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Jason McDermott talks about turning waste into usable products, his vision for a future without plastic, as well as the ins and outs of starting a new business.

Tom Dawkins on the future of crowdfunding and capital raising in the context of his business, StartSomeGood, a crowdfunding platform for non-profits, social entrepreneurs and change makers who want to raise funds to kick their project off the ground.

Lawrence Goldstone talks about the early days of The Difference and shares the firm’s methodology for solving complex problems.

Sasha Titchkosky shares her passion for Yuta Badayala, a collaboration between traditional weavers from Elcho Island Arts in Arnhem Land and Koskela, and other design for social change projects. She also talks about the pair’s new project, Koskela Kitchen, the challenges they’ve faced in pursuing a purpose-led business, and the joy she gets out of producing good quality products.

I was miserable in my job but unsure what else I could do. I felt drained by a life tipped in the balance towards too much work and sad that many of the interests I’d had as a kid had fallen away because of busy-ness. Wholehearted living for me meant reconnecting. I wanted to remember the things that made me feel alive.