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Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist"Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 5th conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8In the final episode of this series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar discusses where to buy coffee and the importance of choosing high-quality coffee to support smallholder farmers.The episode delves into the challenges faced by coffee farmers, including the lack of knowledge and market access, and explores potential solutions such as increasing yield, improving quality, diversifying crops, and adopting regenerative agriculture practices.Paul shares insights on how organizations like TechnoServe assist farmers in leveraging these opportunities to escape poverty and enhance their livelihoods.00:00 Introduction: Where to Buy Quality Coffee00:27 Support The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast00:50 Final Episode: Discussing Poverty Among Coffee Farmers02:17 Challenges Faced by Smallholder Farmers03:32 Solutions for Smallholder Farmers06:37 Diversification and Regenerative Agriculture13:44 Advice for Farmers and Buyers18:35 Conclusion and Contact Information19:50 Closing Remarks and Call to ActionConnect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here:• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/• https://www.technoserve.org/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist"Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 5th conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8In the final episode of this series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar discusses where to buy coffee and the importance of choosing high-quality coffee to support smallholder farmers.The episode delves into the challenges faced by coffee farmers, including the lack of knowledge and market access, and explores potential solutions such as increasing yield, improving quality, diversifying crops, and adopting regenerative agriculture practices.Paul shares insights on how organizations like TechnoServe assist farmers in leveraging these opportunities to escape poverty and enhance their livelihoods.00:00 Introduction: Where to Buy Quality Coffee00:27 Support The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast00:50 Final Episode: Discussing Poverty Among Coffee Farmers02:17 Challenges Faced by Smallholder Farmers03:32 Solutions for Smallholder Farmers06:37 Diversification and Regenerative Agriculture13:44 Advice for Farmers and Buyers18:35 Conclusion and Contact Information19:50 Closing Remarks and Call to ActionConnect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here:• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/• https://www.technoserve.org/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailing list

Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist"Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 4th conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar engages in an insightful discussion with Paul Stewart, Global Coffee Director for TechnoServe exploring the significant increase in coffee prices and how market access impacts smallholder farmers.Paul delves into the complexities of coffee sales, highlighting farmers' increasing choices and the challenges faced in regions like Nicaragua.They also examine how technology and AI can play a transformative role in providing market access and resources to farmers.Tune in to understand the current market dynamics and the potential for a more sustainable coffee future.00:00 Introduction: Coffee Market Surge00:37 Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops01:23 Series Introduction: Poverty Among Coffee Farmers01:36 Do Farmers Have a Choice?02:49 Challenges in Coffee Supply Chains05:08 Market Dynamics and Farmer Choices06:42 Impact of Price Increases on Farmers09:13 Specialty vs. Commercial Coffee Markets10:50 Weather Impact on Coffee Production15:48 Access to New Markets for Smallholders18:47 Role of Technology in Coffee Farming24:12 Exciting Times Ahead for Coffee Farmers24:51 Conclusion and Next Episode TeaserConnect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here:• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/• https://www.technoserve.org/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist"Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 4th conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar engages in an insightful discussion with Paul Stewart, Global Coffee Director for TechnoServe exploring the significant increase in coffee prices and how market access impacts smallholder farmers.Paul delves into the complexities of coffee sales, highlighting farmers' increasing choices and the challenges faced in regions like Nicaragua.They also examine how technology and AI can play a transformative role in providing market access and resources to farmers.Tune in to understand the current market dynamics and the potential for a more sustainable coffee future.00:00 Introduction: Coffee Market Surge00:37 Regenerative Coffee Farming Workshops01:23 Series Introduction: Poverty Among Coffee Farmers01:36 Do Farmers Have a Choice?02:49 Challenges in Coffee Supply Chains05:08 Market Dynamics and Farmer Choices06:42 Impact of Price Increases on Farmers09:13 Specialty vs. Commercial Coffee Markets10:50 Weather Impact on Coffee Production15:48 Access to New Markets for Smallholders18:47 Role of Technology in Coffee Farming24:12 Exciting Times Ahead for Coffee Farmers24:51 Conclusion and Next Episode TeaserConnect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here:• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/• https://www.technoserve.org/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailing list

Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist"Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 3rd conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, Lee and Paul delve deep into the challenges faced by coffee farmers globally, with a particular focus on Brazil and Vietnam as low-cost producers.They also discuss the significant issues impacting coffee prices, farm yields, and the tough economic decisions smallholder farmers have to make and explore how shifting demographics, technological advancements, and local consumption influence the coffee market.Paul also sheds light on the critical role of NGOs in providing the knowledge and resources needed to support farmers in these volatile times. Tune in to understand why solving these problems is so complex and the potential future of coffee farming.00:00 Introduction to Coffee Market Dynamics00:45 Support Our Podcast01:13 Welcome and Episode Overview01:37 Challenges Faced by Coffee Farmers05:06 The Impact of Brazil and Vietnam on Coffee Prices08:16 Local Coffee Consumption Trends10:13 Tariffs and Their Effects on Coffee Trade12:58 The Role of NGOs in Solving Coffee Industry Problems21:11 Conclusion and Next Episode TeaserConnect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here:• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/• https://www.technoserve.org/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist"Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 3rd conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, Lee and Paul delve deep into the challenges faced by coffee farmers globally, with a particular focus on Brazil and Vietnam as low-cost producers.They also discuss the significant issues impacting coffee prices, farm yields, and the tough economic decisions smallholder farmers have to make and explore how shifting demographics, technological advancements, and local consumption influence the coffee market.Paul also sheds light on the critical role of NGOs in providing the knowledge and resources needed to support farmers in these volatile times. Tune in to understand why solving these problems is so complex and the potential future of coffee farming.00:00 Introduction to Coffee Market Dynamics00:45 Support Our Podcast01:13 Welcome and Episode Overview01:37 Challenges Faced by Coffee Farmers05:06 The Impact of Brazil and Vietnam on Coffee Prices08:16 Local Coffee Consumption Trends10:13 Tariffs and Their Effects on Coffee Trade12:58 The Role of NGOs in Solving Coffee Industry Problems21:11 Conclusion and Next Episode TeaserConnect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here:• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/• https://www.technoserve.org/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailing list

Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist"Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 2nd conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar and guest Paul Stewart, Global Coffee Director of TechnoServe, discuss the increasing poverty among smallholder coffee farmers, comparing today's conditions to those of 50 years ago.They explore various factors impacting profitability, including land size, yield, costs, and coffee prices. They highlight that while the costs and land sizes have changed drastically, yields have remained relatively steady, contributing to today's economic challenges for these farmers.The discussion concludes by addressing the urgent question of whether smallholder coffee farms can sustain their families and workers given these financial strains.00:00 Introduction: The Decline of Coffee Farming Livelihoods00:39 Support the Podcast01:01 Series Overview and Guest Introduction01:33 Defining Small Holder Farmers02:21 Challenges of Sustaining Small Coffee Farms04:13 Exploring the Scale of Poverty Among Coffee Farmers06:13 Components of Profitability in Coffee Farming09:04 Impact of Coffee Prices Over Time10:59 The Rising Costs of Coffee Farming14:30 Stagnant Yields and Land Size Reduction20:47 Conclusion and Next Episode PreviewConnect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here:• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/• https://www.technoserve.org/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist"Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the 2nd conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar and guest Paul Stewart, Global Coffee Director of TechnoServe, discuss the increasing poverty among smallholder coffee farmers, comparing today's conditions to those of 50 years ago.They explore various factors impacting profitability, including land size, yield, costs, and coffee prices. They highlight that while the costs and land sizes have changed drastically, yields have remained relatively steady, contributing to today's economic challenges for these farmers.The discussion concludes by addressing the urgent question of whether smallholder coffee farms can sustain their families and workers given these financial strains.00:00 Introduction: The Decline of Coffee Farming Livelihoods00:39 Support the Podcast01:01 Series Overview and Guest Introduction01:33 Defining Small Holder Farmers02:21 Challenges of Sustaining Small Coffee Farms04:13 Exploring the Scale of Poverty Among Coffee Farmers06:13 Components of Profitability in Coffee Farming09:04 Impact of Coffee Prices Over Time10:59 The Rising Costs of Coffee Farming14:30 Stagnant Yields and Land Size Reduction20:47 Conclusion and Next Episode PreviewConnect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here:• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/• https://www.technoserve.org/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailing list

Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist"Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the first conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar discusses the significant challenges posed by recent tariffs on coffee imports to the U.S. Paul and Lee explore the implications of tariffs on importers, roasters, and ultimately consumers.The conversation dives into the crucial role NGOs play in the coffee value chain and provides a historical context of TechnoServe's impactful work.Tune in to understand the current volatile market conditions and their potential impact on the coffee industry.00:00 Introduction to Coffee Tariffs00:52 Business Advisory Services for Coffee Entrepreneurs01:28 Welcome and Series Introduction01:48 Introducing Paul Stewart from TechnoServe02:00 The Impact of Tariffs on Coffee Producers02:57 Understanding the Role of NGOs in Coffee04:14 TechnoServe's Work in the Coffee Sector07:04 Funding and Challenges for NGOs09:26 Tariffs and Their Broader Implications15:05 The Role of NGOs in the Coffee Value Chain20:26 Conclusion and Next Episode PreviewConnect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here:• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/• https://www.technoserve.org/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailinglist

Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist"Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support@mapitforward.org••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••This is the first conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.The 5 episodes in this series are:1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar discusses the significant challenges posed by recent tariffs on coffee imports to the U.S. Paul and Lee explore the implications of tariffs on importers, roasters, and ultimately consumers.The conversation dives into the crucial role NGOs play in the coffee value chain and provides a historical context of TechnoServe's impactful work.Tune in to understand the current volatile market conditions and their potential impact on the coffee industry.00:00 Introduction to Coffee Tariffs00:52 Business Advisory Services for Coffee Entrepreneurs01:28 Welcome and Series Introduction01:48 Introducing Paul Stewart from TechnoServe02:00 The Impact of Tariffs on Coffee Producers02:57 Understanding the Role of NGOs in Coffee04:14 TechnoServe's Work in the Coffee Sector07:04 Funding and Challenges for NGOs09:26 Tariffs and Their Broader Implications15:05 The Role of NGOs in the Coffee Value Chain20:26 Conclusion and Next Episode PreviewConnect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here:• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/• https://www.technoserve.org/••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with Map It Forward here: Website | Instagram | Mailing list

Aman Advani is an innovator, entrepreneur, and the driving force behind Ministry of Supply, a brand redefining comfort in professional clothing. As the CEO and Co-Founder, he has fused engineering, technology, and fashion to create apparel that is soft, stretchy, and wrinkle-free—without the need for dry cleaning or ironing.Before launching the Ministry of Supply, Aman built his career in management consulting at Deloitte and TechnoServe, developing a sharp eye for problem-solving and operational efficiency. Armed with a BSIE from Georgia Tech and an MBA from MIT, he turned his passion for performance-driven fashion into a thriving brand that has earned recognition from Fast Company, NASA, and Guinness World Records.Today, Aman is on a mission to engineer the future of apparel. Under his leadership, Ministry of Supply has perfected the balance between comfort and performance, pushing the boundaries of wearable technology, supply chain innovation, and customer-first branding. As the retail landscape shifts, he's proving that science-driven design isn't just a trend—it's the future of fashion.In This Conversation We Discuss:[00:39] Intro[01:18] Turning DIY fixes into a scalable business[02:58] Launching a Kickstarter to validate demand[03:36] Refining the product through 14 iterations[04:19] Struggling with a supply chain built for 30K[04:56] Handling the chaos of rapid demand[05:53] Prioritizing backers over new sales[06:51] Embracing feedback to improve the product[08:01] Building a website before Shopify took over[08:59] Regretting early diversification too soon[10:12] Episode Sponsors: StoreTester and Intelligems[13:25] Defining what makes fashion timeless[15:22] Lessons from switching platforms[16:13] Optimizing analog strategies for digital growth[18:00] Why great products outlast trends[19:42] How supply chain strategy drives growth[21:12] Balancing art and science in retail[21:47] Why personalization is the next big shiftResources:Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on YoutubePerformance Clothes for Work ministryofsupply.com/Follow Aman Advani linkedin.com/in/amanadvaniBook a demo today at intelligems.io/Done-for-you conversion rate optimization service storetester.com/If you're enjoying the show, we'd love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!

In this episode of Walk Talk Listen, Maurice Bloem sits down with Nikhil Bumb to discuss his journey from engineering to corporate social impact. Nikhil shares his upbringing as a South Asian American born in Wyoming and raised in South Carolina, describing how his family's immigrant experience and Jain faith shaped his worldview. He reflects on the challenges of growing up as part of a minority community, navigating cultural and religious differences, and finding his own identity. Nikhil also delves into his academic path, studying electrical engineering at Princeton University and later pursuing graduate studies at Georgia Tech, before transitioning from the technical field into a career centered on purpose-driven business strategies. His passion for making an impact led him to work with Medtronic, Deloitte, and Technoserve before settling into his current role at FSG, where he supports companies in creating equitable, purpose-driven models of growth.   The conversation moves into the intersection of business, leadership, and social change, as Nikhil discusses the evolving role of corporations in tackling global issues. He introduces the concept of 'shared value,' advocating for companies to integrate social impact into their core strategies, rather than treating it as a separate philanthropic endeavor. Maurice and Nikhil explore the challenges of implementing these changes, the necessity of shifting organizational culture, and the increasing recognition of systems thinking and conscious leadership in today's business world. They also discuss the role of inner development and personal growth in achieving broader systemic change, touching upon frameworks like the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) and their relevance to business and sustainability efforts. Nikhil emphasizes the importance of seeing businesses not just as economic engines, but as key players in shaping a more inclusive and sustainable society.   Nikhil Bumb is a managing director at FSG, a nonprofit consulting firm founded by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer that helps organizations drive social change through equitable systems transformation. He leads the firm's corporate impact work in the U.S., working with businesses to embed purpose into their strategies while achieving commercial success. With a background in engineering and an MBA, Nikhil brings a blend of analytical expertise and strategic vision to his work. He also serves on the board of the Parliament of the World's Religions, where he champions interfaith dialogue and social justice initiatives. His experiences in interfaith engagement, corporate strategy, and systems-level thinking make him a compelling advocate for reshaping leadership and business models to meet the challenges of today's world.   Listener Engagement: Discover more about Nikhil via his LinkedIn profile and Instagram. Check the FSG website and LinkedIn profile as well. Share your thoughts on this episode via walktalklisten. Your feedback is invaluable to us. Explore the songs selected by Nikhil and other guests on our #walktalklisten playlist here. Follow Us: Support the Walk Talk Listen podcast and Maurice by liking and following Maurice on Blue Sky, Facebook and Instagram. Visit our website at 100mile.org for more episodes and information about our initiatives. Check out the special WTL series "Enough for All," featuring Church World Service (CWS) and the work of the Joint Learning Initiative (JLI).

This week: Innovation Forum's Hannah Oborne and Ian Welsh highlight latest trends in the food and beverage industry. They discuss the implications of the EU's omnibus regulation and share key examples of innovations and collaborations from organisations such as Unilever and TechnoServe. Plus: Agreena's CEO and co-founder Simon Haldrup talks with Ellen Atiyah about how technology is revolutionising approaches to climate-smart agriculture and the importance of verified data. And, a preview of the recording of Innovation Forum's recent next-gen packaging materials webinar. Hear from ex-Just Eat Takeaway.com Robin Clark, talking about how their partnership with Notpla has developed. Host: Ian Welsh To join the conversation on the latest food innovations and partnership, secure your place at the future of food and beverage forum in Amsterdam on 13-14 May. Click here for full registration details. Click here to join a complimentary webinar with Agreena, discussing how technology can power data-driven sustainability in food systems. Register here.

In this special episode, we bring you exclusive insights straight from COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with long-time Business Fights Poverty community members, Justin Perrettson and Katarina Kahlmann. As global leaders and changemakers convene to tackle the pressing challenges of climate change, Justin and Katarina share their experiences, expertise, and perspectives from inside the conference. Justin Perrettson, Head of Partnerships and External Engagement at Novonesis and an Advisory Board Member for the UN Climate Technology Centre & Network, provides an insider's look at the complexities of COP negotiations. With a focus on inclusive multilateralism, climate finance, and carbon pricing, Justin unpacks the significance of this year's "technical COP" and its role in driving global climate action. From securing funding for mitigation and adaptation to exploring technology solutions for the Global South, Justin highlights the urgency and interconnectedness of the process. Katarina Kahlmann, Chief Program Officer at TechnoServe, shares her perspective on implementing regenerative business solutions worldwide. With over 2,000 employees across the Americas, Africa, and Asia, her work demonstrates how innovative approaches can build resilient, inclusive economies. Amidst cautious optimism and geopolitical concerns, the conference is abuzz with discussions on AI's potential to combat climate change and the transformative power of climate finance. While the quieter setting of Baku contrasts with past COPs, the focus here is clear: less fluff, more action. Tune in to hear how COP29 is setting the stage for a pivotal COP30 in Brazil, and what it all means for business, policy, and the fight against climate change. Brought to you by Business Fights Poverty. To have your say join: https://forum.businessfightspoverty.org/t/climate-justice-community-forum-2024/5031 | Thursday 21st November | 3-4:15pm GMT

This week, I spoke with Abby Ross, CEO of Network for Good, for an enlightening discussion about the future of digital giving. Her entrepreneurial background brings a fresh perspective to how technology can unleash generosity:   "We think of ourselves as the engine for meaningful giving across the world's most influential platforms" - Abby explains how Network for Good is helping major brands like Walmart, YouTube, and Patagonia create accessible giving moments for everyday donors.   A highlight of our conversation was learning about the new Giving Platform Collaborative, bringing together major players like PayPal and Facebook to reduce friction in charitable giving. As Abby notes, "It feels like the least we can do is make it easier for them." This collaborative spirit is already showing results, with initiatives like their Black Philanthropy Month program.   On meeting modern donor expectations: "Consumer technology has evolved... donors expect a certain level of e-Commerce ease." Abby shares practical insights for nonprofits adapting to these changing expectations.   Her enthusiasm is contagious when she reflects, "I often tell people I have the best job in the world... we've done $5 billion to half a million charities." This impact showcases how technology can democratize giving.   AND DON'T MISS: Last week's conversation with William Warshauer of TechnoServe, where we explored how business solutions are transforming lives in developing nations. Through their work, every $1 invested generates $5.60 in additional income for participants, creating lasting change in communities worldwide.   New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform or watch on BBB Wise Giving Alliance's YouTube channel.  

This week, I sat down with William Warshauer, CEO of TechnoServe, who shared remarkable stories of sustainable poverty alleviation through business solutions. Some powerful insights from our conversation:   "Intelligence and industriousness is distributed equally around the globe, but opportunity is not." William shared how TechnoServe turns this reality into action, helping create $5.60 in additional income for every $1 invested in their programs.   The impact is tangible - from Lubaba in Ethiopia, who transformed her coffee farm and sent both children to university (where only 1% of the population holds degrees), to Eugenie in Rwanda, who turned 100 chickens into a thriving business employing 22 people. Last year alone, TechnoServe's work generated over $400 million in additional income for participants across 35 countries.   Key Quote: "If you are doing development work... you want to try to take a long view because your impact is going to be multiplied if you can do it in a way that the people themselves pick up and carry forward."   AND DON'T MISS:  New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe now to join these vital conversations about creating lasting change in our communities.

