Hey everyone! Cherry Swayne here, Founder of Above and Beyond Recruitment, Carbon13 Domain Expert, organiser of online ClimateTech communities and Mother of two small, wonderful children. Most importantly to you though, I'm your Host of Two Pence Worth: Stories from Female Founders in ClimateTech👩💻
In a series of bitesize episodes, we will be taking you through their journeys, giving insight into what it’s like founding a business as a woman in the climate sector and the challenges that may be faced along the way, as well as an action toolkit to help you on your own journey.
Happy listening💫
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Hey everyone! Cherry Swayne here, Founder of Above and Beyond Recruitment, Carbon13 Domain Expert, organiser of online ClimateTech communities and Mother of two small, wonderful children. Most importantly to you though, I'm your Host of Two Pence Worth: Stories from Female Founders in ClimateTech👩💻
In a series of bitesize episodes, we will be taking you through their journeys, giving insight into what it’s like founding a business as a woman in the climate sector and the challenges that may be faced along the way, as well as an action toolkit to help you on your own journey.
Happy listening💫
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On our ninth episode of Two Pence Worth: Stories from female Founders in Climate, I spoke to Lucy Lyons: Co-Founder and CEO of Kestrix.
Lucy, commercial Co-founder of Kestrix, is an entrepreneurial leader with international experience founding and scaling sustainability-focused ventures and conducting policy research. After their first experience as a founder as the CEO of reLive, an angel-backed sustainable end-of-life platform, she was the first hire under the CCO at Berlin-based Plan A, Europe’s first B2B carbon accounting SaaS company.
00:00 - Podcast introduction
02:45: About Kestrix
04:18: Was this an idea you came into the Venture Builder with or is it one you formed after meeting Matt?
06:15: When did you actually come out of Cohort 4 and go it alone? How has the business evolved since that point?
09:35: How has the fundraising process been? Have you found through the journey that you have felt any gender adversity?
16:23: How have you found the rest of your working career? Can you share some of your journey with us please?
21:38: What people-based resource would you recommend others access to support them?
24:20: What media-based resource would you recommend others access to support them?
27:37: Do you have a role model you look up to?
29:57: Conclusion
Video versions of these episodes are available here.
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