Someone Like You

Giving Fast Fashion the Finger with Deadstock Textiles, Ethical Production, and Multi-Purpose Androgynous Looks — with Negin Izad, Owner of NOCTEX

May 17, 2023

Truckloads of our unwanted clothing are shipped to continents like Africa, disrupting their local economy and causing massive waste. Today’s guest is Negin Izad, owner of NOCTEX, a slow-fashion clothing company that prioritizes form, utility, and ethical design. Negin grew up loving clothes and started sewing in...

Disrupting Food Packaging Standards with Shareable Stainless Steel Vessels — with Jason Hawkins, co-founder of Reusables

May 3, 2023

Only five percent of plastic gets recycled in the United States, with a large majority of bioplastic and compostables that cannot be adequately composted. Today’s guest is Jason Hawkins, co-founder of Reusables, a zero-waste packaging platform offering a subscription-based for unlimited use of...

Standing up to Systemic Exploitation of the Environment and People — with Colin Vernon, co-founder and CTO of Slow Factory

Apr 19, 2023

The system is built on oppression and keeps the wheels of exploitation turning, says today’s guest, Colin Vernon, co-founder and CTO of Slow Factory, a New York-based environmental and social justice nonprofit organization. Colin has worn many hats over the years, from performer and musician to producer,...

Crushing the food waste crisis with global food sharing app — with Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of OLIO

Apr 5, 2023

Globally, a third or one trillion US dollars of all our foods gets thrown away every year. Tessa
Clarke is today’s guest and the Co-founder and CEO of OLIO — a food-sharing app aiming to
reduce household and food waste by connecting neighbours with spare food or household
items to others nearby. Growing up on a...

Powering Hollywood and more with the next generation of portable power stations — with Mark Rabin, founder and CVO of Portable Electric

Mar 22, 2023

The 7 billion dollar energy market remained undisrupted…until Mark Rabin, today’s guest, and founder and CVO of Portable Electric, came along. Mark founded Portable Electric in 2015 — a clean tech company that is kicking gas and diesel generators to the curb with their noise- and emissions-free portable power...