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What It's About
A sustainable cutlery creator had to fork and knife her way to success.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1910
I believe we can learn as much from failure as we can from success, if not more. It’s with this principle in mind that I offer you a weekly segment called Failure Friday: a collection of short stories all about mistakes, missteps, disasters, and of course, failure. Just like our Throwback Thursday segment, you’ll hear directly from side hustlers who have struggled to get something off the ground. They’ll tell you a short story of something that went very wrong. The stories will vary, but often it starts with an idea, what they thought would happen and what really happened—and of course, what they learned. Today’s short story features Ngaire Burgess from Hobart, Australia. We told the successful story of her project on Episode #1219: Tasmanian Insurance Manager Sells Reusable Cutlery Holders. But as awesome as her story is, she had some challenges in the beginning, including an initial market experience that was suboptimal. In fact, she says she had “an enormous feeling of imposter syndrome…” Sometimes you have to go through these things to get to the other side. Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Ngaire for sharing this transparent and truthful story. Check out their website .pocketpicnic.com.au.
- Tasmanian Insurance Manager Sells Reusable Cutlery Holders: An insurance manager sets out to make reusable cutlery more convenient, overcoming obstacles on her way to earning $2,000/month on the side.
- Multiple-Use Plastics Take Big Bite for the Environment: A designer reinvents her life and work, starting an eco-friendly line of multiple-use plastics. It’s good for the environment, AND it’s highly profitable.
- Environmentally Impassioned Citizen Designs Plastic-Free Bags: A Washingtonian carries her passion for sustainability on her sleeve with a line of eco-friendly grocery bags.
