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Garry Cooper Jr

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Meet Garry Cooper Jr., cofounder and CEO of Rheaply. Garry is an accomplished investor at Longjump Ventures who has been recognized as an innovator by Forbes, Chicago Business Magazine and Crain’s. Much of the waste in our world is the result of overstocking and excess inventory in business and government— as much as $600 billion in surplus goods are lying unused in some of the largest organizations in the world, including universities, hospitals, and industries that span the planet, like construction and heavy manufacturing. Rheaply.com is an emerging resource reuse marketplace platform aimed at solving the problem by enabling the transfer of resources to where they can be used. The company recently closed a $20 million round of funding and includes investors like Salesforce, Microsoft, AOL founder Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, and others -- bringing the total raised to date to $21 million.The Rheaply platform is a bit like eBay, and focused on creating regional circular economies. It allows purchasing and other managers to list supplies, equipment, materials and other surplus or unneeded assets for sale, the track and connect them to potential buyers to close a sale and arrange for delivery. By bringing together large commercial buyers with supplies within a region, Rheaply reduces the emissions associated with shipping something half way around the world — if it’s available locally, the price and environmental impact are lower. Additionally, the platform can help people inside large organizations exhange assets and supplies instead of disposing of them on a surplus site. Rheaply also provides an embodied carbon tracker that reports on the emissions avoided by choosing items listed in the marketplace. We also explore what other resources Rheaply might sell, including unused employee time and internet bandwidth. You can learn more about Rheaply at https://rheaply.com/

Meet Garry Cooper Jr., cofounder and CEO of Rheaply. Garry is an accomplished investor at Longjump Ventures who has been recognized as an innovator by Forbes, Chicago Business Magazine and Crain’s. Much of the waste in our world is the result of overstocking and excess inventory in business and government— as much as $600 billion in surplus goods are lying unused in some of the largest organizations in the world, including universities, hospitals, and industries that span the planet, like construction and heavy manufacturing. <a href="http://Rheaply.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rheaply.com</a> is an emerging resource reuse marketplace platform aimed at solving the problem by enabling the transfer of resources to where they can be used. The company recently closed a $20 million round of funding and includes investors like Salesforce, Microsoft, AOL founder Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, and others -- bringing the total raised to date to $21 million. The Rheaply platform is a bit like eBay, and focused on creating regional circular economies. It allows purchasing and other managers to list supplies, equipment, materials and other surplus or unneeded assets for sale, the track and connect them to potential buyers to close a sale and arrange for delivery. By bringing together large commercial buyers with supplies within a region, Rheaply reduces the emissions associated with shipping something half way around the world — if it’s available locally, the price and environmental impact are lower. Additionally, the platform can help people inside large organizations exhange assets and supplies instead of disposing of them on a surplus site. Rheaply also provides an embodied carbon tracker that reports on the emissions avoided by choosing items listed in the marketplace. We also explore what other resources Rheaply might sell, including unused employee time and internet bandwidth. You can learn more about Rheaply at <a href="https://rheaply.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://rheaply.com/</a>

Earth911 Podcast: Rheaply's Garry Cooper Jr. On Turning Surplus Resources Into Reuse Gold

