Podcasts about zero co

In this episode, Mike Smith, founder of Zero Co, shares how a backpacking trip around the world turned into a mission to solve the plastic waste crisis. Mike walks us through the early days of bootstrapping the business with his last $100K, moving back in with his parents, and how he raised over $750K through Australia's most successful Kickstarter campaign. He dives deep into the challenges of supply chain innovation, the power of radical transparency, and the tough decision to completely overhaul Zero Co's business model after discovering flaws in its sustainability approach. Entrepreneurs will learn firsthand how to balance purpose with profitability, navigate manufacturing setbacks, and use community-driven marketing to build a loyal customer base. Listen to Nathan and Mike discuss: - The journey from an 18-month backpacking trip to launching Zero Co - Bootstrapping with $100K and leveraging crowdfunding to raise $750K - The importance of radical transparency in customer communication - Scaling a product-based business while staying sustainable - The challenges of manufacturing sustainable packaging and evolving the business model - How Zero Co is expanding internationally and into retail - And much more business and personal growth advice… Click here to start your business for $1. You'll get all-access foundr+, where you'll find more in-depth, proven strategies from founders like our guest today and support and advice from our global community of 30,000 founders. If you loved this conversation and learned something new, rate and review this episode. Stay in touch with us, follow foundr on your favorite platform: Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook X LinkedIn Magazine

Nick chats with Mike Lazelle and Dr Rob Turner, co-founders of Kwetta, to discuss their groundbreaking approach to electrifying heavy vehicles. Kwetta has just raised ~$17 million AUD in Series A funding from the likes of Blackbird and Virescent Ventures to address the “grid issue” for EV charging. And they've given us a podcast exclusive!Their innovative chargers connect directly to the high-voltage grid, providing up to 10 times more power, cutting installation times by up to 70%, and avoiding costly grid upgrades.We dive into:Why electrification is the key to near term emissions reductionWhy the hardest part of electrification is no longer the vehicles or batteries - it's getting power from the grid.How Kwetta's technology solves grid bottlenecks while being a “good grid citizen.”How a small, world class team from Napier New Zealand (founded with CEO Dustin Murdock) is competing with global giantsHow much Canterbury Beer was consumed at Rob and Mike's first meetingKwetta is about to announce their first sites in Australia so it's great timing to bring them on!Find out more at: www.kwetta.com**If you like the show, please subscribe/review/rate or comment. We really appreciate your support!You can sign up to our mailing list at www.apositiveclimate.com, say hello@apositiveclimate.com or follow us on https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate or www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast. **About the podcastA Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by Australian climate technology investors and experts Nick Zeltzer and Alex McIntosh. We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more.The podcast charted in 2022, 2023 and 2024 as the top Australian made podcast in Apple's Technology podcast charts.Previous guests have included innovators and technologists from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.Music by the late, great Nick WeaverProduction by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media

Nick chats to Simon Holmes à Court about nuclear energy in Australia.“When are you covering nuclear?” is one of the most common questions we've received from APC listeners.So we finally went there. And it was great to have Simon on to explore it all before we go back to our startup roots next episode with our THIRD pitch fest. (00:00) Intro(03:55) What people get wrong about nuclear (05:38) Simon's background(07:27) Global Nuclear Energy Landscape(15:03) Safety Concerns(20:23) Waste (26:10) Construction Time (32:39) Cost and Generation Profile (39:21) Flexibility (40:48) Economics (50:02) Political and Regulatory Challenges (01:00:42) Uncomfortable QuestionsTo ultimately answer the question: does Australia need nuclear energy?There was so much to cover we didn't have time to explore all the questions, including the role of AI and covering the next 15 of the transition in more detail. Excuses for new episodes! **If you like the show, please subscribe/review/rate or comment. We really appreciate your support!You can sign up to our mailing list at www.apositiveclimate.com, say hello@apositiveclimate.com or follow us on https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate or www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast. **About the podcastA Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by Australian climate technology investors and experts Nick Zeltzer and Alex McIntosh. We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more.The podcast rated in 2022 and 2023 as the top Australian made podcast in Apple's Technology podcast charts.Previous guests have included innovators and technologists from JET Charge, Goterra, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.Music by the late, great Nick WeaverProduction by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media

“What are the things that I do daily to build and maintain relationships with people I deeply care about. And then I just do that to the people that are the next sphere out from me.”   This is a special episode only available to our podcast subscribers, which we call The Mini Chief. These are short, sharp highlights from our fabulous guests, where you get a 5 to 10 minute snapshot from their full episode. This Mini Chief episode features Mike Smith, Founder and CEO of Zero Co. His full episode is titled How to build a tribe of loyal customers, creating a better world through business, and personal growth. You can find the full audio and show notes here:

Ever feel like the plastic problem is just too big to tackle? Well, Mike Smith is committed to doing the heavy lifting to re-invigorate us and show that a company can make a very dig difference.If we can inspire one person, it's worth it - Mike SmithMike's passion for creating a sustainable future (now super-charged as a dad) is matched only by his incredible enthusiasm and massive heart. He's one of those people whose energy is truly infectious—and it's the kind of energy we could all use more of in our lives.Mike is the visionary founder and CEO of Zero Co, an Australian company dedicated to tackling the global plastic crisis. Mike and his fast growing team are on a mission to eliminate single-use plastics from households and at the same time, clean up plastic waste from our oceans, rivers, and beaches worldwide. And you know what, they're actually doing it. If you're keen to transform your daily routine check out Zero Co's website.Big hugRichCheck out ZeroCoConnect with Mike Smith on LinkedInConnect with ZeroCo on Instagram Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Nick chats to Tim Washington from JET Charge about using electric vehicles as batteries for our homes.Vehicle to grid technology could transform not one but *two* trillion dollar industries in energy and transport. All while paving the way to materially reduce carbon emissions and costs.It is simple enough but does it work? When will consumers have it? What impacts will it have? And what is it like running a startup with your wife? Thanks to Ellen Liang who also hopped on the mic!You can enjoy this episode here or in full HD on Youtube. (00:00) Teaser(00:38) Introduction(05:23) Australian EV Uptake Check-in(11:00) Australian EV Charging Check-in(13:46) How does Vehicle to Grid work?(23:46) Consumer Perspectives(29:54) Economics(38:31) Challenges for Energy Retailers(54:15) When Your Co-founder Is Your Spouse(59:23) Uncomfortable Questions**If you like the show, please subscribe/review/rate or comment. We really appreciate your support!You can sign up to our mailing list at www.apositiveclimate.com, say hello@apositiveclimate.com or follow us on https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate or www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast. **About the podcastA Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by Australian climate technology investors and experts Nick Zeltzer and Alex McIntosh. We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more.The podcast rated in 2022 and 2023 as the top Australian made podcast in Apple's Technology podcast charts.Previous guests have included innovators and technologists from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.Music by the late, great Nick WeaverProduction by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.MediaAlex is taking a podcast break so if you miss everyone's favourite host, let her know via our website!

