Podcasts about social ventures

On this week's program, your host, Justin Mog, takes a seat in the common area for a great conversation about building community through cohousing! Listen in as we dialogue with Don Reinhardt, Outreach Director for Louisville Cohousing (https://www.louisvillecohousing.com/). Since the beginning of humankind, people lived with their extended families in communities where many tasks and resources were shared. Villages were structured in a way that encouraged more daily interaction.It is still that way in many places in the world. But here in the United States, especially, since World War,  our neighborhoods have typically been designed for the nuclear family in a way that encourages less interaction. Isolation has become one of the most prominent public health issues of our time. We are more self-sufficient, but are we really? In 1940, an estimated 8 percent of Americans lived alone in their household. Now, 40 million Americans currently live alone, accounting for 30% of American households. And loneliness, according to the surgeon general, has been found to have the same negative health impact as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.Revived models of the village, namely Cohousing, can provide a way to plan for a healthier and more sustainable way of living, where neighbors design their village together and support each other more. Learn more and get connected with Louisville Cohousing at https://www.louisvillecohousing.com/ Don is a native Kentuckian who graduated from Northern Kentucky University in the early 1980's with a degree in Psychology. Don currently lives in Campbellsburg, KY, where he returned to his home state in 2017 after 25 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. His work has included careers in mental health, information technology, and construction management, with over 30 years of experience in all levels of residential construction. He became interested in intentional community early in his career while studying at NKU. Don has lived in two Cohousing communities on the West Coast, and through all of his work he has carried a lifelong passion for combining Social Ventures with Housing Solutions. As a housing consultant, Don is currently partnered with nonprofit organizations in Louisville with missions of providing Affordable Housing for persons who have been marginalized. He has worked primarily with the Mattingly Edge, and a new non-profit start-up, Inclusive Housing Solutions, to launch Louisville Cohousing. In cooperation with Hope Dittmeier and Broke Crum at Mattingly Edge, and Mathilde Berthe at STUDIO co+hab, a cohousing architectural firm, and Frank Schwartz, a social worker, he recently spearheaded a grassroots effort by citizens who are part of Louisville Cohousing to get Cohousing included in the final draft of Mayor Greenberg's My Louisville Home Plan for 15,000 new Affordable Housing units by 2027. Don has family in Campbellsburg, Louisville, and Northern Kentucky. He has the dream of establishing Cohousing communities at each location. Listen to Don's earlier appearance on Forward Radio, when Don talked cohousing with Ruth Newman and K.A. Owens on April 3rd: https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/access-hour-live-for-the-pledge-drive-cohousing-4-3-24 As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

"The relationship between entrepreneurs and investors is like a marriage. You really have to be certain that on the human side of things you are also aligned".In the world of impact finance it's easy to focus a lot of attention on the myriad challenges: How to source and support the most impactful enterprises; how to find like-minded investors with skillsets aligned to the entrepreneur business; how to design innovative, smart and patient capital models; how to assess the impact of enterprises; how to help enterprise growth and valuation in parallel with impact; etc.....But how often do we also step back to celebrate the impact of social enterprises that are going from strength to strength as a result?Ellinor Schweyer, Co-Founder and MD of Munich based impact finance advisors FASE, which was born out of the original social entrepreneurship funding organisation Ashoka, tells of their success stories ranging from a triple-win solution to detecting breast cancer, to insuring the health of previously uninsurable field workers in developing nations, and making civic sports clubs sustainable to reliably provide a priceless framework that so many teenagers benefit from.Ellinor also delves deep into the best approaches to bootstrapping a social enterprise to be sure of attracting impact funding- and on the importance of choosing wisely when it comes to committing to the right investor 'marriage'. As well as her thoughts on:- The corporate saturation that led her to jump into impact and careers advice for those looking to switch to impact finance- Impact finance vs VC start up failure rates- The challenges thrown up by the positive reality of Impact investing becoming trendy and attracting an increase in venture funds- Using Ashoka Impact metrics to measure Impact- The FASE approach to structuring debt, mezzanine financing, social bonds and impact ROI- How to stay healthy in an age of climate anxiety"Impact is not equally defined and often in impact investments you still see that the brain rules over the heart"https://fa-se.de/en/ https://www.ashoka.org/ https://www.discovering-hands.de/international/page-international https://www.elucid.social/ https://klubtalent.org/#SocialVentureCapital #matchmaking #impactsuccessstories #impactfinance #ashoka #SocialEntrepreneurs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, graduate of the Masters in Social Innovation Programme and social innovator, Nora Wilhelm shares her journey to becoming an activist.She discusses her work within the world of systems design and systems change and shares why she thinks others should apply for the Masters in Social Innovation.Apply for the Masters in Social Innovation Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast we hear from Christine Kinnear, Founder and CEO of With Insight Education.With Insight Education is a charity that mentors Black-heritage pupils to help them successfully apply to top universities and progress into professional careers.  With Insight Education Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

Let me introduce you to Vishok Verma. Vishok is a Social Entrepreneur and Professional Trainer for Communication Skills, (Corporates, Social Enterprises, and Non-profits), Personality Development Coach, and Budding Improv Artist based in India. He is the Founder & CEO of a Social Venture named “Let's Express”. The venture has positively impacted the lives of more than 2000 individuals, online and offline through self-created modules about effective communication. The venture aims to boost the self-esteem of teenagers using Performing Arts. improv and serving the underserved. Give it a listen!

Can British university research help families in South America secure a mortgage? That's what the University of Oxford did with its social venture spinout SOPHIA Oxford, which analyses contributing factors to poverty from the state down to the corporate level and helps companies make better choices for their employees.

