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Stephan Ango
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer
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Building the future right now
Designer Kristy Tillman has no time to waste. Between her roles at Slack and Facebook, she took a sabbatical to launch a fellowship for underrepresented design talent.
Kristy Tillman
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Stephan Ango
· Dec 31, 2020
Podcast
Aspiring to ubiquity
What does it take to be the first big blanket brand in the past couple centuries? Fresh off his Shark Tank pitch, Wylie Robinson is sharing his plan to make Rumpl a household name.
Wylie Robinson
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Stephan Ango
· Nov 18, 2020
Podcast
Starting from scratch
“Whether you plan to be transparent or not, transparency is going to find you.” With end-to-end control of the supply chain, Boll & Branch is building a business that’s better for people and the planet.
Scott Tannen
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Stephan Ango
· Nov 11, 2020
Podcast
Designing for longevity
Bellroy CEO and Co-founder Andy Fallshaw is debunking status quo for profit, purpose and product design, and evolving to meet the needs of our planet.
Andy Fallshaw
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Stephan Ango
· Nov 5, 2020
Podcast
Creating future nostalgia
Schoolhouse is revitalizing American manufacturing to build the next generation of heirlooms.
Sara Fritsch
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Stephan Ango
· Oct 28, 2020
Podcast
Building direct relationships
When Shopify acquired Tictail, Carl Rivera took the lead on Shop — Shopify's shopping app that boosts brand discovery and lowers acquisition costs.
Carl Rivera
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Stephan Ango
· Sep 30, 2020
Podcast
Giving your brand a soul
From logo to mission statement, it's become easy to create a cookie-cutter brand. Emily Singer, author of Chips + Dips, explores how to break the mold.
Emily Singer
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Stephan Ango
· Sep 23, 2020
Podcast
Unlearning and reeducating
Céline Semaan, founder of Slow Factory, is bringing us up to speed. This episode is a lesson on unlearning the systems we know and getting familiar with the discomfort of change.
Céline Semaan
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Stephan Ango
· Sep 9, 2020
Podcast
Giving a crap
At peak pandemic panic buying, Who Gives a Crap sold 28 rolls per second. Co-founder and CPO Danny Alexander shares how rapid scaling has led to their biggest donation ever — $4m.
Danny Alexander
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Stephan Ango
· Sep 2, 2020
Podcast
Adopting new shopping behaviors
The pandemic has drastically changed how we shop, at least for now. The New Consumer Editor-in Chief Dan Frommer shares his insights and predictions for the surge of ecommerce.
Dan Frommer
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Stephan Ango
· Aug 26, 2020
Podcast
Decolonizing spices
Food equity starts in the supply chain. Diaspora Co. founder Sana Javeri Kadri is disconnecting Indian spices from the influence of Western colonization.
Sana Javeri Kadri
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Stephan Ango
· Aug 19, 2020
Podcast
Making it onto the grocery list
In the midst of a pandemic-induced ecommerce boom, Ithaca Hummus is doing just fine in grocery stores’ deli sections. Founder Chris Kirby talks about the experiential role of retail, staying smart and flexible, and separating trends from universal truths.
Chris Kirby
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Stephan Ango
· Aug 12, 2020
Podcast
Protecting people and planet
What does it mean to be an "intersectional environmentalist" and how can companies follow suit? We're talking to Leah Thomas, the person who coined the term.
Leah Thomas
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Stephan Ango
· Aug 4, 2020
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
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Stephan Ango
· Jun 24, 2020
Podcast
Scaling Environmental Accountability
Etsy's Director of Sustainability shares how the maker marketplace is measuring and taking responsibility for their ecological impact.
Chelsea Mozen
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Stephan Ango
· Jun 17, 2020
Podcast
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
Podcast
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
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Stephan Ango
· May 20, 2020
Podcast
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
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Stephan Ango
· May 13, 2020
Podcast
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
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Stephan Ango
· May 6, 2020
Podcast
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
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Stephan Ango
· Apr 29, 2020
Podcast
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
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Stephan Ango
· Apr 23, 2020
Opinion
Slash Packaging
A movement to make packaging information accessible to all
Stephan Ango
· Apr 22, 2020
Podcast
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
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Stephan Ango
· Apr 21, 2020
Podcast
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
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Stephan Ango
· Apr 15, 2020
Podcast
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
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Stephan Ango
· Apr 8, 2020
Podcast
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
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Stephan Ango
· Apr 1, 2020
Podcast
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
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Stephan Ango
· Mar 25, 2020
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