Ellenor McIntosh - CoFounder Twipes - Twipes is dedicated to combating the environmental issue of wet wipes pollution by offering sustainable alternatives
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Elle’s Bio
Elle is a Black female scientist from Britain with a passion for sustainability. With her background in biochemical and materials science, Elle invented the biotech behind Twipes – the world's first truly flushable and truly biodegradable wet wipes. Elle won the Princess Diana Award in 2019 for her achievements in science, was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in 2020, and has been featured in publications such as TimeOut and The Guardian. Additionally, she and Twipes cofounder Al Bozorgi were named the Mayor's Fund for London Entrepreneurs of the Year in 2017.
We talked about the following and other items
- Self-care for entrepreneurs and business leaders.
- Work-life balance and time management
- Work-from-home productivity and London living.
- Intelligence, curiosity, and self-doubt.
- Childhood curiosity and dedication to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease.
- Parkinson's disease, genetics, and mitochondrial DNA.
- Gene editing and ethics.
- Being a minority in a scientific field.
- Gender bias in entrepreneurship.
- Women's support and International Women's Day.
- Workplace discrimination and support for new parents.
- Motherhood, resilience, and empowerment.
- AI, self-confidence, and the rate of technological advancement.
- Self-driving cars and their impact on society.
- Job loss, Pokemon, and publicity.
- Product development, materials science, and sustainability.
- Awards, entrepreneurship, and overcoming challenges.
- Sustainable wipes and their impact on the environment.
- Dealing with difficult days and fundraising for a startup.
Elle’s Social Media
Elle’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenor-mcintosh/
Twipes: https://www.twipes.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TwipesUK/
Elle’s Advice
Utilize your networks, talk to people and just have fun. Everyone thinks it's so hard. It's a lot of grindy shit you've got to do. But just try and enjoy it along the way.
But do take your time and enjoy this journey. Because, you know, for a long time I looked back and I was like, I can't remember half of the journey because I didn't enjoy it. Now I'm just embracing every opportunity
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