Andrew Ott left college to work at a nonprofit, then moved into technology research and small internet startups before returning to nonprofits and working in social entrepreneurship in Brazil and Rwanda. Now, he runs his own nonprofit, training people from low-income backgrounds, particularly people of color and women, how to code, program websites, and launch new careers.   College Friendships One of the elements of Harvard that have continued to influence his life is his long-term relationship with his Harvard roommates. They regularly get together once or twice a year, getting their families together and doing fun things together. This group of friends has evolved over time, with some being good planners and others not. The tradition started in college, where they would go to one person's house on Memorial Day weekend and bring friends. After college, they spread out to different cities and eventually started renting houses when they had more income. Andrew reflects on the gift of having friends from high school and college.   Travel and Working in Tech Andrew talks about the early days of his career. Initially, he needed some time off from college and decided to go to Spain with his roommate. This experience provided him with a new adventure, fluency in Spanish, and a change in worldview. After his father's death, Andrew considered joining the Peace Corps, but he explains how serendipity stepped into his life and helped him secure a position as webmaster at Forrester Research.   From Spain to Brazil After Forrester, Andrew planned to go to Argentina, but changed plans due to the country's economic difficulties. He spent several months researching and interviewing people connected to Argentina, which led to a job offer at an International publishing house which was offering a salary of $8,000 or $9,000 per year. Despite his interest in the job, the pay was too low to accept, and he returned to the U.S., with a stop-over to Brazil en route. He met up with old friends who live in Sao Paulo. While there, he noticed the abundance of international brands and helipads in Sao Paulo, and decided to pursue work there where his experience working with Forrester and his knowledge as a webmaster was in high demand. Andrew recounts his experience working for startups in Brazil, where he initially worked for four years building websites. He eventually decided to return to nonprofits, starting with CDI, a Brazilian nonprofit that builds computer and citizenship schools in poor neighborhoods across Brazil. He studied nonprofit management and international relations at the Kennedy School.   Social Entrepreneurship in Rwanda The conversation turns to his work in Rwanda where he explored the concept of social entrepreneurship, which is a startup approach with a social goal.  He joined TechnoServe, an organization that was involved in the coffee project funded by the Gates Foundation. The goal was to draw together smallholder coffee farmers into collectives and sell their products to major coffee roasters like Starbucks. TechnoServe intentionally cut out middlemen, ensuring that more of the profit goes back to the farmer. This approach has a positive socio-economic effect on agricultural communities, improving their standard of living, school rates, education rates, and health. Andrew worked with a small entrepreneur to improve his coffee cooperative's business operation. He shares how they discovered fraud in the coffee cooperatives and how they dealt with it.    How CodeSquad Works Andrew talks about CodeSquad, a nonprofit organization, which trains individuals from low-income backgrounds, focusing on people of color, women, and marginalized communities, without any computer or software background, in entry areas or full stack website development. The organization works with these individuals to find jobs in software, which can significantly impact their livelihoods. The average reported salary for a job in software is over $100,000 a year. Some participants have been homeless or couchsurfing during the program, but the program has had some amazing outcomes, including the range of jobs the participants can apply for after going through the program. The program is now entirely online. This decision-making process is more efficient and effective than traditional interviews. The program has seen a significant increase in interest, with over 1000 people interested in the program this year. Andrew shares information on cost per graduate and funding for the program.   Challenges Faced by People in the Tech Industry Andrew discusses the challenges faced by people in the tech industry, including the need for education and the educational requirements. He mentions that the minimum requirements for a software developer job are a high school diploma or GED, authorization to work in the United States, and passing through the admissions process. Success in the industry is determined by perseverance and code switching, which can be difficult for those without corporate work experience.   Influential Harvard Professors and Courses  Andrew mentions Professor Joseph Nye, Jr., and his Historical Studies course on International Relations. He was fascinated by geopolitics and power dynamics between countries in other groups.  Links: https://codesquad.org/ Timestamps: 02:24 Maintaining long-term friendships through regular get-togethers with families and friends.  05:35 Maintaining friendships over time and across distances, with personal anecdotes and experiences 12:17 Career trajectory shift from tech support to web development 15:35 Career path and experience in Brazil 21:16 Social entrepreneurship in Rwanda with a focus on coffee farmers 23:48 Coffee fraud in Rwanda, with a focus on a middleman's inflated expenses 29:45 Nonprofit training low-income individuals in software development, with successful job placement outcomes 31:40 Predicting success in a coding boot camp program 37:43 Non-profit organization CodeSquad's mission to help low-income individuals gain coding skills and find jobs in tech industry   Featured Non-profit: The featured non-profit of this episode is The Baby Jesus Community of Petropolis, recommended by Roger Landry who reports: Hi, this is Roger Landry class of 1992, who had the privilege to be interviewed by Will in Episode 42. The featured nonprofit in this episode of the 92 report is The Baby Jesus Community of Petropolis, Brazil. Founded in 1990 by Tonio Tavares, a teacher for Special Needs teens, who, when the Brazilian government pulled its funding, ended up adopting all 45 Special Needs teens and adults and caring for them ever since. I first found out about this extraordinary organization, when I was working as a diplomat at the United Nations. And since then I've helped them get established as a US 501 C-three, contributed to their many needs, and tried to help them find others in the United States who might be able to assist in their beautiful and literally life saving work. You can learn more about their work at their website. communidade.jesusmenino.org.br for Brazil. I'll spell it that is: C OMUNIDADEJESUSME N I N O dot org.br for Brazil, or if that's too complicated, just email me at Catholic priest@columbia.edu Thanks so much for your consideration. And now here's Will Bachman with this week's episode. To learn more about their work visit: https://comunidadejesusmenino.org.br/

*Recorded live at M.M. LaFleur in New York City on February 27th** Farnoosh interviews Sarah LaFleur, founder of the NY-based fashion brand, on how she pivoted the women's wear company during Covid, business lessons from her start-up days, the evolution of workwear, and more.More about Sarah: She founded M.M.LaFleur in 2013 with a mission to help women take the work out of getting dressed so they can focus on what matters to them. Before founding M.M.LaFleur, she worked at Bain & Co. in New York and TechnoServe in South Africa. Sarah sits on the Advisory Council of the New York Federal Reserve and is a board member of the Downtown Alliance of New York City. Most recently, she is a Henry Crown Fellow within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. She graduated from Harvard University. M.M.LaFleur is named after her mother, whom she calls her biggest inspiration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SummaryWhat should I imagine, practically, when a team coach starts to support my team?What does a well-known team coach find the most rewarding about working with nonprofit teams?Can a team coach detect any differences in team behaviors or tendencies between their for-profit and nonprofit clients?  In this NGO Soul+Strategy podcast episode, I interview Alexander Caillet, CEO and co-founder of Corentus, Inc., on all of the above questions,  including how to navigate team behaviors when it comes to organizational politics as well as decision-making. His answers may surprise you! Alexander's Bio:·       CEO and co-founder of Corentus, Inc.·       Adjunct professor at Georgetown University,  in its Leadership Coaching Certificate Program·       Alexander also worked at other coaching and consulting companies·       His education is in Organizational Psychology We discuss: Corentus' vision: thriving, high-performing teams that result in a sustainable and harmonious futureWhat differentiates Corentus' approach to team coaching from other approaches is its blending of team coaching with team facilitation, training, and consulting Alexander is one of the pioneers in the relatively new field of team coachingThe various stages of a team coaching engagementCorentus has worked with a range of nonprofits: Save the Children, Oxfam, Technoserve, Syngenta Foundation, AIPP, and others.Alexander observes interesting differences in what pre-occupies teams in the for-profit and nonprofit space, respectively. They relate to themes such as productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of processes, as well as decisivenessHe also observes differences in terms of a greater focus on achieving consensus or even unanimity in the nonprofit sphere, rather than using decision-making methods such as voting, delegation, and authority with consultation. Quotes:“I was surprised to encounter issues of hierarchy, power, DEI, and dysfunction in the nonprofit sector, I had not expected these as much in this sector”Resources:Alexander's LinkedIn ProfileCorentus WebsiteCorentus EmailInfo on Corentus' offer on Low bono / Pro bono team coaching opportunity YouTube video of this podcastClick here to subscribe to be alerted when new podcast episodes come out or when Tosca produces other thought leadership pieces.Or email Tosca at tosca@5oaksconsulting.org if you want to talk about your social sector organization's needs, challenges, and opportunities.You can find Tosca's content by following her on her social media channels: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Youtube 

Dr. Wamuyu Mahinda is the Managing Partner and Convener, Collaborative Value Partners Africa and Chair of the Kenyan Chapter of Catalyst 2030. She's a socially committed and people-oriented social entrepreneur, determined to make a difference in the realm of youth employment and entrepreneurship. Her current doctoral studies focus on team leadership, exploring the types of interactions and integrated actions within social enterprises that contribute to collaborative value. Her research delves into how teams organize their activities to ensure they can capitalize on opportunities for social development.“My question always is: If you want to collaborate, what's the endgame? Because the endgame is what determines how you collaborate.”In these episode you will hear about:Supporting Youth Development: the importance of guiding young individuals to become their best selves. The significance of providing space and opportunities for growth and learning, especially in rural and community settings.Dimensions of Collaboration: The multifaceted nature of collaboration, considering factors such as policies, resources, practices, and mental models. The purpose of collaboration dictates its nature, ranging from sharing resources to driving systemic change and altering fundamental practices. The necessity of shifting mindsets to accept collaboration as a means to greater impact.Ego and Governance in Collaboration: The conversation touched on ego clashes within collaborative efforts. Managing egos, conflicts, and instituting effective governance structures emerged as crucial factors in sustaining successful collaborations.Lessons from Promoting Collaboration: Insights from leading Catalyst 2030's Africa chapter, highlighting the challenges in aligning diverse members towards a shared collaborative vision. Emphasizing the importance of planning before seeking funding, she aims for transformational change in at least one ecosystem.Vision for Transformational Change: Discussing the concept of transformational change, the speaker envisioned collaborative efforts in addressing youth unemployment. Her vision involved breaking silos across governments, development partners, and organizations and the private sector to collectively tackle the issue.More about Dr. Wamuyu MahindaRecognized as an Ashoka Fellow in 2010 for her social innovation, entrepreneurial qualities, and potential to make an impact in youth entrepreneurship, she founded The Youth Banner in January 2010. This initiative aims to cultivate a generation of young entrepreneurs, predominantly women, most of whom hail from rural areas. Prior to establishing The Youth Banner, she held roles at Technoserve, Allavida, and Kenya Youth Business Trust. EFECTO COLIBRÍ, STORIES THAT REGENERATE: https://efectocolibri.com/en/

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by President and CEO of TechnoServe, William Warshauer, to discuss why Warshauer sees the institutionalization of long-term metrics as critical to the future of international development and ending poverty.

