The Toxic Fox Show podcast

...it’s a movement we are in this together, we have just one beautiful planet."  Vinita Baravkar shares her journey to creating authentic organic cotton homewares and clothing. Website: Bhumi Organic | https://bhumi.com.au/

Today - we explore taking a traditional "bricks and mortar" business online to help couples all over the world in every nook and cranny to have a baby.

Today's interview with James Meldrum, Co-Founder, Whole Kids. We discuss "the why and the how" they have changed the Australian Children's snack food industry for GOOD!

Today I am delighted to introduce you to Kim Morrison, founder of Twenty8 skin care and essential oils, educator, mother and of course an ultra-marathon runner.

Hannah shares her journey - Audrey Blue to launching Mighty Good Undies via the Start Some Good Crowd Funding Platform. She's very good at using business Awards such as Moral Fairground's Early Enterprise Pitch Competition to get funding and coaching prizes.

Today's conversation is with one of the Co-Founders of Intrepid Travel - Geoff Manchester. They lead from behind and consider the impact of their business on local culture.

Imagine growing up and being called a double scoop of ice cream with a cherry on top – the cherry being your head? This is what the kids at school used to call today’s guest, Luke Tan, and it’s one of the many memories that have inspired him on his journey. An obese and sick child, Luke has been to some very dark places, including suicide, but thankfully he chose to change tracks and pursue a career in health and fitness.

Today’s guest Nick Savaidis is the Founder of Etiko (clothing), and Jinta Sport, (sports equipment), ethical brands committed to fair trade, traceability, and sustainability. Since establishing these businesses in 2005, Nick has been awarded numerous sustainable and ethical awards.

Today’s guest is Martin Gleeson, a co-founder of The Electron Workshop and Serversaurus, two companies that sit under the umbrella of Arktisma, which is one of the founding members of the B Corp movement in Australia. Serversaurus, which promotes an equitable workplace, was the first 100 percent carbon-neutral Australian web-hosting company, partnering with Greenfleet Australia in 2007 to offset their carbon emissions. They’re also part of the One Percent for the Planet movement, donating one percent of their sales to environmental causes. We recently changed hosting to Serversaurus primarily because they’re a B Corp, and we’re working towards achieving B Corp accreditation. Join our chat as we discover and discuss: Martin's awareness of a fair workplace at the age of 12 and why he gives a damn Principles of a fair workplace: respect, autonomy, equality Treating people the way you expect to be treated The psychology and effects of men asking for higher wages than women Pushing equality between men and women in the workforce The advantages of working four days a week Creating a more equitable workforce and other issues they need to face About the B Corp movement and why they chose B Corp How to become a B Corp: Learn the process of becoming one! Getting help from The Intern Group Resources small businesses can tap into (business templates and handbooks) Martin's advice for success in business partnership Processes and channels they've used for effective communication Various challenges they've faced and solutions they've applied Organisational tools they use (Apple Calendar, Highrise CRM) The demographics of clients they serve What makes Serversaurus different from other web hosts The company's green initiatives How they're supporting their employees to engage in environmental causes Quotes: Money is the oxygen of business. Treat people the way you expect to be treated and that should be the default position. If you're negotiating something, the first person to get their deal on the table is the one who is going to do best out of it. You say you're B Corp then they know what you're about. It's a shorthand way for sharing your values. The key to any effective relationship is communication. Don't be afraid. Be prepared to be yourself and to put your values and your ethics way upfront. We worry more about the opinions of people that we don't respect than those that we do. Episode Resources: Connect with Serversaurus on Twitter or <a href=

The Slow School of Business... Today, Carolyn shares with us the school’s strategic transformational learning principles such as learning by doing, how to build a business plan on a tree, and having a deeper understanding of why you are here.

Promoting health and wellness through good food and cycling, Australian company Bike n' Blend, employs your pedal-power to make your smoothies. Founder Leena van Raay spent the first 10 years of her career as a scientist trying to get sick people healthy before making the decision to transition from research labs and hospitals to focus on prevention rather than cure.

  He likes to be known as the "feeder who keeps you healthy," and prefers to describe the relationship between farmer and consumer as “feeder and eater”. Charlie’s presentation regarding the importance of knowing where and how our food is grown and – more importantly – who grows it, inspired the audience attending Sydney’s  2015 Conscious Capitalism Conference. It’s this focus that underpins the Who's your Farmer? campaign. Charlie is passionate about helping farmers move away from a commodity-based mindset to achieve greater value financially, socially, and economically for them and their community. In this episode he speaks about this, along with his commitment to connecting the city and country via food, knowledge, and awareness. Join our chat as we discover and discuss: What Charlie does as a biodynamic farmer. The selection of products available to customers and how he sells this produce. Butcherman, the online meat distribution service connecting customers with local butchers. Charlie’s mission to bring change to the agricultural industry. The turning point to move into biodynamics. The difference between biodynamic, organic, and certified organic. The nature philosophy behind biodynamics. Charlie’s advice to farmers considering biodynamic farming. The importance of having an effective team and how he found the right people for his enterprise. Charlie’s ideal eaters. The concept behind Who’s Your Farmer? Being part of Landcare Australia's From Farm to Fork campaign. Various training courses Charlie offers: Introduction to Biodynamics course with John Priestly and Hamish Mackay Bio-fertiliser course How Charlie connects the city and country through food, knowledge, and awareness. Quotes to ponder and share "When we have an abundance mentality... you tend to attract that certain sort of person." Charlie Arnott #TFS  "Working against nature can be really stressful, expensive, and counterproductive. You need a lot of inputs to reverse nature's progress." Charlie Arnott #TFS "I'm on a mission to change the agricultural industry to promote social and cultural and economic change by connecting city people with farming communities." Charlie Arnott #TFS "Not only are the [folks] in the city screaming out for NON chemical-laden food... they're saying, I want good clean, healthy food to feed my family." Charlie Arnott #TFS "If we all had a farmer then we probably wouldn't need to go to the doctor often because the farmer is producing healthy food." Charlie Arnott #TFS "If I can connect city and country via food, knowledge, and awareness, my job is done." Charlie Arnott #TFS "Now, the biggest challenge in my business is my philosophy that I'm actually growing healthy food to feed people." Episode Resources: Learn more about Charlie Arnott through his website charliearnott.com.au and Facebook page Support the Who's Your Farmer? campaign Support the Who's Your Butcher? movement Check out Butcherman   (Don't have a butcher in your area? Leave your email address and they will make sure to get them on board.) Landcare <a href= "http://www.landcareonline.com.au/?page_id=

Over the past 20 years Alexx Stuart has worked in a diverse range of fields including cosmetics, singing, hospitality, bartending (becoming Australia’s best female bartender), management, until finding her niche as a conscious-business owner and feeling that fire in her belly. Using her blog lowtoxlife.com (previously AlexxStuart.com), Alexx lives her passion by helping people create low-tox lives.

A Divine Story ... Today's show is a divine opportunity for education and learning as Therese Kerr, the co-founder of The Divine Company talks to us not just about the business side of things, but also about the power of putting in your heart and soul as a conscious business owner. Divine by Therese Kerr, is a premium Australian beauty and personal care company where they create, manufacture, and sell certified organic personal care products.

Eco-Man Today's guest is Malcolm Rands, co-founder of ecostore, a leading New Zealand-based company that offers a wide range of sustainable, eco-friendly household cleaning and body care products that are widely available in Australia and other international markets. Malcolm is also the author of the book "ECOMAN from a garage in Northland to a pioneering global brand."