“We built this school. And then over the next 12 months, we ended up building two more schools in other, other villages around. And it completely changed my perspective on what meaningful work is.”   In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, I speak to Mike Smith, Founder and CEO of Zero Co, on how to build a tribe of loyal customers, creating a better world through business, and personal growth.

That's a wrap! It's our annual review episode, with Alex and Nick covering all the climate technology news from 2023. The hottest year on record brings a reminder that we need to be doubling down on the right solutions, so we hope you enjoy our reflections about what we think matters. Thanks again to all you listening out there! It's been a big year for us - where we hit the Top 5 in tech podcasts (in Malawi) -  and we've loved hearing from many of you throughout the season.  Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:20) We announce the Pitch Fest Winner! (02:23) Our Years Reviewed (05:32) Large Scale Solar, Batteries and Global Developments (including Alex's strange love of steel mills) (21:32) Nuclear Energy (!) (27:55) APC Season Portfolio Review (38:41) BIG PREDICTIONS Companies mentioned: Microtau, All G Foods, Samsara, Uluu, Novalith, SunDrive, Jolt Charge, Infravision, Nourish Ingredients, Goterra, Antora Energy, ahem Positive Ventures, JET Charge, Sicona, AMSL Aero, Renewable Metals, SeaForest, GridMo, Hysata, MGA Thermal, Eku Energy, Akaysha Energy, Zenobe, Raygen, Vast Solar, ThyssenKrupp, NuScale, and the EV company formerly known as “Build Your Dreams”  See you next year! *** As always if you don't want to miss any eps, hit that follow button! We'd also love it if you gave us a review / rating on Apple or Spotify! It helps other listeners find us. You can sign up to our mailing list, say hello@apositiveclimate.com or follow us at www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast and https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate.  ** About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more. Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair PerkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick and Alex hear pitches from ten up and coming Australian startups working on climate solutions! *Vote HERE* We're back with our second pitchfest episode! And again teaming up with EnergyLab's accelerator program, but this time it's different - there will be a winner decided by YOU!  We've secured some awesome prizes that will go to the People's Choice startup.  G+T Ventures, the startup arm Australian law firm Gilbert + Tobin has donated a full day legal workshop to prepare a startup for their next fundraising round. Cake Equity - an Australian software platform that helps startups manage their equity and stock options in minutes - has donated free access, premium support and mentoring. And there's more prizes! Each startup gets a 60 second free pitch then there's some Q&A from us to better understand their unique solution and opportunity. All the startups are listed below and don't forget to vote for the People's Choice! Voting will close on Friday October 27. The lineup (00:00) Intro Alex and Nick (04:09) Renewable Metals - Turning Battery Waste into Battery Metals (Luan Atkinson) (10:09) Pyrochar - Biochar for Green Steelmaking (Cameron Bell) (17:06) Dovetail -  Zero emission electric aviation (David Doral) (23:37) Orkestra - Energy project feasibility just got easy, accurate and fast (James Allston) (31:42) Tasmanion - Developing new aluminium-ion battery technologies (Shalini Divya) (36:21) Elecsome - Solar panel recycling, reusing and upcycling (Neeraj Das) (43:54) Savic -  Australia's premium high-performance electric motorcycle company (Dennis Savic) (53:16) Emmi - The platform to help investors assess the carbon impact of their portfolio (Michael Lebbon) (61:13) Bygen - Low cost production of activated carbon from waste (Lewis Dunnigan) (66:34) Perl Street - Enables distributed infrastructure companies to sell more, raise more and manage more  (Tooraj Arvajeh) We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com.au). You can hear last year's episode here. *** As always if you don't want to miss any eps, hit that follow button! We'd also love it if you gave us a review / rating on Apple or Spotify! It helps other listeners find us. You can sign up to our mailing list, say hello@apositiveclimate.com or follow us at www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast and https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate.  ** About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more. Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair PerkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Alex is away so Nick is let loose on the podcast! Nick chats to Christiaan Jordaan, CEO and founder of Sicona.  Sound familiar? We interviewed Christiaan in back November 2021 in one of our all-time listener favourite episodes: "Australia's Role in the Battery Revolution". Since then Sicona has come a long way! Fresh off their recent $22m funding round for their battery technology we thought we'd cover the big issues since our previous chat: How the US Inflation Reduction Act has changed the game for climate startups (2:05) How Australia should respond (9:11) How the rise of Artificial Intelligence has affected climate startups like Sicona (12:29) Christiaan's HOTTEST TAKES on venture capital and funding climate solutions (15:38); and The inside scoop on Christiaan's recent funding round (21:28) In case you missed our last episode with Christiaan, here's a quick recap on Christiaan and his business (or you can have a a listen here) Sicona aims to revolutionise the battery world by improving battery efficiency with their unique anode materials, a technology that can be used with existing lithium ion batteries. Christiaan is also the co-founder of Novalith, a company that uses carbon dioxide as a reagent in extracting lithium. We have an episode featuring Novalith where we spoke to his Co-founder Steven Vassiloudis. We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com.au). *** As always if you don't want to miss any eps, hit that follow button! We'd also love it if you gave us a review / rating on Apple or Spotify! It helps other listeners find us. You can sign up to our mailing list, say hello@apositiveclimate.com or follow us at www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast and https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate.  ** About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more. Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair PerkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat to Doug Mcnamee from Jolt Charge, an Australian electric vehicle charging business that has raised $100million from Blackrock (the world's largest money manager). EV uptake in Australia is on a charge! When we recorded our first EV episode in 2021, they comprised less than 0.5% of total sales. In the first half of 2023 this number was up to 8%. So while EVs are just one part of decarbonising how we move, the signs are promising. We enjoyed chatting with Doug about the future of transportation, whether Australia is out of the EV doldrums and what makes Jolt Charge different. We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com.au). *** As always if you don't want to miss any eps, hit that follow button! We'd also love it if you gave us a review / rating on Apple or Spotify! It helps other listeners find us. You can sign up to our mailing list, say hello@apositiveclimate.com or follow us at www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast and https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate.  ** About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more. Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair PerkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat with Vince Allen from SunDrive, a Sydney-based startup on a mission to transform Australia into a solar manufacturing powerhouse. In 2021, SunDrive made headlines by developing the world's most efficient commercial-sized solar cell. Not only that - by swapping silver with copper as the conductive material their products could be lower cost too. With over $30 million in funding from high-profile investors like Blackbird, Mike Cannon-Brookes, Main Sequence Ventures, Malcolm Turnbull, and CEFC/Virescent Ventures, they're a force to be reckoned with. We loved this chat and especially Vince's love of solar, passion for Australia's great opportunity and also his toast analogy to explain how a solar panel actually works.  We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com.au). ** Don't miss out on future episodes—hit that follow button! Your reviews and ratings on Apple and Spotify really help us reach more listeners, so we'd love your support.  You can sign up to our mailing list, say hello@apositiveclimate.com or follow us at www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast and https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate.  ** Chapters Intro: Nick and Alex set the scene (Bonus: Nick's Rant) (6:17): The Unstoppable March of Solar Energy (10:34): The SunDrive Origin Story, Vince's Love Affair with Solar (14:27): The Toast Analogy: Where SunDrive Fits in the Solar Ecosystem (23:49): What's Next for SunDrive (25:49): Making the Case for Australian Solar Manufacturing (31:39): Australia's Competitive Edge in Solar (39:01): The Transformative Potential of Low-Cost Solar *** About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more. Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair Perkins  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do we have enough lithium for all the batteries we'll need for a low carbon future? What is the impact of lithium extraction on the planet? And can we do it in a more sustainable way?  Nick and Alex chat with Steven Vassiloudis of Novalith, a Sydney startup that can extract lithium in a way that not only reduces emissions but also the amount of chemicals used in the process. We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com).  ** As always if you don't want to miss any episodes, hit that follow button! We'd also love it if you gave us a review / rating on Apple or Spotify! It helps other listeners find us. You can sign up to our mailing list, say hello@apositiveclimate.com or follow us at www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast and https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate.  ** About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more. Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair PerkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we take a journey with Mike Smith, the visionary mind behind Zero Co., an innovative zero waste household product that's taking the world by storm. Tune in as we uncover how their groundbreaking crowdfunding campaign raised a staggering $5 million in just over 5 hours. Inspiration can strike at the most unexpected moments, and for Mike, it was during a life-changing trip to 27 countries with his now wife. Witnessing the heartbreaking sight of rubbish strewn across even the most remote places, they were spurred to take action. Learn how this eye-opening journey led to the creation of Zero Co., a company driven by a passion to make a difference and create a cleaner world. Crowdfunding campaigns can be a make-or-break moment for aspiring entrepreneurs. Mike shares the remarkable story of Zero Co.'s campaign, which rallied 3,200 stakeholders to support their mission. Discover invaluable advice on how to build a strong community around a crowdfunding campaign and leverage the power of collective action. Mike discusses why authenticity and admitting mistakes are the keys to connecting with consumers who yearn for companies that genuinely care about their impact on the planet. Join us as we explore the fascinating journey of getting Zero Co. products into major retailers like Woolies and get a sneak peek into the exciting new products soon to be unveiled in the Zero Co. range. This episode is a testament to the power of passion, perseverance, and a shared vision to create a sustainable future for generations to come. Find Zero Co. on Instagram and visit their website Connect with Behind the Brand on Instagram and TikTok

