Ashleigh Cotterill on Making Impact through Partnerships with Tea Bird Tea

The Purpose Effect

Aug 14 2023 • 31 mins

Reuse, Reduce, Repurpose is the ethos at the centre of Tea Bird Tea. This is because founder Ashleigh Cotterill believes that sustainability is not a buzzword, it’s a mandate. And it’s key to how she is scaling her product business. Even something as simple as a cup of tea has the power to do good and we speak to Ashleigh about how she is doing this through her partnership strategy.


In this episode we talk about:

  • How Tea Bird Tea was born in the markets of Bondi Beach and the Gold Coast Australia;
  • The importance of product differentiation and how Ashleigh achieves this;
  • How to scale a product business;
  • What it means to be a truly sustainable business;
  • What Ashleigh looks for in a partnership;
  • How Tea Bird Tea partnerships do good by supporting refugee education in Malaysia.


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