Turning Plastic Waste Into Purpose with EarthSuds
What started as a student project has grown into a nationally recognized eco-startup tackling one of the world’s biggest waste problems. In this episode of Small Business, Big Impact, host Jay-Ann Gilfoy, CEO of Meridian Credit Union, sits down wit...
Small Business Big Impact · Meridian Podcast
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Show Notes
What started as a student project has grown into a nationally recognized eco-startup tackling one of the world’s biggest waste problems. In this episode of Small Business, Big Impact, host Jay-Ann Gilfoy, CEO of Meridian Credit Union, sits down with Daniel Moll, Founder and CEO of EarthSuds. Daniel shares how a moment on a beach sparked the idea for plastic-free, dissolvable shampoo and soap tablets, and how years of trial, failure, and persistence turned that idea into a growing Canadian business.
Key Takeaways:
- Solving a real problem starts with deeply understanding it, not jumping straight to the solution.
- Listening to customers consistently is one of the most powerful tools for building and improving a business.
- Profit and purpose don’t compete and when aligned growth becomes fuel for greater impact.
- Building a company requires shifting from doing everything yourself to empowering others to execute the vision.