Podcasts about Impact investing

"We're seeing hurricanes, four of the 10 most damaging hurricanes in the United States happened in the last 10 years. Recovery and rebuild continues in many cases. Last year we had the world's most expensive wildfire on record in Los Angeles. These are market failures. Why are these things happening? Something is misaligned. Is it we're not taking care of the natural environment? Is it that our built environment, our buildings and our structures are not able to cope? Where are the policies? Where are the updated building codes?...Now these storms are happening more frequently and with greater intensity and impacting a lot more people, people, communities, companies. It's across the U.S. Everybody's being impacted. So that's the market failure. So how do we fix this?" Kanika Singh on Electric Ladies Podcast Every community in the U.S. and across the globe is now at risk from the ravages of climate change. What is your community doing to prepare? Kanika Singh calls these damages "market failures" because the market did not protect you/us from the damages. How? Listen to Kanika Singh, Director of Innovative Finance at the Milken Institute in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. (You'll want to take notes.) You'll hear about: ●        How to identify the market failures in your community, area or region. ●        What the role and risk is of insurance companies in today's physical, economic and political climate. ●        Financial resources you might tap to make your homes and buildings more climate-resilient (including parts of the Inflation Reduction Act & Infrastructure Act that are still intact). ●        How to rebuild differently so your homes, businesses, schools etc. are more resilient. ●        Plus, career advice, such as: " Don't hesitate. Trust your gut…Try everything. Try what's out there, go for a walk. Clear your brain. The outdoors always helps. You will find something, and if you don't the first time around, that's still okay because we are getting chances…. Look, learn, but don't be afraid to take a chance, and if it doesn't work out, it's okay. I think we hold ourselves to very high and perhaps exacting standards of success sometimes. And that's not human. It's okay to be human." Kanika Singh on Electric Ladies Podcast  Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.  You'll also like: ·       Impact Investing in New Hands - with Jolyne Caruso, Financial Executive, Investor and Wealth Advisor ·       How to Talk Climate In a Polarized Culture - with Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist, Professor at Texas Tech University & Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy ·       How Hospitals Can Juggle 24/7 Care & Climate Impacts - Carol Gomes, CEO & COO, Stony Brook University Hospital ·       New Venture Capital Models For Women and CleanTech - Cecile Blilious, Veteran Venture Investor, Venture ESG, European Women in VC ·       Creativity & Relationships Secure Grants - with Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation and ECE Solutions ·       Investing in Companies For Social Impact - with Meredith Shields, CEO of Citi Impact Fund Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson

In the latest episode of BMBW, Daniel Pianko sits down with Andy Kuper, founder and CEO of LeapFrog Investments, one of the pioneering firms in impact investing since the start, with more than $3 billion of AUM. Over the past two decades, Andy and his team have helped prove that investing in underserved populations across growth markets can generate both transformative social impact and market-leading financial returns. From energy and insurance to AI-powered health solutions, LeapFrog has backed and built businesses that now reach more than 622 million people across Africa and Asia. Andy shares the remarkable journey behind the firm's creation, the lessons learned as he helped to scale impact investing into a trillion-dollar asset class, and why he believes the next generation of investors has an even bigger opportunity ahead. Long before impact investing even had a name and a decade before it became mainstream, Andy saw the opportunity of four billion underserved people across emerging markets—represented not as charity cases, but as a vast number of consumers who could be the next great growth investment opportunity. Today, LeapFrog's companies provide healthcare, financial services, and climate solutions at a historic scale and depth of impact to those people—empowering millions and saving many lives. This episode is a powerful reminder that impact investing isn't about sacrificing returns. Impact investment is about unlocking opportunity where others fail to look.    

What if your money could fund the future you actually want to live in? That is the question Alix Lebec has spent her career trying to answer. On Getting Rich Together, host Syama Bunten sits down with Alix, founder of Lebec, a firm built to mainstream innovative finance and put more capital to work on some of the world's biggest problems. Alix grew up between France, South Korea, and China before finishing high school in Dallas, Texas. That global upbringing shaped everything about how she sees money, risk, and opportunity. She built her career inside global development, philanthropy, and asset management before launching Lebec during the height of the pandemic to bridge the gap between traditional finance and meaningful change. The conversation gets into the real mechanics of innovative finance strategies, including how blended finance can turn $1 million in philanthropy into $50 million in private investment capital that would otherwise sit on the sidelines. Alix breaks down why women in impact investing are not choosing between returns and values, and why that false choice has kept too many people out of the room for too long. Lebec operates across three pillars. The first is strategic advisory. The second is a boutique investment manager that builds diversified portfolios of private market funds across sectors like water, oceans, and deforestation. The third is narrative change through commercial film and storytelling, where innovative finance structures put capital directly in the hands of social entrepreneurs. Alix is also raising a $1 million seed round to scale the vision. This episode is for any woman who has ever wondered whether her money can do more. Impact investing for women is no longer a niche conversation. It is becoming one of the most important conversations in finance. And if you are ready to take it further, join Syama and the Wealth Catalyst community at the Freedom Tour salons happening in cities across the country, or at the Wealth Catalyst Summit on October 16 in San Francisco. Find your seat at wealthcatalyst.com.   Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Welcome to Getting Rich Together 02:48 Growing Up Across Three Continents 20:01 From Documentary Filmmaking to the World Bank 26:15 Money, Salary Negotiations, and Early Financial Lessons 30:36 Fieldwork in Bangkok and the Shift Toward Social Entrepreneurship 40:25 Joining the Clinton Global Initiative and Discovering Impact Investing for Women 43:42 The "Bleeding Heart" Mindset and the Real Cost of Mission-Driven Work 45:40 Why the Scarcity Mindset in Impact Work Has to Go 50:29 Building Lebec and the Case for Innovative Finance 59:23 How Alix Spends Her Money and What She Is Building Next   Connect with Alix Lebec: Visit the Lebec website   Find more from Syama Bunten: Attend a Salon near you: wealthcatalyst.com/salons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/syama.co/ Join Syama's Substack: https://thewealthcatalystwithsyama.substack.com/ Website: https://wealthcatalyst.com Download Syama's Free Resources: https://wealthcatalyst.com/resources Wealth Catalyst Summit: https://wealthcatalyst.com/summits Speaking: https://syamabunten.com Big Delta Capital: www.bigdeltacapital.com Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm

In Northwest Syria, a critical network of hospitals faces a unique challenge: how do you pay medical staff and fund healthcare when your country is completely cut off from the global financial system?Due to economic sanctions and a fractured banking infrastructure following over a decade of civil war, humanitarian organizations like the Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (UOSSM) have struggled to safely distribute funds.Previously, hospital employees had to embark on grueling, risky journeys to the Turkish border, waiting in long lines for hours just to collect their salaries in physical cash.In this episode, we take a firsthand look at how the evolution of cross-border payments is impacting real lives on the ground.UOSSM is sending bulk payments to its employees on the blockchain, who receive their salaries in their digital wallets, and then use informal Hawala networks to off-ramp the digital dollars into cash. In this episode of Money Trails, presented by‪ Stellar Development Foundation‬ we're joined by Ibrahim Abdulhuseyin, CEO & Co-founder & CEO of DigiBank, Tori Samples, the Director of Product, Stellar, and Younes Al-Haj Saleh, from UOSSM's Financial Operations.Watch the full episode on YouTube.00:00 - Intro01:27 - How employees used to get paid02:38 - Civil war and sanctions03:47 - UOSSM's payment struggles05:58 - Stablecoin payments06:49 - How Digibank built Syria's cash-out network08:38 - Bulk payments with SDP10:30 - Aid orgs are crypto adoptersOur Links -