Join me, Dr. Schrier, on a venture into the captivating realm of hypnotherapy with my esteemed guest, Sam Rosenbaum. Prepare to be inspired as Sam relays her personal journey, from feeling adrift in the sea of life to harnessing the power of hypnotherapy and unearthing her true potential. We scrutinize the belief that crises often serve as a catalyst for triumph and affirm the power of self-trust in our pursuit of health and well-being. In an exhilarating twist, we shift gears to my latest project, Pay it Back Pizza. This unique social enterprise aims to foster empowerment among the homeless and economically disadvantaged by teaching them to operate their own pizza businesses. We are thrilled to be on the cusp of achieving nonprofit 501c3 status and are eager to see this venture evolve. Sam imparts her wisdom on the mind-body-spirit connection and the potential of various therapies, such as chiropractic, to enact transformative changes. Hang on for this enlightening discourse sure to leave you feeling awakened and inspired. This is a powerful episode!Contact Dr. Schrier:Email:info@drelan.comWebsite: https://www.drelan.com/For specific questions, or to schedule an appointment in our Delray Beach, FL location, please call (561) 445-2648Contact Samantha RosenbaumWebsite: https://grounded-visions.com/

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast,  we hear from CEO and Founder of Noise solution, Simon Glenister.Simon shares how the social enterprise uses music mentoring to work with young people who're dealing with challenging.Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesNoise SolutionFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

We explore the impact of positive investments, SVX and the Social Finance Fund The post Social Finance in Canada: A Closer look with Adam Spence of Social Venture Connexion (SVX) appeared first on SEE Change Magazine.

In this episode, we hear from Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi, Co-founder and the COO of Supply Change. Supply Change is a social enterprise platform, which allows buyers to find social environmental suppliers based on location, trade, and social impact, enabling the procurement of everything from food and drink to marketing, cleaning, road signage, flooring, energy and more.Aoise is one of this year's winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, which is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at the University of Cambridge.Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

In this episode, we hear from Tim West, the Founder Editor and CEO of the social enterprise magazine, Pioneers Post. Tim is also involved in a number of different organisations, working to promote social entrepreneurship, and connecting social entrepreneurs with social impact investment companies. Tim is one of this year's winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, which is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at the University of Cambridge.Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

In this episode, we hear from Poku Osei, the founder and CEO of Babbasa. The social enterprise was created to tackle the challenges of youth unemployment and educational underachievement in Bristol's ethnically diverse inner city communities. Poku is one of this year's winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, which is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at the University of Cambridge.Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

On 5 July 2023, the National Health Service - one of the UK's greatest social innovations - turned 75.In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Dr Hinnah Rafique shares why she founded Generation Medics.The social enterprise works with young people to help them both find and achieve careers in the NHS.Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesGeneration MedicsFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

Congratulations to Zakia Moulaoui, who is one of five winners of this year's Cambridge Social Innovation Prize.Listen to The Social Ideas Podcast: no longer invisible to learn more about Zakia's social enterprise, Invisible Cities.Zakia trains people who've experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides to share their knowledge and personal experiences of the city they have lived in.Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

In this short episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we introduce you to this year's winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners.Throughout the coming days, we'll be sharing longer interviews with the winners.Follow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