Nick and Alex chat with Julia Reisser of Uluu, a startup based in Western Australia creating biodegradable plastic made from seaweed.  This is episode two of our PLASTIC DOUBLE HEADER, this time tackling the plastic problem from the very source - the production!  Plastic is a very real problem we need to address and unfortunately, given the way we currently live our lives it's not going anywhere fast.   ** If you enjoyed this episode, remember to check out the first in our plastic DOUBLE HEADER with Samsara Eco - a Canberra based startup with unique technology that can allow plastic to become infinitely recyclable. As always if you don't want to miss any eps, hit that subscribe button! We'd also love it if you gave us a rating on Apple or Spotify! It helps other listeners find us. You can sign up to our mailing list, say hello@apositiveclimate.com  or follow us at www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast and https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate.  We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com). ** About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Samsara Eco, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more. Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair PerkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Samsara Eco Australia's most exciting climate startup? With enzymes that literally eat plastic, it's hard to disagree! Nick and Alex chat with Paul Riley of Samsara Eco, a Canberra based company that has raised ~$60 million to tackle one of the biggest problems of all: plastic recycling. It's a tangible, challenging and very current problem in Australia, so we loved diving into all the issues with Paul, understanding more about how the technology works and how Samsara Eco is positioned to be a global leader.  ** This is our plastic DOUBLE HEADER and in two weeks time will have another hugely exciting Aussie startup tacking the problem in a very different way! So if you don't want to miss it, subscribe away! We'd also love it if you gave us a rating on Apple or Spotify! It helps other listeners find us. You can sign up to our mailing list, say hello@apositiveclimate.com  or follow us at www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast and https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate.  We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com). ** About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more. Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair PerkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stop The Burps! Nick and Alex have a chat about using less dairy. We then interview Jan Pacas of All G Foods - a Sydney-based company which has raised A$50 million to spearhead a global revolution to create real dairy, without the cows or the emissions (8:00) The technology is called precision fermentation and it could soon enough upend the $1 trillion dairy industry.  ** If you enjoy the show, we'd love it if you subscribed and/or gave us a review on Apple or Spotify! It really helps other listeners find us.  Sign up to our mailing list via our website, say hello@apositiveclimate.com or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.  We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com). About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more. If you're passionate about the latest sustainable technology, the environment, or are just keen to know more about what's going on in Australia to tackle climate change, this podcast is for you. Previous guests have included legends from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more. Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair PerkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's Quick Fire Friday episode, Rob interviews Troy Trewin, based in Hobart, Tasmania. Troy is the founder of Grow A Small Business. His current mission is he sits on a handful of boards of directors of different companies, helping them get established; growing their small businesses into something bigger by teaching them the ways to generate funding through coaching. There are different ways to generate working capital for a business venture. A few examples are Venture Capital, Grants, and Crowdfunding. Among the three, the latter has gained significant traction in recent years, because crowdfunding has enabled businesses to raise hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars from anyone with money to invest; a prime example would be Zero Co, in which they managed to raise $5 million in six hours and 27 minutes.  Troy helps small-medium business owners who choose to go down this path, by working on the pros and cons, the dos and don'ts, and the overall plan of the crowdfunding campaign to make sure it is a success. This Cast Covers:   Raising working capital for a business venture through crowdfunding. Experience that Troy has in the field of crowdfunding. How crowdfunding works and the various forms it can take. Cases of effective crowdfunding campaigns. Steps a small-medium business owner should take before crowdfunding. Positive aspects of crowdfunding campaigns. The drawbacks of crowdfunding campaigns. Considerations for small-medium business owners before using crowdfunding for growth. Links:  Troy's Linkedin Troy's Company Website Additional Resources:  GASB - Crowdfunded Crowdfunded by Mark Pecota, Brad Enright     Quotes:   “There are two ways you can crowdfund, pre-sales and equity crowdfunding.” — Troy Trewin. “You shouldn't be desperate, you need to plan it out.” — Troy Trewin.

We speak to Henry Bilinsky from MicroTau. The Sydney-based startup's shark skin technology applied to planes has the potential to improve the efficiency of aviation by up to 10%, meanwhile saving airlines up to $61 billion a year on fuel. ** If you enjoy the show, subscribe and give us a rating on Apple or Spotify! You can sign up to our mailing list, say hello@apositiveclimate.com  or follow us at www.instagram.com/apositiveclimatepodcast and https://au.linkedin.com/company/a-positive-climate.  We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com.au). ** In Australia we love flying and given our vast and isolated land, we often NEED to fly. While there are a number of options to get to zero carbon transport, many of these solutions may take decades for mass adoption. This includes technologies like battery or hydrogen powered planes (which we covered on our episode with AMSL Aero) or even sustainable aviation fuel. But in the meantime, we have to pursue anything and everything that can increase the efficiency of aviation. This is where MicroTau's shark-skin comes in.  In this episode we cover: The challenges of decarbonising long haul transport; How Henry came up with the idea; How the US Airforce got involved with the idea;  Sharks on a plane you say? How does this actually work; and How the technology could be applied to other forms of transport About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An inspiring look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more. If you're passionate about the latest sustainable technology, the environment, or are just keen to know more about what's going on in Australia to tackle climate change, this podcast is for you. Previous guests have included innovators and technologists from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori and many more. Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair PerkinsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're BACK with our best season yet! Launching fortnightly from 27 June we'll interview Australia's very best startups in the global climate transition.  They've got game changing sustainable technology. They've raised hundreds of millions of dollars. And they're ready to turn the world's biggest problem into Australia's great opportunity.  Low carbon aviation. Cow free dairy. Sustainable lithium mining. Plastic recycling. Next generation solar. The future of EV charging. And much more. Join us to learn more from leaders building what could be billion dollar businesses. Press “Follow” or “Subscribe” in your podcast app of choice, share with your friends and follow along with us on LinkedIn, Instagram or via our mailing list at www.apositiveclimate.com If you're a long time fan of the show we'd love it if you spread the word About the podcast A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An inspiring look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.  Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more. Previous guests have included innovators and technologists from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori and many more. If you're passionate about the latest sustainable technology, the environment, or are just keen to know more about what's going on in Australia to tackle climate change, this podcast is for you! Music by the late, great Nick Weaver Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.MediaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Filmmakers Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein tell us about their Ken Burns documentary, “The U.S. & the Holocaust,” ahead of the upcoming WABE panel discussion at The Temple. Plus, Cory Atkinson, the co-owner of the Zero Co. Shop, and The Zero Proof CEO and co-founder Sean Goldsmith discuss “Dry January” with “City Lights” producer Summer Evans. And H. Johnson stops by to teach us about trumpeter Clifford Brown.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week our partner content is brought to you by impact.com who transform the way businesses manage and optimize all types of partnerships. In this episode we dive into how to leverage your communities for growth. Joining impact.com Sales Director Peter Bray, is someone who's been on my conversation wish list for some time - the man behind Zero Co, Founder, Mike Smith. Zero Co is committed to solving the global single use plastic problem by producing personal care and home cleaning products in forever bottles with reusable refill pouches. They also do a whole lot of clean up work to get rid of plastics already in existence, some of which involves building pyramids in Egypt. In this chat, Mike shares how to leverage communities to drive growth, the relationships Zero Co have built with AirBnB customers schools, investors and the sustainability community, to help them feel connected to the mission and the brand and how, on a recent trip to North Africa, Mike took a brave stand against something menacingly known as ‘The Pharaoh's revenge'!Links from the episode:impact.com - get your demo hereZero CoZero Co Case StudyQuestions answered:Where have Zero Co's biggest challenges been in 2022?How have financial pressures in society affected customer loyalty?Which community does Zero Co want to engage next?This episode was brought to you by… impact.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a repeat episode in preperation of this weeks special bonus episode with Mike in Eygpt, picking up plastic on the River Nile for Zero Co's 100 year project. We have cut out some things but for those new to the podcast they may not have heard the founding story from Mike so before this saturdays special episode crossing to Mike who will be camping at the bottom of the pyramids, we wanted people to know who they are all over agin. ENJOY, this is a bsuiness birthed out of witnessing horrible plastic polution while traveling overseas, dumping life savings into the project and seeing it flourish. Unbelieveable!

