Hi! I'm Stu Kagan, welcome to Born Scrappy.
My goal is to spark more industry collaboration through sharing the experiences and learnings of industry greats through my podcast.
So if you are a scrap metal exporter and you're ready to up your game by standing on the shoulders of giants - this one's for you!
SEASON 2 | EPISODE 18
FEATURING GUEST TIM RIDDERBOS
In today's episode, I’m joined by Tim Ridderbos.
Tim is the GM of Circular by Shapiro, and was previously the Director of National Accounts for there. So he definitely knows how to look after our recycling customers!
He's learned how to make a customer a client for life by adding huge value through sustainability reporting, and he gives us some great tips we can implement immediately.
In today’s episode we talk about:
👉 Where to begin with sustainability
👉 Why it won’t happen on zoom
👉 Looking beyond commodities
👉 Educating your customers
👉 Navigating the wild west
👉 And so much more!
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WHO IS STU KAGAN ANYWAYS?
25 years in the metal recycling game and still learning and growing...
I learnt from the best and worked my way up from yard labourer to Executive Director of Trading and Operations for the largest metal recycler in sub-Saharan Africa. Responsible for 4,500 employees, 85 sites, and the overall profitability of a multi-billion dollar operation.
I brought my breadth and depth of knowledge to bear and co-founded the fastest growing, most-loved, and most awarded metal recycling company in New Zealand. No small feat in a country where people are outnumbered 4:1 by sheep (spoiler alert: sheep don’t produce much metal waste).
I thought it was time that tech worked for our industry, so I took all of my experience as an operator and trader and leveraged that to build THE killer scrap app, Buddy. That’s right - built for scrappies, by scrappies.
Father of two crazy-awesome boys. Husband to Lisa. Under 9 rugby coach. YPO member. Lifelong learner. Mentee. Mentor. Chief dog walker. Committed Stoic. Undefeated dance-off champion.
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