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Better Business Founder

Better Business Founder

Leekei Tang

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Purpose-driven creative businesses can Do Well while Doing Good. Better Business Founder is an exploration of the journeys of Founders that are developing their business to become the catalyst for the change they want to see in the world. Learn more at betterbusinessfounder.com
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Better Business Founder episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Better Business Founder for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Better Business Founder episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Better Business Founder - Leading Change With A Small Fashion Business by Seth Godin
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11/18/21 • 25 min

ON How A Small Fashion Business can effectively create change and even lead change. (3:28)

ON How Can A Small Fashion Business Be Seen And Heard in a Noisy World and Why Seth Thinks it's Great News to be Copied (5:46)

ON The Purpose of Words: To CONNECT (8:41)

ON Idiosyncrasy (10:58)

ON Empathy (12:14)

ON The Smallest Viable Audience (12:47)

ON Authenticity (13:37)

ON Why Running A Business Is A Creative Endeavour (14:21)

ON Tools For Modern Business Owners That Want to Make A Difference (16:33)

ON How Seth Chooses Which Projects to Work On (18:54)

ON Showing Up and 8000 blog posts in the time capsule for future generations (20:26)

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CONNECT WITH Seth Godin

Seth's Blog: https://seths.blog/

Seth's Podcast AKIMBO https://www.akimbo.link/

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MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION:

Rana Plaza Disaster

blog post: Tools For Modern Citizens

Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke

AKIMBO Season 9 - Episode 20, the question asked at 17:17

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Check out Seth's on Wikipedia

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Host: Leekei Tang

Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com

Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic

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Better Business Founder - Growing a Wholesale Business With Values by Jennifer Myers Chua
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04/28/21 • 46 min

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CONNECT WITH JENNIFER MYERS CHUA

At HIP MOMMIES: https://hipmommies.ca/

Buy products that are useful, well-made, thoughtfully designed that are responsibly from suppliers that are good people, supporting good causes, and that are doing business ethically

Jennifer's podcast: COST OF GOODS SOLD

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BRANDS MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION:

EZPZ

GATHRE

WOBBEL

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Host: Leekei Tang

Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com

Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic

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Better Business Founder - My Journey to Becoming a Mindful Business Founder (Host on mic)
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11/01/20 • 17 min

Host: Leekei Tang

Contact: podcast (at) themindfulfounder.com

Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes

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CONNECT WITH Shivani Patel / ARTURE

Web: https://myarture.com/

Instagram: @arturedesign

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MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION:

National Institute of Fashion Technology

CHENNAI: city in South of India where ARTURE is located

INDIEGOGO: crowdfunding platform

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Host: Leekei Tang

Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com

Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic

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Better Business Founder - Better Business Founder - Trailer

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Better Business Founder

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01/21/21 • 1 min

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Host: Leekei Tang

Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com

Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic

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Better Business Founder - Making Change Happen With Intention and Integrity by Scott Perry
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12/03/20 • 41 min

ON Scott’s Vision of the World (5:50)

ON Why Scott transitioned from a music career to creating Creative on Purpose (6:13)

ON Trusting ourselves when starting something new (8:37)

ON Scott’s definition of Creativity (12:22)

ON Integrity (15:03)

ON Introduction to Stoic Philosophy (17:18)

ON The Gift of Adversity (21:52)

ON Coddiwomple [to head confidently to an unknown destination] (26:04)

ON Values and Virtues (28:41)

ON Taking Action (30:47)

ON Being Part of a Community to Step into Possibility (34:15)

ON The Intention when Writing Onward (37:31)

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CONNECT WITH Scott Perry

CREATIVE ON PURPOSE: https://www.creativeonpurpose.com/

BUY ONWARD, When Certainty Ends, Possibility Begins

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MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION:

Seth Godin and Akimbo: https://akimbo.com/

Some Stoic Philosophers & Historical Figures influenced by Stocism:

  • Zeno of Citium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno_of_Citium
  • Seneca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger
  • Epictetus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epictetus
  • Marcus Aurelius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius
  • Founding Fathers of the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States
  • Nelson Mandela: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

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Host: Leekei Tang

Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com

Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes

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Better Business Founder - Practicing Empathy and Gratitude with David Nebinski
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04/08/21 • 37 min

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CONNECT WITH David Nebinski

Web: https://www.portfoliocareerpodcast.com/

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MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION:

The Podcasting Workshop

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Host: Leekei Tang

Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com

Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic

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ON Nan's (2:54)

ON Carl's (3:24)

ON who Seeker x Retriever is for (3:58)

ON Seeker x Retriever brand philosophy (4:54)

ON finding the weaving community in Chaeson Lampang Province (6:20)

ON the first encounter with the weavers (8:27)

ON the meaning of Seeker x Retriever (11:06)

ON working with the tailor (12:46)

ON working with the weavers (15:05)

ON why they also offer made-to-order (17:01)

ON human collaboration as a core value of Seeker x Retriever (18:56)

ON waiting in today’s fast-paced world (22:03)

