<p>Plant based leather is the future. It is cruelty free. More durable. On par with pricing compared to animal leather. If you&#39;re a conscious consumer - plant based leather is a no brainer.</p><p><br></p><p>And that&#39;s what Gayatri is building with Green Hermitage.</p><p><br></p><p>Premium hand-bags made from plant leather. Exquisite designs. Empowering artisans. We need brands like GH to usher into a world of sustainability.</p><p><br></p><p>In this podcast, I learnt so much from Gayatri. She is a force. And one key takeaway for me, listening to her story - was that you do NOT need a degree to build anything. You need grit. You need desire to make an impact. And you&#39;re good to go. The rest can be learnt along the way.</p><p><br></p><p>(03:23): Introduction to Gayatri, her early career (corporate law + living in Africa + working w/UN) and how she got introduced to the world of carbon credits.</p><p><br></p><p>(09:53): BIG TRANSITION — quitting her job to do something impactful, shifting to Uganda + working with the UN + GIZ + Ugandan Parliament!</p><p><br></p><p>(16:22): Diving into Academia - studying for Masters in Environment &amp; Development.</p><p><br></p><p>(20:45): Studying consumption, waste and sustainable materials &amp; how a damaged bag started a chain of thought to start a sustainable bags company.</p><p><br></p><p>(22:15): INCEPTION — sourcing plant leather + finding artisans + working on designs.</p><p><br></p><p>(27:32): Early days of Green Hermitage - challenges and learnings.</p><p><br></p><p>(31:42): How should a female business owner deal with investors?</p><p><br></p><p>(37:18): ELEVATOR PITCH for GH</p><p><br></p><p>(39:35): A crash course in plant based leather &amp; how a bag is made.</p><p><br></p><p>(45:15): GTM strategy, distribution model and talking about customer feedback from different geographies.</p><p><br></p><p>(50:03): GOING GLOBAL — Expanding beyond India.</p><p><br></p><p>(53:13): Talking about designing + naming of the bags.</p><p><br></p><p>(56:57): What’s next for Green Hermitage?</p><p><br></p><p>(100:33): RAPID FIRE Qs</p><p><br></p><p>You can check out their website @ <a href="https://greenhermitage.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">greenhermitage.com</a></p>