Zero Co began as an idea, dreamed up by an unemployed bloke in need of a shave, a shower and a good hard look in the mirror. That blokes name is Mike Smith (yep that's his actual name). This is the story of how Mike (along with Alyssa, Kate and Alana) brought Zero Co into the world.Mike, Alyssa and Kate went to Indonesia for Zero Co's 1st ocean clean-up where 6,000kgs of plastic was pulled from the Java Sea off the coast of Jakarta to be made into Zero Co dispensers.Now Zero Co has launched their most epic idea yet...Oceans 21! 21 million tonnes of plastic flows into our oceans every year. That's one truck of garbage every single minute. Single-use plastic is the main culprit. So the aim is to pull 21 tonnes of ocean bound plastic from Aussie oceans so we can turn it into our forever bottles! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zero fossil fuels in horticulture - can it be done?...  Well that's exactly what Forest Lodge Orchard in Cromwell has done - growing cherries with zero fossil fuels…  And founder Mike Casey has just launched a new company, NZ Zero to help other farmers and growers achieve the same thing…  He joins us on REX to tell us more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Smith is an entrepreneur, adventurer and not-for-profit founder. Over the past fifteen years he's founded three startups in the surfing, wine and sustainability arenas and built two schools in Myanmar. He's travelled to some of the most remote corners of the planet, including North Korea, Tajikistan and Nagorno-Karabakh to name just a few. Mike Smith's most recent venture - Zero Co - aims to solve the global plastic problem through large scale ocean clean-ups and a closed-loop solution for personal-care and home-cleaning products. Mike is infectiously passionate about having a positive impact on the planet and inspiring others to dare greatly. You can't fail to feel this passion as he shares Zero Co's story. Enjoy!   Here are some of the interview highlights:   Zero Co's origins started with a trip Mike and his girlfriend (now wife) took travelling to some of the most far-flung places in the world Mike shares “the mission-driven brief” of the business they set themselves, highlighting that he was agnostic about the industry they went into.  He talks about what he calls “mission-driven 2.0 businesses”, where the mission and the product are the same thing, not an afterthought He explains how Zero Co works – basically disrupting the household and personal care products category – and inviting the consumer to change their behaviour to become part of the solution While talking about the complexities of this business, Mike acknowledges that he frequently thinks about how crazy this idea is, but they are driven by their big mission: to scale the business model profitably and become such a pain in the ass for the big guys, that they have to copy them! Mike shares the experience of their latest equity crowdfunding campaign which has set the Australian record We talk about their brand and its lighthearted tone that came from the core values Zero Co was established on Their values are truly inspiring and you'll really want to hear the stories that Mike shares that inspire those values (gave me goosebumps)!   Connect with Mike   Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-smith-62aa383a/ Zero Co website https://www.zeroco.com.au

Mike Smith is the Founder of Zero Co, a company that delivers personal & home-cleaning products direct to your door, minus the single-use plastic.  With its reusable bottled and refill subscription, it's kind of like the old-school milkman reimagined.  It's a simple concept with potentially BIG results. They're on a mission to untrash the planet, and so far have saved over a million water bottles worth of plastic going to landfill.  It's a tale of travel and adventure in bringing this good business to life. -- Ready to embed purpose and profit into your own business? Head to theownerscollective.com and sign up for the weekly newsletter from Pru to get all the juicy advice on becoming a leading brand of tomorrow.

In this episode, I interview Mike Smith, the Founder, and CEO of Zero Co based in Byron Bay, Australia. Mike has set up his own company to help solve the global single-use plastic problem by delivering incredible products. With over 15 years of experience in the business industry, Mike decided to leave his two former businesses to pursue new opportunities and give cause and awareness for nature. Zero Co was established in 2019 and has been running for over 2 years. Serving about 7,000 households around Australia with over 25 FTEs. Mike has said that growing a small business requires being radically transparent and mission-focused to get a bigger response from the audience. So he says, “The more we've challenged ourselves, and pushed ourselves to be radically transparent, the bigger response we can get from the audience.” This Cast Covers: Solving the global single-use plastic problem and delivering incredible products. Making a range of personal care and home cleaning products. Providing products for everyday use in your house, laundry, liquid hand wash, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, etc. Been started with a Kickstarter campaign about two and a half years ago. Sharing the challenging journey of growing a small business in the middle of COVID. A real-world live business for 19 months and from having 1 to now 25 teams. Became a minus great celebrity in the world to inspire people to join the mission. Helping entrepreneurs focus on what they can do by creating their own mission. Learning how to get a bigger response from the community. Leading with radical transparency from a marketing perspective every day. Additional Resources: Zero Co Principles by Ray Dalio Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard    _______________________________________________________________   Quotes: “You've got to control what you can control and forget about everything else because things just come along.” —Mike Smith “Success is the scale of the impact that we can have.” —Mike Smith “The more we challenge ourselves, the bigger response we can get from the audience.” —Mike Smith “If you've got nothing to hide, you shouldn't hide anything.” —Mike Smith “Be a mission-focused.” —Mike Smith   _______________________________________________________________   Music from https://filmmusic.io “Cold Funk” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com. License: CC by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0  

