Evolve

A narrated essay reflecting on minimalism: owning only what adds value and meaning to your life and removing the rest.Find more essays at brandonstover.comWant the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack.comTimestamps: (00:00) - Beginning of Essay (02:08) - Minimalism (03:53) - Value of Small Spaces (07:05) - Using Things to Fulfill Feelings (09:01) - Deciding What Has Value

A narrated essay reflecting on the dark side of consistently creating content, what a content creators intention should be, and how to create content that is both sensational and valuable.Find more essays at brandonstover.comWant the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack.comTimestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:25) - Beginning of Essay (05:19) - The Two Sides of Content Creation (08:26) - Consistent Content Creation (10:03) - Content Marketing (11:58) - Creator's Intention (12:40) - Value of Long-Form Content

A narrated essay reflecting on the five stages of relationships for both monogamists and non-monogamists, delineating when a romantic interest should move to the next stage.Find more essays at brandonstover.comWant the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack.comTimestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:21) - Beginning of Essay (03:03) - Stage 1: Need Fulfillment (04:18) - Stage 2: Mutual Benefit (05:37) - Stage 3: Romantic Trial Period (06:37) - Stage 4: Resource Trial Period (07:47) - Stage 5: Life Partners (09:32) - Pursuing Purpose Together (12:09) - Monogamy vs Non-Monogamy (14:43) - Polarity in Relationships

A narrated essay on how to strive towards perfection, an ideal state of being, without feeling shame or guilt when we fall short as flawed human beings.Want the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack.comTimestamps: (00:00) - Intro (02:29) - Essay Narration (05:10) - Commentary on Essay

A narrated An essay reflecting on how the Metaverse can either supplement or replace reality, simulation theory, evolution of humans, and the decisions each of us will have to make as the Metaverse unfolds. Brandon shares how he believes the Metaverse can help, his fears for those turning away from reality, and how he would proceed given the choice between the Metaverse and reality. Want the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack.comTIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Introduction (01:17) - Beginning of essay On the Metaverse: Metaverse vs Reality (03:59) - Will the Metaverse be an escape from reality? (05:20) - How does the design of the Metaverse keep you inside the Metaverse? (06:14) - How will the Metaverse help us avoid reality? (07:43) - What is the role of suffering in human existence? (08:43) - What is the goal of the Metaverse? (09:19) - Could the Metaverse be a supplement to real life? (10:49) - How could the Metaverse help us solve problems through simulation? (13:20) - How does the Metaverse fall short? (15:14) - Are we already living in a simulation? (16:29) - How can the Metaverse accelerate human evolution? (18:26) - Will you choose the Metaverse or Reality?

A narrated essay reflecting on how to access the mind using the body, your responsibility for your body, and who has the power to make decisions about our bodies. Brandon shares how he began a better connection with his body and his views about decisions made concerning other's bodies including abortion and COVID.Want the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack.comTIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Introduction (01:04) - Beginning of essay On the Body: Using the Body to Access the Mind (04:15) - Inspiration of essay, my journey with first connecting with the body (05:49) - How do we access the mind through the body? (09:49) - What is the connection of the mind with reality? (10:49) - How did the Stoics perceive the body? (11:13) - How is the body a tool for your will? (12:30) - Why you must become the expert and take responsibility for your body (15:11) - What happens when you outsource responsibility of your body to others? (15:58) - Who should have ultimate decisions over our bodies? (18:30) - What can you do if your body is enslaved or controlled by someone else? (20:52) - Final comments on the body

A narrated essay reflecting on what the true joy of a goal is, what to do when you are not reaching goals fast enough, goals in finite vs infinite games, and how to share your ambition with others. Brandon shares his struggles with not reaching goals fast enough and sharing his ambition with others.Want the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack.comTIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Introduction (01:16) - Beginning of essay On Goals: Joy of Goals (04:50) - Inspiration of essay, not reaching goals fast enough (05:38) - How does dopamine and our brain influence goals? (06:20) - What choices do we have in life? (07:03) - What are finite vs infinite games? (08:12) - How does legacy effect our goals? (10:13) - What is the true benefit of having a goal? (13:27) - How many goals should we have? (14:22) - Why should you cherish your goals? (15:25) - What is the best possible goal to set for yourself? (16:40) - Why do some fear ambition? (20:22) - Why do you fear sharing your ambition? (24:51) - What is the goal of the infinite game of life? (26:48) - How to deal with uncertainty in life Full show notes, transcripts, and resources for every episode can be found at: brandonstover.comThe On Life podcast is produced by Plato University.

A narrated essay reflecting on marriage as a contract, whether love should be a part of this contract, what other types of marriage exist, and if monogamy is the best form of partnership for marriages. Brandon elaborates on his 4 year marriage ending in divorce, relationship check-ins, and what forms of love and relationships he may look for in the future.Want the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack.comTIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Introduction (01:20) - Beginning of essay On Marriage: Marriage as a Social Contract (05:43) - Current context, recent divorce, and childhood background (06:58) - Is marriage a contract requiring negotiations? (08:41) - Is marriage as a positive environment for children? (09:42) - What of the chemical influence of love on the brain? (10:32) - What role does love play in marriage? (14:16) - What is the desire to want the best for your partner? (15:29) - Relationship check-ins and the beginning of my divorce (19:09) - Should marriage be more flexible? (20:58) - What other types of marriages exist? (28:30) - Questioning the standard template of marriage to fit your circumstances (30:08) - Should love and marriage be separate? (31:40) - Questions I have for those in long lasting marriages Full show notes, transcripts, and resources for every episode can be found at: brandonstover.comThe On Life podcast is produced by Plato University.

Introducing the On Life podcast. Through narrated essays and intellectual interviews, this podcast will equip you with practical philosophies, new perspectives, and modern understandings of global issues so that change can start with you. It will help you to become a more critical thinker, find purpose in your life, and discover why you would want to take action in changing the world.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE Why I'm rebranding the podcast What On Life is about and how it will help you How philosophy is one part of a trifecta for human action The biggest problem with content creation My promise to you, the listener Want the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack.comFull show notes, transcripts, and resources for every episode can be found at: brandonstover.comThe On Life podcast is produced by Plato University.

Ben Jeffreys is the CEO of ATEC International, which supports households across Asia & Africa to transition to modern, decarbonized cooking through its patented IoT stove products - delivering cost efficiency to households, data-validated carbon credits to net-zero partners and addressing the 4 billion people who lack access to clean, modern cooking. After moving his family to Cambodia in 2015 to commercialize ATEC's biodigester prototype, the winning product of the Google Impact Challenge, into a social enterprise, he has helped ATEC become a global leader in clean cooking it's two flagship on-grid and off-grid products delivering data-driven scalable impact not only for cooking, but data validation of carbon reduction as well. ATEC is aiming to help 800 million households to offset more emissions than the global airline industry whilst saving the lives of millions of women each year who traditionally cook with wood. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE How clean cooking products increases life quality, health, and household incomes How ATEC is using data collection and technology to offset carbon emissions The economics of carbon credits and why they are attractive to companies How to choose a high impact problem you can have a significant role in solving How to develop an Impact Flywheel to scale a solution and much more... Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/79The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(01:40) - How big is the clean cooking problem globally?(02:46) - How to choose a high impact problem you can have a significant role in solving(06:29) - What macro trends in energy made ATEC's solutions possible(07:23) - ATEC's clean cooking biodigester and induction stove solutions(11:41) - How to develop an Impact Flywheel to scale a solution(16:50) - Why Ben moved his family to Cambodia(21:04) - How ATEC gained early adopters with its PAYGO model(23:01) - How ATEC developed it's prototypes(27:01) - How clean cooking products increases life quality, health, and household incomes(30:12) - Why ATEC decided to pivot to induction stoves(33:04) - How ATEC is using data collection and technology to offset carbon emissions(36:34) - The economics of carbon credits and why they are attractive to companies(40:55) - How to face overwhelming problems(42:37) - Why its important to choose purposeful work(46:18) - How to identify a problem you are equipped to solve(48:34) - What our energy solutions look like for the next decade(53:17) - How we can push the world to Evolve

