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 – Interview with Jon Dee, Managing Director of Do Something

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Hosted by HerBusiness

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9 July 2010

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Jon Dee co-founded environmental group Planet Ark (with Pat Cash), he instigated National Recycling Week and co-founded National Tree Day, which has seen 15 million trees planted,with Olivia Newton-John.

His book ‘Sustainable Growth‘ provides small and medium-sized businesses with practical information and tips on how to improve their bottom line while reducing their impact on the environment.

 

Listen to this herBusiness interview with Jon Dee to learn:

  • The benefits of sustainability for small business
  • What can we do simply, easily to be more green – and how these actions have a direct benefit to our business
  • Good role models in both big and small businesses
  • How technology impacts how green we are as businesses

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About the host

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and men!) in our community and I love finding the best education, mentors, and resources from around the globe, to help them get the skills, knowledge, and support they need to succeed. It’s been my privilege to lead HerBusiness (formerly The Australian Businesswomen’s Network) for the past 23 years (two+ decades – WOW!) because, whilst I’ve enjoyed success in business, I’ve also experienced the highs and the lows – sometimes you can feel on top of the world and in control and other times you can feel isolated, exhausted and stuck. What has made the biggest difference for me has always been having great people around me and having a lifelong commitment to learning. That’s why I am so passionate about the work we do here at HerBusiness – providing a Connection Network for women in business to get the mentors, contacts, referrals, knowledge, and skills they need to grow their confidence, make more money, build their businesses, expand their network and create the lives they love. My entrepreneurial journey started in the spare room of my Sydney apartment in 1994 when my business partner and I started a boutique events company that represented speakers and authors from the USA, here in Australia. Over the years I’ve grown multiple multi-million dollar businesses in the events, publishing and education niches – with teams in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Not everything has worked and there has been a degree of trial and error, and a lot of bumps in the road. But I have always had a strong commitment to always surrounding myself with great mentors and like-minded peers – a Connection Network that I can depend on and who can depend on me to be there for them too. I truly do what I love, every day.  

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Jon Dee

Jon Dee

Jon Dee is the Managing Director of Do Something and was its founding Chairman. He is the 2010 NSW Australian of the Year and one of Australia’s most influential environmental campaigners. Since 1992, he has inspired millions of Australians to make positive environmental and social change. In 1991 Jon and Pat Cash founded the environment group Planet Ark. In his 15 years heading up Planet Ark, Jon instigated National Recycling Week, the National Recycling Hotline, and RecyclingNearYou.com.au which is used by over a million Australians every year. He also founded National Tree Day with Olivia Newton-John, an event for which 2 million volunteers have planted over 15 million trees. Jon founded World Environment News, the world’s leading environmental news service used annually by eight million people. In a personal capacity, Jon initiated the successful lobbying campaign for Australia’s three year phase-out of incandescent light globes. In 2008, Jon joined with Pat Cash and Tina Jackson to found Do Something. Since its inception, the organisation has established a series of innovative campaigns to bring about real and measurable change.

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