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The Small Business Sessions, Enterprise Nation's podcast, is back for a eighth exciting series of inspiring entrepreneurial stories and expert business tips! The podcast is powered by the business.connected online training programme and our partners Vodafone Business, Constant Contact, JP Morgan and Dropbox.Joining freelance journalist Dan Martin for the seventh episode is Saasha Celestial-One, co-founder of local sharing app Olio.The idea for Saasha's groundbreaking business came about when her business partner Tessa Clarke trawled the streets looking for someone who might be able to use her spare food when she was moving house.The two friends tested their solution in a WhatsApp group for neighbours in North London, and it's now an app used by millions around the world for finding what they need and sharing what they don't with local people.In an inspiring episode, Sasha and Dan discuss:tips for growing a successful apphow to use business to benefit the environmentthe UK as a good place to grow a technology companyhow Saasha funded the companyrunning a business with a co-founderhow to build partnerships with big organisationshow businesses can continue to innovate----- The business.connected hub is a free online training programme of workshops, webinars and e-learning modules designed to help businesses go digital and adopt new technology.To find out more, go to www.enterprisenation.com/businessconnectedFor a free one-to-one consultation with an expert business adviser from Vodafone's V-Hub, visit www.vodafone.co.uk/business/sme-business/small-business-advice/personal-adviceTo listen to previous podcast episodes, go to www.enterprisenation.com/podcast
My guest this week is Saasha Celestial-One is the co-founder of Olio the waste-sharing app, whose mission is to create a waste-free world. The problem is that our culture of overconsumption is hurting us, and the planet. 33% of food globally is wasted. 50% of the clothes in our wardrobes never worn & 65% of greenhouse gases are caused by household consumption. Olio's solution is to share more & waste less.You can find out more about Saasha's work on https://olioapp.com/en/And follow her on Linkedin @saashacelestialone Join Lou on LinkedinFollow her @brave_newgirl on Instagram and get her books Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless, FEAR LESS and her Internationally Bestselling book DARE TO SHARE on Amazon or Waterstones or Barnes & Noble. UK & US versions available.Lou is the founder of Brave New Girl Media, helping you unlock your courage, find your superpower and put your story in the spotlight to help inspire others. BNGM enables you to showcase your vision and supercharge your impact in the world. https://bravenewgirlmedia.comMusic by Melody LoopSupport the showHow to build courage and live better, with ourselves, each other and the planet Brave New Girl Media Books by Lou Hamilton: Dare to Share- bestselling guide to podcast guesting FEAR LESS- coaching guide to living more bravely Brave New Girl- How to be Fearless
Yup - you read that title correctly! Saasha Celestial-One, who is one of the most talented entrepreneurs I've ever had the pleasure of speaking with, created an MVP for her business, Olio, on Whatsapp. Fast forward to now, they have their own with over 7 million users worldwide, and secured a Series B investment of $43 million dollars! For those of you who don't know, Olio is a sharing app for local communities, from food, furniture, books, clothing - anything, making it easy to give away the things they don't need to someone else who would value them. You've absolutely got to hear her story! Want to learn more about Olio? Visit olioapp.com Ready to get started on your app? Visit www.appstarterguide.com Contact: info@digiruu.com Instagram: @amanbirdi Music Used: Your Choice by Alex Menco | https://alexmenco.net Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Clare chats to Saasha Celestial-One, Co-founder and COO at Olio an app that helps people share food and other items with their community to save it going to waste. Check out Olio and join the revolution! olioapp.com/ Clare and Saasha talk about community building on every level from local to online, volunteer motivation, community-washing and opt in community FTW!This episode of Bunch is sponsored by KOOS.io . Brands that focus on engaging stakeholders generate a self-sustaining cycle of growth and loyalty.KOOS is a community reward and motivation tool to fuel community-led growth through virtual shares that grow inline with the company's performance. Check them out!
Saasha Celestial-One is the co-founder & COO of Olio, a sharing app for local communities, on a mission to fight waste. They make it easy to pass on the things we no longer need — from food to furniture, and clothes to books — to people who live nearby. They also work with businesses to redistribute unsold or unserved food. That way, every last bit of edible food ends up benefitting local people, rather than it ending up in the bin. Prior to founding Olio, Saasha spent 13 years in finance, strategy and business development roles at Morgan Stanley, McKinsey & American Express, and also founded My Creche, London's first PAYG provider offering flexible childcare for busy parents.Saasha joins James Pringle and Hector Mason in this episode to share about the food waste problem that sparked the idea for Olio, the challenge of building a business around it, dealing with doubters, & so much more.Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date!
Lottie sits down with Saasha Celestial-One, Co-Founder of Olio – the platform that gives people a hassle-free way to share their surplus food and the household items they no longer have use for. They discuss: - How Olio defines marketing - The biggest marketing challenge the Olio team has faced - Their up-coming rebrand - Reorienting your North Star - What makes a remote business work ...and so much more.
Saasha Celestial-One is the Co-Founder of Olio - the Number 1 Free Sharing App.Saasha is part of the solution to fighting the climate crisis, and with technology is actively campaigning to educate and inspire individuals and families around the world to reduce food waste and landfill. We talk about female entrepreneurship, community, remote working, and gamification. All very much being a big part of the success behind Olio for employees and the 6 million users worldwide.Topics:Best friends and new MomsSearching for a business problemSharing unwanted itemsCo-Founding a tech businessFemale Founded TeamThe Founders Dilemma - bookFemale founders get less than 1% of available venture capitalFull-time Female EntrepreneursOlio, from day one has offered fully remote workingGamification - rewards for in-app achievementsBehaviour ChangeEarly Adopters and Customer SegmentationNormalising behaviour changeFeel-good sharing factorTechnology bringing communities back togetherFocus on business food waste75,000 Food Waste Heroes in the UKFood waste counts for 10% of global carbon emissionsNumber 1 most impactful thing we can do to address the climate crisis is reduce food waste - Project DrawdownExtending the functionality of the Olio app If your business canteen has surplus food waste at the end of the day, get in touch with Olio. Saasha Celestial-One: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saasha-celestial-one-929390/ OLIO: https://olioex.com/https://www.instagram.com/olio.app/ Recommended book -The Founders Dilemma: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Founders-Dilemmas-Anticipating-Foundation-Entrepreneurship/dp/0691158304 Project Drawdown: https://drawdown.org/ Lou: https://www.instagram.com/lou.temlett/LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisetemlett/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lou.temlett/THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@lou.temlett LOUTECH Connect: https://loutech.co.uk/connect/ MUSIC CREDIT:ARTIST: Maleki Ram | ALBUM: The Ghost at the End of the World | TRACK: The Rushhttps://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-rush/1098113666?i=1098113677 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week's episode features the enigmatic Saasha Celestial-One, Co-Founder of OLIO and food-waste warrior.Paul and Saasha dive into the fundamentals of what makes a true community, and how important it is to never underestimate your advocates.Building Brand Advocacy is handcrafted by our friends over at: www.fame.so Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Saasha Celestial-One is the COO and co-founder of Olio, an eco-conscious start-up that's raised over 50 million dollars in funding. Her concept is simple: we throw away so much good food. In fact, up to 40% globally. Her app makes it easy to give away leftover food, both for individuals and companies like supermarkets. Going on a trip? Just take a picture of the food in your fridge, upload it, and it won't go to waste. Saasha has received numerous awards including a UN Momentum for Change Award. More than that, she has a really unique path to success that I just know you'll find deeply inspiring. Watch this episode on YouTube All episodes: beattheoftenpath.com
Saasha is the daughter of Iowa hippy entrepreneurs who was raised with a deep appreciation for the planet and its scarce resources. After completing her MBA at Stanford School of Business, where she met her OLIO co-founder Tessa Cook. Saasha spent 13 years in various strategy and business development roles - at the likes McKinsey and Vice President of International Partnerships, American Express. When on maternity leave in 2012 she opened her first business in London, which she outfitted entirely from FreeCycle. The seeds for OLIO were planted. OLIO is a sharing app connecting neighbours to stop good food and household items from going to waste, which she founded with Tessa in 2015. OLIO now has over 5 million users, over 42 millions of portions shared and 5 billion litres of water saved, and is the number 1 free sharing app. Episode Links: Sponsored by trumpet Saasha's Linkedin OLIO
