Selling sustainable partyware - with Ciara Westhead - Pico
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English - August 19, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 56.6 MBEntrepreneurship Business Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today on the podcast I'm talking to Ciara Westhead from Pico. Pico brings sustainability to all occasions with a current focus on children's events. Ciara sells sustainable partyware, and we had a really great conversation about why she chose to start a business selling these products, some of the issues around sourcing them, and other ways you can make a party sustainable.
Pico is a young company, with big plans. It was really exciting to learn about Ciara’s plans for the future, and everything that she has achieved in a short space of time. I found it inspiring, and I hope you do too.
Listen in to hear Ciara share:
An introduction to herself and her business (01:16)Her current range of products (02:56)Introducing reusable decorations (05:38)What inspired her to start Pico (08:01)Researching the market (08:50)Finding a UK based supplier (10:04)Organising her search for suppliers, and keeping track of replies (13:04)The importance of having a clear vision (18:21)Educating people on how to have more sustainable parties (21:05)Dealing with greenwashing, and what it is (39:04)Her number one piece of advice for other product creators (42:40)USEFUL RESOURCES:
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