Turning Passion into Global Change with CEO of Seven Clean Seas, Tom Peacock-Nazil #100
With unrivalled passion and purpose, changing the world is at the heart of Tom Peacock-Nazil’s story, a man whose impact is as widespread as it is ambitious.
Aligning our careers with our deepest values can drive change on a level otherwise unimaginable - that much is evident from the prolific work of his business Seven Clean Seas.
Join us for an exemplary 100th episode of Extrology, which epitomises the inspiration that we all might gain from Tom’s remarkable story.
In this episode Lee & Tom discuss:
The strong sense of purpose behind Seven Clean Seas
What drove Tom to take action
Setting ambitions on a global, systemic scale
Giving away your business’ blueprint for the greater good
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Tom Peacock-Nazil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tompeacocknazil/
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/seven-clean-seas/
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Episode highlights:
“If we're not bringing a level of stupid ambition to the table with what we want to achieve, we're not going to move the needle, and that's kind of what then started to manifest.” - 13:35 - Tom Peacock-Nazil
“What nobody has figured out is the most important question - we’ve got the problem and the solution to it, but nobody knows how to build or pay for it.” - 14:50 - Tom Peacock-Nazil
“There's been three times in my professional career where I've honestly just cried, it was the most amazing thing; this validation that you're onto something good… I thought that we were going to generate so much positive environmental and social impact. It was just elation, absolute elation.” - 23:30 - Tom Peacock-Nazil
“Up to 70% of all the plastic in the ocean travelled through a river before it got there, so the HIPPO is a really effective way for us to intercept plastic at scale quickly.” - 35:45 - Tom Peacock-Nazil
“Businesses are in the middle, in this strange place because they're affected by regulations, and therefore they have to adapt to that regulation and reduce as they're told to do so, or face repercussions. But they're also, in the nicest possible way, slaves to the consumer. What the people care about and what the people want is ultimately what the businesses will deliver.” - 49:30 - Tom Peacock-Nazil
“Basically, we've given the blueprints for our business away. Go and copy us. We're an environmental organisation, but ultimately, it's a business that you can start, and you can be an entrepreneur, and if you follow the blueprint, it's achievable.” - 1:00:20 - Tom Peacock-Nazil
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