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Kyle Turner from Pearlii | Checkout #260

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In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Kyle Turner from Pearlii.  Kyle is doing some very impressive work to improve the health of Aussie mouths with his start […]

EP 260

In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Kyle Turner from Pearlii.  Kyle is doing some very impressive work to improve the health of Aussie mouths with his start up, Pearlii, but getting him to toot his own horn is a bit like…well, pulling teeth…(sorry, couldn’t resist).  What I’m trying to say is, like many social impact founders, Kyle’s doing great things, but sees his work as a simple matter of fixing something that’s broken – in this case, the dental care system in Australia.  Pearlii has two sides:  a free app that gives users a virtual dental check up plus an online range of oral care products.  It launched in 2020, raising almost $3m in seed capital and is on a mission to improve oral health around the globe.

Questions answered in this episode include
  • What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever bought online? 
  • Who is your favourite retailer? 
  • Which retail fad do you wish was history?
  • Can you recommend a book or podcast that our listeners should immediately get into? 
  • Finish this sentence.  The future of retail is… 

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Nathan Bush is a director at eCommerce talent agency, eSuite. He has led eCommerce for businesses with revenue $100m+ and has been recognised as one of Australia’s Top 50 People in eCommerce four years in a row. You can contact Nathan on LinkedIn, Twitter or via email.

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Dr Kyle Turner, Wiradjuri (he/him), previously held public health research / teaching posts at the University of Oxford and the University of Melbourne. Kyle has published widely on the burden of chronic diseases - with a heavy focus on prevention - with a demonstrated passion for improving health outcomes for First Nation Peoples and other disadvantaged groups.

You can contact Kyle at LinkedIn

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