Eva Mackinley's guest appearances

Eva Mackinley

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Futures Collective

The Scholars Podcast - Conversations with Inspiring Leaders 

Kate Crowhurst

Lindsay Rogers

Natasha Takahashi

Kim Kaupe

Adam Schwartz

Jordan Gross

Jen Hansard

Meika Hollender

Daniel Smith

Adam Stone

Jason Lim

Chike Ukaegbu

Alexa Buckley

Vanessa Stofenmacher

Erika Geraerts

OwlTail

Sometimes the idea of making a change can feel as overwhelming as choosing a scoop at Messina. In today’s episode, we graciously learn from Eva Mackinley that the first step to overcoming the fear of choice is simply getting out of our own way. Eva Mackinley is a 2019 Forbes 30 under 30 listee and the Founder of The Last Straw, a campaign which aims to end the use of plastic straws around Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes the idea of making a change can feel as overwhelming as choosing a scoop at Messina. In today’s episode, we graciously learn from Eva Mackinley that the first step to overcoming the fear of choice is simply getting out of our own way. Eva Mackinley is a 2019 Forbes 30 under 30 listee and the Founder of The Last Straw, a campaign which aims to end the use of plastic straws around Australia. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

#055. Eva Mackinley: The Founder of The Last Straw On Balancing Service and Self

We discuss failures, legacy, productivity and tips to Eva's younger self in 7 minutesEva currently spends her time running The Last Straw, a campaign to end the use of plastic straws in venues around Australia. Over 100 venues across the country have changed their straw use so far, with over 4 million plastic straws being saved from use since the campaign started. Eva has been deeply involved in the social change space, and is undertaking her honours in Middle East Studies anda Diploma of Arabic at Deakin University.

We discuss failures, legacy, productivity and tips to Eva's younger self in 7 minutes Eva currently spends her time running The Last Straw, a campaign to end the use of plastic straws in venues around Australia. Over 100 venues across the country have changed their straw use so far, with over 4 million plastic straws being saved from use since the campaign started. Eva has been deeply involved in the social change space, and is undertaking her honours in Middle East Studies anda Diploma of Arabic at Deakin University.

#Quickpods - Eva Mackinley

Meet EvaEva describes herself as a social change hipster, having been working in the industry since before social change was cool. From the age of 15 Eva has devoted her life to social good, starting with volunteering her summer holidays working in the office of a Tasmanian youth empowerment organisation, to the leadership team of national fundraising campaign Live Below the Line, to consulting on youth participation across the country with MoHow, to taking the leap and founding her own initiative The Last Straw in 2015.Eva currently spends her time running The Last Straw, a campaign to end the use of plastic straws in venues around Australia. Over 100 venues across the country have changed their straw use so far, with over 4 million plastic straws being saved from use since the campaign started. The Last Straw has been backed by the Foundation for Young Australians and Taronga Zoo, and has established partnerships with organisations around the country. In her free time, Eva is a member of the Start Up Tasmania board, Awesome Foundation Melbourne and is undertaking her honours in Middle East Studies anda Diploma of Arabic at Deakin University.What we discuss- Navigating your social change pathway- Why sustainability is so important now- How straws and waste impact sustainability- Barriers to development solving issues in other countries

Meet Eva Eva describes herself as a social change hipster, having been working in the industry since before social change was cool. From the age of 15 Eva has devoted her life to social good, starting with volunteering her summer holidays working in the office of a Tasmanian youth empowerment organisation, to the leadership team of national fundraising campaign Live Below the Line, to consulting on youth participation across the country with MoHow, to taking the leap and founding her own initiative The Last Straw in 2015. Eva currently spends her time running The Last Straw, a campaign to end the use of plastic straws in venues around Australia. Over 100 venues across the country have changed their straw use so far, with over 4 million plastic straws being saved from use since the campaign started. The Last Straw has been backed by the Foundation for Young Australians and Taronga Zoo, and has established partnerships with organisations around the country. In her free time, Eva is a member of the Start Up Tasmania board, Awesome Foundation Melbourne and is undertaking her honours in Middle East Studies anda Diploma of Arabic at Deakin University. What we discuss - Navigating your social change pathway - Why sustainability is so important now - How straws and waste impact sustainability - Barriers to development solving issues in other countries

#9 Eva Mackinley - Founder of The Last Straw