In this episode, I am speaking with Tammy Newmark, CEO and Managing Partner of EcoEnterprises Fund. Billed as ‘An Investment Fund for Nature', EcoEnterprises Fund has pioneered investing in small businesses in Latin America that preserve the integrity of natural capital while contributing to local economies and biodiversity.Originally an “East Coast Girl”, Tammy completed her undergraduate studies at Smith College in Massachusetts in the US. Following her studies, a desire to move to New York and her mother's serendipitous cocktail party meet led to Tammy working at JP Morgan Chase, which was her first step into the world of finance. Tammy then went on to study for an MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, before moving to Washington DC, where she worked for the International Finance Corporation.Tammy has been a pioneer and a leader in the impact investing space for over thirty years, and in this episode we join her impact journey, starting at the IFC, moving on to a start-up venture fund, the Environmental Enterprises Assistance Fund, then to Technoserve and finally The Nature Conservancy, where the EcoEnterprises Fund was first launched by Tammy in 1998, before spinning off as an independent women-run investment manager in 2010.In this episode, we discover more about EcoEnterprises Fund, their mission and why they focus solely on Latin America. We hear about their typical investor profile and what attracts them to natural capital. We discuss EcoEnterprises Fund's investment process and the screens and due-diligence used when verifying investments and why they only invest in companies that have working partnerships with local communities, to ensure a vested interest among all stakeholders for the long-term sustainability of natural resources.Tammy provides some real-life examples of companies that the EcoEnterprises Fund have invested in and how they have made an impact. We talk about potential problems with transparency in supply chain, impact washing, and of course, no episode would be complete without my rapid-fire questions.I really enjoyed this insightful discussion with Tammy, and I hope you enjoy it too!About the SRI 360° Podcast: The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing. In each episode, Scott Arnell interviews a world-class investor who is an accomplished practitioner from all asset classes. In my interviews, I cover everything from their early personal journeys—and what motivated and attracted them to commit their life energy to SRI—to insights on how they developed and executed their investment strategies and what challenges they face today. Connect with SRI 360°: Sign up for the free weekly email update: https://sri360.com/newsletter/ Visit the SRI 360° PODCAST: https://sri360.com/podcast/ Visit the SRI 360° WEBSITE: https://sri360.com/ Follow SRI 360° on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SRI360Growth/Follow SRI 360° on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SRI360Growth/

Welcome to ChuckTalk! This week on the podcast Chris and Michael are joined by Cat & Cloud's third owner Charles Jack! Have you ever wondered about Cat & Cloud's elusive third owner? Maybe you want to know how he got his start in coffee, how he met Chris and Jared, or why he left his Wall Street career to work with TechnoServe and live in South Sudan? Well Chuck is on the mic this week to answer all of those burning questions. Listen to the full episode to hear about his life, career and all the reasons why we love him! If you're interested in becoming a Cat & Cloud Partner email us at wholesale@catandcloud.com! Do you have a question you've been dying to ask us? Do you wanna hear us talk about it on the podcast? Visit our website catandcloud.com/podcast, or email us at podcast@catandcloud.com and tell us what it is, and maybe your question will be the one we answer next week! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catcloudcoffee/ Cat & Cloud: https://catandcloud.com/ Chris Baca's Personal Blog: https://chrisbaca.com/ We are Cat & Cloud Coffee. Started by three friends trying to pursue their passions, with Integrity and intentionally, and it's our mission to inspire connection, by creating memorable experiences. We're a small independent business and this is our story. Enjoy!

In this podcast, Peggie Bates, a PH&F board member, and I visit the three PH&F villages.  In the first, N'Douci, we establish our third chocolate-producing mini-factory.  This includes hooking up and troubleshooting all the machinery.  And we make a batch of about 35 pounds of chocolate and mold and wrap a few dozen bars and disks.We also visit the two other already established cooperatives in Depa and Pezoan and exchange news with them as well as work with them on filling out financial forms that will make our job ensuring accountability easier.We agreed to sign an MOU with TechnoServe, a worldwide non-profit to present "Chocolat des Villages" or Village Chocolates, and we agreed to return in September or October to present our plan to the CCC, the branch of the Ivoirian government that oversees the sales of coffee and cocoa.  The goal is also to partner with a large chocolate company that would help develop the village chocolate brand and solve some of the big problems that a small non-profit cannot solve--cost of transportation and import of finished product. As you listen, I believe you will recognize that we have made remarkable progress and that the donations we have received have gone a long way toward accomplishing our goal or bringing Ivoirian cocoa farmers up the value chain so they can live better lives.   Thanks so much for your past generosity.  To help us make progress, please donate...   1.   Go to www.projecthopeandfairness.org and click on the Donate button.     -OR- 2.  Send a check to: Donations, PH&F, 1298 Warren Road, Cambria, CA 93428. Tom Neuhaus, tom@projecthopeandfairness.orgTO LISTEN TO PODCAST—>

In Episode 29, we dive into the challenges of pitching ideas and convincing partners or donors to adopt and act upon them. Even if you have a brilliant idea, selling it can be trickier than selling a product or service. This is where the market systems development (MSD) approach comes in. Despite the progress in applying and generating relevant practices and evidence, there are several misperceptions about the approach, partly due to the way it is communicated. This episode features a special conversation with Masha Scholl, Coordinator for International Communications at Helvetas; Nasir Ahmed, Chief Technical Officer at the AIP-PRISMA program in Indonesia; and Sarah Bove, Program Director for Women IN Business, an MSD program of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) implemented in partnership with TechnoServe.

Sign up here for updates on impactinvestor.ioThanks to all the Causeartist Partners - Check them out here.Subscribe to our Causeartist newsletter here.This content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.----------------------------------------In Episode 57 of the Investing in Impact podcast, we speak with Shuyin Tang, Partner at Patamar Capital and Co-Founder & CEO at the Beacon Fund, on empowering female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia's emerging markets.Shuyin is a Partner at Patamar Capital, a leading impact investing firm in Southeast Asia. She holds responsibility for Patamar's investing activities in the Mekong region and has successfully led investments into education, FinTech, employee benefits, and healthcare companies. Shuyin plays a pivotal role in spearheading Patamar's gender lens investing efforts, overseeing the management of the Investing in Women Fund, which stands as one of Southeast Asia's pioneering gender lens investing funds.Additionally, she co-founded and currently serves as the CEO of the Beacon Fund, an innovative fund dedicated to empowering female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia's emerging markets.With a wealth of experience across various domains, Shuyin has worked in strategy consulting at Bain & Company, development consulting at TechnoServe, and impact investing at Patamar Capital and LGT Venture Philanthropy. Her professional journey has taken her through Australia, India, and Southeast Asia. In addition to her private sector roles, she has also served in the U.S. Congress, the Australian public service, as well as at The Lowy Institute for International Policy and UNICEF.Shuyin's exceptional contributions have garnered recognition throughout her career. She was honored as one of Australia's "100 Women of Influence" by the Australian Financial Review in 2015, identified as an Asia 21 Young Leader by the Asia Society in 2016, and acknowledged as one of the “40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians” in 2020.Currently, she actively serves on the Investment Advisory Council of the Equality Fund and the Impact Investing Council of the Global Private Capital Association. Shuyin graduated summa cum laude from the Australian National University, where she was awarded the University Medal for her outstanding academic achievements. ----------------------------------------Sign up here for updates on impactinvestor.ioThanks to all the Causeartist Partners - Check them out here.Subscribe to our Causeartist newsletter here.

