RedefiningCapitalism

In this episode, Javier Ortega-Araiza has a conversation with Michael Pollowitz, who joins us from Seattle, WA, and has worked for a considerable part of his career in the field of affordable housing for people with developmental disabilities. We discuss the impact that public-private partnerships can have to address social causes, the importance of empowering people, and how to lead an organisation in a way that it maximizes its social impact and is sustainable and scalable over time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningcapitalism/support

Today we have a conversation with Gabriella Szilvasi, who joins us from Budapest, Hungary and is a business coach and certified NLP trainer. She shares her insights as to how NLP can guide our individual transformation, and how that impacts our performance as executives and business leaders and also as entrepreneurs, based on her experience working with numerous clients in the field. In the episode, we simulate an NLP exercise to help the audience understand how these techniques can help us become more caring and compassionate leaders. If you find value in this podcast, please support this podcast in Anchor.fm or take a look at our Patreon offerings. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redefiningcapitalism You can follow Javier Ortega-Araiza on Medium at joapublishing.medium.com Learn more about the NLP in English course by Gabriella Szilvasi: https://softskillakademia.hu/nlp-in-english/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningcapitalism/support

In this episode, Javier Ortega-Araiza shares his insights having experienced both success and failures in business partnerships. He discusses the importance of communication, and how stories influence our outlook on a business, and how can we change this so that we can build organisations that are more conscious and create a higher impact, starting from within. He also talks about acceptance as the first step to fix any situation that is perceived as a problem. If you find value in this podcast, please support this podcast in Anchor.fm or take a look at our Patreon offerings. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redefiningcapitalism You can follow Javier Ortega-Araiza on Medium at joapublishing.medium.com Contact us at capitalismremade@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningcapitalism/support

In this episode, Javier Ortega-Araiza discusses the main insights he has learned while working on his new ventures, including the fund Infinite Expeditions, an eLearning startup, and the creation of this podcast. He discusses some of the challenges he has faced in the development of the podcast, how important it is to accept the natural flow of life and why it is a sign of courage to ask for help and also, to apologise when things go wrong. In this way, he believes, our personal development becomes a pivotal point for the creation of a better system, one that is more inclusive and that starts with our personal journey to a higher state of consciousness so that we can create more conscious businesses and that results in a more conscious ecosystem by default. If you find value in this podcast, please support this podcast in Anchor.fm or take a look at our Patreon offerings. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/redefiningcapitalism You can follow Javier Ortega-Araiza on Medium at joapublishing.medium.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningcapitalism/support

Today we have a conversation with Anders Corbett, who is the Founder and CEO of Craft Microbiome, a Boston-based startup that is the first scientifically-proven performance company sourcing probiotics from elite athletes, and which has the mission of unlocking each athlete's full potential. He is also a Women's Rowing Coach at Dartmouth College and a world championship rower. We have a very interesting discussion about the ethical implications of scientific innovation and its boundless potential to tap into previously-unexplored marketplaces. We also touch on the underlying emotions that rule purchasing decisions and how this can transform the way capitalism operates. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/redefiningcapitalism/support

In this episode, Dominique Wilson and Javier Ortega-Araiza discuss their main learnings from 2020, a year that, as we know it, was completely transformative for humanity. They discuss how 2020 brought to light a new way of living that can be harmonious with building more conscious businesses, the importance of work-life balance and also, of developing additional passive income sources. They share their perspectives on 2021, and how sectors like eLearning and content creation will keep booming, and what we can do to grow and develop ourselves and our businesses as we enter this new era where we are all entrepreneurs and storytellers.

Today we have a conversation with Alex Stephany, who is the founder and CEO of Beam, a London-based startup that is the world's first online platform that crowdfunds employment training for homeless people. Alex was also the CEO of JustPark, a disruptive startup that was backed by BMW among others, and is a sharing economy pioneer--being the author of The Business of Sharing. We discuss how we can build a more inclusive society and support everyone to become the best version of themselves that they can be.

