The Social Enterprise Helping People Live Cleaner | Lianne Brink - Base Soaps | Future Tribe
In this episode we chat with Lianne Brink, the co-founder of social enterprise, Base Soaps. Lianne and her life partner Mick had a social enterprise idea and started their company almost four years ago as a "passion project", with the hope it would eventually generate some additional household income. The couple had no idea that in just a few years their small family business would start to turn a profit and evolve into one of Canberra's most successful (and cleanest!) social enterprises.
As the social entrepreneur, Lianne, highlights throughout the episode, the rapid success of Base Soaps is largely attributed to how well her business acumen and strategy complimented her partner's product knowledge and people skills. Naturally, a great deal of this episode touches on what it is like starting and operating an organisation with your spouse, and the unique challenges attached to such an arrangement. Additionally, Lianne discusses how she was able to get Base Soaps products into the hands of suppliers despite having an extremely limited budget and no industry connections. As the episode concludes, Lianne touches on the importance of social enterprises and the positive impact organisations such as Mill House Ventures has on positive social change, social impact, social entrepreneurship and to the growth of Lianne's business.
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