On this episode we are grateful to have Joshua Scott Onysko. Joshua is a true pioneer in the world of clean beauty, sustainability, and conscious entrepreneurship. He is the founder behind not one, but multiple industry-shaping brands, including Pangea Organics, Alpine Provisions, and Un Jeu D’échecs — each built with the core mission of creating products that are as good for the planet as they are for the people who use them. He’s a self-made, multifaceted entrepreneur with over 25 years in the natural products space, visiting over 50 countries in search of the finest ingredients, and a passionate advocate for regenerative agriculture, plastic-free packaging, and empowering the next generation of ethical business leaders. Along the way, he has received 52 packaging and product awards, consulted with IDEO, and was the first brand allowed to partner with an Apple backed molded fiber company.
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Other Mentions by Joshua https://naturespiritherbs.com https://www.seaspiracy.org
What’s In Season https://www.seasonalfoodguide.org/
Cleveland Kitchen: https://www.clevelandkitchen.com/
Segment Notes:
Breakfast 1:49
Joshua’s Journey 2:38
- Dropped out of school, VW Bus, Became a Vegetarian, Global Travel, Clean Essential Oil Soap – Pangea
- Importance of Travel
Ingredients – From Plants - Non-Chemical Based Products 13:29
- Essential oils from around the world
- Not harming the planet
Seaweed as an Ingredient, as a Healthy Food 16:05
- Producing Products in the Best Possible Way for People and Planet.
- Eat as much seaweed as you can – it’s a blue zone food.
Food – People Need to Eat More Plants 19:06
- Know Your Ingredients – do Your homework. Lots of mis-information on nutrition.
- The higher nutritional value of Plants harvested closer to home.
- Distance takes 40% to 80% of a plants nutritional value away
- Buy from Farmers Markets
- In Italy the Farmers Market IS the Supermarket
- Know Your Ingredients: buy natural, not farmed Chicken and Salmon (SeasSpiracy)
- There is nothing more important than Health
- Ultra processed foods: bad for your health, bad for healthcare costs
- Skincare makes up 10% of the Health of your Skin; the other 90% is what you put in your Body
- Science: Animal products are acidic which causes inflammation, cancer. Keep these to 30% or less.
- Reduce sugar.
- Collagen Superfood – Seaweed.
- Athletes promoting the right food to kids
- Gluten Issue and Glyphosate: Dry spraying FDA approved glyphosate on wheat
Exercise when Traveling 30:22
- Local gym or Death by Burpees plus Chritiano Ronaldo’s 8 minute core workout
Purpose 33:04
- Ikigai - Japanese concept that translates to "a reason for being" or "a reason to live.
- What’s good for the world, people and what am I good at and enjoy to accomplish this
- New product to be packaged in sustainable molded fiber
- Plastic sits around for 100K years; Plastic garbage everywhere
o If you're not turning off the faucet, why pick up a mop
o We each eat a credit card of plastic a month
- Companies are addicted to profit, people are addicted to convenience
Changing Companies 40:02
- Focus on your product and how you’re delivering it and the happiness of your employees
- Nicaragua – the first Regenerative Organic Certified Coffee Farm
- Starbucks vs King Arthur Flour
- King Arthur – all the farms they buy from need to be regenerative in the next 20yrs
- Consult on Sustainability of the product and the packaging
o Saved one company $4M in manufacturing costs
One Country That’s Influenced You the Most 46:26
- India at 23, the Amazon in Peru more recently – inspiring to see people so happy without much
Getting People to Think Differently about Climate 49:38
- Cut
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