Jonathan Byrt's guest appearances

Jonathan Byrt

Xero Gravity: Big Wins & Massive Fails

Win Your Own Olympics with Sean Wroe

Jesse Leeworthy

Chris Brogan

Jesse Thorn

Rod Drury

Rob Roy

Rohit Bhargava

John McAvoy

Loren Brill

Dave Delaney

Tim Williams

Carlos Pacheco

Brett King

Geoff Ross

Kishshana Palmer

Seb Lindner

OwlTail

When you think of reusable water bottles, beautiful probably isn’t the first words to spring to mind. The practical, dull colored cylindrical bottles your grandad takes hiking, yes. A bottle the cool kids are lusting after, not so much. But the practical and the beautiful can coexist, because (former) financial consultant Jonathan Byrt and product design engineer Jesse Leeworthy made it happen. A business born out of a frustration with single-use bottles, Memobottle has grown to become so much more than just an environmentally-friendly vessel. Working around the clock and around the globe for a business they love, Leeworthy and Byrt want to start  a movement. Big heart and big ambition has them seeking to inspire the masses, and shift the world towards a more environmentally friendly, conscious society

When you think of reusable water bottles, beautiful probably isn’t the first words to spring to mind. The practical, dull colored cylindrical bottles your grandad takes hiking, yes. A bottle the cool kids are lusting after, not so much. But the practical and the beautiful can coexist, because (former) financial consultant Jonathan Byrt and product design engineer Jesse Leeworthy made it happen. A business born out of a frustration with single-use bottles, Memobottle has grown to become so much more than just an environmentally-friendly vessel. Working around the clock and around the globe for a business they love, Leeworthy and Byrt want to start  a movement. Big heart and big ambition has them seeking to inspire the masses, and shift the world towards a more environmentally friendly, conscious society

Ep: 87 - Jonathan Byrt & Jesse Leeworthy - Bromance in a bottle

Memobottle is the brainchild of Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt. Jesse is a renowned product designer, engineer, and lecturer dedicated to sustainability. Meanwhile, Jonathan is a charismatic, financial consultant and accountant with a bachelor’s degree in commerce. The duo grew up in the coastal town of Red Hill. Their friendship involved surfing where they saw first-hand how disposable water bottles destroyed the ocean. This was the inspiration for Memobottle – a reusable water bottle that mimics the international paper sizes so it is convenient to store alongside notebooks and laptops. The novel idea of Memobottle won international design awards and was even chosen to be given away in Oscar’s gift bags, and is now sold to 70 different countries. They pair are living nomadic lifestyles, travelling and operating a business in the remotest areas of the world, a luxury few get to experience. To pay it forward, they donate a portion of their profits to water.org, providing access to safe water thousands of people. The episode expounds on Jesse and Jonathan’s business style and advocacy for a sustainable environment. Some of the highlights of the show from Memobottle are as follows:  Learn about what the duo appreciate most about their lives (5:25).   Hear about their recommended book titles (6:20).   How I found out about Memobottle and started connecting with them (7:50).   Their childhood, growing up in Red Hill, how they lived together despite choosing different careers. Finally diverging paths due to careers but always constantly keeping in touch (8:55).   Their frustration on single-use water bottles and its impact on the environment, which drove Jesse to research about it for Uni (10:28).   The number of revisions done on the Memobottle and the effort it took to manufacture the award-winning design (12:51).   How Kickstarter works, and the free market research insight Kickstarter provided to their concept (13:49).   The struggle to meet the expectations and keep up with the demand of the people who provided the funding on Kickstarter (14:51).   How they juggled big projects with their full-time jobs and starting Memobottle requiring long days and nights (17:10).   An epiphany-inducing trip to LA where a TV interview sparked the fire that they needed to go all-out with Memobottle (18:30).   What their plans and visions are, for product development and expansion – both domestic and overseas (21:00), and continually pushing for environmental responsibility (24:12).   The ‘Best Job Ever ‘campaign to get their brand out to find a sales person who’ll travel the world to identify the best retail stores to stock Memobottle in (21:44).   How they traverse their nomadic lifestyles and the communication channels they use to keep in touch (25:28).   What’s the perfect Memobottle to bring in a music festival (20:20) according to me.  FOLLOW MEMOBOTTLE Website: www.memobottle.com Facebook: memobottle Instagram: @memobottle Twitter:@memobottle For references mentioned by Memobottle in this podcast, you may check the following links: Disclosure: Clicking these images are affiliate links. If you purchase a service through one of these links I may earn a small commission and this is at no extra cost to you.  Slack  Kickstarter Did you enjoy the podcast? Did you find inspiration hearing and getting to co-owners Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt, Childhood Mates and Co-Founders of Memobottle? Comment what you thought was the interesting. “Be positive. Just have a go. Get it out there. If it fails, try something different and keep pushing.” – MemobottleClick To Tweet  Music by Jenna Kyle out of Brooklyn, NY. www.soundcloud.com/jennakyle Comment below if you have a question about any of today’s content or if there are any topics that you want me to cover. Use the social media buttons to like and share if you got value and feel anyone you’re connected to would get value too. “I am an inspiring, visionary, expert, entrepreneur and performer, influencing and helping others in the world to live passionate, engaging, positive-minded lives and getting everyone to “Win Their Own Personal Olympics.”” Sean Wroe’s Blog Skype: Sean.Wroe Email: sean@seanwroe.com Periscope: Sean Wroe on Periscope   P.S.  Check Out The Image Of Jonathan and I Mentioned In The Podcast.  Social BookmarkingThe post WYOPO 008: Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt, Childhood Mates and Co-Founders of Memobottle appeared first on Sean Wroe - Olympian now Finance Broker.

