Fedia Kourbatov is 23 years old and the founder of Baba Bags, a reusable bag social enterprise. Fedia founded Baba Bags in his college dorm room 2 years ago at the University of Oklahoma. Baba Bags' mission is to eliminate single-use plastic bag usage and give back to impactful nonprofits. In 2 years they have saved an estimated 50,000 single-use plastic bags from being used! Baba Bags currently are handmade, come with a lifetime warranty and come in 2 colors. Their green & white bag is partnered with Action Against Hunger and their orange & white bag is partnered with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Each time the respective color is purchased Baba Bags donates to the partnered charity!   Today’s Sponsor: Wondrium offers documentaries, series, lessons, how-to's, and more, on any topic you can imagine. Watch on any device and on the go! To get your free trial go to <a href= "https://www.wondrium/asm">Wondrium.com/ASM</a>   In this episode Marjorie and Fedi discuss: <ul> <li>Starting a business with a social goal as part of its primary mission.</li> <li>The personal history behind the design of the Baba Bag and the people behind the handmade bags.</li> <li>The future of gamification as an earth-friendly habit-building tool.</li> <li>Valuable advice for any entrepreneur.</li> </ul> Resources mentioned in today's episode: <ul> <li>How I Built This Podcast - <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297</a></li> <li>Sooner Innovation Fund - ********<a href= "https://www.ou.edu/entrepreneurship/sooner-innovation-fund">https://www.ou.edu/entrepreneurship/sooner-innovation-fund</a></li> <li>National Pediatric Cancer Foundation - ****<a href= "https://nationalpcf.org/">https://nationalpcf.org/</a></li> <li>Action Against Hunger - ****<a href= "https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/">https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/</a></li> <li>SCORE Mentorship program - <a href= "https://www.score.org/find-mentor">https://www.score.org/find-mentor</a></li> <li>Evernote - <a href= "https://evernote.com/">https://evernote.com/</a></li> <li>OpenIDEO - <a href= "https://www.openideo.com/">https://www.openideo.com/</a></li> <li>Start Something That Matters by the founder of TOMS Shoes, Blake Mycoskie - <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/201230/start-something-that-matters-by-blake-mycoskie/"> https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/201230/start-something-that-matters-by-blake-mycoskie/</a></li> </ul> Connect with Fedi and the Baba Bag Team: <ul> <li>Website: <a href= "https://www.baba-bags.com/">https://www.baba-bags.com/</a></li> <li>Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/itsbababags/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/itsbababags/?hl=en</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/itsbababags/">https://www.facebook.com/itsbababags/</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/itsbababags">https://twitter.com/itsbababags</a></li> </ul> Connect with Marjorie Alexander: <ul> <li>Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/asustainablemind/">https://www.instagram.com/asustainablemind/</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/SustainableMind">https://twitter.com/SustainableMind</a></li> <li>Facebook: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/asustainablemind/">https://www.facebook.com/asustainablemind/</a></li> <li>Website: <a href= "http://www.asustainablemind.com">http://www.asustainablemind.com</a></li> </ul>   Interested in sponsoring or supporting A Sustainable Mind? Visit our sponsorship page at <a href= "https://asustainablemind.com/become-a-sponsor/">ASustainableMind.com/sponsor</a>!

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