Summary: <p>If you're in the NYC area, you may have already seen Shien-Ru Tsao's image plastered on tall advertisements from the NYC Mayor's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/committogreen/" rel="nofollow">Office of Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Campaign</a>. In fact, there's one right in the Staten Island Ferry terminal. </p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shienru/" rel="nofollow">Shien-Ru</a> grew up in a family of entrepreneuers. Her parents, living just outside the Chicago, IL area, owned their own restaurant and still do to this day. When Shien-Ru's family restaurant joined a popular meal service called Grubhub, Shien-Ru was inspired by all of the waste created to start her own business designing packaging that was biodegradable.</p> <p>In this conversation, Shien-Ru tells us aout how she build her business, <a href="https://committogreen.com/" rel="nofollow">Commit to Green</a>, with purpose and also givs her advice on pursuing a meaningful career.</p> <p>Resources mentioned in this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://illinoiscomposts.org/" rel="nofollow">Illinois Food Scrap Coalition</a></li> </ul> <p>--</p> <p>Join the conversation on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/trashybeautyco/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>, follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/trashybeautyco/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, and try our repurposed <a href="https://squareup.com/store/trashybeautyco" rel="nofollow">coffee body scrub</a>.</p> <p>Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast with other eco-warriors. We read all of your reviews and your positive ratings help us spread the word and spur more eco-warriors to action.</p>