Matt began as a top consultant at McKinsey, where he witnessed the power of customer loyalty programs and immediately understood why large companies pay millions of dollars to create them. His vision for Fivestars was to make the power of a Fortune 500 customer loyalty program accessible to local businesses. Fivestars has gone from two guys in a garage to serving thousands of businesses across the country. In October 2021, Fivestars was acquired by global payments leader, SumUp. Matt has led technology at FiveStars since its founding, spearheaded their transformation into a payments company, and drives ongoing business development and payments strategy. Before Fivestars, he volunteered with TechnoServe in Uganda, was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company, and an analyst at AVM, a 32-year-old global macro hedge fund. On this episode, Chris & Matt discuss: ➡️ Their process for deciding what startup idea to pursue & why they chose a loyalty program for small businesses ➡️ Lessons learned while building a startup ➡️ The challenge of finding product market fit, even if the business is growing like a rocket ship ➡️ How AI will impact businesses and consumers Timestamps (00:03:00) From El Paso to the Tech world (00:09:26) What does an entry-level person at McKinsey even do? (00:11:17) Did you have a filter for easy no's while in consulting? (00:12:48) What's an example prototype you were working on in Technology? (00:15:07) How did you transform your skillsets to become a CTO? (00:17:10) What did you get from Y Combinator and learn from Paul Graham? (00:19:46) What was the origin of Fivetars? (00:24:42) If you were building another company now is there a way to avoid the mistakes you made the first time? (00:26:09) Finding Product Market Fit (00:30:06) How do you avoid the trap of taking on too much overhead? (00:36:13) How were you able to take the credit card fee and turn it into more CRM users? (00:38:56) When did you begin to decide it was time to sell? (00:43:10) What was the transition like going from start-up culture to integrating into a larger organization? (00:47:32) How are you receiving the entrance of AI? (00:50:29) Will the job of the VC change with AI? (00:52:48) How Chris thinks AI will affect RE (00:58:49) How should we simplify all of these different AI languages available? (01:01:44) How is the American Customer right now? (01:05:18) What are you predicting for the Startup scene over the next five years? Additional Resources

Sarah LaFleur is the Founder & CEO of M.M.LaFleur. Sarah founded M.M.LaFleur in 2013 with a mission to help women take the work out of getting dressed, so they can focus on the work that matters to them. Prior to founding M.M.LaFleur, she worked at Bain & Co. in New York and TechnoServe in South Africa. Sarah sits on the board of International Rescue Committee's Airbel Impact Lab and on the business advisory council of the New York Fed. She graduated from Harvard University. M.M.LaFleur is named after her mother, whom she calls her biggest inspiration.  Follow M.M.LaFleur: https://www.instagram.com/mmlafleur/ Shop M.M.LaFleur: https://mmlafleur.com/ The Moreland jacket: https://rstyle.me/+P4WUlfJILinTsAHsJkdQzA The Lilia Jacket: https://rstyle.me/+8UNSZxZQ-CF3_8qWOV0sQw The Porter Jacket: https://rstyle.me/+gv2ierWJgLT9KKnFuHfLOw *use code BIGMOVE to receive 20% off your M.M. order (full price items only!)  Follow Sarah LaFleur: https://www.instagram.com/sarahmlafleur/ Follow The Big Move on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thebigmovepodcast/ Follow Host Em here: https://www.instagram.com/emroberts.m/ 

Ariana Day Yuen started her career as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in their DC and New York City offices where she advised clients across the government, non-profit, and private sectors. She then joined TechnoServe as a Fellow in their Ethiopia office and joined them full-time thereafter supporting a range of projects with Nespresso, Mondelez, Gates Foundation, JDC, the Swedish Government, and Diageo to ultimately design and build more sustainable and equitable value chains and market systems. Her accumulated experiences, passion for sustainable and delicious food, and deepening sense of responsibility to tackle complex societal issues are what led to Forested Foods. Prior Forested Foods, Ariana co-founded Common Farms, an indoor farm in Hong Kong, as well a North Korean arts fundraising series.Ariana grew up in Hong Kong before she moved to the United States to attend Syracuse University, where she triple-majored in Advertising Communications, Entrepreneurship, and Economics. She recently received her MBA from Yale's School of Management, with a concentration of courses from Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Use code FARM15 to get 15% off your mushroom hot cocoa and other gourmet mushroom products from SporeAttic at sporeattic.com.Resources:How Big Is the Global Carbon Offsetting Market (Article): https://impactful.ninja/how-big-is-the-global-carbon-offsetting-market/TechnoServe Fellows: https://www.technoserve.org/work-with-us/fellows-program/Connect with Forested:Website: https://forested.co/Ariana's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianayuen/Forested LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forested-co/ Forested Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forested.co/Connect with Jane Z. on Instagram at @farm.to.future

Our guest is Ryan Drake Lee, a Senior Principal at Keystone Strategy. He is an experienced leader and problem solver focusing on Technology Strategy, Digital Transformation, and Operational Excellence.A native San Franciscan, Ryan was influenced early on by his father towards business and economics and was exposed to a diverse student body and international experiences and cultures. Some of those experiences shaped his youth and outlook on the world. In this episode, Ryan shares what it was like going to one of the most prestigious historically Black colleges, why he pursued an MBA, and his extensive professional career. Ryan also talks about his passion for environmental sustainability, climate change, and social justice and how those areas of interest have come into play with what he is currently doing at Keystone Strategy.Episode Quotes: On the role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the lives of Black Americans"I think HBCU has played a pivotal role in the landscape of academic institutions and what they provide to different populations of people, that intense focus on the Black American experience, and refining their academic and campus life, programs, and how they create opportunities and make partnerships with businesses for employment and others institutions for cross-disciplinary learning, and how they're trying to create different channels and pipelines to getting access to diverse talent, specifically black Americans. So, I think the role that HSBU play is immensely important and happy and privileged to have been a part of it."On pursuing an MBA even when he already had a successful professional career"What I observed as a young professional joining McKinsey was pretty much almost a formula. And the formula was, do a few years as an analyst, go to a prestigious graduate program, right? Probably an MBA, maybe a public policy degree program or a law degree, and essentially, come back to McKinsey, and in a few years, you'll be a partner and you'll essentially be rich and be able to ride off into the sunset. I know now that life is not that simple and lots of things have changed, but quite frankly, I was convinced that was the formula and the path to success or at least part of what I aspire to have in terms of a career. The way people would look up to partners and admire their ideas and the power that they had and how people would automatically be quiet as soon as they spoke - that looked attractive to me. I also knew that as I was leaving my analyst time after two years at McKinsey, I felt like I would have been in the ivory tower. I'm pushing paper, I'm making slides and Excel. And it was like, let me go see what it's like, you know, get your hands dirty at the ground level. Which is what drew me to be a volunteer consultant at TechnoServe and go work at the ground level, literally, in developing countries. I really enjoyed that but then also, let's be honest. I wanted to have a good living and make a good living and earn some money. So, it was clear that I wanted to go get an MBA."Thoughts on climate change"From an economic standpoint, I feel like climate change is really a resource allocation challenge, right? We're not allocating the right resources to the right technologies. We have solutions to lots of the polluting challenges that we have. They're just not economic enough to deploy at scale. So, it's an economic challenge to solve many of the challenges and problems we face."On managing his professional career and tying it with the things he is passionate about"What comes to mind for me is, I continue to think of the double and triple bottom lines. I learned about that at Haas. First bottom line being your business bottom line, right? What's your dollar profit? Your second bottom line being your kind of social impact, right? What is the impact of the business that you do in the communities where you do it? And then your third bottom line is around the environment, right? What is the impact to the environment? I often think about how can we try to aspire to more of this circular loop economy where we don't have this linear economy where you kind of extract natural resources out of the ground, turn them into something consumable, that is then consumed and then sits in a landfill forever. How do we make this more of a circular loop so that things are sustainable perpetually?"Show Links:LinkedInMorehouse CollegeTechnoServeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

#LegallyClueless Ep143 The Legally Clueless hotline number is: +254 768 628 790 Legally Clueless on Instagram: www.instagram.com/legallycluelesspodcast/ Subscribe to the Legally Clueless YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutube Want to share your story on Legally Clueless? Fill out this form: forms.gle/wZrvMse7iYGX5pnYA The songs of the week are: Breathe by India Arie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM4zzIIlibw Palea by Dobet Gnahore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-1Vug4jQcY On #100AfricanStories Joseph shares about unemployment, looking for a job for 15 months, then setting up a barbershop. He also shares about how TechnoServe helped him navigate the pandemic. TechnoServe is an org that fights poverty by helping people build regenerative farms, businesses and markets that increase incomes. They could be a great resource if you are a small business owner so check them out here: https://www.technoserve.org/

Today, Azora is speaking with Ariana Day Yuen about Ariana's agroforestry enterprise Forested Foods and how it partners with smallholder farmers - starting in Ethiopia - to sustainably grow, process, and market the most distinctive, premium, forest-based products (like honey!), focusing on forest conservation - where forest ecosystems are more lucrative conserved than destroyed - and a more equitable world for forest-based communities. This episode is part of our four-part series all about sustainable design, curated and hosted by Azora Zoe Paknad of Goldune. On this new FUTURE OF WOMEN Podcast series, Azora speaks with designers, journalists, and agroforestry entrepreneurs about sourcing products and developing supply chains in a way that respects the environment and communities that create them. ARIANA DAY YUEN Ariana Day Yuen is the Founder of Forested Foods, an agroforestry enterprise that combats deforestation and conserves biodiversity by partnering with forest communities to sustainably produce forest-based honeys, spices, gums/resins, fruits and more. They launched with Maryiza, a brand of single-origin honeys from Ethiopia's indigenous trees. Ariana started her career as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in their DC and New York City offices where she advised clients across the government, non-profit, and private sectors. She then joined TechnoServe as a Fellow in their Ethiopia office and joined them full-time thereafter supporting a range of projects with Nespresso, Gates Foundation, the Swedish Government, Diageo, among others, ultimately design and build more sustainable and equitable value chains and market systems. Ariana grew up in Hong Kong before she moved to the United States to attend Syracuse University, where she triple-majored in Advertising Communications, Entrepreneurship, and Economics. She also attended Yale University for her MBA. She currently resides in Ethiopia.

