Will Pearson: Co-founder of Ocean Bottle

Will Pearson: Co-founder of Ocean Bottle

Author: Bauer Media February 28, 2026 Duration: 27:25


Will Pearson is the co-founder of Ocean Bottle, a company dedicated to enabling individuals around the world to make a global impact on ocean plastic. Will joins Elliot to talk about how witnessing the side effects of plastic consumption while working as a deck-hand in the Indian ocean, led him to co-launch a business where each reusable water bottle sold, funds the collection of 1000 ocean-bound plastic bottles. 


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