The High Performance Podcast

E203 - Tessa Clarke: What YOU can do to save the world

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.

46:53

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Tessa Clarke

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Episode notes

The Power of Consent

01:22

Why Listening to Your Gut Matters in Decision Making and Recruitment

01:24

The Importance of Diversity in Leadership

01:14

Intro

4min

Recruitment and the Power of Company Values

3min

Farming Resilience to Entrepreneurial Impact

24min

Reimagining Progress: The Quest for Human Fulfillment

6min

Building Trust Through Leadership

7min

Acknowledging the Climate Crisis: The Importance of Individual Action

3min

This is the second episode of our new Leadership Series, sponsored by PwC, in which we will be diving deep into what it really takes to be a CEO.

Tessa Clarke is the co-founder and CEO of Olio, the free app that connects users with unwanted food (from households or local businesses) with neighbours living nearby who would like it. Tessa is driven by purpose, aiming to reduce food waste and tackle climate change. She shares with Jake and Damian why Olio was created, how to build a brand and stay resilient in the face of challenge and set backs. She also reveals her key recruitment tips.

They discuss what can be done at an individual level to care for the environment and why we should be sharing, rather than discarding.

Thank you to PwC for sponsoring this special CEO Series. PwC’s purpose is to build trust and solve important problems, and their global strategy - The New Equation - is bringing this to life for their clients, people and society. By combining technology with human ingenuity, passion and experience, PwC works with organisations to deliver more intelligent, sustained outcomes.

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