Oct 4, 2021
Lottie Hawkins, founder of Earthly Biochar, talks about her biochar mission, sustainability and the impact today's young entrepreneurs will have on the future of both business and the planet.
Show Notes:
(2:49) What is biochar?
(5:42) What led to your interest in biochar?
(7:17) What is Earthly Biochar's core business?
(8:15) How do you use biochar in different environments?
(9:21) The challenges of running Earthly Biochar
(11:14) What is carbon capture?
(13:35) Were you always destined to start your own business?
(15:11) On the new generation of entrepreneurs
(17:00) Conflict over business principles
(19:33) How has your entrepreneurial journey affected your life?
(23:13) Are you worried about being squeezed out of the market by big organisations?
(24:50) The challenges of attaining patents
(26:12) Developing Earthly Biochar into a larger entity while still maintaining founding principles
(28:14) What have you done to retain strong moral compass as Earthly Biochar grows?
(29:55) How do you create time to reflect?
(32:17) Where are we regarding sustainability in the UK?
(34:50) What simple things can people do to reduce their impact on the planet?
(37:38) What's the best piece of advice you've received?
(41:02) What hard thing are you not doing enough of?
(42:01) What is your definition of success?