“I do believe mass consumer behaviour change is possible.” Saasha Celestial-One is the inspirational co-founder of OLIO, the app that matches surplus food with those who need it. She's tackling the 40%-plus of the world's food that's produced but never eaten, by getting people to share as little as half a lemon. In this episode of Health to Wealth, Saasha talks about her upbringing by hippy parents, her ‘rebellion' as an investment banker and management consultant, and how she used her business skills to set up OLIO with her partner Tessa Clarke. Her mission now is to get a billion people globally to use the app – and reconnect with their common humanity along the way.Health to Wealth: a podcast from Accor, produced by Purposeful Podcasts and hosted by Anni Hood from Well Intelligence. If you want to know more about Health to Wealth by Accor and join our community of thought leaders please go to healthtowealthbyaccor.com If you want to learn more about Accor please go to https://group.accor.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is it possible to create a multi-million pound business without losing your ideals; even the ones you've held since childhood?This is An Invitation to Meet... Saasha Celestial-One, co-founder of sharing app Olio. Originally a way for communities to share unwanted food, it's now expanded to include much more.Listen to the full episode HERE.Saasha tells us about the negotiations to raise $43 million dollars in round B funding last year, and how she “stalked” a Tesco boss to secure a deal helping the supermarket distribute surplus food.And we chat about her early days growing up in Iowa with her “hippy entrepreneur” parents, who instilled in her the value of not letting things go to waste. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Is it possible to create a multi-million pound business without losing your ideals; even the ones you've held since childhood?This is An Invitation to Meet... Saasha Celestial-One, co-founder of sharing app Olio. Originally a way for communities to share unwanted food, it's now expanded to include much more.Saasha tells us about the negotiations to raise $43 million dollars in round B funding last year, and how she “stalked” a Tesco boss to secure a deal helping the supermarket distribute surplus food.And we chat about her early days growing up in Iowa with her “hippy entrepreneur” parents, who instilled in her the value of not letting things go to waste. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In today's episode, Nicola speaks to Saasha Celestial-One - co founder of food sharing community app Olio. With a mission to curb food waste with her community sharing app, Saasha is the perfect guest to discuss where she sees the future of communities heading. Together Nicola and Saasha discuss how Olio has grown to 5 Million users, why purpose and community need to go hand in hand, and where she sees the future of other apps like Olio empowering community behaviour.This podcast was brought to you by Facebook IQ. If you'd like to hear more from Facebook IQ, please sign up for our newsletter at fb.me/FBIQNewsletter
In this episode, Flavilla is joined by Tessa Clarke. They discuss how she's leveraging technology to solve one of the worlds biggest problems - food waste.Tessa is Co-Founder & CEO of OLIO, a free app tackling the problem of food waste by connecting neighbours with each other, and volunteers with local businesses, so that surplus food can be given away, not thrown away. OLIO has grown to over 4 million users in 5 years. She met her co-founder Saasha Celestial-One whilst they were studying for their MBAs at Stanford. Tessa is passionate about the sharing economy as a solution for a sustainable world, and about ‘profit with purpose' as the next business paradigm.To connect with Tessa, CLICK HERETo visit OLIO's website, CLICK HEREJoin Tech Brains Talk mailing list for more perks, CLICK HERETo find out more about 3 Colours Rule Agency, CLICK HERE
The bigger the network, the stronger the network effects. Join an insightful episode of Conquer New Markets as Levent is joined by Saasha Celestial-One, the chief operating officer and co-founder of OLIO. Together they discuss international growth, creating supply and demand in new markets and why it's important to start a mission-driven business. KEY TAKEAWAYS To launch into new markets you have to have very strong organic activity. Select test markets and a hypothesis to launch into them by generating some demand. To grow internationally you need to get the supply and to get the supply you need to identify the demand. Next, you need to get in the press, form partnerships, get the volunteers, get the local business partners and get everything in one place. The talent acquisition market right now for most companies is hard but we've found, people really want to work for a company that has an authentic purpose, authentic mission and that does something meaningful. New entrepreneurs should always look to start a business they're passionate about and is mission-driven. The bigger the network, the stronger the network effects. If we have a large and engaged user base, there are lots of different ways to commercialise. It's really important if you want to scale and you're going to need capital to scale as a social enterprise that your social and your commercial. BEST MOMENTS “To grow you have to be incredibly lean and incredibly resourceful.” “Nearly 10 million people in this country struggle to feed themselves on a daily basis and a lot of them have smartphones and a roof over their head, but that doesn't mean that they have a food budget or household budget.” “It's amazing for a social enterprise to grow internationally because you're developing a good cause.” “We had to have faith that the demand would come.” VALUABLE RESOURCES https://olioex.com/ CONTACT METHOD Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leventyildizgoren/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/yildizgoren IG: https://www.instagram.com/levent.yildizgoren/ ABOUT THE HOST