Startup EP 30: HoMie Founders On Supporting Young People Affected By Homelessness Through Upcycled Garments

HoMie is an organisation that supports young people affected by homelessness or hardship to equip them with skills, confidence and experiences to be more work-ready and better prepared for their future. Marcus and Nick, explain the evolution of HoMie and what it takes to run a non-for-profit. They deep dive into HoMie's social impact programs and their secrets to growth, including advice for someone wanting to give back to their community. When you shop with HoMie, you're helping achieve their mission, to support young people affected by homelessness or hardship. On Wednesday April 20th, HoMie are wanting to see 28,000 Australians wearing a hoodie to reflect the number of young people experiencing homelessness on any given night in our country. Visit www.homie.com.au/hoodies4homelessness for more information. 0:00 - Introduction 1:57 - About HoMie 6:55 - The Evolution Of HoMie 23:25: Why You Should Take Risk 26:10 - Why Community Matters 28:40 - Running A Non-For-Profit 35:05 - How You Can Give Back To Your Community 40:45 - The Key Factors That Grew HoMie 47:15 - Building Structure Within A Business As It Grows 52:50 - What Impact Do You Want To Make In The World? 58:16 - Changing The Stigma To Homelessness 1:04:50 - Quickfire SWYFTX AFFILIATE LINK: https://trade.swyftx.com.au/register/?ref=pivotalconversations&promoRef=conversations20&promoRef=conversations20 GET $20 WORTH OF BITCOIN IF YOU SIGN UP USING THIS LINK ^ SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOIut6UUkQp-xI6YOs8SvWQ LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nGZ292Mhf5eknEwhZA8zq?si=5ac423d2107d4781 LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pivotal-conversations/id1479491840 FOLLOW PIVOTAL CONVERSATIONS PODCAST: INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/pivotalconversations TIKTOK | https://tiktok.com/@pivotalconversations LINKEDIN | https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivotalconversations FOLLOW KYLE: INSTAGRAM | https://instagram.com/kylertraynor FOLLOW MARCUS: MARCUS: https://instagram.com/croom12  FOLLOW HOMIE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/homie.com.au  SUBSCRIBE TO PIVOTAL CONVERSATIONS PODCAST CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdPNGxKEQwQx_jcsYt1tYDw  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices