From taking baby steps to building a global brand, with Guy Schanschieff MBE, co founder of Bambino Mio

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Business, Personal Journals

5.0 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Little did Guy and Jo Schanschieff know that a chance conversation at the Taj Mahal in 1991 would spark an idea that changed their lives forever. With Bambino Mio now being the largest reusable nappy brand in the world, Guy Schanschieff MBE shares with Holly the highs and lows of their epic adventure to do business for good.

Their mission to eliminate single use plastics from nappy production, before the rise of the internet and the conscious consumer, hasn’t always been easy. However with 90 billion nappies being thrown away every single year, and 1% of all plastic production being used to make single use nappies, we really do have to commend Guy and Jo for their sheer determination, belief in their product and ability to remain agile enough to enforce change.

Not only does Guy share key stats and figures that explain the importance of consumer choices on the environment, but he also depicts some life changing advice that he learnt when overcoming some of Bambino Mio’s incredible challenges as the business has evolved.

Today, over 20 years later, after a wedding, three children, over 100 awards and selling in over 50 countries worldwide, Bambino Mio is a brand that we must all support, along with the incredible founders behind it. This is a conversation that encourages taking risks, having confidence and remaining committed to your vision. It’s a ‘must listen’ to take a step towards a better future.

If you enjoyed this conversation, you might also enjoy Holly’s episode with Paul Lindley, founder of Ella’s Kitchen.

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0:00.0	I knew it'd be fascinating. Guy Shansheef, who founded Bambino Mio with his wife, Joe,
0:06.5	they have created the biggest reusable nappy brand in the world.
0:11.9	Oh my goodness, I couldn't believe some of the statistics that I had no idea about,
0:17.6	taking 300 years to degrade a single nappy that in the UK we throw away 3 billion nappies a year.
0:26.5	I mean this is unbelievable. What I love about this is a 1991 having a mission and a purpose and a thought
0:36.2	and in 2022 still going at it, where society is finally catching up with what we need to keep our planet
0:45.4	safe and there was Guy and Joe right at the forefront, hand and hand leading the way.
0:52.5	This is going to be a podcast talking about not only sticking to something, changing the world,
0:59.2	internationalisation but ultimately committing to a vision to do good. It's just such a beautiful
1:06.6	podcast. I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to Conversations of Inspiration. Back in 2006 I founded
1:22.0	Not on the High Street for my kitchen table and since then I've gone on to launch Holly and Co.
1:28.0	I'm the UK ambassador of creative small businesses and I believe that having a business doing what
1:33.8	you love is the key to a happy fulfilled life. My dream is to help everybody start theirs.
1:40.7	I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement and in my view the best way to do
1:48.0	this is by sharing stories. So I've reached out to my favourite small businesses,
1:53.8	entrepreneurs and those who simply inspire me and ask them to share theirs. With thanks to Adobe
2:01.1	who've helped bring this podcast to life. Here are my Conversations of Inspiration.
2:08.7	Hi Guy, what a pleasure to meet you. I am intrigued to have this conversation.
2:14.7	Bambino Mio is the biggest reusable nappy brand in the world and your products are available
2:21.2	in over 50 countries. I've never spoken about this subject before but I know we're going to touch
2:26.7	on so many interesting aspects for business. Welcome to Conversations of Inspiration.
2:33.2	Thank you and thanks for having me on. Often we speak about founders finding their sort of
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