Assets under management in the impact and ESG space are close to an all-time high, somewhere between $1.5 and $1.6 trillion. So why is capital actually leaving the sector? In this episode of the State of Sustainability, host Saif Hameed takes a detour from resilience and volatility to dig into what's going wrong, and where the genuine opportunities still exist.The short answer: the industry has an identity problem. ESG labels get applied to mainstream tech stocks on the basis that they carry low environmental risk. Returns across impact funds are wildly inconsistent and the gap between what the sector promises and what it can actually deliver has become impossible to ignore.Saif traces how impact investing developed along two tracks. Private markets had early pioneers like the Acumen Fund building something genuinely mission-led. Public markets then borrowed the language through ESG frameworks, with rather looser results.Three lessons from that history:ESG was never designed to do this job. It emerged in the 1990s as a risk-assessment tool, not as a valid basis for investment inclusion. Retrofitting it into a mainstream strategy was always going to cause problems.The trade-off question needs an honest answer. You cannot simultaneously maximise financial returns and social impact without giving something up. The industry has spent years avoiding that conversation.Measurement doesn't scale. Comparing affordable housing projects with renewable energy infrastructure under a single performance framework produces numbers that mean very little.Where does that leave things? Saif argues the sector needs a significant rebrand and a serious recalibration of financial expectations. But there are three areas where impact investing still has real potential: generating brand equity and strategic value for corporate venture capital; venture philanthropy, where charitable capital gets recycled for compounding impact rather than disappearing into operational costs; and catalytic first-loss capital inside blended finance structures run by multilateral development institutions.The through-line: accepting below-market returns might be the only way to preserve what impact investing was actually supposed to be.What are your thoughts on this? I'd love to hear from you. Email Saif@altruistiq.comReady to transform your sustainability reporting? Start your journey at Altruistiq.comThis podcast is produced by The Podcast Coach.

This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.----------------------------------------Hey everyone, welcome back to the podcast.Today's episode is a little different.After years of building Causeartist as a media platform spotlighting impact startups, founders, investors, and innovators, we're entering a completely new chapter.Causeartist is now officially a nonprofit organization.And honestly, this decision came from something simple.The mission became bigger than a media company.Over the years, I've had the chance to interview incredible founders, nonprofit leaders, impact investors, climate innovators, technologists, artists, and builders from all over the world.And one thing became very clear to me.There are millions of people working every single day to solve massive problems in the world, but many of their stories never get told.A lot of these founders and organizations are building in areas like climate, education, healthcare, financial inclusion, food systems, AI for good, community development, and so much more.But many of them are doing this work without enough visibility, without enough media support, and without enough long-term storytelling infrastructure behind them.We want to help change that.The vision for Causeartist moving forward is to build a lasting home for the impact economy.A place focused on impact startup storytelling, founder and innovator interviews, educational media and research, ecosystem databases and directories, podcasts and live conversations, community collaboration, and resources for people building positive change in the world.At its core, Causeartist is built around one belief:There are millions of people using their talents, creativity, skills, and businesses to improve the world, and their stories deserve to be seen.That belief has guided this platform from day one.And now becoming a nonprofit allows us to think longer term.It allows us to focus on building something durable.Something mission-first. Something that can continue spotlighting innovators and builders for years and decades to come.I also just want to say thank you.Thank you to every founder who trusted us with their story.Every investor who shared insights.Every nonprofit leader, partner, listener, reader, and supporter who has been part of this journey.You helped shape what Causeartist has become.And honestly, we're just getting started.I'm incredibly excited for what we're building next.More stories.More founders.More conversations.More tools and resources for the people trying to create a better future.So thank you for being here.Thank you for believing in this mission.And let's continue building together.See you in the next episode. ----------------------------------------Investing in Impact is powered by Causeartist, a nonprofit media company dedicated to bridging the gap between capital and culture by spotlighting founders, investors, and organizations reimagining how business can serve people and the planet.Through storytelling, events, and open-access education, Causeartist helps create a shared language of impact, inspiring more founders to build with purpose and more funders to invest with intention.By amplifying ideas and innovations across industries, Causeartist transforms awareness into action and cultivates a community where paying it forward is part of the foundation for growth.

Impact investing may have originated in the West. Its future is being shaped in the East.  From Singapore to South Korea, Japan to Hong Kong, investors in a mosaic of Asia-Pacific markets are leaning into Asia's distinctive edge in the global impact investment ecosystem: patient capital, intergenerational stewardship and disciplined innovation.The driver: a rising, intergenerational “now generation” steering the region's innovative operating businesses and investment portfolios toward sustainability and social impact.“There's this undercurrent of energy and willingness to try and come together,” Katy Yung, who leads the Hong Hong-based Sustainable Finance Initiative, tells ImpactAlpha's Dennis Price on the latest Agents of Impact podcast. “The reality is it has to be an intergenerational effort.”

Impact investing has become one of the fastest-growing areas in finance, but the industry still faces major challenges around transparency, accountability and measurable outcomes. In this episode, we discuss how decentralized technologies and blockchain infrastructure could reshape the future of social impact investing. Kula is building a decentralized impact investment model focused on bringing transparency and measurable results to sectors that have traditionally struggled with inefficiencies and administrative waste. We also discuss how blockchain and smart contracts can improve trust and visibility in industries like natural resources and community-driven investments. In this episode, we discuss: - The difference between impact investing and traditional charity - Why Kula focuses on investments that generate both returns and local impact - How blockchain and DLT improve transparency in social impact ecosystems - The role of smart contracts in historically opaque industries - Why accountability and measurable outcomes matter in impact investing - How decentralized technologies may reshape the future of social impact finance Powered by ACX Compliance – the world's largest crypto compliance specialised managed services provider. By crypto compliance professionals. For crypto compliance professionals.

This is the panel on Impact Investing with a Community Housing Focus featuring Annie Wilson, Ali Hamlin-Paenga, James Palmer, Paul Gilberd, Estelle Parker, and Judith Bullin.  The welcome of the conference giving context to it is over here.   View the Overview of Impact Investing here: https://www.centreforsocialimpact.org.nz/knowledge-base/overview-of-impact-investing-in-aotearoa More about Kainga Maha's work here: https://kaingamaha.co.nz/  Visit Te Matapihi's website here: https://www.tematapihi.org.nz/  More on the Community Housing Funding Agency: https://chfa.co.nz/  Visit the Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA) website here: https://communityhousing.org.nz/   Link to the Community Housing Aotearoa Conference is here: https://confer.eventsair.com/cha2026/  Read the Parry Field Community Housing guide here (from 2023, new edition to be released in June 2026): https://www.parryfield.com/home/publications/#publications-property  Visit the Responsible Investment Association Australasia website here: https://www.responsibleinvestment.org/  More on social housing from Parry Field Lawyers: Community Housing Information Hub - Parry Field Lawyers Changing Paradigms book: Changing Paradigms - Parry Field Lawyers More content at www.theseeds.nz  To listen to the Welcome, go here Welcome to the Seeds Impact Conference from Steven Moe - Seeds

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with Lucy Ngige and Amy Cortese. Up this week: The first edition of ImpactAlpha Africa explores new ways capital is being mobilized for impact on the continent; a spotlight on two African funds investing in human capital and creating high productivity jobs; and, how some LPs are stepping up to help emerging managers cross the chasm to their next fund.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with Lucy Ngige and Amy Cortese. Up this week: The first edition of ImpactAlpha Africa explores new ways capital is being mobilized for impact on the continent; a spotlight on two African funds investing in human capital and creating high productivity jobs; and, how some LPs are stepping up to help emerging managers cross the chasm to their next fund.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠.This week's stories:“⁠Seeding impact investing ecosystems in Senegal, Zambia, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire⁠,” by Lucy Ngige“⁠(Some) LPs step up to help emerging managers cross the chasm to their next fund⁠,” by Amy Cortese with Roodgally Senatus

