We had the good fortune of connecting with Dillon Baxter and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Dillon, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
My goal has always been to make the maximum amount of impact on the world. Originally, I wanted to get workforce experience before starting my own business, but the more I evaluated both opportunities, the more I felt this was too good of an opportunity to wait on and that I could get experience as I went.

What should our readers know about your work?
We replace plastic with plants, and our plant-based products perform just as well, if not better, than plastic. We are a true solution to the plastic waste crisis because you can get nearly identical products, but instead of using petroleum which is unsustainable, we use plants that are renewable and carbon-negative.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Drake’s is my favorite dinner spot. I’m also a huge Mavericks fan so if there was a game I would take them to American Airlines Center.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I’d like to shoutout my co-founder Maxime Blandin, he’s the best at business development and networking I’ve ever seen and has been our growth catalyst since we started. I’d also like to shoutout one of my best friends Mikial Onu, we went to college together and have had very similar trajectories since, with him becoming one of the top real estate developers in South Dallas at just 24 years old. We’ve been able to keep each other accountable and motivated through the rough patches of entrepreneurship. Lastly, I’d like to shoutout our incredible PlantSwitch team. They are committed to our mission and constantly raising the bar for themselves and others.

Website: www.plantswitch.com

Instagram: instagram: plant_switch

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/68184388/admin/

Other: email: sales@plantswitch.com

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