On this episode of the Executives' Exchange, Garry Cooper, Rheaply's Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, joins Amanda Lannert, Chief Executive Officer of Jellyvision. Tune in to hear Garry and Amanda discuss innovation, the transformation of Chicago’s tech sector, and how Rheaply thinks about bottom-line spending and waste in their day-to-day operations. 00:55 – Introductions 2:02—Garry shares career path and guides North Star 4:09—Garry describes the influential person in his life and the role of education in his upbringing 6:45—Rheaply helping companies attain net-zero through technology 9:00—Garry discusses Rheaply’s evolutionary and revolutionary sell approach  to businesses 11:03—The key to success for pitching for funding 13:30—Amanda and Garry discuss measuring Rheaply’s impact and goal 15:55—Garry discusses Rheaply’s vision and goals and business structure 18:30—Holding companies accountable publicly on a green scale and the future repercussions of not scaling a circular economy 22:34—Garry discusses systems change needed for more cities to have a circular economy 27:00—The key to keeping customers engaged is being human 30:33—Garry provides tips for organizations to reduce waste 33:25—One concept to take away from this discussion &amp; advice for influencers, not the leadership that wants to change within their company 35:18—Saying yes more to Chicago’s technology companies working to improve the world and being intentional in creating diverse boards in Chicago 37:14— The balance of work productivity, giving back, and personal time 38:41—Garry provides advice for younger self, recommended books, and ways to get involved with Rheaply   Guest Host: Amanda Lannert, CEO, Jellyvision Producer: Eva Penar, Chief Content &amp; Communications Officer, The Executives’ Club of Chicago Recommended Book:  Speed &amp; Scale by John Doerr rheaply.com Thank you to our podcast sponsor, Shure Incorporated. For nearly 100 years, Shure Incorporated has developed best-in-class audio products that provide high-quality performance, reliability and value. Headquartered in Niles, Illinois, our history of innovation and expertise in acoustics, wireless technology, and more enables us to deliver seamless, transparent audio experiences to a global audience. Our diverse product line includes world-class wired and wireless microphones, networked audio systems and signal processors, conferencing and discussion systems, software, a loudspeaker, and award-winning earphones and headphones. Find Shure on: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram

On this episode of the Executives' Exchange, Garry Cooper, Rheaply's Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, joins Amanda Lannert, Chief Executive Officer of Jellyvision. Tune in to hear Garry and Amanda discuss innovation, the transformation of Chicago’s tech sector, and how Rheaply thinks about bottom-line spending and waste in their day-to-day operations. 00:55 – Introductions 2:02—Garry shares career path and guides North Star 4:09—Garry describes the influential person in his life and the role of education in his upbringing 6:45—Rheaply helping companies attain net-zero through technology 9:00—Garry discusses Rheaply’s evolutionary and revolutionary sell approach  to businesses 11:03—The key to success for pitching for funding 13:30—Amanda and Garry discuss measuring Rheaply’s impact and goal 15:55—Garry discusses Rheaply’s vision and goals and business structure 18:30—Holding companies accountable publicly on a green scale and the future repercussions of not scaling a circular economy 22:34—Garry discusses systems change needed for more cities to have a circular economy 27:00—The key to keeping customers engaged is being human 30:33—Garry provides tips for organizations to reduce waste 33:25—One concept to take away from this discussion &amp; advice for influencers, not the leadership that wants to change within their company 35:18—Saying yes more to Chicago’s technology companies working to improve the world and being intentional in creating diverse boards in Chicago 37:14— The balance of work productivity, giving back, and personal time 38:41—Garry provides advice for younger self, recommended books, and ways to get involved with Rheaply Guest Host: Amanda Lannert, CEO, Jellyvision Producer: Eva Penar, Chief Content &amp; Communications Officer, The Executives’ Club of Chicago Recommended Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Speed-Scale-Global-Solving-Climate/dp/B09G7Y94ZB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Speed &amp; Scale by John Doerr</a> <a href="https://rheaply.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rheaply.com</a> Thank you to our podcast sponsor, <a href="https://www.shure.com/en-US" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Shure Incorporated</a>. For nearly 100 years, Shure Incorporated has developed best-in-class audio products that provide high-quality performance, reliability and value. Headquartered in Niles, Illinois, our history of innovation and expertise in acoustics, wireless technology, and more enables us to deliver seamless, transparent audio experiences to a global audience. Our diverse product line includes world-class wired and wireless microphones, networked audio systems and signal processors, conferencing and discussion systems, software, a loudspeaker, and award-winning earphones and headphones. Find Shure on: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shureinc" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/shure-incorporated/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shure/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>