The Next Tony gives impact brands a platform
DOEN Ventures is partnering with The Next Tony: a podcast and content platform that gives impact-driven consumer brands a stage. The podcast explores how brands with a social mission can grow into beloved and successful consumer brands, just like Tony’s Chocolonely did.
Entrepreneurship with a mission
In the podcast, former Tony’s Chocolonely manager Ester van Dusseldorp and marketing strategist Rupert Parker Brady speak with entrepreneurs behind brands working on fair supply chains, nature restoration and healthier consumption. Examples include Chocolatemakers, which focuses on fair cocoa and sustainable production. And Seepje, which shows how cleaning products can be made in a more social and sustainable way.
Honest stories from impact entrepreneurs
The conversations are not just about success, but also about the choices and dilemmas behind impact entrepreneurship. How do you stay true to your mission while growing? How do you make fair products accessible to a wider audience? And how do you combine social impact with commercial success? As the makers describe it themselves: “No bullshit bingo, just the honest story.” Alongside the podcast, The Next Tony also organises live events and is building a community of impact entrepreneurs, investors and professionals.
Supporting pioneers
With support from DOEN Ventures, the platform can continue to professionalise and reach a wider audience. The partnership aligns with the DOEN Foundation’s mission: supporting pioneers who contribute to a sustainable, fair and future-proof economy. Through The Next Tony, inspiring entrepreneurial stories are made visible, showing how mission and commercial success can go hand in hand.
The Next Tony is made possible in part by DOEN Ventures and Broccoli, with thanks to media partners MarketingTribune and MarketingFacts.
Listen to all episodes here.
DOEN Ventures supports The Next Tony thanks to participants of the Postcode Lottery.