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Do you wake up and head to work every day with the feeling that you are just going through the motions? Have you experienced that nagging feeling that something is missing and that you aren’t living your life’s purpose? Our guest, Claudia Castellanos, Co-Founder and CEO of Black Mamba Foods, had a successful corporate career but couldn’t shake the feeling that she was meant to do more with her life. To the surprise of her friends, Claudia quit her corporate job to volunteer in Africa in search of her purpose. In this episode, Claudia shares her story of finding clarity, overcoming her fears and making difficult decisions, leading to the launch of her own business, Black Mamba Foods. Claudia is passionate about Africa and finding ways to develop the continent through sustainable projects that uplift women, considers the inclusion of grassroots communities and protection of the environment. Black Mamba Foods is a growing brand with a strong social and environmental ethos, based in Eswatini (eh·swaa·ti·nee), that manufactures and distributes specialty food products in Southern Africa and overseas. Visit https://www.iambeyondbarriers.com where you will find show notes and links to all the resources in this episode, including the best way to get in touch with Claudia.   Highlights: [02:28] Claudia’s journey [06:38] Gaining clarity on your strengths [10:45] Getting past your fears & limiting beliefs [13:40] Strategies for making difficult decisions [16:50] Overcoming failures and setbacks [20:41] Gaining access to influential leaders and mentors [25:47] Tips on effective execution [30:09] Accelerating success in the digital age [32:50] About Black Mamba   Quotes: “Often times you realize what you don't want to do before you realize what you want to do.” – Claudia Castellanos “If you're tired, learn to rest and not to quit.” – Claudia Castellanos “A goal without a plan of action is no more than a dream.”– Claudia Castellanos   About Claudia Castellanos: Claudia Castellanos, a Colombian that came as a volunteer to Eswatini and fell in love with Africa and made it her home, is the co-Founder and Managing Director of Black Mamba Foods, a growing brand with a strong social and environmental ethos based in Eswatini that manufactures and distributes Specialty food products in Southern Africa and overseas. Claudia has over 12 years of experience working as a marketing consultant for several businesses and NGOs in Eswatini and overseas, and as a lecturer for international Universities such as the European School of Economics (www.eselondon.ac.uk) in Italy, and Mananga Business College in Eswatini. Previously Claudia worked as Regional Manager for SAIWA SpA (www.saiwa.it) a former company of the Danone Group, in charge of trade marketing and sales activities with the main retailers of Central Italy. Claudia has also been involved as a trainer and mentor for Technoserve in Eswatini, and also for several business accelerator programmes (such as VVGROW from Vital Voices) locally and internationally. Claudia holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with specialisation in Marketing from ESADE Business School and a major in Finance and International Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia (Bogota, Colombia). Since 2016 Claudia is a fellow of Vital Voices, an American NGO that works with women entrepreneurs from around the world supporting their growth. Since 2019 she is also an active member of ECCo (Eswatini Climate Coalition), a grassroots organization promoting awareness, action and civic engagement around climate change and pollution in Eswatini. In 2020 Claudia was awarded the WIA (Women in Africa) Award as the Eswatini Laureate for her work with Black Mamba, promoting and developing regenerative agriculture and inclusive value chains.  Claudia is passionate about Africa and finding ways to develop the continent through sustainable projects that take into consideration the upliftment of women, the inclusion of grassroots communities and the protection of the environment.   Links: Website: http://blackmambachilli.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiacastellanos/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackmambafood/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackMambaChilliVenom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackmambafood/ Recent news: https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/416/162/210485.html  

Ariana Day Yuen ’19 is the founder and CEO of Forested Foods, a vertically integrated agroforestry venture in Ethiopia. She began her career as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in their D.C. and New York City offices where she advised clients across the government, non-profit, and private sectors. She then joined TechnoServe as a Fellow in their Ethiopia office and joined them full-time thereafter supporting a range of projects that focused on designing and building more sustainable and equitable value chains and market systems. Her accumulated experiences, passion for sustainable and delicious food, and deepening sense of responsibility to tackle complex societal issues are what led to Forested Foods. She is interviewed by Amy Kundrat ’21.

Eden Kassahun is one of Red Fox's most integral supply chain partners and has been since we opened in the business in 2014. Eden and Aleco's history together goes back to her days at Technoserve where they first met in 2009. Eden helps us manage our supply partnerships with Kata Muduga, Kerchanshe, and Kedir Jebril. Her role couldn't be more critical to our success in executing early shipments as she manages much of the detail internally in Ethiopia as it pertains to transportation and logistics. Aleco also gives us the lowdown on how our Ethiopia season is shaking out on the whole.

South Africa is failing to expose and prepare young people for the evolving world of work. This according to Technoserve's Business advisor Tumelo Dichabe. Dichabe says the youth are not exposed to the options that would result from the fourth industrial revolution (4IIR). He also says lack of exposure will have a massive impact on their employability. For more Udo Carelse spoke to Business advisor at Technoserve Tumelo Dichabe

After working with coffee farmers in Ethiopia for NGO TechnoServe, Ariana Day Yuen came up with a unique way to harmonize agriculture production with forest conservation. She formed Forested Foods and recently launched its first product, Maryiza monofloral honeys. These honeys are from a single type of tree in a single forest in a single season. The resulting honey is distinct and divine. Listen in to learn more about how Ariana's company is not just preserving tree coverage, but is also creating a demand for biodiversity that could help the planet.Want to stay up to date on the latest Speaking Broadly episodes? To hear more conversations with Dana Cowin and her fierce guests, subscribe to Speaking Broadly (it’s free!) on iTunes or Stitcher. If you like what you hear, please take a moment to rate + review us on Apple’s podcast store and follow Dana on Instagram @speakingbroadly and @fwscout. Thanks for tuning in!Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Speaking Broadly by becoming a member!Speaking Broadly is Powered by Simplecast.

FEATURED GUESTSShai AkabasShai Akabas is BPC’s director of economic policy. He has conducted research on a variety of economic policy issues, including the federal budget, retirement security, and the financing of higher education. Akabas joined BPC in 2010 and staffed the Domenici-Rivlin Debt Reduction Task Force that year. He also assisted Jerome H. Powell, now Chairman of the Federal Reserve, in his work on the federal debt limit. For the past several years, Akabas has steered BPC’s Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings, co-chaired by former Senator Kent Conrad and the Honorable James B. Lockhart III.Akabas has been interviewed by publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, and has published op-eds in The Hill and The Christian Science Monitor. He has been featured as an expert guest several times on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal.Prior to joining BPC, Akabas worked as a satellite office director on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s 2009 campaign for reelection. Born and raised in New York City, he received his B.A. in economics and history from Cornell University and an M.S. in applied economics from Georgetown University.Jennifer GlassJennifer Glass is the Centennial Commission Professor of Liberal Arts in the Department of Sociology and the Population Research Center of the University of Texas, Austin.  She has published over 60 articles and books on work and family issues, gender stratification in the labor force, mother’s employment and mental health, and religious conservatism and women’s economic attainment, with funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.  She received the Jessie Bernard Award  in 2020 from the American Sociological Association, the Harriet Presser Award in 2019 from the Population Association of America, the 2016 Best Publication Award from the Family Section of the American Sociological Association, the Reuben Hill Award from the National Council on Family Relations in 1986, and has thrice been nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research. Her work has appeared in the Monthly Labor Review, American Sociological Review, Demography, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, and Social Forces, among others. She is currently the Executive Director of the Council on Contemporary Families, and past Chair of the Social Sciences and Population (B) Study Section at the National Institutes of Health. Ira KalishDr. Kalish is the Chief Global Economist of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. He is a specialist in global economic issues as well as the effects of economic, demographic, and social trends on the global business environment. He advises Deloitte clients as well as Deloitte’s leadership on economic issues and their impact on business strategy. In addition, he has given numerous presentations to corporations and trade organizations on topics related to the global economy. He is widely traveled and has given presentations in 47 countries on six continents. He has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and The Financial Times. Dr. Kalish holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Vassar College and a PhD in international economics from Johns Hopkins University.Nate WongNate Wong leads the day-to-day operations of the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovationat Georgetown University that seeks to scout, surface, and scale promising ecosystem-centered solutions in the impact space. The Center works directly with leading practitioners and students around its two main portfolios centered around making finance more equitable and improving how governments use the tools of data and digital to deliver better services to its residents. Prior to coming to the Center in 2018, Nate helped launch and direct two social impact units at Deloitte Consulting and more recently at Boston Consulting Group’s non-profit, the Centre for Public Impact in the US. He has worked in over 10 different countries, helping partners maximize their social impact. Nate has worked on issues around economic development/ mobility and inclusive entrepreneurship including stints at Obama Foundation, Acumen, Endeavor, and TechnoServe. Nate has an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. When not in a pandemic, you can find him exploring the DC food scene, getting lost in a travel book, throwing ceramics, or improving his boxing technique. RELATED RESOURCES“Taking Stock of the Market: A Conversation With Kim Parker,” Future Fluency podcast (NACD, Nov. 19, 2020).“Where the Money Meets the Road: A Conversation With Shai Akabas,” Future Fluency podcast (NACD, Jul 23, 2020).“Emerging Workforce Trends: A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Glass,” Future Fluency podcast (NACD, Aug. 06, 2020)."Flattening the Inequity Curve: A Conversation with Nate Wong," Future Fluency podcast (NACD, Sept. 10, 2020).

Jay Chen was recently reelected to his second term of the Board of Trustees for Mt. San Antonio Community College (Mt. SAC). Prior to Mt. SAC Jay served eight years on the board of education for Hacienda La Puente Unified School District (HLPUSD), the largest school district in the San Gabriel Valley, and was twice elected Board President.The child of immigrants from Taiwan, Jay attended HLPUSD public schools and earned a Naval ROTC scholarship to attend Harvard University. While in college he wrote for the budget travel guide Let’s Go, covering Central and South America. After completing a fellowship at Peking University he joined the global strategy consulting firm Bain & Company, and later consulted with Technoserve in Latin America. After leaving consulting Jay started his own real estate company, investing and managing commercial real estate in Southern California. He has worked with some of the most successful retailers in the world, including Apple, CottonOn and Gymboree.An active member of the Democratic Party, Jay was a pledged delegate for President Barack Obama in 2008 and a pledged delegate for Senator Bernie Sanders in 2016. In 2012 he was the Democratic nominee for Congress for California’s 39th district.Jay is currently a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Reserves, attached to the Defense Intelligence Agency. From 2019 – 2020 he was recalled to active duty in the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the campaign to defeat the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. LCDR Chen served as the branch chief of an intelligence team and was awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal. In 2014 he participated in Operation Key Resolve in South Korea. Jay is a Marshall Memorial Fellow and speaks Chinese and Spanish. A trained chef, he enjoys cooking for his wife Karen and their two little boys and planning long road trips to find good food.Email trusteejaychen@gmail.comfacebook.com/jaychen__________MusicPodcast Intro and OutroEveryday, Jason Farnhmam, YouTube Audio LibraryPodcast AdvertisementI love you, Vibe Tracks, YouTube Audio LibrarySour Tennessee Red (Sting), John Dewey and the 41 Players, YouTube Audio LibraryDewey, Cheedham, and Howe (Sting), John Dewey and the 41 Players, YouTube Audio LibraryFilm Project Countdown.flac Copyright 2013 Iwan Gabovitch, CC-BY3 license