In this episode, which marks the beginning for the Phase 2 of the podcast, we introduce Dominique Wilson, a social entrepreneur from Illinois and co-founder of Chicago-based startup RiseKit, and who has joined the RedefiningCapitalism podcast as a co-host from here onwards. Dominique and Javier Ortega-Araiza discuss the future plans for the podcast, upcoming interviews, and how they are creating a broader community that is engaging in order to create a better capitalism by helping their audience to create more conscious businesses.

Today we have a conversation with Mel Young, a social entrepreneur who joins us from Scotland. Mel is a change-maker and believes passionately that homelessness around the world can be ended. He has co-founded multiple publications, including The Big Issue in Scotland, as well as the International Network of Street Papers. Currently, he is the President of the Homeless World Cup, which he co-founded in 2003, and through football has touched the lives of more than a million people over the last decade. He is also the Chairman of Sportscotland, the national agency for sport in Scotland, which sees a country where sport is a way of life, at the heart of society, making a positive impact on people and communities. He has been a Schwab Fellow of the World Economic Forum since 2001.

Today we have a conversation with Marsha Druker, who is the founder of Fuckup Nights Toronto, a speaker series and community that's part of a growing global movement, sharing stories of business failure. We talk about the importance of breaking down stigmas, and amplifying the message that failure is healthy and essential to the learning process. Marsha is also a passionate community builder and the host of the Create Community podcast.

Today we have a conversation with Lisa Toner, who joins us from Dublin, Ireland, and who is the founder of ETTCH, a Dublin-based social enterprise that is on a mission to build confident, resilient, and happy children so we can reduce the number of teenagers and adults experiencing mental health issues. ETTCH was created to empower children and teenagers to realise their own self-worth and learn resilience so that when they face all of life's challenges, they're protected by their own inner peace and strength. Lisa is also a Senior Marketing Manager at HubSpot.

Today we have a conversation with Juan Pablo Costa, who manages the programs of the Fundación Banco Provincia, a not-for-profit organisation in Argentina that is part of the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires, which is one of the largest banks in the nation. The Foundation does work in vulnerable communities, assisting in financing and development, as well as supporting small and medium size companies to foster productivity and self-sufficiency in some of the most economically depressed regions of Buenos Aires.

Today we have a conversation with Steve Israel, an artist and serial entrepreneur who joins us from Vermont. Steve is the founder of several business ventures, including a lemonade stand when he was five years old, the first microbrewery and the first distillery in Vermont, as well as the Great American Salvage Company, which he started out in his kitchen and gradually became a large company that dismantled buildings and resold their historic details. Their operations went from recycling scrap materials to high end reuse of mansions. Steve is also a sculptor and the founder of HarborArts, a not-for-profit organisation which transformed the 14-acre Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina into an outdoor gallery, to create a stage for dialogue through public art. In the past, he has lived on a boat in Boston and spent time in Mexico where he mentored and supported young entrepreneurs to develop their businesses.

Today we have a conversation with Andres Schabelman, who was one of the first thirty employees at Airbnb, and also worked in International Expansion and New Markets for Google and Fiverr. He is also an angel investor, consultant, and speaker, and he is now moving into acting, a career path that comes from a calling to transmit his being across time and space, and to deeply feel and express all of human emotions. Andrés is a reflector, transmitting truth and heart and pushing for a formless, borderless world without binaries through curiosity and collaboration.

Today we have a conversation with Klaus Levy, who was born in Germany, grew up in Colombia and his extensive journey has taken him to live in many places such as Caracas, Venezuela; Paris, France; Switzerland, New Mexico and the San Francisco Bay Area, and also to work in a variety of industries from software to a healing practice. We talk about his journey, and also about how to find your passion, how to find work that is meaningful and that adds value to society, and also, about his ideal of a society of contribution where we redefine what work means and how work is compensated and how that can evolve our current way of living.

Today we have a conversation with José-Antonio Villalobos Sarria, who is a Professional Certified Coach and author based in Los Angeles, California. He has a very diverse and extensive background working with nonprofit, public, and private organisations. In designing learning and development initiatives, José-Antonio draws from his experience in the hospitality industry working for one of the leading hotels in the world and his sales and customer service expertise working in the luxury goods industry. José-Antonio has developed the coaching model MUNDO, an empowerment tool to support his clients based on the philosophy that everybody is a high performing individual and has the potential to enhance and balance their abilities, adapt to new realities, embrace challenges, and inspire others. His work covers a wide array of industries including the technology sector in California and the arts and entertainment industry, among others.

