This week:

• Branding terms
• Poly vinyl alcohol
• Extended Producer Reliability Program (via Packaging Dive)
• Balancing values as they change
• Big retailers vs. small businesses, especially exclusivity clauses
• Accessibility & sustainability crossovers
• Sustainability challenges
• Green Business Challenge
• Lessons learned:
• Order while restocking and rearranging layouts
• Starting with unscented products and wait to see what people request

Email CapitalismForGreen@gmail.com with your questions, topic requests, and feedback!

Find more with Jessica & Andrea on Episode 24 of the Capitalism for Good podcast project (Apple | Spotify)

Apple | BYOC Co. | BYOC Co. Facebook | BYOC Co. Instagram | Capitalism for Green | Capitalism for Green Facebook | Capitalism for Green Instagram | Spotify

Early Release & Video Episodes can be found at Patreon.com/Capitalism for Green

Follow along with the Capitalism for Green blog or on Instagram.

Sister Projects:

• Capitalism for Good project & podcast
• Bittersweet Paradox podcast & Writing Club

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This week:

• Business classifications
• Planning ahead
• Differences in work style
• Flexibility in business structures and working hours
• Delegation of duties
• More social media discussions including time, effort, purpose, and impact
• Feeling failure
• The link between capitalism and hierarchy
• Emergency planning

Email CapitalismForGreen@gmail.com with your questions, topic requests, and feedback!

Find more with Jessica & Andrea on Episode 24 of the Capitalism for Good podcast project (Apple | Spotify)

Apple | BYOC Co. | BYOC Co. Facebook | BYOC Co. Instagram | Capitalism for Green | Capitalism for Green Facebook | Capitalism for Green Instagram | Spotify

Early Release & Video Episodes can be found at Patreon.com/Capitalism for Green

Follow along with the Capitalism for Green blog or on Instagram.

Sister Projects:

• Capitalism for Good project & podcast
• Bittersweet Paradox podcast & Writing Club

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week:

• How the podcast gets edited & made
• AI & preparedness
• Marketing, advertising, and the impact of different types on community building
• Clothing swaps, container donation pauses, and resell parameters
• Community building
• Social Media
• More marketing!

Email CapitalismForGreen@gmail.com with your questions, topic requests, and feedback!

Find more with Jessica & Andrea on Episode 24 of the Capitalism for Good podcast project (Apple | Spotify)

Apple | BYOC Co. | BYOC Co. Facebook | BYOC Co. Instagram | Capitalism for Green | Capitalism for Green Facebook | Capitalism for Green Instagram | Spotify

Early Release & Video Episodes can be found at Patreon.com/Capitalism for Green

Follow along with the Capitalism for Green blog or on Instagram.

Sister Projects:

• Capitalism for Good project & podcast
• Bittersweet Paradox podcast & Writing Club

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week:

• Free container shelves
• Chemistry degrees
• Things you need when you’re first getting started
• Why stainless steel funnels & silicone molds are the best
• Sustainable stickers & tape
• People pleasing
• BYOC’s upcoming refill machine!
• Andrea’s vibes and mission thoughts on a future store
• Competition with other similar stores
• Suburbs
• Brick & Mortar vs. Delivery vs. Popups
• The warm & fuzzies of people saying this is this is their happy place
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Email CapitalismForGreen@gmail.com with your questions, topic requests, and feedback!

Find more with Jessica & Andrea on Episode 24 of the Capitalism for Good podcast project (Apple | Spotify)

Apple | BYOC Co. | BYOC Co. Facebook | BYOC Co. Instagram | Capitalism for Green | Capitalism for Green Instagram | Spotify

Early Release & Video Episodes can be found at Patreon.com/Capitalism for Green

Follow along with the Capitalism for Green blog or on Instagram.

Sister Projects:

• Capitalism for Good project & podcast
• Bittersweet Paradox podcast & Writing Club

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to us figure out how to introduce ourselves, talk about how to set up a business that is essentially meant to put ourselves out of business, how to organize a values matrix to evaluate potential product sales, and also how to filter feedback when it's so personal.

Find more with Jessica & Andrea on Episode 24 of the Capitalism for Good podcast project (Apple | Spotify)

Apple | BYOC Co. | BYOC Co. Facebook | BYOC Co. Instagram | Capitalism for Green | Capitalism for Green Instagram | Spotify

Early Release & Video Episodes can be found at Patreon.com/Capitalism for Green

Follow along with the Capitalism for Green blog or on Instagram.

Sister Projects:

• Capitalism for Good project & podcast
• Bittersweet Paradox podcast & Writing Club

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BYOC Co.in Ann Arbor, MI! Take a look around. Let us know what you need. Are you curious about what it's like to shop at a refill store? We've got you covered with a tour. Follow Jessica & Keegan in as they walk us through how it works.

We'll also talk about homemade repurposed decor, knocking down walls, testing out new product manufacturing, and all the ins and outs of a refill store while Jessica shows us around. We highly recommend the video version for this one, but also do our best to talk you through what we're looking at.

Find more with Jessica & Andrea on Episode 24 of the Capitalism for Good podcast project (Apple | Spotify)

Apple | BYOC Co. | BYOC Co. Facebook | BYOC Co. Instagram | Capitalism for Green | Capitalism for Green Instagram | Spotify

Early Release & Video Episodes can be found at Patreon.com/Capitalism for Green

Follow along with the Capitalism for Green blog or on Instagram.

Sister Projects:

• Capitalism for Good project & podcast
• Bittersweet Paradox podcast & Writing Club

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi folks! Meet Jessica Cichowlas, Owner of BYOC Co. in Ann Arbor, MI. Because if I (Andrea) am going to open a community-focused refill store, I'm going to need a buddy that actually knows what she's doing and can guide me through it all. She's also got her own story and her own "why." So, say hello to her and listen to how she got here to be the partner in crime of Capitalism for Green!

What questions do you have for her?? Email us at CapitalismForGreen@gmail.com

Find more with Jessica on Episode 24 of the Capitalism for Good podcast project (Apple | Spotify)

Apple | BYOC Co. | BYOC Co. Facebook | BYOC Co. Instagram | Capitalism for Green | Capitalism for Green Instagram| Spotify

Early Release & Video Episodes can be found at Patreon.com/Capitalism for Green

Follow along with the Capitalism for Green blog or on Instagram.

Sister Projects:

• Capitalism for Good project & podcast
• Bittersweet Paradox podcast & Writing Club

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.