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Watch the show on television by downloading the e360tv channel app to your Roku, LG or AmazonFireTV. You can also see it on YouTube.Devin: What is your superpower?Sherwood: The ability to deeply connect with others, energizing relationships and fostering purpose-driven collaboration.Sherwood (Woodie) Neiss, a Principal of Crowdfund Capital Advisors, played a pivotal role in creating the regulations that fundamentally changed startup finance. A decade ago, he was instrumental in the passage of the JOBS Act, including the provisions that made Regulation Crowdfunding possible. In this episode, the discussion centered around the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities entrepreneurs face when raising capital through this regulated process.Woodie reflected on his journey advocating for Regulation Crowdfunding, beginning with a bold idea and leading to a historic signing ceremony at the White House. “When we started walking the halls of Congress…we kept on hearing one thing: you guys are never going to pull this off,” Woodie shared. Yet, through relentless focus and bipartisan collaboration, he and his team successfully convinced lawmakers that Regulation Crowdfunding could create jobs and significantly enhance access to capital.The experience of being at the signing of the JOBS Act was described by Woodie as surreal—a moment he'll never forget. “I remember sitting on the lawn of the White House…watching the president come out, talking about how, quote-unquote, this is a game changer. And we're pinching ourselves, going, I can't believe we pulled this off.” For entrepreneurs today, that game-changing legislation has opened new doors, enabling startups to raise funds directly from their communities.However, Woodie emphasized that success doesn't end with raising capital; compliance and communication with investors are equally crucial. He noted that many companies fail to meet the SEC's annual reporting requirements, which can harm both their reputations and future fundraising efforts. To address this, Woodie and his team developed carfiling.com—a tool designed to simplify annual compliance filings for entrepreneurs using Regulation Crowdfunding.For startup founders leveraging Regulation Crowdfunding, Woodie's story serves as both an inspiration and a practical guide. He transformed skepticism into groundbreaking legislation and continues to innovate within the space. Woodie believes that Regulation Crowdfunding is not just about democratizing capital—it's about fostering trust and accountability between entrepreneurs and their communities.tl;dr:Sherwood (Woodie) Neiss explained his journey advocating for the JOBS Act and Regulation Crowdfunding.He described the historic White House signing ceremony and bipartisan efforts behind the legislation.Woodie emphasized the importance of compliance for companies raising capital via Regulation Crowdfunding.He introduced carfiling.com, a tool designed to simplify annual reporting for entrepreneurs.Woodie highlighted his superpower—connecting—and shared personal insights on fostering human relationships.How to Develop Connecting As a SuperpowerWoodie described his superpower as “connecting,” and he shared a heartfelt, personal perspective on what that means. “When my son was three…he said, ‘I'm connecting to your love battery.'” For Woodie, connection isn't just about relationships; it's an energy that powers humanity. “We as humans rely on other humans…to recharge us in ways that bring validation to who we are.” Professional and personal connections—whether partnering with colleagues or recharging through family interactions—drive his purpose and success.Woodie's son Max provided the inspiration for the children's book The Love Battery, a metaphor on human connection. Max used to throw his legs over Woodie's belly at bedtime and explained, “I'm connecting to your love battery.” This heartfelt moment shaped Woodie's understanding of how vital connection is for sustaining energy, optimism, and creativity. The concept of the “love battery” now serves as a metaphor both for Woodie's personal life and his work, inspiring communities and encouraging collaboration.Tips for Developing This SuperpowerBe Present: Focus on where you are now, rather than always planning ahead.Acknowledge Others: Express gratitude to people around you through small, meaningful gestures.Balance Priorities: Recognize the importance of personal, professional, and health-related priorities equally.Encourage Collaboration: Build relationships that foster purpose and excitement in your work.By following Woodie's example and advice, you can make connecting a skill. With practice and effort, you could make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Stay Cool This Summer!Guest ProfileSherwood (Woodie) Neiss (he/him):Principal, Crowdfund Capital Advisors and creator of CARfiling.comAbout CARfiling.com: CARFiling is a purpose-built software platform that streamlines the preparation of annual reports for companies that have raised capital through Regulation Crowdfunding. Through a guided, step-by-step workflow, CARFiling helps issuers efficiently organize, compile, and prepare the information required for their Form C-AR filings.Designed specifically for issuers, CARFiling is not a law firm or a filing agent—it's a self-service tool that empowers companies to manage their own compliance process with clarity and confidence. By simplifying complex reporting requirements into an intuitive digital experience, CARFiling enables issuers to stay organized, reduce errors, and meet their regulatory obligations while maintaining full responsibility for their filings.Website: carfiling.comLinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/company/crowdfund-capital-advisorsBiographical Information: Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss is a pioneering force in regulated investment crowdfunding and a key architect behind the legislation that transformed startup investing in the United States. As co-author of the Crowdfunding Exemption Framework that became the foundation for Title III of the JOBS Act, he played a central role in legalizing equity crowdfunding—testifying before Congress, collaborating with the SEC, and participating in the White House signing ceremony. Today, Woodie continues to shape the industry as Managing General Partner at D3VC, an AI-driven venture fund, and Principal at Crowdfund Capital Advisors, where he advises governments, institutions, and platforms worldwide on building modern capital markets.In addition to his policy and investment work, Woodie is a data innovator and thought leader in private market infrastructure. He created CCLEAR, the industry's most comprehensive dataset tracking Regulation Crowdfunding activity, and co-founded GUARDD, a compliance and disclosure platform designed to bring transparency to private securities markets. A frequent speaker at global forums including TEDx and SXSW, and co-author of Crowdfund Investing for Dummies, he has been widely recognized as one of the most influential voices in crowdfunding. Through his work, Woodie continues to champion a future where capital formation is more transparent, inclusive, and driven by the power of communities.LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/sherwoodneissFile Your Form C-AR.Support Our SponsorsOur generous sponsors make our work possible, serving impact investors, social entrepreneurs, community builders and diverse founders. Today's advertisers include High Desert Gear and CARFiling.com. Learn more about advertising with us here.Max-Impact Members(We're grateful for every one of these community champions who make this work possible.)Brian Christie, Brainsy | Cameron Neil, Lend For Good | Carol Fineagan, Independent Consultant | Hiten Sonpal, RISE Robotics | John Berlet, CORE Tax Deeds, LLC. | Justin Starbird, The Aebli Group | Lory Moore, Lory Moore Law | Marcia Brinton, High Desert Gear | Mark Grimes, Networked Enterprise Development | Matthew Mead, Hempitecture | Michael Pratt, Qnetic | Mike Babbit | Coledger Solutions | Mike Green, Envirosult | Nick Degnan, Unlimit Ventures | Dr. Nicole Paulk, Siren Biotechnology | Paul Lovejoy, Stakeholder Enterprise | Pearl Wright, Global Changemaker | Scott Thorpe, Philanthropist | Sharon Samjitsingh, Health Care Originals | Add Your Name HereUpcoming SuperCrowd Event CalendarIf a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.SOCAP Open: My panel, “Who Decides Where Impact Capital Goes?” with Lyneir Richardson and Jenny Kassan as proposed by Paul Lovejoy at Stakeholder Enterprise is in the public voting round for SOCAP Open in Chicago. Community votes help shape the SOCAP agenda (about 20% of the selection process), so every vote matters. Please take a moment to vote for our session before the deadline. Thank you!SuperCrowd Impact Member Networking Session: Impact (and, of course, Max-Impact) Members of the SuperCrowd are invited to a private networking session on May 19th at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT. Mark your calendar. We'll send private emails to Impact Members with registration details. Upgrade to Impact Membership today!SuperCrowdHour, May 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern. Devin Thorpe will lead a session on “How to File Your Form C-AR Yourself for Free!” Designed for founders and issuers navigating regulated investment crowdfunding, this practical session will walk attendees through the annual Form C-AR filing process and show how to complete it independently—without unnecessary legal or filing expenses. Devin will explain what information is required, common mistakes to avoid, important deadlines to remember, and how staying compliant helps build trust with investors while protecting your raise. Whether you've recently closed an offering or are preparing for your first annual report, this SuperCrowdHour will provide a clear, cost-effective roadmap to filing your Form C-AR with confidence. Register here: https://thesupercrowd.com/20may26SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™: This August 25–27, founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders will gather for a three-day, broadcast-quality global experience focused on disciplined capital formation, regulated investment crowdfunding, and purpose-driven growth. We're bringing together leading voices in impact investing, compliance, digital marketing, and circular economy innovation to deliver practical frameworks, real-world case studies, and actionable strategies. The event culminates in the PurposeBuilt100™ Showcase, recognizing 100 of the fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in the U.S. Register now to secure your seat and get all the details. August 25–27, streaming worldwide.Share the application for the PurposeBuilt100™: Purpose-driven founders deserve recognition. The PurposeBuilt100™ application window is now open—celebrating the fastest-growing companies building profit with purpose. If you know a founder creating real impact and real growth, please share this opportunity. Applications are free and confidential. Explore the program and apply today: PurposeBuilt100.com.Superpowers for Good Live Pitch on e360tv — June 3, 2026. Purpose-driven founders raising capital through Regulation Crowdfunding are invited to apply by May 6, 2026, for a chance to pitch live to a national audience of investors and impact champions.Community Event CalendarSuccessful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET - Click on Events.Earthstock Summit, Ojai, CA, May 29-31: The Earthstock Regenerative Summit in Ojai brings together leaders and community members for panels, workshops, films, music, and hands-on projects focused on regenerative agriculture, ecological design, resilience, health, and sustainable living.Save the Date! October 20th and 21st will be the Crowdfunding Professional Association Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit for 2026. This is the event of the year for everyone in the crowdfunding ecosystem.If you would like to submit an event for us to share with the 10,000+ changemakers, investors and entrepreneurs who are members of the SuperCrowd, click here.Manage the volume of emails you receive from us by clicking here.We share educational information—not investment advice. Some links may generate compensation. See our full disclosure.We use AI to help us write compelling recaps of each episode. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at www.superpowers4good.com/subscribe

