School of Ethical Impact Podcast

Overview Welcome to the School of Ethical Impact Podcast! Over the next three months host, Jenny Nuccio will be talking with social entrepreneurs doing good worldwide. This series stems from Jenny's doctoral series which she leans into the resource gaps social entrepreneurs face. Each week you will hear stories of different social entrepreneurs from where they began to where they are now. You will get to hear about their struggles and their celebrations along their ethical impact journey.  School of Ethical Impact Our Fall Cohort begins October 18th. SEI is a 12-week program designed to support changemakers looking to launch and scale their social impact business!    What's Included:   Seminar Modules / Workbooks Group Coaching 1:1 Program Followup Bonus Galore! We're talking templates and swipe files, from cultivating your mission statement to financials template and everything in between!  To learn more, go to schoolofethicalimpact.com/fall-2021.   Find us on Instagram @schoolofethicalimpact 

Tovah Terranova ​is the Founder of the 10 Body Cleanse and Detox for Meditation. Tovah has been involved in the Green Life movement for more than 12 years after being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at 25. She has hosted various inspirational education performance events, ranging from the San Diego Hospital scene to the La Jolla Comedy Store. She travels to share her story & platform on individual health and manage the human condition with what she calls "Aggressive Self Care." Laughter is the best medicine for anyone looking to make it, no matter the industry.    To support @tocahsgreenlifecleanse journey, go check her out on Instagram!

In these last two modules of the program learning arc, Jenny and Hayley break down Community Development and Ethical Impact Leadership and reflect on how their initial ideas for a school evolved into an entire 12-month immersive program.   As an Ethical Impact leader, you have an opportunity to lead from three spheres of influence: leadership, lifestyle, and business.  Radically listening and sharing the vision can initiate the movement of social change. However, leadership is not just external; it is how you choose to show up for yourself.  To be an Ethical Impact leader means learning to lead from the inside out. Then, when you know who you are and can honor what is going on internally, you can show up and be the ethical impact leader you need and want to be.   Our challenge for you is to honor your whole self throughout your Ethical Impact business-building journey.  Know that this process takes collaboration and community, but you don't have to do it alone.     We are here for you.    Tune in today and let us know your thoughts!  What does it mean to you to be an Ethical Impact leader?  

In case you have missed our second cohort starts in October. All this month we will be chatting with our current students. They will be sharing personal experiences from their journeys in creating an impactful business and the transformation that has already begun since starting the SEI program.    After spending 7+ years in the corporate world, Taylor knew in her gut that she could be doing something more impactful with her time. So, she has officially made the jump from the corporate world to starting her ethical journey.    She has been blown away by the curriculum, the intentionality, and the community that has been formed during the first four months of the program. It is a well-rounded curriculum caring for the individual leader while giving the templates and tools to run a successful business.    She loves that her cohort is being taught by industry experts who believe in a holistic approach to business.    To learn more about Taylor follow her on Instagram @taylorperez625

Throughout this series, co-founders Hayley and Jenny walk us through the five sections of the program learning arc to showcase the transformational learning process in the 12-month program at the School of Ethical Impact.   In this episode, Hayley and Jenny discuss fundamental operational needs and creating systems for success.  Having a solid understanding of these complexities and context will help build a sustainable business model, and ultimately your business entity will impact how capital raising looks for you.  Please tune in to hear more about how your reporting goes beyond numbers; it is an opportunity to create inclusivity amongst your team and stakeholders and showcase how they are a part of that change.

In case you have missed it, our second cohort starts in October. All this month, we will be chatting with our current students. They will be sharing personal experiences from their journeys in creating an impactful business and the transformation that has already begun since starting the SEI program.    This week, Jenny had a chance to sit down with Rhea Gonzales, co-founder of @tkcollective_, and hear her talk through personal experiences going through the SEI program. Rhea and her husband started TK Collective to empower women and help them take back their power in the fight against poverty and oppression. Through their business, they have helped create a world where women have economic freedom and the power of choice.  To learn more about @tkcollective_, visit TK Collective.

Moving through the program learning arc, Jenny and Hayley discuss Implementing for Impact, covering Impact Programming and Marketing.   A core value at the School of Ethical Impact is that radical change begins with radically listening -- and that is when we create transformational impact.     In this episode, co-founders Jenny and Hayley discuss how radically listening weaves into your marketing strategy and brand story.   When you demonstrate that your programming is done well and communicate it to potential users in an engaging way, along with having a viable product, then success will come.  Beyond the framework and high-level methods, the School of Ethical Impact will give you the practical tools, from templates to swipe files to content calendars, so that you can move your business forward.     Join us in October to create your Ethical Impact!  