Dr. Yael Joffe is Founder and Chief Science Officer of 3x4 genetics, which is brining the future of personalized healthcare by make use of the power of your unique genetics. This digital health company is pioneering the application of genomics to improve human health and sports performance by giving people access to more personalized, DNA-data-driven recommendations for fitness, food, supplements and lifestyle. Pioneering in the field and even cobbling together her own PHD, Yael became a world-renowned scientist in the rapidly-evolving discipline of nutrigenomics. She has over 20 years of experience in nutrition, genetics, sound research, clinical practice and scientific integrity, is a highly sought-after speaker, has co-authored two books, ‘It's Not Just Your Genes' and ‘Genes To Plate', and has been published in multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals. She has also trained hundreds of healthcare practitioners globally in nutrigenomics as course creator and adjunct professor. Yael is going share how we can use genetics to help everyone, everywhere personalize every health decisions, addressing root causes not just patching symptoms. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODEHow genetics and epigenetics can enhance health, wellbeing, and performanceWhat are the problems with modern medicine's one size fits all model to healthcare?How does knowing your genetics help with your nutrition and diet?How Yael went from budding architect to world renowned scientist and entrepreneurHow to keep pursuing an idea when everyone else says your crazyHow we can start taking responsibility for your own healthand much more...Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/78The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(01:46) - Why is Yael so passionate about cold water swimming?(05:58) - Genetics and epigenetics 101(12:18) - What are the problems with modern medicine's one size fits all model to healthcare?(15:08) - The problem of focusing on symptoms rather than root causes(19:18) - 3x4 Genetics solution to enhance health, wellbeing, and performance(26:53) - Why work with health practitioners rather than go direct to consumer(30:12) - How does the science of 3x4 compare to 23andMe?(34:10) - How does knowing your genetics help with your nutrition and diet?(40:15) - Ethical considerations for genetic data and how to stay safe(44:41) - How Yael went from budding architect to world renowned scientist and entrepreneur(55:10) - Most important lessons Yael learned from her mentors(57:01) - How to decide if a project is having impact and when to move on(1:01:04) - Passing along important lessons in entrepreneurship through family generations(1:04:43) - How to keep pursuing an idea when everyone else says your crazy(1:08:50) - How we can start taking responsibility for your own health(1:11:48) - How we can push the world to Evolve

Sibongani Kayola is Country Director of GiveDirectly Liberia, and someone deeply interested in the interaction between psychosocial factors and financial behavior. GiveDirectly is a nonprofit that lets donors like you send money directly to the world's poorest households. Globally, GiveDirectly delivered $165M+ to over 534K households in 8 countries across 25 different programs in 2021. Sibongani joined the GiveDirectly Liberia program in 2018 and had a goal to deliver cash to ~12,000 people in 2 years. Fast forward to 2021 they enrolled and paid over 100,000 Liberians in a single year!  As country director she provides strategic leadership for GiveDirectly's in-country operations. She is responsible for managing a US$ 70M portfolio (2022-2025), leading in-country fundraising and resource mobilization and managing relationships with entities such as the Liberia Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, USAID and the World Bank. And today, Sibongani shares her learnings of giving money directly in Liberia and how we can end poverty in our lifetime by direct giving, an efficient, proven, and empowering way to help. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE What are the drivers of global poverty The step by step journey from donating your cash to someone receiving it The effectiveness of giving cash directly for lifting someone out of poverty Key considerations when looking for a meaningful career solving global issues How an everyday person can make change to solve big issues and much more... Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/77The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(01:54) - What are the drivers of global poverty?(06:05) - How does US poverty compare to global poverty?(07:02) - The State of Liberia in 2018 making poverty worse(10:32) - How much someone in Liberia lives on in a day(12:40) - The first steps to giving cash directly to people in Liberia(13:51) - What happens when they refuse to take the cash?(16:51) - The step by step journey from donating your cash to someone receiving it(18:50) - How country governments respond to GiveDirectly(21:33) - How communities change when money is given directly to citizens(24:15) - GiveDirectly's effectiveness compared to goods or service nonprofits(26:17) - Long-term research and considerations of giving cash directly(28:40) - Can crypto help end poverty?(31:04) - How to provide financial literacy to receivers of cash(34:08) - How Sibongani went from working in mental health to poverty(37:23) - Key considerations when looking for a meaningful career solving global issues(41:58) - Challenges to growing the GiveDirectly Liberia program(46:15) - How an everyday person can make change to solve big issues(49:16) - How we can push the world to Evolve

Robbie Bent is Co-founder of Othership,  a physical location and an on-demand Breathwork platform featuring the world's best facilitators in the space. Years ago, breathwork, plant medicine, and hot/cold therapy helped Robbie turn away from a lifetime of alienation and addiction. Now, his mission is to create a community and safe space for people to feel belonging, connection, and emotional resilience without the social crutch of alcohol or drugs. His brand, Othership, includes physical and online opportunities to dial into the breath, self-regulate our emotions, and connect with one another. How backyard ice baths sparked a community that's redefining well-being. Prior to Othership, he led ecosystem development at Ethereum and was multiple time founder. Today, Robbie is going share how backyard ice baths sparked a community that's redefining well-being and how we can tap into the power of the human nervous system to shift our state for better mental health. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE Why Robbie lived 8 days in a cave How our modern life is effecting our mental health How breathwork can foster emotional fitness, mental health, and friendship How Othership went from a backyard to growing startup How Robbie went from a failed startup and drug addiction to helping hundreds of people with mental health and much more... Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/76The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(02:16) - Why Robbie lived 8 days in a cave(04:28) - How the cave experience changed his perception(12:39) - How our modern life is effecting our mental health(16:49) - How breath is connected to wellbeing(20:18) - How breathwork can foster emotional fitness, mental health, and friendship(27:37) - Using music to make wellness practices fun(30:19) - How Othership went from a backyard to growing startup(37:49) - How Robbie went from a failed startup and drug addiction to helping hundreds of people with mental health(43:36) - The first steps to getting out of depression(47:39) - What success and enough means for Robbie(51:44) - How Robbie is using a retreat to prepare for fatherhood(53:17) - The difficulties of keeping a wellness routine(55:42) - How to get started with breathwork and hot/cold therapy for wellbeing(58:59) - How we can push the world to Evolve

Want the top 3 lessons and premium, detailed deep-dive show notes for this episode for FREE? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comBrandon Stover it the founder of Plato University, an alternative, online university that turns your passions into purpose by helping you master skills and launch a career solving global challenges. As a podcaster, he hosts the Evolve podcast. From climate change to education to mental health, he mines the wisdom of visionaries and experts for the tools and tactics to solve these global issues. He is also the founder of the Social Good Media Network, a media group united around the goal of helping listeners understand the global challenges we face and how we can work together to solve them. Before these ventures, I spent half a decade of experience as a designer, marketer, and educator. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE How to listen to others and TRULY understand them How I am changing the higher education paradigm And the dark challenges I faced that led me to finding my purpose and much more... Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/75The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University and is a member of the  Social Good Media NetworkTIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(06:36) - How to navigate difficult conversations(09:01) - How to calm the voice of judgement in your mind(11:00) - How to connect and recognize other's emotions(12:33) - How podcasting made me a better listener(16:20) - How podcasting skills transfer to other areas of life(20:28) - Podcasting as a container for deeper conversations(24:09) - Chasing the golden ticket and reaching depression(28:24) - How I started the path to finding purpose(32:35) - Does fear play into my decisions(37:42) - How students start finding their purpose at Plato University(40:30) - How did Plato University start(45:03) - How millennials and gen z are demanding purpose in their life(53:40) - What does Plato University look like at scale?(57:53) - How do employers look at education?(52:04) - What does a degree signal in Higher Education?(1:05:29) - What does compassion mean?

