Pioneering Prosperity

Justin Bean is the Global Director of Smart Spaces Marketing (“Smart Cities”) at Hitachi.  He’s also a blockchain investor and founder of Spectrum Report, a website that helps people see the narratives behind the news. Here’s a few links from our conversation: Spectrum Report Hitachi: How Smart Cities Help You Live Better (Video) Smart State, … Continue reading "Reimagining Smart Cities, Blockchain, and News Narratives with Justin Bean of Hitachi – Podcast"

Mike Lin (profile) is the Founder & Chairman of Fenix International (fenixintl.com), a venture backed renewable energy startup focused on building solar power systems for the 1.2 billion people without power in emerging markets. Mike founded Fenix in 2009 after a previous Africa-focused energy startup went bust.  He shares how Fenix began in Uganda by developing … Continue reading "Delivering off-grid solar through African telecoms with Mike Lin of Fenix International"

Sunny Washington (@sunnywash) is the Founder & CEO of Because Learning, an education technology platform with hands on lessons that get students excited to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Sunny shares insights from her founder’s journey, the joys and challenges of running an education startup, and reimagining stereotypes of what a successful founder … Continue reading "Reimagining STEM Education with Sunny Washington of Because Learning"

Joshua Levin (@JoshLevin11) is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of OpenInvest, a Y Combinator venture backed startup dedicated to using technology to bring honesty and transparency to financial services, while making socially responsible investing easy and more accessible through a truly innovative technology platform. Josh goes in depth on OpenInvest’s vision for disrupting the … Continue reading "Democratizing socially responsible investing with Joshua Levin of OpenInvest"