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From Local Waste to John Lewis Shelves: The ReBorn Growth Story with Brian Walmsley

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Brian Walmsley is the founder and CEO at ReBorn, the world’s first homewares brand made entirely from local waste. Founded in 2022 they now sell via wholesale, Amazon, and their Shopify store, and are doing £500,000 a year.

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  • ♻️ How Brian turned local plastic waste into a £500K/year homewares brand
  • 🚫 The prototype that bombed—and what it revealed about real customer tastes
  • 🛍️ Why relationships (not cold emails) get you into retailers like John Lewis
  • 🌱 The #1 mistake brands make when trying to “go sustainable”
  • 🤝 How to grow your team with sweat equity (and avoid legal headaches)
  • 🔄 The genius supply chain move that became a brand story goldmine

Key timestamps to dive straight in:

[04:04] "Sustainable Housewares Market Opportunity"

[09:19] Recycled Materials Procurement Overview

[12:55] "Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Insights"

[15:15] Hybrid Teamwork Approach

[17:30] Key Partnerships: Legal & Human Focus

[20:55] "Category Building for Profitability"

[21:50] Listen to Brian’s Top Tips!

Full episode notes here: https://ecmp.info/548

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Content provided by Chloë Thomas. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Chloë Thomas or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Brian Walmsley is the founder and CEO at ReBorn, the world’s first homewares brand made entirely from local waste. Founded in 2022 they now sell via wholesale, Amazon, and their Shopify store, and are doing £500,000 a year.

Hit PLAY to hear:

  • ♻️ How Brian turned local plastic waste into a £500K/year homewares brand
  • 🚫 The prototype that bombed—and what it revealed about real customer tastes
  • 🛍️ Why relationships (not cold emails) get you into retailers like John Lewis
  • 🌱 The #1 mistake brands make when trying to “go sustainable”
  • 🤝 How to grow your team with sweat equity (and avoid legal headaches)
  • 🔄 The genius supply chain move that became a brand story goldmine

Key timestamps to dive straight in:

[04:04] "Sustainable Housewares Market Opportunity"

[09:19] Recycled Materials Procurement Overview

[12:55] "Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Insights"

[15:15] Hybrid Teamwork Approach

[17:30] Key Partnerships: Legal & Human Focus

[20:55] "Category Building for Profitability"

[21:50] Listen to Brian’s Top Tips!

Full episode notes here: https://ecmp.info/548

Be part of Episode 500 >>> https://ecmp.info/500

Download our new ebook... https://ecmp.info/ebook 500 Tips to Increase Your Profits

Get all the links and resources we mention & join our email list at https://ecmp.info

Love the show? Chloe would love your feedback - leave a review here: https://ecmp.info/review or reply to the episode Q&A on Spotify.

Interested in being a Sponsor? go here: https://ecmp.info/sponsor

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:
Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/

  continue reading

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