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Plastic to Plants: Creating Intimate Necessities Better for Your Body, Better for the Planet, Gabrielle Rooney, CUFT
What if your underwear could be better for your body and the planet? Meet Gabrielle Rooney, co-founder of CUFT, a women-owned brand creating plant-based, plastic-free, compostable underwear. Discover how an African safari inspired Gabrielle and her mother to rethink women's essentials, overcome manufacturing challenges, and build a sustainable business that gives back to women in need.
Aerospace to Agriculture: Using AI & Ancestral Genetics to Build the Future of Food, Kathrynn Cook, NuCicer
From aerospace to agriculture, Kathrynn Cook has followed her curiosity into unexpected places. On The Wild Party Podcast, the NuCicer co-founder explains how ancestral chickpea genetics and modern breeding tools could help create better ingredients and new opportunities throughout the food system.
Repair, Restore, Reimagine: How Vintage Furniture Can Change the Way We Consume, Stacy Verdick Case, Peony Lane Designs
Peony Lane Designs founder Stacy Verdick Case shares how vintage furniture, simple DIY skills and a willingness to repair what we already own can help us create more sustainable homes.
Plants to People: Building a Botanical Skincare Brand with Respect, Wisdom & Integrity , Julie Williams, Leaf People
Long before clean beauty became a trend, Julie Williams was formulating botanical skincare from an herbalist’s perspective. The Leaf People founder shares how plants, sustainability, customer feedback and more than two decades of entrepreneurship shaped a brand determined to do beauty differently.
Period Poverty to Purpose: Breaking Taboos By Building Dignity & Social Impact, Cherie Hoeger, Saalt
Saalt Co-Founder and CEO Cherie Hoeger shares how a family conversation about period product shortages inspired a sustainable period care company now challenging consumer habits, breaking taboos, and fighting period poverty around the world.
Climate Science to Agriculture: Growing Healthy Food From the Ground Up, Maddie Hamaan, PACHA
Maddie Hamann left a promising career studying climate science to co-found Pacha, a regenerative food company proving that business can be one of the most powerful tools for environmental change. Discover how regenerative agriculture, healthier bread, and entrepreneurial courage are helping rebuild both our food system and our planet.
Representation to Reconnection: Redefining Luxury Through Indigenous Beauty, Ruth-Ann Thorn, N8IV Beauty
What if the future of skincare wasn't hidden inside a laboratory but had been growing on the land for more than 23,000 years?
On this episode of The Wild Party Podcast, Ruth-Ann Thorn, founder of N8IV Beauty, shares how ancestral Native American knowledge, sustainable practices, and the healing power of acorn oil are changing the beauty industry while bringing long-overdue Indigenous representation to luxury skincare.
Marketing Claims to Measurable Proof: The Science Behind Ethical Supply Chains, MeiLin Wan, GenuTrace
Consumers are asking harder questions than ever before. Where did this product come from? Who made it? Can brands actually prove the sustainability claims printed on their packaging? In this episode of The Wild Party Podcast, MeiLin Wan, founder of GenuTrace, shares how science, technology, and transparency are reshaping the future of ethical business.
Chemical Engineer to Beauty Disruptor: Building a Beauty Brand Giving Women Time & Confidence, Veena Krishnan, Daybird
After years working as a chemical engineer in a male-dominated industry, Veena Krishnan began questioning the amount of time, money, and energy women are expected to invest in beauty. That frustration eventually became Daybird, a clean, vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand built around a simple idea: one product should be enough. On this episode of The Wild Party Podcast, Veena shares her entrepreneurial journey, the science behind skincare, and why helping women reclaim their mornings is her ultimate mission.
Closet to Catalyst: How Bras Sparked a Global Movement with Dana Marlowe, Founder, I Support The Girls
Discover how a simple act of donating unused bras sparked a global movement, transforming lives and redefining sustainability through dignity. Learn how Dana Marlowe's initiative, I Support the Girls, has distributed over 47 million products to women in need, proving that small actions can lead to monumental change.