We are 1 month away from the launch of our second cohort! All this month we will be chatting with our current students. They will be sharing personal experiences from their journeys in creating an impactful business and the transformation that has already begun since starting the SEI program.    This week, Jenny had a chance to sit down with Stephanie Edwards, co-founder of two e-commerce businesses.  @highlandridgedecor a father-daughter business specializing in industrial farmhouse decor and @jubileetradingcoa an ethical trade band that blends traditional Moroccan leatherworking with modern trees to create elevated goods and elevate lives.   To learn more about @jubileetradingcoa, visit Trading Co

Moving through the program learning arc, Jenny and Hayley break down Modeling for Sustainability, covering Business Modeling, Financial Management, and Products & Services.    In this episode, School of Ethical Impact co-founders Jenny and Hayley continue discussing what it means to be sustainable and their personal experiences in creating Ethical Impact.  Whether you are a non-profit or for-profit, or maybe a hybrid model -- identify the sustainable model for your organization that will have a transformational impact!  A business rooted in sustainability requires a strong foundation of numbers, and Jenny and Hayley remind us that numbers don't have to be overwhelming!  Understanding your costs provides profit, which allows for a transformational Ethical Impact.   Tune in today and let us know your thoughts!  Where do you need support in creating your Ethical Impact?

To gear up for our second cohort launching this October, we will be chatting with current students over the next 5 weeks. Tune in as our students share personal experiences from their journeys in creating an impactful business and the transformation that has already begun since starting the SEI program.  This week, Jenny had a chance to sit down with Jessica Gardner, co-founder of Dreamer & Co, a social impact jewelry brand empowering artisans in low-income areas to flourish through economic opportunities in the Horn of Africa. To learn more about @dreamerandco_ , visit https:/dreamerandco.com/

Kicking off this new series, School of Ethical Impact co-founders, Jenny and Hayley, will take a  deep dive into the 5 sections of the program learning arc.   In this episode, Jenny and Hayley break down what it means to be truly rooted in your purpose.  They ask the tough questions: how often do you come back to make sure what you're doing is rooted in your purpose?  When you know your strengths and when you know your weaknesses, that can really help you develop a business that aligns with who you are as well.    The School of Ethical Impact believes that transformation is progress, not perfection.  Tune in to hear not only the theoretical framework of what it is to be sustainable but the practical tools to live it out and apply it to your business.  

We don't do good because it's easy but we do good because it's right.   In this final episode, as we walk into the Pioneer Summit weekend, Jenny + Hayley + Joanna continue the disruptive conversation on traditional leadership and the ushering in of a new wave of leadership that strives to sustainability in all forms. They talk about RISE leadership, the 5 P's of sustainability and how a merge of these two concepts strikes a balance in ethical leadership.

The foundation of leadership is trust.   In this episode Joanna + Jenny + Hayley continue the conversation on vulnerability and the importance of building trust with your team by choosing to show up authentically every day. They also talk about internal and external leadership as two dynamics that actively participate in ideating solutions to different problems, and how merging them impacts operations in this new wave of leadership.

Welcome to our leadership mini series that is centered around shifting the norm of traditional leadership and will be going on for the next three weeks, leading up to an incredible Pioneer Summit on the 21st of August with Yellow Co.   Yellow Co founder, Joanna Waterfall, joins Jenny Nuccio and Hayley Adamski in dissecting the concept of true leadership, what it really means and how candid conversations being held around redefining it continually create impact.

As Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Invisible Children, Jason Russell led the company's creative vision, emphasizing the power of storytelling for over a decade. In 2016, he launched Broomstick Engine, a creative agency dedicated to storytelling to inspire movements and real action. Jason is both a work and life partner to his childhood sweetheart, Danica, and they recently released a children's book “A Little Radical: The ABC's of Activism.”  However, he believes the greatest stories he gets to co-direct are those of his two children, Gavin Danger and Everley Darling. In this episode, Jason shares about his love project of creating A Little Radical Book, a kids' book that teaches the ABCs of advocacy and empowers young minds to have the hard conversations that evoke the big voice of radical change that they do have. He goes on to share about his current project on branding and marketing and how ethical storytelling plays a significant role in building sustainable systems for organizations and social enterprises that drive donors and investors.

