Tanishq Jain family recycles decommissioned ships for a living. He grew up walking through engine rooms and captain's quarters. So when he spotted a massive flaw in how sustainability data was being measured at the London Stock Exchange, he quit after 6 months and built something to fix it. In this conversation, Tanishq Jain — founder of Dash, an AI Chief Sustainability Officer for businesses, opens up about: Growing up in a circular economy family business before knowing what it meant Spotting a fundamental flaw in how ESG funds were being rated at the London Stock Exchange Tanishq Jain he left a cushy corporate job with no runway and no customers The brutal reality of startup life in 2025 — existential questions, market timing, and investor pressure Why the sustainability tech market is actually less crowded now than two years ago How he balances using AI while running a sustainability business What young founders completely misunderstand about leadership Why "disruption" is now a dirty word — and what customers actually want This isn't just a startup story. It's about purpose, pressure, and building something that actually means something. 🌍 More from The Third Half: www.thethirdhalf.uk #Dash #ESG #Sustainability #AIStartup #TheThirdHalf #TanishqJain #ClimateTech #StartupFounder

She came to London for a master's degree. She needed a visa to stay. So she pitched a wild idea — turn food waste into kimchi — and accidentally started an award-winning business. In this conversation on the third half, Rebecca Ghim opens up about: Why she started a business just to get a visa — and never expected it to work Growing up in Korea, leaving at 15, and building an empire as an immigrant How her grandmother's zero-waste cooking became the foundation of a brand Rescuing 300kg of vegetable waste in a single night from one supplier The brutal tension between staying true to her values and scaling a business Why she's never spent a single penny on marketing Kimchi tiramisu — and why Italians should probably look away This isn't just a food story. It's about identity, culture, anger, and building something that actually means something.

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He wore a high-vis jacket cycling to the office by day and wrote music by night. 25 years later, Bruce Soord is selling out tours worldwide without chasing a record deal.

In this conversation, Bruce opens up about: - Writing his solo album Ghosts in the Park alone in hotel rooms on tour - How losing his father to dementia shaped every lyric on the record - The moment his mum — non-verbal for years — suddenly spoke his sister's name - Why stopping chasing success is what made him successful - The difference between writing songs at 25 vs writing them now - What it really feels like to headline shows 25 years after starting from nothing This isn't an interview. It's a proper conversation about music, grief, memory, and what it means to build something real over a lifetime.

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