Memobottle is the brainchild of Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt. Jesse is a renowned product designer, engineer, and lecturer dedicated to sustainability. Meanwhile, Jonathan is a charismatic, financial consultant and accountant with a bachelor’s degree in commerce. The duo grew up in the coastal town of Red Hill. Their friendship involved surfing where they saw first-hand how disposable water bottles destroyed the ocean. This was the inspiration for Memobottle – a reusable water bottle that mimics the international paper sizes so it is convenient to store alongside notebooks and laptops. The novel idea of Memobottle won international design awards and was even chosen to be given away in Oscar’s gift bags, and is now sold to 70 different countries. They pair are living nomadic lifestyles, travelling and operating a business in the remotest areas of the world, a luxury few get to experience. To pay it forward, they donate a portion of their profits to <a href="http://water.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">water.org</a>, providing access to safe water thousands of people. The episode expounds on Jesse and Jonathan’s business style and advocacy for a sustainable environment. <h2>Some of the highlights of the show from Memobottle are as follows:</h2> <ul> <li>Learn about what the duo appreciate most about their lives (5:25).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Hear about their recommended book titles (6:20).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>How I found out about Memobottle and started connecting with them (7:50).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Their childhood, growing up in Red Hill, how they lived together despite choosing different careers. Finally diverging paths due to careers but always constantly keeping in touch (8:55).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Their frustration on single-use water bottles and its impact on the environment, which drove Jesse to research about it for Uni (10:28).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The number of revisions done on the Memobottle and the effort it took to manufacture the award-winning design (12:51).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>How Kickstarter works, and the free market research insight Kickstarter provided to their concept (13:49).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The struggle to meet the expectations and keep up with the demand of the people who provided the funding on Kickstarter (14:51).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>How they juggled big projects with their full-time jobs and starting Memobottle requiring long days and nights (17:10).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>An epiphany-inducing trip to LA where a TV interview sparked the fire that they needed to go all-out with Memobottle (18:30).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>What their plans and visions are, for product development and expansion – both domestic and overseas (21:00), and continually pushing for environmental responsibility (24:12).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The ‘Best Job Ever ‘campaign to get their brand out to find a sales person who’ll travel the world to identify the best retail stores to stock Memobottle in (21:44).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>How they traverse their nomadic lifestyles and the communication channels they use to keep in touch (25:28).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>What’s the perfect Memobottle to bring in a music festival (20:20) according to me.</li> </ul> <h3>FOLLOW MEMOBOTTLE</h3> Website: <a href="http://www.memobottle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.memobottle.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/memobottle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">memobottle</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/memobottle/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@memobottle</a> Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/memobottle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@memobottle</a> <h3>For references mentioned by Memobottle in this podcast, you may check the following links:</h3> Disclosure: Clicking these images are affiliate links. If you purchase a service through one of these links I may earn a small commission and this is at no extra cost to you. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tipping-Point-Little-Things-Difference/dp/0316346624/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1475662651&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=tipping+point&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=masprosit07-20&amp;linkId=c42b2fe80b0afb625fdf045b6ec2c3ad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0316017930/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1475662661&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=outliers&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=masprosit07-20&amp;linkId=a5760b7dd17c49ec9b7e007e149d04fb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1475662423&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=four+hour+work+week&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=masprosit07-20&amp;linkId=17ddbf3b4b5d2d74fc6e1cf083cadf7a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://www.slack.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slack </a> <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> <h2>Did you enjoy the podcast?</h2> Did you find inspiration hearing and getting to co-owners Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt, Childhood Mates and Co-Founders of Memobottle? Comment what you thought was the interesting. “Be positive. Just have a go. Get it out there. If it fails, try something different and keep pushing.” – Memobottle <a href="https://twitter.com/share?text=%E2%80%9CBe+positive.+Just+have+a+go.+Get+it+out+there.+If+it+fails%2C+try+something+different+and+keep+pushing.%E2%80%9D%C2%A0-+Memobottle&amp;via=seanwroe&amp;related=seanwroe&amp;url=http://www.seanwroe.com/wyopo-008-memobottle/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click To Tweet</a> Music by <a href="http://www.jennakyle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jenna Kyle</a> out of Brooklyn, NY. <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/jennakyle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.soundcloud.com/jennakyle</a> Comment below if you have a question about any of today’s content or if there are any topics that you want me to cover. Use the social media buttons to like and share if you got value and feel anyone you’re connected to would get value too. <a href="http://www.seanwroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/S-Wroe-2.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-1137 nofollow" target="_blank"></a>“I am an inspiring, visionary, expert, entrepreneur and performer, influencing and helping others in the world to live passionate, engaging, positive-minded lives and getting everyone to “Win Their Own Personal Olympics.”” <a href="http://www.seanwroe.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Wroe’s Blog</a> Skype: Sean.Wroe Email: sean@seanwroe.com Periscope: <a href="https://www.periscope.tv/seanwroe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Wroe on Periscope </a> <h3> P.S.  Check Out The Image Of Jonathan and I Mentioned In The Podcast.</h3> <a href="http://www.seanwroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Untitled3edited-1.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://www.socialmarker.com/?link=http://www.seanwroe.com/wyopo-008-memobottle/&amp;title=WYOPO+008%3A+Jesse+Leeworthy+and+Jonathan+Byrt%2C+Childhood+Mates+and+Co-Founders+of+Memobottle&amp;text=+Memobottle+is+the+brainchild+of+Jesse+Leeworthy+and+Jonathan+Byrt.+Jesse+is+a+renowned+product+designer%2C+engineer%2C+and+lecturer+dedicated+to+sustainability.&amp;tags=how+they%2C+the+world%2C+memobottle%2C+their%2C+about%2C+water%2C+jesse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.socialmarker.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Social Bookmarking</a>The post <a href="http://www.seanwroe.com/wyopo-008-memobottle/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WYOPO 008: Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt, Childhood Mates and Co-Founders of Memobottle</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.seanwroe.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Wroe - Olympian now Finance Broker</a>.

WYOPO 008: Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt, Childhood Mates and Co-Founders of Memobottle