In dieser Folge sprechen Tobias Siebel und Tobias Pusch mit Jessica Bodemann von Oikocredit. Der Name kommt aus dem Griechischen. Oikos heißt Haus, Gemeinschaft. Credit meint Darlehen und Glaube zugleich. Beides trägt dieses Modell: eine Genossenschaft, die seit 1975 an Menschen glaubt, die sonst kein Finanzsystem sieht. Wir sprechen über Impact Investing, lange bevor es diesen Namen trug. Über Mikrofinanz, die befähigt. Über die feine Grenze, an der Hilfe zur Abhängigkeit wird. Jessica nennt es klar: Solidarität statt Almosen. Eine Spende konstruiert Hierarchie. Ein Kredit reicht die Hand auf Augenhöhe. Es geht um Zahlen und um Haltung. Zwei Prozent Zielrendite. Rückzahlungsquoten über neunzig Prozent. Vor allem aber um die soziale Dividende. Was bewirkt mein Geld bei der Kaffeegenossenschaft in Peru, beim Erdbeerbauern in Westindien, bei der Unternehmerin in Jordanien, die sich vom Ehemann finanziell löst? Drei Themen tragen das Gespräch: Warum Resilienz ein Lehrmeister ist. Menschen im globalen Süden leben mit Unsicherheit und werden daran stark. Davon können deutsche CEOs lernen. Warum Solidarität kein politisches Lager kennt. Sie ist ein universelles Konzept, getragen von allen großen Weltreligionen. Warum das Bewusstsein über das eigene Geld eine ethische Entscheidung ist. Was finanziert meine Bank, während ich schlafe? Eine Einladung, das eigene Verhältnis zum Taler neu zu prüfen. Geld ist ein soziales Konstrukt. Es sät. Und irgendwo geht eine Saat auf. Fragen, Anmerkungen & Co gern an hello@talerundtalar.de TALER & TALAR Konferenz 2026 02.-04. September | & bringt viel Frucht | Kloster Volkenroda [www.talerundtalar.de](http://www.talerundtalar.de)]

"When you look at where families invest across the spectrum of sustainable and impact investing, climate is really at the forefront. They think about that because, look at our environment, look at the food supply… because of environmental issues. Not withstanding the tariffs too….These are issues that have to be segmented and families are doing the work and they're putting their capital in…(F)amilies really are more and more values aligning their investments, and there's a blurring  (of the) line between philanthropy and catalytic investing so that they can invest in climate and do things in all their active portfolios. So I feel like this is just going to increase over time in a pretty significant way." Jolyne Caruso on Electric Ladies Podcast The great wealth transfer of $124 trillion will flow into the hands of women, Millennials and Gen Zrs over the next 30 years, and these are hands that value climate, clean energy, sustainability and social causes more than their forebears. What impact might that have? Listen to Jolyne Caruso, Financial Executive, Investor and Wealth Advisor in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You'll hear about: ●        How women tend to donate and invest differently than men do and why. ●        Impact and climate-related investing the way women, Gen Z & Millennials do it. ●        New spins on "risk" and "reward" & why financial literacy is crucial. ●        What the great wealth transfer is and how it could dramatically affect the economy. ●        Plus, career advice, such as:  "One of the things that I recommend women do, Joan, is to join boards as soon as they can. And I'll tell you why. When I was at Barnard, I was very involved as a student in my class. I was reunion chair and raising money for my class. But it wasn't until I got on the alumni board at Barnard, which led to getting on the big board at Barnard when I was 40 years old, that my life fundamentally changed….This isn't about giving a hundred thousand dollars to your alma mater that you don't have. It's finding boards that will all take women of all ages…My daughter's on the board of a dog rescue company, organization. Get on a board and sit around the table and become a change agent in that regard….Because you network, you get hands-on experience without being at work." Jolyne Caruso on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.  You'll also like: ·       New Business Models For Philanthropy - Amy Dornbusch, AtlasDaughters, Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist ·       Women's Trillions Drive New Economic Values - with Silvia Bastante de Unverhau, LGT Private Bankers International ·       New Venture Capital Models For Women and CleanTech - Cecile Blilious, Veteran Venture Investor, Venture ESG, European Women in VC ·       Creativity & Relationships Secure Grants - with Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation and ECE Solutions ·       Investing in Companies For Social Impact - with Meredith Shields, CEO of Citi Impact Fund  Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.  Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson

What does it take to redefine entrepreneurship for both impact and profit, and can owning less of a company mean achieving more? In this episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast, listeners are invited to consider how traditional business structures and investment models can be transformed for greater societal good without sacrificing returns. Blake Jones joins Marcia Dawood as today's guest—a self-described accidental entrepreneur who transitioned from engineering in the oil and gas sector to pioneering employee ownership through Namaste Solar. His journey includes international work in renewable energy, founding a successful solar cooperative, and now leading the innovative Kachuwa Impact Fund, which democratizes impact investing via a cooperative model boasting over 300 members and nearly 100 diversified assets. The episode takes a deep dive into how Blake Jones and the Kachuwa Impact Fund structure investments to balance financial returns with meaningful impact. Offering an accessible, diversified portfolio that pays annual dividends, the fund supports employee ownership conversions, affordable housing, and more—all governed democratically. If you've ever wondered how to invest for impact while still earning returns, or how cooperatives operate in practice, this episode is a must-listen for its fresh perspectives, practical insights, and inspiration for anyone looking to shake up traditional business and investing models.   To get the latest from Blake Jones, you can follow him below! https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-jones-ab044925/  https://www.kachuwaimpactfund.com/   Sign up for Marcia's newsletter to receive tips and the latest on Angel Investing! Website: www.marciadawood.com Learn more about the documentary Show Her the Money: www.showherthemoneymovie.com And don't forget to follow us wherever you are! Apple Podcasts: https://pod.link/1586445642.apple Spotify: https://pod.link/1586445642.spotify LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-next-door-podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theangelnextdoorpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marciadawood

While charities and foundations spend a lot of time thinking about how best to achieve impact in their grant making, the impact that they can achieve from investment portfolios is often less well considered. In this episode, Jaid Longmore and Chris King from Hymans Robertson are joined by Charlie Crossley and James Anthony from Friends Provident Foundation to explore what impact investing means in practice for charities.They discuss common barriers, including complexity and trustee engagement, and share practical solutions, from collaborative initiatives like the Endowments Investing Challenge to using stewardship and engagement to drive impact beyond capital allocation.You'll hear simple steps to get started, including reviewing your holdings and defining what impact means for your organisation.Hymans Robertson disclaimerThis podcast has been prepared by Hymans Robertson LLP, and is based upon our understanding of events as at release date. It is designed to be a general summary of topical investment matters and is not specific to the circumstances of any particular employer or pension scheme. The information contained in this podcast should not be construed as advice and not be considered as a substitute for specific advice as the information is generic in nature. Where a podcast refers to legal matters please note that Hymans Robertson is not qualified to provide legal opinion and therefore you may wish to obtain independent legal advice to consider any relevant law and/or regulation. Hymans Robertson LLP accepts no liability for errors or omissions. Your Hymans Robertson LLP consultant will be pleased to discuss matters raised in this podcast in greater detail. Guests views are separate to that of Hymans Robertson.The information provided in this broadcast is not financial advice. Past performance is not a guide to the future. Please note the value of investments, and income from them, may fall as well as rise. This includes but is not limited to equities, government or corporate bonds, derivatives and property, whether held directly or in a pooled or collective investment vehicle. Further, investments in developing or emerging markets may be more volatile and less marketable than in mature markets. Exchange rates may also affect the value of investments. As a result, an investor may not get back the full amount of the original investment. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance. Hymans Robertson LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Licensed by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries for a range of investment business activities.

Drive through cities in Africa and you're likely to see a waste problem. In the streets, the sewage, in the waterways…540 million tons of waste goes uncollected every year across sub-Saharan Africa. It's a $16 billion opportunity. But much of the infrastructure is still missing. What would it actually take to build it at scale?In Nigeria, a company called Scrapays is paying people to collect it. In Kenya, Plas-tech is turning the same plastic into cooking gas. 00:00 - Where does your waste go? 01:25 - In Lagos, Scrapay's Boluwatife Arewa is empowering informal waste pickers05:44 - In Mombosa, Plas-tech's Robin Kariuki is turning waste into cooking gas09:13 - The multi-billion dollar opportunity in wasteThis episode was produced as part of our series on climate action in Africa, The Greenprint, in partnership with Catalyst Fund and FSD Africa, with the help of UK aid.Watch more episodes of The Greenprint here.Our Links -

