#47- Janne de Hoop @ Hollands Wol Collectief on turning local wool into product

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Before The Holland Wool Collective came along, tons of wool was going to waste. There was a gap between people who had wool, people who processed it into a usable product, and wholesalers or designers who needed the material.

Farmers in the Netherlands needed more options as far as who to send their wool to; there wasn’t anyone gathering that material to send it to be processed it into usable medium– like felt or yarn. At least, not until Janne de Hoop and her partner Mirthe Snoek came along.

Within a week of launching their website, they had received at least 30 calls from sheep farmers with wool to get rid of. Still in the early stages, Janne from the Hollands Wol Colletief gives us a sneak-peek into what goes on behind the scenes in this start-up cooperative that utilizes what, in the past, was going to waste. What a joy to have her with us!

We talk about taxes, balancing work life and personal life, launching a company with a friend, and figuring things out as you go.

LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

https://www.hollandswolcollectief.nl/

Martin Oosthoek Landschapsbeheer - Rotterdam Shepard -

https://www.maoosthoek.nl/

CONNECT WITH JANNE & MIRTHE

https://www.hollandswolcollectief.nl/

https://www.instagram.com/hollandswolcollectief/

https://www.facebook.com/hollandswolcollectief

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1. #47- Janne de Hoop @ Hollands Wol Collectief on turning local wool into product (00:00:00)

2. What is the Hollands Wol Collectief and what do you do well? (00:01:44)

3. What’s the problem with Dutch wool? (00:06:01)

4. What is the future of felt processing in Europe? (00:10:02)

5. What was hard about starting your own business? (00:17:05)

6. Most of the wool comes from Texel sheep. (00:22:45)

7. Wool is the solution for everything. (00:26:58)

8. How does networking work in your line of business? (00:31:09)

9. How do you connect with your partners? (00:36:29)

10. Hos do you mix work and private life? (00:42:43)