Levent Yildizgoren, the author of 'Good Business in any Language', is an award-winning entrepreneur, localisation professional and a PRINCE2 qualified project manager. ABOUT THE GUEST Saasha is the Co-Founder & COO of OLIO, a free app that harnesses the power of mobile technology and the sharing economy to provide a revolutionary new solution to the problem of food waste. OLIO does this by connecting neighbours with each other, and with local businesses so that surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. Launched in the UK in January 2016 and made available globally in October 2016, OLIO has 3.3m users, supported by 65,000 volunteers promoting OLIO in their local communities. Collectively, OLIOers have successfully shared 15m portions of food with each other. Prior to founding OLIO, Saasha spent 13 years in finance, strategy and business development roles at Morgan Stanley, McKinsey & American Express, and also founded My Creche, London's first PAYG provider offering flexible childcare for busy parents. Saasha has an MBA from Stanford and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Chicago. She was named one of the UK's 'coolest female founders' by Business Insider, is the mother to 8-year-old Nolan, and the proud daughter of hippy entrepreneurs. CONTACT METHOD Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saasha-celestial-one-929390/ Website: https://olioex.com/
Google Engineering Program Manager, Komal Singh, joins us to discuss her new book, Ara the Dream Innovator: a novel series created to encourage young girls to participate in science, technology, engineering, and math. Plus, with kids heading back into the classroom Maplesoft has released free AI tools to help students with self-directed learning. Karishma Punwani, Director of Academic Products at Maplesoft, explains how. Also, Saasha Celestial-One, Co-Founder and COO of OLIO, reveals how they reduce food waste in the home and help people consume more locally and sustainably. In Socially Speaking, we talk about robots patrolling the streets in Singapore and muse about the response if they patrolled the streets in Canada. Find out more information from our guests here: Komal Singh: komalsingh.ca Karishma Punwani: maplesoft.com Saasha Celestial-One: olioex.com You can also find both AmberMac and Michael B on Twitter.
The DO Lectures is an ideas sharing event started in 2007 and run out of an old cowshed in Cardigan Bay, Wales. In Season 3 of the DO podcasts, entitled 'Dot Dot Dot', Gav Thompson chats to old DO Lectures speakers about how their story has changed or grown and evolved since they gave their original DO Lecture. In this first episode of 'Dot Dot Dot' Gav talks to Tessa Clarke, the co-founder of the UK's largest sharing app OLIO. Tessa and her partner Saasha Celestial-One have taken it upon themselves to try and help eradicate food waste by promoting neighbourly sharing via their app OLIO. Food waste is a HUGE problem facing all of us and is having a very negative effect on the planet. For example. over 1/3 of all food produced globally goes to waste. An area larger than China is used to grow food every year that is never eaten. Over 25% of the world's fresh water supply is used to grown food that is never eaten. Tessa is on a mission to change all this and you can help. Please have a listen and please do leave a review, rating and subscribe. Thank you. Learn more about OLIO at https://olioex.com
In this episode we speak to Saasha Celestial-One, Co-founder & COO of OLIO - an app which harnesses the power of mobile technology and the sharing economy to provide a new solution to the problem of food waste.
To mark Women’s History Month, we’re serving you the secret sauce of four incredible female founders: Alice Bentinck, co-founder of Entrepreneur First; Debbie Wosskow, co-founder of AllBright; Saasha Celestial-One, co-founder of Olio; and Tamara Lohan, co-founder of Mr and Mrs Smith.Although the numbers for female-founded businesses are improving, it still remains that of the 6 million businesses in the UK, only 1/5 are run by women. There are twice as many male entrepreneurs as female ones. And only 1% of startup funding goes to female-founded businesses.“When I started, there was not a whiff of any kind of VC money specifically for female businesses, there were no female networking clubs, there were no female support groups, there was nothing.”In this one-off episode, recorded at our live event for International Women’s Day 2020, these founders share some of the toughest moments they’ve had in their careers, they discuss access to funding, and why there has never been a better time to become an entrepreneur, if you’re female. “I suppose my coping mechanism is to try and ignore [imposter syndrome] and just focus on solving the problems that will make my business better and more valuable, rather than constantly worrying about my own performance.”We chat about:Their toughest moments as entrepreneursFunding as female entrepreneursThe shifting gender balanceTackling imposter syndromeLinks:https://www.secretleaders.com/alice-bentinckhttps://www.secretleaders.com/allbright-debbie-woskowhttps://www.secretleaders.com/saasha-celestial-onehttps://www.secretleaders.com/tamara-lohanWant to receive our podcast on a weekly basis? Subscribe to our newsletter!
