

E203 - Tessa Clarke: What YOU can do to save the world
7 snips Jul 14, 2023
Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of Olio, a food-sharing app, joins the hosts to discuss tackling food waste and climate change. She shares how her farm upbringing shaped her resilience and entrepreneurial spirit. Tessa reveals innovative recruitment strategies that prioritize candidates' values over traditional qualifications. The conversation explores the importance of individual actions in the climate crisis and advocates for community sharing instead of waste. Finally, they highlight the need for trust and transparency in leadership to drive meaningful change.
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Follow Your Gut
- Follow your gut when making decisions, especially in business.
- Your gut feeling compiles vast amounts of data and can provide overlooked insights.
Recruitment Red Flags
- Don't just recruit based on a candidate's resume or previous companies.
- Consider your gut feeling about the candidate's personality and potential fit within your team.
Farm to Founder
- Tessa Clarke's childhood on a farm taught her essential entrepreneurial skills.
- These skills include problem-solving, adaptability, and resilience, developed by dealing with unpredictable variables.