Goodtrepreneur
Goodtrepreneur is the podcast about good people with good ideas for a better world. In it we explore the world of 'good ideas' and why some succeed, and some do not. Guests include the creators of brands, nonprofits, communities and more whose core purpose is to help solve an environmental or social problem.
Goodtrepreneur is a must-listen for anyone thinking of starting a purpose-led organisation or simply wanting to enjoy some good news in the world of world-changing ideas.
Episodes
13 episodes
'I'd Be a Bum if I Said No'. Dave Gibson on how Hawke's Brewing went from a crazy idea to Australia's nature-helping beer.
What if you could help your home planet 🌳 by simply sitting on your bum, enjoying a beer🍺? That's the good idea behind Hawke's Brewing.Started as a crazy conversation between two mates asking each other who they'd most like to enjoy a b...
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Episode 12
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42:18
'If You Can Ski It, You Can Be It'. Maria Baker on how Nobody's Princess gives females of every shape and size confidence to hit the slopes.
Here's a sad stat: according to Suncorp 2019 Australian Youth Confidence Report around half of teenage girls stop playing sports by age 15 and confidence is one of the main reasons why. It's not just teens either. New mums...
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Episode 11
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'Here Comes the Sun.' Bill McKibben on 350.org, Third Act and how the global shift to renewables is changing the climate conversation faster than anyone imagined.
You may have read the news stories: in 2025 renewables ⚡️🌞 overtook coal as the world's #1 energy source, for the first time ever. This is clearly good news, but how good? 🤨 And why is it happening and what does it mean for the future o...
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'Untrash the Planet'. Joss, Nik and the incredible story of Good Citizens Eyewear.
What would you do if the kids came home and accused you, well all adults, of trashing our home planet?Nik took it as a call to arms, putting together a pitch to wife Joss and, in doing so, started the ball rolling one what has to be one...
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1:16:30
'What if Everything you Bought, Bought a Better World?'. How Maddi and Glenn's GreenPay turns your clicks, taps and transfers into money for nature.
Payment gateways might not sound sexy, but when you consider that we Australians make 23 million financial transactions everyday, that's a crazy big opportunity to find a way to help our home planet in a huge way. 💰👉🌏Maddi and Glenn hav...
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Episode 8
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'I Don’t Make Mistakes, I Make Compost'. Paul West & Darryl Nichols on why growing food is awesome and how to get more people doing it.
Growing your own food is awesome 🥦🍓🫑. It's good for you, good for community and good for the planet 🌏. So why isn't everyone doing it? Turns out many of us think don't have the space, don't know how, or don't want that awful feelin...
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Episode 7
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1:06:30
'How are You? Out of 10?' Talk Club's Ben Akers on how two simple questions can help stop men's suicide.
If you're a male under 50, the thing most likely to kill you is you.It's a sobering statistic, and one that has a lot to do with feeling trapped, alone and like there’s no-one to talk to. When Ben Akers lost his closest chi...
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Episode 6
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56:43
'Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Cups'. Saxon Wright on how Borrow by Huskee is keeping your coffee cup out of landfill.
What if we could eliminate the 1.8 billion disposable coffee cups Australians send to landfill every year? That's exactly what Saxon Wright is working towards with Borrow by Huskee, a revolutionary reusable cup system that's making sustainabili...
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Episode 5
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44:05
'Fashion Made of Food'. How Alt.Leather's Tina Funder is turning waste into the world's first fully functional plant-based leather.
Chances are you’ve owned a pair of leather shoes, but have you ever stopped to consider their—excuse the pun—footprint?As we all know, leather comes from cows and cows contribute to climate change through their burps and farts and the d...
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Episode 4
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44:15
'Community is the Antidote to Consumerism'. Andrew, Babs & Barry Du Bois on how community & connection make Garage Sale Trail Australia's #1 day of reuse.
How much stuff have you got in your life? Go on, count it in your mind… Every book, pot and pan, every sock and pair of jeans. The couch, the stuff behind the couch. And so much more. According to the LA Times, the av...
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Episode 3
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'The Art of Making the Environment Fun'. Natalie Kyriacou on changing systems and inspiring hearts and minds to open up to the wonders of our home planet.
It has been said that all change starts with mindset.And that to solve the environmental challenges of this world, we first need to people to believe that the environment does matter, a better world is possible, and all those excuses for...
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Episode 2
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'Ocean Plastics into Ocean Toys'. How Rikki Gilbey and Lucy Jackson built a successful brand by pioneering a new way of turning plastics into products.
Plastic is a global problem.Since 1950 it’s estimated that together we humans have produced over 9 billion tonnes of the stuff - and half of that in the last 13 years alone.Every piece ever made still exists and much of it makes...
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