Interviews

In honour of the brand's Asian expansion, we talk to Oatly Chief Strategy Officer Tobias Nordstrom about how the company started, why oats and why Hong Kong. Oatly was founded in the 1990s. Did the founding team foresee the rise of…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies.  What is your full title and where do you work? I’m Director of Sustainability at MGM…
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Wading through grimy, oily beach water filled with trash, debris and several dead sea life over the north beach of Discovery Bay's presumed picturesque resort development, Jonny Haines was completely devastated while paddle boarding around…
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April 10 2019 Update: Label Chic has closed down operations. In an airy, sun-drenched showroom overlooking a hub of popular cafes and stylish shops over trendy Gough Street, Héloïse Mendes looks effortlessly chic in an ivory silk Iro …
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We had the honor of meeting a true Green Queen Hero a few days ago, Bea Johnson- the New York Times called her the "High Priestess of Waste-Free Living." She is the living embodiment of what it means to live a life of purpose and to be kind…
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How did Rude Health begin? Rude Health began about 13 years ago in our kitchen in Southwest London and it was really not an original idea because so many founders who have been challenged and inspired to make better choices and to change…
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Why did you decide to stop buying clothes for a year? It started in Hong Kong on the 10th of May this year. I’ve always been interested in environmental matters, but this year things have really ramped up. I feel like I’ve been actively…
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Sitting on the lush, green grass underneath an enormous oak tree, the warmth and zeal emanating from Bibi McGill is inspiring and infectious. One of those multi-faceted female talents, Bibi is many things to many people. Perhaps best…
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Fitness and proper eating go hand-in-hand. As the adage goes: abs are made in the kitchen, and if you're going to train hard, you bet your buns there are going to be a lot of green veggies, an array of good carbs and high-quality lean meats…
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How did yoga enter your life? I started teaching community yoga about 4 years ago after a brief period of teaching private sessions. Once I started teaching group classes and felt how exhilarating the group energy could be, it was…
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How did your Instagram journey begin? I started my Instagram while I was in nutrition school to record my food journey, and to inspire others to cook. I also started because my then tween daughter wanted to start an account too. What…
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During a trip to Los Angeles earlier this year, I had the chance to visit Tantris, Russell Simmons's new center for yogic science on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. I was amazed at the space and the concept, which is grounded by three…
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How did yoga enter your life? I discovered yoga after moving to Hong Kong six years ago and instantly fell in love with it. Yoga taught me how to live in the present mindfully and patiently, as well as how to find health and happiness…
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Author's Note: I recently had the honor of interviewing not one, but two incredible humans: Animals Asia Founder & MBE Jill Robinson (JR below) and Animals Asia UK-US Ambassador Lesley Nicol (LN below). It is one of the (if not THE)…
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Green Queen Editor-in-Chief Sonalie Figueiras talks to her good friend Alice Mackintosh, aka UK Nutritional Therapist Extraordinaire about The Happy Kitchen - Good Mood Food (Shortbooks), Mackintosh's newly published cookbook. Below the…
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Ed. Note: I recently met Alexis Fox at the Green Monday Forum: The Future Of Greenovation and was so inspired by her passion to help people be healthier that I immediately requested a one-on-one. Below, I talk to her about Lighter, the…
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How did yoga enter your life? You could say that I'm the new yogi on the block when it comes to teaching in Hong Kong. After practicing yoga for over a decade in Vancouver where I grew up, I finally decided to complete my teacher…
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How did yoga enter your life? My mother's recent death was my last push to truly embrace yoga as a profession: I completed my 200YRT Holistic Yoga Therapist training. This helped me to create a space for self-healing, which cured my…
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How did yoga enter your life? I started teaching yoga as a Bikram teacher in NYC in 2010. Before this, I had been practicing yoga for more than a decade in New York and was invited to attend an advanced yoga class for teachers. In this…
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How did yoga enter your life? I was suffering from injuries that I had sustained from years of dancing and yoga gave me relief from chronic pain as well as a stiffening body. After years exploring my own personal practice I realized I…
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How did yoga enter your life? I completed my first yoga teacher training in 2011 in Hong Kong with Patrick Creelman and have since gone on to study baby yoga with Sally Lomas from Birthlight Baby Yoga, Children's yoga with Jenny Smith…
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