Founder of My Wealth Conscious Coach, AJ Bishop, holds many titles: CEO, Founder, Trailblazer, Powerhouse, and many more. She has held senior level positions as a Managing Director and Senior Vice President for major players like JPMorgan Securities and Wells Fargo Advisors and has worked side by side with executive leaders in Seattle, to startups in Silicon Valley, to celebrities in Beverly Hills. She is a self made millionaire who loves to be the source of inspiration for money empowerment for women. AJ enjoys spending her time with her partner Tim and her three stepsons. She also founded Sol Collective, a curated wellness experience company and is a Certified Power Yoga Educator. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater San Diego Boys & Girls Club. In this episode, AJ talks about financial mindset in shaping attitudes and behaviours created around money and what redefining financial wealth means in building a strong and impactful financial legacy. She further touches on feminine leadership, the five levels of wealth consciousness in creating impact and making sustainable financial decisions and some practical ways of wealth management.

Jacqueline Gustafson and her husband, David, are the founders of The Abeba Collection, LLC a lifestyle brand that sells handmade artisan goods and empowers women business leaders in the developing world. Jacqueline is also a University Dean and Professor, with 20 years of experience in higher education, and has been conducting research and developing programs and curriculum to promote equity and access for underserved populations in both local and global settings. Her education includes graduate degrees in psychology, education, and community development and she has worked extensively throughout the world, to include regions of South America, Africa, and Europe. Her work in the university setting expands into the community where she serves on community boards, to include those in her local community, with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Olive Crest, and has partnered with numerous non-profit organizations as a public speaker, consultant, and researcher at the national level, most recently with the Christian Alliance for Orphans. Though she is almost certainly an introvert, she loves to share her story, to include her family's story of becoming an adoptive family with two sons from Ethiopia, and learn others' stories; usually finding commonalities and shared universal human experiences in places and with people where it is least expected. In this episode, Hayley, Jenny and Jacqui talk about bridging the gap between impactful artisan brands and the mainstream market place through sustainably scaling their products to suit these kinds of markets. Jacqui also touches on creating opportunity and partnerships and the impact that has on start-ups or established brands.

Jon and Becky are two Oklahoma business partners and friends who have 35 combined years of experience in nonprofit development. He's the designer, she's the writer, but they call themselves "marketers disguised as fundraisers." They cut their teeth building Oklahoma State University Foundation's inaugural marketing department whilst having some serious Imposter Syndrome that first year. While at OSU, they were able to set down the first roots of philanthropic storytelling via print, graphic and digital deliverables leading to the launch of the $1 billion initiative, Branding Success, which is Oklahoma's largest philanthropic campaign effort to date. Their wanderlust for building something new led them to Oklahoma City for a nearly decade-long service to Oklahoma's largest nonprofit healthcare system, INTEGRIS Foundation, where they led teams in annual giving, events, stewardship, major gifts, and built a ground-breaking employee giving campaign model that's been internationally replicated by development shops around the world. After dreaming of a full-fledged company aimed at empowering and equipping this generation of nonprofit leaders, We Are For Good launched in 2020 through their podcast of the same name. The podcast debuted as the #1 nonprofit podcast on Apple iTunes and host some of the industry's most respected thought leaders as guests.  But their favorite thing is teaching, and We Are For Good workshops bring the best thought leaders and innovative disruptors to our space to empower professionals to do more for their missions.They're on a mission to reimagine the nonprofit professional development space, to flip the donor pyramid upside down and rename our industry in their spare time:) In this episode, Becky and Jonathan join Jenny and Hayley to bring a disruptive mentality to the traditional ways of running organisations. They talk about revolutionising the nonprofit sector by equipping this generation of the non profit leaders and philanthropists with the mindset, tools and innovative ideas that will have a ripple effect on the impact they make. Be ready to learn how to build believers in your vision and not just accumulating donors.  

Annie O. Waterman, founder of AOW Handmade, sources qualified artisan producers for wholesalers, retailers, and designers, from product discovery to end-to-end product development & order management. She represents artisan brands and suppliers, as a way to bring unique artisanal resources to her clients, and offers one on one consulting, working with brands and artisan companies to help get their marketing and brand building up to speed. Working within the global artisan sector for over a decade has accrued Annie experience that she now uses to help her clients source socially responsible artisan products and cultivate mutually beneficial partnerships between buyers and artisans.  She brings unique handmade goods to the mainstream consumer while sustaining craft traditions and creating market exposure for artisans worldwide.  Having spent many years in the field, Annie offers a diverse set of skills, including product development, market research, business mentoring, and artisan sourcing. In this episode, Annie, Hayley and Jenny hold a conversation on ethical and sustainable development of artisan brands that make lucrative products which remain relevant in the market and promote a one on one interaction with the customers. She also shares her nuggets of wisdom on scaling of quantity in the production of these products in such a way that there is quality output for the target market.