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.comOur guest is Nana Li, a stewardship expert who's just written a handbook on navigating sustainability across Asia Pacific. She walks us through why the money decisions happening in Asia actually shape global sustainability, not the other way around.We explore how China's state-led approach and Japan's demographic crisis are forcing real innovation in automation and energy transition. You'll get insights into why "guanxi" and energy security matter more than most Western playbooks suggest.If you're working, or are interested, in Asia's climate finance space, there's genuine value here. We clear up the confusion between ESG risk management and impact investing, and why that distinction actually matters when economic growth is the priority. It's a practical and grounded conversation.REF: Navigating Sustainability in Asia: A Practical Guide for Leaders and InvestorsABOUT NANA: Nana Li, CFA, is a sustainability and stewardship specialist focused on Asia-Pacific. She advises investors, companies and policymakers on governance, climate and transition strategies, and is an active contributor to global policy and standard-setting initiatives. Nana is a frequent speaker at international conferences and industry forums organised by financial institutions, multilateral organisations and market bodies, and she is regularly invited to contribute to discussions on corporate governance, stewardship and sustainability. In 2024, Nana co-authored Unlocking Corporate Success by the Power of Diversity, the first book to examine gender diversity in Japan from an investor perspective. She is also the author of Navigating Sustainability in Asia: A Practical Guide for Corporate Leaders and Investors, which provides an applied and region-specific perspective on sustainability, governance and stewardship across Asia-Pacific. In 2025, Nana was awarded the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Excellence in Stewardship Award (the first Asian recipient), recognising her leadership and contributions to stewardship and policy advocacy in Asia.HOST, PRODUCTION, ARTWORK: Joseph Jacobelli  |  MUSIC: Ep76 onward excerpts from Vivaldi's La Follia, played by Luca Jacobelli.

This week on Swimming with Allocators, Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat talk with Avivar Capital Co-Founders Lisa Richter and Tina Castro about how they built an impact investing firm focused on aligning capital with social and environmental outcomes. They trace their paths from ShoreBank, Goldman Sachs, and the California Endowment to launching Avivar, and explain why all investing has impact, positive or negative. The conversation covers place-based investing, creative deal structuring for disaster recovery (like post-wildfire efforts in California), using venture capital as the right tool for scalable solutions such as edtech, and their distinctive approach to diligencing emerging managers without conventional track records. Key takeaways include starting with the end impact in mind, matching capital type to the problem, the power of proximity to communities being served, and why persistence and thoughtful risk-taking are essential to building more equitable capital markets. Also, don't miss Michael Podolny from Sidley as he explains that his startup clients are increasingly dealing with early founder breakups and complex AI/data licensing issues, and that he now relies on AI tools daily to dramatically speed up legal work while preserving his core advisory value. Highlights from this week's conversation include: Lisa's Path From ShoreBank to Impact Investing Advisory Work (0:34) Transition from Wall Street to Impact Investing (2:46) Launching Independent Practices and Merging Into Avivar (4:09) Moving From Impact Theory to Practical Execution (8:37) Comprehensive Mission‑Aligned Investment Approach (11:23) Starting With Outcomes and Choosing the Right Type of Capital (14:31) Creative Structuring Example for Wildfire Recovery Capital (17:35) AI, Data Licensing, and Deal Structures (20:31) Handcrafted Deals, AI's Role, and Scaling Impact (24:30) All Investing as Impact and Reframing Positive Impact Investing (27:39) Diligencing Emerging Managers With Nontraditional Track Records (32:11) Venture Capital for Scaling Digital Education Solutions (35:43) Standout GP Characteristics and Key Signals (38:37) Reflections on a Decade of Building Avivar (41:52) Pride in Team, Talent, and Firm Culture (43:09) Final Thoughts and Takeaways (44:06) Avivar Capital is a women-led registered investment advisor founded to advance impact investing and system-level change. Emerging from The California Endowment and built on decades of mission-driven experience, Avivar specializes in rigorous evaluation of first-time managers and partners only with investors who share a vision for equity, inclusion, and catalytic capital. Learn more at www.avivarcapital.com. Sidley Austin LLP is a premier global law firm with a dedicated Venture Funds practice, advising top venture capital firms, institutional investors, and private equity sponsors on fund formation, investment structuring, and regulatory compliance. With deep expertise across private markets, Sidley provides strategic legal counsel to help funds scale effectively. Learn more at sidley.com. Swimming with Allocators is a podcast that dives into the intriguing world of Venture Capital from an LP (Limited Partner) perspective. Hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat are seasoned professionals who have donned various hats in the VC ecosystem. Each episode, we explore where the future opportunities lie in the VC landscape with insights from top LPs on their investment strategies and industry experts shedding light on emerging trends and technologies.  The information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this podcast are for general informational purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Inside Startup Investing, Chris Lustrino speaks with Olowo-n'djo Tchala about building Alaffia, a mission-driven consumer brand rooted in ethical sourcing. (00:00–01:30) Olowo-n'djo shares his upbringing in Togo and how it shaped his vision for a new economic model. (01:30–04:30) He explains how Alaffia organizes women-led cooperatives to produce shea butter and connect them to global markets. (04:30–08:30) The discussion covers fair trade economics, including paying above-market wages while maintaining strong margins. (08:30–13:00) They explore how Alaffia scaled into a national brand through persistence, retail distribution, and product-market fit. (13:00–17:00) Finally, Olowo-n'djo reflects on challenges with outside investors and why maintaining mission alignment is critical for long-term success. (17:00–22:00). 

Impact investing is entering a new phase, and it's more nuanced than the headlines suggest. In this episode of Sustainable & Responsible Investing 360, I sit down with returning guest Eric Rice for his third appearance to unpack what's really happening across global markets.Drawing on his experience at Wellington Management and BlackRock, and now in private markets with SEAF (Small Enterprise Assistance Funds), Eric explains why this moment reflects divergence rather than decline. While the US has stepped back from ESG language, Europe, Japan, and other regions are accelerating capital deployment and regulatory support.We explore the limits of impact capital in replacing development aid, especially in the wake of shifts at USAID, and why commercial discipline remains central to the model. We also discuss the growing role of pension funds, the expansion of investable opportunities, and the shift toward financial materiality.Looking ahead, we turn to climate adaptation and resilience as emerging areas of focus, offering opportunity, but still evolving in terms of scale and structure.Connect with SRI360°: Sign up for the free weekly email update Visit the SRI360° PODCAST Visit the SRI360° WEBSITE Follow SRI360° on X:   Follow SRI360° on FACEBOOK   Eric Rice Episode 009: https://sri360.com/podcast/eric-rice/ Eric Rice Episode 088: https://sri360.com/podcast/eric-rice-2/ Scott Arnell's Book: Sustainable & Responsible Investing 360

In this episode of Disruption/Interruption, host KJ sits down with Suvankar Mishra and Stefan Jacob, co-founders of FLO FUND, a fintech platform on a mission to close the $170 billion financing gap facing smallholder farmers in the Global South. The conversation unpacks why traditional banks have failed these farmers, how value chain financing is changing the game, and why the food on your table in Europe or North America is directly tied to whether a farmer in Kenya or India can access a simple loan. With deep field experience across Asia, Africa, and India, Suvankar and Stefan explain how FLO FUND uses real-time agricultural data and digital infrastructure to provide crop-linked, insured lending and why this is not a charity case, but a sound investment in the global food system. Four Key Takeaways: The Financing Gap Is Massive, and Personal (3:40) There are over 500 million smallholder farmers feeding one-third to one-half of the world's population, yet they can't access basic credit. FLO FUND is targeting a $170 billion annual financing shortfall that banks won't touch. Value Chain Financing Is the Real Solution (18:27) Increasingly, farmers aren't getting loans from banks — they're getting them from processors, co-ops, and agribusiness actors in their own value chains. FLO FUND plugs into these existing relationships to inject liquidity at multiple points in the chain, not just at the farm gate. Technology Has Evolved Enough to Make This Work (30:12) Earlier fintech attempts in this space failed because they used alternative data (like mobile recharge behavior) to justify predatory interest rates. FLO FUND leverages mature digital agricultural infrastructure — soil sensors, real-time crop data, and established digital ecosystems — to structure fair, insured, asset-backed lending. Your Food Security Depends on These Farmers (35:31) 90% of macadamia nuts consumed in Europe come from Kenya. 60–70% of global cocoa comes from West Africa. Climate change is accelerating risk in these supply chains. If the Global North doesn't invest in smallholder farmer access to finance, it will pay the price in food scarcity, rising prices, and healthcare costs. Quote of the Show (47:59):"We're not here to provide financing on the basis of default behavior. We're here to provide financing based on integrity."— Suvankar Mishra, co-founder of FLO FUND Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we’re keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome. Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval Ways to connect with Suvankar Mishra and Stefan Jacob: Suvankar’s LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/suvankarmishraStefan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanjacob/Company Website: https://www.theflo.uk/ How to get more Disruption/Interruption: Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Daniel Puder — undefeated MMA fighter and $1M WWE Tough Enough winner — shares how he transitioned from professional sports into building purpose-driven, profitable businesses that are transforming lives.After gaining national attention for standing up against bullying, Daniel built a nonprofit that evolved into a government-funded initiative training law enforcement, educators, and military personnel. He then scaled that mission into a private, state-funded school network serving some of the most underserved communities in America — including foster care youth, formerly incarcerated students, and homeless children.With a 97% graduation rate across micro-schools in multiple states, Daniel breaks down how combining impact with strong business fundamentals can create both meaningful change and scalable returns.He also shares:Why “significance breeds success” is his core philosophyHow he structures investment opportunities in educationThe future of school choice and private education modelsHis approach to mindset, family, and long-term fulfillmentThis is a powerful conversation on building businesses that generate both profit and purpose — while solving real societal problems.https://familyoffices.com/

