This mid-season reflection brings together some of the most powerful insights from our conversations so far in Season 9. Hosts Barry O’Kane, Jo Weston and Tandi Tuakli look back at what we’ve learned about rental and product-as-a-service (PaaS) models, and how technology is enabling, shaping and sometimes complicating the circular transition.

In this episode, we’re joined by Bob Jansen, founder of Firmhouse, a powerful recurring commerce platform enabling subscription, rental, and product-as-a-service (PaaS) models. Bob shares his journey from software agency founder to building Firmhouse into a flexible, infrastructure-first platform supporting circular and sustainable commerce.

Welcome back to HappyPorch Radio! In this episode, we’re joined by Patrick Hypscher — circular business strategist and host of Circularity.fm. With a background spanning philosophy, economics, startups and global corporates, Patrick offers a thoughtful and deeply practical perspective on how technology can unlock circular economy models.

Welcome back to HappyPorch Radio! In this episode our hosts Barry O’Kane and Tandi Tuakli are joined by Katie Hanton-Parr, the visionary founder of Baboodle - a circular rental platform specifically designed for baby equipment.

Welcome back to HappyPorch Radio! In this episode our hosts Barry O’Kane and Jo Weston are joined by Yann Toutant, CEO and Co-founder of Black Winch who are the world's exclusive authority in Product-As-A-Service (PaaS) solutions. 

Welcome back to HappyPorch Radio! In this episode our hosts Barry O’Kane and Tandi Tuakli are joined by Ryan Atkins, the co-founder and CEO of Supercycle - a circular commerce platform that enables rental and resale natively in Shopify.

Welcome back to HappyPorch Radio! In this episode our hosts are joined by Lucy Wishart, lecturer in Circular Economy and Sustainable Transformations at the University of Edinburgh and they talk about about how rental models fit into academic, practical, and social aspects of circularity.

Welcome back to HappyPorch Radio! In this episode our hosts Tandi Tuakli and Barry O’Kane had a fascinating conversation with Leah Pollen, a specialist in profitability and circular strategies within the used electronics market, particularly mobile devices. 

Welcome back to HappyPorch Radio! In the first episode of the new Season we sit down with Danai Osmond, founder of Refulfil, a rental commerce and operations consultancy. Danai shares his unique journey—from serving as an army officer to working as a data analyst at Bloomberg, and then joining the net-zero laundry startup Oxwash, where he tackled the challenges of scaling a 24/7 operation.