Thanks for joining me for episode 21 of the show and my interview with Tessa Clarke, who is the Co-Founder and CEO of Olio. https://mailchi.mp/1a4280df3501/9gcib1bw0r (Free Visual Summaries) I've been working with an incredibly talented artist to create a set on fantastic visual summaries of the first five episodes. To grab the full set simply click this https://mailchi.mp/1a4280df3501/9gcib1bw0r (link), enter your details https://mailchi.mp/1a4280df3501/9gcib1bw0r (here) and we'll fire them straight across to you via email. Episode Overview Olio is a free app tackling the problem of food waste by connecting neighbours with each other, and volunteers with local businesses, so that surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. Since launching just over 4 years ago, 2.5 million people have joined Olio and together they've shared over 9 million portions of food. Tessa started her career as a strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group and then spent 10 years as a digital Managing Director in the media, retail and financial services sectors. She met her co-founder Saasha Celestial-One whilst they were studying for their MBAs at Stanford. Tessa's written bio describes how she is passionate about the sharing economy as a solution for a sustainable world, and about ‘profit with purpose' as the next business paradigm, and this passion really comes across in this interview. If you're passionate about these things, and are interested to know more about the leadership challenges, and solutions, of running an early stage start-up then this is the episode for you. Personal Leadership Mastery Check out my brand new online course, https://benmortonleadership.thinkific.com/courses/personal-leadership-success-system (Personal Leadership Mastery), designed to help you and your team play at your best in the new normal, post-covid world. And remember to use you Friends of the Podcast discount code and save 30% on the regular tuition cost. Sign-up for the course https://benmortonleadership.thinkific.com/courses/personal-leadership-success-system (here) for just £139.00 with discount code 'FRIENDS21'. #LeadOn
In this episode, the first of the new year, I had the pleasure of speaking with Tessa Clarke - CEO and co-founder of Olio, a food-sharing app between neighbours designed to help eliminate food waste. What started out as a local initiative in North London back in 2015 has since grown into a phenomenally popular app, serving over 2.5 million users in 4 years. To date, Olio has shared 9 million portions of food, saved 1.3 billion litres of water and 8168 tonnes of carbon that would otherwise have been emitted. A champion of businesses that combine profit with purpose, Tessa and her co-founder, Saasha Celestial-One, are vocal advocates of sustainability, the circular economy and zero waste, and Olio's impact has been widely recognised, most notably by the United Nations who highlighted Olio as a "beacon” for the world, and by Vivatech who awarded them the "Next European Unicorn". If you're looking for ways to make a difference and work towards a more equitable, sustainable and just society, this action-packed conversation is for you. Join in the conversation #hivepodcast, and find out more at www.nathalienahai.com/the-hive-podcast/ Recorded on 16th December 2020.
