#72 Josef Werker - Humble: Circular Living: Moving the Philippines Toward Sustainable eCommerce
- Author
- Eli Harrell
- Published
- Wed 29 Mar 2023
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In this episode of Products With Purpose, Eli spoke with Josef Werker CEO and co-founder of Humble
Josef is most driven when innovation and technology create real impact. Prior to Humble, Josef was the managing director of Penbrothers for 5 years, another impactful local startup building remote teams for businesses all over the world.
Humble is a startup in Manila that's working towards creating a community where circular living is the norm. They help businesses sell their excess products sustainably and with high-value recovery. They also won the IdeaSpace Accelerator Program in January 2021 and have seen fast growth in their first 2 years.
Some of the highlights from this episode:
- Some of the challenges of building a sustainable business and how education plays a big role in changing consumer behavior
- How we can encourage sustainable shopping behavior by focusing on quality deals and education
- How Humble is improving the reverse logistics of returns to help solve sustainability issues
- How we can build amazing teams by hiring to fill our weaknesses and trusting our subject matter experts to deliver
- How Josef invested in his team from a very early stage by hiring a transformational coach
Make sure to stay until the end to hear Josef’s learning sources and something forward-looking that he’s optimistic about right now!
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