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💫
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On our eighth episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Alexandra Birtles: Co-Founder and CEO of In Good Company.
Alexandra is the Co-Founder and CEO of In Good Company, a tech-for-good start-up which makes it quick and easy for people to find the best ethical and sustainable businesses and experiences around them. She's a firm believer in businesses doing well by doing good and the power of technology to help make the world a better place.
00:00: Podcast introduction
02:35: Talk to us about In Good Company, what does the platform do, who is it for and what makes it unique?
08:37: At what point did you meet your Co-Founder / Decide to go for it with the business?
12:30: Talk us through the early days of getting it off the ground
16:00: At what point did you bring in your CTO? And is it just the three of you at this point?
19:20: How have you found being a woman in business building a career? Have you or Sarah felt adversity due to gender?
28:35: What people-based resource would you recommend others access to support them?
30:30: What media-based resource would you recommend others access to support them?
32:10: Do you have a role model you look up to?
34:35: Conclusion
Video versions of these episodes are available here.
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