Sustainability Career Profile | Rob Ianelli, Oceanworks CEO and Co-Founder

Good Things Happening! W/ Derek Sabori by The Underswell

Rob Ianelli is the CEO and Co-Founder at Oceanworks, an innovative supplier of 100% recycled ocean plastic. Oceanworks is championing the clean-up of our oceans and transforming plastic debris into useful products. He was the founder at Norton Point sunglasses - a product made from that same supply chain, recycled ocean plastic and happens to be a serial entrepreneur. The space that Rob is in is about to boom. It’s no secret that we are choking ourselves in the plastic we make and use - Rob is coming in as a solution (even if just part of it) to a global crisis movement. Our conversation touched on his early days of going to college early, studying abroad, executing a successful Kickstarter campaign, to his current role and outlook on the future. Links to some of the things we touched on in our conversation: Oceanworks.co - http://www.oceanworks.co/ Bureo - https://bureo.co/ Norton Point - https://www.nortonpoint.com/ World Oceans Day - http://www.worldoceansday.org/ Terracycle - https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/ International Marine Debris Conference - http://internationalmarinedebrisconference.org/ Microfiber Pollution & the Apparel Industry - https://brenmicroplastics.weebly.com/ Outerknown - https://www.outerknown.com/blogs/journey/ocean-plastic-buttons