Frustration to Fashion: Building Green Vegan Bags with Nicole Areu, founder of Green Vegan Bags
Nicole Areu, founder of Green Vegan Bags, joins The Wild Party Podcast to share how she turned a personal frustration into a purpose-driven business. Learn why ethical fashion, responsible sourcing, and conscious consumerism are reshaping the future of retail.
Trash to Truth: Why Recycling Is Broken And How To Fix It with Simar Bedi, Sol Recycling
Is your recycling really being recycled? In this Earth Month encore episode of The Wild Party Podcast, we explore the hidden truth behind waste management and how circular economy thinking can create a cleaner, smarter future. Learn how businesses can reduce landfill waste, embrace zero waste strategies, and become more sustainable while improving their bottom line.
Ancestral Roots to Radiant Skin: Botanical Skincare That Honors the Earth
Discover how Robbin Turner built Violet Botanical Skincare using African botanicals, sustainable practices, and ancestral herbal wisdom to create clean, effective skincare.
Inside the Circular Fashion Lab: Prototype to Planet-Saving Underwear with Stacy Grace, KENT
What if your underwear could return to the earth? Stacy Grace, founder of KENT, is redefining fashion with plastic-free, compostable essentials designed for both health and sustainability.
Food Science to Fungi Meat: The Future of Sustainable Protein with Kimberlie Le, Prime Roots
Prime Roots founder Kimberlie Le is transforming the deli counter with fungi based meats that deliver flavor, nutrition, and sustainability. On The Wild Party Podcast, she shares how her journey from food science to entrepreneurship is reshaping the future of protein.
Drop Culture To Conscious Consumerism: Slow Fashion Is The Future with Ayman Quadir, Semi Aquatics
What if streetwear could slow fashion down instead of speeding it up? In this episode of The Wild Party Podcast, Ayman Quadir shares how he built Semi Aquatics from his college dorm room into a mission-driven brand focused on long-staple organic cotton, regenerative farming, artist collaborations, and ocean restoration. It is a story of creativity, community, and rethinking what progress in fashion really means.
Efficiency To Environmental Accountability:Modernizing a100-Year-Old Wellness Icon with Ashton Roberts, Manager of SupplyChain & AnalyticsBragg Live Foods
What does it take to evolve a century old wellness brand without compromising its values? In this episode of The Wild Party Podcast, Ashton Roberts, Manager of Supply Chain and Analytics at Bragg Live Foods, shares how sustainability, collaboration, and smarter logistics are shaping the future of one of the most iconic names in health.
Rural Villages To Retail Shelves: Superfood Breakthrough Creates A Global Impact with Lisa Curtis, Kuli Kuli Foods
When Lisa Curtis first discovered moringa while serving in the Peace Corps in Niger, she was not looking to start a business. She was simply trying to feel better. That single moment led to the creation of Kuli Kuli Foods, the first brand to introduce moringa to the U.S. market, and a mission-driven company now found in over 11,000 stores nationwide. In this episode of The Wild Party Podcast, Lisa shares how trust, science, and sustainability shaped her journey from rural villages to national grocery shelves.
Staying Dry to Saving Oceans: Reimagining Everyday Products for the Planet with Deirdre Bird, Dri Umbrellas
After watching a documentary on ocean plastic pollution, Deirdre Bird could not unsee the problem. What followed was a journey from curiosity to conviction, and eventually to founding Dri Umbrellas, a brand transforming ocean-bound plastic into durable, thoughtfully designed umbrellas. In this episode of The Wild Party Podcast, Deirdre shares how upcycling, fair-wage jobs, and long-term product thinking can turn everyday items into tools for climate action.
Spirits to Sustainability: Turning Industry Waste Into Impact with Eric Brass, The Sustainable Agave Co
What if tequila waste could help solve the plastic problem? In this episode of The Wild Party Podcast, entrepreneur Eric Brass shares how discarded agave fibers became the foundation for a sustainable materials company focused on circular innovation, conscious consumerism, and real environmental impact.