From Farmer’s Daughter to Fighting Waste Globally: Tessa Clarke’s Journey to Co-Founding OLIO
October 31, 2023
In this episode of Careers Unwrapped, host Mark Fawcett is joined by Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder and CEO of OLIO, a sharing app for local communities. Together they discuss her journey from a farmer’s daughter, through the corporate world, to actively fighting waste globally.
In this episode of Careers Unwrapped, host Mark Fawcett is joined by Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder and CEO of OLIO, a sharing app for local communities.
Join them as they:
- Delve into the OLIO journey
- Explore the benefits of being flexible with your career path
- Shine a light on some of the lessons Tessa learned across her corporate career
- Discuss the advice Tessa would give to her younger self and to career starters today
And much more!
Tessa Clarke is a digitally native CEO turned startup founder with a strong track record of driving change. In 2015, she co-founded OLIO, a free sharing app for local communities on a mission to fight waste. Further, she is a Venture Partner at Mustard Seed MAZE, an early-stage generalist impact fund, and an Unreasonable Fellow, helping to support entrepreneurs positioned to “bend history in the right direction”.
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