Show Notes: Elaine Lum MacDonald and Will Bachman have a conversation about Elaine's journey since graduating from Harvard in 1992. Elaine started off her career in management consulting at the Monitor Company in Cambridge. After gaining experience in the field, after that she moved to Asia. She was based in Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Taiwan, and China for four years, gaining meaningful and memorable experiences. After this, she went to Harvard Business School and graduated in 1998. She then spent a decade working in technology roles with Microsoft and Amazon before launching her own company, the Knowledge Impact Network. This organization focuses on helping leaders and organizations build trust and increase their impact. Elaine also works as a consultant for other organizations that are looking to make a difference in the world. Working in Indonesia and California  Elaine shares her experiences working in Indonesia and Hong Kong in the 1990s. She describes how she had to take taxis to get around in rural communities and how the retail landscape was changing rapidly. She also shares some of the daunting and scary scenarios she encountered, such as being mistaken for a call girl or not knowing who to trust when taking a taxi. Despite the challenges, she found the experience interesting and eye-opening. She also enjoyed the experience of proving people wrong by breaking stereotypes of a young Asian woman. Elaine wanted to experience deeper operational management and decided to move to California in the late 1990s to work for Clorox doing brand management. There was a great exodus of people from the East Coast to Silicon Valley during this time, as it was a land of opportunity with startups. She met her husband and decided to stay in California where she currently lives with her family. Working as a Strategic Marketing Consultant  Elaine worked part time while her children were young, she and her colleague shared a job and a joint identity where they were known as Elady. Elaine left Clorox to become a strategic marketing consultant, allowing her more flexibility with her time and to do more volunteer work.  Elaine shares her story of finding her passion for volunteer consulting while studying at Harvard Business School. Through the Harvard Business School Community Partners program, she was able to provide pro bono volunteer consulting to local nonprofits. She enjoyed the experience of being able to think through challenges and help organizations, and eventually she took on the role of recruiting organizations and alumni to donate their time. For the following seven years, she worked at HBS Community Partners in Northern California with the goal of inspiring and empowering alumni to use their skills for social good. She found her niche in being a connector and bridge, finding people with bright minds and big hearts and matching them with organizations that could really use their help. Founder of the Knowledge Impact Network Elaine became the founder of the Knowledge Impact Network (KIN). KIN is an organization that connects alumni of Harvard Business School (HBS) to nonprofits who need assistance in a variety of areas. Elaine first got the idea for KIN from her experience of helping Bay Area nonprofits while she was working with the Harvard Alumni Association. After the pandemic hit, she noticed the need for more help from alumni and decided to create KIN to allow alumni to provide support to nonprofits virtually. KIN provides a bridge between alumni and nonprofits, allowing the alumni to help with a variety of issues, such as food supply chains, by connecting them to the right experts. Elaine hopes to continue to expand KIN and provide more assistance to nonprofits. KIN focuses on three areas of impact: core human needs (food, water, health, shelter); educating for workforce readiness; and protecting our planet. Elaine explains how she and the founders of KIN, who are YPO distinguished leaders, hit it off when they discussed how they could bring the power of CEO networks to share their knowledge with positive causes and accelerate impact. KIN is open to social impact organizations, social ventures, and experts from anywhere in the world. Organizations can apply through the KIN website, and experts can sign up to share their knowledge of a specific area. KIN then connects the organizations and experts and facilitates a 90-minute catalyst session to help the organization solve an issue. The Social Ventures Network Elaine then expanded the network with the Social Ventures Network, an organization which connects professionals with causes and social ventures they can get involved with. Elaine talks about how easy it is for professionals to leverage their skills for good and how the Social Ventures Network takes away the friction of getting involved. Elaine explains how the Network works with family offices who want to support a specific cause, as well as companies and individuals. The Network helps people figure out how to get involved with social ventures and learn about them, while also advancing a cause they feel passionate about.  Elaine talks about Impact circles and explains that they are a way to bring together a community of social innovators who want to take action in a certain area. An example of an Impact circle was formed when a knowledge partner met a renowned climatologist at UC Santa Barbara's Climate Hazard Center who spoke about the data available to help farmers adjust their crops and improve yields in the face of changing weather. The Impact circle brings together experts, companies, government, and academics to help figure out how to get this data to rural smallholder farmers in places like Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Meteorological Services Department agreed that this data would be extremely helpful. The team is now in the process of developing a site with the right type of data to get it into the hands of the farmers. Influential Professors and Courses at Harvard Elaine recounts her experience as a Harvard student, mentioning Nancy Kane, Marty Feldstein, and Michael Sandel as two of her most memorable and inspiring professors. Elaine was a history and science major, which was unusual at the time, and enjoyed the challenge and creativity of connecting the dots between different disciplines. Her current project is a great example of how people from different parts of the world can come together to make something happen. Timestamps: 05:17 Experiences Working in Indonesia and Hong Kong in the 1990s  10:26 From Consulting to Brand Management  13:23 Joint Identity and Strategic Marketing Consulting  17:54 Harvard Alumni Connecting Nonprofits with Expertise During the Pandemic  21:43 Exploring the Knowledge Impact Network: Leveraging Knowledge for Social Impact 26:35 Catalyzed Sessions for Social Ventures  30:05 Leveraging Skills for Social Good  34:00 Harvard Education and Global Development Projects  Links: Website: https://www.knowledgeimpactnetwork.org/ CONTACT INFO: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainelmacdonald/  

In The Social Ideas Podcast: incubating a social enterprise, Ellie Finch shares how the computer game Minecraft inspired how she delivers counselling for young people, parents, and parent carers.Ellie is the founder of Ellie Finch Counselling and Consultancy and is in the process of developing training for counsellors so they too can use Minecraft and other games in their counselling sessions. Ellie also talks about her experiences on Cambridge Social Ventures' year-long incubator programme has helped her to progress her social enterprise. The incubator helps all sorts of social ventures to get started and grow through the next six to 12 months of their journey.Follow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

In this episode The Social Ideas Podcast, Ellie Finch shares how the computer game, Minecraft, has inspired how she delivers counselling for young people, parents, and parent carers.Ellie is the founder of Ellie Finch Counselling and Consultancy, and is in the process of developing training for counsellors so they too can use Minecraft and other games in their counselling sessions. Ellie signed up for Cambridge Social Ventures Social Ventures Weekend, which is for anyone with an ambition to set up or grow a business that makes a positive social or environmental impact.Follow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

The Social Ideas Podcast: education and relationships in the social innovation spaceJerry Ong, Va Yang, and Chris Hope join us for another episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, in which they talk about the possible tensions between Western university education and the practical delivery of social innovation.Find out about the Masters in Social Innovation programmeApply for the Masters in Social Innovation programmeCambridge Centre for Social InnovationFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

In episode 219, Lindsay Hadley is on to discuss the upcoming release of the documentary "Uncharitable". After many years in the nonprofit sector, Lindsay has become one of the most sought-after consultants and producers. This conversation challenges us to envision an unconstrained nonprofit sector. What if the charities could attract the best leaders, talents, and ideas? What if smaller operations with less impact stopped and those resources went to the best organization solving the problem? We get into these questions and more in this episode of Think Orphan. Podcast Sponsor Multnomah University's Masters in Global Development and Justice The M.A. in Global Development and Justice (MAGDJ) program prepares students to work across the nexus of justice, peacebuilding, and transformational community development work. The curriculum seeks to develop compassionate leaders, who are trauma-informed and prepared to support human flourishing in whatever context they work in. Resources and Links from the show Uncharitable Documentary Dan Pallotta's Ted Talk - The Way We Think about Charity is Dead Wrong Lindsay's Book Recommendation- Bonds that Make Us Free Show Notes Lindsay shares her background in nonprofit (5:05) Her involvement working in orphan care and global poverty (7:30) Overhead myth and a real example (17:25) Ted Talk behind 'Uncharitable' (24:00) Lindsay explains her role as an executive producer (33:00) The role risk plays for non-profits (38:00) Appreciation in the non-profit sector (49:00) The best organizations would grow (51:00) Lindsey's book recommendation (55:00) To see ourselves in the other (57:00) Lindsey's most influential person (59:00) Joe Ritchie on Caring for Orphans (1:00:00) Brandon and Phil recap their talk with Lindsey (1:02:00)  The overhead myth (1:03:00)

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Baroness Glenys Thornton, talks to us about her work as a social innovator and as a Member of the House of Lords. Baroness Thornton has recently become a Fellow for the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, and she is also a judge for this year's Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, for which we're now taking applications. Cambridge Social Innovation Prize 2023Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

Last year, Anne Bailey, was one of four winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize.Anne is the Founder and CEO of Form the Future, and throughout the podcast she shares how winning the prize is helping her to form her own future.Applications for the 2023 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize are now being accepted: the prize is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation.The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at Trinity Hall will help them to develop the skills, resources and networks they need to create more impact from their work.Find out more about the Cambridge Social Innovation PrizeFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

Today's guest is Colleen Kazemi, CEO at Social Venture Partners (SVP) Denver, which serves as a vital connector between local changemakers across the Denver metro area and beyond.Welcome to Agency for Change Podcast! 

Bye Bye Potholes! Today I have the pleasure to talk to Sourabh Kumar, co-founder of PotHoleRaja, a social venture that 's on a mission to make India & the world pothole-free.  He got the idea After reading a tragic story about a woman who lost her life due to a pothole. He gave up his highly paid corporate job to fill in potholes around the streets of Bangalore at 5AM!  He didn't tell his parents but he started getting goosebumps when random strangers started to praise his work and efforts. Without any background in civil engineering he started doing crazy google searches and ended up creating a number of cool products including Gridmats. a revolutionary patented product that's eco-friendly, durable and crafted entirely from 100% recycled plastic waste to construct pavements/roads. He talks about a life changing moment meeting his co-founder. Talks about key learnings in the early days. Thoughts on social entrepreneurship in India some do's and don'ts  (You can make money!) Why waste is the new gold. Talks about why you must be a risk taker and good at sales. Talks about the uncomfortable question he asks people when hiring.  Talks about keeping the faith and business models including franchise models. He talks about growing rapidly (100% growth) He reflects on this past year (2022). Thoughts on building a culture of being open.  And finally he talks about the biggest pothole he has ever seen and explains how filling a pothole is as easy as making 3 min Maggi noodles and much more.In  this conversation we talk about:Why potholesGoing to Singapore and reflecting on it's infrastructure. The promise he made to himself when quittingBecoming a problem solverThoughts on why the government are not doing this despite everyone paying taxes.15000 km road trip checking out the potholes.Expanding into different countries.Civic tech  helping the governmentWhat does leadership mean to SourabhDealing with and the war with waste.Just him and his co-founder for the first two yearsAnd much more Linkshttps://www.potholeraja.com/Check out Skillshare. Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities. Join for free for 1 month and access all my classes!https://www.skillshare.com/en/r/user/neilpatel?gr_tch_ref=on&gr_trp=onmusic by Punch Deck.https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kdduxAVaFnbHJyNxl7FWV

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast we hear from Nicole Helwig and Mark Goodson, both of whom are involved with Cambridge Social Ventures.The team at CSV deliver programmes which designed for people who want to drive their businesses forward creating real, scaleable, lasting social or environmental change.If you are a founder of a social venture and would like learn how you can move your venture forward, click on the link to find out more about CSV's Incubator programme and the Social Venture Weekend - https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/social-innovation/cambridge-social-ventures/Follow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, business advisor, Leonore Lord-Patterson share how she works with social ventures.Leonore's varied career and business expertise is used to great effect as a business advisor for Cambridge Social Ventures.Cambridge Social Ventures supports a range of businesses that have positive social and environmental impacts.Through their 12-month incubator programme, the team at CSV provides expert business advice, training, and networking … enabling social entrepreneurs to grow their businesses to the next level.Apply to be a part of CSV's January 2023 IncubatorFollow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation on:FacebookInstagram LinkedInTwitterYouTube

My guest today is Bruce Usher, a Professor at Columbia Business School, where he teaches on the intersection of financial, social and environmental issues, and is a recipient of the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of TreasuryConnect, which provided electronic trading solutions to banks and was acquired in 2001. Usher is an active investor and advisor to entrepreneurial ventures focused on climate change and clean energy, and is chair of the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures.  The topic is his book Investing in the Era of Climate Change. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Addressing and preventing catastrophe in climate change; Investing in it Industrial revolution measurement over time Greenhouse gasses The fair assessment of nuclear Jump in! --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I'd like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

My guest today is Bruce Usher, a Professor at Columbia Business School, where he teaches on the intersection of financial, social and environmental issues, and is a recipient of the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of TreasuryConnect, which provided electronic trading solutions to banks and was acquired in 2001. Usher is an active investor and advisor to entrepreneurial ventures focused on climate change and clean energy, and is chair of the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures.  The topic is his book Investing in the Era of Climate Change. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Addressing and preventing catastrophe in climate change; Investing in it Industrial revolution measurement over time Greenhouse gasses The fair assessment of nuclear Jump in! --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I'd like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Even if all of the unemployed people in Connecticut took one of the 109,000 open positions in the state, there would still be thousands of jobs left unfilled. What that says to Mark Argosh, chair of the Governor's Workforce Council, is the state needs to get more people off the sidelines. “We have to be able to increase the labor force participation rate in Connecticut, and what that means is especially focus on underserved populations that face significant barriers,” he tells Futuro Health CEO Van Ton-Quinlivan. That recognition has prompted investment in services such as childcare, transportation and supportive housing. But that's just one element of a multi-pronged approach that includes building partnerships within industry sectors, consolidating training programs in higher ed and providing a central point of contact in state government on workforce issues. The state is also supporting one of the largest government-funded job training programs in the country and it recently won the largest award in the U.S. Department of Commerce's Good Jobs Challenge. “I think what this represents is an endorsement of the strategies and approach that we're taking to transform workforce development.” Tune in to this episode of WorkforceRx for a deep dive into best practices in workforce development at the state level, and learn how the non-profit Argosh leads, Social Venture Partners Connecticut, employs a “venture philanthropy” model to close opportunity gaps in the state.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Bruce Usher, author of Investing in the Era of Climate Change. In 2019, Bruce Usher published Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century, the first in the Earth Institute's sustainability series of books. His latest book, Investing in the Era of Climate Change (Columbia University Press), will be published fall 2022. Professor Usher has written numerous cases for use in business school courses, with a primary focus on climate change and business. Prior to joining Columbia University, Professor Usher was CEO of EcoSecurities Group plc, which developed greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in developing countries. EcoSecurities completed an IPO in 2005 and was acquired by JPMorgan in 2009. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of TreasuryConnect, which provided electronic trading solutions to banks and was acquired in 2001. Prior to that, he worked in financial services for twelve years in New York and Tokyo. Professor Usher is an active investor and advisor to entrepreneurial ventures focused on climate change and clean energy, and is Chair of the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. He earned an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 344 of Impact Boom, Oliver Libby of Hatzimemos / Libby Holdings (H/L Ventures) discusses how impact investing can uplift social ventures and shares the philosophies he uses to run a venture firm and non-profit organisation.

Bruce Usher is professor of professional practice and the Faculty Director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School. He teaches on the intersection of finance, social and environmental issues, and is a recipient of the Singhvi Prize for Scholarship in the Classroom, the Lear Award, and the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence. In 2019, Bruce published Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century, the first in the Earth Institute's sustainability series of books. His latest book is Investing in the Era of Climate Change. Bruce has written numerous cases for use in business school courses, with a primary focus on climate change and business. Prior to joining Columbia University, Bruce was CEO of EcoSecurities Group plc, which developed greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in developing countries. EcoSecurities completed an IPO in 2005 and was acquired by JPMorgan in 2009. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of TreasuryConnect, which provided electronic trading solutions to banks and was acquired in 2001. Prior to that, he worked in financial services for twelve years in New York and Tokyo. He is an active investor and advisor to entrepreneurial ventures focused on climate change and clean energy, and is Chair of the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. In this podcast, he shares:Why—and how—a climate catastrophe can be avoided, and why investors and business play a central role to avoiding it Which of the remarkable advances in energy technology forward-looking investors and people pouring money into it are likely to have the greatest impact Why clean energy is about to become remarkably inexpensive and what the implications might be for businesses and industries around the world _________________________________________________________________________________________Episode Timeline:00:00—Introducing Bruce + The topic of today's episode2:23—If you really know me, you know that...3:43—What is your definition of strategy?4:15—What got you interested in strategy?4:58—What was your main motivation to use capitalism to solve social and environmental problems?6:50—How can this recent capitalistic interest "doing good" help us deal with climate change, and why now?8:30—Just to clarify, when we talk about climate change, is it inevitable or is it preventable?10:12—Could you give us examples of some of your favorite inventions or technologies 12:35—Expanding on your last point, some countries are already moving toward a hydrogen-based energy plan. Could you tell us about this?13:50—What should I be thinking about climate change in terms of its impact on business?15:44—What do most people get wrong about everything we've talked about in this podcast?17:08—How can people connect with you and your work; what's the next step?__________________________________________________________________________________________Additional Resources: Columbia Faculty Page: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/cbs-directory/detail/bmu2001Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-usher-b8b13219Newest Book: https://www.amazon.com/Investing-Climate-Change-Professor-Bruce/dp/0231200889

Bruce Usher is professor of professional practice and the Faculty Director of the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School. He teaches on the intersection of finance, social and environmental issues, and is a recipient of the Singhvi Prize for Scholarship in the Classroom, the Lear Award, and the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence. In 2019, Bruce published Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century, the first in the Earth Institute's sustainability series of books. His latest book is Investing in the Era of Climate Change. Bruce has written numerous cases for use in business school courses, with a primary focus on climate change and business. Prior to joining Columbia University, Bruce was CEO of EcoSecurities Group plc, which developed greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in developing countries. EcoSecurities completed an IPO in 2005 and was acquired by JPMorgan in 2009. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of TreasuryConnect, which provided electronic trading solutions to banks and was acquired in 2001. Prior to that, he worked in financial services for twelve years in New York and Tokyo. He is an active investor and advisor to entrepreneurial ventures focused on climate change and clean energy, and is Chair of the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. In this podcast, he shares:Why—and how—a climate catastrophe can be avoided, and why investors and business play a central role to avoiding it Which of the remarkable advances in energy technology forward-looking investors and people pouring money into it are likely to have the greatest impact Why clean energy is about to become remarkably inexpensive and what the implications might be for businesses and industries around the world _________________________________________________________________________________________Episode Timeline:00:00—Introducing Bruce + The topic of today's episode2:23—If you really know me, you know that...3:43—What is your definition of strategy?4:15—What got you interested in strategy?4:58—What was your main motivation to use capitalism to solve social and environmental problems?6:50—How can this recent capitalistic interest "doing good" help us deal with climate change, and why now?8:30—Just to clarify, when we talk about climate change, is it inevitable or is it preventable?10:12—Could you give us examples of some of your favorite inventions or technologies 12:35—Expanding on your last point, some countries are already moving toward a hydrogen-based energy plan. Could you tell us about this?13:50—What should I be thinking about climate change in terms of its impact on business?15:44—What do most people get wrong about everything we've talked about in this podcast?17:08—How can people connect with you and your work; what's the next step?__________________________________________________________________________________________Additional Resources: Columbia Faculty Page: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/cbs-directory/detail/bmu2001Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-usher-b8b13219Newest Book: https://www.amazon.com/Investing-Climate-Change-Professor-Bruce/dp/0231200889

