Plastics and the ocean, if we don’t act now we won’t have any marine life, Leslie Maliepaard

Interesting interview with Leslie Maliepaard: Entrepreneur, angel investor and amateur marine conservationist.

What is your own background briefly?

I am the Venture Partner and Founder at Fortrino. I focus on supporting innovation and growth strategy for high-potential startups.  My background is lean startup, commercialisation and fund-raising as well as financial management, business development and investor relations.
In 2019, I launched an Irish non-profit organisation, The Planet Calls, with my business partner Amour Setter. In addition to this I serves the World Business Angels Investment Forum as the Senator for Ireland and sit on the board of WBAF Global Woman Leaders Committee.

I recently did a Tedx talk in Luxembourg on the subject of making small changes in our own lives to help reduce waste we generate which in turn will minimise plastic pollution in the oceans. Watch it here

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