Innovative Conversations with Melissa Snover

Melissa Snover
Innovative Conversations with Melissa Snover Podcast

Hi I’m Melissa Snover and I am delighted to welcome you to the first Nourished – Nourish your New Year Podcast. At Nourished we believe in 5 key pillars  Technology, and harnessing it as an empowerment tool  Nutrition as medicine– prevention is better than cure  Entrepreneurial thinking and Challenging the Status Quo to create real positive change  Sustainability – walking the walk – creating businesses which are locally sourced, plastic free and sustainable from top to bottom  Plant Based Power, Veganism and plant based eating as a choice for the environment and our public health Over the series we will be talking to some of the most prolific leaders, industry disruptors and radical thinkers in hopes of inspiring you to Nourish your health, mind, planet and community in the new year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 1

  1. EPISODE 3

    #3: Philip Mossop - Pentatonic

    Today I am joined by Experienced Sustainability Leader and circular economy expert, Philip Mossop.  Phillip started from a very young age at 19 starting his first recycling business in London to move on in to develop a vast and various career– working with Retail and Food Giants like H&M, Starbucks, Subway, & The Body Shop to bring the UK's Circular Economy Revolution to fruition. Philip is the COO @ Pentatonic, who are an incredibly cool company with a very bold and dramatic mission. They envision a future where recycling, reusing and repurposing waste material will not only be social responsible and sustainable but also value adding and profitable for businesses and consumers. They are working with some of the most notable names in the worlds of fashion, electronics and retail such as Nike, Burger King and New Era to develop innovative new waste to reuse solutions which will replace the status quo and push the momentum of the plastic free movement to the next level and beyond.  Pentatonic's technologies transform post-consumer materials and supply chain surplus into high performance, luxurious solutions for the world’s largest companies and most influential brands. At Pentatonic, we invent new materials using the world’s most abundant and dangerous resource – human trash – and we do so without compromising an inch on design, performance or function. We can turn yesterday’s drinking bottles into beautiful, ergonomically designed chairs. We can turn your cracked smartphone screen into high-end glassware. Our engineers and designers have over 15 years’ experience in creating revolutionary material solutions; planet-saving, design-led alternatives to virgin materials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  2. EPISODE 4

    #4: Abigail Stevens – Vegan Society

    Today I am joined by Abigail Stevens from the Vegan Society.   The popularity of plant-based and vegan lifestyles is not showing any signs of slowing, with The Economist naming 2019 ‘The Year of the Vegan’. Due in part to rise of the eco-conscious consumer, we have identified that there has been an increase in people opting for a vegan diet for environmental reasons. We predict that, in line with the demands of these eco-consumers, there will be more pressure to create sustainable and environmentally-friendly vegan products, encouraging innovation in the sector and making way for more plastic-free and low-waste product solutions. Such a huge number of new vegan product launches is increasing competition in the sector. Supermarkets are in on it too, racing to launch the most diverse plant-based ranges to catch the attention of shoppers. Brands will have to think carefully about their branding and communicating the vegan credentials of their products to stand out from the crowd. Abigail is a trained journalist and marketing professional and has been working with The Vegan Society for over 5 years to help the worlds oldest charity keep up with the sky rocketing demand for vegan products, advice and certifications.  The Vegan Society is a non-profit organisation that coined the term 'vegan' in 1944 and introduced their vegan labelling scheme, the Vegan Trademark, in 1990. Entering the business development team to assist with registering products as suitable for vegans, I quickly identified a need to enhance the service we provided. I made it my mission to give our clients more visibility to both trade and consumer audiences. Four years on, I have been working with businesses of all sizes and from around the world to improve the recognition of their vegan products and help them to access new customers. I have gained an unrivalled insight into the growing vegan product market and an understanding of each category within it. I'm well placed to support companies who are ready to take their vegan product offering to the next level, and to support, promote and develop the work The Vegan Society does in registering products with its Vegan Trademark.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min

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Hi I’m Melissa Snover and I am delighted to welcome you to the first Nourished – Nourish your New Year Podcast. At Nourished we believe in 5 key pillars  Technology, and harnessing it as an empowerment tool  Nutrition as medicine– prevention is better than cure  Entrepreneurial thinking and Challenging the Status Quo to create real positive change  Sustainability – walking the walk – creating businesses which are locally sourced, plastic free and sustainable from top to bottom  Plant Based Power, Veganism and plant based eating as a choice for the environment and our public health Over the series we will be talking to some of the most prolific leaders, industry disruptors and radical thinkers in hopes of inspiring you to Nourish your health, mind, planet and community in the new year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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