Eloise Hall
Co-Founder & Managing Director, TABOO Period Products at Taboo
Eloise Hall is a passionate social entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and Managing Director of TABOO Period Products, a social enterprise dedicated to eradicating period poverty by selling high-quality, certified organic cotton pads and tampons. Based in Adelaide, Australia, Eloise is also the Treasurer of the South Australian Social Enterprise Council and serves on the advisory board of the Adelaide Economic Development Agency. She holds a double degree in Business and International Relations from Flinders University. Eloise has been recognized as the National Impact Entrepreneur of the Year 2023, a Westpac Social Change Fellow 2023, and has received numerous awards, including being the youngest recipient of InDaily’s 40 under 40 in 2020.
In their own words
From Eloise Hall and Isobel Marshall discuss how social enterprises fit within the startup community · The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview SeriesOur success will never make an individual rich, and that's the beauty of it. That's the beauty of social enterprise.
Key moments
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- 0:32 Meet Isobel Marshall and Eloise Hall
- 1:13 Overview of Taboo and its Mission
- 2:14 Founders' Background and Journey
- 2:51 Starting Taboo and Early Challenges
- 4:49 Building a Community and Gaining Support
- 7:15 Mentorship and Support in the Adelaide Ecosystem
- 9:02 Overcoming Age-related Challenges
- 11:11 The Importance of Young Perspectives in Entrepreneurship
- 12:39 The Role of Social Enterprises in the Economy
- 15:19 Funding and Investment Strategies for Social Enterprises
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TABOO Period Products is an Australian social enterprise dedicated to eradicating period poverty through the sale of organic cotton menstrual products. 2 people · 2 episodes → Connections
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