#64 - Building Hemp Houses in Ukraine and Beyond - Sergiy Kovalenkov from Hempire

Smells Like Business

English - November 17, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB
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On this episode, Tom is having a chat with Sergiy Kovalenkov. He is the Founder and CEO of Hempire, an award-winning company dedicated to bringing hemp-building innovations into the construction industry. The company was founded in 2015 in Ukraine, but they now have offices in Ukraine, Poland, and the USA. Hempire has worked on projects in over 20 different countries.

Sergiy shares how he stumbled upon hemp and its use in construction and why he started his company, Hempire. He also talks about the difficulties of bringing hemp into the mainstream of the construction industry and what it’s been like to run a company in a war-torn country.

So if you’re interested in construction, love hemp and maybe want to build a house with it one day, this is the episode for you.

Links:

Smells Like Business - www.smellslikebusiness.com
Hempire - www.hempire.tech
LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/hempireint/

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#53 - Caring With Cannabis and Helping With Hemp - Simon Blackwell