"If you are feeling that you are not powerful, you are wrong. You are very powerful just in and of yourself. And in community, it's just multiplied." - Missy Sue Mastel Most people think impact investing is only for the ultra-wealthy. Missy Sue Mastel, a financial strategist with three decades in nonprofit capacity building, disagrees. Our hosts, Stephanie McCullough and Kevin Gaines, welcome Missy to explore how everyday investors and retirees can drive meaningful change without writing a massive check. The conversation centers on what Missy calls "hypergrowth capitalism": a system so focused on Q3-over-Q2 returns that no one stops to ask how much is enough, or what the money is actually for. Her alternative framework begins with better questions. Missy cites the popular claim that women speak roughly 21,000 words a day compared to men's 7,000 (a figure worth noting has been disputed by research). The point is that the conversations we choose to have carry real power, and directing some of them toward nonprofits, fund managers, and community organizations can matter more than most people realize. The bridge she's building is what she calls Sustain Exchange: connecting corporations that need sustainability credibility with nonprofits that need operational capacity and funding. Retirees are a key piece of that puzzle. A retired doctor advising an under-resourced community health clinic, a former CFO helping a local nonprofit understand its balance sheet. That's capacity building money alone can't buy! Even for those not ready to volunteer, choosing mutual funds aligned with your values amplifies the advocacy those funds carry into shareholder meetings. Your few thousand dollars may not move a corporation alone, but it adds weight to the voice of a fund that will. As the saying goes, never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. (Margaret Mead)   Key Topics: ●      What Is "Hypergrowth Capitalism" and Why It Falls Short (04:17) ●      Asking Better Questions Instead of Waiting for More Wealth (08:08) ●      How Corporations and Nonprofits Can Partner for Sustainability (12:42) ●      Progress vs. Replacement: Where AI and Capitalism Miss the Point (22:00) ●      Retirees as Nonprofit Capacity Builders (29:29) ●      Putting it All into Action (33:22) ●      Stephanie and Kevin's Wrap Up (36:55)   Resources: ImpactNonProfits.co: https://impactnonprofits.co/ Missy Sue Mastel on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/missy-s-mastel-596751   If you like what you've been hearing, we invite you to subscribe on your favorite platform and leave us a review. Tell us what you love about this episode! Or better yet, tell us what you want to hear more of in the future. stephanie@sofiafinancial.com   You can find the transcript and more information about this episode at www.takebackretirement.com.   Follow Stephanie on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.  Follow Kevin on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.

This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.----------------------------------------Most impact funds operate at the margins of traditional finance. The Citi Impact Fund operates from inside one of the largest banks in the world. That's a different kind of leverage.Meredith Shields manages a $500 million carve-out from Citi's balance sheet, deployed exclusively into double bottom line companies.In this episode, she covers how the fund defines impact, why it moved to Series B investing, and what she's watching in sectors like care, education, and financial resilience. She also names names, rolling through more portfolio companies than most guests manage in an hour. ----------------------------------------Investing in Impact is powered by Causeartist, a nonprofit media company dedicated to bridging the gap between capital and culture by spotlighting founders, investors, and organizations reimagining how business can serve people and the planet.Through storytelling, events, and open-access education, Causeartist helps create a shared language of impact, inspiring more founders to build with purpose and more funders to invest with intention.By amplifying ideas and innovations across industries, Causeartist transforms awareness into action and cultivates a community where paying it forward is part of the foundation for growth.

Episode Title: Solving the World's Greatest Problems: How Collaborative Giving Funds Are Reshaping Impact Capital Guests: Zac Sicher (Fund Manager, Hunger & Joblessness — Solving the World's Greatest Problems) and Rebecca Yuschak (Grants & Operations Lead — Faith Driven Investor) Host: Justin Forman with Henry Kaestner Key Topics: How philanthropic "first-loss" capital unlocks markets that investment capital alone cannot reach — and why the greatest innovations of the last 50 years started with charitable dollars   The Jenga block framework: why attacking one structural pressure point in a complex problem (trafficking, hunger, housing) can cause the entire broken system to collapse   The $14–16 trillion housing gap vs. $592 billion in annual US charitable giving — and why charity alone can never close it   How Solving the World's Greatest Problems Collaborative Giving Funds work as professionally managed donor-advised funds — 100% of contributions deployed into the field   Africa's structural hunger crisis: 378 million people facing solvable food insecurity, a 20x corn yield gap between Zimbabwe and the US, and 30–40% post-harvest food waste — and the market innovations targeting each   Notable Quotes: "There is no shortage of money willing to chase profitable solutions. There is no shortage of money willing to follow. There is an immense shortage of money willing to go first." — Zac Sicher "Capital, when structured properly, has the ability to solve the world's greatest problems. Not exclusively, but to play an important role in solving these problems." — Zac Sicher "Charity alone was never gonna get us there in many of these times."  — Justin Forman

The healthiest economies will show up with drinkable rivers. That is the image Laura Ortiz Montemayor works backwards from — every Monday morning, every investor meeting, every slide deck.Laura is a regenerative finance strategist, founder of SVX Mexico, and co-founder of LARIS — the Latin American Regenerative Investment Summit. This is her third time on the show, and a lot has happened since we last spoke. LARIS 2025 sold out — more than 200 people, billionaires, farmers, and practitioners in the same room, conversations moving from spreadsheets to love and frequencies. LARIS 2026 is coming bigger: hosted on a wetland in Bogotá, May 12–14, with WATER as the central theme. We also talk about the collapse of USAID and the damage it did across Latin America, how the sector is rebuilding with local capital, and the question this whole conversation keeps circling: how do you make investors fall in love with life — without losing them on the spreadsheets?More about this episode.Thoughts? Ideas? Questions? Send us a message!LARIS 2026Latin American Regenerative Investment Summit (Cumbre de Inversiones Regenerativas de América Latina). Be part of the movement that is regenerating the way we learn, invest, and live.Bogotá, ColombiaMay 12 - 14https://regenerativo.org/en/laris/ Find out more about our Generation-Re investment syndicate:https://gen-re.land/Support the show=======In Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast show we talk to the pioneers in the regenerative food and agriculture space to learn more on how to put our money to work to regenerate soil, people, local communities and ecosystems while making an appropriate and fair return. Hosted by Koen van Seijen.

Episode 73: Betsy Biemann, CEO of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) Investing in Communities: Betsy Biemann on the Mission of CEI In this episode of The Boulos Beat, recorded in December 2025, guest host Drew Sigfridson sits down with Betsy Biemann, CEO of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), to talk about her path from a Rotary Fellowship in Kenya to leadership roles at the Rockefeller Foundation—and ultimately to leading one of the country's top Community Development Financial Institutions. Drew and Betsy dive into CEI's mission to support low-income communities through financing, business advising, and targeted investments in sectors like farming and food manufacturing, aquaculture, childcare and renewable energy. They also discuss CEI's impact nationwide, including advancing affordable and workforce housing and rural manufacturing through key tax credit programs. The conversation touches on how CEI has helped small business owners navigate the evolving federal policy and economic landscape and why their work supporting entrepreneurs and local economies is more important than ever.

