Good Business

Chris Edwards shares how you can drive sales without ads. Using her learnings from Honeycombers and Launchpad, Chris talks about how to leverage owned and earned media channels to grow your business. With real life examples and great tips, you don’t want to miss this episode! In this conversation, we learnt... They first step in driving sales - a mindblowing product (01:09- 1:50)  The differe...

Embark on a journey of resilience and transformation as we delve into the remarkable story of Javier Perez in the realm of hospitality. From Puerto Rico to Singapore and now Kuala Lumpur, Javier's ventures have broken boundaries. Discover the challenges faced by this first-time hotelier and his unwavering belief in the power of taking bold leaps. Join us for an inspiring exploration of Javier's re...

Chris Edwards shares how you can create real business opportunities by leveraging your network for collaborations and partnerships. Chris is a serial entrepreneur and founder of media publication Honeycombers, and Launchpad, a community movement designed to create better businesses. In this 15-minute listen, she shares:  In this conversation, we learnt... How brand collaborations can help wit...

Simon Pestridge is the Chief Experience Officer at Potato Head and is tasked with building a culture that innovates for the consumer. Valuing long-term growth over short-term gains, he is committed to transforming Potato Head into a regenerative business. In this episode we talk about: In this conversation, we learnt... Simon’s journey with Nike and then Potato Head (02:58 - 06:05)  Regenerat...

In our latest ‘How To’ series, Chris Edwards shares the three pillars for successful business operations. Chris is a serial entrepreneur and founder of media publication Honeycombers, and Launchpad, a community movement designed to create better businesses. In this 15-minute listen, she shares: In this conversation, we learnt... Defining your goals for your business (02:48 - 4:22)  What are y...

Archana Kotecha is a corporate lawyer turned human rights activist, working for UN Refugee Agency, Liberty Shared in Hong Kong and in 2021 began her social enterprise - The Remedy Project. She works to ensure migrant workers in global supply chains are respected, protected, and in instances of harm, have remedies provided to them in a fair and transparent manner. In this conversation, we learnt......

In our latest ‘How To’ series, Chris Edwards shares the three key steps to creating an effective marketing strategy. Chris is a serial entrepreneur and founder of the media publication Honeycombers, and Launchpad, a community movement designed to create better businesses. In this conversation, we learnt... What we’ve covered so far and the episode’s focus on marketing strategy (01:30- 2:40) Creati...

Andrew Kerr is a safari tour guide, dinosaur enthusiast, VR expert, a sustainability champion, and the co-founder of Green Steps Group. We talk about his journey from tech and VR to sustainability, emphasizing the importance of clarity in purpose, the intersection of profitability and sustainability, and the power of genuine care in building a successful business. In this conversation, we learnt.....

Meet Kyle Parsons, the founder of Indosole - a company that turns discarded tires into sustainable footwear and accessories. In this episode, Kyle shares his journey from handmade shoes to a solutions company, his vision for conscious consumerism, and the power of partnerships in achieving sustainability goals. In this conversation, we learnt... How Indosole was started (03:10- 06:14)  Indoso...

For our second short, Chris Edwards, serial entrepreneur and founder of media publication Honeycombers and Launchpad, a community movement designed to create better businesses, shares how to solve a real problem with your business. She talks about: In this conversation, we learnt... Five tips that help you find an idea or concept that solves a real problem (2:04 - 9:30)  Three ways to test yo...

Steve Melhuish has almost 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship and is the co-founder of PropertyGuru, but since 2018 he has focused his energies on supporting and funding organisations that are making a difference. He is the founding and venture partner at Wavemakers Impact, South East Asia's first climate-tech venture build fund, where they aim to reduce 10% of global carbon emissions by bu...

Susannah Jaffer is the founder of ZERRIN, a sustainable fashion platform that helps curate emerging brands for the Asian market. In this episode, Chris talks to Susannah about her personal sustainability journey and the evolution of ZERRIN. In this conversation, we learnt... How ZERRIN was founded (03:14 - 06:31)  Susannah’s personal sustainability journey (06:38 - 14:55)  Why getting br...