A few facts* on food waste which may shock you … Over 1/3 of all food produced globally is wasted.The annual value of food wasted globally is $1 trillion, and it weighs 1.3 billion tonnesAll the world’s nearly one billion hungry people could be fed on less than a quarter of the food that is wasted in the US, UK and EuropeOur guest for this episode is Tessa Clarke, co-founder with Saasha Celestial-One of the global food-sharing app Olio. (Olio has just moved into non-food items and home-baked items too.)These women are on a very focused mission to prevent food waste with sharing, create communities and sustainability.Hear Tessa’s driver, how she and Saasha did a boot-strapped pilot, what makes Tessa tick, her favourite chocolate (of course!) and much more.My book recommendation: Jail Birds Mim SkinnerTessa’s book recommendations: The Lean Start Up Eric Ries & The Mom Test Rob FitzpatrickChocolate: Lindt dark chocolate mintQuote: 'Fearlessness is like a muscle, I know from my own life, that the more I exercise it, the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me’ Arianna Huffington*Sourced: Olio website (all referenced)www.olioex.com Insta: @olio.app FB: @olioapp Twitter: @OLIO_ex Linked In: @OLIOOUR H&P CHOCOLATE BAR WILL BE LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER WITH A CHANCE TO WIN THE FIRST BARS.Don’t forgot to hit subscribe to catch the latest episode and if you are feeling super generous I would treasure a rate and review (Apple). Do share away with any mates, neighbours, colleagues, family if you think they may gain a nugget or two of inspiration or insight. To keep up to speed with me and life with Hope & Patience join us on insta/twitter @amelia_rope, facebook @hopeandpatience Worry less. Smile more. Until the next time … keep your sparkle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week, Philip Clarke chats with food waste pioneer Saasha Celestial-One. We talk about what it's like to have a burning hunger to build something, the difficulty in changing ingrained behaviours and just how much your career choices can upset your parents. This podcast is brought to you by Hunch, a strategic innovation practice.
A third of the food we produce globally is thrown away. Ultimately, £12.5 billion worth of food is going direct to landfill, with dire consequences for the environment and for those living in food poverty. Tessa Clarke and Saasha Celestial-One decided to solve this huge problem with a simple solution; an app that connects neighbours in order to share unwanted or leftover food. In the space of just 5 years, Tessa and Saasha turned a WhatsApp group of 12 people into a platform with a community of 2 million worldwide. How did they do it? Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder and CEO, joins Claudia Winkleman to talk about seeking venture capital funding as a woman, why she believes giving up is not an option, and the time that 12 bottles of free champagne were listed on the app… Business Unusual is made in association with Vodafone Business, visit the Vodafone V-Hub platform vodafone.co.uk/business/vhub for one-on-one support with a dedicated business adviser, as well as access to an online knowledge centre aimed to help your business #KeepConnecting. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman.Produced by Listen Entertainment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
องค์การอาหารและการเกษตรแห่งสหประชาชาติ (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – FAO) คาดการณ์ว่า ในทุก ๆ ปี โลกได้สูญเสียปริมาณอาหารไปในระหว่างกระบวนการผลิตและการบริโภคประมาณ 1 ใน 3 เพื่อเป็นการลดปัญหาของ food waste Tessa Clarke และ Saasha Celestial-One จึงได้ร่วมกันก่อตั้งสตาร์ทอัพที่มีชื่อว่า Olio ว่าง่าย ๆ คือ Olio นำเสนอทางช่วยโลกให้กับพวกเราทุกคน ผ่านการกิน!
Have you seen your household food waste increase exponentially during the pandemic? You’re not alone. “Food waste in homes is more under scrutiny now than ever because people are not used to cooking at home, seven days a week. It's the perfect storm for trying to figure out your cooking schedule and using everything and that definitely produces food waste, at least initially until you've found your equilibrium.”Chatting all things food waste on this episode of Secret Leaders are two entrepreneurial power houses beating the same drum, but tackling the global issue of food waste from different angles. We have Saasha Celestial-One, COO and co-founder of food sharing platform Olio who has featured on the podcast before (her episode is in the links section) and Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren, CEO and co-founder at Karma. Hjalmar is a Swedish medical doctor turned entrepreneur. Together they’re both seeking a solution to the $1.2 trillion food waste problem.Join us as we discuss what’s been happening with the food waste problem during the pandemic, as well as what we can all do within our own communities to help tackle this unsustainable issue (one third to 40% of all food is wasted globally), as well as how to create a business that both monetises food waste and builds communities. “Find a co-founder or co-founders who are 100% obsessed with your mission and recruit for mission. So we always recruit for mission first, you can train people and upskill people, but you can't train passion and mission alignment.”We chat about:Impact of COVID-19 on food wasteBreakdown in food charitable chainsThe recession and the food waste issueEarth overshoot dayBuilding communities through food wasteStarting an impact companyLinks:https://www.secretleaders.com/saasha-celestial-onehttps://www.overshootday.org/Want to receive our podcast on a weekly basis? Subscribe to our newsletter!
