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/oddbox Get £5 off your first Milk and More order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/MilkAndMore
We're planning to do a few projects around our home this year, and they all have the planet in mind. We want to make sure we're not adding too much carbon to the atmosphere, and that we're not using up natural resources. Join us in episode 5 as we discuss a DIY potato planter, encouraging the bees into the garden, and a high-tech way to save money (and the planet) when it comes to our heating and energy usage! We're giving a big shout-out this week to Niki's old friend Simon from Brighton BeeNBee and we get really excited about appearing on the Gardening With Nikki Podcast! - Visit our website: www.backtothegoodlife.com Get £10 off of your first Oddbox order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/oddbox Get £5 off your first Milk and More order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/MilkAndMore Check out Fill on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fill_co
Plastic is a waste that we produce on a daily basis. The landfills are filling up, and it's affecting the world's wildlife. The solution to this problem is not an easy one, but in this episode, we'll be exploring how we are rescuing our waste as a household and what this is doing to reduce our carbon footprint. We speak to you about the brilliant services we use daily, services such as Oddbox, Milk and More, and Fill, and how creating a closed-loop system is a step in the right direction that everyone can do. Thousands of people are creating a new, more sustainable life for themselves this winter, will you be one of them? - Visit our website: www.backtothegoodlife.com Get £10 off of your first Oddbox order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/oddbox Get £5 off your first Milk and More order: www.backtothegoodlife.com/MilkAndMore Check out Fill on Instagram: www.instagram.com/fill_co
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In this episode Bone and Daz talk with the living legend Dan Lawson, holder of LeJog record, EMU 6 Day Champion, European 24 Hour Champion, GUCR Course Record holder, Spartathlon 2nd place, UltraBalaton winner and generally the loveliest human being we know, apart from our wives and Mum's of course. We talk sustainability and Dan's brilliant mission with Re-Run clothing, rescued vegetables (i'm looking at you @Oddbox), and lots of random running chat especially Dan's ability to withstand pain. Daz and Bone fight over having Dan as a pacer at SDW100 next year. In the intro Bone and Daz almost discuss performance enhancing drug use in ultra-marathons, mull over Adele and Ronnie O'Sullivan running the Lea Valley 50k, we talk about David's incredible 19th place at this year's Spartathlon, and Daz plays an A-Minor chord on an acoustic guitar Yes it really is extremely pony. Episode in conjunction with Camino partners: Exhale Coffee the first thing we drink in the morning. - grab a free sample: http://exhalecoffeeroaste.refr.cc/davidb KOM Fuel our go-to store for ultra marathon nutrition: www.komfuel.co.uk - contact us for amazing promo deals 80Noir Ultra our favourite post-race or long-run recovery drink, try it here: https://www.80noirultra.com?sca_ref=1413812.3zztrNO8c4
Hear from Deepak Ravindran, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Oddbox, a fruit and vegetable service that fights food waste and champions sustainability. In this episode, we learn the contrast between working as a banker in the city and starting a sustainable initiative, and how this was shaped by Deepak's life. Be sure to listen to the very end for bonus material.You can find out more about Deepak and Oddbox here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dravindran/Website: https://www.oddbox.co.uk You can also find out more about Escape the City that Deepak credits for helping him find his purpose: https://www.escapethecity.org/ A transcription of each episode, as well as guest profiles and much more, is available on our website www.sondership.comCreditsTitle music - Buddha by Kontekst https://soundcloud.com/kontekstmusicCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0Free Download or Stream: http://bit.ly/2Pe7mBNMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/b6jK2t3lcRsSupport the show
The second 3 hour show. More tunes to cram down you lugholes than you can...you get the idea, listen to it already... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
Around 40% of the food we grow goes uneaten. This is one of the findings from the “Driven to Waste” report published by the World Wildlife Fund and Tesco. So what can we do to reduce the huge amounts of food loss occurring before it reaches our supermarket shelves, and limit the environmental impact of agriculture? Pete Pearson, a senior Food Waste director at WWF joins Matt to discuss the findings of the new report, that uses data to quantify and highlight loss occurring in the supply chain. He is also joined by Emilie Vanpoperinghe, the Co-Founder of Oddbox a food waste startup delivering wonky fruit and vegetables from farmers to consumers across the UK.
Emilie Vanpoperinghe and Deepak Ravindran Emilie and Deepak are the founders of Oddbox, a purpose-drive business that fights food waste on farms with innovative solutions and fosters conscious consumerism. Their story started in Portugal, at a food market filled with wonky fruit and veg. Co-founders, Deepak and Emilie, were shocked to find out that a number of produce in the UK is wasted before it even leaves the farms because of the odd appearance meaning a lot of unnecessary waste for the plane They works closely with farmers across the UK (& from abroad), rescuing fresh, seasonal surplus fruit & veg which are at risk of becoming food waste. Emilie, Deepak and Oddbox Oddbox Website (https://www.oddbox.co.uk/) Connect with Deepak on LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/dravindran) Connect with Emilie on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilievanpoperinghe/) ABOUT THE HOST My name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful. Sam: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/) Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58) Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/) Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/) Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset) Subscribe! If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guests: Deepak Ravindran and Emilie Vanpoperinghe.