Lindsay Androski serves as President and CEO of Roivant Social Ventures. Shei joined Roivant Sciences as one of its earliest employees, and built and led the team responsible for the in-licensing or acquisition of more than 30 therapeutic programs, resulting in the launch and incubation of 16 subsidiary biotechs and several successful IPOs. Lindsay has likewise demonstrated a longstanding commitment to public service, including by serving on the MIT Alumni Association Board, as Chair of the MIT Annual Fund Board, on the Board of the Women Lawyers Association of LA, and on the Leadership Council of the LA Center for Law and Justice. Roivant Social Ventures has introduced a new model of corporate philanthropy, which couples industry expertise with donor dollars to make an outsized social impact. We provide seed funding and expert advice to startups attacking systemic barriers to health equity. We also launch programs with partners to increase the number of diverse senior executives in biotech and diverse primary investigators. On this episode, we discuss Roivant, Lindsay's upcoming TEDx Event in Dallas in October, the growing ESG movement, creating companies that push a societal good, mental health, and much more. We also welcome back co-host Bob Wierema after his long hiatus from the show! Enjoy. Links: Get your tickets to TEDxVickeryPlace: https://www.tedxvickeryplace.com/event Roivant Social Ventures: https://roivantsv.org/ Lindsay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayandroski/ Michael Moore on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpmoore/ Bob Wierema on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-wierema/ Topics: 1:47) - Welcoming back Co-host Bob Wierema (5:42) - The Alder Initiative (8:06) - Lindsay's background and career (15:48) - Lindsay's social impact fund (21:11) - Europe's influence on America when it comes to ESG (24:23) - The growing ESG movement (26:59) - Reversing the profit-only focus of Big Pharma (38:07) - How would you build a successful company that pushes societal good as well as make money? (41:38) - What are some of the major hurdles in impact investing? (45:06) - What's your take on the world right now and where we are headed? (48:30) - What's the best path philanthropic people can take to make the most impact? (54:24) - What advice do you have for young people to be successful? (59:04) - Thoughts on Mental Health (1:05:42) - What do you want people to know about you?

Host Ryan Grant Little spoke with Alena Kalibaba and Anna Gulevska-Chernysh, the founders of the Ukrainian Social Venture Fund in Kyiv. The Ukrainian Social Venture Fund was born out of the Euromaidan protest era, in 2014, as pro-democracy activism coalesced into a social innovation sector. Alena and Anna are two of Ukraine's most influential social innovation players and the importance of their work has only intensified since the start of Russia's brutal war. If you are interested in investing in the fund, you can contact Alena and Anna at hello@usv.fund. Please consider supporting their humanitarian efforts as well at https://shelterukraine.org/.

Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation.The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at Trinity Hall will help the winners to develop the skills, resources and networks they need to create more impact from their work. In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from winner Anne Bailey – founder of Form the Future - about her work with young people progressing from education into rewarding careers.Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesTrinity Hall

Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at Trinity Hall will help the winners to develop the skills, resources and networks they need to create more impact from their work. In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from winner Alice Williams – founder of Luminary Bakery - about her work to empower the UK's most disadvantaged women. Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesTrinity Hall

Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation.The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at Trinity Hall will help the winners to develop the skills, resources and networks they need to create more impact from their work. In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from winner Tamara Macfarlane – founder and CEO of Moon Lane Children's Booksellers - about her work to raise equality in children's books; access, representation, and roles in the publishing industry.Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Cambridge Social VenturesTrinity Hall

Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation.The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at Trinity Hall will help the winners to develop the skills, resources and networks they need to create more impact from their work.  In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from winner Katie Buckingham – founder and CEO of Altruist Enterprises - about her work to achieve 'parity of esteem' between mental and physical health.Cambridge Centre for Social InnovationCambridge Social VenturesTrinity Hall

Nina Tickaradze is the Founder and CEO of NADI, a certified women-owned enterprise and social venture with a mission to create jobs for displaced refugees. NADI produces organic juices and healthy snacks that are sold in organic grocery stores and supermarkets across the US. NADI's products are inspired by ancient Georgian health traditions and old family recipes. Nina is a native of the country of Georgia and was educated primarily in the United States. Nina is the Founder of the Georgia to Georgia Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes relationships between the state of Georgia and the country of Georgia. Nina is also the Co-chair of the Atlanta Tbilisi Sister City Committee and builds stronger business and cultural ties between Atlanta and its sister city of Tbilisi, which is the capital of Georgia. Nina is passionate about the ancient culture of the country of her birth and is an advocate for educating others about Georgia's history, hospitality, and vibrant food and wine scene. Nina is a Certified Sommelier through the International Sommelier Guild. In this episode… Do you have what it takes to run a social entity and achieve its goals? Social ventures come with their challenges, but the benefits of helping communities far outweigh the difficulties. Nina Tickaradze runs a social entity with a mission to create job opportunities for refugees, and at the same time, serve people with healthy product options. Through running this company, she has learned that all businesses need to be unique in terms of their products, have funds, and have a purpose if they want to be successful. Business leaders also need to be in entrepreneurial networks to learn and have the support they require.  In this episode of the Gooder Podcast, host Diana Fryc is joined by Nina Tickaradze, the Founder and CEO of NADI, to discuss tips on how to successfully run a healthy social venture. Nina explains the challenges of running a social venture and lessons she has learned as a leader, the importance of being in an entrepreneurial group outside of your organization, and her advice to other women leaders.

