Raising the Circle

About Raising the Circle

Raising the Circle is a show spotlighting sustainable and circular businesses and ideas in Denmark. Your host, Solveiga Jurgaityte, interviews ambitious go-getters and entrepreneurs who share stories of their contribution to building a circular economy. Here, we dive into the minds of changemakers reimagining how we live, create, and consume in a more regenerative way. Tune in and raise the bar in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️

Publisher

Raising the Circle

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Mar 2022

Latest episode

6 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Nov 2025

   BONUS: REDUCED – On Following Your Passion & Our Perfect Day

   In this bonus episode, Bram Kerkhof ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/bram-t-a-kerkhof/ ), Head of Product at REDUCED (https://reducedfoods.com/ ), joined for a lighthearted round of the We’re Not Really Strangers card game to close out the interview. We dove into what a perfect day looks like when food, nature, and community come together, advice we’d give our younger selves, and the reminder to keep our bodies moving with long runs and dance classes. *⁠We're Not Really Strangers⁠ (https://www.werenotreallystrangers.com/) is a purpose-driven card game and movement all about empowering meaningful connections. ~~~ 🎙️Created and hosted by ⁠Solveiga Jur⁠ (https://www.solfireproductions.com/) 📸Photography magic by ⁠Ingmar Bötker⁠ (https://ingmarbtker.com/about) 🎬Video editing by the versatile ⁠Sandra Linne⁠ (http://www.sandralinne.com/) ~~~ Tune in and raise the bar on business standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️ #CircularFood #FoodInnovation #UpcyclingFoodWaste #Fermentation #CircularEconomy * Follow Raising the Circle's journey on⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/raising-the-circle) or⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/raisingthecircle/?hl=en). Have questions or feedback? Say hi: ⁠raisingthecircle@gmail.com⁠ If you enjoyed this, please rate, review, and subscribe.

2. 

   4 Nov 2025

   S3E5: REDUCED – Waste to Taste: Fermentation, Upcycling & Big Flavor

   In this episode, we sit down with Bram Kerkhof (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bram-t-a-kerkhof/ ), Head of Product at REDUCED (https://reducedfoods.com/ ), the Copenhagen food-tech turning industry side streams into clean-label, umami-rich flavor concentrates. Bram bridges his chef craft and food science to show how koji fermentation and enzymatic hydrolysis can transform “leftovers” into premium taste while also cutting emissions. From chicken wing tips and broken rice to apple cores, vegetable trimmings, and even invasive shore crabs, REDUCED’s “waste-to-taste” platform proves sustainability can (and must) taste incredible. Together we dive into three big themes: From side stream to flavourful ingredient – how REDUCED upcycles by-products (e.g., chicken carcasses, apple cores, leek offcuts, shore crabs) into clean-label flavor bases and why *taste* has to lead for circular foods to win (if the taste is good, so is the adoption) Fermentation as green tech – the duo of koji fermentation and enzymes for lower-energy bioprocessing, concentrated umami, and consistent quality at scale (including the messy learnings of sourcing, shelf life, and scale-up hiccups. Scaling impact in the real world – moving from consumer branding to B2B, navigating novel-food rules and category gatekeepers, tracking emissions, and opening global doors after being named Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Company” of 2025 If you’ve ever wondered how surplus mushrooms or chicken trimmings can skip the landfill and end up on your plate in the tastiest way possible, then this episode is for you. #CircularFood #FoodInnovation #UpcyclingFoodWaste #Fermentation #CircularEconomy Watch Raising the Circle on ⁠YouTube⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@raisingthecircle) or listen on all podcast apps like ⁠Spotify⁠ (https://open.spotify.com/show/1fNa9gG8YEVdGQAoelfGMv?si=f41222b1823a4754). ~~~ 🎙️Created and hosted by ⁠Solveiga Jur⁠ (https://www.solfireproductions.com/) 📸Photography magic by ⁠Ingmar Bötker⁠ (https://ingmarbtker.com/about) 🎬Video editing by the versatile ⁠Sandra Linne⁠ (http://www.sandralinne.com/) ~~~ Tune in and raise the bar on business standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️ * Follow Raising the Circle's journey on⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/raising-the-circle) or⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/raisingthecircle/?hl=en). Have questions or feedback? Say hi: ⁠raisingthecircle@gmail.com⁠ If you enjoyed this, please rate, review, and subscribe.

3. 

   30 Oct 2025

   BONUS: Truely & Social Vanilla – On Curiosity, Connection & Global Awareness

   In this bonus episode, Amie N’Dong ( linkedin.com/in/amie1983?originalSubdomain=dk ), co-founder of Truely (https://truelytaste.dk/) and Social Vanilla (https://www.socialvanilla.dk/?srsltid=AfmBOoos8E4MmBla9ygY1hQp6YmyjBCv36C0gebp2mbRHmNdkH49rBsX), joined for a round of the We’re Not Really Strangers card game to close out our conversation. We talked about plant care (or lack thereof), the podcasts and publications that keep Amie connected to global issues, and the importance of broadening our perspectives beyond the Global North. Plus, Amie mentions a sweet tip on where to find the best Danish strawberry cake, (https://rokkedysse.dk/) made with her very own vanilla. 🎂 📰 Read that article by Verdens Bedste Nyheder (https://verdensbedstenyheder.dk/nyheder/ugandiske-boender-hoester-penge-naar-de-beskytter-naturen/⁠ ). *⁠We're Not Really Strangers⁠ (https://www.werenotreallystrangers.com/) is a purpose-driven card game and movement all about empowering meaningful connections. ~~~ 🎙️Created and hosted by ⁠Solveiga Jur⁠ (https://www.solfireproductions.com/) 📸Photography magic by ⁠Ingmar Bötker⁠ (https://ingmarbtker.com/about) 🎬Video editing by the versatile ⁠Sandra Linne⁠ (http://www.sandralinne.com/) ~~~ Tune in and raise the bar on business standards in order to Raise the Circle. ♻️ #SupplyChain #FairTrade #CircularEconomy #Agroforestry #FoodSystems #ImpactEntrepreneurship * Follow Raising the Circle's journey on⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/raising-the-circle) or⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/raisingthecircle/?hl=en). Have questions or feedback? Say hi: ⁠raisingthecircle@gmail.com⁠ If you enjoyed this, please rate, review, and subscribe.

Who has been a guest on Raising the Circle

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• Maria Clemmensen
• Mie Mogensen
• Matt Homewood
• Simone Mørch Jensen
• Dionysia Moschou

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5.0 / 5

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Podcast Authority Score: 12 / 100

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Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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