Episode 01: Andrew Dixon on building a sustainable business

01/01/23 • 42 min

Can luxury and sustainability co-exist? In this episode, we speak to accidental hotelier Andrew Dixon,the founder and owner of luxury resort getaway, Nikoi Island in Bintan. From why he founded a sustainable business in 2007, to building a great culture, to giving back and having impact, we cover it all. Listen to the first episode [...]

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Episode 01: Andrew Dixon on building a sustainable business

In this conversation, we learnt...

How Andrew built Nikoi from the ground up, specifically how he navigated the early days (02:31- 13:25)
Why community, culture, conversation and commerce have been the rock of the business (14:26 - 22:53)
How he created a bottom up sustainable culture (23:28 - 26:08)
How Nikoi created impact inside and outside the company through education, investing in people, and building a community (26:29 - 36:11)
That sustainability is a journey, and you’re not going to nail it on day one (14:26 - 17:33)

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Episode 02: Vikas Garg on launching abillion to crowdsource sustainability

Looking for a way to connect to your community while also making conscious purchases - for food, plants, gifts and everything in between? Enter abillion. Founded by Vikas Garg in 2017 as a way to ensure the rest of his career aligns with his values, this new take on a social media platform has already made quite an impact. As of 2021 they had donated $2 million, helped 60 nonprofit organisations, fed over 41,000 hungry children and replaced 580,000 animal-based meals. Tune into our conversation with Vikas to learn how he has accomplished it all.

In this conversation, we learnt...

What was the trigger for Vikas to start abillion (00:35- 08:23)
How they are using user-generated content and crowd-sourced opinions to create a new generation of users and consumers (08:49 - 15:50)
How Vikas innovated and used scrappy methods to hire his first software developer (18:45 - 20:37)
How the correct partnerships can help grow your business as they can be more authentic and give you much faster traction than using ads or influencers (20:37 - 23:10)