In this episode, Melanie Rua of Bloomberg Intelligence sits down with Randall Strickland, a sustainable investment advisor to philanthropic organizations, and Jesse Gerstin, faculty at the Bard MBA in Sustainability and community finance practitioner at the nonprofit Inclusiv.  Together, they untangle the differences between ESG, sustainable finance and impact investing; and discuss how the field is evolving amid political backlash and shifting narratives. Despite the headlines, they argue that the underlying work of aligning finance with environmental and social outcomes continues—often under different names.  The conversation covers public and private markets, the long-term opportunity in clean energy, and the financial fluency today's sustainability leaders need to drive meaningful change across every sector. This episode captures the energy of Bard's 'Inside Sustainability Live' series, where real-world practitioners and academics come together to build community and share strategies for advancing sustainability work in challenging times. Bard's Graduate Programs in Sustainability cultivate leaders who break through existing systems, innovating solutions to critical social, environmental and economic challenges. 2023 marked the 20th anniversary of the first graduating class from M.S. in Environmental Policy degree at Bard CEP and the 10th graduating class from the Bard MBA in Sustainability program. The 2024 graduating MS EP, MS CSP, MEd and MBA classes brought the Bard GPS alumni community to over 500!   MEET THE SPEAKERS Randy Strickland Randy is a Director at Westfuller Advisors and faculty at the Bard MBA in Sustainability, where he focuses on sustainable and impact investing. At Westfuller, he partners with philanthropic organizations and family offices to develop and manage mission-driven investment portfolios, supporting sourcing and due diligence across asset classes to build ESG and impact portfolios. Previously, he held leadership roles at Pathstone Family Office, Cornerstone Capital Group, City National Bank of New Jersey (now Industrial Bank), ImpactAssets, Principal Global Investors, and Commonfund. Randy is a member of the Impact & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium, a Fellow of Trinity Church Wall Street's Allocator Collective, and was named to the 2025 Who's Who in Impact Investing by the Impact Finance Center and the Denver Business Journal. Jesse Gerstin Jesse is Vice President of the Center for Resiliency and Clean Power at Inclusiv and faculty at the Bard MBA in Sustainability, working at the intersection of impact investing and renewable energy. He previously led sustainability at SimpliPhi Power, expanding energy storage solutions and improving energy access for underserved communities globally. Earlier in his career, he led the Clinton Climate Initiative's work accelerating utility-scale renewable energy in island nations, strengthening climate resilience, and supporting sustainable economic development for Native American nations. He has also worked with an impact investor in Indonesia and at Echoing Green in New York City supporting social entrepreneurs. Melanie Rua Melanie is a Senior Associate at Bloomberg Intelligence, where she leads ESG research focused on nature-related risks such as water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and deforestation, and how these issues shape corporate performance and capital allocation. Her work uses geospatial data, predictive modeling, and materiality frameworks to analyze environmental risks and opportunities across sectors including energy, chemicals, and packaged food. In addition to her research, Melanie manages a team of associate analysts and regularly shares her insights through industry panels, guest lectures, and Bloomberg Intelligence's ESG Currents podcast. She holds an MBA in Sustainability from Bard College and the CFA Institute Certificate in Sustainable Investing.

How do the beliefs we inherit about money shape our approach to wealth—and what happens when we finally decide to examine and rewrite those patterns? The Angel Next Door Podcast's latest solo episode invites listeners to reflect on the roots of their financial behaviors and unpack how history, culture, and family influence their relationship with money. Host Marcia Dawood draws on her new book, "Unapologetic Wealth: Rewrite Your Money Story from Any Beginning." She shares personal insights, scientific studies, and actionable tools that help listeners understand why so many women feel hesitant or guilty around money, and how these feelings are often passed down across generations without question. In exploring the importance of financial awareness and intentional decision-making, Marcia demonstrates how changing our money story not only builds confidence and clarity for today, but also models healthier financial patterns for the next generation. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to shift their financial perspective, break free from inherited limitations, and start conversations that can spark lasting change.   Get the Unapologetic Wealth e-book for 99 cents on Amazon! Get the Unapologetic Wealth e-book for 99 cents at Barnes & Noble!   Sign up for Marcia's newsletter to receive tips and the latest on Angel Investing! Website: www.marciadawood.com Unapologetic Wealth Do Good While Doing Well Learn more about the documentary Show Her the Money: www.showherthemoneymovie.com And don't forget to follow us wherever you are! Apple Podcasts: https://pod.link/1586445642.apple Spotify: https://pod.link/1586445642.spotify LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-next-door-podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theangelnextdoorpodcast/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/theangelnextdoorpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marciadawood

In Lagos' Computer Village, Nigeria's largest electronics market, everything is imported from China. But how merchants access dollars and pay their suppliers is a challenge.Nigeria imports $20 billion from China every year, yet dollar access problems and legacy banking systems create friction for those doing global trade. So how do countries like Nigeria and China trade with each other?In this episode, we head to Lagos, Nigeria, to see it firsthand - how money moves, and how new technologies like stablecoins are facilitating global trade.In this episode of Money Trails, presented by Stellar Development Foundation.Watch the full episode on YouTube.00:00 - Inside Computer Village01:22 - Everything is imported from China02:32 - The Nigerian Economy03:56 - Importing phones with WeChat and Alipay05:18 - No one uses the banks for FX06:17 - Naira volatility, explained09:10 - Informal and parallel economies09:38 OTC Traders Fill the Gap11:21 - Are stablecoins the future of global trade?14:43 - Next stop: SyriaOur Links -

In this episode, host Stephen Ibaraki interviews Florian Kemmerich, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Human Planet.Florian shares his inspiring journey at the intersection of impact investing, humanitarian work, and AI-driven innovation.He discusses the challenges and opportunities involved in mobilizing capital for purpose-driven initiatives, shares case studies about refugee impact bonds, and explains how Human Planet bridges the gap between the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.Discover Florian's vision for using business, leadership, and capital as forces for good, along with insights from his book and practical advice for NGOs, corporations, and investors.Whether you are passionate about social impact, sustainable finance, AI's disruptive potential, or aligning purpose with your profession, this thoughtful conversation offers valuable insights and strategies.

Join Dr. Alicia Castillo Holley, Founder and CEO of Wealthing Group, for a candid and critical look at the venture capital industry. With over 30 years of experience and a PhD in Finance, Alicia has spent her career bridging the gap between scientific innovation and commercial success. In this episode, we tackle the existential question: "Can we make Venture Capital work?" From her early days pioneering Chile's first seed fund to her current leadership in Silicon Valley, Alicia explores how her "Wealthing" philosophy can fix the industry's flaws by prioritizing impact, diversity, and long-term socioeconomic development.

Aujourd'hui, j'accueille Maud Caillaux, cofondatrice et CEO de Green-Got.Une néobanque française qui veut réconcilier finance et écologie.Avec Green-Got, Maud et ses associés veulent transformer une industrie entière :rediriger l'argent des énergies fossiles vers la transition écologique.Depuis son lancement, la startup a levé plusieurs millions d'euros, fédéré une communauté engagée et construit une alternative aux banques traditionnelles.Dans cet épisode, Maud raconte :– Les coulisses de la création de Green-Got– Pourquoi la finance est un levier clé de la transition écologique– Les difficultés pour lancer un produit bancaire– La levée de fonds et l'ouverture à la communauté– Les tensions avec le secteur bancaire traditionnel– Le rôle du personal branding pour un CEO– La construction d'une néobanque de zéro– Les ambitions de Green-Got pour les prochaines annéesUn épisode passionnant sur l'entrepreneuriat, la finance et l'impact.—EmailClub, c'est l'agence CRM et rétention leader en France !Réservez votre consultation stratégique gratuite juste ici : https://form.typeform.com/to/L66YE0kf?utm_source=lachapelleThomas et son équipe vous aideront à challenger votre setup actuel et à explorer de nouveaux canaux. Vous en repartirez avec de nouvelles idées et des recommandations concrètes !Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Shahar Botzer about the future of social impact investing and current trends and opportunities.Shahar Botzer is co-founder and managing partner at Good Company, an early-stage VC fund with a mission to back bold entrepreneurs who solve the world's biggest challenges for people and the planet. They invest in software-driven innovations in Digital Health, Education, Energy, Circular Economy, and Agriculture because they believe these are the domains where technology can rewrite the future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bryan Goh of the Tsao Family Office joins David Bank on this Agents of Impact podcast. Goh runs the social impact arm of the family behind Singapore-based maritime company Tsao Pao Chee Group. The company itself says it is guided by a “well-being mandate” and “an awakening journey from I to We.”The Tsao Family Office is a founding partner of Impact LP, ImpactAlpha's  platform for asset owners for whom LP stands for “Leadership Potential.”For more, read our writeup on Tsao.

