The Good Business Podcast

In today’s episode of the Good Business Podcast I am talking with Paul Hellier who is CEO and founder of Fair Food Forager.

Now Paul founded Fair Food Forager as a side hustle in 2015 with 15 listings on a website.  

Now, this world-first, global, ethical food directory and app has grown to now include 6,000 featured cafes, restaurants, and providores in 20 countries around the world.

Many impact entrepreneurs start out with a side...

In today’s episode of the Good Business Podcast I am talking with Kanika Joshi who works in International Development and is passionate about delivering solutions for the world most important to do list - the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

She is also passionate about helping young entrepreneurs through her work as a senior advisor to the Youth Solutions Program at UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

Through her work s...

Today I am talking with Robert Pekin who is the founder of Food Connect - a dynamic multi-farmer food distribution enterprise with an innovative community-based distribution system.

As a dairy farmer he felt a huge disconnection between his milk and the people drinking it.  After a series of life changing events he went on a journey that triggered a passion for creating a fairer food system for all farmers and for exploring ways to...

Today I am talking with Varun Bhanot who is the co-founder of Unhoused.org.  Unhoused.org is a social impact startup focused on using technology to help the homeless.

Varun founded Unhoused.org after he recognised the rising problem of homelessness and wanted to use his tech skills to make an impact.

Varun realised that many people don’t give money to homeless people because of doubts about where the funds might end up. So he set u...

In today’s episode I’m talking with an impact entrepreneur whose product you may well have nearby or you use regularly because today I am talking with Abigail Forsyth who is the co-founder of KeepCup.

Abigail first started developing KeepCup after she became frustrated with the amount of waste she saw being created from disposable coffee cups - unable to simply find a solution she developed her own. Little did she know she would st...

My guest today is Christina Delay, CEO and founder of Altina Drinks.

Now have you ever been at a party or work function where everyone was enjoying a glass of wine or a beer and you were the only one without a drink in your hand and it feels really awkward and you kind of feel a little bit left out.  Alcohol consumption is often linked to social events we all enjoy, getting together with friends or a wedding for example,  But wha...

In today’s episode I am talking with Johannah Maher who is the CEO and Cofounder of Impactr, an impact-tech startup company with a mission to inspire millions of people to do small things that together make a big impact.

Prior to becoming an impact-entrepreneur, Johannah was an executive at the world's largest wind energy company, specialised in high-tech product development and value engineering. Johannah is a recognised industry ...

In today’s episode of the Good Business Podcast I am talking with Justine Curtis who is the Founder and CEO at Inspired Adventures.

So you know whenever you have supported someone raising money for a cause like walking the Kokoda track or hiking to the Everest base camp have you ever wondered who makes this all happen? Well that is what the team from Inspired Adventures do.

Inspired Adventures is the leading adventure fundraising a...

In today’s episode of the Good Business Podcast I am talking with Sam Schatz who is the Managing Director and Global Head of Farm Development for AeroFarms.

AeroFarms is a leading clean-technology company that builds and operates responsible, state-of-the-art indoor vertical farms around the world, enabling local production and transforming agriculture.

A Certified B Corporation, AeroFarms has been recognised by Fast Company as one...

In today’s episode of the Good Business Podcast I am talking with Kim Lim who is the Co-Founder of PichaEats, a food business rebuilding lives for refugees in Malaysia.

PichaEats has a simple mission - to serve you great food. But as you enjoy your meal, you are also providing an opportunity for refugees in Malaysia to start a new life. Their chefs have all been forced to flee to Malaysia for a variety of reasons and PichaEats spec...

As we all buckle down to ride out this Coronavirus pandemic it is more important than ever to remember that there are some amazing businesses doing amazing things in the world.

And as we come out the other side of this pandemic, and we will come out the other side of this, there will be no shortage of issues that will need to be addressed by change-makers just like you.

So I hope that the conversations we have here on the podcast k...

In today’s episode of the Good Business Podcast I am talking with Kimberly White who is the Founder and CEO of The Planetary Press.

The last time I spoke with Kimberley was a little over a year ago after she had just launched The Planetary Press so I thought I would check in to see how it was going, what lessons she has learnt along the way and her hopes for the future.

The Planetary Press is an international news source focused on...

Our guest today is Kelly O’Shanassy who is the CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation.

The Australian Conservation Foundation is Australia's national environment organisation. Their more than 600,000 members speak out for a world where forests, rivers, people and wildlife thrive. They embody the philosophy that “The power of the people is greater than the people in power”.

Kelly is at the helm of this dedicated movement. Gro...

Today’s guest is Paul Warburg who is just getting ready to launch a new e-commerce company, Wendigo that is focused on sourcing sustainable products.

Paul has been starting small businesses since high school. Prior to founding Wendigo, he owned an eBay consignment business, ran a small digital marketing agency, and has been a church planter, founding a small church in his hometown.

Now, he's looking to combine his passions for busi...

Today’s guest is Tony Rinaudo who is World Vision’s Climate Action Advisor, but he is more famously known as The Forest Maker because Tony helped transform millions of hectares of dry land in Niger it what has been described as "probably the largest positive environmental transformation in all of Africa".

You see over 25 years ago, with the help of the local farmers in Niger, Tony began implementing a conservation farming system wh...

One of things we like to say here at the Blue Tribe Company is that every-time someone does business with us that something great happens in the world. And one of the reasons we can say this is because of today’s guest.

In this episode I am talking with Paul Dunn, who is the Chairman of B1G1: Business for Good, which is a Global Giving Initiative that’s enabled businesses to create over 200 Million giving impacts globally.

Not only...

In this episode I am talking with John Pabon, who is the Founder and Chief Advisor at Fulcrum Strategic Advisors.

Now I would describe John and as an expert on China but as you will hear, John would say that if anyone tells you they are an expert on China then you should run the other way because there is just so much to learn about this 5000 year old culture.

Before founding Fulcrum Strategic Advisors he worked with the United Nat...

In this episode I talk with Jeremy Meltzer from i=Change. Jeremy is a social entrepreneur and advocate for women’s rights globally. He created i=Change to help accelerate the impact of extraordinary development projects, focused on empowering women and girls.

As you will hear in this episode,As a young man, Jeremy was moved to action while living in Cuba where he was shocked at how violence against women seemed accepted and was eve...

In this episode I talk with three young chemical engineers who are literally at the beginning of their entrepreneurial journey to change the world.

Constantine, Bijil, and Kushal recently formed team P2X to compete in the Peter Farrell Cup, the University of NSW's most prestigious competitive ideas program that has helped to fast-track the next generation of entrepreneurs and start-ups for the past 19 years.

The cup culminates in a...