S2 E5 Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder Olio App

 
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A few facts* on food waste which may shock you …

  • Over 1/3 of all food produced globally is wasted.

  • The annual value of food wasted globally is $1 trillion, and it weighs 1.3 billion tonnes

  • All the world’s nearly one billion hungry people could be fed on less than a quarter of the food that is wasted in the US, UK and Europe

Our guest for this episode is Tessa Clarke, co-founder with Saasha Celestial-One of the global food-sharing app Olio. (Olio has just moved into non-food items and home-baked items too. )

These women are on a very focused mission to prevent food waste with sharing, create communities and sustainability.

Hear Tessa’s driver, how she and Saasha did a boot-strapped pilot, what makes Tessa tick, her favourite chocolate (of course!) and much more.

 
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My book recommendation: Jail Birds Mim Skinner
Tessa’s book recommendations: The Lean Start Up Eric Ries & The Mom Test Rob Fitzpatrick
Chocolate: Lindt dark chocolate mint
Quote: 'Fearlessness is like a muscle, I know from my own life, that the more I exercise it, the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me’ Arianna Huffington

*Sourced: Olio website (all referenced)

Amelia Rope