Watch the show on television by downloading the e360tv channel app to your Roku, LG or AmazonFireTV. You can also see it on YouTube.Devin: What is your superpower?Skip: Getting others on board and believing in being able to achieve a shared mission.The housing crisis in the United States is staggering. Experts now estimate the country needs to build 10 million homes to meet demand—a near-impossible feat using traditional methods. Enter Lagom Development, a vertically integrated housing platform that combines innovative construction techniques with sustainable practices to make homeownership attainable for more people.In this interview, Lagom Development's founder and CEO, Skip Hulsey, discussed the company's approach to tackling this massive problem. Skip's solution involves integrating manufacturing, construction, and sales under one roof, leveraging Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) to build efficiently, affordably, and sustainably. “Our target is four hours from slab to a dried-in home,” Skip explained, emphasizing the remarkable speed at which they can build. “Instead of a weeks-long process, we're delivering a fully insulated, weather-ready shell in an afternoon.”Lagom Development's homes aren't just fast to construct—they're energy efficient, too. Skip noted that owners see substantial savings on utilities: “By our calculations, it's roughly equivalent to an additional mortgage payment every year in utility savings.” This groundbreaking approach reduces waste, shortens labor time, and cuts long-term energy costs, making it a win for both homeowners and the planet.To scale its vision nationally, Lagom Development is raising funds through a regulated investment crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder. This democratized approach to fundraising aligns with its mission to make homeownership accessible. “Allowing retail investors to come along for the ride,” Skip said, “helps us extend the same end goal of accessibility to more families.”Skip's journey to founding Lagom Development reflects his lifelong commitment to housing. He began framing homes as a teenager, worked in manufacturing and real estate, and later earned a master's degree in real estate development. COVID-19 served as a key turning point for him. “I saw that teachers, first responders, and service industry folks could no longer afford starter homes,” he said. Determined to find a solution, he created Lagom Development to reimagine what's possible for housing.For anyone interested in supporting or learning more about this impactful venture, visit Lagom Development's crowdfunding page or check out its innovative SIP technology. Skip's team is proving that with the right tools, partnerships, and approach, solving the housing crisis isn't just possible—it's within reach.tl;dr:Skip Hulsey introduced Lagom Development, a purpose-driven company addressing the U.S. housing crisis with scalable solutions.Lagom Development uses Structural Insulated Panels to build affordable, energy-efficient homes in just four hours.The company is raising funds through a regulated crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder.Skip shared his personal journey in housing and his decision to pursue innovative solutions post-COVID.Skip's superpower—team building—has been critical to assembling a high-performance team at Lagom Development.How to Develop Team Building As a SuperpowerSkip's superpower is team building. In today's episode of Superpowers for Good, Skip attributed the success of Lagom Development to the strength of its team. He described his superpower as “getting others on board and believing in being able to achieve a shared mission.” He emphasized the importance of attracting talented individuals who share a common purpose, explaining, “I think it's always been and will continue to be about getting the right people on the bus.”Skip shared how he convinced a seasoned operations expert with over four decades of experience—including a career at Accenture—to join Lagom Development as its Chief Operations Officer. This hire was critical to Lagom Development's ability to scale its operations. As Skip explained, building a team depends on “selling the narrative” and fully believing in the mission. He noted that people are drawn to being part of projects that are bigger than themselves, especially when they sense real optimism and purpose.Tips for Developing Team-Building Skills:Burn the Boats: Commit fully to your mission and project to inspire others to join you.Stay Curious: Ask people about their experiences and engage in meaningful conversations to build connections.Evangelize the Vision: Share your belief in the mission and paint a compelling picture of what's possible.Work Hard: Lead by example to demonstrate your commitment and inspire your team.By following Skip's example and advice, you can make team building a skill. With practice and effort, you could make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Stay Cool This Summer!Guest ProfileSkip Hulsey (he/him):Founder/CEO, Lagom DevelopmentAbout Lagom Development: Attainable/Sustainable housing for ALL.Website: lagomdevelopment.comCompany Facebook Page: facebook.com/people/Lagom-Development/61576748907711/LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/company/lagom-developmentInstagram Handle: @lagom.development Other URL: wefunder.com/lagom.developmentBiographical Information: Skip has been around homebuilding for 26+ years. He started framing at 15 and worked the trades while pursuing his Economics degree. After graduation, he worked a couple years for the 4th largest manufactured home company. Skip then did a decade in brokerage; giving 50% commission rebates to help first time buyers get on the property ladder. After covid accelerated pricing by 60% overnight and interest rates tripled, he went back to school for his master's in real estate development to figure out how to bring back the starter home. There, Lagom was born.LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/skip-hulseyGet Your $50 Investment CreditSupport Our SponsorsOur generous sponsors make our work possible, serving impact investors, social entrepreneurs, community builders and diverse founders. Today's advertisers include High Desert Gear and Climatize. Learn more about advertising with us here.Max-Impact Members(We're grateful for every one of these community champions who make this work possible.)Brian Christie, Brainsy | Cameron Neil, Lend For Good | Carol Fineagan, Independent Consultant | Hiten Sonpal, RISE Robotics | John Berlet, CORE Tax Deeds, LLC. | Justin Starbird, The Aebli Group | Lory Moore, Lory Moore Law | Marcia Brinton, High Desert Gear | Mark Grimes, Networked Enterprise Development | Matthew Mead, Hempitecture | Michael Pratt, Qnetic | Mike Babbit | Coledger Solutions | Mike Green, Envirosult | Nick Degnan, Unlimit Ventures | Dr. Nicole Paulk, Siren Biotechnology | Paul Lovejoy, Stakeholder Enterprise | Pearl Wright, Global Changemaker | Scott Thorpe, Philanthropist | Sharon Samjitsingh, Health Care Originals | Add Your Name HereUpcoming SuperCrowd Event CalendarIf a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.SOCAP Open: My panel, “Who Decides Where Impact Capital Goes?” with Lyneir Richardson and Jenny Kassan as proposed by Paul Lovejoy at Stakeholder Enterprise is in the public voting round for SOCAP Open in Chicago. Community votes help shape the SOCAP agenda (about 20% of the selection process), so every vote matters. Please take a moment to vote for our session before the deadline. Thank you!SuperCrowd Impact Member Networking Session: Impact (and, of course, Max-Impact) Members of the SuperCrowd are invited to a private networking session on May 19th at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT. Mark your calendar. We'll send private emails to Impact Members with registration details. Upgrade to Impact Membership today!SuperCrowdHour, May 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern. Devin Thorpe will lead a session on “How to File Your Form C-AR Yourself for Free!” Designed for founders and issuers navigating regulated investment crowdfunding, this practical session will walk attendees through the annual Form C-AR filing process and show how to complete it independently—without unnecessary legal or filing expenses. Devin will explain what information is required, common mistakes to avoid, important deadlines to remember, and how staying compliant helps build trust with investors while protecting your raise. Whether you've recently closed an offering or are preparing for your first annual report, this SuperCrowdHour will provide a clear, cost-effective roadmap to filing your Form C-AR with confidence. Register here: https://thesupercrowd.com/20may26SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™: This August 25–27, founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders will gather for a three-day, broadcast-quality global experience focused on disciplined capital formation, regulated investment crowdfunding, and purpose-driven growth. We're bringing together leading voices in impact investing, compliance, digital marketing, and circular economy innovation to deliver practical frameworks, real-world case studies, and actionable strategies. The event culminates in the PurposeBuilt100™ Showcase, recognizing 100 of the fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in the U.S. Register now to secure your seat and get all the details. August 25–27, streaming worldwide.Share the application for the PurposeBuilt100™: Purpose-driven founders deserve recognition. The PurposeBuilt100™ application window is now open—celebrating the fastest-growing companies building profit with purpose. If you know a founder creating real impact and real growth, please share this opportunity. Applications are free and confidential. Explore the program and apply today: PurposeBuilt100.com.Superpowers for Good Live Pitch on e360tv — June 3, 2026. Purpose-driven founders raising capital through Regulation Crowdfunding are invited to apply by May 6, 2026, for a chance to pitch live to a national audience of investors and impact champions.Community Event CalendarSuccessful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET - Click on Events.Earthstock Summit, Ojai, CA, May 29-31: The Earthstock Regenerative Summit in Ojai brings together leaders and community members for panels, workshops, films, music, and hands-on projects focused on regenerative agriculture, ecological design, resilience, health, and sustainable living.Save the Date! October 20th and 21st will be the Crowdfunding Professional Association Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit for 2026. This is the event of the year for everyone in the crowdfunding ecosystem.If you would like to submit an event for us to share with the 10,000+ changemakers, investors and entrepreneurs who are members of the SuperCrowd, click here.Manage the volume of emails you receive from us by clicking here.We share educational information—not investment advice. Some links may generate compensation. See our full disclosure.We use AI to help us write compelling recaps of each episode. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at www.superpowers4good.com/subscribe

Watch the show on television by downloading the e360tv channel app to your Roku, LG or AmazonFireTV. You can also see it on YouTube.Devin: What is your superpower?Mark: Ability to see problems as opportunities for improvement and innovation.When the electricity goes out, having reliable backup power can make all the difference. Imagine a generator so quiet and lightweight that it can be placed right next to your CPAP machine or refrigerator in your bedroom. This is exactly what Mark Collins, CEO of Emission Free Generators Inc, has achieved with the Zen H2 Generator—a groundbreaking innovation in emission-free energy.The generator works in tandem with proprietary energy cartridges filled with a unique, powdered material. When water is added, the cartridge produces just the right amount of hydrogen, which is immediately converted into electricity. Mark explained, “You only create the amount of electricity that you need to power that single device. It's a very, very efficient way of supplying electricity to specific objects.”Unlike traditional generators, which are noisy, smelly, and potentially dangerous due to emissions and exhaust, the Zen H2 is quiet, safe, and environmentally friendly. The system operates without high-pressure hydrogen storage or cables snaking across your home. “You can put this right in the bedroom next to the CPAP machine, safely, quietly operating,” Mark explained in today's episode.This innovation is especially valuable for people relying on medical devices or those interested in sustainable energy solutions. Beyond emergency backup at home, the generator also holds promise for areas in the developing world where access to electricity is limited.Mark and his team are raising capital via Wefunder to bring the Zen H2 Generator into full-scale production. Crowdfunding was a natural choice for the company; it provided a way to test their product concept in the market and connect with stakeholders. “We've had over 400 investors… It's taught us a lot about what people want, their comments, their needs,” Mark said.Investors also have the opportunity to earn early access to the generator, making this campaign not just an investment in clean technology, but one in practical innovation that transforms lives.The Zen H2 Generator has the power to change how we think about electricity both at home and around the world. With emission-free energy production that's safe and easy to use, Mark's invention could make noisy, traditional generators obsolete.tl;dr:Mark Collins introduces Zen H2, a quiet, emission-free hydrogen-powered generator for emergency backup at home.The generator works with innovative cartridges producing hydrogen on demand without high-pressure storage.Mark discusses his decades of entrepreneurial experience and successful, purpose-driven innovations.The company is crowdfunding to scale production, connecting with over 400 WeFunder investors.Mark emphasizes persistence and purpose as the driving forces behind solving big, global problems.How to Develop Relentless Problem-Solving As a SuperpowerMark's superpower is his ability to see problems as opportunities for improvement and innovation. He shared in today's episode, “The main thing that keeps me really buoyant… is just looking at a problem and saying, there has to be a better way.” This passion drives his determination to create solutions that benefit not just a few, but entire communities.After selling a company he had built over 11 years, Mark found himself at odds without purpose. He described being in a “heavy funk” during his brief retirement, struggling to find fulfillment. He rechanneled this energy into new opportunities by diving back into his natural gift for problem-solving. This led to the initial development of what would become the Zen H2 Generator, an invention focused on solving real-world challenges with clean, reliable power.Tips for Developing Relentless Problem-Solving:Start by questioning the status quo: If something isn't working well, ask how it could be improved.Simplify your ideas: Break down a challenge into actionable, practical steps for innovation.Surround yourself with a team that complements your strengths and moves your ideas forward.Stay persistent and adaptable dust yourself off after setbacks and tackle problems from new angles.Focus on scalable solutions that make a broad impact, not only for yourself but for others.By following Mark's example and advice, you can make relentless problem-solving a skill. With practice and effort, you could make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Stay Cool This Summer!Guest ProfileMark Collins (he/him):CEO, Emission Free Generators IncAbout Emission Free Generators Inc: Emission Free Generators (EFG) is a clean energy technology company redefining portable power through its breakthrough ZenH2 generator. Designed to address rising power outages in developed markets and electricity scarcity globally, ZenH2 produces hydrogen on demand to generate quiet, zero-emission electricity without stored fuel or combustion. Unlike traditional gas generators or solar-only systems, ZenH2 delivers reliable, indoor-safe power anytime, anywhere — providing energy resilience for homes, RVs, apartments, remote workers, and off-grid communities. EFG's mission is simple: deliver clean, dependable power where and when it's needed most.Website: emissionfreegenerators.comCompany Facebook Page: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575175415065LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/company/emission-free-generatorsInstagram Handle: @emissionfreegeneratorsOther URL: wefunder.com/emissionfreegeneratorsBiographical Information: At 21, I began my business life as a professional commercial diver in the North Sea- a demanding, hazardous environment that forged my commitment to discipline, calculated risk, and teamwork under pressure. Those early years shaped the way I approach every venture: with precision, resilience, and a deep respect for systems that work reliably when the stakes are high.Over the decades, I've become a serial inventor and entrepreneur, developing multiple inventions that span mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering disciplines. I've founded companies in six countries and successfully exited three, building products and processes for consumer, commercial, and military applications. Along the way, I've established manufacturing lines, designed production techniques, and developed robust intellectual property strategies—bridging the gap between innovative thinking and scalable execution.LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/mark-collins-9360677/Get Your $50 Investment CreditSupport Our SponsorsOur generous sponsors make our work possible, serving impact investors, social entrepreneurs, community builders and diverse founders. Today's advertisers include Novica, High Desert Gear, and Climatize. Learn more about advertising with us here.Max-Impact Members(We're grateful for every one of these community champions who make this work possible.)Brian Christie, Brainsy | Cameron Neil, Lend For Good | Carol Fineagan, Independent Consultant | Hiten Sonpal, RISE Robotics | John Berlet, CORE Tax Deeds, LLC. | Justin Starbird, The Aebli Group | Lory Moore, Lory Moore Law | Marcia Brinton, High Desert Gear | Mark Grimes, Networked Enterprise Development | Matthew Mead, Hempitecture | Michael Pratt, Qnetic | Mike Babbit | Coledger Solutions | Mike Green, Envirosult | Nick Degnan, Unlimit Ventures | Dr. Nicole Paulk, Siren Biotechnology | Paul Lovejoy, Stakeholder Enterprise | Pearl Wright, Global Changemaker | Scott Thorpe, Philanthropist | Sharon Samjitsingh, Health Care Originals | Add Your Name HereUpcoming SuperCrowd Event CalendarIf a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.SOCAP Open: My panel, “Who Decides Where Impact Capital Goes?” with Lyneir Richardson and Jenny Kassan as proposed by Paul Lovejoy at Stakeholder Enterprise is in the public voting round for SOCAP Open in Chicago. Community votes help shape the SOCAP agenda (about 20% of the selection process), so every vote matters. Please take a moment to vote for our session before the deadline. Thank you!SuperCrowd Impact Member Networking Session: Impact (and, of course, Max-Impact) Members of the SuperCrowd are invited to a private networking session on May 19th at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT. Mark your calendar. We'll send private emails to Impact Members with registration details. Upgrade to Impact Membership today!SuperCrowdHour, May 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern. Devin Thorpe will lead a session on “How to File Your Form C-AR Yourself for Free!” Designed for founders and issuers navigating regulated investment crowdfunding, this practical session will walk attendees through the annual Form C-AR filing process and show how to complete it independently—without unnecessary legal or filing expenses. Devin will explain what information is required, common mistakes to avoid, important deadlines to remember, and how staying compliant helps build trust with investors while protecting your raise. Whether you've recently closed an offering or are preparing for your first annual report, this SuperCrowdHour will provide a clear, cost-effective roadmap to filing your Form C-AR with confidence. Register here: https://thesupercrowd.com/20may26SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™: This August 25–27, founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders will gather for a three-day, broadcast-quality global experience focused on disciplined capital formation, regulated investment crowdfunding, and purpose-driven growth. We're bringing together leading voices in impact investing, compliance, digital marketing, and circular economy innovation to deliver practical frameworks, real-world case studies, and actionable strategies. The event culminates in the PurposeBuilt100™ Showcase, recognizing 100 of the fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in the U.S. Register now to secure your seat and get all the details. August 25–27, streaming worldwide.Share the application for the PurposeBuilt100™: Purpose-driven founders deserve recognition. The PurposeBuilt100™ application window is now open—celebrating the fastest-growing companies building profit with purpose. If you know a founder creating real impact and real growth, please share this opportunity. Applications are free and confidential. Explore the program and apply today: PurposeBuilt100.com.Superpowers for Good Live Pitch on e360tv — June 3, 2026. Purpose-driven founders raising capital through Regulation Crowdfunding are invited to apply by May 6, 2026, for a chance to pitch live to a national audience of investors and impact champions.Community Event CalendarSuccessful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET - Click on Events.Want to Work to Clean Up Fashion? Career Choices in a Challenging Environment (Washington, DC | Tue, April 21, 2026 | 11:30 AM–1:00 PM EDT): Join Women for Women's Wear during DC Climate Week for an interactive roundtable + networking on building a career in sustainable fashion—whether you're exploring a new path, considering a pivot, or looking to drive impact from within your current role. Hear practical insights from professionals across apparel/footwear, government, technology, and finance, and leave with clearer next steps (bring your lunch; refreshments served). Limited space—registration subject to approval (Chatham House Rules apply). Register: https://luma.com/yyz01e4iFashion and the Climate Crisis: Policy and Innovation for a Cleaner Industry (Washington, DC | Tue, April 21, 2026 | 3:00–4:30 PM EDT): Join Loop Labs and Women for Women's Wear during DC Climate Week 2026 for a high-energy session on how policy, innovation, and entrepreneurship are reshaping fashion—featuring a policy panel on sustainability standards and supply-chain transparency, curated networking across government/industry/creatives, and a sustainable fashion showcase spotlighting circular designs from DC-area makers. Limited space—registration subject to approval. Register: https://luma.com/1ns7cqsjEarthstock Summit, Ojai, CA, May 29-31: The Earthstock Regenerative Summit in Ojai brings together leaders and community members for panels, workshops, films, music, and hands-on projects focused on regenerative agriculture, ecological design, resilience, health, and sustainable living.Save the Date! October 20th and 21st will be the Crowdfunding Professional Association Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit for 2026. This is the event of the year for everyone in the crowdfunding ecosystem.If you would like to submit an event for us to share with the 10,000+ changemakers, investors and entrepreneurs who are members of the SuperCrowd, click here.Manage the volume of emails you receive from us by clicking here.We share educational information—not investment advice. Some links may generate compensation. See our full disclosure.We use AI to help us write compelling recaps of each episode. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at www.superpowers4good.com/subscribe

Watch the show on television by downloading the e360tv channel app to your Roku, LG or AmazonFireTV. You can also see it on YouTube.Devin: What is your superpower?Eric: Ability to connect deeply with his heritage and channel it into meaningful work.Climate change often leaves many wondering how they can make a real difference. Eric Pasi, the CEO of Enterprise Energy, believes he has an answer: invest in sustainable, renewable energy projects. During this episode of Superpowers for Good, Eric shared an exciting way to support the transition to a cleaner future while potentially earning great returns.Eric outlined a bold initiative currently raising $400,000 on the Climatize platform to fund batteries in the Chicagoland area. Batteries are critical for creating a reliable, renewable energy grid by storing solar and wind power for peak demand periods. Eric explained, “We've seen a hockey stick growth in solar and wind deployment... now we need the grid to be more dynamic.” By enabling investments with low minimum contributions, Climatize is making it possible for virtually anyone to participate in funding climate solutions.The project is made possible by Illinois' innovative Clean and Reliable Grid Act. Signed into law in January, it opens new opportunities for distributed battery aggregation, a cutting-edge renewable energy approach. Unlike traditional solar projects requiring large swaths of land, a 5-megawatt battery project, Eric noted, “often needs less than one acre of land.” This efficiency unlocks the potential for swift, scalable development.Enterprise Energy has already demonstrated success with its previous projects. Eric shared, “Last summer, we raised development capital on Climatize for community solar in Illinois... we've closed financially and will be repaying investors early.” The proven track record highlights both the viability of these projects and Eric's commitment to investor trust.Eric's long-standing passion for renewable energy is evident. Since entering the field in 2007, he's developed over 500 megawatts of solar power. This new focus on batteries represents the next step in his efforts to revolutionize energy systems.With Enterprise Energy's transparent approach, promising returns, and tangible environmental impact, this crowdfunding campaign is an inspiring opportunity for investors to align their money with their values. The campaign can be explored online via Climatize and the QR code shared during the episode. This represents an exciting chance to support a resilient, cleaner energy future.tl;dr:Eric Pasi discusses a Climatize crowdfunding campaign raising $400,000 for batteries in the Chicagoland area.Illinois' Clean and Reliable Grid Act enables scalable distributed battery aggregation for renewable energy storage.Enterprise Energy's track record includes early investor repayment for previous community solar projects.Eric attributes his success to his Tongan heritage, inspiring his work in renewable energy development.Investing in Enterprise Energy combines climate solutions with potential financial returns for Climatize investors.How to Develop Creating Purposeful Connection As a SuperpowerEric's superpower is his ability to connect deeply with his heritage and channel it into meaningful work. He explained, “My father was an immigrant from Tonga… the island he came from is mere feet above sea level in most places.” Motivated by the tangible climate risks his family's homeland faces, Eric's passion for the renewable energy sector began with a personal understanding of the stakes. Eric's background, coupled with his drive to create real change, has enabled him to excel both professionally and personally.One of Eric's most inspiring stories involves his journey to COP27, where he marched shoulder-to-shoulder with climate activists from the South Pacific, including Tonga. In a full-circle moment, Eric said, “I met Al Gore on the shore of the Dead Sea... and told him my story.” Through bold actions like these, Eric showcases how he's used his superpower of connection to inspire impactful progress in the climate movement.Eric shared actionable steps for fostering a sense of purpose-driven connection. He emphasized the importance of storytelling, as demonstrated by his own journey: “Knowing your ‘why' can motivate you to push through obstacles.” He also encourages people to embrace learning moments, citing his time with the Climate Reality Project. Lastly, he stressed paying it forward by mentoring others in their energy transitions.By following Eric's example and advice, you can make creating purposeful connection a skill. With practice and effort, you could make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Guest ProfileEric Pasi (he/him):CEO, Enterprise Energy LLCAbout Enterprise Energy LLC: Enterprise Energy is a Minneapolis-based developer of distributed energy projects focused on expanding access to affordable, reliable clean power. The company specializes in community solar and battery energy storage systems, with active development across key U.S. markets including Minnesota and Illinois. Enterprise partners with utilities, landowners, and community organizations to deliver projects that provide meaningful cost savings to subscribers—particularly low- and moderate-income households—while strengthening grid resilience and supporting local economic development. With a track record of navigating complex regulatory programs and bringing projects from concept through financing and construction, Enterprise Energy is committed to accelerating the equitable transition to a modern, decarbonized energy system.Website: enterpriseenergy.comOther URL: climatize.earth/enterprise-energyBiographical Information: Eric Pasi is the CEO and co-founder of Enterprise Energy, a Minneapolis-based developer of community solar and battery energy storage projects. He brings over a decade of experience in the renewable energy industry, with a focus on scaling distributed generation platforms and navigating complex state policy frameworks. Prior to founding Enterprise Energy, Eric held leadership roles at Ips Solar and New Energy Equity, where he helped develop and finance hundreds of megawatts of solar projects across multiple U.S. markets. At Enterprise, he leads the company's strategic growth, project development, and capital formation efforts, with a particular emphasis on expanding access to clean energy for low- and moderate-income communities. Eric is also the author of CleanWave: A Guide to Success in the Green Recovery, where he shares insights on clean energy careers.LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/ericpasiSupport Our SponsorsOur generous sponsors make our work possible, serving impact investors, social entrepreneurs, community builders and diverse founders. Today's advertisers include Frontier Bio, High Desert Gear, and Mission Booster. Learn more about advertising with us here.Max-Impact Members(We're grateful for every one of these community champions who make this work possible.)Brian Christie, Brainsy | Cameron Neil, Lend For Good | Carol Fineagan, Independent Consultant | Hiten Sonpal, RISE Robotics | John Berlet, CORE Tax Deeds, LLC. | Justin Starbird, The Aebli Group | Lory Moore, Lory Moore Law | Marcia Brinton, High Desert Gear | Mark Grimes, Networked Enterprise Development | Matthew Mead, Hempitecture | Michael Pratt, Qnetic | Mike Babbit | Coledger Solutions | Mike Green, Envirosult | Nick Degnan, Unlimit Ventures | Dr. Nicole Paulk, Siren Biotechnology | Paul Lovejoy, Stakeholder Enterprise | Pearl Wright, Global Changemaker | Scott Thorpe, Philanthropist | Sharon Samjitsingh, Health Care Originals | Add Your Name HereUpcoming SuperCrowd Event CalendarIf a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.SOCAP Open: My panel, “Who Decides Where Impact Capital Goes?” with Lyneir Richardson and Jenny Kassan as proposed by Paul Lovejoy at Stakeholder Enterprise is in the public voting round for SOCAP Open in Chicago. Community votes help shape the SOCAP agenda (about 20% of the selection process), so every vote matters. Please take a moment to vote for our session before the deadline. Thank you!SuperCrowd Impact Member Networking Session: Impact (and, of course, Max-Impact) Members of the SuperCrowd are invited to a private networking session on May 19th at 7:00 PM ET/04:00 PM PT. Mark your calendar. We'll send private emails to Impact Members with registration details. Upgrade to Impact Membership today!SuperCrowdHour, May 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern. Devin Thorpe will lead a session on “How to File Your Form C-AR Yourself for Free!” Designed for founders and issuers navigating regulated investment crowdfunding, this practical session will walk attendees through the annual Form C-AR filing process and show how to complete it independently—without unnecessary legal or filing expenses. Devin will explain what information is required, common mistakes to avoid, important deadlines to remember, and how staying compliant helps build trust with investors while protecting your raise. Whether you've recently closed an offering or are preparing for your first annual report, this SuperCrowdHour will provide a clear, cost-effective roadmap to filing your Form C-AR with confidence. Register here: https://thesupercrowd.com/20may26SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™: This August 25–27, founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders will gather for a three-day, broadcast-quality global experience focused on disciplined capital formation, regulated investment crowdfunding, and purpose-driven growth. We're bringing together leading voices in impact investing, compliance, digital marketing, and circular economy innovation to deliver practical frameworks, real-world case studies, and actionable strategies. The event culminates in the PurposeBuilt100™ Showcase, recognizing 100 of the fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in the U.S. Register now to secure your seat and get all the details. August 25–27, streaming worldwide.Share the application for the PurposeBuilt100™: Purpose-driven founders deserve recognition. The PurposeBuilt100™ application window is now open—celebrating the fastest-growing companies building profit with purpose. If you know a founder creating real impact and real growth, please share this opportunity. Applications are free and confidential. Explore the program and apply today: PurposeBuilt100.com.Superpowers for Good Live Pitch on e360tv — June 3, 2026. Purpose-driven founders raising capital through Regulation Crowdfunding are invited to apply by May 6, 2026, for a chance to pitch live to a national audience of investors and impact champions.Community Event CalendarSuccessful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET - Click on Events.Want to Work to Clean Up Fashion? Career Choices in a Challenging Environment (Washington, DC | Tue, April 21, 2026 | 11:30 AM–1:00 PM EDT): Join Women for Women's Wear during DC Climate Week for an interactive roundtable + networking on building a career in sustainable fashion—whether you're exploring a new path, considering a pivot, or looking to drive impact from within your current role. Hear practical insights from professionals across apparel/footwear, government, technology, and finance, and leave with clearer next steps (bring your lunch; refreshments served). Limited space—registration subject to approval (Chatham House Rules apply). Register: https://luma.com/yyz01e4iFashion and the Climate Crisis: Policy and Innovation for a Cleaner Industry (Washington, DC | Tue, April 21, 2026 | 3:00–4:30 PM EDT): Join Loop Labs and Women for Women's Wear during DC Climate Week 2026 for a high-energy session on how policy, innovation, and entrepreneurship are reshaping fashion—featuring a policy panel on sustainability standards and supply-chain transparency, curated networking across government/industry/creatives, and a sustainable fashion showcase spotlighting circular designs from DC-area makers. Limited space—registration subject to approval. Register: https://luma.com/1ns7cqsjEarthstock Summit, Ojai, CA, May 29-31: The Earthstock Regenerative Summit in Ojai brings together leaders and community members for panels, workshops, films, music, and hands-on projects focused on regenerative agriculture, ecological design, resilience, health, and sustainable living.Save the Date! October 20th and 21st will be the Crowdfunding Professional Association Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit for 2026. This is the event of the year for everyone in the crowdfunding ecosystem.If you would like to submit an event for us to share with the 10,000+ changemakers, investors and entrepreneurs who are members of the SuperCrowd, click here.Manage the volume of emails you receive from us by clicking here.We share educational information—not investment advice. Some links may generate compensation. See our full disclosure.We use AI to help us write compelling recaps of each episode. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at www.superpowers4good.com/subscribe

