Kat Nouri's guest appearances

Kat Nouri

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Unfinished Biz with Robin and Wayne

Conquer The Noise

OwlTail

As a mother of three, Kat Nouri was dismayed at the amount of single-use plastic she was using to pack her kids' school lunches. She had already launched a successful brand called Modern Twist, which sold placemats and baby bibs made of silicone. So Kat wondered: why not use silicone to make durable food storage bags, which—instead of being used once, could be used thousands of times? In 2016 she launched Stasher, and was soon persuading retailers that an $11 reusable bag was better for the planet—and ultimately, more cost-effective for the big-box shopper. Kat successfully sold the brand to S.C. Johnson just a few years after launch, but her short tenure at Stasher's helm was marked by growing pains and gnawing moments of anxiety, including an unexpected scuffle with the sharks on Shark Tank.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a mother of three, Kat Nouri was dismayed at the amount of single-use plastic she was using to pack her kids' school lunches. She had already launched a successful brand called Modern Twist, which sold placemats and baby bibs made of silicone. So Kat wondered: why not use silicone to make durable food storage bags, which—instead of being used once, could be used thousands of times? In 2016 she launched Stasher, and was soon persuading retailers that an $11 reusable bag was better for the planet—and ultimately, more cost-effective for the big-box shopper. Kat successfully sold the brand to S.C. Johnson just a few years after launch, but her short tenure at Stasher's helm was marked by growing pains and gnawing moments of anxiety, including an unexpected scuffle with the sharks on Shark Tank. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Stasher and Modern Twist: Kat Nouri

In this episode Jonathan speaks with Kat Nouri, founder of Stasher Bags, a maker of reusable silicone bags. Jonathan and Kat had a very energetic conversation that explored how her cultural background combined with a focus on food and health helped her become an inventor and entrepreneur. The conversation weaved in and out of sustainability and the different forms it takes, including running a sustainable business model, while connecting the dots between embracing failure and how it relates to entrepreneurship. “Most of innovation comes out of failing -- iterating, then doing it the right way. Allowing people to fail, with something to catch them without a huge consequence, is really important to innovation.” Said, Kat. The topics evolved to COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter moment as they discussed questioning the status quo. “Questioning the status quo is part of my DNA. I’m super excited about what’s going on in the world right now. Change comes with turmoil sometimes; if things are all the same and working, no one questions what’s going on.” -Kat Nouri

In this episode Jonathan speaks with Kat Nouri, founder of Stasher Bags, a maker of reusable silicone bags. Jonathan and Kat had a very energetic conversation that explored how her cultural background combined with a focus on food and health helped her become an inventor and entrepreneur.  The conversation weaved in and out of sustainability and the different forms it takes, including running a sustainable business model, while connecting the dots between embracing failure and how it relates to entrepreneurship.  “Most of innovation comes out of failing -- iterating, then doing it the right way. Allowing people to fail, with something to catch them without a huge consequence, is really important to innovation.” Said, Kat.  The topics evolved to COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter moment as they discussed questioning the status quo. “Questioning the status quo is part of my DNA. I’m super excited about what’s going on in the world right now. Change comes with turmoil sometimes; if things are all the same and working, no one questions what’s going on.” -Kat Nouri