L'italoaustraliano Taylor Battistella ha trasformato un hobby di famiglia, l'allevamento di bachi da seta, in un business all'età di 12 anni. Dopo aver venduto bachi da seta per altrettanti anni, nel 2023 ha lanciato una linea di cosmetici realizzati con i bozzoli.
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Un medico italiano in Madagascar, in pensione "attiva" con Amici di Ampasilava
Giuseppe Nardi, primario in grandi ospedali italiani, ha sempre creduto in un sistema di cure gratuito per tutti. Dopo la pensione questo ideale lo ha portato anche in Africa con l’Associazione Amici di Ampasilava, con cui lavora nel sud-ovest del Madagascar.
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Aug 2021
Burt's Bees: Roxanne Quimby (2019)
In the 1970s, Roxanne Quimby was trying to live a simpler life – one that rejected the pursuit of material comforts. She moved to Maine, built a cabin in the woods, and lived off the grid. By the mid-80s, she met a recluse beekeeper named Burt Shavitz and offered to help him tend ... Show More
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Feb 2019
Burt's Bees: Roxanne Quimby
In the 1970s, Roxanne Quimby was trying to live a simpler life – one that rejected the pursuit of material comforts. She moved to Maine, built a cabin in the woods, and lived off the grid. By the mid-80s, she met a recluse beekeeper named Burt Shavitz and offered to help him tend ... Show More
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Aug 2022
Jo Loves: Jo Malone CBE (2020)
As a girl in 1970s London, Jo Malone learned how to make face creams by going to work with her mom at a private skin care clinic. By the time she was in her 20's, Jo was running her own skin care and cosmetics business, which eventually grew to include bath oils, scented candles, ... Show More
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Jul 2023
Introducing LA Made: The Barbie Tapes from LAist Studios
Season 2 of “LA Made” tells the true story of the making and marketing of the most famous doll in the world, Barbie, told by the people who did it. We’ll hear from Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler, who spent years trying to convince her own company to make a teen aged fashion doll. ... Show More
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