Jonathan Cedar's guest appearances

Jonathan Cedar

From Scratch with Jessica Harris

Inside The Adventure

The Prepared

Brand on Purpose

Neil Blumenthal

David Kelley

Gary Arndt

Mike Lewis

Arianna Huffington

Nancy Lublin

Christina Stembel

Peter Diamandis

Robert Lee

Emily Weiss

Scott Nelson

Zainab Salbi

Marc Lore

Simon Tam

Mario Schlosser

OwlTail

Jonathan Cedar is the CEO and of BioLite, a social enterprise that develops, manufactures, and markets advanced energy products for off-grid communities around the world (outdoor + emerging markets). With roots as an engineer (previously working for SmartDesign), Jonathan co-founded BioLite after inventing a cleaner-combusting cookstove that produced 99% fewer smoke emissions than traditional, open-flame fires. After taking the HomeStove to a combustion conference, Jonathan realized the positive impact his product could have on lives in emerging markets as smoke from traditional open flame fires leads to over 4 million deaths a year. BioLite continues to grow within the parallel innovation pipeline, producing similar products for two distinct audiences and using funds from the outdoor market to subsidize the growth within emerging markets. You can read the full impact report  here.  Fun Fact: He's a great banjo player.

Jonathan Cedar is the CEO and of BioLite, a social enterprise that develops, manufactures, and markets advanced energy products for off-grid communities around the world (outdoor + emerging markets). With roots as an engineer (previously working for SmartDesign), Jonathan co-founded BioLite after inventing a cleaner-combusting cookstove that produced 99% fewer smoke emissions than traditional, open-flame fires. After taking the <a href="https://global.bioliteenergy.com/products/homestove" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HomeStove</a> to a combustion conference, Jonathan realized the positive impact his product could have on lives in emerging markets as smoke from traditional open flame fires leads to over 4 million deaths a year. BioLite continues to grow within the parallel innovation pipeline, producing similar products for two distinct audiences and using funds from the outdoor market to subsidize the growth within emerging markets. You can read the full impact report <a href="https://biolitemedia.s3.amazonaws.com/Impact+2019/BioLite_2019_ImpactReport.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>.  Fun Fact: He's a great banjo player.

EP 124: Jonathan Cedar - CEO and co-founder of BioLite

BioLite CEO Jonathan Cedar shines a light on how many people around the world lack clean, affordable household energy, which leads to meals cooked on smoky open fires and little or no electricity in homes. After learning about these issues, Jonathan founded BioLite, which offers products designed to cook, charge, and light off-grid households by harnessing surrounding energy. Through the company’s unique Parallel Innovation model, BioLite targets both off-grid households in emerging markets and outdoor recreation users seeking no-fuel cooking and charging. Jonathan and Aaron discuss how this model provides an anchor revenue stream from the outdoor recreation users that allows the company the time and space needed to determine an economically sustainable business model to effectively serve the emerging market customers that most need these products. Tune in to hear why Jonathan thinks we need to change how we think and talk about purpose and sustainability when it comes to business, and learn more at bioliteenergy.com.Production Credits: Aaron Kwittken, Jeff Maldonado, Dara Cothran, Lindsay Hand, Katrina Waelchli, Meg Ruocco, Parker Jenkins, and Mathew Passy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BioLite CEO Jonathan Cedar shines a light on how many people around the world lack clean, affordable household energy, which leads to meals cooked on smoky open fires and little or no electricity in homes. After learning about these issues, Jonathan founded BioLite, which offers products designed to cook, charge, and light off-grid households by harnessing surrounding energy. Through the company’s unique Parallel Innovation model, BioLite targets both off-grid households in emerging markets and outdoor recreation users seeking no-fuel cooking and charging. Jonathan and Aaron discuss how this model provides an anchor revenue stream from the outdoor recreation users that allows the company the time and space needed to determine an economically sustainable business model to effectively serve the emerging market customers that most need these products. Tune in to hear why Jonathan thinks we need to change how we think and talk about purpose and sustainability when it comes to business, and learn more at <a href="http://bioliteenergy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bioliteenergy.com</a>. Production Credits: Aaron Kwittken, Jeff Maldonado, Dara Cothran, Lindsay Hand, Katrina Waelchli, Meg Ruocco, Parker Jenkins, and Mathew Passy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Clean Energy for Emerging Markets with BioLite CEO Jonathan Cedar (S5E13)