With a past career on Wall Street as a Vice President of Communications and Change Management, Emily Grey brings her ‘win them over' know-how, delightful enthusiasm and every day wit to encourage women to use their influence for good. She is a speaker, small business coach, and impact entrepreneur with a special focus on helping makers and brand owners land + grow wholesale accounts. Five years ago, Emily founded her brick + mortar and online boutique, The Flourish Market, building it to a million dollar business in less than 3 years with zero paid advertising. She is also the Founder of The Locality, a co-working space + incubator program for 60 female entrepreneurs in Downtown Raleigh, NC. Pre COVID, you would find her speaking on national stages for Brendon Burchard, at Alt Summit, and leading maker retreats, but she now enjoys speaking and training via Zoom alongside her new pandemic puppy Henry. In this episode, Emily passionately talks to Jenny and Hayley on the massive role community + accountability plays in connecting people and encouraging them to lean on each other for a viable and impactful collaboration. She goes on to share her nuggets of wisdom on some practically ethical ways of winning in business, through means such as pitching, to build up on brand collaborations and the ripple effect that has on the business.  

Monica Meng and Gideon Cohn are the co-founders of Good Capital Investment Group. Good Capital is a sustainable and socially responsible wealth management practice on a mission to help others align their money with their values and create change using their wealth. In this episode, Monica and Gideon share with us their wisdom on ways investors can align their money with their values while still owning confidence in their finances. They also give us practical ways to be an impactful and sustainable investor.

Jacquette  M. Timmons focuses on the human side of money. She works as a financial  behaviourist and is committed to getting you to see that you don't manage money - you manage your choices around money. In  addition to being an author and frequent  blogger, Jacquette is also the creator of The Comfort Circle™ - a dinner  series where she hosts discussions about money, business and life over  food and wine - and “Pricing Made Human™.” Whether PMH is presented as a masterclass, 1-day small group retreat, mastermind  or VIP Day, it is designed to help entrepreneurs and small business  owners tackle the question, "What should I charge for this?," from all  sides: the financial, the emotional, the personal, so they can price  more confidently, strategically, and in such a way that propels their  business and life forward. She is also the host of the podcast, "More  Than Money."When  she's not providing behavioral-based financial coaching, she's  traveling the country for speaking engagements on behalf of Fortune 100  companies, AM Law 200 firms, nationally known non-profits and  conferences (large & boutique) to talk about the intersection of  emotions and money. Jacquette  holds an MBA in finance from Fordham University's Graduate School of  Business and an undergrad in marketing from the Fashion Institute of  Technology. A combination she credits, in part, for being able to blend  her analytical mind and creative spirit in service to helping her  clients shift how they look at money; how they perceive its role in  their life; and how they give it direction.  In today's episode we focus on Jacquette's speciality: the human side of money, including the need for people to pay as much attention to their emotions, behavior and motivations as they do to the numbers. Together with Jenny and Hayley, Jacquette talks about the experience of money and holding a holistic conversation around it by addressing its power, transparency and intimacy.

Kimberly Huffman is a Texas girl who moved to Kenya 15 years ago in pursuit of her heartfelt purpose to love on women and children in marginalized and war torn villages. She is best known as the co-founder of Mattaw Ministries, a non-profit organization based in Kitale, western Kenya. Growing up in church (Baptist) brought about Kimberley's initial awareness of missions, though it was distant, as there was never really any personal connection. Kimberly's passion to care for the marginalized developed from her childhood. At 16, this passion and vision was steered forward by a CNN special about the war in Congo. After much missions involvement within various organizations, a path opened for her, leading to Kenya. It was here where she actualized her vision by co-founding the Mattaw Children's Village and the girl's rescue center. In this episode, Kimberly joins Jenny and Hayley to talk about ethical relief work and learning how to better dream together in pursuit of a more collaborative community: one that is ready to uplift communities by working hand-in-hand with locally skilled workers.

Carrie Rich is the co-founder and CEO of The Global Good Fund. At age 26, Carrie felt privileged to have a mentor who invested in her leadership as a young professional. Together, they took this idea of pairing experienced business executives with emerging young social entrepreneurs to create a worldwide organization. Carrie also serves at the Managing Director of The Global Good Fund's sister company, the Global Impact Fund, a venture capital fund seeking market leading returns by backing social entrepreneurs who are people of color and women. Fundamentally, Carrie's message is about accessibility, how everyday people can empower themselves and others.  Carrie is the author of three books, including Health Entrepreneurship: A Practical Guide, and two editions of Sustainability for Healthcare Management: A Leadership Imperative, which became a top 5 business book in Handelsblatt (Germany). Carrie is the recipient of The Daily Record's Most Admired CEO, the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award, and POLITICO Women Who Rule Award. In this episode, Carrie joins us to discuss her experience building a global funding pool that roots itself in doing good by supporting social entrepreneurship organizations. Specifically, she touches on leveraging venture capital funds to achieve financial returns while still creating ethical impact—a process that involves providing full capital to social entrepreneurs, especially those who are traditionally overlooked by investors.

Christy Wright is a #1 national best-selling author, personal development expert, and host of The Christy Wright Show. She's been featured on Today Show and Fox News, and in Entrepreneur and Woman's Day Magazines. Since 2009, Christy has served at Ramsey Solutions, where she teaches on personal development, business, and faith. Christy joins Jenny and Hayley in this episode to talk boldly about facing the wall of overwhelm, including practical ways entrepreneurs can climb over it to courageously start, grow and run an enterprise. She further shares with us her wisdom on how to bring together both the technical know-how and balanced mindset required to confidently build a brand.

Joanna Waterfall is the Founder of Yellow Co., an organization that exists to empower creative women to become agents of good. With a degree in graphic design and digital media and a background in branding, Joanna believes that creativity, business, and social impact should go hand in hand. She and her work have been featured in publications such as Forbes, The Huffington Post, Darling Magazine, LA Lady Magazine, Bossladies Magazine, and others. She is motivated by the belief that women can change the world through stepping out of fear and into what makes them come alive. In this episode, we discuss what it looks like to challenge our status as passive onlookers, instead taking action through creating platforms that impact people and building connections that are in line with our guiding values. Because Joanna appreciates other platforms that allow women to bloom and grow, Yellow Co. is giving all of our SEI podcast listeners a free monthly membership for the online community. Grab this chance and visit her website!

Bob Goff, New York Times Best-Selling Author of Love Does, Everybody Always, and Dream Big, is an encourager to millions. He is also the founder of Love Does, a nonprofit human rights organization operating in Uganda, India, Iraq, Nepal, Afghanistan and Somalia. Bob is a sought after speaker for conferences, churches, and universities, inspiring current and future influencers.    In this episode, filled with laughter and nuggets of wisdom, Bob joins us for a candid conversation revolving around meaningful ways of connecting with both others and ourselves as we build businesses that ethically impact our communities.

Hayley Adamski, the other half of the soul behind the School of Ethical Impact, is a former nonprofit executive director-turned-entrepreneur. At SEI, Hayley brings more than a decade's worth of non-profit, sustainability research, women's leadership training, and small business consulting experience. She believes that business success requires more than competence and experience. It also requires that leaders integrate their values into their work, and her own story has taught her that bringing just a piece of yourself into your work leaves so much potential at the door.  In this episode, Hayley takes us deeper into her personal journey of learning how we can sustainably weave a life of ethical impact by aligning ourselves with our dreams, vision and purpose.  

Jenny Nuccio makes up one half of the dynamic duo that founded the School of Ethical Impact. You may also know her as the founder of Imani Collective, a holistic artisan empowerment program based in Mombasa, Kenya. Through both of these roles, Jenny is living out her commitment to the collaborative advancement of equitable opportunity for underserved populations world-wide. In addition to her day job, Jenny is also a wife and mother of three who is passionate about spreading joy and helping inspire women from all walks of life to step into their true potential.  In this episode, you'll get to know Jenny even more as she vulnerably shares her journey into ethical impact, social enterprise and holistic women empowerment — and how all this aligns with her passion for coming together to create long-term, sustainable change.

We're the School of Ethical Impact, and we believe ethical impact should be the social norm. We exist to equip women with the confidence they need to invest in themselves and use their businesses for good. We've created this podcast as a practical and heart-centered space that walks with businesses, entrepreneurs, leaders and other change makers as they align their purpose with their profession. During our pilot episode, you'll meet our hosts—entrepreneurs, impact experts and founders of the School of Ethical Impact—Hayley Adamski and Jenny Nuccio as they introduce themselves, their hearts and what we have in store for you. Let's get ethical!.