FEATURED GUESTS Nate Wong Nate Wong leads the day-to-day operations of the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University that seeks to scout, surface, and scale promising ecosystem-centered solutions in the impact space. The Center works directly with leading practitioners and students around its two main portfolios centered around making finance more equitable and improving how governments use the tools of data and digital to deliver better services to its residents. Prior to coming to the Center in 2018, Nate helped launch and direct two social impact units at Deloitte Consulting and more recently at Boston Consulting Group’s non-profit, the Centre for Public Impact in the US. He has worked in over 10 different countries, helping partners maximize their social impact. Nate has worked on issues around economic development/ mobility and inclusive entrepreneurship including stints at Obama Foundation, Acumen, Endeavor, and TechnoServe. Nate has an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. When not in a pandemic, you can find him exploring the DC food scene, getting lost in a travel book, throwing ceramics, or improving his boxing technique.  RELATED RESOURCES Padró, Miguel, “America’s Corporate Governance System Is Racist Too,” Aspen Business and Society, June 29,2020.US Digital ResponseWong, Nate and Audrey Voorhees, “Hard-wiring Corporate Purpose in the Age of COVID-19,” Beeck Center, May 15, 2020.Wong, Nate and Vaishant Sharma, “Here's how to make sure the economic recovery from the pandemic helps the people who need it most,” Business Insider, June 20, 2020.Zarek, Cori, “Power of Organizing and Networks in Crisis (and Everyday),” Beeck Center, April 1, 2020.

Tamsin is the co-founder of Onloan, a UK based fashion rental company. Having always been passionate about doing something meaningful, Tamsin has had several impactful roles in her career including volunteering for Technoserve at a coffee mill in Zimbabwe, working for impact investor Acumen as the Executive Operating Officer of a Cotton Ginnery in Uganda and helping social entrepreneurs get funding while at ClearlySo. Tamsin has also refined her business skills while working as a Management Consultant in London and is energised by combining business with social impact - a passion that led her to Onloan! Onloan believes that great clothes should be enjoyed, not consumed.  So they loan women clothes, for work and the weekend, from the best contemporary brands, on a monthly subscription. Tamsin shares her thoughts on squiggly careers, fast fashion and why now is the time for fashion rental. We also cover how Onloan works and some of the extraordinary brands they offer. And of course, the world is still smack bang in the middle of dealing with and figuring out how to recover from COVID-19 so we chat about that too.   ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Find the show notes here ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ *** SOCIALIZE WITH US *** Website Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube

China’s approach to agricultural assistance in Africa differs markedly from those of other donors from Japan, Europe and the United States. While other countries frame their development programs under the larger of “aid,” the Chinese instead go out of their way to insist that what they’re doing in the African agricultural space focuses on technology-oriented market-based solutions. In fact, back in 2006 at one of the first Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summits, when former President Hu Jintao unveiled Beijing’s new agricultural initiative in Africa right up front he said it was part of China’s “Eight Non-Aid Measures.”It took a few years after that FOCAC Summit for China’s agriculture programs in Africa to take shape but by 2008-2009 the first Agricultural Technology Demonstration Centers, or ATDCs, started to materialize.Today there are 14 ATDCs across Africa with 11 more in development.Whereas much of Chinese engagement in Africa is state-led, the ATDCs are actually quite different in that respect given that private companies play a very important. This is, in essence, a public- private partnership.The idea here is that the Chinese government provides the financial backing, builds the facilities and manages relations with the host government while Chinese companies engage local stakeholders to deliver training programs, assist with business models and develop partnerships local farmers that hopefully become financially sustainable.That’s the plan. But does it work?Celso Tamele says even though it’s hard to measure, there are a lot of merits to the commercial-focus of China’s agricultural development strategy in Africa. Celso is a Maputo-based Program Director at the international non-profit TechnoServe who helps run the ATDC in Mozambique.He joins Eric and Cobus to discuss his experience at an ATDC and whether China’s approach is more or less effective than those of other donor countries.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject Twitter: @eolander | @stadenesqueSUPPORT THIS PODCAST. BECOME A SUBSCRIBER TO THE CHINA AFRICA PROJECT.Your subscription supports independent journalism. Subscribers get the following:1. A daily email newsletter of the top China-Africa news.2. Access to the China-Africa Experts Network3. Unlimited access to the CAP's exclusive analysis content on chinaafricaproject.comSubscribe today and get two-weeks free: www.chinaafricaproject.com/subscribe

The following is a conversation between Will Warshauer, President and CEO, of TechnoServe and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving. • Changing Focus of Small Business Clients from Growth to Survival • The importance that Philanthropists Look Beyond Just the Need in Their Own Country and to the Developing World too • Free White Papers at TechnoServe.org

In this mini episode, Jason digs into the metrics that TechnoServe uses to assess their work and results toward alleviating global poverty.https://www.technoserve.org

A computer engineer by training, Aneesh Jain briefly dabbled in consulting at McKinsey and TechnoServe before he found his calling in the development sector, leading to the inception of Gram Unnati, a not-for profit set up working for the improvement of farmers' lives. In yet another gear-shift from the series of guests we have had this season, Aneesh talks about how something that intuitively looked like a brilliant idea, with everyone posed to benefit, was in fact laden with multiple challenges. Against the background of a lighter monsoon this year, this week's chat adopts a free market-oriented view about: - The Indian agricultural value chain - How the Indian Farmer is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea - The good and evil of intermediated agriculture - Building risk-free supply chains - How diversification can help - Push for Zero Budget Natural Farming in Budget 2019

Mandy and Taco have made another double-date reservation in honor of National Nutrition Month, featuring our very first non-nutrition guests! Financial planner Emily Zeigler and her husband Kevin stop by to discuss how finances tie into healthy eating and keeping fit, as well as how they went from living out of a car, to moving into a cramped apartment, to their comfortable life together today. EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENTS   To make the most of this National Nutrition Month, we offer special—and free!—services for brides-to-be and newlywed couples starting out on the healthy path.   If you and yours are looking to get into meal planning and track your nutrition, be sure to grab your free Bride & Couples Starter Guide eBook on our site!   Mandy and Taco are on the lookout for couples who live happily and healthily together. If you have a story of your own, email us at podcast@nutritionnuptials.com. ABOUT EMILY & KEVIN   Emily Zeigler is a financial planner who specializes in working with couples. Through her service How Green is Your Money, she also helps clients make the most of their money in a way that is both personally beneficial and socially responsible. Her husband Kevin is the global technology manager for TechnoServe, a Washington, D.C.-based international non-profit. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS   Emily and Kevin’s journey from college to Latin America to getting hitched. What drew the two of them together and what it was like to live together in the cramped quarters of their “shoebox” NYC apartment. Their tips for establishing healthy lines of communication between partners. Working out grocery-shopping and cooking tasks so that the load is shared equally and the most amount of money is saved. How Emily and Kevin turned Central Park to their fitness advantage. Going from living out of a car to living together as a married couple. Kevin’s special Thai green curry and his other culinary exploits. Ensuring relationship health through financial health. The biggest mistake couples make with their finances, and the best way they can get serious about saving. What first-time clients can expect from Emily’s financial services. How Kevin and Emily divvy up financial responsibilities in their own household.

En el programa de hoy, los Agentes Henry Vicente y Julissa Sanchez conversarón con Juan Pablo Barrios de la organización TechnoServe. La conversación giro en torno a las motivaciones al momento de emprender y de como detectar la mejores oportunidades de negocio. ___________________________ Agente de Cambio es un programa de radio que se transmite en vivo, todos los martes de 9:00am a 10:00am por la frecuencia 107.3 FM de Guatemala. Creamos conversación en temas de desarrollo personal y empresarial, tendencias de negocio, innovación y emprendimiento. Nuestro propósito es potenciar el talento y capacidad del ser humano, atraves de procesos de autoconocimiento y gestión personal. Conoce más de Agente de Cambio https://www.agentedecambio.com https://www.facebook.com/agentedecambio/ Conoce más de JuanFer Campos en https://mx.ivoox.com/es/s_p2_129686_1.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/camposjuanfer/ Conoce más de Henry Vicente en https://mx.ivoox.com/es/s_p2_366318_1.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryvicente

Aman Advani Show Notes Aman Advani is co-founder and CEO of Ministry of Supply, a clothing brand inventing a new category: Performance Professional – performance dress clothes. The company was founded in 2012, with the mission to incorporate fundamental engineering and performance principles into dress clothing staples, ultimately building a wardrobe that both looks good and feels comfortable (think Nike meets Brooks Brothers). Prior to co-founding Ministry of Supply, Advani spent 4 years in management and non-profit consulting with Deloitte and TechnoServe. He holds a BSIE from Georgia Tech, and half an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and was a member of Forbes 30 under 30 list. Most passionate about We started our company, Ministry of Supply, 5 years ago. The mission hasn’t changed since day one – making comfortable, highly engineered dress clothes that you look forward to wearing. On a deeper level, the passion for us is how it will impact and improve someone’s life; if someone doesn’t need to iron every morning, he could get an extra 15-20 minutes to play with his kids. The idea came out of necessity as consultants who had to go all over the country for four days away of home, and I couldn’t wait for the end of the day to take my clothes off and put on my comfortable gym clothes. Aman’s customers At the beginning, when we started to figure out who our customers are, we started by thinking of geographical and demographical parameters but then we found that we should really ask ourselves who this product is really hitting and who is excited about this product. And we found out that its much easier for us to design and center our company around how someone thinks and how they act. And who this product is resonating with and who we build this product for is someone who is very intentional, very thoughtful, and educated. They really thought about the product and how it might impact their life. They intended to be very interested in progress. We called them very thirsty customers someone that always looking to what’s next, how would I grow my business. Really excited about their careers. Aman’s best advice about approaching customers Our philosophy is Quantified Empathy, like when rational meets emotional and we translated this philosophy to 8 qualitative tools. The advice is that it’s a lot easier to build a business based upon market pull than technology push. If you listen to the customer and create a product around a challenge and opportunity for these customers, then it is much easier to get the product into their hands. Biggest failure with a customer Our name, Ministry of Supply, is derived from Q, the character from Bond’s films. And he makes all the gadgetry for Bond and he makes sure that Bond looks great but also that he is ready for anything that might come. And we feel like we are arming our customers for every day battles, getting on the subway, sweating, dry cleaning, ironing, etc. So they can look great but also be ready to face the daily challenges. But what Q also does, that I think we missed in the first years, is that Q involves Bond in the process, in the design studio. And early on, we felt like scientists designing in a closed glass lab for a customer we thought we understood. Only when we “left the glass lab” and went out into the real world and spent much more time face to face with potential customers, and developed this Quantified Empathy tool kit, that our products came to life and started to answer these challenges and opportunities that our customers needed. We really had to change our mindset towards the customers around the second year of the company. In 2012, we launched the startup on a KickStarter campaign that was a big success, raising $430,000 dollars in 30 days with a goal of $30000. We were so excited and happy about it, but we didn’t execute properly…and the shipment was late in two months and we...

Alexandra Breedlove left a steady, well paying job in Management Consulting and moved to Tanzania to try and have an impact at a grass-roots level. In this episode, Aly shares with us the various projects she worked on while in Tanzania, including as a contractor with well known organizations such as Acumen Fund and TechnoServe, and her experiences working in International Development. Aly has a Bachelors in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and is currently pursuing an MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. The kind of projects Aly worked on with Acumen Fund and TechnoServe 2. The kind of challenges Aly ran into when working on the ground in Tanzania 3. Importance of knowing the local language when working in International Development 4. Highlights from Aly's 5 years in Tanzania 5. Importance of relationships for finding work in this sector 6. Recommended resources for people interested in working in International Development Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…ver/id1049159321

Interview with one of our Guest Speakers at CID's Speaker Series: Jessie Cronan, Executive Director, Gardens for Health International Recorded on September 9th, 2016. About Jessie Cronan: Jessie joined the Gardens for Health team in June 2012. She came to the organization with a broad range of experiences in international development and in Africa specifically. As a Princeton-in-Africa fellow with the Tanzanian Children’s Fund in 2007 - 2008, Jessie spent 18 months living and working in rural Tanzania to improve educational outcomes of primary school students. Jessie's work in Tanzania inspired her to pursue a career focused on working at the community level to spark sustainable change in the developing world. While pursuing her Master's degree in Public Policy, Jessie worked as a consultant with the Aceh Women’s League – an Indonesian NGO dedicated to promoting women’s political empowerment – and with the Network of Women Leaders – a group of public and private sector leaders in the Horn of Africa. Most recently, Jessie served as a Strategy and New Business Development Coordinator with TechnoServe, an NGO dedicated to identifying business solutions to poverty in Swaziland. Jessie holds a Bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a Master's degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. www.cid.harvard.edu

How Our Inspirational Story Can Keep Us Stuck What happens when our inspirational story keeps us from transformational change? We all have a story. Sometimes those stories hold us back. “I’m not good at math.” “Women aren’t supposed to behave like that.” “It’s too late for me.” Stories can also inspire. They drive our life forward with their narrative. “I’m creating something epic.” “I’m going to help a billion people.” “I overcame adversity to make an impact in the world.” But is it possible that an inspirational story can only take us so far, and, in fact, can become a burden that keeps us from reaching the next level. Maria Rodriguez had a story that she had to overcome. Maria grew up in Guatemala City. Her family owned a coffee plantation. She was a 20-year old, rebellious student. She was a woman in Guatemala. And she was studying the hospitality industry. Her story was on a particular trajectory. While she was at university, a guest lecturer came to speak. In typical fashion, Maria was not listening. But the speaker said something that caught her attention. He described vermicomposting – the process of feeding waste to worms and creating organic fertilizer. The idea intrigued her. She wondered, could she create a business out of this? After drawing up a business plan, she went to her father. Let’s just say that he did not encourage her. However, Maria was determined. She entered a business plan competition sponsored by TechnoServe. She won the competition and with her winnings, Byoearth was born. Byoearth uses worms to convert waste into organic fertilizer. The process is called vermicomposting. They sell the fertilizer to local farmers. They also sell worms and provide technical support. This is a wonderful story of worms turning waste into wealth for women. We could end the story here. But there’s more. Maria told me, “It really helped that I was a woman trying to do something different in the agricultural sector of Guatemala. And I would be invited to a lot of places to speak about it. Because, you have a 20 year-old with worms and she’s so passionate about it, and she’s talking about how you can change the world with them.” “But now, 10 years after, you want to run a social venture, and scale and people are still ‘Oh, Maria, the one with the worms.’ I would like to move out of that, but that’s been a challenge.” The very story that allowed her to successfully launch her business is now keeping her anchored in one place. Maria is ready to scale her impact. To do so, she is going to need a new story. Byoearth is expanding into new territories in Guatemala. They are beginning to sell organic vegetables. And they are launching new businesses. Maria Rodriguez is a wonderful social entrepreneur. To reach her new goals. She is writing a new inspiring story. Mentoring Giveaway: Throughout the month of April, you can win one of ten one-on-one mentoring calls to help you launch or grow your social enterprise. We’ll be drawing each week. To enter, go to http://tonyloyd.com/coaching Social Entrepreneurship Resources: Byoearth: http://www.byoearth.com Enter to win a one-on-one mentoring call! http://tonyloyd.com/coaching Try Audible and Receive Two Free Audiobooks: http://tonyloyd.com/books

About This Weeks Guest Julie Fisher With a doctorate from Johns Hopkins, Julie Fisher Melton has been a consultant on micro-enterprise and on partnerships between northern and southern NGOs  to Save the Children, Technoserve, and many other organizations. She taught World Population at the Yale Forestry School and comparative politics  plus The Politics of Third World Development at Connecticut College. Most recently she spent ten years as a Program Officer at the Kettering Foundation. Her numerous publications include three books about indigenous NGOs:  The Road from Rio: Sustainable Development and the Nongovernmental Movement in the Third World,  Non-governments: NGOs and the Political Development of the Third World and Importing Democracy: The Role of NGOs in South Africa, Tajikistan, and Argentina. Her tips for becoming more culturally competent are: Travel Read up on your guest country Develop ties with local foreign organizations Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/julie-fisher-melton-ph-d/1b/b33/a7 Twitter: @importdemocracy Website: http://www.importingdemocracy.org/ Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes or Stitcher, Click here, or here (or click any of the images below). How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and to listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!

Misan Rewane is the CEO and co-founder of West Africa Vocational Education (WAVE). WAVE is a vocational training platform that seeks to empower millions of West African youth with industry-relevant employability skills that transform their mindsets, and provides access to employment opportunities to enhance their social mobility. WAVE provides self-motivated youths with the skill-sets employers look for, and teaches them how to stand out professionally by reinforcing a mindset of continuous improvement.   Born and raised in Nigeria, Misan is no stranger to the difficulties of education and social mobility in West Africa. When her parents, unable to ignore the education system's breakdown, were compelled to send her to the US for college, Misan resolved to play a role in transforming the region's education and skills development systems. After earning her Economics degree from Stanford University, she worked in management consulting with The Monitor Group on a wide spectrum of projects in both the private and public sector. Post-Monitor, she supported aspiring Ivoirian entrepreneurs through TechnoServe's Business Plan Competition, and developed a scholarship administration model as a consultant with the Center for Public Policy Alternatives in Nigeria. While enrolled at the Harvard Business School in 2012, she sought out and connected with fellow socially-minded Africans to discuss ways to tackle youth unemployment in the region. Those initial discussions were the seeds that eventually grew to become West Africa Vocational Education (WAVE). The Company was launched in 2013 to focus on training and placing unemployed youth in the hospitality and retail industry.

January 8, 2014 - Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://onforb.es/1diEfUM. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwitunes or on Stitcher by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwstitcher. Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Nonprofit Finance Fund, manages $80 million of impact investments. He is also the author of Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference. Bugg-Levine’s bio: Antony Bugg-Levine is the CEO of Nonprofit Finance Fund, a national nonprofit and financial intermediary that unlocks the potential of mission-driven organizations through tailored investment, strategic advice, and accessible insights. In this role, he oversees more than $340million of investment capital and a national consulting practice, and works with a range of philanthropic, private sector and government partners to develop and implement innovative approaches to financing social change. Mr. Bugg-Levine writes and speaks on the evolution of the social sector and the emergence of the global impact investing industry. He is the co-author of Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference (Wiley, 2011). As a Managing Director at the Rockefeller Foundation, Mr. Bugg-Levine designed and led the initiative, Harnessing the Power of Impact Investing. He is the founding board chair of the Global Impact Investing Network and convened the 2007 meeting that coined the phrase “impact investing.” Previously, Mr. Bugg-Levine was the country director for Kenya and Uganda for TechnoServe, a nongovernmental organization that develops and implements business solutions to rural poverty. Earlier in his career, as a consultant with McKinsey, he advised Fortune 100 clients in the financial services and health care sectors, and helped develop new frameworks for incorporating social dynamics into corporate strategy. He is an associate adjunct professor in the Social Enterprise Program at the Columbia Business School.