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Isobel Marshall

Co-Founder at Taboo

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About Isobel Marshall

Isobel Marshall is a co-founder of TABOO Period Products, a South Australian social enterprise that sells organic cotton pads and tampons and puts all of its profits towards ending period poverty. Through its Pad It Forward program, customers can buy products for people experiencing period poverty.

She and Eloise Hall designed TABOO at high school, won Adelaide's Startup Weekend in 2017 and raised $56,000 in 2018 for their first order of stock. She was named 2021 Young Australian of the Year while studying medicine and surgery at the University of Adelaide, and in 2022 was a panel member for Fault Lines, an independent review of Australia's response to COVID-19.

On The History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series, she and Eloise Hall discussed how social enterprises fit within the startup community.

In conversation.

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Start hereEloise Hall and Isobel Marshall discuss how social enterprises fit within the startup communityHer full conversation with Eloise Hall about running TABOO as a social enterprise.

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 5

With Mark Pesce, Steve Grace, Eloise Hall, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Phil Ireland, Wayne Gerard, Sam Jockel, Samantha Finnegan, Arthur Sinodinos, Peter Devine, Tim Fung, Peter Tippett, Trevor Folsom, Dean McEvoy, Moira Were, Kate Jones, Daniel Flynn, Mick Liubinskas, Peter Bradd, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Aaron Birkby, Rachel Yang, Melissa Widner, Sarah Pearson, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Bruce Tulloch, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak

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Key moments from Eloise Hall and Isobel Marshall discuss how social enterprises fit within the startup community.

  1. 0:32Meet Isobel Marshall and Eloise Hall
  2. 1:13Overview of Taboo and its Mission
  3. 2:14Founders' Background and Journey
  4. 2:51Starting Taboo and Early Challenges
  5. 4:49Building a Community and Gaining Support
  6. 7:15Mentorship and Support in the Adelaide Ecosystem
  7. 9:02Overcoming Age-related Challenges
  8. 11:11The Importance of Young Perspectives in Entrepreneurship
  9. 12:39The Role of Social Enterprises in the Economy
  10. 15:19Funding and Investment Strategies for Social Enterprises

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TABOO is an Adelaide social enterprise that sells sustainable, plastic-free pads and tampons online and through retailers in South Australia, and dedicates its profits…

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