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What if loneliness isn’t a personal failing, but a human signal we’ve all been taught to ignore?

In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Hannah Beatrice from Marmalade Trust, the award‑winning UK charity behind Loneliness Awareness Week. They explore what loneliness really is (and isn’t), why it’s not just “an old people at Christmas” issue, and how workplaces and communities can design for genuine connection.

Hannah shares the story of Marmalade Trust’s beginnings with one Christmas lunch in Bristol, how that’s grown into a global campaign reaching millions, and why understanding loneliness as a natural emotion, like hunger or thirst, is the first step to tackling it.

Topics covered include:

• What loneliness really is (and why it’s not the same as being alone)
• The stigma and shame that stop adults talking about feeling lonely
• Key life moments that trigger loneliness
• Why 16–24 year olds are now the loneliest age group in the UK
• How hybrid/remote work can impact connection and what helps
• Practical ways employers and communities can reduce loneliness

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What if real climate power isn't with politicians or protest groups, but with the millions of quietly worried people who don't know where to start?

In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Karen Jaques from the Climate Majority Project, an initiative on a mission to mobilise the silent majority into meaningful, local, collective climate action.

Karen shares how years working with business leaders, and watching climate risk creep into every supply chain, pushed her to focus on resilience, community and "don't try this on your own" climate action.

From neighbourhoods bulk retrofitting homes and building their own wind turbines, to teachers talking honestly with kids, to businesses asking to be more regulated, this episode explores a radically practical, deeply human approach to climate action.

Topics covered include:

• The “silent majority” who care but feel stuck
• How to depolarise climate action and welcome everyone
• The Safer campaign and people-led local projects
• Real UK stories: retrofit streets, community wind turbines
• Why facts alone fail and what to do with climate anxiety
• How local action builds pressure for national change

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What does it take to build a genuinely sustainable drinks brand in a world still driven by price, convenience and big FMCG players? And can purpose, transparency and good sourcing really survive contact with supermarket shelves?

In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Will Englander, founder of The Root Co, a ginger-focused drinks brand on a mission to do right by people and planet.

Will shares how a near-death experience and a growing frustration with overly sweet, over-processed ginger drinks led him to create a simple, fiery ginger beer with just five ingredients.

From single-farm sourcing in Tanzania and cycling ginger beer around London, to negotiating with supermarket buyers and grappling with consumer behaviour, in this episode, Will offers a refreshingly honest look at what it really means to grow a purpose-led brand in an unforgiving market.

Topics covered include:

• Leaving consulting to build a ginger beer–ginger shot hybrid
• How a near-fatal accident reshaped Will’s life and risk-taking
• Building a single-farm ginger supply chain in Tanzania and Kenya
• Why The Root Co uses only 5 ingredients and no chemicals
• Competing with big FMCG while staying fair to farmers
• What shoppers and retailers really care about on sustainability

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What does good leadership actually look like in 2026 and why are so many people feeling burned out and disconnected at work?

In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Zoe Starbuck, Director of Business Coaching and Leadership Development at Starbuck & Associates, a B Corp certified leadership and coaching consultancy.

Zoe draws on 30+ years in corporate leadership and her work as an ICF‑accredited executive coach to unpack what’s really going on inside today’s workplaces. From psychological safety and trust, to burnout, hybrid work and the next generation of entrepreneurs, in the episode, Zoe shares some deeply human, practical take on what good leadership looks like and how to build it sustainably.

Topics covered include:

• Why culture should be designed, not left as a byproduct
• Psychological safety, trust and the clarity leaders often miss
• The real difference between leaders, managers and operators
• How to set a vision people actually care about and buy into
• Burnout, hybrid work and running meetings that truly add value
• Values led leadership, hiring for trust and giving back

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What does “doing good” actually look like for a marketing agency and can you prove it goes beyond the pitch deck? In today’s episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Katherine Sherry, Head of Experience at Hallam. Hallam is a B2B marketing agency that exists to do good work with good people that gets real results.

From turning down misaligned clients like Airbus, to building a wellbeing‑first culture and experimenting with lower‑impact digital practices, Katherine shares how Hallam is using its real “product” influence to nudge both clients and the wider industry toward more ethical, sustainable choices.

Topics covered include:

• Using B Corp as a roadmap not just a badge
• Why more marketing agencies are going B Corp
• How a service business measures its real‑world impact
• Rewiring agency culture to tackle burnout and protect worker wellbeing
• Guiding clients through greenwashing, greenhushing and authentic comms
• Designing more responsible digital experiences

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Periods aren’t just about fertility. They shape how millions of us feel, think and work each month. In this episode, Jack and Ellie talk to Jade Wakes, founder of Melody, the menstrual journaling app helping people understand their cycle, support their hormones naturally and push for fairer, more humane workplaces.

Jade shares her journey from debilitating periods and postpartum struggles to discovering cycle charting, and why better hormone education could transform both personal wellbeing and workplace culture. She also explains what it takes to build a privacy-first femtech startup that puts users’ data and dignity first.

Topics covered include:

• What really happens across the menstrual cycle and why symptoms vary
• Why period pain isn’t “just part of being a woman”
• Four lifestyle pillars for better hormonal health
• The business cost of period inequity – and what employers can do
• How Melody helps users spot patterns and advocate for themselves
• Why data privacy and anonymous menstrual tracking are non-negotiable

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Digital isn't as "clean" as it looks. Every website load, every ad impression and every AI query has a hidden carbon cost. In this episode, Jack and Ellie sit down with Sam Jacobs, co-founder and CEO of GrowRoom, a sustainable digital marketing agency helping responsible brands grow online while shrinking their digital footprint.

From turning down lucrative but misaligned clients, to measuring the grams of CO2 per page view, Sam shares how GrowRoom is redesigning marketing to work for people, planet and profit.

Topics covered include:

• How websites create carbon emissions
• Simple steps to cut the footprint of your website and ads
• When GrowRoom says "no" to misaligned clients
• Donating revenue through 1% for the Planet (and more)
• Building a values driven culture with a four-day work week
• Why SEO still matters in an AI driven marketing world

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HIRO Diapers isn’t just reinventing nappies, it’s taking on the global plastic crisis one baby at a time. In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with serial “taboo breaker” Miki Agrawal, founder of HIRO Diapers, to explore how plastic‑eating fungi, unbleached materials and a regenerative mindset could transform one of the world’s dirtiest industries.

From the eureka moment inspired by her son, to diapers (or nappies for our UK listeners) can start breaking down in landfill in months, Miki shares a radically hopeful vision for parents who want to raise their kids in a cleaner, more connected world.

Topics covered include:

• Turning baby poop into a climate solution
• Diapers powered by plastic‑eating fungi
• The truth about “eco” bamboo diapers
• Potty training early with elimination communication
• Putting nature on the company board
• Becoming an ecosystem‑conscious parent

Links:

• Miki Agrawal’s book: DO COOL SH*T: Quit Your Day Job, Start Your Own Business, and Live Happily Ever After
• HIRO Diapers
• Hello Tushy

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