In this episode of the Real Estate Pros Podcast, host Micah Johnson interviews David Summers, founder of the Hope Housing Initiative. David shares his personal journey through the criminal justice system and how it inspired him to create a multifamily housing platform focused on helping individuals reintegrate into society after incarceration. He discusses the importance of stable housing, the support systems he has built, and the financial incentives that make his model sustainable. David emphasizes the need for community support and partnerships to address the housing crisis for those reentering society, while also highlighting the profitability of his impact investing approach.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind:  Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership:  Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright:  Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform!  Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

Over the next decade, roughly $30 trillion is expected to move into the hands of women, and the question isn't just what women will inherit. It's what they'll build. This week, Jean Chatzky sits down with Janine Firpo, an impact investor and co-founder of Invest for Better, to talk about Our Sheconomy, a data-backed initiative that models what the world would look like if women had held equal economic and political power since 1925.  But this episode isn't just about a hypothetical future. It's about the very real, very practical steps you can take right now — no matter how much (or how little) you have — to invest in alignment with your values without sacrificing returns. In this episode, you'll learn: How to audit your current portfolio for impact using free tools (including one Janine swears by Why ESG isn't a political buzzword — it's a risk management to How to start impact investing for as little as $100 Ready to put Janine's advice into action? Join InvestingFixx, Jean's twice-monthly women-only investing club, where expert stock pickers bring ideas to the table, and a community of women learn and win together. Your first two classes are always free. Resources: As You Sow – Invest Your Values Our Sheconomy Invest for Better Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a textVeteran wealth advisor Kip Kolson, founder of Family Wealth Leadership, brings decades of insight to this episode on safeguarding generational wealth. In a world where 70% of wealth is lost by the second generation and 90% by the third, Kip reveals practical tools to reverse that trend.He shares five advanced family office strategies — from philanthropic impact investing and private placement life insurance to long-term leveraged capital structures — all designed to retain wealth inside the family and foster financial leadership in the next generation.Whether you're a founder, heir, or family office manager, Kip's framework helps you turn a high-net-worth family into a high-functioning enterprise.https://familyoffices.com/

Our latest Member Spotlight podcast features Lisa Morris, Founder of Road Concierge and Managing Director of AKS Family Partners. Her career spans Broadway, entrepreneurship, and investing. After touring internationally as a performer, she identified a gap in entertainment travel and built Road Concierge from the ground up, bootstrapping the company without outside capital and selling it in 2012. In conversation with 3i Members Co-Founder & Chairman Mark Gerson, Lisa reflects on her progression from performer to operator to investor. She discusses her work with family offices and impact-focused capital, along with the framework she uses to evaluate opportunities and guide her philanthropic efforts. In this episode, Lisa shares: • How Lisa built and sold Road Concierge and the concrete lessons it taught her about managing cash, negotiating leverage, and choosing the right moment to exit • A clear, repeatable framework you can use to evaluate investments and allocate capital • Practical lessons from Broadway on resilience, preparation, and adaptability that apply directly to investing

This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.----------------------------------------For decades, lupus has remained one of the most complex challenges in modern medicine. Its extreme heterogeneity, where symptoms and triggers can vary widely from one patient to the next, has made the disease difficult to study, diagnose, and treat.As a result, lupus has often been passed over by traditional venture capital in favor of conditions with more predictable development paths.That dynamic is now beginning to change.A growing wave of scientific advances, regulatory progress, and an increasingly active clinical pipeline is signaling a turning point for millions of patients worldwide.At the center of this shift is Lupus Ventures, a mission driven investment fund launched by the Lupus Research Alliance.The fund combines the discipline of life sciences venture capital with a clear focus on return on mission, aiming to close the funding gap that has long stalled promising breakthroughs in autoimmune disease research.In this spotlight, we speak with Nishant Rastogi, Managing Director of Lupus Ventures.Drawing on more than a decade of experience in biotech private equity and venture capital, Nishant explains why he chose to lead a mission driven fund, why early diagnostics are critical to improving patient outcomes, and how Lupus Ventures is helping reshape how cures are funded for historically underserved diseases.Full interview ----------------------------------------Investing in Impact is powered by Causeartist, a nonprofit media company dedicated to bridging the gap between capital and culture by spotlighting founders, investors, and organizations reimagining how business can serve people and the planet.Through storytelling, events, and open-access education, Causeartist helps create a shared language of impact, inspiring more founders to build with purpose and more funders to invest with intention.By amplifying ideas and innovations across industries, Causeartist transforms awareness into action and cultivates a community where paying it forward is part of the foundation for growth.

Finance has a critical role to play in achieving conservation goals. Simply put, saving an ecosystem, or a species, isn't free. Those efforts require lots of scientific research and analysis, tools, infrastructure, and staff. WWF has been at the forefront of a variety of innovative ways to finance those efforts – from Project Finance for Permanence initiatives, to debt for nature swaps, and more. Today we're going to talk about another approach that's gaining steam: impact investing. Impact investing is all about making investments with the goal of advancing social or environmental outcomes – not about maximizing financial returns. Joining Nature Breaking today to explain how it works is Isabelle Foster, WWF's Senior Impact Investing Specialist. Isabelle is part of WWF Impact, our impact investing venture. And she's also a podcast host, having recently launched a limited-series show called Catalyzing Climate Conversations. Her new show is a partnership with the Aspen Institute's Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE). Stay tuned to hear from Isabelle about how impact investing works, why WWF is investing in companies like EatCloud—whose software platform is helping grocery stores and other businesses divert food from the landfill and instead support local communities—and how these investments advance conservation outcomes on the ground. Links for More Info: Isabelle Foster bio WWF Impact PODCAST: Catalyzing Climate Conversations CHAPTERS: 0:00 Preview 0:30 Intro 1:56 What is impact investing? 5:20 How can impact investing help the planet? 8:02 WWF's approach to impact investing 13:34 Example of success: EatCloud 21:45 Podcast plug for Catalyzing Climate Conversations 27:39 Outro

Leapfrog Investments founder and CEO Andy Kuper has turned a radical idea, Impact Investing, into a global force. Launched by Bill Clinton in 2008 it has since been dubbed by Fortune magazine as one of the Top 5 companies changing the world. Andy's Profit For Purpose approach is helping low income communities across the globe with over half a billion people benefitting from innovative healthcare and finance solutions Hear each song chosen by every Five of My Life guest at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60PqJQ1rg6fverFMyKvdkG Follow The Five of My Life on Instagram: The Five of My Life (@thefiveofmylife) Contact Nigel at https://nigelmarsh.com/