Superpowers for Good should not be considered investment advice. Seek counsel before making investment decisions. When you purchase an item, launch a campaign or create an investment account after clicking a link here, we may earn a fee. Engage to support our work.Watch the show on television by downloading the e360tv channel app to your Roku, LG or AmazonFireTV. You can also see it on YouTube.Devin: What is your superpower?Nadia: Listening.Nadia Tedeschi's invention—a radically redesigned bedpan—solves a painfully overlooked problem in healthcare. This innovative device addresses the indignity, discomfort, and inefficiency of traditional bedpans, which have remained largely unchanged for over a century.Nadia, a former nursing assistant, was inspired after witnessing patients endure pain and humiliation. “I had a patient look up at me through her tears and say, ‘Nobody should have to live like this,'” she shared during the interview. That experience led her to create Mylo Medical Supplies' flagship product, the MyloPan.The MyloPan's unique design features an inflatable component with a built-in disposable mechanism. Unlike rigid, outdated bedpans, this upgraded version slides flat under patients, inflates to a customizable comfort level, and hygienically seals waste without requiring movement. This approach not only restores dignity for patients but also alleviates physical and emotional strain on nurses. “The current device causes more problems than it solves,” Nadia explained. “We turned every pain point into a feature of our innovative bedpan.”To bring the device to market, Mylo Medical Supplies is raising funds through a regulated investment crowdfunding campaign on NetCapital. Crowdfunding allows the team to build a community of advocates, including caregivers and patients who directly understand the importance of this innovation. “We wanted to make sure we're the company bridging the gap between medical device companies and end users,” Nadia noted. “Crowdfunding felt perfect for creating that network.”The MyloPan is more than just a medical device—it represents compassionate innovation, fostering real change in healthcare. Crowdfunding also makes investing accessible to everyone, so patients, nurses, and others can help drive this initiative forward.Visit s4g.biz/mylo to learn more about the campaign and become part of the movement to revolutionize healthcare.tl;dr:Nadia Tedeschi discussed her revolutionary inflatable bedpan that improves comfort, hygiene, and nurse efficiency.The invention, inspired by patient struggles, ensures dignity and addresses longstanding healthcare challenges.Mylo Medical Supplies is crowdfunding to fund production while building a community of advocates and supporters.Listening is Nadia's superpower, enabling her to recognize and address overlooked problems in healthcare.Nadia's approach highlights the power of compassionate innovation to create meaningful change in healthcare.How to Develop Listening As a SuperpowerNadia's superpower is listening, an often undervalued yet critical skill in healthcare innovation. She described listening as essential for identifying overlooked problems and creating practical solutions. “You hear everyone's struggles day-to-day,” Nadia explained. “But being determined to solve those problems—that's what drives innovation.” Her ability to listen actively to patients and caregivers directly shaped the design of Mylo Medical Supplies' MyloPan, which tackles the challenges posed by traditional bedpans.Nadia's dedication to listening became evident early in her career as a nursing assistant. On one of her first shifts, she witnessed a patient endure overwhelming pain and humiliation while using a bedpan. The patient tearfully said, “Nobody should have to live like this.” Though her supervisor dismissed the situation as standard practice, Nadia couldn't let it go. The experience stayed with her, ultimately leading to the prototype and eventual creation of the MyloPan.Tips for Developing the Superpower of Listening:Take time to understand problems from the perspective of those directly affected.Identify recurring issues and treat them as opportunities for improvement or innovation.Transform listening into action by using feedback to inform real solutions.Rely on empathy to connect meaningfully with concerns, ensuring they're genuinely understood.By following Nadia's example and guidance, listening can become a valuable skill. With intentional practice, it can grow into a superpower, helping to solve problems and create positive change in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Stay Cool This Summer!Guest ProfileNadia Tedeschi (she/her):Founder & CEO, Mylo Medical SuppliesAbout Mylo Medical Supplies: Mylo Medical is a patient-centered medtech company focused on reinventing overlooked, legacy healthcare devices. We design modern, intuitive solutions that improve dignity, reduce infection risk, and streamline caregiver workflows. Our first product, the MyloPan, reimagines a 400-year-old device with a sealed, hygienic system that prevents spills and cross-contamination. At Mylo, we believe that even the most basic tools in healthcare deserve innovation—and that small improvements can create massive impact for both patients and providers.Website: mylomedicalsupplies.comOther URL: netcapital.com/companies/mylo-medicalBiographical Information: Nadia Tedeschi is the Founder and CEO of Mylo Medical, a company dedicated to transforming outdated healthcare products through thoughtful, patient-centered design. Inspired by her experience working as a nursing assistant, Nadia saw firsthand how legacy medical devices often compromise dignity, safety, and efficiency. After a patient told her, “Nobody should have to live like this,” she set out to change it.LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/nadia-tedeschiSupport Our SponsorsOur generous sponsors make our work possible, serving impact investors, social entrepreneurs, community builders and diverse founders. Today's advertisers include Frontier Bio, and High Desert Gear. Learn more about advertising with us here.Max-Impact Members(We're grateful for every one of these community champions who make this work possible.)Brian Christie, Brainsy | Cameron Neil, Lend For Good | Carol Fineagan, Independent Consultant | Hiten Sonpal, RISE Robotics | John Berlet, CORE Tax Deeds, LLC. | Justin Starbird, The Aebli Group | Lory Moore, Lory Moore Law | Marcia Brinton, High Desert Gear | Mark Grimes, Networked Enterprise Development | Matthew Mead, Hempitecture | Michael Pratt, Qnetic | Mike Babbit | Coledger Solutions | Mike Green, Envirosult | Nick Degnan, Unlimit Ventures | Dr. Nicole Paulk, Siren Biotechnology | Paul Lovejoy, Stakeholder Enterprise | Pearl Wright, Global Changemaker | Scott Thorpe, Philanthropist | Sharon Samjitsingh, Health Care Originals | Add Your Name HereUpcoming SuperCrowd Event CalendarIf a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.SOCAP Open: My panel, “Who Decides Where Impact Capital Goes?” with Lynier Richardson and Jenny Kassan as proposed by Paul Lovejoy at Stakeholder Enterprise is in the public voting round for SOCAP Open in Chicago. Community votes help shape the SOCAP agenda (about 20% of the selection process), so every vote matters. Please take a moment to vote for our session before the deadline. Thank you!SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™: This August 25–27, founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders will gather for a three-day, broadcast-quality global experience focused on disciplined capital formation, regulated investment crowdfunding, and purpose-driven growth. We're bringing together leading voices in impact investing, compliance, digital marketing, and circular economy innovation to deliver practical frameworks, real-world case studies, and actionable strategies. The event culminates in the PurposeBuilt100™ Showcase, recognizing 100 of the fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in the U.S. Register now to secure your seat and get all the details. August 25–27, streaming worldwide.Share the application for the PurposeBuilt100™: Purpose-driven founders deserve recognition. The PurposeBuilt100™ application window is now open—celebrating the fastest-growing companies building profit with purpose. If you know a founder creating real impact and real growth, please share this opportunity. Applications are free and confidential. Explore the program and apply today: PurposeBuilt100.com.Community Event CalendarSuccessful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET - Click on Events.Want to Work to Clean Up Fashion? Career Choices in a Challenging Environment (Washington, DC | Tue, April 21, 2026 | 11:30 AM–1:00 PM EDT): Join Women for Women's Wear during DC Climate Week for an interactive roundtable + networking on building a career in sustainable fashion—whether you're exploring a new path, considering a pivot, or looking to drive impact from within your current role. Hear practical insights from professionals across apparel/footwear, government, technology, and finance, and leave with clearer next steps (bring your lunch; refreshments served). Limited space—registration subject to approval (Chatham House Rules apply). Register: https://luma.com/yyz01e4iFashion and the Climate Crisis: Policy and Innovation for a Cleaner Industry (Washington, DC | Tue, April 21, 2026 | 3:00–4:30 PM EDT): Join Loop Labs and Women for Women's Wear during DC Climate Week 2026 for a high-energy session on how policy, innovation, and entrepreneurship are reshaping fashion—featuring a policy panel on sustainability standards and supply-chain transparency, curated networking across government/industry/creatives, and a sustainable fashion showcase spotlighting circular designs from DC-area makers. Limited space—registration subject to approval. Register: https://luma.com/1ns7cqsjEarthstock Summit, Ojai, CA, May 29-31: The Earthstock Regenerative Summit in Ojai brings together leaders and community members for panels, workshops, films, music, and hands-on projects focused on regenerative agriculture, ecological design, resilience, health, and sustainable living.Save the Date! October 20th and 21st will be the Crowdfunding Professional Association Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit for 2026. This is the event of the year for everyone in the crowdfunding ecosystem.If you would like to submit an event for us to share with the 10,000+ changemakers, investors and entrepreneurs who are members of the SuperCrowd, click here.Manage the volume of emails you receive from us by clicking here.We share educational information—not investment advice. Some links may generate compensation. See our full disclosure.We use AI to help us write compelling recaps of each episode. 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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with CEO Dennis Price. Up this week: What was top of mind among innovators and investors at SOCAP; How community lenders are building rare bipartisan support to salvage gains for low income communities (09:35); And, a dual lens for due diligence and impact: investing with AI vs. investing in AI (15:55).Story links:“⁠⁠Community lenders muster bipartisan support to salvage gains for low-income communities⁠⁠,” by Amy Cortese with Roodgally Senatus. “⁠⁠Investing with AI, investing in AI: A dual lens for due diligence and impact⁠⁠,” by Paul Fehlinger.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with CEO Dennis Price. Up this week: What was top of mind among innovators and investors at SOCAP; How community lenders are building rare bipartisan support to salvage gains for low income communities (09:35); And, a dual lens for due diligence and impact: investing with AI vs. investing in AI (15:55).Story links:“⁠Community lenders muster bipartisan support to salvage gains for low-income communities⁠,” by Amy Cortese with Roodgally Senatus. “⁠Investing with AI, investing in AI: A dual lens for due diligence and impact⁠,” by Paul Fehlinger.

Batteries are no longer an afterthought in solar, they are the future.Pete Sarelas, founder and CEO of Source Solar in Chicago, joins Tim Montague to reveal how adding battery storage can eliminate your electric bill entirely and even push it into negative territory. Pete shares his journey from door-knocking solar sales in California to building a multi-million dollar solar and battery financing business in Illinois, now the 4th largest solar market in the country. He explains how Illinois has become a top five solar state, but more importantly, why customers are demanding storage to protect themselves from outages, manage costs, and gain energy independence.What You'll Learn:Why solar alone only reduces 50-75% of your electric bill (and what the other 25-50% actually is)How commercial battery systems can cost $2-3 million but pay for themselves through capacity charge eliminationThe "Earn, Save, Protect" model that makes batteries cash flow positive from day onePete's zero-down PPA financing model that removes the capital barrier for businessesWhy the ITC phase-out makes battery storage the survival strategy for solar companiesReal case study: Church drops monthly bills from $2,500 to double digits with battery additionHow time-of-use rates and virtual power plants create multiple revenue streamsPete explains the three-pronged value proposition: earn money through grid services like frequency regulation, save money by attacking capacity charges during peak hours, and protect your facility with backup power during outages. He breaks down how his SOCAP financing division makes million-dollar battery installations accessible to businesses without the upfront capital.Whether you're a solar installer looking to survive the post-ITC world, a business owner tired of rising electric bills, or just curious about the future of distributed energy, this episode reveals the financial strategies making battery storage the next solar gold rush.Connect with Pete SarelasPete SarelasSource Solar Support the showConnect with Tim Clean Power Hour Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email tim@cleanpowerhour.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email: CleanPowerHour@gmail.com Corporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America's number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems. Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com

Have you ever said “thank you” to a chatbot or Chat GPT? Well, you're not alone—and you might just be weirder than you think. It turns out AI can be more empathic than people. But what do Customers think of AI experiences? Academic research reveals the answers we discuss in this show.  In this special live-recorded episode from the SOCAP Conference, Colin Shaw and Professor Ryan Hamilton explore the psychology behind how customers actually feel about AI—and what that means for your customer experience. Ryan dives into the latest academic research on AI trust, customer behaviour, and why people treat AI like it's part of the cast of Friends. Meanwhile, Colin keeps things grounded with real-life examples with his usual “so what?” test. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why 50% of customers trust companies less when they know AI is involved How AI literacy backfires (the more people understand it, the less they use it!) The subtle “outgroup” bias customers apply to AI systems Why hedonic recommendations (like chocolate) must come from humans How one bad AI interaction can poison the well for all future ones What the hell “personification” means—and why it matters for your brand The surprising emotional tension behind AI adoption (it's empowering and scary) Best Quote from the Episode: “AI isn't human, but customers treat it like it is—and that means it's being judged by human standards. If it screws up once, they'll remember. And they'll blame all AI for it.” – Professor Ryan Hamilton Resources Mentioned This podcast is sponsored by SOCAP International and IA Solutions, who are both as passionate about improving customer experience as we are. SOCAP: https://socap.org/ IA Solutions: https://iacallcenter.com/  Research References: Castelo, Noah, Maarten W. Bos, and Donald R. Lehmann (2019), “Task-Dependent Algorithm Aversion,” Journal of Marketing Research, 56 (5), 809-825. Dietvorst, Berkeley J., Joseph P. Simmons, and Cade Massey (2015), “Algorithm aversion: people erroneously avoid algorithms after seeing them err,” Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 144, 1, 114. Hermann, Erik, and Stefano Puntoni, (2024), “Artificial intelligence and consumer behavior: From predictive to generative AI,” Journal of Business Research, 180, 114720. Ipsos (2022), “Global opinions about AI – January 2022, https://t.ly/qyyEI Longoni, Chiara, and Luca Cian (2022), “Artificial Intelligence in Utilitarian vs. Hedonic Contexts: The “Word-of-Machine” Effect,” Journal of Marketing, 86 (1), 91-108. Puntoni, Stefano, Rebecca W. Reczek, Markus Giesler, and Simona Botti (2021), “Consumers and Artificial Intelligence: An Experiential Perspective,” Journal of Marketing, 85 (1), 131-151. Santoro, Erik, and Benoît Monin (2023), “The AI Effect: People rate distinctively human attributes as more essential to being human after learning about artificial intelligence advances,” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 107, 104464. About the Hosts: Colin Shaw is a LinkedIn 'Top Voice' with a massive 284,000 followers and 86,000 subscribers to his 'Why Customers Buy' newsletter. Shaw is named one of the world's 'Top 150 Business Influencers' by LinkedIn. His company, Beyond Philosophy LLC, has been selected four times by the Financial Times as a top management consultancy. Shaw is co-host of the top 1.5% podcast 'The Intuitive Customer'—with over 600,000 downloads—and author of eight best-sellers on customer experience, Shaw is a sought-after keynote speaker. Follow Colin on LinkedIn. Ryan Hamilton is a Professor of Marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School and co-author of 'The Intuitive Customer' book. An award-winning teacher and researcher in consumer psychology, he has been named one of Poets & Quants' "World's Best 40 B-School Profs Under 40." His research focuses on how brands, prices, and choice architecture influence shopper decision-making, and his findings have been published in top academic journals and covered by major media outlets like The New York Times and CNN. His work highlights how psychology can help firms better understand and serve their customers. Ryan has a new book launch in June 2025 called “The Growth Dilemma: Managing Your Brand When Different Customers Want Different Things” Harvard Business Press Follow Ryan on LinkedIn.   Subscribe & Follow   Apple Podcasts Spotify