This week in beauty land... As always on the third Wednesday of every month we spotlight a beauty brand doing good stuff for the planet. So on today's episode Erin spotlights an Aussie startup making waves in the sustainability space.  Plus, you can now get some of your fave boujee buys at the chemist! Erin breaks down how you can now get your vitamins and olaplex in one place.  And in an unfortunate turn of events we had to cancel our TikTok trial for the week, but we promise it's for good reason...  THE END BITS  Subscribe to Mamamia This month on Better Beauty we featured... Zero Co! You can read all about this month's Better Beauty winner on www.mamamia.com.au Ultra is available in Chemist Warehouse in store and online at www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/ultra-beauty TikTok audio courtesy of @julianelarin CREDITS Hosts: Erin Docherty & Leigh Campbell Producer: Mikayla Floriano Audio Production: Leah Porges  GET IN TOUCH: Got a beauty question you want answered?  Email us at youbeauty@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386.  Join our You Beauty Facebook Group here. Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter. You Beauty is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here. Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you're helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We're currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Not So Serious, editor Liv Croagh chats with Zero Co founder Mike Smith. The two talk about the circular economy that's saving the planet and why aesthetic branding means a lifetime of customers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey, have you subscribed to the bookmark newsletter? If you liked this, you might like my twice-monthly email with book reviews and ideas of what you should be reading, and listening to, next. Click here to subscribe. About the book We need better ideas right now. Everywhere you look, there are growing problems that require fresh, creative thinking to help us solve. The good news is that anyone can learn to master the art of creativity to turn good ideas into brilliant ones. That's what this book is about: those killer ideas that have a positive impact on many people, with near-infinite winners. The type you hear about and think, ‘Damn, I wish I'd thought of that!' Tim Duggan, the co-founder of Junkee Media, will show you how to identify and generate your own ideas with big potential, and then how to refine and bring them to life. Learn from the creative minds behind some of the most innovative ideas out there, like Canva, KeepCup, Movember, Linktree, B Corps, Zero Co and more. Source: https://timduggan.com.au/book/killer-thinking/ About the author Tim Duggan is an author, advisor and optimist who firmly believes in the power of business to do good. He has co-founded several digital media ventures, most notably Junkee Media, the leading digital publisher for young Australians, which was acquired by ASX-listed oOh!media His first book, ‘Cult Status: How To Build A Business People Adore', was named the Best Entrepreneurship and Small Business Book at the 2021 Australian Business Book Awards. His second book on creativity in the workplace, Killer Thinking, is out now. He's also currently the Chairman of the Digital Publishers Alliance, a group representing over 100 titles from the leading independent publishers in the country, as well as working with a range of businesses that he's passionate about. Source: https://timduggan.com.au/about/ Big idea #1 — The best ideas are killer Tim's model for what makes an idea better than good and better than great is the acronym KILLER, which stands for; Kind — having a net-good effect on the world Impactful — impacting a large number of people Loved — people love you Lasting — not just a trend, has longevity Easy — people understand what you do Repeatable — create their own momentum These are about the idea, being killer, but it's also about the execution; the idea alone is not enough, the execution has to be killer as well.  Ideas that go beyond good and great and become killer ideas have an infinite amount of upsides, and none or very, few downsides. Tim talks about putting a winners and losers lens over your ideas and using the losers, or the potential losers, as a result of your idea as a trigger to stretch your idea further and design downsides out of it. Nobody should lose as a result of your idea coming to life. It's important to note that the creative thinking for a create for a killer idea exists within everyone. You might just not have had a chance to show it just yet, but by using some of the techniques in the book and your own creativity, you can absolutely come up with your own killer ideas yourself. Big idea #2 — The eight steps to a killer idea Now that we know a killer idea is and what it looks like, you might want to know how to come up with one or refine your ideas into one yourself. There's eight steps to this, which Tim has put into a model that looks like a little key hole, and you start the bottom with step number one and work your way up. Be your problem's therapist: take in information, absorbing it, and starting to think about what is the real problem, looking at it from different perspectives, and really understand the problem. Fit your own mask first: look after yourself and your own creativity, by making sure you've created the space to be creative by doing your own individual ideation. Plus each other's ideas: now you get to bring other people into the process, and make this into a generative and iterative approach where you add to each other's ideas, rather than shooting them down. Sit with it: let the ideas breathe, give them a bit of space to let them come to life and ferment in the way that they need to. Apply the right filter: come up with the design principles or the elements that you need to make sure your idea is feasible, and making sure it meets the criteria that is required in order for the idea to be killer and to work. Stretch it out: take your idea and then stretch it even further to design out any downsides. Launch into a rising tide: know what else is happening in the zeitgeists in the world, what trends exist that you might be able to leverage and where you can benefit from other momentum. Listen with open ears: your ideas won't exist in a vacuum once they're out in the world, so how do you take the feedback and experiences of your end users to build your idea even further. Big idea #3 — Space, inputs, time Killer ideas don't appear fully formed. As Tim says in the book, we need to get better at nurturing them into existence and make sure that we have the space, the inputs, and the time in order to make our idea even better. Giving an idea space might look like physical space for it to float around and ferment. You might plan to go on a boring long drive, do some chores, or go out on a hike and immerse your idea in the physical space of nature to grow. Some ideas need fertilisation along with the fermentation of space. You can fertilise your ideas through inputs such as conversations, reading about adjacent or abstract ideas, listening to music, or even peeling a piece of fruit. The important thing here is to think about where are those inputs coming from, and how might they help your idea. Finally, time; boredom, sleep, and purposeful thinking time are the key ingredients to giving yourself the time to think about the idea in a deeper way. Schedule boredom into your days and weeks, and definitely make sure all of your ideas get slept on. Let's connect LinkedIn Instagram  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Episode Nine of the Sustainable eCommerce podcast! For Earth Day 2022 I'm joined by Mike Smith, founder of Zero Co.  Zero Co's mission is nothing less than removing single-use plastics from our kitchen, bathroom and laundry cabinets. For the full show notes and links click here: https://sustainable-ecom.com/ep9 In the show, we unpack the Zero Co journey, starting from Mike finding plastic at the bottom of an alpine lake, all the way to growing a nine figure brand, just two years after launch. Along the way we learn some key insights into acquiring funding as Mike shares how they broke multiple Australian records, including the biggest Kickstarter campaign of 2019 and the fastest ever crowd equity round. We also hear Mike's views on the importance of community and how their values around radical transparency have been critical to helping them build a passionate and engaged audience united in the fight against single use plastic.    

