how to untangle the Intertwining of Sustainable Business and Personal Identity
with Love is heather mcdougall
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Listen to this episode to hear:
Why transparency in business is so important
How “imperfection” and progress are just part of the sustainability path
How to break out of a co-dependent relationship with your business
Why its so important to honor yourself and in the midst of building a business
What it’s like exiting a do-good business you started from the ground up and why it’s necessary to grieve
How to know when it’s right to sell your business
Separating who you are from the business you run
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ABOUT HEATHER:
Heather Avis is the founder of The Lucky Few, a New York Times best-selling author, podcaster and a Down syndrome advocate, working to create a more inclusive world where everyone belongs. For more than a decade, she has led this effort by shouting worth, shifting narratives and reimagining what it looks like when we embrace our differences.
The Lucky Few is an invitation to build a kinder, more inclusive world. They accomplish this through a combination of advocacy and activism, narrative-shifting and storytelling. The Lucky Few believes in inspiring and challenging their audiences, calling them to listen, read, share, contribute and support as we work to create a world where differences are embraced and everyone belongs.
Heather McDougall is the co-founder of Bogobrush, along with her brother John McDougall, which they recently exited earlier this year. Both are children of a dentist who pursued careers in other fields but they have come full circle and returned to the toothbrush. More importantly, they are using this single, everyday, taken-for-granted item and using it as a means for social change. More than just another toothbrush company, Heather has some very inspiring ideas about the ways in which the toothbrush can affect our environment and under-served communities, as well as communities in other impoverished areas outside of our borders, in a positive way. The Bogobrush is a great example of how the items we choose in our lives could carry a value that goes way past a monetary number.
She’s an honors law school grad, a yoga teacher, and a social entrepreneur - bogobrush and a think tank with her brother. She’s worked on venture finance and non-profit lobbying, and she loves singing, dancing, art, and the great outdoors.
