08/11/2025
And just like that, weâre Bcorp certified - having passed the B Corp assessment (with flying colours, might I add).
This was no easy feat with an abundance of documentation required to highlight the impact of our business and demonstrate our commitment to sustainability across all of our operations.
Special thanks to Byron Smith from for his patience and coordination over the last year⌠as I tended to let things slip, albeit with good intentions - but sure, the road to hell is paved with those.
Narcissips is a small venture I started in 2018 to put my studies to good use - and to solve three problems I seen:
1) the plastic problem - it was everywhere - plaguing our health, our environment and as a chartered accountant, our pockets!
2) Back then there wasnât another irish brand in the market - with the international brands being overpriced end extortionate at the time..
This, in my head, stifled any real change as if Tina down the road couldnât afford a good reusable, why would she invest or how would she be motivated to change her behaviours?
And lastly - I was (and am) lucky to have got Scholarships and grants to get me through college.
Narcissips was my chance to give some of that luck back while learning how to build a brand (win-le-win, as the French say).
1) Hit six-figure revenue in 18 months
2) Donated 5.9% of revenue in FY25
3) Funded 24 fresh water wells in Malawi (helping 3.6k+ access clean, reliable water)
4) Covered 225 annual tuition fees since 2018
5) Planted 400 native trees in Ireland
6) Sold 55k+ products, helping to prevent up to 56m plastics from being consumed (depending on conservative estimates)
7) Build an ethos, mission, values and story from scratch, before TikTok and ChatGPT existed (unfortunately for me) - reaching over 12,000 followers at one point before I retired from that craic.
A hell of a journey, and I think proves our initial mission and tagline that âone small change, can make a big impactâ.
Delighted to be joining a community of like-minded trailblazers!
P.s, the photos are proof I still rarely will be seen without my reusable, across the world - and neither should you!