Posts by Stephan Ango - Lumi Blog

Stephan Ango

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer

Advice

Reduce Your Packaging Costs: 30 Strategies

Our first ebook distills strategies to reduce packaging costs with real-world examples from IKEA, Walmart, P&G, Dell, Glossier and more.

Stephan Ango · Jul 8, 2020

Podcast

Looking to Nature

True Botanicals founder Hillary Peterson debunks the idea that natural products can’t outperform toxic ones, and dives into the implications of cost and customer education.

Hillary Peterson and Stephan Ango · Jun 24, 2020

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Scaling Environmental Accountability

Etsy's Director of Sustainability shares how the maker marketplace is measuring and taking responsibility for their ecological impact.

Chelsea Mozen and Stephan Ango · Jun 17, 2020

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Following Through

A short meditation about the relationship between racism and climate change, and what we can do to better support Black businesses.

Stephan Ango · Jun 11, 2020

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Trying New Things

Chintextle. Purslane. Sir Prize avocados. Methodology founder Julie Nguyen is always trying to source exciting new foods for their menu. Delivered in jars, always healthy, and always filling, Methodology is innovating a new way forward for food delivery.

Julie Nguyen and Stephan Ango · May 20, 2020

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Knowing What it Means to Be a Good Business

In 2008, Fireclay Tile CEO Eric Edelson brought the tile business direct-to-consumer, and he hasn't looked back. He talks us through scaling past max capacity, becoming a B Corp, and staying recession proof.

Eric Edelson and Stephan Ango · May 13, 2020

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Making Kombucha Mainstream

Most people don't know what kombucha is and fermented tea is a tough sell (especially after you've seen a SCOBY). Health-Ade Kombucha co-founder Vanessa Dew explains how they continue to educate consumers as they scale up at breakneck speed.

Vanessa Dew and Stephan Ango · May 6, 2020

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Preparing for the Unexpected

Launching a line of emergency kits in the midst of a pandemic is a big responsibility. Judy CEO and co-founder, Simon Huck, talks us through the first few months and the value of informative content.

Simon Huck and Stephan Ango · Apr 29, 2020

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Rethinking Your Framework

Vanessa is taking us through the carefully considered, incremental decisions it took to build an ethical supply chain for Another Tomorrow.

Vanessa Barboni Hallik and Stephan Ango · Apr 23, 2020

Opinion

Slash Packaging

A movement to make packaging information accessible to all

Stephan Ango · Apr 22, 2020

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Navigating Difficult Times

Cotopaxi founder Davis Smith has always faced tough decisions with a people-first approach. Davis is making a case for sustainable shifts to capitalism.

Davis Smith and Stephan Ango · Apr 21, 2020

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Finding Strength in Numbers

In many ways, COVID-19 has made business stand still, so Nate Checketts found a way to keep things moving. Brands x Better is just one of the ways Rhone is adapting to a new world of business.

Nate Checketts and Stephan Ango · Apr 15, 2020

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Trying to Do Right

Decreased emissions don't paint the full picture of COVID-19's environmental impact. Sustainable fashion journalist Alden Wicker takes us beyond the idea of conscious consumerism as the pandemic magnifies environmental and human crises in the apparel supply chain.

Alden Wicker and Stephan Ango · Apr 8, 2020

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Branding a Feeling

Benjamin Witte isn't branding CBD, he's branding the clear calm it gives you. Hear the strategies for marketing, hiring, and growth that are expanding the world of this fruity, fizzy CBD drink.

Benjamin Witte and Stephan Ango · Apr 1, 2020

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Becoming a Forest

Scalability has its limits. Taking his queue from Apple and Amazon, Barkbox founder Henrik Werdelin is thinking beyond big trees and planting seeds for something even bigger.

Henrik Werdelin and Stephan Ango · Mar 25, 2020

Bulletin

Announcing Lumi ID: Making Packaging Transparency Accessible to All

We're launching Lumi ID, our most powerful sustainability tool to date.

Stephan Ango · Mar 18, 2020

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Longing for Less

Minimalism goes deeper than aesthetics — way deeper. In his debut book, "The Longing for Less", writer Kyle Chayka goes back to the roots of minimalism to pivot our modern interpretations away from aesthetic and more toward sourcing.

Kyle Chayka and Stephan Ango · Feb 26, 2020

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Offsetting Carbon

Peter Dering, founder of Peak Design, shares why he is starting a new nonprofit called Climate Neutral to help brands become carbon neutral.

Peter Dering and Stephan Ango · Feb 12, 2020

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Culling Through the Clutter

It's like a grocery store but everything is health and beautiful. Oh, and it's gone in 30 days. Founder Emily Schildt talks us through how Pop-up Grocer is a solution for how consumers actually want to shop for groceries.

Emily Schildt and Stephan Ango · Feb 5, 2020

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Building Genuine Brands

A great product does not equal a great brand. Co-founders Eric Prum and Josh Williams share the strategy behind the Very Great platform and how it has helped to build three consumer brands and counting — W&P Design, Wild One, and Courant.

Eric Prum, Josh Williams and Stephan Ango · Jan 22, 2020

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Predicting the Next Decade

Fast Company Senior Staff Writer Elizabeth Segran reflects on the past decade of consumer trends and makes some insightful predictions about how gradual consumer shifts have lead to substantial changes in what consumers expect of brands.

Elizabeth Segran and Stephan Ango · Jan 16, 2020

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Using Waste as Currency

Phone cases don’t need to last a lifetime, but in a landfill, they might. Pela founder Jeremy Lang shares how he developed the compostable flax-based phone case material and how Pela is making a place for itself in the responsibility economy.

Jeremy Lang and Stephan Ango · Jan 8, 2020

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Prioritizing the Long Term

Momentum is building around sustainable purchasing and Stuart Landesberg believes this is just the beginning. The CEO and Co-founder of Grove Collaborative shares a piece-by-piece sustainability strategy and the outlook that could make Grove a 100-year company.

Stuart Landesberg and Stephan Ango · Jan 1, 2020

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Creating a Customer Journey

Trade Coffee is delivering on discovery, but the subscription part is more complex than it seems. Hear how they've optimized for their roasters and their customers.

Mike Lackman and Stephan Ango · Dec 18, 2019

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Reflecting the World As It Is

Universal Standard is building the largest size range in the world. Hear why they want to stop talking about size, and what they're doing to set a new standard.

Alexandra Waldman and Stephan Ango · Dec 11, 2019

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Solving a Worthy Problem

Framing priceless pieces requires a ton of customer confidence. Framebridge founder and CEO Susan Tynan built that confidence by sweating the details, building out a new factory, and launching two brick-and-mortar locations.

Susan Tynan and Stephan Ango · Dec 3, 2019

Podcast

Ask Lumi: Looking Back on 100 Episodes

Jesse and Stephan are answering your questions about the podcast, packaging, ecommerce, and Lumi.

Jesse Genet, Katelan Cunningham and Stephan Ango · Nov 20, 2019

Podcast

Feeling Like a Kid Again

The magic of Magic Spoon is in its trifecta of sweeteners that keep it low in sugar and its high quality dairy protein. Co-founder Gregory Sewitz talks sourcing, formulations, and why he'll never work with live crickets again.

Greg Sewitz and Stephan Ango · Nov 12, 2019