More stuff, nonsense and flange from Kuddly Ken and his Oddbox. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
The first podcast as a married man, Kuddly Ken returns with some dodgy sounds and some dodgy sound (Sorry about that, the mixing desk went a bit wibbly-wobbly). Hopefully, this wont spoil your enjoyment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
More Midweek shananan....sinana....shinnna....antics --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
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LOOK! A PODCAST EPISODE!! HE LIVES!!! Join Kuddly Ken as he stumbles his way through your Wednesday afternoon with all the grace of a fridge freezer on a skateboard going down a cobbled street... ...ok, YOU think of something to write here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
And LO! The Kuddly Ken Juggernaut rolled into town again with 2 more hours of pure unadulterated, uncensored rubbish.... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
I chat with Emilie Vanpoperinghe, co founder & CEO at Oddbox. We discuss the complexities of a food-based subscription model, balancing purpose and profitability, the advantages of being a B-corp, maintaining work-life balance when your co-founder is your life partner and why we should all be eating more wonky fruit and veg.
On time and chock full of deliciousness and wonderment. (ok it's the same crap as always) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
Customarily late but still high in cheesy goodness and great tunes --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
Another day, another 2 hours of nonsense, right down yer lug holes! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
Better late than never! Oh, i dunno though.... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
Time to tie your tootsies in a knot, cram your fingers in your eyes and throw your liver in the bin! It's another Oddbox Radio show! Can you hear me mother? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
Usual stuff, usual GOOD stuff...well, not bad...ok same cack, different day --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
After the no-show last week, Kuddly Ken returns with some more chewy tunes to gladden your heart and empty your stomach. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.This week’s guest is the extraordinary Pip Hare - a master Yachtswoman, professional sailor and journalist. She’s one of the very few women to complete the solo yacht race The Vendee Globe, in 95 days no less and we hoovered over zoom, in fun news, hoovering the exact freeze-dried bags of lunch she has to eat when she’s out at sea for months and months - made me feel like a real salty old dog. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksFollow Pip immediately please on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER and is obviously brilliant on both - that’s where you’ll find everything she’s up to including links to follow her progress when she’s racing - which believe me, is so insanely impressive. I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEThings we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…The giant race that she recently completed in 95 days on her tod is called the VENDEE GLOBEPathetically, I mentioned having done the GREAT NORTH SWIM And we had a lovely time agreeing on exactly how you should eat a TWIX Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/hoovering. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Another couple of hours in the company of your little fat friend. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oddboxradio/message
Welcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.This week’s guest is the extraordinary actor, artist and author, Katy Wix. She’s written a book called Delicacy which is out on 15th April - I had the pleasure of reading a sneak early copy of it and it absolutely set off a bomb in my heart. I don’t want to give anything away but it’s the saddest, funniest most eating-honest book I’ve ever read. Incredible, so we hoover over a lunch of a ‘boring sandwich’ each, and we get right, deep, properly into it all of it. Everything written below in CAPITALS is a link to the relevant webpage. Honourable Mentions/ LinksYou need to crack on and buy Katy’s seriously outstanding book DELICACY now now now now now please. Katy Wix is on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER and is obviously brilliant on both.I’m on this great site called PATREON where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this. Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can DO THAT HERE on the Acast Supporter page thing. I got my big beautiful curly cucumber from ODDBOX and if you want one? And you want a massive £10 off your first box so it makes it just a few quid? Then USE THIS LINK MATEThings we mentioned that you might be interested in from this podcast include…These books:FAT IS A FEMINIST ISSUE by Susie OrbachWHAT WE DON’T TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FAT by Aubrey GordonWHEN YOU EAT AT THE REFRDIGERATOR PULL UP A CHAIR by Geneen RothHAPPY FAT by Sofie HagenAnd these podcasts:
This week Damien and Judy chat to Deepak and Emilie, founders of one of the UK's fastest growing startups Oddbox, a fruit and veg subscription box tackling the problem of food waste. In this episode Deepak and Emilie describe how the difference between food culture in India and the UK prompted them to ask questions about how we can create a more sustainable food system, ultimately leading to the creation of OddBox and the start of their mission to tackle the food waste pandemic. The Founders talk about OddBox recent £3 million investment round from a capital venture trust, and the exciting future of Oddbox.Plus, this week we're offering 50% off your very own Oddbox purchase using the special discount code plantbased50. This podcast is produced by Vevolution and edited by Bridey Addison-Child
This episode is brought to you by Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at vivolife.com! This week, The ChickPeeps are doing their darndest to learn about ways we can live a sustainably vegan life and who better to discuss that with than zero-waste vegan chef, sustainability advocate, environmentalist and author, Max La Manna! Max has inspired thousands of people across the world to reduce their food waste and this episode he shows Momo and Evy how practical and fun a zero-waste lifestyle can be, as well as surmising on some the weird and wonderful ways we can use repurpose everything from avocado pits to banana skins. Also on this episode... Max shares about his early forays into veganism and how to be a good closet vegan. How Max's interest in zero waste living started by looking in his own fridge. How to use every last morsel of the avocado, though it may result in death! Max shares some unusual beauty tips for living in the wild. We're already vegan - what else can we be doing to reduce our carbon footprint? Being a sustainable vegan in the city - what do we do if we can't compost? What impact does reducing food waste in the home have? How do we get excited about adopting sustainable practices. Mindful practices for avoiding environmentalism fatigue - Max explains the 48 hour challenge he does every week to maintain a clear and positive mindset.! ChickPeeps Zero Waste Challenge - Momo is a sustainability queen while Evy outs herself as a recovering hedonist. Links: Follow Max La Manna on Instagram and Facebook. Check out Max's website. Buy More Plants, Less Waste. Max's favourite zero waste initiatives: OLIO, Too Good To Go and Oddbox. Social Media: Twitter: @ChickPeepsPod Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast Momoko Hill: @oh_momoko Robbie Jarvis: @robbjarvis Tylor Starr: @tylorstarr Evanna Lynch: @msevylynch