Waste Not Podcast, Episode 3: Meet Entrepreneurship and Innovation Expert Ji Mi Choi

This is Waste Not, a podcast engaging start-ups, innovators, entrepreneurs in the RISN Incubator and the Circular Economy thought leaders that support them. We delve into the solutions being transformed from idea to products or services, and what it takes to overcome the challenges of being a circular economy change agent.

In this episode, we travel to Lowell, Massachusetts to attend the Deshpande Symposium. Now 8 years running, the Deshpande Symposium is one of the largest gatherings of academics, policy makers and practitioners to share best methods of integrating entrepreneurship in higher education. RISN’s host institution, Arizona State University, is one of the main sponsors of the event, and it is where we introduce you to one of RISN Incubator’s Advisory Board members and principle investigator on the project for ASU, Ji Mi Choi. Choi is an associate vice president of Arizona State University with the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development and leads its Entrepreneurship and Innovation program.

Waste Not Podcast Ep. 2: Circonomy Solutions

This is Waste Not, a podcast engaging start-ups, innovators, entrepreneurs in the RISN Incubator, and the Circular Economy thought leaders that support them. We delve into the solutions being transformed from idea to products or services, and what it takes to overcome the challenges of being a circular economy change agent.

In this episode, we introduce you to RISN start-up Circonomy Solutions, a brand new startup focusing on consulting, project support and development, and promoting networking in the waste sector.

Welcome to the Waste Not Podcast – Episode 1: The RISN Incubator

This is Waste Not, a podcast series from noted sustainability journalist and educator Dr. Andrew Bernier. Waste Not engages start-ups, innovators, entrepreneurs in the Resource Innovation and Solutions Network, and the Circular Economy thought leaders that support them. We delve into the solutions being transformed from idea to products or services, and what it takes to overcome the challenges of being a circular economy change agent.

In our introductory episode, we introduce you to the RISN Incubator and the team that drives it, Alicia Marseille and Amanda Jordan. But, we need to be clear about something first. This podcast isn’t about recycling. You should still absolutely recycle what you can and get familiar with what your local city and hauler accepts, but we’re looking at how to avoid the need to recycle in the first place by redesigning the nature of how we think and use material in our goods and services, and what goes into bringing those solutions to the marketplace.