Most climate investment still flows toward mitigation, technologies designed to reduce future emissions. Far less capital is directed toward climate adaptation, despite the fact that many regions are already living with the physical, economic, and social consequences of climate change.This imbalance is especially visible in emerging markets, where climate risk, rapid economic growth, and limited institutional infrastructure collide.In this episode of SRI360, I'm joined by Alina Truhina, Founder and Managing Partner of Radical Fund and Utopia Capital Management. Alina has spent her career building and backing early-stage companies across Southeast Asia and Africa, with a focus on climate adaptation, venture capital, and how businesses actually get built in emerging markets.We discuss why traditional venture capital models often fail in emerging markets, why climate adaptation is harder to measure (but no less urgent) than mitigation, and why supporting founders in these environments requires far more than simply writing a check.Tune in to learn more about:Why climate adaptation remains underfunded compared to mitigationHow measurement and incentives shape where climate capital flowsWhy traditional venture capital models struggle in emerging marketsWhat founders in climate-exposed regions need beyond just fundingHow capital design influences risk, resilience, and long-term outcomesFeatured guest: Alina Truhina, CEO and Managing Partner of The Radical Fund and a Partner at the multi-regional investment platform Utopia Capital Management Listen Next: Conversation with Nick Hurd: How Paying for Outcomes Unlocks Impact Investing ReturnsDiscover More from SRI360°:Explore all episodes of the SRI360° Podcast Sign up for the free weekly email update 

Nathan Barkocy went from a life-altering accident to building a thriving real estate portfolio and co-authoring a book with Sharon Lechter. In this episode, he shares how resilience, creativity, and impact drive his investing approach. Get Interviewed on the Show! - ================================== Are you a real estate investor with some 'tales from the trenches' you'd like to share with our audience? Want to get great exposure and be seen as a bonafide real estate pro by your friends? Would you like to inspire other people to take action with real estate investing? Then we'd love to interview you! Find out more and pick the date here: http://daveinterviewsyou.com/ #realestatepodcast #nathanbarkocy #propertyprofits #davedubeau

Send a textIn this deeply moving and unfiltered conversation, billionaire philanthropist and investor Paul Hutchinson joins Richard C. Wilson for a Fireside Chat that transcends money. Paul shares how he went from building a $20M exit and launching a top-performing private equity firm to risking everything—his capital, reputation, and life—to fight child trafficking on the front lines.You'll hear firsthand how charity work reshaped his business vision, why healing and impact go hand-in-hand, and the story behind his real-life undercover missions in some of the world's most dangerous environments. This episode is about more than success—it's about significance.Highlights include:The $20M exit that launched his investing careerHow a call from the Attorney General changed everythingWorking with Tony Robbins and Angel StudiosLeading with courage and protecting the vulnerableThe deep link between legacy, healing, and capital.More at: FamilyOffices.comhttps://familyoffices.com/

What happens when sustainability strategies fail to address real climate risk and long-term investment outcomes?In this episode of SRI360, I am speaking with Laura Ortiz Montemayor about impact investing, climate risk, and regenerative finance, and why sustainability alone may no longer be enough for investors focused on long-term value creation.Drawing from Laura's experience in traditional finance and her work building regenerative investment strategies in Latin America, the conversation explores how capital allocation shapes systems, and why rethinking how capital is deployed matters as much as where it flows.The conversation is especially relevant for investors navigating climate finance, nature risk, and sustainable investing in emerging markets.We talk about:the difference between sustainability and regeneration in impact investingwhy changing what we invest in isn't enough without changing how capital is deployedhow capital shapes systems, and risk, over timewhat regenerative finance looks like for investors focused on long-term outcomesFeatured guest: Laura Ortiz Montemayor, founder of SVX México and Managing Partner of Regenera VenturesListen Next: Conversation with Helen Avery, Director of Nature Programs at the Green Finance Institute (GFI)Discover More from SRI360°:Explore all episodes of the SRI360° Podcast Sign up for the free weekly email update 

If you're a freelancer or a remote worker from the global south, you likely have a harder time getting paid and participating in the global economy. Maybe a global payments company doesn't operate in your country. Maybe they banned your account or froze your funds. Remote workers and freelancers from emerging markets often have to jump through hoops to get paid, incurring additional costs along the way.Meanwhile, more people than ever are working online, and more of these workers are coming from the developing world. Yet the global payments system is often failing the very people who rely on it the most. Are stablecoins the solution?This episode of Money Trails is presented by Stellar Development Foundation.Watch the full episode on YouTube.00:00 - The global payments system is broken01:34 - Freelancing and remote work payment issues03:38 - Why does this happen? De-risking04:29 - 1.2 billion people are reaching working age in emerging markets05:15 - Stablecoins to the rescue?07:09 - There is a tax on the global south09:03 - Next episode, we head to Lagos, NigeriaOur Links -

In this Maggie's Moment, Maggie breaks down the 3 big shifts that separate true CEOs from overwhelmed technicians:Creating and leading with a clear visionBuilding a team to expand your impactInvesting in your own growth to move the business forwardReady to step into your CEO role and scale your business? Tune in for actionable inspiration and your next step.Ready to step into your CEO role and grow faster? Book a complimentary consult and I'll help you build the skills and strategy to scale -  https://calendly.com/maggie-s2l/discovery-call-1

This is a fan fav episode. The word ‘capitalism' seems to make some people happy, while making others cringe. The U.S. started as a capitalist society and has evolved into a mix of capitalism and socialism. As society and technology evolves, how should our economic system evolve in response? In this episode, Sir Ronald Cohen, “the father of British venture capital” speaks with Tom about the importance of social impact and what impact investing is evolving into and how it can change the social world for the better. Creating systems that support entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and social responsibility of big companies is just the tip of a massive iceberg. Listen in to see how this all ties into our natural desire to evolve and strive for more than just money. Order Sir Ronald Cohen's new book, Impact (all proceeds donated to impact charities): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Impact-Reshaping-capitalism-drive-change/dp/1529108055/ Original air date: 4-13-21 SHOW NOTES: Impact Investing | Sir Ronald explains what's reshaping a new economic system [1:57] Coming to Britain | Sir Ronald reveals how he moved from Egypt and ended in Britain [4:48] Venture Capital | An overview of how venture capitalism came to be and what it is [7:23] Social Impact | Getting an accurate view of a company's impact not just profits [9:41] Deciding | Sir Ronald gives tips on what to look for evaluating a company's impact [12:47] Redistributed Wealth | Why redistributed wealth is needed, but it's not enough [15:30] Poverty Problem | Sir Ronald discusses what's been missing from solution [18:20] 1800 Companies | The $3 trillion environmental damage being measured [21:28] Capitalism | Sir Ronald breaks down capitalism driven by profit and social impact [28:05] Communism | Setbacks of communism and how increased prosperity redistributed is better [32:30] Turning Point | Recognizing social problems and having technology to measure impact [34:59] Striving | Sir Ronald introduces human nature to strive for money & quality of life [42:14] Re-Skill | Sir Ronald identifies why opportunities for new skills is part of the system [45:12] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a fan fav episode. The word ‘capitalism' seems to make some people happy, while making others cringe. The U.S. started as a capitalist society and has evolved into a mix of capitalism and socialism. As society and technology evolves, how should our economic system evolve in response? In this episode, Sir Ronald Cohen, “the father of British venture capital” speaks with Tom about the importance of social impact and what impact investing is evolving into and how it can change the social world for the better. Creating systems that support entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and social responsibility of big companies is just the tip of a massive iceberg. Listen in to see how this all ties into our natural desire to evolve and strive for more than just money. Order Sir Ronald Cohen's new book, Impact (all proceeds donated to impact charities): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Impact-Reshaping-capitalism-drive-change/dp/1529108055/ Original air date: 4-13-21 SHOW NOTES: Impact Investing | Sir Ronald explains what's reshaping a new economic system [1:57] Coming to Britain | Sir Ronald reveals how he moved from Egypt and ended in Britain [4:48] Venture Capital | An overview of how venture capitalism came to be and what it is [7:23] Social Impact | Getting an accurate view of a company's impact not just profits [9:41] Deciding | Sir Ronald gives tips on what to look for evaluating a company's impact [12:47] Redistributed Wealth | Why redistributed wealth is needed, but it's not enough [15:30] Poverty Problem | Sir Ronald discusses what's been missing from solution [18:20] 1800 Companies | The $3 trillion environmental damage being measured [21:28] Capitalism | Sir Ronald breaks down capitalism driven by profit and social impact [28:05] Communism | Setbacks of communism and how increased prosperity redistributed is better [32:30] Turning Point | Recognizing social problems and having technology to measure impact [34:59] Striving | Sir Ronald introduces human nature to strive for money & quality of life [42:14] Re-Skill | Sir Ronald identifies why opportunities for new skills is part of the system [45:12] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices