Starting Good

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What drives social entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders to make a difference? The Starting Good podcast profiles founders of leading social ventures and charitable organizations to learn their secrets to success. Your host, Alex Gramling, is the founder of his own non-profit and introduces you to s…

Starting Good


    • Dec 31, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 7 EPISODES


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    Podcast: Interview with Anna Ivey, Co-Founder, Service to School

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2014 26:06


    While the GI Bill makes higher ed affordable for veterans, many are daunted by the college admissions process. Anna Ivey assists vets navigating the transition to college through her non-profit, Service to School.

    Podcast: Interview with Brad McNamara, Freight Farms

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2014 21:46


    Year-round farming in a controlled environment is the promise of Freight Farms, a start-up that creates high-yield farms inside shipping containers. In this podcast, co-founder Brad McNamara explains the concept and the benefits of freight farming.

    Podcast: Interview with Stacy Ratner, Founder, Open Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2014 28:38


    Stacy Ratner is the founder of Open Books, an innovative Chicago-based social venture that funds literacy programs for kids through sales of used books.

    Podcast: Interview with Erin Dinan, Founder, One Sandwich at a Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2014 21:52


    Erin Dinan hopes to change the world one sandwich at a time. Dinan is the founder of a New York charity that builds sandwiches for the city's hungry and homeless. In this podcast, she describes the inspiration for her innovative non-profit.

    Podcast: Interview with Blair Brettschneider, Founder, GirlForward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2014 29:40


    Chicago-based GirlForward provides tutoring and mentoring for refugee girls to support their educational goals. Founder Blair Brettschneider explains the inspiration for her non-profit and the challenges facing her students.

    Podcast: Interview with Daniel Wiens, Founder, Journeyman International

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2014 22:14


    Journeyman International provides design and construction services for humanitarian building projects throughout the world. Hear founder Daniel Weins describe the inspiration for his non-profit and learn more about how their construction projects take shape.

    Podcast: Interview with Alex Danco, Co-Founder, Backtrack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2014 22:00


    A new wearable app called Backtrack targets one of the world's most common and most costly health concerns: Back Pain. Meet Alex Danco, co-founder of Backtrack, and hear how he plans to bring his product to market.

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