In Episode 24, Simon talks to Saasha Celestial-One. She is the co-founder and COO of OLIO, a free app harnessing the power of mobile technology and the sharing economy to provide a revolutionary solution to the problem of food waste, which is the 3rd largest contributor to the climate crisis. OLIO is empowered by 50k+ volunteers. 2m users have successfully shared over 4.2m portions of food in 49 countries. Before OLIO, Saasha spent 13 years at Morgan Stanley, McKinsey & American Express. Saasha has an MBA from Stanford, is mum to 7-year-old Nolan, and the proud daughter of hippy entrepreneurs.
In Episode 24, Simon talks to Saasha Celestial-One. She is the co-founder and COO of OLIO, a free app harnessing the power of mobile technology and the sharing economy to provide a revolutionary solution to the problem of food waste, which is the 3rd largest contributor to the climate crisis. OLIO is empowered by 50k+ volunteers. 2m users have successfully shared over 4.2m portions of food in 49 countries. Before OLIO, Saasha spent 13 years at Morgan Stanley, McKinsey & American Express. Saasha has an MBA from Stanford, is mum to 7-year-old Nolan, and the proud daughter of hippy entrepreneurs.
In Episode 24, Simon talks to Saasha Celestial-One. She is the co-founder and COO of OLIO, a free app harnessing the power of mobile technology and the sharing economy to provide a revolutionary solution to the problem of food waste, which is the 3rd largest contributor to the climate crisis. OLIO is empowered by 50k+ volunteers. 2m users have successfully shared over 4.2m portions of food in 49 countries. Before OLIO, Saasha spent 13 years at Morgan Stanley, McKinsey & American Express. Saasha has an MBA from Stanford, is mum to 7-year-old Nolan, and the proud daughter of hippy entrepreneurs.
Rule #010 – Ask your customers for help.Do you want to grow a strong grassroots community for your enterprise? It’s time to put on your big boy or girl pants! That’s the advice from Saasha Celestial-One, co-founder of food-sharing app Olio. Here, she tells Eshaan Akbar how Olio gained a 50,000-strong volunteer movement in the fight against food waste.Ninetwentynine is a Fiverr.com podcast. Grab 30% off your first Fiverr Learn course. Just use code 'ninetwentynine'. Valid until the end of 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Did you know that half of all food waste happens in the home? Saasha Celestial-One is the co-founder of OLIO, a food sharing platform on a mission to reduce food waste, which has facilitated the sharing of over 4 million meals since its inception in 2015. In our conversation, Saasha shares the story on how OLIO pivoted to offer meals for those in need, as well as her perspective on how COVID-19 has been a catalyst for positive behaviour change. Saasha also gave some insight into the journey of launching OLIO, with actionable advice on how to best implement the learn methodology to generate product market fit as a mission-driven app.
Ever thought about launching an eco-conscious business? Hear from food sharing app Founder Saasha Celestial-One in this week’s episode of She Started It. Frustrated by the food waste epidemic in the UK, Saasha and her Co-Founder set about to create a technological solution that could help users throw away less food. Find out how Saasha got her business off the ground - from raising investment to hiring a team - in this special episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Saasha Celestial-One may sound like a band formed in the swinging sixties, but she’s actually one half of a food waste startup looking to sign up 1 billion users to food sharing app, Olio, by 2025. Born and raised by hippy parents in Iowa, Saasha cut her teeth upcycling and tackling food waste from a very early age. Having grown up with not very much, she set her mind on building a bulletproof CV and worked hard to de-risk her professional career - she admits she was really seeking financial security and career stability. But having worked at Morgan Stanley, McKinley and American Express, she knew her heart wasn’t in financial services and consulting. And it was whilst on maternity leave when she took redundancy, realising she was financially secure, did she finally turn her hand to something she was truly passionate about. Her first foray into entrepreneurship was the hugely successful My Creche, London's first PAYG provider offering flexible childcare for busy parents. But that was nothing in comparison to the behemoth challenge she is tackling by way of Olio. Join us today whilst we talk with Saasha about her journey from Midwest America to tackling food waste, one sweet potato and leftover cabbage at a time. We talk with Saasha about: Olio, what it means, and how it’s tackling the problem of food waste How redundancy changed her life Why a leftover sweet potato and a cabbage brought her to her current path How far £40k will go when you start your startup How Olio began with 12 people in a Whatsapp group Olio’s reliance on volunteers to spread the food waste message How you can get involved The best piece of advice she’s ever been given Links: www.olioex.com For more go to secretleaders.com
Saasha is co-founder of OLIO: a free app harnessing the power of mobile technology and the sharing economy to provide a solution to the problem of food waste.