Want the top 3 lessons and premium, detailed deep-dive show notes for this episode for FREE? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comH.D. Lee is Founder of Nomadic School, which is dedicated to adolescents' and young adults' exploration of the beauty, truth, and goodness within in connection to Something larger than oneself. He is a seeker and practitioner of wholeness through living an authentic and inspired life. The life roles which bring him insight, healing and growth are son, father, friend, learner, artist, musician, writer, teacher, and coach. H.D. Lee runs a life coaching practice with a focus on self- actualization and Self-realization. In other words, his work often involves the questions of the discovery and fulfillment of one's potential, as well as life meaning and purpose. His clients are young adults, adults, and couples who come from more than twenty different countries and cultural backgrounds. H.D. Lee serves in an advisory role for the social educational non-profit HundrED in Finland, and Xinzhai-Better (心斋-貝德幼兒全人教育中心) in China. Fluent and literate in Chinese, French, and English, H.D. has lived or worked in the US, Germany, France, England, Taiwan, China, and Belgium. Formerly an information technology and business consultant for many years, H.D. Lee also taught transpersonal & positive psychology to international students at Sofia University (USA). H.D. is currently launching a school .WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE What is the Self and how you can discover it How the economic system & industrial complex have effected education Why traditional education does not help learners wrestle with the fundamental question of life How to create a transdisciplinary school model for student discovery of the self How to help students find meaning and purpose through learning and much more... Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/74The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University and is a member of the  Social Good Media NetworkTIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(01:10) - How Dean's life culminated into education(06:41) - Why start a new school(11:52) - Dean's mission with Nomadic School(12:38) - What is the Self & how do we discover it?(16:32) - How the economic system & industrial complex have effected education(21:44) - Why traditional education does not help learners wrestle with the fundamental question of life(23:44) - How to create a transdisciplinary school model for student discovery of the self(29:12) - A day in the life of a Nomadic School learner(34:25) - Challenges of starting a school with a radical model(39:29) - How to help students find meaning and purpose through learning(47:56) - What is the meaning of life(49:11) - Call to action(51:02) - How to push the world to Evolve

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comVriti Saraf is Founder & CEO of k20, the social learning community for global educators. They offer programs to engage educators, like masterminds, think tanks, incubators, and conferences, and a community of educators from all over the world. Vriti has worked with public, private, and charter schools both locally & internationally, across the k20 spectrum. An alumna of Teach for America & Relay Graduate School, Vriti served as a teacher, dean of instruction, and network director of professional learning at Ascend Public Charter Schools, where she built the network's first teacher residency program. At the same time, she worked with first year teachers as an adjunct professor at Relay. Most recently, she spent several years building schools around the world with Whittle School & Studios. As Global Director of Professional Learning, she constructed the professional learning and growth infrastructure for educators. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE Why silos exist in education and how they rob teachers of their powers How educators can have more innovative research practices How Web3 and the metaverse will change education Where to find to leading resources for education and technology and much more... Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/73The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University and is a member of the  Social Good Media NetworkTIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(01:25) - k20's Mission(01:56) - Why do silos exist in education?(05:11) - How the education systems robs teachers of agency and creativity(07:34) - How is education siloed from other industries like tech?(10:39) - How teachers are taught(13:20) - What is the k20 eduverse?(16:57) - What is the metaverse?(19:14) - Creating the City of Learning(21:16) - A 24 hour education conference on Twitter(25:09) - How educators can have more innovative research practices(31:32) - How Teach for America transformed Vriti(35:48) - How Vriti went from educator to founder(38:28) - The power of virtual relationships(41:30) - How Web3 will change education(52:37) - Must hear advice for founders and educators alike(53:51) - Call to action(55:15) - How to push the world to Evolve

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comVictoria Ransom is the Founder & CEO of Prisma, the world's first connected learning network for K-12 that fully replaces regular school. Victoria's track record as a serial entrepreneur comes from developing 3 companies including Wildfire,  a social marketing software company, Victoria led the company to profitability in just one year and built the company to tens of thousands of customers, 400 employees, and eight offices worldwide. Clients included 31 of the world's top 50 brands. Wildfire was acquired by Google in August 2012 for $450M. Victoria joined Google as Director of Product, initially leading Wildfire and later Google Express.  But after having 3 children, Victoria and her husband and cofounder Alain Chuard, wondered, could they prepare their children to thrive in a tumultuous, ever-changing world? So they set out to reimagine what school could be. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODEWhat are the problems of today's education systemHow to personalize a student's learning and scale it for othersHow to foster a community of learners online in engaging experiencesHow to decide big problems worth solvingand much more...Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/72The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University and is a member of the  Social Good Media NetworkTIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(01:22) - What are the problems of today's education system(05:31) - How to research education from an outside perspective(07:40) - How school funding and higher education influence K-12 education(10:24) - What is Prisma?(14:10) - What is the purpose of education?(15:23) - A day in the life of a Prisma learner(19:56) - How to personalize a student's learning(23:16) - How to scale personalized learning(28:02) - Curating vs creating educational content(31:43) - How to celebrate student learning(34:37) - Badges vs grades(37:36) - How to foster a community of learners online(40:16) - Creating engaging online experiences for students(45:32) - Results of Prisma learning(49:42) - How has Prisma's model changed(53:40) - How to decide problems worth solving(58:26) - How to launch a company during a recession(1:02:17) - How Prisma built their team of educators(1:03:48) - Call to Action(1:04:16) - How we can push the world to Evolve

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comCarla Marschall & Elizabeth Crawford are educators, curriculum designers, and authors of Worldwise Learning: A Teacher′s Guide to Shaping a Just, Sustainable Future, which helps educators create a “Pedagogy for People, Planet, and Prosperity” that supports  educators in nurturing “Worldwise Learners”: students who both deeply understand and purposefully act when learning about global challenges. Carla has worked in a variety of leadership roles in international schools in Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, and Singapore over the past ten years and her current role is Director of Teaching & Learning at UWC South East Asia. Elizabeth has taught in a variety of school contexts, including elementary and middle schools in France and the United States and is currently an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE How to connect students to global problems; even in kindergarten How to help them understand problems at a systems level How to help students act on creating solutions for problems How to write a book with someone you just met on Twitter and much more... Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/71The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University and is a member of the  Social Good Media NetworkTIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(01:32) - What education needs in 2021(04:25) - How scripted, top down models are a problem for education(07:15) - How poverty effects education(10:22) - What traditional education does really well(14:05) - What is global competence?(18:36) - Why its important to connect content personally to a student(22:30) - What is the 3 parts of the Worldwise Learning Cycle?(27:59) - Why is systems thinking important for students?(31:58) - How to create knowledge transfer through real world problems(33:09) - Examples of the Worldwise Learning Cycle in action(40:55) - How a teacher can implement this into their practice(44:38) - How could this be used for adults?(47:25) - How to write a book with someone you just met on Twitter(55:03) - How Carla and Elizabeth personally changed their teaching(58:14) - Call to Action(59:14) - How to push the world to Evolve

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comRaya Bidshahri is a serial education entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and award-winning educator, and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the School of Humanity, a revolutionary online high school with a progressive model and skill-based curriculum. Raya works with governments, investors, EdTech companies, and education providers to ideate and execute revolutionary education models for the 21st-century world. Featured by the BBC as one of the most influential and inspiring women globally, she is a global thought-leader on the future of work and education. Raya is also the Founder of Awecademy, an award-winning organization offering future-focussed & wisdom-based education. She has served on the founding teams of multiple organizations including SciFest Dubai, and SheWorks. She serves as an advisory board member to multiple EdTech companies and is a member of the Bett Future Education Council. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE What's wrong with what, where, how, and why we are learning in schools How regulation, higher education, and accreditation stifle education innovation How to create personalized learning for students How an education entrepreneur can go from idea to a full school Why entrepreneurs should tackle problems that really piss them off and much more... Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/70The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University and is a member of the  Social Good Media NetworkTIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(01:19) - Raya's experience in traditional schooling(04:15) - School of Humanity's mission(04:48) - What are the core problems of traditional education?(07:46) - Why is there a lack of personalization in schools?(09:34) - Are traditional schools unethical?(11:32) - How do other stakeholders effect schools?(14:05) - How are the trends from the future of work effecting education?(16:19) - How does regulation stifle innovation in education?(19:42) - What is the School of Humanity and how is it different?(23:04) - What is the purpose of education?(24:23) - How to create personalized learning paths for students(29:06) - What are the 600 skills and competencies learners need in the 21st century?(30:32) - What is existential intelligence and why should students develop it?(33:34) - How to create competency based education(37:38) - How to evaluate skills students are learning(39:48) - A day in the life of a School of Humanity learner(43:27) - How to explain radically new education models to others(46:32) - Results from School of Humanity's model(48:35) - How to build a vibrant online community for learning(53:25) - Can AI help personalize learning in the future?(55:55) - Why entrepreneurs should tackle problems that really piss them off(59:12) - Raya's prior startup Aweacademy(1:00:03) - How an education entrepreneur can go from idea to a full school(1:09:37) - Must hear advice for founders(1:12:06) - Closing