In today's business landscape, it's more important than ever to have a social impact strategy. Tracy and Ty will discuss what makes a company strong and weak and explore strategies that will help you make the most impact. We will also discuss identifying your target market, developing a messaging that resonates, and creating a plan for implementation. Press Play to learn more Listen and Subscribe to our Change Agentz Podcast: iTunes, Anchor, Google Play, & Spotify CONNECT WITH TVA CONSULTING GROUP Web: https://www.tvacon.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tvaconsultinggroup Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tvaconsultingllc/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tvaconsultinggroup/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/tvaconsultinglc Do you need a Virtual Assistant to help you get things done in your business? 808 Talent Source can help you find the perfect Assistant. Contact them today - www.808talentsource.com | support@808talentsource.com ABOUT TVA CONSULTING GROUP TVA Consulting Group is on a mission to help Change Agentz develop the systems and processes needed to strategically design, build, and fund their business while maximizing their Social IMPACT. SEND MAIL TO: TVA Consulting Group 1317 Edgewater Dr. Ste 458 Orlando, FL 32804 Disclaimer: This video is for informational purposes only. The Consultant in the video is not giving you consulting or legal advice for your company but general information on the topic or industry. #MissionImpactSeries #ChangeAgentzTV #SocialEntrepreneurship #SocialEnterprise #ImpactMonday #ChangeAgentz --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/change-agentz-podcast/support

The rising costs are negatively impacting the nonprofit industry. Nonprofit organizations have to deal with increased wages, logistics, and other similar expenses that make it difficult to do their job. But if these nonprofit organizations aren't operating at full capacity, the people they try to help suffer the most. Social Venture Partners San Antonio cultivates local philanthropists, strengthens nonprofit organizations, and invests in collaborative solutions to build powerful relationships in their communities. Find out how Social Venture Partners San Antonio makes a difference by building connections. Want to support Social Venture Partners San Antonio? https://svpsa.org/ Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/social-venture-partners-san-antonio/ 

"When Life Hands You Challenges, Soldier on" When was the last time you did something to make a change or create a positive social impact? When was the last time you worked relentlessly to empower women to be able to support themselves? Our guest this week is Amit Jain - Co-founder of Mitti Ke Rang ( A Social Venture working towards generating livelihood for women). Amit who grew up in Bhusawal in Maharastra lost his father when he was a child and saw his mother struggle very hard to manage the family. This encouraged him to do something for the widows and economically weaker sections. He formed Mitti Ke Rang, social venture which is working towards generating livelihood for women by selling its products through its e-commerce platform made by women entrepreneurs from across India.  He has helped generate lakhs of rupees for these women entrepreneurs and shares some of his marketing and networking tools and methods in this episode.  Tune into this episode to learn how a young banker-turned-voyager got on a mission to empower women. Aditi analyses Amit's handwriting and talks about his personality and dissects the traits that make him such a committed go-getter. Don't miss this episode if you're a business owner, professional or just someone who is striving to become the best version of themselves.

Do you want to find ways to make money and help society? Try social venture entrepreneurship to make more impact. It's when people use business as a force for good in the world. The big news is because we live in such an interconnected society these days, social entrepreneurs have access to more resources than ever before.  This has made them one of the most economically powerful groups on earth - with billions of dollars invested into their ideas every year! But why should you care? Well, if you're like me, you're interested in making your money work for something bigger. In this episode you'll discover a powerful strategy to build your business network, along with some incredible examples of how our guest has done this with Tony Robbins, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, and former CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi. Enter my interview with social venture entrepreneur and CEO and Co-Founder of Nunbelievable, Bryan Janeczko. Nunbelievable is a better-for-you baked goods company. This is a social impact venture with a give-back model to combat food insecurity that's backed by Tony Robbins and others. Their mission is to create incredible snacking opportunities while ending hunger in the most delicious way. He makes a big announcement in this episode where they've just crossed a HUGE social venture threshold. Bryan is a pioneer in the now $1 billion on-demand meal delivery industry beginning with NuKitchen, the novel prepared meal delivery service that he co-founded and ultimately sold to Nutrisystem, paving the way for the online meal delivery industry. He's also a  member of the Advisory Board at Sparks & Honey, the cultural intelligence agency; and he works alongside industry luminaries such as Indra Nooyi to help identify what's new and next in culture, particularly as it relates to startup food innovation. Business Insider and Pitchbook named him one of the most influential LGBTQ entrepreneurs for co-founding StartOut, which now is the world's leading non-profit fostering entrepreneurship in the LGBTQ community. Bryan's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanjaneczko/  Website: https://nunbelievable.com/ WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER FROM THIS EPISODE: The big role that Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick played in his career. Why he left Morgan Stanley to start his own business. The company he founded, NuKitchen, and how it pioneered meal delivery. The importance of discovering your own “super powers” and how he's learned to leverage his.  An essential lesson to learn BEFORE starting your business. How Wayne Dyer inspired him in one of his darkest moments. The role that Tony Robbins played in launching his current company. Becoming the “Bombas of Baked Goods”. A 'great product + a great mission' opens up stores for your business. Donating 1 million meals through their sales! The three people who inspire him most. Social venture entrepreneurship and why you should consider it The employee retention secret from Bryan and former show guests  Bryan, Seth Goldman (Honest Tea, Eat the Change, Tom Szaky (TerraCycle), and TK Pillan (Veggie Grill). How meditation and manifestation have played in his career. What Tony Robbins taught Bryan about meditation. QUOTES: “I'm driven by relationships.” When it comes to starting your own business… “Get your experience before quitting your day job or hitch your wagon to someone who does.” “I welcome ideas, but what I welcome even more is a practical solution for implementation.” RESOURCES: Kundalini Yoga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga ) Traction https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837 (https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837)  Tony Robbins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins)  Sarah Jessica...

Lauren Templeton and Dato Dr. Kim Tan discuss Malaysia, Social Venture Impact Investing, & leaving a legacy.The information presented in this podcast or available on the website is not intended as and shall not be construed as financial advice. This podcast is produced for entertainment value. Investing is inherently risky. And I encourage you to seek financial advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.