Hippie Haven Podcast: How To Live An Ethical + Eco-Friendly Lifestyle
Every Wednesday on the Hippie Haven podcast, learn how to live harmoniously with yourself, others & the planet. We talk about all things hippie, including eating vegan, reducing your trash, starting an ethical business, eco-activism, gardening, beekeeping, tiny house living, and so much more. Today I'm chatting with one of the co-founders, Saasha Celestial-One, on how OLIO grew from an idea into a marketplace saving thousands of food items every week. We also talk about the global food waste crisis and how each of us, as an individual, can reduce the food waste in our home, and in our community, to help fight one of the biggest crises the world faces today. The Hippie Haven Podcast is hosted by Callee - a zero waste activist & business owner. Formerly a translator for the US Navy, Callee was honorably discharged as a conscientious objector in 2017 following an episode of severe depression & alcoholism fueled by not living in alignment with her core values. That same year, at age 23, she started Bestowed Essentials, a handmade line of eco-friendly beauty & home products that are now stocked in over 100 stores around the US & Canada. Callee began hosting this free podcast in August 2018, as well as speaking at events and teaching educational workshops across the country, as part of her life mission to arm you with the knowledge & tools you need to spark positive change in your community. In December 2019, she opened The Hippie Haven in Rapid City, South Dakota - a zero waste retail store & community space with a little free library - the first of its kind in the state. She’ll be opening a second Hippie Haven in Salem, Oregon in Feb 2021. Follow along on Instagram - @ahippieinavan & @hippiehavenshop & @bestowedessentials Shop zero waste home goods at www.hippiehavenshop.com Read podcast transcripts at www.hippiehavenpodcast.com
Hello! Ed and Geoff are back in the same room after their summer holidays / "lads tour". This week we hear from Saasha Celestial-One and Lindsay Boswell about the disgusting situation of food waste the country has gotten in to, despite so many below the breadline going hungry. We look at the Foodshare and Olio programmes and what they're doing to roll us back to the era of making the most of everything we have and hopefully reduce the UK throwing one-third of all food away.ANDComedian Phil Wang takes on groups of pedestrians, inconsistent bigots, Lemsip defaults, Whitewashing, eating at restaurants, Summer, saying "we" when speaking about your favourite sports team... and the School syllabus avoiding teaching about the British Empire See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
An interview with Saasha Celestial-One, Co-Founder of OLIO, tells the story of how OLIO grew from an idea into a marketplace saving thousands of food items every week. Saasha talks to Ella about how she and Tessa created a business plan out of a shared passion for tackling the food waste problem.
An interview with Saasha Celestial-One, Co-Founder of OLIO, tells the story of how OLIO grew from an idea into a marketplace saving thousands of food items every week. Saasha talks to Ella about how she and Tessa created a business plan out of a shared passion for tackling the food waste problem.
FGB interview with Saasha Celestial-One, Co-Founder of OLIO, tells the story of how OLIO grew from an idea into a marketplace saving thousands of food items every week. Saasha talks to Ella about how she and Tessa created a business plan out of a shared passion for tackling the food waste problem.
Staying healthy and cutting down on waste are key issues in the food industry right now, so of course Sue Nelson and Paul Andrews are keen to discuss all on another topical FoodTalk Show. First things first, do you loathe Lucozade, puke over Powerade or does Gatorade grate on you? The content of sugar in those products probably means you answer a resounding yes to those questions. Step forward Troy Linton and his all-natural Cocoshot health supplement powders. He's giving you energy and keeping you healthy without all the nasties. Moving on, 'tis the season for the sales. If you're heading to London this January, you're bound to stop off in the staple of capital department store shopping, Selfridges. Listen to Adrian Boswell, a buyer at the store, explain what Selfridges are expecting to see in the food industry. Last of all, how many times have you been seduced by a gorgeous BOGOF deal? Lots of times, of course. The problem is that most of the time we don't need that second freebie and it goes to waste. Saasha Celestial-One (the name is explained in the podcast) came to the studio to help us join the ‘Food Sharing Revolution' with OLIO. There's an app for that…