What is your definition of creating positive change? How do you get to the point where you get this feeling of fulfillment or satisfaction regarding your work? As the current global situation has shaken us, the definition of success, and what it really means to change the world, is being redefined. It is time for us to do the real work. This episode is proudly presented by the Institute for Creative Exchange, and its online store which provides timeless art pieces. Learn more by visiting www.icestore.me

Today we have a conversation with Matt Wilkerson, co-founder and CEO at New York-based startup ParagonOne, a startup that designs virtual internships for students looking to get real work experience in different industries (from VC and finance to social media marketing) and that was a part of the Y Combinator startup incubation program in Silicon Valley. We discuss his journey and key drivers as an entrepreneur, how are tech companies stepping up to bridge the existing skills gap and how can we build a better education system that helps everybody develop their talents and capacities.

Today we have a conversation with Martín Borchardt, who joins us from Buenos Aires, Argentina and is the Founder and CEO of HENRY, a startup that invests in people by helping them become software engineers through an innovative model called Income Sharing Agreements. He also co-founded VerdeAgua, a certified B Corporation in Uruguay that is a leading supplier of fresh produce. We discuss his journey as an entrepreneur, HENRY's high-impact business model, his perspectives on education and access to opportunities and how institutions in this field will need to innovate to adapt to a constantly-changing world.

How can The Four Noble Truths, the treasured spiritual principles from Buddhism, can help us build a better capitalism? To begin with, they can help us understand that everything is temporary. Accepting that everything is temporary can help us adapt, change, innovate, instead of holding on and clinging to what used to be, instead of blocking humanity's natural progression by refusing to change. If we learn to let go, we can take better decisions and become better business leaders, who can truly inspire and lead from a place of flow and expansion instead of attempting to lead by fear. These principles could help us return to the true essence of capitalism, which is based on freedom, evolution, prosperity, not on coercion and stagnancy which is the state that some of the largest industries are in.

Today we have a conversation with Diego De Stefano and Daniela Pachon, co-founders at Trip Loop, an Austin-based company that has created an award-winning mobile and web platform that helps group travel companies successfully manage their group trips. By success, they mean happy and safe customers at the end of each day. We discuss how they have pivoted and adapted to the evident changes in the tourism industry, how startups can become resilient and embrace uncertainty, the biggest learnings in their journey and also, how virtual travel experiences can become a great complement as the industry tries to bounce back from its current halt.

Today we have a conversation with Florian Villaumé, entrepreneur and now Director at the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship, at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland, in Canada. Prior to MCE, Florian engaged in a variety of innovative initiatives in Africa, spearheading projects that tackled issues like poverty and inequality through Engineers Without Borders Canada. Through his experience in St. John's, we discuss the importance of building startup ecosystems that are driven by the right values and create conscious innovators, as well as practices that can guide entrepreneurs to make better decisions, such as creativity, curiosity, compassion, and courage. We also learn what we can learn from the different cultures in Africa to make our business practices more humane and inclusive.

Have you ever found yourself stuck in the role you play instead of embracing your multidimensionality? Do you find that, when that happens, it hurts you and ultimately your business? The idea of trying to be unidimensional because that's what the world tells us to do is ultimately destroying capitalism. It is preventing us from embracing knowledge that could help us rule our system by better values and enhance the benefits of free markets, beginning with freedom of choice. I reflect on this based on some time spent in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I felt at home both at the famously-hippie neighbourhood of Haight-Ashbury and at venture capital's center Sand Hill Road, as well as while visiting numerous tech firms throughout Silicon Valley. How can we bridge the gap between worlds that look like polar opposites but that actually could highly benefit from learning from each other?

Today we talk to Marc Goldgrub, lawyer and founder of Green Economy Law Professional Corporation, a boutique Toronto-based corporate and commercial law firm for businesses working to build a sustainable new "green" economy in which profit and respect for our environment necessarily go hand in hand. We discuss ways in which we could transition to "greener" industries such as clean energy, plant-based foods, and other important concepts such as the circular economy.