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comZoe Weil is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE), and is considered a pioneer in the comprehensive humane education movement that works to create a peaceful, healthy, and just world for all people, animals, and the environment through education. Zoe is a frequent keynote speaker at educational, animal protection, environmental and other conferences and has given six TEDx talks including her acclaimed talk, “The World Becomes What You Teach”, which became one of the 50 top-rated TEDx talks within a year of its video release. She is the author of seven books including "The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionaries;" Nautilus silver medal winner "Most Good, Least Harm," Moonbeam gold medal winner "Claude and Medea," and "Above All, Be Kind."As a special treat, Zoe and I also got to chat with Andra Yeghoian, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Coordinator, about her work in San Mateo County implementing Zoe's philosophy in 23 school districts serving 113,000 students.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE Why we must educate students to solve the worlds most pressing problems How to change the education system at scale How an entire county of 23 schools districts is creating 113,000 Solutionaries How to face extremely difficult challenges like solving the education crisis Step by step how to identify the root of a problem and begin creating a solution and much more... Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/69The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University and is a member of the  Social Good Media NetworkTIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(01:38) - Zoe's Mission with the Institute for Humane Education(01:59) - Why our current education system's goal is insufficient(05:03) - How an educator in San Mateo county experiences these problems(07:58) - Why education is the root of all other systems(11:11) - What's at stake if we don't fix education(14:28) - What is a Solutionary(17:05) - Step by step of how to think like a Solutionary(24:11)  - Why San Mateo County implemented this philosophy(29:18) - How to implement a Solutionary curriculum(33:11) - The results of implementing this curriculum in San Mateo County(37:35) - Is it right to expose kids to global issues(44:19) - The pushback educators experience when implementing curriculum(50:27) - What is a Solutionary Fair(52:55) - How effective is this solution at solving the education crisis(57:03) - How Zoe started the Institute for Humane Education(1:01:10) - How to change education at scale(1:03:41) - How to face extremely tough challenges(1:10:44) - Call to Action(1:11:37) - How to push the world to evolve

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comDespite the transformation of our world in every context, education has not updated it's models to address the needs our current world. Education has failed to fulfill it's purpose in helping each student thrive individually and helping to better humanity as a collective. But how do we solve the education crisis? In this episode we uncovered the outdated practices and systems keeping education from fulfilling its purpose and the building blocks that can be used to develop new models of education that will properly prepare students for solving our worlds most pressing problems. EXPERTS FEATUREDZoe Weil, Co-founder and President of the Institute for Humane Education, author of The World Becomes What We TeachCarla Marschall & Elizabeth Crawford, co-authors of Worldwise LearningRaya Bidshahri, Founder and CEO of the School of HumanityVictoria Ransom, Founder and CEO of PrismaVriti Saraf, Founder and CEO of K20 EducatorsKEY TAKEAWAYSThe traditional framework of schooling has multiple elements that are contributing to the scope of the problem: curriculum, isolated disciplines, focus on external motivators, division by age groups, and restrictive boundaries of formal institutions.If the education crisis is not addressed, our society faces large consequences such as an $8.5 trillion dollar skills gap by 2030.The education lies at the root of all other systems including but not limited to the economic system, the political system, the energy system, the transportation system, the legal system and the healthcare systemIf we want to solve the education crisis, we must address other systems outside of education that influence it including all stakeholders, higher education, and money and resource allocation.The building blocks for solutions include: connecting curriculum to real challenges, connecting curriculum to personal interests, developing the entire student, taking an interdisciplinary approach, online-learning, cultivating student relationships, engage learners in application of knowledge, and using competency based assessment.Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/research/educationTIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(03:16) - What is the purpose of education?(05:54) - What is the root problem of the education crisis?(07:58) - How this problem personally effects students(09:25) - Scope of the problem: What are we learning?(12:34) - Scope of the problem: Why are we learning this?(15:27) - Scope of the problem: How are we learning?(19:10) - Scope of the problem: Where is learning happening?(19:35)  - What's at stake if we don't solve the education crisis?(26:07) - What other stakeholders and influences like higher education or resource allocation, should we consider?(33:54) - How does education regulation present an obstacle to solving this problem?(40:11) - Summary of the problem(42:06) - What traditional education does well(44:06) - Solution 1: Institute for Humane Education and Creating Solutionaries(54:19) - Solution 2: Worldwise Learning(1:05:16) - Solution 3: School of Humanity(1:13:47) - Solution 4: Prisma(1:20:50) - Other Solutions briefly mentioned(1:22:42) - Summary of the solutions(1:25:07) - Closing wisdom from our experts

Celine Halioua is the CEO and Founder of Loyal, a biotech startup developing drugs to extend dog lifespan. BUT with a twist! If this life-extension research and drug development works for canines, her theory is that it could lead to breakthroughs for the rest of us humans for age related diseases! Previously, she held various roles at The Longevity Fund, an early stage venture capital fund investing in companies developing therapeutics to treat aging. Celine has a technical background in neuroscience and gene therapy. She holds a B.Sc. in neuroscience from the University of Texas at Austin and was a D.Phil. student at Oxford University. She worked in the laboratories of Dr. Evan Snyder at the Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute on novel enteric neuron disease therapeutics, and of Dr. Richard Morrisett and Dr. Keith Stevenson at The University of Texas at Austin on the development of novel silver-nanocluster neuronal tracers for applications in neuropharmacology.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODEWhy cracking the code on a dog's can fix human age related diseasesWhat's wrong with the longevity fieldHow to go from academia to startupsThe real mental and emotional challenges of being a founderHow to think about sacrifice, personal responsibility, and your own mortalityand much more...Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/68TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Podcast Recommendation - #impact with Regina Larko(00:43) - Introduction(02:17) - Celine's Mission For Better Medicine and Healthcare(04:40) - Why dog longevity to fix human illness(07:11) - Why Celine cares so much about longevity(09:39) - What's wrong with the longevity field(11:57) - What does longevity actually look like(14:04) - What is Loyal for dogs and what is it creating(18:33)  - How Celine wants to inspire other biotech founders(20:25) - How to manage senior talent as a young founder(21:59) - How to go from academia to startups(26:25) - The first step for creating a biotech company(28:00) - Mental models, self awareness, and emotional challenges as a found(34:12) - Sacrifice and personal responsibility(35:32) - Are we all delaying our own mortality(36:35) - Call to Action(37:24) - How to push the world to Evolve

