Technology: Understanding Environmental, Security and Cost Impacts

Kent Taggart Co-Founder & CEO of Mender, a company focused on providing custom-tailored IT asset disposition solutions with a mission to promote circularity and sustainability joins the Green Business Podcast.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Kent Taggart discuss the following:

We understand that literally millions of laptops – and other electronic devices, are ending up in a landfill each year. Can you explain what the business model of Mender is about – and what your company is doing with all of these old computers?
I noticed that Mender is a circular economy company – can you explain briefly what that means, and why it made sense to structure your company in this manner?
Recycling and reselling outdated computers and devices feels like a very specific niche of business – can you tell us how you end up startin a global IT asset disposition company with your co-founder?
Mender is committed to environmental and wildlife conservation causes, and we saw that the company just made a series of donations to groups that champion those issues. Tell us why this is important to you and the Mender team, and how you are supporting these causes.
Can you give our enterprise and entrepreneurial listeners some quick advice on managing the security and environmental impact of their old IT devices?

A passionate advocate for conservation and environmental causes, Kent Taggart co-founded and currently serves as the CEO of Mender, a company focused on providing custom-tailored IT asset disposition solutions with a mission to promote circularity and sustainability. The company is committed to supporting environmental and wildlife conservation causes and donates a portion of net proceeds to organizations serving this mission.

Prior to Mender, Kent was a Managing Partner at iTAD Solutions. Additionally, they held various positions at Regency Technologies, LLC, ECS Refining, and ReDirect LLC, where they contributed to business development, asset management solutions, and program management. Kent Taggart attended the University of Puget Sound from 2008 to 2009, where they studied Psychology. Following their time at the University of Puget Sound, Kent went on to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree at Marymount California University from 2009 to 2012. During their time at Marymount California University, Kent studied Business and Psychology.

About Mender

Mender is a global IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) company, specializing in eco-friendly IT asset disposition services focused on extending the lifecycle of IT assets through responsible recycling and resale. The company ensures secure disposal and recycling of IT equipment, aiming to protect the environment and clients’ brand reputation. Mender adheres to sustainable practices that promote a circular economy. The services include secure data destruction, IT asset recovery, and environmentally responsible recycling, catering to the needs of businesses looking to dispose of their data center and endpoint assets in an eco-conscious manner. Mender supports wildlife and land conservation efforts through its giving pledge of five percent of its net profits back to conservation.