Biolite is a company that produces clean, portable stoves for cooking off the grid in developing countries as well as for camping.  The stove reduces toxic smoke emissions by 90 percent by using its own heat waste to generate energy.  Biolite is targeting a global public health challenge of smoke pollution caused by cooking over an open fire.  According to the World Health Organization, more than seven million people die annually from smoke originating from open cooking fires.  A USB port on the stove can also charge a cell phone or other portable device. Jonathan speaks with Jessica Harris about how he is providing cleaner cooking solutions and electricity access in more than 70 developing countries, from scratch. Listen to the interview

<a href="http://www.biolitestove.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Biolite</a> is a company that produces clean, portable stoves for cooking off the grid in developing countries as well as for camping. The stove reduces toxic smoke emissions by 90 percent by using its own heat waste to generate energy. Biolite is targeting a global public health challenge of smoke pollution caused by cooking over an open fire. According to the World Health Organization, more than seven million people die annually from smoke originating from open cooking fires. A USB port on the stove can also charge a cell phone or other portable device. Jonathan speaks with Jessica Harris about how he is providing cleaner cooking solutions and electricity access in more than 70 developing countries, from scratch. <a href="http://fromscratchradio.com/audio/JonathanCedar-FromScratch-071918.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to the interview</a>

We talk to Jonathan Cedar, founder and CEO of BioLite Energy, about developing consumer hardware and building a business through what BioLite calls "parallel innovation."While working as a design engineer at Smart Design, Jonathan and BioLite cofounder Alec Drummond prototyped an efficient, wood burning camp stove. After learning more about the global need for smoke reduction in home cooking stoves, they eventually built BioLite into a company that serves two distinct markets. We hear a bit about what it takes to maintain these two paths, and a few of the challenges along the way.Subscribe in iTunes or Overcast! Notes:Jon's multi-part series, The Road to Impact, on BioLite's mission and how they're approaching it.BioLite's new FirePit project on Kickstarter.The Engineers in Technical and Humanitarian Opportunities of Service Conference, which pushed BioLite towards stoves for off-grid people in the developing world.A decent low fidelity explainer on edge lit glass.Burkhard Bilger's 2009 New Yorker article on the then-current state of home cooking in the developing world. Jonathan with a BioLite prototype in 2015.

We talk to Jonathan Cedar, founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.bioliteenergy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BioLite Energy</a>, about developing consumer hardware and building a business through what BioLite calls "parallel innovation."While working as a design engineer at Smart Design, Jonathan and BioLite cofounder Alec Drummond prototyped an efficient, wood burning camp stove. After learning more about the global need for smoke reduction in home cooking stoves, they eventually built BioLite into a company that serves two distinct markets. We hear a bit about what it takes to maintain these two paths, and a few of the challenges along the way.Subscribe in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prepared/id1248641108?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1248641108/the-prepared" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>! Notes:<ul><li>Jon's multi-part series, <a href="https://www.bioliteenergy.com/blogs/lab/89921475-the-road-to-impact" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Road to Impact</a>, on BioLite's mission and how they're approaching it.</li><li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/biolite/biolite-firepit-see-fire-not-smoke?ref=8ff52x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BioLite's new FirePit project on Kickstarter.</a></li><li>The <a href="http://www.ethoscon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Engineers in Technical and Humanitarian Opportunities of Service Conference</a>, which pushed BioLite towards stoves for off-grid people in the developing world.</li><li>A decent low fidelity <a href="https://grathio.com/2010/06/how_to_edge_lighting_displays/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">explainer</a> on edge lit glass.</li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/12/21/hearth-surgery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burkhard Bilger's 2009 New Yorker article</a> on the then-current state of home cooking in the developing world.</li></ul> Jonathan with a BioLite prototype <a href="http://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/biolite-a-brooklyn-business-making-fire-power-without-the-smoke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">in</a> 2015.