Alf Wheeler on the Zeoform story

About this episode

Alf Wheeler discusses his journey and success with Zeoform after winning a pitch competition.

Alf Wheeler, founder of innovative plant based materials manufacturer Zeoform, won the Spanish Inquisition pitchfest at The Fifth Estate’s Circular Disruption event in November last year, before a jury of three, Jonathan Hannam of Taronga Ventures, Mick Liubinskas of Climate Salad and Kerry Series of NorthStar Impact. The prize was this article and a podcast interview. There are few people who can beat Alf Wheeler in an elevator pitch. At Circular Disruption, the audience saw firsthand why h...

People in this episode

Host: The Fifth Estate

Guest: Alf Wheeler

Topics covered

• plant-based materials
• innovation
• entrepreneurship
• pitch competition
• sustainability

Keywords

• Zeoform
• Alf Wheeler
• Circular Disruption
• pitchfest
• sustainability
• plant-based materials
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zeoform, Taronga Ventures, Climate Salad, NorthStar Impact

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