Today we talk to Dr. Sui Sui, Associate Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, about her research regarding immigrant entrepreneurs. We all know that immigrants play a key role in enhancing a country's economy and creative drive, and in times of strong anti-immigrant rhetoric from many politicians, it is important to show how, from both a social and economic standpoint, immigrant-founded ventures become key players of a country's business ecosystem. We also discuss what are the conditions that help newcomers flourish and how can governments implement measures to facilitate their integration and subsequent thriving, as well as the importance that the immigrant's country of origin plays in becoming a primary market for their business.

Today we talk with Sebastián Díaz, former CEO and Executive Director at Startup Chile, a seed accelerator created by the Chilean government, consistently ranked as one of the top programs for startups globally. He is now an advisor at The Yield Lab, a venture capital fund which invests in high-impact companies in the agritech sector. We talk about how to develop effective public-private partnerships to support innovation, his advice for emerging entrepreneurs and some of the innovation happenings in agritech and beyond.

Today we talk with Rob Lerner, biologist, technologist, and serial entrepreneur, who is currently developing a public-private partnership to commercialise the award-winning water filter Aguadapt. Rob shares with us what it was like growing up in the 60's as an entrepreneur, how we can create a more conscious capitalism, and about his experience as a start-up veteran in areas like fundraising, business growth, and building a business from passion and purpose.

Today we talk to Dominique Wilson, a co-founder at Chicago-based startup RiseKit, which uses technology to be a one-stop shop that connects underrepresented job seekers to a broad network of employment opportunities and resources, including training programs, career pathways, and support services. We talk about the importance of bridging this gap in the times of COVID and the social unrest generated by the riots and protests currently underway in the United States, and also, about how even though RiseKit's technology has the capacity to impact millions of lives, we don't have to lose sight of impacting one life at a time.

Today we talk with Dr. Rob Britton, Principal at AirLearn, a boutique consulting firm, former Managing Director of American Airlines, and a Professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.During his period at American Airlines, Rob was responsible for rebuilding the airline's brand following the September 11 attacks. We talk about how those lessons can apply now as companies try to manage the COVID-19 crisis, about the future of tourism & aviation, and also, about why it is critical to develop well-rounded leaders and the importance of emotional intelligence in the times of technology and automation.

Today we have a conversation with Ron Matten, Founder of Matten Law, an innovative immigration law firm that aims to redefine the legal practice through creative implementations of leading-edge technology, automation, and artificial intelligence to elevate the client experience. We talk about how the firm is combining efficiency with a client-centric approach, and also, about their perspectives on U.S. immigration and the movement of talent in the era of remote work and digital businesses.

Today we talk with Alejandro Vivanco, part of the Business Strategy Group at the TMX in Toronto and main editor of the publication The Financial Architect. Among many things, we discuss: How will the startup and investment ecosystems change through this economic crisis? How can we empower the new generation of entrepreneurs that will surely arise from this, and what can they do to gather the resources they need?

Today we have a conversation with Salvador Alanís, entrepreneur and founder of The Bakery Communications, an advertising agency in Toronto, and former Managing Director of the Draft office in Mexico City, where he successfully redefined the compensation strategy of the firm and was able to build the fastest growing agency in the market at the time by sharing the profits with his workforce. We talk about the role that each company has in changing their compensation strategies as a way to reduce the inequality gap.

As we gradually begin to go back to our normal lives, what have we learned during this pause that we can take with us as we rebuild ourselves - and our businesses? The main lesson might be in the pause itself, and in how it can help us regain consciousness to make better business decisions.

Why do we sometimes create that which we fear the most? Do we really trust ourselves and the people that we are doing business with? Or are we driven by the fear of missing out, or some other negative emotion? In this episode we explore trust, one of the basic foundations of a successful business in a redefined capitalism and why the lack of it can lead us to making mistakes in business and life.

Capitalism is under siege. Yet, for all that it is criticized, it has provided significant prosperity and advances in our quality of life. How can we take the good—the efficiencies of the free market— and combine it with empathy, compassion, and inclusion to redefine our system into one that is less divisive—something that appeals to our better angels instead of our worst fear-based impulses? This episode provides an introduction to RedefiningCapitalism, a podcast that takes us on a journey to explore these questions.