This short is the first in our ‘How To’ series. It’s a 15-minute listen with host Chris Edwards. As a serial entrepreneur and founder of media publication Honeycombers and Launchpad, a community movement designed to create better businesses, Chris shares her insights on scaling a business. In this conversation, we learnt... The four key pillars to scaling your business (01:31 - 2:40) Strategy: pro...

Stephanie Dickson is the founder of Green Is The New Black, Asia’s first Conscious Festival and media platform, host of the Live Wide Awake podcast, and co-founder of UNTAM3D, a community of women in the Web3 space. We talk about her journey, both personal and professional since she started in this field over eight years ago. She also shares about her mental health struggles and how she overcame t...

Meet Anushka Purohit, the 23-year-old serial entrepreneur shaking up the beer industry. She’s the mastermind behind Breer, a sustainable beer company that makes beer out of discarded bread. We talk about how her childhood has shaped her outlook, how she navigates the STEM spaces as a young woman of colour and her passion about making a difference. In this conversation, we learnt... Anushka’s motto...

Sarah Garner is the founder and CEO of the sustainable kids' clothing company, Retykle. She shares her journey, from fundraising to launching in a new market to finding new ways to innovate and improve the customer journey. Sarah is an incredibly smart and savvy entrepreneur. In this conversation, we learnt... How Retykle started with a personal pain point Sarah’s uphill battle in educating the pu...

Tony K Tan is the founder of Smthgood, a platform revolutionising the sustainable fashion industry. His website and app provide not only a new home for conscious fashion brands in Asia, but is also a social and interactive lookbook to give stylists the spotlight they deserve. In this episode, we learnt... What is SmthGood (04:21 – 07:52) Tony’s research journey to understand the audience of Smthgo...

Imagine being the founder of one of the biggest climate media platforms in the world and still experiencing self-doubt, imposter syndrome and the feeling of failure. We deep dive with Sonalie Figueiras about her inner demons and limiting beliefs, how she built Green Queen and the place for Asian voices in the future of food sustainability. In this conversation, we learnt... How and why Sonalie bui...

Imagine, you’ve raised 30 million dollars and don’t have a product yet. What are you going to spend your money on? How do you ensure that operations are running smoothly and you are ready to launch? In this episode of the Good Business Podcast, we dig in with Max Rye, chief strategist at TurtleTree. It’s a food technology company that uses precision fermentation technology to create a milk replace...

When building her business KYND, a sustainable swimwear and activewear brand, Laure Guildbaud realised that she struggled to ensure that all parts of the supply chain were green - specifically packaging. Thus, TEORRA was born. It’s a sustainable marketplace for all your needs. In this episode, Laure talks about green entrepreneurship, from juggling multiple priorities to learning through networkin...

With a mission to bring and regenerative and urban farming to Hong Kong and the rest of Asia, Andrew Tsui and his co-founders created Rooftop Republic. They are city dwellers themselves who saw the impact farming can have on individuals, corporations and communities. Since 2015, they have launched over 80 projects, but that is just scratching the surface. Research suggests that Hong Kong itself ha...

You’re probably familiar with Sentosa’s Tanjong Beach Club, but do you know its success story? In this episode, we deep dive with Christian Tan, co-owner and director at Tanjong Beach Club and The Loco Group. We learn how he took a risk to leave his nine-to-five tech job and invested all his savings to start the F&B spot. He also shares about his new role as a marketing advisor for Green Steps...

We speak to Debbie Watkins in this episode about how finance and business tools can enable female entrepreneurs to grow and scale their business. In this conversation, we learnt... About Debbie’s back story - from the UK to Cambodia and around the world (03:12 - 17:31) How most entrepreneurs miss the important step of finding a product fit (18:56 - 22:45) How Lucy, her company creating financial a...

What does an emotionally inclusive organisation look like? Mollie Jean De Dieu is not only the General Manager at Longchamp, one of the most successful sustainably-minded retail companies, but she is also the founder of Emotional Inclusion. Through her years in corporate, she recognized the importance of having a safe and inclusive workplace that enables employees to be their most authentic selves...

Tackling climate change starts with changing individual actions. In this episode, Alya Annabi, founder of GreenPush, shared how starting a neighbourhood WhatsApp group on recycling and reusing, was the push she needed to see how communities can influence views and actions. We learn why she started the community and how her business has evolved over the last year. Listen to this episode of the Good...