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Joe Foster, CEO of the newly listed Close the Loop Group on circular integration, take back programs and the group's many engagements and initiatives.We open the episode by discussing the merger of Close the Loop & OF Packaging, leading to the listing on the ASX of the new entity called Close The Loop Group. Joe reviews the group's use of funds from the listing to buy other companies that contribute to the group's circular integration goals.The topics covered include specialised take back programs around flexible intermediate bulk containers, working with REDcycle and the group's engagement with print cartridge manufacturers along with their investment in equipment to assist with eWaste recycling in North America, Europe and Australia. Joe also discusses the difference between pre-consumer and post-consumer waste and their ability to recycle contaminated post-consumer waste into new packaging.We wrap the episode with a look at the group's engagement with Roll 'n' Recycle and Zero Co, along with the importance of working with the entrepreneurs driving new recycling opportunities, the importance of consumer education and a look at what's next for Close The Loop Group.Close the Loop plant tour: www.packagingnews.com.au/sustainability/close-the-loop-shows-circular-economy-in-action------------------------------The PKN Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of PKN Packaging News, owned and published by Yaffa Media.The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of PKN Packaging News, Yaffa Media, or the guest's employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.If you wish to use any of this podcast's audio, please contact PKN Packaging News via their website www.packagingnews.com.au or send an email to editor@packagingnews.com.au.MC: Grant McHerronHost: Lindy HughsonEditor: Chris VisscherProducer: Steve VisscherPKN Packaging News - © 2022

Mike Smith is a man on a mission and the founder of Zero Co. He wants to untrash the planet by cleaning up oceans and cleaning Australian households at the same time. Zero Co broke records in 2021 gaining the title of Australia's fastest crowdfunding campaign, in this episode we hear what they have planned for 2022. Check out the Charli app for an exclusive Zero Co discount.

Every minute, a garbage truck worth of rubbish goes into our ocean. If we don't make drastic changes as a global community, there'll be more plastic than fish in our oceans by 2050.  Despite what we've all been taught, recycling is not the solution. In Australia, just 15% of plastic that we send to recycling is actually recycled. The other 85%? It ends up in landfill or in the ocean. We have to shift our thinking to a refill model, reducing the number of new plastics that we buy while simultaneously removing existing plastics from the environment.  Mike Smith, founder of Zero Co, joins us for an eye-opening account on the environmental crisis we're in due to the prevalence of single use plastics. Mike shares lessons on how to crack the Kickstarter model - Zero Co ran Australia's most successful Kickstarter campaign in 2019 - what it was like starting a business in the height of the pandemic and how building a passionate community has been crucial to Zero Co's early success.  Changing consumer behaviour is tough. The price - quality - convenience trifecta is a key driver for consumers. Mike shares how he thinks about changing behaviour, and how it's no longer  enough to just launch a business. To grow, businesses now and in the future need to solve for the world's biggest problems. Doing good and deep purpose has to be baked into the DNA of the company and their reason for being. 

Welcome to another edition of the OTPBD News Special, our series which analyses the news that matters for Australian and Kiwi startups. This week, we're focusing on news stories centred around climate tech and renewable energy.Meet this week's panel…Mick Liubinskas, Climate SaladAli Cluines-Ross, ArtesianTopics we discuss: Australia's goal of net zero emissions by 2050, The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Grok Ventures becoming Australia's first $1b VC fund to invest in climate tech, Loam Bio raising a $40m Series A with backing from Marc Benioff (TIME Ventures) and Mike Cannon-Brookes (Grok Ventures), Australian energy company Woodside partnering with US-based solar startup Heliogen, Square Peg backing waste reduction startup Zero Co in $6m raise, Bitcoin mining coming to Byron Bay with a data centre powered by renewable energy, and Atlassan's new 40-storey HQ which will operate on renewable energy.Additional information can be found below:https://www.climatesalad.com/https://events.humanitix.com/climate-salad-showcase-2021https://www.globalclimatelandscape.org/

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In this episode, Lindy Hughson, managing editor & publisher of PKN Packaging News, talks with Mike Smith, founder of Zero Co (www.zeroco.com.au), about reducing single use plastic in the home and removing plastic from the oceans.We start the episode with Mike discussing the inspiration behind Zero Co following his encounters with plastic waste while travelling in remote areas of the planet, leading him to research possible solutions and start a company to help address the problem. He then talks about how the company was started, the three steps required to address the issue of plastic waste and how addressing the problem is core to the organisation's existence.This leads us to Zero Co's business model that directly funds removal of plastics from the ocean for recycling to produce their products which do not add to the single use plastic problem as they are all reusable & recyclable. Mike acknowledges that it was maybe somewhat overly ambitious to try four things that have never been done before in the one start-up but they have managed to make it work in the end.Mike talks to us about growth of the company from one of the most successful Australian Kickstarter campaigns to date through to currently having almost 40,000 clients, the level of single use plastic reduction Zero Co is contributing to and the launch of their new personal care products through a pre-order campaign. He also acknowledges the advantages of being eCommerce based given both COVID and the increased prevalence of online shopping, along with the benefits of being closer to their customers.We wrap the episode by reviewing how Mike's experience gained with his previous two start-ups have helped him with Zero Co, the complexity of starting such an innovative operation during COVID and handling growth. He also gives advice to new startups in the sustainability space and notes the importance of collaboration to solve the problems of recycling & reduction.For more information about Zero Co and their products, please visit their website: www.zeroco.com.auThis episode has been brought to you by Bonfiglioli. For more information, visit www.bonfiglioli.com/australia/en------------------------------The PKN Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of PKN Packaging News, owned and published by Yaffa Media.The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of PKN Packaging News, Yaffa Media, or the guest's employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.If you wish to use any of this podcast's audio, please contact PKN Packaging News via their website www.packagingnews.com.au or send an email to editor@packagingnews.com.au.MC: Grant McHerronHost: Lindy HughsonEditor: Chris VisscherProducer: Steve VisscherPKN Packaging News - © 2021