Claire Schmidt is the CEO and Founder of AllVoices: A technology platform that enables employees to anonymously report bias, discrimination or sexual harassment to their company's leadership. By equipping companies with transparent data, leadership teams can actively work to improve their culture and move towards a more equal and just workplace. Prior to founding AllVoices, Claire served as Vice President of Technology and Innovation at Fox, the Senior Director of Giving at Thrive Market, as well as the Director of Programs at Thorn. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODEHow company culture has been changed by MeToo, BLM, COVID, and remote workWhy anonymous reporting helps create a psychologically safe and decent workplaceHow to have a compassionate conversation without having to agree with the other side or even like themThe skills you need to start a career in social impactHow to quickly became an expert in any domain & surround yourself with mentorsWhy you should raise more money for your startup in your pre-seed than you thinkand much more...Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/67 TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Podcast Recommendation - Startups for Good with Miles Laster(00:43) - Introduction(02:09) - Claire's Mission(02:23) - What Problems inside the Workplace?(05:05) - Why do Whistleblower Hotlines and Culture Surveys Not Address the Issue?(07:19) - How has MeToo, COVID, and BLM Changed Company Culture?(08:46) - What is the State of The Workplace in 2021?(11:23) - What About Remote Work?(12:24)  - What is a Psychologically Safe and Decent Workplace?(13:56) - What is AllVoices and How Does It Help?(20:16) - Why Anonymity is Important(25:05) - A Unique Benefit Available to Any Employee in Any Company(29:41) - How Effective is AllVoices?(32:24) - How Claire Builds Culture in AllVoices as CEO(36:34) - What Work Still Needs Done in This Space?(38:40) - How Claire Started Her Social Impact Career & The Skills She Learned(42:47) - How to Quickly Became An Expert In Any Domain(44:24) - How to Surround Yourself with Expert Mentors(47:06) - Why Claire Quit Her Successful Career to Start AllVoices(49:25) - How Claire Made Life Changing Decisions in the Beginning of AllVoices(52:32) - Why You Should Raise More Money Than You Think in Your Pre-Seed(56:03) - Why You Must Separate Your Identity From Your Startup(58:04) - The Future of Company Culture(1:00:51) - Call to Action(1:02:29) - How To Push The World To Evolve

Rodney Campbell & Keith Richardson are Co-Founders of More In Common and creators of the More In Common Podcast, a social experiment to prove that we have more in common than that which divides us and prove its beneficial to have conversation with people of disparate points of view. On their podcast they explore a variety of tough and controversial topics such as  race, politics, mental health, child abuse, parenting, and many others with guests ranging from Kristen Bell to Jason Primrose. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODEWhy we currently have so much disconnection and divide among people in our societyWhy conversation is one of the foundational skills that underlies all other problemsHow to have a compassionate conversation without having to agree with the other side or even like themThe power of podcasting to effect othersHow to talk about controversial topicsand much more...Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/66 TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Introduction(01:02) - Rodney & Keith's Mission(01:39) - Why Compassionate Conversation is a Metaskill?(05:06) - How Evolution has Influenced Conversation(09:54) - How Lack of Connection has Increased Loneliness and Depression(15:29) - Self Awareness and Conversations(19:11) - What is a Companionate Conversation and How Does It Feel?(27:15)  - What it the M.O.R.E. Approach?(31:48) - Why Did Rodney & Keith Start a Podcast to Demonstrate Compassionate Conversations?(35:49) - How has the Podcast Changed Lives?(39:53) - How To Help Others Open Up to Vulnerability(42:36) - Rodney & Keith's First Discussions about Controversial Topics(53:11) - Labels of Others and Us vs. Them(59:04) - What They are Teaching Their Children About Human Connection(1:03:20) - Call to Action(1:05:04) - How To Push The World To Evolve

Andrea Malone is the Founder of Humble Teacher, a full-service online course platform centering liberation and anti-oppression work. Originally launching with only 5 courses, they quickly received over a hundred course signups within a month and have expanded their offerings to over a dozen courses addressing racism, diversity, equity, activism and more. Andrea's passion for anti-oppression and liberation work emerged early on. Now she helps online instructors that share ways in which anyone can join in the journey to end systemic racism, bias, and white supremacy culture specifically in commerce and education.Today she shares the two sides of dismantling oppression through anti-oppression and liberation, her journey from corporate America to becoming a founder, and how she used her unique skills that tackle a problem she deeply cared about and how you could too.  Full show notes can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/65

Sidney Haitoff is the Founder and CEO of mishe, the Pay-As-You-Go Healthcare™ company that puts consumers in control of their care by connecting them directly with providers on the basis of transparent and affordable pricing; no insurance needed. Since launching in the fall of 2020, mishe has already welcomed more than 125 providers across seven specialties to the marketplace in just three months of active recruitment in San Diego. They are continuing to build out our provider network and plan to offer a full suite of essential medical services to their community and other major metropolitan areas across the country. Today he shares his expertise in the medical industry, how he approached building a two sided marketplace, the secret tool he uses to overcome challenges being a founder, and how he is bringing healing back to healthcare through price transparency, equity, and access. Full show notes can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/64

Jaison Morgan is the Founder and CEO of Carrot, a competition platform that puts many brilliant minds to work solving tough problems. As the market leader in the design, development, and operation of large-scale incentive programming, Carrot has over 10 years of experience and 100% success rate in allocating over 500 million dollars to teams developing solutions in wide variety of areas.Jaison shares how he built Carrot, his unique skills as founder for over a decade, and his mission to create open, transparent, and fair processes of granting awards, prizes, fellowships, and other forms of incentive-based programs to people like us, the innovators solving the worlds greatest challenges.Full show notes  can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/62This episode is brought to you by Purpose Talks! Purpose Talks, created by the Business of Purpose and Hosted by Izzy Ahrbeck, sits down with business leaders to discuss the new business world where purpose talks over money. Each episode spotlights, not one, but multiple companies focused on one business element, jam-packed with insights and topics such as brand activism, giveback models, open hiring practices, transparent supply chains and more. They even host Q&A events with their guests like the upcoming event on July 20th featuring Lynn Johnson, Founder + CEO of Hella Social Impact, talking about Racial Justice. So if you enjoy the Evolve podcast, then give Purpose Talks a listen. 

Moe Abbas is Co-Founder and CEO of Acadium, an apprenticeship marketplace on a mission to accelerate economic mobility by making access to a new career accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Acadium started with the belief that anyone, anywhere, should be able to get the skills and experience they need to start their career without barriers like price, schedule, or location getting in their way.  Acadium has raised $1M from top angel investors, and it has launched more careers in digital marketing than any other platform to date. The company has been featured in Forbes as one of the leading companies building the bridge to remote employment. And the best part, it is completely free for the students and apprentices.Moe went from a poor, refugee family and selling chocolate bar at 10 years old to help support his family, to founding or co-founding over a dozen startups which over the last 10 years have employed thousands, in industries ranging from real estate, construction, web development, marketing and mobile applications. In his early 20's he was Co-Founder of Ottawa General Contractors which In 5 years, he led the group from doing deals in a Starbucks into Canada's leading residential design build company with 20 million in sales and design centers across the country.Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/62What You Will Learn In This Episode:Why an apprenticeship is more effective at creating careers than traditional higher educationHow one Acadium apprentice switched careers and doubled her income in 3 months for freeA scrappy funnel growth hack validate your marketplace ideaWhy supply and demand liquidity is important when building a two-sided marketplaceHow to determine a revenue model for your startupHow to decide between horizontal and vertical growth in your business

Turi Munthe is the founder of Parlia, the encyclopedia of opinion. Turi is a media entrepreneur, venture partner, former journalist, author, and political analyst who is on a mission to empower civil discourse by mapping the entirety of the worlds opinions on one platform. So far, they have 5,000 members who have voted over 150,000 times 1500 opinions and 5,000 arguments all aimed at helping each other understand one another better on the issues most important to our time.And who better to discover how the world thinks, than this founder who has dogged bullets in the middle east and attacks of his ideas in the board room. He began his career writing for magazines like The Economist, The Nation, & The TLS, published a Reader on Saddam Hussein, covered the 2nd Gulf War as a journalist, and eventually launched the Beirut Review of Books, a joint venture with the Lebanese Daily Star and The International Herald Tribune.In 2007, he jumped into the tech game as cofounder of Demotix which was as a grassroots news wire, providing freelance reporters and photojournalists around the world with a platform to share their stories and images with the world's media. Demotix won numerous awards for innovation in media both in the US and UK, and built a giant network of 75,000 photojournalists around the world before selling to Bill Gates' Corbis Corporation in 2012.Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/61What You Will Learn In This Episode:Why business can be more effective at solving social issues at scale than non-profitsTrade-offs social entrepreneurs have to make to purpose before profitHow we humanize other's opinions and how they are not that different than yoursWhy your opinions are arbitrary and don't really belong to youThe 3 ways to stop polarizationHow to build a self sustaining community of crowdsourced information like Wikipedia

Stephen Kosslyn is the founder of Active Learning Sciences & Foundry College. Stephen is a serial founder, psychologist, neuroscientist, and expert on the science of learning with over a 40 year career in transforming education. After having written or co-authored 15 books, publishing more than 300 papers, receiving numerous awards, and being a center director at Stanford and a dean at Harvard, this brilliant researcher jumped at the opportunity to put his ideas into practice by becoming the founding dean and chief academic officer of Minerva, a startup to reinvent American higher education.  However this ambitious educator wanted to help more learners at an even larger scale. So he went on to become founder and chief academic officer of Foundry College, which was recently named a Top 100 Ed Tech company in North America. This online two-year college is designed to help working adults develop skills and knowledge that will not be automated in the foreseeable future.  Within the midst of the 2020 global pandemic and the need for online education, he published a new book Active Learning Online: Five Principles that Make Online Courses Come Alive and started Active Learning Sciences, as he realized the best way to fulfill his mission in life is not to teach students directly, but to help others to use the science of learning to design new, cutting-edge educational programs and courses.Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/60What You Will Learn In This Episode:How to turn years of research into a startupHow to scale successful solutionsThe 5 principles of active learningOpportunities for entrepreneurs in education

Emily Kennedy is Co-Founder & President of Marinus Analytics. Emily went form college researcher to tech founder helping thousands of victims in the $99 billion black market industry of sex trafficking, forced labor and slavery. What started off as a college research thesis on human trafficking turned into an internationally recognized AI and machine learning technology to identify and locate victims trafficking sold online and dismantle organized criminal networks.  In their seven years of operation, they've assisted over 2,500 law enforcement and nonprofit users analyze over 400 million records to date. Their technology is 60 times faster than manual identification and saved law enforcement over 70,000 hours of investigative time in 2020 alone. To continue their impact of solving society's most pressing problems, they've applied their technology to include human services and cyber fraud. And in early 2021, they were announced as a finalist in the IBM Watson AI X PRIZE, which is a $3 million competition to build artificial intelligence for good.Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/emily-kennedyWhat You Will Learn In This Episode:How to take university research and turn it into a startupHow to secure early stage funding without taking venture capitalHow to grow your customer base in early stagesHow to attract passionate and skilled talent to a mission driven startupHow to set boundaries as a founderHow to be a thermostat, and not a thermometerIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Today's Featured Founder is is Collin Tate, Founder of Kind Find which is a weekly brand discovery email series that introduces everyone everywhere to 100% vegan companies, crowdfunding projects, trends, job listings, and more. They are on a mission to help ethical eCommerce thrive and support the mass adoption and global growth of the vegan lifestyle.Full show notes and transcripts can be found here: evolvethe.world/community/collin-tateIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Kathy Hannun is Co-Founder & President of Dandelion Energy. Kathy has spent the last decade focused on finding “Moonshots,” which are business opportunities that harness technology for large-scale positive impact for millions, even billions, of people. Starting as a rapid evaluator at Google X's moonshot factory, she took the leap at a moonshot idea for reducing fossil-powered heating costs and carbon emissions with earth powered geothermal energy.Most recently, this innovative startup has raised $30 million in funding from top venture capitalists like Bill Gate's Breakthrough Energy Ventures, set a new standard for geothermal quality and cost-effectiveness, and empowered homeowners to avoid over 100 million pounds of carbon emissions and counting.Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/kathy-hannunWhat You Will Learn In This Episode:How to identify and validate moonshot ideasHow to create an MVP for a moonshot ideaDandelion's 3 innovations that make it successful in the energy marketHow much a founder should disclose about their personal life during fundraisingWhy risk taking is necessary to solve global problemsIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/landon-brandWhat You Will Learn In This Episode:How to create ideas your passionate aboutWhy to fund existing solutions rather than reinvent the wheelHow to find your first users & turn them into a passionate communityHow to use fun, identity, status to fuel extreme growth adoption in your productThe Magic of Public Benefit Corporations for mission driven startupsIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Today's Featured Founder is is Rob Girling, Co-Founder & CEO of Artefact which an award-winning responsible strategy and design firm which helps leaders harness the power of design to make change and do good. Full show notes and transcripts can be found here: evolvethe.world/community/rob-girlingIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Tom Dawkins is the Co-Founder & CEO of StartSomeGood. Tom has been the founder of 5 nonprofits and social enterprises and built the leading platform in cause-driven crowdfunding, innovative partnerships and social entrepreneur education. Since its conception in 2010, the platform has enabled more than 1000 projects to raise over $12.5 million to make a positive impact in the world. Their projects have an outstanding 53% success rate compared with 39% on Kickstarter and 9% on Indiegogo. In addition to their technology platform, they created a one stop shop for social entrepreneurs with accelerators, a social enterprise design course, live crowdfunding pitch events, a network community, and everything to help people design and launch social enterprises and impact projects.Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/tom-dawkinsWhat You Will Learn In This Episode:The little known secrets from over a 1000 successful crowdfunding campaignsHow to fund ideas facing the innovation paradoxHow to convene, not convert, your idea’s first audienceThe 5 heart grabbing hooks to get people raving about your crowdfunding ideaWhy the world’s biggest challenges are the biggest business opportunitiesThe 4 phases of social entrepreneurshipIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Jeffrey Hollender is Co-Founder of Seventh Generation, The American Business Council, & Hollender Sustainable Brands. Jeffrey went from dropping out of college and selling skill classes like the “art of flirting” or “how to marry money” to building one of the most successful sustainable product brands in the world, Seventh Generation, which sold to Unilever in 2016 for over $600 Million. Their line of over 100 products is distributed in most leading retailers including: Target, Whole Foods, Kroger, Safeway and Amazon. And for the last 30 years, from its humble beginnings as mail order catalog till now, the brand has been focused on nurturing the health of the next 7 generations.But after being ousted by his own company in 2010, he took his idea of doing good to a whole another level becoming a leading authority on corporate responsibility, sustainability and social equity. He created a coalition of over 250,000 businesses called the American Sustainable Business Council which drives progressive public policy. In 2013, with his wife and daughter, he created Hollender Sustainable Brands, which started Sustain, Sustain Natural, a new brand of female-focused, all natural sexual wellness products that sold. The company has rapidly grown and was acquired by Grove Collective in 2019.Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/jeffrey-hollenderWhat You Will Learn In This Episode:What Jeffrey's first business was after dropping out of collegeThe first business Jeffrey sold to Time WarnerWhy Jeffrey's guilt ended up leading him to Seventh GenerationHow Seventh Generation started from a failing mail order catalogueHow Seventh Generation got it's first customersThe troubles in Jeffrey and Alan Newman's co-founder relationshipWhether it is right for you to have a co-founderThe absolute must haves before entering into a co-founder relationshipHow Jeffrey made a key decision to cut 80% of Seventh Generations revenue sourceWhy educating your customers can have positive effectsHow to create company cultureHow Jeffrey took being fired from Seventh Generation and what he learnedHow Jeffrey practices the art of reflectionWhy businesses need to do good rather than less badHow Jeffrey got into the condom business and built Sustain NaturalsWhy to be truly sustainable we need to implement a whole systems approachHow Jeffrey navigated selling three companiesThe most important lessons he teaches social entrepreneursHow to fuel innovation in your startupHow we can solve major global issuesIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Today's expert is James Bidwell, Co-founder of next generation strategy consultancy, Re_Set and owner and Chair of the world's leading source of global innovations, Springwise. Both his companies are members of 1% for the Planet and certified B Corp companies - committed to business as a force for good. His book, Disrupt: 100 Lessons in Business Innovation is an Amazon bestseller and explores how meaningful innovations are changing the way we live and work and how we can best look after our planet #innovationthatmatters. He is also Chair of the UK Steering committee for 1% for the Planet.In today's lesson James reveals how to innovate and thrive in a disrupted world. 2020 has been a powerful wake up call for all of us. We have seen a seismic shift in that last 12 months and the pace of change has accelerated faster than ever before. It is vital that we adapt, find new ways to stay relevant and most importantly, innovate.  There is a huge opportunity now to be brave and bold.Today's lessons:The importance of an MVPThe importance of agility and flexibilityThe vital role of real time intelligenceYou can download this expert's playbook at https://www.evolvethe.world/learn/how-to-innovateIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Today's Featured Founder is Chris Wexler, Co-founder and CEO of Krunum has created the best in class AI technology and machine learning to remove digital toxic waste from the internet like Child Sexual Abuse Materials and other indicative content to improve and speed content moderation. As a pure social enterprise, Krunam brings the best in market forces to the fight against one of capitalism's worst toxic waste, human trafficking.Full show notes and transcripts can be found here: evolvethe.world/community/chris-wexlerIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Sebastiaan van der Lans is the Founder of WordProof & Chairman of the Trusted Web Foundation. Sebastiaan is an open source nerd who won Europe’s Blockchains for Social Good contest in 2020 for his innovative dutch startup that is on a mission to restore trust in the internet through transparency and accountability via blockchain timestamping.And with fraud, fake news, and privacy issues the internet has been  hungry for this! Within just 6 months of launching they had 162,173 timestamps, 25,000,000+ Unique Pageviews, and 17,000+ Views of WordProof content on youtube. And the spread across the internet keeps climbing. As of today, they have had 1,023,572+ articles, media files and legal documents time stamped by their product.Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/sebastiaan-van-der-lansWhat You Will Learn In This Episode:Why Sebastiaan was drawn to the web and the power of open sourceHow community and open source democratize the internetWhy Sebastiaan invested $60,000 of time into building a free GDPR pluginHow to test out developers before hiring them for bigger projectsThe origin of blockchain and what drew Sebastiaan to itWhy trust on the internet is such a big issueHow Sebastiaan is going to save the internet with a digital fingerprintHow to bring more transparency and accountability on the internetThe "levels" strategy for making social media more believableThe secret way Sebastiaan funded his blockchain startupHow WordProof got it's first usersHow to explain something as complicated as blockchain to everyone from investors to policy makersThe ultimate strategy to win a startup competitionWhy Sebastiaan started a nonprofit alongside his startup to educate people about the internetHow the State of Misinformation has effected the internetHow to not fall prey to misinformationHow we can apply open source and community prinicples to other problemsHow to make the internet have more human to human connectionHow 5 minutes of time turned in 20k return on investmentIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Today's expert is Ben Sampson, Co-Founder of WeHero,  which gives companies the solutions to accomplish their social mission through powerful giving and volunteer programs to create a better culture, a better brand, and a greater social impact. Their mission: To empower 10 million people with the tools to give easily and impactfully. Ben Sampson has spoken at a number of conferences in the CSR and Sustainability space. Ben's particularly well known for designing social impact strategies and high impact corporate volunteer programs. Companies he has worked with include Visa, Facebook, Adobe, Deloitte, Salesforce, Autodesk, Linkedin, and many more.In today's lesson Ben reveals how to establish successful corporate social impact strategies that not only make a social difference but also drive increased revenues to build a better business as an end result.Today's lessons:Understand the why of your strategyDesigning the right strategy  Launching the strategy and activating your employeesManaging the strategy for continued success.You can download this expert's playbook at https://www.evolvethe.world/learn/how-to-create-social-impact-strategiesIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Christian Shearer is the CEO & Co-Founder at Regen Network, a community of actors engaging with ecological regeneration, ecological monitoring, verification, distributed computing and technology development, centered around Regen Ledger. Christian went from permaculturist and educator in Southeast Asia to a global tech entrepreneur looking to solve global challenges like climate change, desertification, and resource depletion that affect nearly every aspect of human life. These experiences opened his eyes to the most powerful pathways for reversing climate change and unlocking the largest untapped market in the world: farmers and the earth’s Ecosystems. So he decided to create a block-chain based marketplace that allows land stewards to sell more than just produce. Farmers can monetize their ecosystem services to buyers around the world, functioning to reverse climate change, and improve their soils, through incentivized carbon removal.  Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/christian-shearerWhat You Will Learn In This Episode:How Christian bought a piece of land in Thailand after collegeHow Christian became an expert in permaculture to fulfill his own needsWhat a world renowned permaculture designer taught him about inspirationThe surprising secret of just how much agriculture affects our livesWhy Christian moved back to the states to start Terra Genesis InternationalThe biggest lesson Christian learned working with permaculture clientsThe fundamental questions Christian started asking self about agriculture and the climate crisis that led to RegenHow incentives can drive change, for better or worseHow to better incentivize farmers to practice more regenerative agricultureHow Regen is using open source, blockchain technology and advanced verification to support farmersHow Christian went from permaculturist to technology expertWhat TechStars taught Christian and how it shaped his businessWhy companies would want to purchase carbon creditsThe counter intuitive reason why carbon credits incentivize companies to have more sustainable business practicesHow entrepreneurship affected Christians previous marriageThe impact of Microsoft purchasing offset credits from RegenHow Regen's blockchain technology worksWhy they are open sourcing their technology, even to competitorsThe problem with big agricultureThe real reason Christian has dedicated his life to this missionIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Today's expert is Cory Ames, Co-Founder & CEO of a Grow Ensemble,  a media and marketing company that amplifies the work of social entrepreneurs and purpose-driven business leaders to accelerate the change they wish to make in the world. At the age of 20, Cory dropped out from Gonzaga University to aggressively pursue a professional career in digital marketing. In 18 months Cory went from part-time Project Manager Assistant to CEO of a then multi-million dollar marketing agency with over 20 full-time employees.In the lesson Corey reveals his Grow Ensemble Framework. For purpose-driven businesses, this strategy is immensely valuable to build a community around your brand and mission. Today's lessons:Phase 1: The FoundationStrategy: Building the Traffic & Impact PlanOptimization: Capture Low Hanging FruitPhase 2: Build & Run the Content MachineProductionPublicationPromotion & DistributionReview & AnalysisFull show notes and transcripts can be found here: https://www.evolvethe.world/learn/how-to-market-a-social-enterprise-onlineWant to download this expert's playbook? Join our community here: evolvethe.world/learnIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Madison Campbell is the Cofounder & CEO of Leda Health & Creator of the MeToo Kit. Her company within 1 month of starting received 16 ceases and desists, 5 subpoenas, and 2 statewide bills introduced to ban a product that has aimed at helping the millions of sexual assault survivors across the globe which includes an estimated the 2 million a year in the U.S. alone. This young sexual assault advocate and technological innovator’s hope to revolutionize the care on a holistic scale created a frenzy of over a thousand mentions in press outlets such as CNN, Buzzfeed News, ABC, USA Today, NBC and over 1 billion impressions throughout the world and growing.However this serial entrepreneur understands there is no such thing as bad publicity, especially when it is helping bring attention to the 77% of sexual assault cases that are never reported each year including her own. After overcoming the trauma of her own sexual assault in college, she sought out to give survivors time with processing their trauma by developing an at-home sexual assault examination kit and provide the care and resources needed for a full recovery.With an expertise in epidemiology, mathematical modeling, policy and women’s rights, and work in multiple prestigious research institutions, this revolutionary thinker has called her moonshot against the many systemic shortcomings of current government and healthcare systems. Hundreds of thousands of kits have already been requested by colleges, corporations, military, non profits, and even cruise ships and participants of burning man.Find all the shownotes at https://www.evolvethe.world/

