About us

Barry is driven by the belief that the power of software must be used for good, and that requires deep values, honesty and a holistic approach. Barry has over 20 years in the digital industry as a programmer and entrepreneur.

He founded HappyPorch in 2014 - a remote-first software engineering consultancy. HappyPorch believe technology, crafted with care, has the power to create positive change and address climate breakdown, social inequality and biodiversity loss. To achieve this, they're dedicated to creating an equitable circular economy.

He started HappyPorch Radio as a way to explore these topics and share conversations with amazing people.

Emily has been co-hosting HappyPorch Radio since season 5 in 2020. 

Alongside HPR, Emily also co-hosts The Carbon Removal Show and is creating a new podcast about rest… watch this space! She also works as a Personal Development Coach, and a Trainer for Impact Forecast, helping startup businesses to measure their climate impact. And sometimes she likes to leave her computer behind and go swimming in a wild river, camping under the stars and singing around a campfire. 

Follow her adventures on  Instagram.

Tandi pivoted from working in e-commerce to circular fashion after seeing the potential for the circular economy to address overproduction in the fashion industry. She is especially interested in how digitization can make reuse accessible to more people, as well as more cost-effective for brands.

Tandi works with fashion brands and startups to design and implement end-to-end circular programs that illustrate for customers a company's commitment to sustainability with tangible actions. Leveraging more than 15 years of experience in merchandising, marketing, and technology, she works with businesses to tailor reuse initiatives to specific audiences and products. This ensures that companies not only reduce waste by extending the life of products, but also generate additional revenue, and build customer loyalty.

Jo Weston helps visionary companies claim their place in the world.

For over 15 years, she has partnered with founders and leadership teams to turn complex ideas and ambitious missions into crystal clear brand strategies and stories that move people to act.

She works with businesses at the tipping point of scaling or repositioning to have a bigger impact by challenging, clarifying and translating visions into brands that resonates deeply and consistently from the inside and out.

Jo has a broad marketing communications background gained from working in advertising agencies in the UK and with award-winning circular start-ups, scale-ups, social enterprises and B Corps in the Netherlands. 

Outside of work Jo loves long hikes, going on adventures to remote places and volunteers at a plant orphanage, rescuing unwanted plants and giving them a new home!