This story is an enthralling tale including romance, adventure and an unrelenting passion to do good for the planet. Zero Co was birthed after Mike and Alyssa were traveling through the worlds most remote locations and STILL seeing plastic rubbish in these parts. It became obvious very quickly that it was a problem. Trace talks with Mike about his travel, about the humble beginnings of, dumping life savings into the dream to make it happen, COVID reality, the green washing of an industry, taking a positive stance rather than a doom and gloom one and learning as he goes. They discuss social media, the plastic problem, paving a way in this recycling space and the walk they have been on trying to make it happen.

When Mike Smith decided to take an eighteen-month sabbatical to the middle of nowhere, he didn't expect to find plastic ...and lots of it.  Smith is the founder of Zero Co, sustainable, reusable home-cleaning and personal-care products. Not only do you feel good buying one of Zero Co's products, but it's managed to make laundry detergent look really sexy with its fun, cool design.   I want to know why so many people have decided to back such a young startup, Mike's Smith's story behind his company, and how Zero Co plans to change the plastic industry. Join the Facebook Group. Follow Mark Bouris on Instagram, LinkedIn & YouTube. Want to grow your business and stay ahead of the pack? Access Mark Bouris' Masterclasses. Got a question or comment for Mark? Send an email.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 31 - Amish Parmar Amish and I discuss many topics including he Bitcoin projections and could it go to £100,000 or even Zero? We also discuss the current Financial System and if we are due a monetary reform and what that could look like. Also if our Healthcare, E-Wallet etc could all be on one ledger. We have a brief chat on Netflix Series Black Mirror & Social Dilemma. Amish talks Alt coins, stable coins & privacy coins and his thoughts on each of them. We talk "Why BTC" and not Nick Szabos Bitgold or others. Since Paypal and other corporations have embraced BTC. Amish also gives us his BTC projections for the next 5 years! Thats a quick breakdown of the episode i don't want to give too much away! Take a listen and please leave a Review. Follow Amish on Instagram @thecryptocircle@azp.fx 

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Making the transition to a zero-waste lifestyle as easy and accessible as possible… In today's Ecolust Podcast ep, we chat with Mike Smith, founder of Zero Co. Mike's on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic from Aussie kitchens, bathrooms, and laundries. We get the dirt on exactly how you create a circular economy business that repurposes ocean and landfill plastic and helps Aussies use toxin-free products in their home, all while being simple and affordable. We learnt a lot about behind the scenes of the sustainability industry. At Ecolust Podcast, we tell stories to empower your sustainable lifestyle. As Australian millennials, we want full lives and we like nice things. But we don't want to be part of the problem anymore. We want to live better - for the planet, for others, and for ourselves. We're making it easier for others to live sustainably, too. By sharing our stories of struggle and triumph, our lessons empower others. No eco-shame here. We release podcast episodes every Monday + show notes at www.ecolustlife.com/podcast Don't want to miss a thing? Obv. Join our fortnightly newsletter for recommendations, updates, and lols. Sign up at ecolustlife.com. Want more? Duh. Follow us on Instagram @ecolust.life. And if you feel like we're your people… there are more of us! Join our private Facebook group, Sustainable and Intentional Lifestyle, to connect with a bunch of savvy, intentional legends. Ecolust is a two-man team, working from home in our undies, so we'd love your support. Please, please, please hit ‘Subscribe' on Apple Podcasts, ‘Follow' on Spotify and leave a nice review. We also love it when you tag us in your Insta story whenever (and wherever) you're listening to the show. Legend.

Mike Smith is an experienced entrepreneur, having spent the past decade building start-ups across a range of industries including technology, surfing, hospitality, fashion and wine. He's also the founder of registered Australian charity The For Good Group and The Seaweed Project. He is also the founder of Zero Co. “[Zero Co] is on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic from every Aussie kitchen, laundry and bathroom. To do that we've created a circular supply chain that replaces single-use plastic packaging with beautifully designed dispensers (made from plastic waste pulled from the sea) and refill sachets (made from recycled materials diverted from landfill).Zero Co works via an incredibly simple 4 step process: you order, we deliver, you return, we refill. It's just like the milkman…reimagined!” – Zero Co We cover Mike's journey starting Zero Co, their mission, how they're doing it and Mike's advice for other aspiring entrepreneurs. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Find the show notes here ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ *** SOCIALIZE WITH US *** Website Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube  

We love Osher Gunsberg's podcast 'Better than Yesterday' and last week we heard the innovative Mike Smith, who else heard that interview? Amy got the chance to chat to him so we thought we would give a little bonus episode with that chat today!In this episode we:● Encourage you all to join Zeroco's Kickstarter campaign which is a win/win/win for our planet and for us;● Challenge our ideas on single use plastics;● Chat about how Zeroco are doing radical transparency;● And so so so so much more...We hope from this conversation we all learn something and puts a smile on your face.Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● http://zeroco.com.au● Osher Gunsberg podcastJoin our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.