Today's experts are Eli Libby & Kyle Nelson, Founders of Results Imagery & the Biz Bros podcast. These are two startup veterans who have had both success and failure in several ventures. They pride themselves on having actually done the work of building a business and not just telling others how to do it. Essentially they practice what they preach as we will hear today how to create foundations for a startup to have social impact.Today's lessons:Follow your passion and don't let anything get in the way of that (especially for social enterprises)Find a foundational co-founder and instill your vision and passion in them.Be transparent (especially when building a social enterprise).Develop a good founding story that consumers can get behind and support.Full show notes and transcripts can be found here: https://www.evolvethe.world/learn/how-to-create-startup-foundations-for-social-impactWant to download this expert's playbook? Join our community here: evolvethe.world/learnIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Today's Featured Founder is Aylon Steinhart, Co-founder and CEO of Eclipse Foods, which makes plant-based milk that is indistinguishable from conventional dairy, in taste, texture and functionality. Their products are made without soy, nuts, coconut, gluten, GMO’s, gums or stabilizers, making them free from all common allergens and much cleaner than other products.Full show notes and transcripts can be found here: evolvethe.world/community/aylon-steinhartWant to be a featured founder? Join our community here: evolvethe.world/communityIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Kelsey Moreira is the founder & CEO of Douph, a cookie dough company with a mission. Kelsey has been noted by Real Estate Mogul and Shark Tank Shark, Barbara Corcoran as the most sophisticated store owner she’d ever met in her life. Why might you ask? Because this Forbes 30 under 30 entrepreneur ditched her decade-long 6 figure tech career with Intel and decided to bootstrap a cookie dough company from a $500 food cart to growing 500% year over year in profits the first two years by serving more than 250,000 cookie dough lovers. But the real magic has been their mission to reduce stigmas around mental health & addiction, including the donation of 88,151 MINUTES in mental health treatment time. Her cookie dough and her mission-driven mentality behind has raised more than 1.2 million dollars, had multiple retail locations including the Las Vegas Strip, and after COVID has pivoted 100% online to ship nationwide through a strong e-commerce business.Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/kelsey-moreiraWhat You Will Learn In This Episode:- How Kelsey's relationship with alcohol became a detriment to her life- When Kelsey decided to stop drinking and how she did it- How Kelsey started baking in order to rebuild her identity- How Kelsey discovered the cookie dough recipe that would later become Doughp- How Kelsey launched Doughp and started validating her idea- What happened when Kelsey started sharing her sobriety journey with customers- What is Doughp For Hope and why it is the core of Doughp's mission- How Kelsey decides which nonprofits to partner with- How Kelsey created a fun startup culture without drinking or mind altering substances- How to permeate your values as a founder in the company culture- The challenges Kelsey faced as a first time entrepreneur opening a retail location- How Kelsey transitioned 100% online during COVID and skyrocketed sales- How you can use your physical locations data and experience to direct online experiences- What Doughp does to stand out in their marketing online- How Doughp nurtures it's community online- The best advice Kelsey received to stay resilient through sobriety and tough times- The meditation app that Kelsey swears by- How we can better support friends and families' mental health- How to find existing solutions and use your business to support themIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Cullen Schwarz is the Co-Founder of Done Good, Chief of Good Thoughts, & a man who traded the political suit for a startup t-shirt. After a decade of fighting the good fight serving as a senior communications adviser to members of Congress and in the Obama Administration, he decided to start driving some of the $130 trillion in consumer spending to what Forbes has called the Amazon for Social Good. Since starting from inside the Harvard Innovation Lab in 2015, they have partnered with over 200 brands including names like Patagonia and Warby Parker, tripled their community to over 100,000 members, and diverted over one million dollars to companies dedicated to making the world a better place.Full show notes and worksheets can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/cullen-schwarzWhat You Will Learn In This Episode:What Cullen learned about conscientious consumerism when he became the leader of United Students Against SweatshopsWhy Politics is too slow to make change and deliver the solutions we needWhy consumer spending is the number one driver for positive changeWhy our hope for humanity is found in businessWhat Cullen and his cofounder learned inside the Harvard Innovation Lab about startupsWhy Cullen's first app iteration of DoneGood turned out to be a terrible ideaHow Cullen pivoted his business model online by creating a chrome plugin & affiliate marketplaceWhy online shopping creates less behavior change for customers than brick and mortarWhy online shopping is more sustainable than physical retailHow Cullen got his first brands and customers to the marketplace and which side he built firstWhy Cullen decided to make a fully functioning marketplace and control the entire customer experienceHow DoneGood's business model creates a win-win for everyoneHow DoneGood competes against AmazonThe dark side of Amazon's business practicesWhy socially conscious brands must be as good or better than regular brandsWhy Cullen believes sales and discounts are equally as important for socially conscious brandsHow to market and speak to conscious consumersCullen's unique strategies to compete with Amazon, Better Days and Shop For Good SundayHow Cullen launched a new business model during COVIDWhere the most opportunity is in conscious capitalism in the coming decadeCullen's number one advice for social entrepreneurs just starting outIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

Ryan Mckenzie is the co founder of Tru Earth which bootstrapped from 0 to 2.5 million in monthly revenue in only 17 months while waging a war against plastic. After a career of growing several premium subscription boxes to multi-million dollar businesses, this serial entrepreneur decided to create a subscription, zero-waste, environmentally friendly laundry strip that completely eliminates the need for heavy plastic detergent jugs. With roughly 85 thousand active subscribers in 45 different countries, they have collectively kept over 2-million plastic jugs out of landfills, donated well over 2-million loads of laundry to vulnerable families in Canada, the United States and Ghana, and skyrocketed to the second fastest growing startup in Canada this year.But the success of 8 figure monthly run rates has not always been the norm. Starting in the 90’s this entrepreneur has seen the heights of success getting hundreds of thousands of subscribers, generating 6 & 7 figures a month in revenue, and the lows of losing it all, working out of an ice cold garage in the canadian winter, and rationing out discount ground beef for his family for the week. Despite the ups and downs, the lessons learned in his 20 year career helped him design a subscription model around this laundry Eco-Strip, initially aiming to sign on 150 customers, and landing him with an astonishing fifteen-hundred in the very first month!This disruptive startup and innovative founder has been featured in dozens of media outlets and in his written content that has been read by more than 100 million readers. Additionally their viral sensation "Things You Should Never Mix with Water” has been viewed over 16 million times.Find all the shownotes for this episode at https://www.evolvethe.world/ryan-mckenzie

Kuda Biza is the Co-Founder of Nunbelievable & author of the SPEAR Method. Kuda went from washing windows as a young kid in economically deteriorating Zimbabwe to building 6 businesses & a non profit  to solve two of the world’s biggest problems: education and hunger. With only $150 in start-up capital, he launched a profitable clothing line from a college dorm room, resulting in the education of more than 100 children in Africa. He then launched a global buy-one-give-one social enterprise which has donated over 10,000 school supply kits to underprivileged students in Africa. His most recent venture, Nunbelievable, is a mission-based baked goods company that donates a meal for every cookie sold. Within just one year they have donated more than 100,000 meals and even had one person committed to buying close to six figures’ worth of these socially conscious cookies.  Pretty extraordinary for someone who once lived through a drought that left millions without food and killed several of his friends and neighbors. Yet this gritty and determined entrepreneur wanted to change that. So staying up all night in internet cafes for scholarships and coming to the U.S. with only $40 in his pocket, he sharpened his spear studying business in college, launching startups, and spending over a decade in various roles at a Fortune 500 company where he helped take a new meal delivery business venture from ZERO to $20M in 3 years and managed a $75M ecommerce business across major outlets like Amazon, Retail.com and direct-to-consumer sites.Additionally, he is a renowned public speaker delivering keynote addresses at more than 40 institutions in 4 countries including Harvard, the United Nations, and TEDx, inspiring audiences to take action, achieve dreams and impact social change through purposeful entrepreneurship.Find all the shownotes for this episode at https://www.evolvethe.world/kuda-biza

Shireen Jaffer is the Co-Founder of EDVO & Founder of Skillify. She went from working multiple part time jobs since the age of 14, even being fired from a yogurt shop, to helping over 50,000 people in their careers over the last 10 years, from recent grads to executives. She is a Forbes 30 under 30, an active angel investor in several successfully growing startups, and a founder of 2 startups that have been aimed at building innovative educational tools to empower lifelong learning for billions around the world.Changing how people are educated and see work in our society, she has supported 220 schools to equip students with real world skills and worked with hundreds of companies, from Fortune 500s to early stage startups, advising them on recruiting and hiring practices. This year she launched products to help people think think for themselves including the world’s first personal learning management system and a mental models app which was #1 on product hunt with over 15,000 users in the first two weeks.She shares her wisdom for a life full of meaningful learning, critical thinking, and better results as host of the Edvolution Podcast, as a Ted-x speaker, and has been featured in numerous publications such as Business Insider, Fast Company, Forbes, and more.Find all the shownotes for this episode at https://www.evolvethe.world/shireen-jaffer