ON explaining the brand philosophy to sell to customers (23:10)

ON scaling up or down? (27:03)

ON the definition of success (29:06)

ON not working with too many stockists and on finding your tribe (32:11)

ON the joys of working as a married couple (33:27)

ON not having experience in fashion is an advantage in the current fashion system (35:15)

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CONNECT WITH Nan and Carl

SEEKER x RETRIEVER: https://www.seekerxretriever.com/

IG / FB

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WHERE ARE THE ARTISANS THAT MAKE THE CLOTHES:

CHAE SON NATIONAL PARK (LAMPANG) in THAILAND
BAGRU VILLAGE RAJASTHAN in INDIA

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Host: Leekei Tang

Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com

Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes

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  • The Creative’s Workshop and tankespjärn (2:56)
  • That pivotal moment when Helena discovered the concept of tankespjärn (10:40)
  • Doing gentle with an edge (16:00)
  • How does this serve me? (24:17)
  • Who is tankespjärn for? ( 27:19)
  • How Helena uses tankespjärn in her work? (29:27)
  • Tankespjärn applied to the development of a business (34:23)
  • The benefits of a tankespjärn review of the business as it is constantly evolving (37:50)
  • To find out more about Helena and tankespjärn (43:14)
  • There is no Truth [time capsule question] (46:39)
  • My recent tankespjärn moment (50:25)

CONNECT WITH HELENA ROTH

Read Helena's Blog: https://helenaroth.com/

Listen to Podcast: Tankespjarn with Helena Roth

Join the tankespjärn Community on Patreon

IG / FB

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

The Creative's Workshop, an Akimbo workshop by Seth Godin

Buddhas by the Roadside, a series of conversations with Helena

Prior guests that are living example of a tankespjärn life (according to Helena):

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Host: Leekei Tang

Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com

Music credits: Mister Sunny Face by Wayne Jones / Blue Skies by Silent Partner / Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes

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Better Business Founder - When Mission-driven Business Founders Discuss Success
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05/19/21 • 24 min

Definition of success can change over time:

(2:33) David Nebinski

(4:02) Bai Zahmri

Success is beyond Founders' personal goals, it's more about connection, about adding value to the lives of others, inspiring others to do things differently:

(5:03) Shivani Patel

(5:59) Nan & Carl

(8:20) Pola Stępień

(8:40) Bai Zahmri

(9:10) Ihita Shandilya

On privilege, freedom, and exploration of new possibility:

(10:04) Mati Ventrillon

(10:46) Pola Stępień

(11:44) Josie Mackenzie

On the sustainability components in the business created:

(16:07) Ihita Shandilya

(16:50) Bai Zahmri

(10:03) Josie Mackenzie

On being lean, on growing, and being close to the core of what the brand stands for:

(20:39) Jennifer Myers Chua

(22:51) Mati Ventrillon

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CONNECT WITH DAVID NEBINSKI

David is the host of Portfolio Career Podcast: https://www.portfoliocareerpodcast.com/

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CONNECT WITH BAI ZAHMRI

Bai is the Founder of Nazkids https://www.mynazkids.com/

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CONNECT SHIVANI PATEL

Shivani is the Founder of Arture https://myarture.com/

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CONNECT WITH NAN & CARL

Nan & Carl are the Founders of Seeker x Retriever https://www.seekerxretriever.com/

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CONNECT WITH POLA STEPIEN

Pola is the Founder of MODAPOLKA https://modapolka.com/

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CONNECT WITH IHITA SHANDILYA

Ihita is the Founder of MithilaSMITA https://www.mithilasmita.com/

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CONNECT WITH MATI VENTRILLON

Mati is the Founder of Mati Ventrillon https://www.mativentrillon.co.uk/

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CONNECT WITH JOSIE MACKENZIE

Josie is the Founder of AMMA Sri Lanka https://www.ammasrilanka.com/

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CONNECT WITH JENNIFER MYERS CHUA

At HIP MOMMIES: https://hipmommies.ca/

Buy products that are useful, well-made, thoughtfully designed that are responsibly from suppliers that are good people, supporting good causes, and that are doing business ethically

Jennifer's podcast: COST OF GOODS SOLD

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Host: Leekei Tang

Contact: hello (at) betterbusinessfounder.com

Music credits: Ukulele Fun by Liosound Music / Wooden Xylophone by Floraphonic

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FAQ

How many episodes does Better Business Founder have?

Better Business Founder currently has 47 episodes available.

What topics does Better Business Founder cover?

The podcast is about Entrepreneurship, Fashion & Beauty, Fashion Business, Podcasts, Business Development, Arts and Business.

What is the most popular episode on Better Business Founder?

The episode title 'Leading Change With A Small Fashion Business by Seth Godin' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Better Business Founder?

The average episode length on Better Business Founder is 29 minutes.

How often are episodes of Better Business Founder released?

Episodes of Better Business Founder are typically released every 13 days, 22 hours.

When was the first episode of Better Business Founder?

The first episode of Better Business Founder was released on Oct 5, 2019.

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