Tony Colley's guest appearances

Tony Colley

Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota

The Intention Sessions Podcast

Delaney Ruston

Nir Eyal

Mark Goulston

Marion Nestle

Sam Bennett

Mark Henick

Julie Lythcott-Haims

Megan Bruneau

Sherianna Boyle

Maia Szalavitz

Dana Cohen

Ryan Martin

Emily Esfahani Smith

Holly Rogers

Liz Diaz

OwlTail

In this episode, I talk to Tony Colley who is the Founder and CEO of B12Give.  B12Give is an app that recirculates prepared food from retailers/restaurants/venues to homeless shelters in Toronto.  He shares his own personal journey from the world of banking to food insecurity to his social impact work today. We talk about what food insecurity means, how you can support his work and how we can all intentionally make a difference in our own lives. Food insecurity is a significant issue and COVID has amplified the need to change this.  Tony’s work is nothing short of remarkable and I know you will be inspired.  Enjoy listening!   Key Takeaways:  (00:50)            Tony’s bio  (02:28)            Tony tells his story of falling into food insecurity &amp; the road to social impact  (07:10)            The launch of b12give  (12:04)            What food insecurity is and the 3 categories  (16:15)            COVID’s impact on food insecurity and Tony’s work  (21:12)            How the b12give app works  (26:22)            Tony’s highest hope  (31:50)            A call out to all major food retailers to work with b12give  (35:34)            What consumers can do in their day-to-day live to make a difference  (43:17)            How to reach out to Tony &amp; b12give  (44:15)            Tony’s empowerment as a black, gay man running a sustainability business  (45:55)            Tony’s incredible journey doing this on his own  (51:06)            Life lessons from COVID Mentioned in This Episode: From Social Assistance to Social Impact (Tony’s Speaker Slam Talk – Listen!) B12give News Media Coverage Tony’s CBC Community Champion Award More About This Guest: Tony Colley is a sustainability entrepreneur who developed an app called B12Give, combating food insecurity via the redistribution of surplus unsold prepared food from retail operators. The app creates a circular food economy rescuing and redistributing surplus food to shelters within the hour of receipt. Tony aims to lower retailers' carbon footprint by providing healthy, nourishing meals to the estimated 5.6 million Canadians who are currently suffering from food insecurity. Website:         www.b12give.ca Instagram:      @b12give Facebook:        Be One to Give  Twitter:           @b12give

In this episode, I talk to Tony Colley who is the Founder and CEO of B12Give.  B12Give is an app that recirculates prepared food from retailers/restaurants/venues to homeless shelters in Toronto.  He shares his own personal journey from the world of banking to food insecurity to his social impact work today. We talk about what food insecurity means, how you can support his work and how we can all intentionally make a difference in our own lives. Food insecurity is a significant issue and COVID has amplified the need to change this.  Tony’s work is nothing short of remarkable and I know you will be inspired.  Enjoy listening! Key Takeaways: (00:50)            Tony’s bio (02:28)            Tony tells his story of falling into food insecurity &amp; the road to social impact (07:10)            The launch of b12give (12:04)            What food insecurity is and the 3 categories (16:15)            COVID’s impact on food insecurity and Tony’s work (21:12)            How the b12give app works (26:22)            Tony’s highest hope (31:50)            A call out to all major food retailers to work with b12give (35:34)            What consumers can do in their day-to-day live to make a difference (43:17)            How to reach out to Tony &amp; b12give (44:15)            Tony’s empowerment as a black, gay man running a sustainability business (45:55)            Tony’s incredible journey doing this on his own (51:06)            Life lessons from COVID Mentioned in This Episode: <a href="https://youtu.be/i25JjPEsncs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">From Social Assistance to Social Impact</a> (Tony’s Speaker Slam Talk – Listen!) <a href="https://www.b12give.ca/media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B12give News Media Coverage</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CBCToronto/posts/2528627107241828" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony’s CBC Community Champion Award</a> More About This Guest: Tony Colley is a sustainability entrepreneur who developed an app called B12Give, combating food insecurity via the redistribution of surplus unsold prepared food from retail operators. The app creates a circular food economy rescuing and redistributing surplus food to shelters within the hour of receipt. Tony aims to lower retailers' carbon footprint by providing healthy, nourishing meals to the estimated 5.6 million Canadians who are currently suffering from food insecurity. Website:         <a href="https://www.b12give.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.b12give.ca</a> Instagram:      <a href="https://www.instagram.com/b12give/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@b12give</a> Facebook:        <a href="https://www.facebook.com/B12Give" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Be One to Give</a> Twitter:           <a href="https://twitter.com/B12Give" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@b12give</a>

Tony Colley, Founder and CEO, B12Give

In September 2017, after a successful 16 year career with 2 national banks, 4 years in the non-profit sector, and 2 years as an entrepreneur, Tony Colley found himself with no job, receiving social assistance benefits, suffering from depression, and food insecure. In that same month he was offered a job as an Event Manager for Toronto’s largest catering company, where he noticed egregious amounts of surplus food being thrown in the garbage daily. Having recently learned about Canada’s national food waste issue months prior, Tony began rescuing this surplus food and redistributing to a nearby shelter on his bike every event thereafter. In July 2018, Tony found himself in a position of being unable to rescue all the food, and for the first time he realized he’d embarked on a mission without the proper resources. While biking to the shelter he became extremely frustrated with his inability to rescue all the food, and in that moment Tony saw an opportunity to establish a more effective redistribution strategy for several retailers that would benefit from his rescue efforts, and in May 2019 Tony launched Be One to Give (B12Give). B12Give is for-profit social enterprise operating as a delivery app for retailers with surplus food at the end of the day. They are considered Canada’s first barrier-free food waste diversion program, as they create a circular economy by redistributing rescued food to shelters within the hour or receipt.  To date, Tony has rescued 11,448 lbs of food feeding roughly 8,586 people in The City of Toronto...and this is just the beginning! Visit his website for more information: https://www.b12give.ca/

In September 2017, after a successful 16 year career with 2 national banks, 4 years in the non-profit sector, and 2 years as an entrepreneur, Tony Colley found himself with no job, receiving social assistance benefits, suffering from depression, and food insecure. In that same month he was offered a job as an Event Manager for Toronto’s largest catering company, where he noticed egregious amounts of surplus food being thrown in the garbage daily. Having recently learned about Canada’s national food waste issue months prior, Tony began rescuing this surplus food and redistributing to a nearby shelter on his bike every event thereafter. In July 2018, Tony found himself in a position of being unable to rescue all the food, and for the first time he realized he’d embarked on a mission without the proper resources. While biking to the shelter he became extremely frustrated with his inability to rescue all the food, and in that moment Tony saw an opportunity to establish a more effective redistribution strategy for several retailers that would benefit from his rescue efforts, and in May 2019 Tony launched Be One to Give (B12Give). B12Give is for-profit social enterprise operating as a delivery app for retailers with surplus food at the end of the day. They are considered Canada’s first barrier-free food waste diversion program, as they create a circular economy by redistributing rescued food to shelters within the hour or receipt. To date, Tony has rescued 11,448 lbs of food feeding roughly 8,586 people in The City of Toronto...and this is just the beginning! Visit his website for more information: <a href="https://www.b12give.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.b12give.ca/</a>

60: Tony Colley - Food Rescue to Reduce Food Insecurity