Have you ever said “thank you” to a chatbot or Chat GPT? Well, you're not alone—and you might just be weirder than you think. It turns out AI can be more empathic than people. But what do Customers think of AI experiences? Academic research reveals the answers we discuss in this show.  In this special live-recorded episode from the SOCAP Conference, Colin Shaw and Professor Ryan Hamilton explore the psychology behind how customers actually feel about AI—and what that means for your customer experience. Ryan dives into the latest academic research on AI trust, customer behaviour, and why people treat AI like it's part of the cast of Friends. Meanwhile, Colin keeps things grounded with real-life examples with his usual “so what?” test. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why 50% of customers trust companies less when they know AI is involved How AI literacy backfires (the more people understand it, the less they use it!) The subtle “outgroup” bias customers apply to AI systems Why hedonic recommendations (like chocolate) must come from humans How one bad AI interaction can poison the well for all future ones What the hell “personification” means—and why it matters for your brand The surprising emotional tension behind AI adoption (it's empowering and scary) Best Quote from the Episode: “AI isn't human, but customers treat it like it is—and that means it's being judged by human standards. If it screws up once, they'll remember. And they'll blame all AI for it.” – Professor Ryan Hamilton Resources Mentioned This podcast is sponsored by SOCAP International and IA Solutions, who are both as passionate about improving customer experience as we are. SOCAP: https://socap.org/ IA Solutions: https://iacallcenter.com/  Research References: Castelo, Noah, Maarten W. Bos, and Donald R. Lehmann (2019), “Task-Dependent Algorithm Aversion,” Journal of Marketing Research, 56 (5), 809-825. Dietvorst, Berkeley J., Joseph P. Simmons, and Cade Massey (2015), “Algorithm aversion: people erroneously avoid algorithms after seeing them err,” Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 144, 1, 114. Hermann, Erik, and Stefano Puntoni, (2024), “Artificial intelligence and consumer behavior: From predictive to generative AI,” Journal of Business Research, 180, 114720. Ipsos (2022), “Global opinions about AI – January 2022, https://t.ly/qyyEI Longoni, Chiara, and Luca Cian (2022), “Artificial Intelligence in Utilitarian vs. Hedonic Contexts: The “Word-of-Machine” Effect,” Journal of Marketing, 86 (1), 91-108. Puntoni, Stefano, Rebecca W. Reczek, Markus Giesler, and Simona Botti (2021), “Consumers and Artificial Intelligence: An Experiential Perspective,” Journal of Marketing, 85 (1), 131-151. Santoro, Erik, and Benoît Monin (2023), “The AI Effect: People rate distinctively human attributes as more essential to being human after learning about artificial intelligence advances,” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 107, 104464. About the Hosts: Colin Shaw is a LinkedIn 'Top Voice' with a massive 284,000 followers and 86,000 subscribers to his 'Why Customers Buy' newsletter. Shaw is named one of the world's 'Top 150 Business Influencers' by LinkedIn. His company, Beyond Philosophy LLC, has been selected four times by the Financial Times as a top management consultancy. Shaw is co-host of the top 1.5% podcast 'The Intuitive Customer'—with over 600,000 downloads—and author of eight best-sellers on customer experience, Shaw is a sought-after keynote speaker. Follow Colin on LinkedIn. Ryan Hamilton is a Professor of Marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School and co-author of 'The Intuitive Customer' book. An award-winning teacher and researcher in consumer psychology, he has been named one of Poets & Quants' "World's Best 40 B-School Profs Under 40." His research focuses on how brands, prices, and choice architecture influence shopper decision-making, and his findings have been published in top academic journals and covered by major media outlets like The New York Times and CNN. His work highlights how psychology can help firms better understand and serve their customers. Ryan has a new book launch in June 2025 called “The Growth Dilemma: Managing Your Brand When Different Customers Want Different Things” Harvard Business Press Follow Ryan on LinkedIn.   Subscribe & Follow   Apple Podcasts Spotify

El estado de salud del Papa Francisco mantiene en vilo al mundo. Cada mañana todas las miradas están puestas y pendientes de la nueva actualización que ofrece la Oficina de Prensa. Un mensaje que se espera con esperanza. La esperanza de que el Papa mejore. El cuadro clínico del Papa es complejo y el pronóstico es reservado. Desde el 14 de febrero continúa en el Hospital Gemelli de Roma. Pero, ¿qué hay del estado del Papa más allá de los partes médicos?¿Qué sabemos?¿Y del cuadro que presenta el Papa?¿Qué está pasando en Roma?¿Cómo se está viviendo en El Vaticano? Hoy en El Debate hablamos con María Rabell, corresponsal de El Debate en El Vaticano; Álex Navajas, redactor de Religión; y las claves de esta afección con el Dr. Ignacio García, vocal de la Sociedad Catalana de Neumología (SOCAP).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The ImpactAlpha team was at the SOCAP conference in SF, where the focus was on systemic change; how private investors are pouring more money into blended finance transactions; and, why global family offices are slowly warming up to climate investments.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The ImpactAlpha team was at the ⁠SOCAP conference in SF⁠, where the focus was on systemic change; how private investors are pouring more money into ⁠blended finance transactions⁠; and, why global ⁠family offices⁠ are slowly warming up to climate investments.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank, dialing in from Amsterdam. Up this week: The GIIN's new report pegs the impact investing market at $1.5 trillion…ish; the reasons for and significance of the news that the Catalytic Capital Consortium is doubling down rather than shutting down its efforts to expand the use of the financing tool; and, a preview of ImpactAlpha's new documentary on the North Carolina model, premiering at SOCAP next week. Check out the trailer. Register for SOCAP24 using the code “s24_ImpactAlpha” to save $250.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha's top stories with editor David Bank, dialing in from Amsterdam. Up this week: The GIIN's new report pegs the impact investing market at ⁠$1.5 trillion…ish⁠; the reasons for and significance of the news that the ⁠Catalytic Capital Consortium⁠ is doubling down rather than shutting down its efforts to expand the use of the financing tool; and, a preview of ImpactAlpha's ⁠new documentary⁠ on the North Carolina model, premiering at SOCAP next week. Check out ⁠the trailer⁠. Register for ⁠SOCAP24⁠ using the code “s24_ImpactAlpha” to save $250.

 In this BONUS episode of the My Curious Colleague - #cpgcx Podcast, Denise and @Ibrahiem Atshan (Abe) discuss a Sneak Peek of the upcoming SOCAP/Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals' Data and Analytics Workshop. Abe provides a line of sight into the workshop sharing insights into the event's structure, key sessions and the generous event sponsors.Abe also reflects on his journey to becoming the President of the Northeast Regional chapter of SOCAP, emphasizing the value of volunteering and leadership. The conversation also delves into the significance of AI in customer experience and the role of data analytics in driving business decisions. Chapters00:00 Introduction to SOCAP and the Data & Analytics Workshop04:14 Abe's Journey to Leadership in SOCAP07:48 Details of the Upcoming Data & Analytics Workshop11:55 Exploring AI in Customer Experience14:48 Benchmarking and Data Analytics Insights SponsorshipsThis episode is sponsored by @SOCAP – the industry group for Consumer Affairs Professionals. “Come for the knowledge, Stay for the network.”  Check out all the benefits of becoming a member at socap.org#socapinternational

This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . There is, perhaps, no more burning topic at the moment than the future of work, and so I am particularly grateful to welcome to the show Gary Bolles, author of The Next Rules of Work and a co-founder of eParachute.com, helping job-hunters & career changers with programs inspired by the evergreen book “What Color Is Your Parachute?” written by his father. Gary's courses on LinkedIn Learning have over 1 million learners and he is a former Silicon Valley executive and a co-founder of SoCap, the world's largest gathering of impact entrepreneurs and investors. Gary is adjunct Chair for the Future of Work for Singularity University, and as a partner in the consulting agency Charrette, he helps organizations, communities, educators and governments develop strategies for “what's next.” In the conclusion of the interview, we talk about unbossing and holacracies, how AI will impact organizational structures, fear, FOMO, and agency, and the Singularity University. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.          

This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . There is, perhaps, no more burning topic at the moment than the future of work, and so I am particularly grateful to welcome to the show Gary Bolles, author of The Next Rules of Work and a co-founder of eParachute.com, helping job-hunters & career changers with programs inspired by the evergreen book “What Color Is Your Parachute?” written by his father. Gary's courses on LinkedIn Learning have over 1 million learners and he is a former Silicon Valley executive and a co-founder of SoCap, the world's largest gathering of impact entrepreneurs and investors. Gary is adjunct Chair for the Future of Work for Singularity University, and as a partner in the consulting agency Charrette, he helps organizations, communities, educators and governments develop strategies for “what's next.” In the first half of the interview, we talk about the gig economy, the new rules of work, what ChatGPT did to the job market, and an interesting concept called the community operating system. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.          

This and all episodes at: https://aiandyou.net/ . There is, perhaps, no more burning topic at the moment than the future of work, and so I am particularly grateful to welcome to the show Gary Bolles, author of The Next Rules of Work and a co-founder of eParachute.com, helping job-hunters & career changers with programs inspired by the evergreen book “What Color Is Your Parachute?” written by his father. Gary's courses on LinkedIn Learning have over 1 million learners and he is a former Silicon Valley executive and a co-founder of SoCap, the world's largest gathering of impact entrepreneurs and investors. Gary is adjunct Chair for the Future of Work for Singularity University, and as a partner in the consulting agency Charrette, he helps organizations, communities, educators and governments develop strategies for “what's next.” In the conclusion of the interview, we talk about unbossing and holacracies, how AI will impact organizational structures, fear, FOMO, and agency, and the Singularity University. All this plus our usual look at today's AI headlines. Transcript and URLs referenced at HumanCusp Blog.          

Our guest this week on the pod is Sarah Sterling.  Sarah is the Executive Director of Entrepreneurship for SOCAP, which brings together social entrepreneurs, investors, foundation leaders, government leaders and more for live and digital experiences.  The goal is to accelerate the movement to a more just and sustainable economy. She has worked with and trained international organizations and accelerators such as Mercy Corps, Oxfam International, Village Capital, Swiss EP and Agora Partnerships. This episode is sponsored by the coaching company of the host, Paul Zelizer. Consider a Strategy Session if you can use support growing your impact business. Resources mentioned in this episode include: SOCAP site WarriorSage Executive Black Belt training Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship site Outliers book #opendoorclimate on LinkedIn Pitch an Awarepreneurs episode Book a Strategy Session with Paul

