Revolutionizing Packaging with Compostable Solutions ft. Daphna Nissenbaum (TIPA)

When considering sustainable solutions, many of us are quick to think about the final good or service being sold. But as we start to understand the broader impact of supply chains, certain areas are really coming into focus. At the top of this list? Packaging.Our next guest has spent the past decade disrupting this industry, and she and her company are impeccably positioned to lead the change as companies around the world turn to more sustainable packaging options.Daphna Nissenbaum is the CEO and co-founder of TIPA®, a compostable packaging company in Tel Aviv focused on supplying the food and fashion industries with better, more resilient solutions. Daphna leads the TIPA team in the movement to revolutionize packaging systems and rid the world of plastic pollution with fully-compostable, flexible packaging that replaces conventional plastic, turning waste into resource, a crisis into an opportunity.In this episode, Daphna shares her journey to entrepreneurship, raising capital, leveraging existing machinery around the world to be able to produce locally and at scale, advice to leaders everywhere, and so much more!(0:00) Intro(3:23) Daphna in her own words(8:02) The difference between rigid and flexible plastic packaging(10:39) Flexible packaging: problems and opportunities(11:45) Leveraging existing and local machinery(17:33) Collective action to revolutionize the packaging industry(21:57) Securing capital and the right investors(24:37) "Be the best, be professional, ignore all the rest."(32:15) What it will take for businesses and leaders to be resilient going forwardMessage us your thoughts!