Hey everyone! Cherry Swayne here, Founder of Above and Beyond Recruitment, Carbon13 Domain Expert, organiser of online ClimateTech communities and Mother of two small, wonderful children. Most importantly to you though, I'm your Host of Two Pence Worth: Stories from Female Founders in ClimateTech👩💻
In a series of bitesize episodes, we will be taking you through their journeys, giving insight into what it’s like founding a business as a woman in the climate sector and the challenges that may be faced along the way, as well as an action toolkit to help you on your own journey.
Happy listening💫
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Hey everyone! Cherry Swayne here, Founder of Above and Beyond Recruitment, Carbon13 Domain Expert, organiser of online ClimateTech communities and Mother of two small, wonderful children. Most importantly to you though, I'm your Host of Two Pence Worth: Stories from Female Founders in ClimateTech👩💻
In a series of bitesize episodes, we will be taking you through their journeys, giving insight into what it’s like founding a business as a woman in the climate sector and the challenges that may be faced along the way, as well as an action toolkit to help you on your own journey.
Happy listening💫
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On our fifth episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Marianna Herold: Co-Founder and CEO at NatureBound.
Marianna is Co-Founder and CEO of NatureBound, who help farmers and corporates leverage functional biodiversity. Their observability platform integrates agricultural and biodiversity data from an open ecosystem with remote sensing and AI technology. She has a PhD in supply chain management with a focus on sustainability, and has previously spent over 15 years working in the food sector.
0:00: Introduction
3:00: About NatureBound and what you’re currently working on
4:25: What was your experience going through Carbon13 and finding your Co-Founder Gidi?
6:50: How much did the idea change from the first seeds of you and Gidi in the beginning?
08:10: What are you looking forward to for the rest of this year and into next year? What does potential funding unlock for you?
09:45: Are you happy to share your positive journey into being an entrepreneur?
12:10: Tell me about the early stages of your career journey?
14:00: Did you overcome the feeling of imposter syndrome and if so, how?
17:20: Have you always been interested in yoga and self care? Or was it a result of burn out?
17:50: Tell me about your travelling
19:35: How long did it take for you to do the journey and roughly what route did you take?
21:00: Do you think your experiences travelling taught you anything specific that has been helpful for your journey into business?
21:55: How do you juggle being a single parent and a Founder?
25:00: What people-based resources would you point people in the direction of for support?
26:35: What media-based resources would you point people in the direction of for support?
27:45: What female business role model do you look up to?
30:30: Conclusion and the future of the session
Video versions of these episodes are available here.
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