Remember, you can watch the Superpowers for Good show on e360tv. To watch the episode, download the #e360tv channel app to your streaming device–Roku, AppleTV or AmazonFireTV–or your mobile device. You can even watch it on the web or YouTube.When you purchase an item, launch a crowdfunding campaign or invest after clicking a link here, we may earn a commission. It's an easy way to support our work.Devin: Rosa Lee, what do you see as your superpower?Rosa Lee: Growing up in the church, I just kind of saw through a bunch of the crap, if you will, about what people thought church was about and saw I had a clear vision of that. What my faith needed to be about was figuring out what Jesus would do and doing it.Devin: What's your superpower, Leroy?Leroy: I've been a person who can look out and do something and bring people together to do something scary.Rosa Lee Harden and her husband and business partner, Kevin Doyle Jones, founded Neighborhood Economics as a community-focused version of the highly successful SoCap event series they created.“Back in 2008, my husband, Kevin Jones, and a bunch of us started this organization called SoCap,” Rosa Lee said. “We decided after about a decade that we wanted to go more downstream, if you will, and start working with economics in a way that could change neighborhoods for good.”The next Neighborhood Economics event is in San Antonio, Texas, on February 26 - 28, 2024. The event will feature about 70 speakers in 42 sessions over the three days.Leroy Barber, the executive director of Neighborhood Economics, joined us for this conversation. He says the enterprise brings together the world of impact investing and social entrepreneurship with his traditional focus on community development and church work. The connection to faith is more overt than implied, as it was at SoCap, recognizing faith leaders' and organizations' roles in repairing local economies. “We are mostly Christians in our organization, but we believe that faith writ large, not just Christianity, is the glue that holds the moral compass of the economy together,” Rosa Lee said. “It's important for people of faith to be in conversation with the economy.”A vital element of the event is bringing about a dozen foundations together to talk about patient capital's role in local community investing.Rosa Lee and Leroy both bring their superpowers to work. Rosa Lee's early conviction to do what Jesus would and Leroy's ability to get people together to complete scary community projects enable them to impact communities through their events.AI Episode Summary1. Devin Thorpe introduces Rosa Lee Harden, founder of Neighborhood Economics, and her colleague Leroy Barber as his guests on the "Superpowers for Good" show.2. Rosa Lee talks about starting SoCap in 2008, focusing on global impact investing, and later creating Neighborhood Economics with a more local approach to building economic justice in neighborhoods through ideas and community collaboration.3. Neighborhood Economics hosts events that bring together around 300 people to discuss actionable ways of making positive changes in local communities with input from national experts.4. Leroy Barber joined the initiative after being invited to SoCap, realizing the potential connections between social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and local community development.5. Rosa Lee highlights the purpose of Neighborhood Economics as a platform for facilitating discussions that SoCap couldn't cater to, such as impact investing for specific local contexts, and emphasizes the role of faith as a moral compass in economy-related conversations.6. Leroy explains the importance of the faith community as a mobilizer for local economic efforts, fostering a merge between the financial world and faith-directed community action.7. Rosa Lee shares details about an upcoming event in San Antonio, Texas, providing a platform for discussing various topics like reversing redlining, equitable homeownership, and employee-owned business models, alongside sessions about the role of faith in economic justice.8. Rosa Lee considers one of her superpowers to be her ability to see through superficial religious motivations and focus on living out her faith through actions that reflect a divine dream for the world, as well as her exceptional capability to organize large events without stress.9. Leroy identifies his superpower as the ability to bring people together to undertake challenging and transformative community work, fostering relationships and building unlikely alliances.10. Rosa Lee invites viewers to the Neighborhood Economics event and provides contact information for both her and Leroy—Rosa Lee at rosalee@neighborhoodeconomics.org and Leroy at leroy@neighborhoodeconomics.org—for anyone interested in connecting or learning more about their work.To help others learn about Neighborhood Economics, share this post.How to Develop Doing As Jesus Would As a SuperpowerSoCap is the living manifestation of the power of Rosa Lee's influence. Her faith led her to keep the balance at the events on impact, so the focus didn't shift entirely to making money.“The idea that was emerging in the early 2000s, that you could invest for profit in mission-based businesses, that businesses should have a mission and that they should be doing good, and that you could follow your money through that path has proved to be true,” she says. In those early days of SoCap, her influence helped to maintain the balance.By following Rosa Lee's example, you can increase your ability to apply principles of your faith in contexts outside of worship services. With practice, this could become a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.How to Develop Completing Scary Community Projects As a SuperpowerLeroy explains his superpower:My superpower is to convince people on the margins in local neighborhoods who've been underneath it for so long and are not resourced that this is possible. [Impact investors and social entrepreneurs] exist, and you can come meet them. We're going to pull all of y'all together, right? And something powerful can and will keep happening. I love the idea of that because people don't believe that that's there. My superpower is convincing people it's there.By following Leroy's example, you can make bringing people together to tackle scary problems something that you can do, too. With practice, you can make it a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Guest ProfileAbout Neighborhood Economics: Neighborhood Economics convenes, recruits, and connects people repairing local economies. Our convenings gather local leaders, impact investors, catalytic foundations, minority entrepreneurs, and people of faith who want to build a more just economy.Website: https://neighborhoodeconomics.orgX/Twitter Handle: @neighboreconCompany Facebook Page: fb.com/neighborhoodeconomics/Other URL: https://neighborhoodeconomics.org/san-antonio/Rosa Lee Harden (she/her):Executive Producer, Neighborhood EconomicsBiographical Information: The Rev. Canon Rosa Lee Harden is a self-described serial entrepreneur. Her vocational life has included being publisher of weekly newspapers, trade journals, a business journal and CEO of a ‘Silicon Valley' start-up. She was ordained as an Episcopal Priest in 2000 and served as Vicar of Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in San Francisco for ten years. She also served as the Canon for Money and Meaning at All Soul's Episcopal Cathedral in Asheville, NC. In 2003, she developed ‘via media,' a video curriculum about basic theology for the Episcopal church, developed at a time when the church was under great stress. Purchased by more than 1000 churches, it brought healing and connection across the denomination. In 2008, she and her husband, Kevin Jones, launched the global SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) conference, the conference at the intersection of money and meaning. In its 11th year, SOCAP18 brought more than 3,000 people from more than 60 countries to San Francisco to accelerate the good economy. Now, Rosa Lee is leading F+F: Reimagining God's Economy, a conference to enable the varied and disconnected tribes of the Christian church to learn a language for making theological sense of money and its uses. She is also executive producer of Neighborhood Economics, a convening in Indianapolis that brought together leaders and practitioners in the field.Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/roharden/Leroy Barber (he/him):Executive Director, Neighborhood Economics Biographical Information: Leroy Barber has dedicated 30 years living and working towards what Dr. King called “the beloved community.”Leroy starts projects that shape society. In 1989, burdened by the plight of Philadelphia's homeless, he and his wife, Donna, founded Restoration Ministries to serve homeless families and children living on the streets. In 1994, he became Director of Internship Programs at Cornerstone Christian Academy. Leroy was licensed and ordained at Mt Zion Baptist Church where he served as Youth Director with Donna, and also served as Associate Minister of Evangelism.  In 1997, he joined FCS Urban Ministries in Atlanta, GA, working with the Atlanta Youth Project to serve as the founding Executive Director of Atlanta Youth Academies, a private elementary school providing quality Christian education for low-income families in the inner city.  Leroy also helped found DOOR Atlanta, Community Life Church, South Atlanta Marketplace, and Community Grounds Coffee shop in Atlanta, as well as Green My Hood and The Voices Project. Leroy is an innovator, entrepreneur and lover of the arts. Leroy has a Masters Degree in Divinity and D. Min.Leroy is currently Executive Director for Neighborhood Economics, former Director of Innovation for an Engaged Church serving the Greater NW area of the United Methodist Church. Leroy is the Co-Founder of the Voices Project and Adjunct professor at Multnomah University. Rev. Barber has served on the boards of The Simple Way, Missio Alliance, The Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN), and the Former Board Chair of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA).He is the author of four books:• New Neighbor: An Invitation to Join Beloved Community (2008, Mission Year)• Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World (2012, Intervarsity Press)• Red, Brown, Yellow, Black and White: Who's More Precious In His Sight? with Velma Maia Thomas, 2014, Faith Words/Hachette Book Group)• Embrace: God's Radical Shalom For A Divided World (2016, Intervarsity Press)Leroy currently lives in Portland, Oregon and has been married to Donna for the past 35 years. Together they have six children.X/Twitter Handle: @leroybarberLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/leroy-barber-899041aInstagram Handle: @Leroybarber Upcoming SuperCrowd Event CalendarIf a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.* Impact Cherub Club Meeting hosted by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, on February 20, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern. Each month, the Club meets to review new offerings for investment consideration and to conduct due diligence on previously screened deals. Everyone is welcome to join the free events.* SuperCrowdHour February with the CfPA Executive Committee: This free event on February 21, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern, features President Brian Christie, Vice President Jenny Kassan, Secretary Brian Belley and Chair Scott McIntyre. Learn how you can join and make a difference. Earn rewards!* SuperCrowdBaltimore, March 21, 2024 This in-person event at the B&O Rail Museum features some of Baltimore's prominent citizens and community leaders. Save 30 percent with the discount code “SuperCrowd.”* SuperCrowd24, April 17-18: This two-day virtual event is our biggest event of the year. Don't miss it. Save 50 percent with the discount code “SuperCrowd.”* SuperCrowdChicago, June 12, 2024. Save the date! More information is coming soon!SuperCrowd Community Event CalendarIf a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.* Crowdfunding & SBA Lending with Kathleen Minogue of Crowdfund Better, Today!* Neighborhood Economics, February 26-28 in San Antonio, Texas* Crowdfunding Professional Association Webinar Series - March 13, 2:00 PMIf you would like to submit an event for inclusion on our community calendar, click here.Superpowers for Good is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at www.superpowers4good.com/subscribe

S3 Ep6 | The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with almost 2.2 million people in prison, and 1 in 7 Americans have an immediate family member incarcerated for more than a year. And yet the prison-industrial complex remains a robust, well-funded system. The right data gives us not only a picture of the dire state of incarceration, but a powerful tool to invest in social change. In this episode, Tanay Tatum-Edwards, Founder & CEO of FreeCap Financial, shares how social justice-informed financial data can help investors take real action against mass incarceration. About Tanay.Tanay Tatum-Edwards is the founder and CEO of FreeCap Financial, Inc, a research company that provides investors and money managers with intelligent, social-justice oriented data to equip individuals and collectives with the tools they need to enact positive change in this world. Before FreeCap, she developed a lifelong commitment to using investment strategies to create systemic social change while working in asset management. Tanay has multiple loved ones impacted by mass incarceration and is committed to using her expertise to address it. Prestigious fellowships have supported her work, including Echoing Green, Fulbright, Halcyon Incubator, and Roddenberry Foundation.Tanay regularly shares insights from FreeCap's research at events, including SOCAP, Confluence Philanthropy, Stanford University, Vassar College, Tufts University, Georgetown University, and Yale University. Her thought leadership has been spotlighted in major news outlets, including MarketWatch. A foodie, NBA fan, and lover of hip-hop, Tanay received an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, where her classmates elected her commencement speaker, and a B.A. in Africana Studies & Sociology from Vassar College, where she served as student body president.Renegade Capital Tools & Tips.A renegade not only listens but acts. We've consolidated a few tips from this episode to help you use your investments to fight mass incarceration. Check if your investments are incarceration-free. As You Sow has a great resource to see if your 401k or personal portfolio is prison-free. You can also share this resource with your advisor and ask questions about other ways to decarcerate your investments. They also have some great suggestions as part of the Prison-Free Action Toolkit. Join the Waitlist for FreeCap's Free Prison Risk Index. FREE is an index that makes it possible to invest in companies who lead in fair chance hiring and disrupt the prison industrial complex. The index will be made up of FreeCap's highest rated companies and will be the first of its kind to incorporate a companies' fair chance hiring practices and prison risk mitigation efforts. Join the waitlist Support the showLove the podcast? Subscribe and follow to never miss an episode.Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Join our mailing list

David Bank catches up with Robert Munson, President of SOCAP and Managing director at the Sorenson Impact Center, who is putting together next month's gathering in San Francisco. Plus, host Brian Walsh has the headlines. Get your tickets today: Oct. 23-25: SOCAP23 (San Francisco) (save $250 with code “s23_impactalpha”) Find all of the stories mentioned in this week's episode on impactalpha.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message

David Bank catches up with Robert Munson, President of SOCAP and Managing director at the Sorenson Impact Center, who is putting together next month's gathering in San Francisco. Plus, host Brian Walsh has the headlines. Get your tickets today: Oct. 23-25: SOCAP23 (San Francisco) (save $250 with code “s23_impactalpha”) Find all of the stories from this week's episode on impactalpha.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha-briefing/message

Here's another great REPLAY (Ep 86) related to the topic of RECALLs. In this episode, my colleagues, Jon Cox (Sr. Mgr Consumer Affairs) & Richard Wakeanda (R&D) at Blount Fine Foods episode on the @My Curious Colleague podcast.  We'll talking Mock RECALLs from both Consumer Affairs AND Food Saftey/Quality's POV....AND...this month, I continue to celebrate my colleagues' service to the CX industry group known as ⁠SOCAP International⁠. As you may be aware, Jon is current President of the Board of Directors for SOCAP (Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals). Links here:

Hello My Curious Colleagues—-It's SOCAP Sweeps Weeks...! Last week my guest was SOCAP member Stephanie Fritz of Callzilla (Ep82). And this week --As a thanks to SOCAP member Jon Cox 's leadership as CHAIRPERSON of SOCAP (Society of Consumer Affairs Professional), I've decided to post a [REPLAY] of his episode with me re: A Recall 101... of Sorts. (REPLAY is Ep 83]. ************************************

⚖Hello My Curious Colleagues..! This week on the @My Curious Colleague podcast my guest is my colleague Michele Shuster, Esq., Partner, MacMurray and Shuster LLP. Since World Consumer Rights Day which many countries around the world celebrates on March 15th is here… AND Michele being a Consumer Protection Expert, we thought we'd talk U.S. Consumer Rights past, present and future. Our goal is to ensure you have an understanding of the Consumer Protection & Privacy rights and legislation in play --so companies and contact centers can be at the ready to comply and care for their consumers. And thank you to our sponsor for this episode, SOCAP (society of consumer affairs professionals).. .! We appreciate your support and cutting edge resources. www.socapinternational.org Topics include: Brief homage to the Consumer Bill of Rights and it's impact on today's thinking - Did you know it was President John F. Kennedy who introduced what was eventually to be called the Consumer Bill of Rights in the early 1960's…? A Quick Game…I ask Michele what would she would have added to the Consumer Bill of Rights … Let's see if you can predict Michele's answer…and why.

One of the things I have recently learned it that there isn't just capitalism and socialism, but different kinds of capitalism and different kinds of socialism. In addition, there are alternatives to both of these approaches to economics, like ecological or steady state economics. Some forms of capitalism work better that others. Some forms of socialism work better that others. What is clear, is that the ways we have done and are continuing to do capitalism in the United States has significant problems. So there are innovative experimentations happening in this country to provide alternative capitalisms. Among those are innovators exploring local economics and economies. Two of those innovators are Stephanie Swepson Twitty and Kevin Jones.  Stephanie is President and CEO of Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation. Eagle Market Streets is headquartered in the “oldest thriving African-American Commercial Business District in the country” in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Stephanie is a 20+ year veteran in the Not-for-Profit Industry. She is an economic development specialist, focusing on small business development asset building and wealth creation. Kevin, and his wife, Rosa Lee Harden, are serial entrepreneurs. Together they founded Social Capital Markets, SOCAP, and began Neighborhood Economics. Kevin has seven successful startups and turnarounds and is a co-leader of the Swannanoa Watershed doughnuteconomics.org social action team in partnership with the Hendersonville, North Carolina based Latino Coop, Tierra Fertil. They are here to help us understand both what they each are doing individually and what they are doing together collaboratively. The intro and outro music for this episode is from a clip of a song called 'Father Let Your Kingdom Come' which is found on The Porter's Gate Worship Project Work Songs album and is used by permission by The Porter's Gate Worship Project.

Rosa Lee Harden, Episcopal priest and serial entrepreneur, says that a conversation about generosity should bring about the best in us. This conversation certainly does just that! Each minute with Rosa Lee is inspired and inspiring. Rosa Lee shares her journey of faith that led her to bring together her desire to follow Jesus with her financial savvy and to start SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) and Neighborhood Economics, both dedicated to bringing capital to neighborhoods that cannot normally access it and expanding the reach of impact investing. This conversation invites us to think deeply about how we invest our money. We may be born into a consumer economy, but we can think and live better and more in line with the economy God imagines. Rosa Lee's authentic, wholehearted, and brilliant presence shines throughout this conversation and challenges us to let our faith formation change how we see and use our financial resources. Quotations“I cared more about following Jesus than loving Jesus. I was always wondering why did Jesus do something and how did that impact who we are today.” (5:58)“Impact investing, people investing in change, is a response to a moral hunger in the market.” (14:30)“Everybody knows, you scratch an impact investor and you have a faith story.” (15:15)“A conversation about generosity should bring about the best in us instead of the worst in us.” (17:30)“The people who live upstream from us determine the quality of the water in our river, and we determine the quality of the water in the river of the people downstream. So we are in it together.” (22:28)“When you dig into the traditional bank way of doing things and the traditional accounting way of doing things, folks on the ground, folks in the trenches, folks who are in need, know a whole lot more about how to manage money effectively than we do.” (32:57)“We want to open the eyes of people in the pews to get rid of that idea that when we're talking about being more generous, we're not coming after your stuff, we're saying that your stuff can participate in this new economy. Your stuff can be generative in a way that you actually don't lose anything and everybody gains.” (34:10)We discuss:Key moments in her formation as a follower of Jesus (5:38)How she became a leader at the intersection of faith and finance (8:30)Being called to become a priest while running the Mississippi Business Journal (10:08)Keeping meaning alive as a motive for impact investing (12:00)Jesus and our understanding of money (15:30)Why it's so hard to talk about money from a biblical, theological frame (16:30)The challenge of preaching about money (19:00)Biblical and theological threads that have guided her work (20:53)Her work with Neighborhood Economics (24:00)Building innovative loans funds by listening to people on the ground who are closest to the challenges (33:00)The relationship between Christian formation and our every-day relationship with money (38:47)Paying attention to the ways in which how you spend your money in your community can improve your community (43:19)How to think differently despite the fact that we are born into a consumer economy (47:30)How she's being formed currently and how that is making a difference for her and in her work (49:52)About Rosa Lee HardenThe Rev. Canon Rosa Lee Harden is an Episcopal priest and self-described serial-entrepreneur. She is executive producer of Neighborhood Economics, and a founder of SOCAP, both dedicated to bringing capital...

This episode features a conversation between Phil Dillard, Founder of Thruline Networks, and Arjita Sethi, Founder of Equally and New Founder School. Equally is a venture-backed, Silicon Valley, ed-tech company that's building a universal platform for kids to ignite their curiosity and imagination. New Founder School describes itself as a place where new founders can build and launch their dream startup ideas without going to a business school.Arjita began her entrepreneurial journey in India at the age of 16. Since then, she's founded two successful startups and has been granted the Alien of Extraordinary Ability Visa for her work in social entrepreneurship. In 2017, her startup Equally became a semifinalist in the Global Learning Xprize sponsored by Elon Musk. Arjita also trained more than 400 women at Google's Women Tech Makers Conference in NYC, Cambridge, and Nigeria. In 2016, she got the SOCAP social entrepreneur scholarship, and in 2015, she completed her Masters in Social Entrepreneurship from Hult International Business School. In addition to managing Equally and New Founder School, Arjita is currently a co-founder at Startup India Advisory, sits on the Advisory board of Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, and teaches entrepreneurship, innovation, and Media at Hult International Business School and San Francisco State University.In this episode, Arjita talks about getting started in entrepreneurship at the age of 16, the value of building a strong tolerance for ambiguity in business, and her goals for positively impacting more than one million founders in ten years.—Guest Quote“Earlier in my life I wanted to be an activist. I've been part of some of the biggest movements in India, whether it was for security of girls, whether it was the anti-corruption movement. I went everywhere, and I tried to join, but I realized that making a change at a policy level is such a long process and so much is out of your control. And then I realized, wait, I can create solutions being a founder. So that fascinated me even more and I realized I'm never giving this up. So from that activism to entrepreneurship, I think it gave me more control and made me feel more powerful to see that change actually come into life. And that's how I became an entrepreneur, a founder.” - Arjita SethiEpisode Timestamps(03:18) Arjita's role(05:31) Becoming an entrepreneur(08:29) Arjita's ‘aha' moment(13:06) Defining impact(17:32) Founding New Founder School(22:51) Running an functioning organization(29:26) Building tolerance for ambiguity(36:39) Organizations that inspire Arjita(43:04) Final thoughtsLinksArjita Sethi's LinkedInNew Founder SchoolPhil Dillard's LinkedInThruline Networks

Host Monique Aiken is live and in person with Rodney Foxworth, CEO of Common Future, and ImpactAlpha's David Bank at SOCAP22 in San Francisco. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha/message

Host Monique Aiken is live and in person with Rodney Foxworth, CEO of Common Future, and ImpactAlpha's David Bank at SOCAP22 in San Francisco. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha-briefing/message

Kevin Horek is a Chief Design Officer, UX/UI prototyper, TV/Radio Host, and a published author by Packt Publishing on Zurb's responsive framework, Foundation 5. He studied web development and design at universities across North America, including UCLA and the University of Alberta. His Radio/TV/Podcast, Building The Future, was started to get over a fear of public speaking. Kevin continues to push himself out of my comfort zone by blogging for AlphaGamma, TechZulu, and SOCAP. He also recently emceed SUP-X - The Start-Up Expo and had a live fireside chat on stage with the keynote speaker.For over 26 years, Kevin has been working on web and mobile apps for some of the world's most notable and well-respected organizations. Among them are BMW, Best Buy, Apple, Adobe, Sprint, Eastlink, TD Canada Trust, Qantas Airlines, Emirates Airlines, CB Richard Ellis, Microsoft, The Home Depot, and CalTech

Is it even possible to center humanity in our work and our systems?  We have become numb to the fact that so many of our government policies, social programs, and even corporate cultures exist to serve every other purpose but our shared humanity.  They fail to acknowledge that humans are complex and that we can't compartmentalize inputs in order to get successful outputs. The solution is to become more developmentally informed to build systems and cultures that center humanity - while still being widely successful and profitable. My guest today talking about these big concepts as well as how they are relevant to the future of work is Michael O'Bryan. Mike shares what it means to be developmentally informed, what shared humanity means, and the real cost of dehumanization. He shares the difference between narrative and story and the influencers of human behavior. We discuss narrative intelligence and how the lack of it can lead to violence and racism like we saw in Buffalo, NY weeks ago. And how all of these concepts relate to the future of work and economic policies and systems. We go deep in this one, but I think you will love the conversation! Key Takeaways:You cannot have the wrong activities and produce the right outcomes. Diversity is a fact. Equity is a choice. Inclusion is an activity. Belongingness is an outcome.You tend to imagine more with pictures with the things that are close to you than the things that are distant from you.  It is to shape your children with narratives; it can take a minute to teach love or hate with an answer to a question.The narratives that you hear shape you. We have to be more critical about what we are hearing, understanding the bias of where those narratives are coming from, and what it is costing us.  “You have got to be cognizant of the fact that you will meet narratives and stories about groups of people before you ever meaningfully engage in a relationship with them.” Mike O'Bryan About Michael O'Bryan + Founder/CEO:Michael O'Bryan is a practitioner and researcher in the fields of community development, organizational culture, and human well-being. He is a Distinguished Resident Fellow at The Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation at Drexel University where he is building a research lab focused on the future of work, economic policies, and systems through the lens of developmental science and social equity. Michael is also the founder of Humanature, a design strategy firm working with a mission of supporting organizations and leaders in centering humanity in the context of their work. Past and current clients include NeighborWorks America, The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, New Jersey Community Capital, Strada Education Network, The Opportunity Finance Network, and The United Negro College Fund. Michael has spoken about his work at such venues as Cornell University's Institute on Employment and Disability, SOCAP, and the Apollo Theater in New York. He is on faculty in Career Studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, a lecturer in city planning at the University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design, and most recently served on the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission on the Arts. Michael also serves on the boards of two philanthropic institutions in Philadelphia: the Samuel S. Fels Fund and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.Connect with Michael O'BryanWebsite: https://www.humanature.works/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MisticQuestLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeobryan613/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.obryan25/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_and_ish/Empathy Lab: https://www.empathylab.works/Resources Mentioned:Heather Hiscox interview on The Empathy Edge: The Surprising Empathy Gap in Social Impact That Hinders ChangeThe Possibility ProjectOzark on NetflixSeverance on Apple TVJames Ehrlich interview on The Empathy Edge: The Neighborhood of the Future is HereThe Social Instinct: How Cooperation Shaped the World by Nichola RaihaniTeddy Roosevelt Speech: On American Motherhood: https://www.bartleby.com/268/10/29.html   Don't forget to download your free guide! Discover The 5 Business Benefits of Empathy: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy  Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria's brand strategy work and books: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

Is it even possible to center humanity in our work and our systems?  We have become numb to the fact that so many of our government policies, social programs, and even corporate cultures exist to serve every other purpose but our shared humanity.  They fail to acknowledge that humans are complex and that we can't compartmentalize inputs in order to get successful outputs. The solution is to become more developmentally informed to build systems and cultures that center humanity - while still being widely successful and profitable. My guest today talking about these big concepts as well as how they are relevant to the future of work is Michael O'Bryan. Mike shares what it means to be developmentally informed, what shared humanity means, and the real cost of dehumanization. He shares the difference between narrative and story and the influencers of human behavior. We discuss narrative intelligence and how the lack of it can lead to violence and racism like we saw in Buffalo, NY weeks ago. And how all of these concepts relate to the future of work and economic policies and systems. We go deep in this one, but I think you will love the conversation! Key Takeaways:You cannot have the wrong activities and produce the right outcomes. Diversity is a fact. Equity is a choice. Inclusion is an activity. Belongingness is an outcome.You tend to imagine more with pictures with the things that are close to you than the things that are distant from you.  It is to shape your children with narratives; it can take a minute to teach love or hate with an answer to a question.The narratives that you hear shape you. We have to be more critical about what we are hearing, understanding the bias of where those narratives are coming from, and what it is costing us.  “You have got to be cognizant of the fact that you will meet narratives and stories about groups of people before you ever meaningfully engage in a relationship with them.” Mike O'Bryan About Michael O'Bryan + Founder/CEO:Michael O'Bryan is a practitioner and researcher in the fields of community development, organizational culture, and human well-being. He is a Distinguished Resident Fellow at The Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation at Drexel University where he is building a research lab focused on the future of work, economic policies, and systems through the lens of developmental science and social equity. Michael is also the founder of Humanature, a design strategy firm working with a mission of supporting organizations and leaders in centering humanity in the context of their work. Past and current clients include NeighborWorks America, The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, New Jersey Community Capital, Strada Education Network, The Opportunity Finance Network, and The United Negro College Fund. Michael has spoken about his work at such venues as Cornell University's Institute on Employment and Disability, SOCAP, and the Apollo Theater in New York. He is on faculty in Career Studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, a lecturer in city planning at the University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design, and most recently served on the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission on the Arts. Michael also serves on the boards of two philanthropic institutions in Philadelphia: the Samuel S. Fels Fund and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.Connect with Michael O'BryanWebsite: https://www.humanature.works/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MisticQuestLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeobryan613/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.obryan25/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_and_ish/Empathy Lab: https://www.empathylab.works/Resources Mentioned:Heather Hiscox interview on The Empathy Edge: The Surprising Empathy Gap in Social Impact That Hinders ChangeThe Possibility ProjectOzark on NetflixSeverance on Apple TVJames Ehrlich interview on The Empathy Edge: The Neighborhood of the Future is HereThe Social Instinct: How Cooperation Shaped the World by Nichola RaihaniTeddy Roosevelt Speech: On American Motherhood: https://www.bartleby.com/268/10/29.html   Don't forget to download your free guide! Discover The 5 Business Benefits of Empathy: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy  Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria's brand strategy work and books: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Micah J. Wonjoon Kessel about leveraging a sense of belonging to shape an organization's bottom line. See the video here: https://youtu.be/DMatS9zyLcI. For nearly two decades, Micah J. Wonjoon Kessel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/micah-j-wonjoon-kessel-07723244/) has designed empathic experiences applying research on the science of emotions. Pioneering behavioral design in the Netherlands, he advised on experiential concepts with organizations such as Google, Disney, Microsoft, and projects for flourishing across social divides with the Finnish and Swedish governments, and the Diabetes Fund.  Now, Micah is Emotions Centered Design Lead at one of the world's top emotions research neuroscience labs, IASLab, at Northeastern University. He is also Executive Director of Playground of Empathy (Playground), which is developed in collaboration with lab director, Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, who has revolutionized the world's understanding of how and why the brain creates emotions. Under Micah's direction, Playground's team is a winner of the Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund Award in 2020, granted by their joint council of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and has since shared the Walk in My Shoes Experience with over 50 organizations, including the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Conference, the Black in Design Conference, and for 1000's at The Boston Museum of Science. Micah has presented his work at the Society for Neuroscience and Creativity, the Spectrum conference for founders of color, was a SOCAP scholar, and a Byron Fellow.  Please leave a review wherever you listen to your podcasts! Please consider supporting the HCI Podcast on Patreon. Check out the HCI Academy: Courses, Micro-Credentials, and Certificates to Upskill and Reskill for the Future of Work! Check out the LinkedIn Alchemizing Human Capital Newsletter. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Future Leader. Check out Dr. Westover's book, 'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine. Ranked #5 Workplace Podcast Ranked #6 Performance Management Podcast Ranked #7 HR Podcast Ranked #12 Talent Management Podcast Ranked in the Top 20 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts  Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts Each HCI Podcast episode (Program, ID No. 592296) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Tuesday, 4/19/22, my guest on the My Curious Colleague #podcast is author & keynote speaker Dan Gingiss - The Experience Maker. We chat about this little gem: Dan will be taking the stage for the 1st time at the SOCAP International (Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals) Symposium as the Keynote Speaker on Monday, 5/2 at The Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, AZ. ---> About 4 minutes in, you'll hear about an exclusive offer Dan has for our community: For his interactive course - The Experience Maker Master Class Dan is offering an exclusive 50% discount with the coupon code CURIOUS. Just go to the link here and use the coupon code CURIOUS: https://dangingiss.com/the-experience-maker-register/ I try to get the details/sneak peek of his content for you for the Symposium -- he'll talk about his latest book “The Customer Experience Maker: How to create remarkable experience that customers can't wait to share”* with stories and examples to get you thinking about your organization… AND, there's more… ...He weaves in his tips & guidance from his other book “Winning at Social Customer Care: How top brands create engaging experiences on social media” which is uber relevant to Consumer Care Professionals. Doing “a lot of speaking” is what Dan loves and is passionate about. He really “loves to inspire people and teams” which is perfect because Dan is the Key Note Speaker and as we discuss -that energy & excitement he builds will help set the tone for the Symposium…! #MyCuriousColleague #DigitalMarketing #CustomerRelations #CPGCX #SOCAPInternational #SOCAPStrong #TheExperienceMaker --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/denise-venneri/support

‘Let it be wild' is more than just a tote bag we sell at Imani Collective or a written recollection of my journey to where I am today. It is figuring out your values, standing by them, and having fun while in that growth.   In today's episode, Taylor and I are here to challenge the status quo of how entrepreneurship should be done and what letting it be wild might look like for thought leaders and entrepreneurs in general. As much as I talk of all these ethical artisan brands in the world, I also want to highlight some incredible movements like SOCAP Global. Mentions SOCAP is the thought leadership platform for the accelerating movement towards a more just and sustainable economy.  They convene a global ecosystem and marketplace – social entrepreneurs, investors, foundation and nonprofit leaders, government and policy leaders, creators, corporations, academics, and beyond –  through live and digital experiences that educate, spur conversation, and inspire investment in positive impact.   SOCAP unites around a shared passion for shaping the possible. They design experiences to engage and amplify their community of dynamic individuals and organizations who share values of collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to accelerating social and environmental solutions.   Click on the link and join other entrepreneurs in unlocking the power of markets. SOCAP Global

My colleague, Fiona Brown CEO, at SOCAP Australia joins Leaders Marie Shubin and Jon Cox of SOCAP International USA on this week's podcast. SOCAP stands for the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals. Did you know it was President John F. Kennedy who introduced what was eventually to be called the Consumer Bill of Rights in the early 1960's…?

My guest this week on the My Curious Colleague Podcast is my colleague, Jon Cox, Sr. Manager, Consumer Affairs | Marketing at the Wellness Pet Company. This is 2nd in my series of talking the Consumer Care function as part of guests' career paths. (Yes-He was on the podcast last week talking opening about Recalls)

My guest this week on the My Curious Colleague #Podcast is a colleague who started leading the Consumer Care Team during a recall…yes – you've heard right – a challenging time to start a new role AND… I said the “R” word. In fact we say the “R” word quite a bit in this episode. My guest is my colleague, @Jon Cox, Sr. Manager, Consumer Affairs - Marketing at the Wellness Pet Company. Jon is so open on this topic of Recalls and I'm grateful to get the conversation started on the My Curious Colleague #Podcast. And he takes us thru the details… THINK – A Recall 101 of sorts, Tips to keep your Team going and motivated during an event, steps in a recall process to consider w/internal folks and potentially outside vendors. creative ways to expand your staff support, report methodologies to review - to name just a few. Jon has been a leader in the Consumer Care space for the past 10+ years And… has recently served as Chair-Elect of SOCAP (the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals) & currently serves as SOCAP's Chairperson. So… thank you Jon for joining me on S3 Ep35 on the My Curious Colleague podcast. #MyCuriousColleague #Consumercareleadership #recallevents #customerexperiencemanagement #CPGCX #caringdeeplyforyourconsumersandtheirpets #SOCAPinternational --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/denise-venneri/support

I've got guest @Lisa Diehl BACK on the My Curious Colleague Podcast to update us on her Dashboard Analytics Project she first shared with us on S1 Ep4. And she takes us thru the details… THINK –

Welcome to Season 3 of the My Curious Colleague Podcast...! I'm honored for Marie Shubin, CEO of SOCAP (Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals) industry group to return to the podcast. Marie has been a leader & a welcomed fixture within the Consumer Care Community for the past 25+ years. Along with sharing SOCAP's vision along four core pillars, Marie shares a sneak peek of timing she shares for some key events this year. Foremost is SOCAP's vision and deliverables in support of professional development for it's members. Marie's ideal is to offer an opportunity every week to learn & grow - whether it be Tuesday Tech Talks, Timely Topics, webinars, roundtables across a variety of industries, regional groups, Manager to CSR tracks and topics...! So open up your calendars and start penciling in exciting events... especially the two - yes 2 - Symposiums in the works. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/denise-venneri/support

Devin: Stephanie, what is your superpower?Stephanie: I feel confident that my superpower is my ability to network and network in a way that is both for good and impactful.Devin: Kevin, what is your superpower?Kevin: I think over time, I’ve learned to follow strong, smart women who put things together well.Devin: Steven. Your superpower?Steven: I don’t give up on the folks that I’m working with. I take on challenges to be able to get them the help that they need.These three leaders are working together to create a sustainable model for repairing the impact of over 400 years of systemic and structural disadvantages facing BIPOC communities. Stephanie Swepson-Twitty, Kevin Doyle Jones and Steven Lawrence are developing a model for a voluntary repair fund to support exploited communities.In Asheville, North Carolina, the Vanderbilts built the Biltmore Estate, an American castle considered the largest mansion in the country. Today, it is a tourist attraction that essentially drives the local economy. Visitors come from around the world.Not all visitors fully appreciate that following the civil war, a community of African Americans built a community called Shiloh on the property. When the Vanderbilts acquired the property, they moved the entire Shiloh community elsewhere. The community, which still exists in what some continue to call “New Shilo,” has not benefitted directly from the project since.The idea that Stephanie developed and the trio are working to implement is to assess something resembling a voluntary sales tax in Asheville to fund ongoing support for the Shiloh community.“The repair fund sprang out of discussions that Kevin and Steven and others of us were having around the reparations challenge that is being faced nationally,” Stephanie explains. “In our conversation, it came to me that the root word of reparations is repair.”The goal of reparations—to correct the harm of centuries of systemic disadvantages—is one the trio supports. They intend their fund idea to be a small start that can grow to become significant in many communities.Superpowers for Good is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.“There’s not a chance in this world or any other to come that you could write a check to cover 400 hundred years of disassociating a people from an economy or from community in an equitable, inclusive way,” Stephanie says. Kevin, the founder and CEO of SoCap, noted that the rising, promising entrepreneurs receiving scholarships to the conference were seldom from BIPOC communities. The problem, he saw, was that there was too little capital there to fund entrepreneurs. They can’t raise the friends and family rounds of capital. “Folks like me, when we reach out for friends and family, get money,” Kevin noted. For the past five years, he’s made this issue a top priority.One of his challenges as a proven, experienced leader is to follow and support. “As an old straight white guy who’s been taught to lead, I’ve learned to follow.”“Nobody comes up to a young white boy and says, ‘You know, I see a real follower in you, son,’” he adds, to make his point. “We’re acculturated to be the leaders and walk in the room and assume that we’re in charge. So, that’s been the big learning for me, learning to follow.”Kevin notes that the funds raised will be controlled by the people they are intended to benefit. “It’s community-directed capital. So, it means that you yield power to the powerless, and you take real action on racial reconciliation.”Stephanie and Steven lead Eagle Market Street Development Corporation Community Equity Fund. Some of the money now comes from Buncombe County, Kevin explains. The county funds the work because it helps job creation.“Ninety plus percent of black-owned businesses are sole proprietors,” Kevin says. “We said, look, judge us on how many jobs are created by these sole proprietors and with the increase in income and with the increase in revenue.”It worked. “They can actually say that they’re their $750,000 actually is creating jobs.”“We’re offering [funds to] small BIPOC businesses who’ve been in operation for three to five years, who are trending in annual revenues at $100,000 or not less than $50,000 and who have the capacity to scale themselves by becoming job creators or gaining a greater share of the market so they can be job creators,” Stephanie explains, suggesting that the new fund could be used similarly.“It’s going to be really dependent, I think, on the particular local community and what those displacements may have been,” Steven adds.“The right thing to do is not to just say, ‘Here’s a check. I hope this fixes the last four hundred years.’ That’s not what we’re about, and that’s not what we’re trying to do when we talk about repair,” Steven says.All three are using their superpowers, networking, following women and not giving up on people to make this plan a reality. This small but scalable pilot could lead the way to transformative impact on communities that have been disadvantaged for centuries. This effort will be worth following in the coming years. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

Summary: Dan Fireside is a key player in the world of creative financing strategy, but he does not come from a high finance or private equity background. After working as a program officer at Rights Action, a grassroots NGO based in Guatemala and Peru, Dan went on to work at Equal Exchange, the worker-coop, Fair Trade coffee company where he helped raise over $17 million in mission-aligned equity and debt. Now, he's sitting down with hosts Jenny Kassan and Michelle Thimesch to discuss how he applied the skills he learned as an activist to help co-ops and other mission-driven businesses raise values-aligned funding. Key quotes: “Ninety percent of fundraising is storytelling.” “My biggest takeaway was the power of cooperatives.” Bio: Daniel Fireside, founder of Uncommon Capital Solutions, is a fundraising consultant for co-ops and other mission-driven companies. He was the Capital Coordinator for Equal Exchange, one of the largest worker-owned cooperatives in the U.S. for over a decade. At Equal Exchange, Daniel raised over $15 million in investments and mission-aligned debt. He was elected to the board of Equal Exchange, as well as the Cooperative Fund of New England, and Namaste Solar. As the lead fundraiser for Downtown Crenshaw Rising, he has helped raise nearly $35 million for a Black community-led initiative to protect neighborhoods in South LA from gentrification and displacement by using community land trusts and supporting solidarity economy programs. Daniel has worked with non-profits, social enterprises, and community development organizations in the U.S., Guatemala, and elsewhere. He holds a Master's degree in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University and a BA from UC Santa Cruz. He also speaks regularly at universities and conferences, including: Harvard Law School, MIT, Tufts, Northeastern University, Slow Money, SOCAP, among others. Social media and/or contact info for inquiries: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-fireside-74710220/ Angels of Main Street: https://www.angelsofmainstreet.com/

Tom Dawkins - Co-Found er and CEO of social impact crowdfunding platform and innovation agency StartSomeGood.com. StartSomeGood supports social entrepreneurs to raise the funds and mobilise the community they need to make a difference and has deployed over $12 million AUD so far with one of the highest success rates in crowdfunding. Tom has been recognized with numerous awards and fellowships and has been a regular speaker at conferences and teacher of seminars and workshops for past 15 years, including SXSW, SOCAP, REMIX, The World Summit on the Information Society, Connecting Up, Progress and FWD. I've worked with social enterprises, non-profits and government agencies to help them tell their stories and engage their communities In this episode we talked about: What's a social enterprise? How did it change over the last 10 years? What are the different models and innovation that plays a pivotal role in this entrepreneurship category. How to leverage marketing effectively, messaging and social media to inspire people to share story for you. We also talk about Why does ‘Poverty Porn' being commonly used by non-profits, NGO's are using disempowering images and videos in their advertising? We deep dive Tom started his entrepreneurship career living in the US and many more.  --

"Open your doors. Invite anybody and everybody and have them sit with your frontline teams". - Jim MoloneyKey topics covered in today's episode with Jim:Why customer service matters in B2BHow to gain a strategic advantage vs. your competitorsWorking with senior leadership on your customer service strategyThe importance of having leadership sit with frontline teamsSocial media's impact on customer serviceMentioned in Show:NavistarSOCAPTo contact Chip:Email: TheChipChatPodcast@gmail.comFacebook: The Chip Chat PodcastInstagram: The Chip Chat Podcast 

Alexandre (Alex) Lazarow has spent his career working at the intersection of investing, innovation, and economic development in the private, public, and social sectors. He is the author of Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs - from Delhi to Detroit - Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley (HBR Press). Alex is a venture capitalist with Cathay Innovation, a global firm that invests across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Previously, Alex worked with Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm that has invested over a billion dollars in hundreds of startups around the world. He has served as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company, a financial regulator with the Bank of Canada, and an M&A investment banker with the Royal Bank of Canada. Alex is an adjunct professor specializing in impact investment and entrepreneurship at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. He is a Kauffman Fellow, CFA Charterholder, and a Stephen M. Kellen Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.Comm from the University of Manitoba. Alex is a regular columnist with Forbes, and his writing has been featured in the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly, Entrepreneur Magazine, TechCrunch, Fast Company, VentureBeat, Business Insider, and Quartz , among others. He speaks regularly on global innovation trends and has presented at Collision, Endeavor, InsureTech Connect, the Social Innovation Summit, SOCAP, and the Corporate Venture Capital Summit. He is most proud of having once been called a ‘sad, low budget Ryan Reynolds' on Twitter. “ I believe that some of these businesses in this impact world are building not just fabulous business models, but something that has impact aligned with it. And as they scale they will scale to their impact as well.” - Alex LazarowAlex joins me today to discuss his background in impact investing with the Omidyar group. We discuss financial ecosystems around the world and how they differ from the changing ecosystem in Silicon Valley. Alex shares some advice for people seeking investment and with those who want to become an investor. Alex shares his secret to getting fifteen minutes with a venture capitalist.Today on Startups for Good we cover:Frontier EcosystemsGlobal Financial Inclusion InvestingA camel as an example rather than a unicornBlitz Scaling How to develop a team in a frontier marketMulti Mission AthletesConnect with Alex on his website or on LinkedIn or TwitterYou can purchase Alex's book Out Innovate on Amazon or like Alex suggested your local bookstore. The authors that Alex suggested: Brad Feld and Bill Draper Startup GameSubscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes!Thanks for tuning into today's episode of...

About Scot Chisholm: Scot is the CEO & Co-Founder of Classy, a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate global social impact. Since 2011, thousands of nonprofits have collectively raised nearly two billion dollars on the Classy platform, tackling social and environmental issues of every kind.  Scot co-founded Classy when one of the largest cancer organizations in the country refused to accept the money he raised during a fundraising pub crawl held to honor his mom, a two-time breast cancer survivor. Scot was inspired to start Classy to make it easier for anyone to support a cause that's meaningful to them, while at the same time making it easier for organizations to make lasting connections with the next generation of supporters. Based in San Diego, CA, Classy has over 200 employees and has raised $40 million to-date in growth capital from prominent technology investors, including Mithril Capital Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Hinge Capital and Bullpen Capital. Classy is well known for its company culture and social enterprise business model that includes the Classy Awards, now the largest social impact award show in the country, its early support of the Pledge 1% movement, and its employee giving program called #ClassyGives. Most recently, Classy was recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work, San Diego Union-Tribune Top Workplace and Entrepreneur Best Company Cultures. Scot's recent recognitions include Glassdoor as a “Top CEO in the United States”, San Diego Business Journal as one of the “40 Next Top Business Leaders Under 40” and the “500 Most Influential Business Leaders in San Diego”, and Businessweek as one of the “Top 5 Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs.” Scot currently serves on the Leadership Council for the California Nature Conservancy, on the Board of Directors at Street Soccer USA and ASC San Diego and on the Advisory Board at Team Rubicon, having previously served a four-year term on the founding Board of Directors. Scot is also an active investor, investing out of a fund called Tall Timbers that includes public and private investments with a focus on SaaS and socially responsible businesses. Scot is a frequent speaker on social entrepreneurship, trends in giving, and the journey of scaling a startup-for-good. Past speaking appearances include Amazon's Imagine A Better World Conference; TEDx; Dreamforce; SaaStr; Collision; SOCAP; AFP; Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC); and Inbound. Prior to Classy, Scot worked at Booz Allen Hamilton and helped create and lead their Lean Six Sigma practice on the west coast. Scot received a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. On This Episode: Learn how Classy went from a passion project to full-fledged business. Hear how to create and market your product offering. Discover the way to create a culture that scales. Find out what early-stage entrepreneurs MUST get right from the beginning.