Doug Galen is the Co-Founder and CEO of RippleWorks. Founded in 2015, RippleWorks connects leading expertise from Silicon Valley and the larger US tech sector with rapidly scaling ventures for short-term, high-impact projects that unlock the ventures' capacity for growth. To help social enterprises scale faster, Doug Galen works with CEOs to figure out their toughest challenges and connect them to leading Silicon Valley experts to gain startup and leadership skills.In this episode, our guest discusses how entrepreneurs can make a difference in people's lives and the world as a whole.Episode quotes:On what prompted him to start RippleWorks00:00:42] RippleWorks started seven years ago. I had one of those moments in life. I was having a conversation with my daughter, who was turning 13, and we talked about how to make the world a better place. And I was building a mobile shopping app, which didn't feel consistent with my purpose in life. So I made a big career change and started to explore how I might better use my time. And that's how I founded RippleWorks.How do you help social entrepreneurs scale their companies?[00:2:42] How we do it is that we at RippleWorks, vet for the best ventures in the world. We work with the CEO to figure out their top three challenges so we know whatever we do will have an impact on them. We staff all the project managers called Venture Growth Managers who will sweat all the details. Then we bring in a Silicon Valley expert who has solved that problem before that the CEO is facing, with scrappy resources in their career, who will volunteer two to five hours a week for the next month to four months, working on this problem. You, as the expert, get that amazing feeling of leveraging your skillset to give back. You, as a venture, have that problem solved and you probably formed a new friendship and advisor for life.On why he decided to get an MBA[00:08:07] I had a moment in the mirror when I was staring at myself and talking with my daughter. I did not like the path I was on. I didn't want to be a real estate broker. I didn't feel like I was adding value. So business school was a chance for me to reevaluate if I am on the right path? And that's a hundred percent why I went back. Didn't matter that I was building a career. I was heading down a path that was not gonna make me feel good. And either I subconsciously, or maybe a little consciously, knew that. And I don't believe in pursuing paths that aren't consistent with what gets you excited.On how RippleWorks select social ventures to work with[00:24:01] We look at the impact of a venture and there's three elements to the impact of a venture to pick who we're gonna work with. The first is the depth of impact on a human being. If we're helping a farmer in Northern Nigeria, how much are we increasing their income so they can move out of extreme poverty to poverty or poverty to lower middle class? So first is the depth of impact. The second is the breadth of impact. How many people are we impacting with that depth? And then the third is the target population. We are interested in helping people who are struggling with life. Show Links:Doug Galen on LinkedInRippleWorks Official WebsiteCNN Climate Change QuizSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

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Let's go on a journey with my friend Adam Morris. If you care about the world, and you're looking to make it a better place but not seeing the results you want, then tune in to this episode with an open mind. Adam is the co-founder and head of operations at Wild Tiger Tees. As the visionary of this social enterprise, his ability to bring people together through positivity is what got the team to form and take home the funding to initiate it. Always approachable, Adam is a master at conversations through curiosity. He is constantly connecting within social enterprise circles at networking events, interviewing guests for his People Helping People Podcast, or taking dog Aki for walks around the block. Dive into Adam's incredible story and unlock what you need to find your purpose in life and learn what can happen when you show up with curiosity. [00:01 - 09:00] Opening Segment I introduce Adam Morris How Adam started and how his work impacts on the world How People Helping People started An interest and burden for social entrepreneurship Disillusioned with the business world Going out and getting new information [09:01 - 31:05] People Helping People: Social Entrepreneurship Adam talks about going into podcasting Connecting with other individuals A thirst for knowledge The gist of People Helping People The value of social enterprise The importance of social enterprise in your company It's the identity that holds up your business Examples of social enterprises Adam talks about the podcast related to his purpose A piece of the end goal The power of connection Resources that help social enterprises How to connect with the right people The key is curiosity Volunteering to develop connections A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network [31:06 - 42:40] Find Your Purpose in Life: Show Up with Curiosity What it's like working in a social enterprise The view from Wild Tiger Tees Organizing talks and partnering with other organizations Gaining global solutions Get out of your own bubble We're all the same Ideas are being shared everywhere People are getting more comfortable sharing solutions The effects of the Pandemic Forced pause Showing up with curiosity Examples [42:41 - 52:36] Focus on Human Connection Adam talks about the value of ‘side hustles' A way to give confidence Good way to build a network There is a tipping point coming Just making profit isn't good enough Focus on the human connection Chief Happiness Officer You choose how you show up in the world Making a demand for change [52:37 - 58:10] Closing Segment Connect with Adam Links below What proves to Adam that it's an amazing world Final announcements Tweetable Quotes: “For a social enterprise… ‘if you remove that component from your business, your business will no longer function as it is today…' you would fundamentally be a different company.” - Adam Morris “Here's how you find a new career… ‘I'm just gonna go out and have coffee with everyone and learn what's going on and share whatever I have…' quite often those conversations will lead you further than anything else you can imagine.” - Adam Morris “You choose how you show up in the world, and as you change the world changes around you.” - Adam Morris Resources Mentioned: People Helping People Podcast Advertising & the End of the World SocialVentures Give Back Hack Rich Brubaker of Collective Responsibility Explains Why Nothing is Good, Bad, or Otherwise at First Glance Connect with Adam on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out https://wildtigertees.com/ to learn more about how he is creating opportunities through empowerment. Conspiracy of Goodness Links: Conspiracy of Goodness Network https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/ Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/ Dr. Lynda's Book: https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness Ever Widening Circles https://everwideningcircles.com/ EWC APP: https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/ Affiliate Partners http://everwideningcircles.com/partners Donate! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US EWC Ed: https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/

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