Awarepreneurs
339 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsThanks for checking out the Awarepreneurs podcast! My name is Paul Zelizer and I am passionate - you could say obsessed - about the intersection of 3 things: a) conscious business, b) social impact and c) awareness practices. I believe these 3 movements are some of the most dynamic movements on our planet at this time.
Around the world. people are discovering how to lead with compassion and create businesses that truly are a force for good. Each week, I do a deep dive interview with a thought leader in this intersection. Someone who has an enterprise that is market tested and already transforming many lives. I ask the gritty and sometimes challenging questions - like how they earn their money, how many people they help and what some of their biggest failures are.
My goal for this show is to help you grow your businesses, enhance your well being and increase your social impact.
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EP 040 Building Cofounders Collaborative Intelligence with Bryant Galindo
April 24, 2018 14:51 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIn this episode, our dialogue guest is Bryant Galindo. Bryant completed a Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Master's program at Columbia University, did pro bono work as a Mediator for a U.S. federal agency, and quickly realized that the job he wanted (one that offered the ability to empower others in resolving their issues) wasn't out there. So he set out to create it, knowing that his skills in negotiation and conflict resolution were badly needed. After helping his friends negotiate ...
EP 039 Growing the World's Best Resource for Change Makers with Craig Zelizer
April 17, 2018 16:39 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIn this episode, our dialogue guest is Craig Zelizer. Craig is the Founder and CEO of PCDN. Craig has dedicated his life to being an entrepreneur and to creating a more peaceful world. Since its founding in 2007, Craig has grown PCDN to over 36,500 members representing more than 180 countries. From 2006 through May 2016, he was a professor in the Georgetown Conflict Resolution MA Program, serving as the program’s second faculty hire. He helped grow the program into one of the world’s lea...
EP 038 Marketing With Integrity: Flip the Script, Passion vs. Pain with Lisa Manyon
April 10, 2018 16:23 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MBIn this episode, our dialogue guest is Lisa Manyon. Lisa Manyon is the President of Write On ~ Creative Writing Services, LLC. Known as “The Business Marketing Architect” she’s a content and copywriting strategist for mission-driven entrepreneurs. Lisa a master of matching your message to market via copywriting and content strategies. She’s the creator of the new marketing and copywriting model for success as seen in Inc. Magazine. She pioneered the “Challenge. Solution. Invitation.” framewo...
EP 037 How Matters: Weaving Inclusion Into Your Coaching or Wellness Business with Nicole Lee
April 03, 2018 15:09 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBIn this episode, our dialogue guest is Nicole Lee. Nicole is a diversity, equity and inclusion expert, leadership coach, and nationally recognized speaker and strategist who regularly consults with non profits, schools and businesses to improve their organizational climate for their workforce and all those that they serve. Nicole is a prolific speaker and commentator who has regularly appeared on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and BBC. She has been recognized for her outstanding contributions in the priva...
EP 036 Heal the Lawyer, Heal the Profession with Idara Bassey
March 27, 2018 16:33 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIn this episode, our dialogue guest is Idara Bassey. She has an executive coaching/personal development practice devoted to being “Your Partner in Living your Light and Illuminating the Corporate Soul.” Idara has created holistic solutions to personal and corporate challenges by conducting energy healings, intuitive readings, designing personal development regimens in addition to coaching holistic entrepreneurs who seek to realize authentic success. A significant part of Idara's practice i...
EP 035 The Legacy Continues - Building Generational Wealth with Ric Mathis
March 20, 2018 15:06 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBIn this episode, our dialogue guest is Ric Mathis. His first visual production was entitled “Word”, which featured The Last Poets, Cee-Lo Green, Sonya Sanchez, Amiri Baraka, and more. Recently, he has garnered attention as executive director of the provocative documentary Black Friday. The documentary explores why African Americans have consistently remained in the lowest percentile of America’s wealth gap, while also presenting insight on how to restore the circulation of wealth in Black ...
EP 034 From Salesy Internet Marketing to a Deep Business Model with George Kao
March 13, 2018 17:29 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBIn this episode, our dialogue guest is George Kao. Since 2009, George's full-time business has been coaching and mentoring clients, to help them create sustainable & joyful businesses. His specialty is helping people grow their audience, through authentic online marketing. George has deepened his business model considerably over the years and shares what he has learned with great transparency. We explore these kinds of topics on a daily basis - including a discussion of this episode - ...
EP 033 Love for Leaders - Creating a Relationship That Supports Growth & Impact
March 06, 2018 17:48 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MBIn this episode, I interview Shana James. Over the past 15 years, Shana has coached a diverse group of nearly a thousand men — leaders, CEOs, authors, speakers and men with big visions. In this work, she has come to see the unique circumstances leaders face in romantic and sexual relationships and has developed a reputation for being on the forefront of helping leaders cultivate a life that includes love, leadership AND a positive legacy. We explore these topics on a daily basis - incl...
EP 032 Integral Male Leadership and the Rebirth of Masculinity with Joshua Hathaway
February 20, 2018 16:47 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIn this episode, I interview Joshua Hathaway, one of the cofounders of The Brotherhood Community. He has over 12 years experience in teaching NonViolent Communication, private coaching and counseling with hundreds of individuals and his No Bullsh!t brand communication trainings have been delivered extensively to private and corporate clients such as Zappos and LYFT. One of Joshua's biggest passions at this time is to be a dynamic part of the movement to reinvent masculinity in healthy ways...
EP 031 Defy Impossible: You are the Answer to Millions of People's Prayers with DrVenus Opal Reese
February 13, 2018 16:57 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MBIn this episode, I interview DrVenus Opal Reese, author of The Black Woman Millionaire: A Revolutionary Act That Defies Impossible. DrVenus has four college degrees - including a Phd from Stanford - and her company, Defy Impossible, has brought in over $5 million of revenue over the past 4 years. She's developed a system to help entrepreneurs - particularly black women entrepreneurs - turn adversity into your greatest asset. As always, we explore these topics on a daily basis - includin...
EP 030 Getting Funding for Your Social Enterprise with Jenny Kassan
February 06, 2018 16:04 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIn this episode, I interview Jenny Kassan, author of Raise Capital On Your Own Terms: How to Fund Your Business Without Selling Your Soul. Jenny is a business attorney with decades of experience. She is also a certified transformational coach, social entrepreneur, and finance innovator. Her formula for mission-aligned capital raising has helped diverse entrepreneurs throughout the country raise millions of dollars on their own terms. As always, we explore these topics on a daily basis - i...
EP 029 - The Advisory Board: A Pathway to More Sucess and Impact (with less problems) - with Paul Zelizer
January 23, 2018 15:23 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBIn this episode, Awarepreneurs founder Paul Zelizer shares what he learns after a deep dive exploration on the topic of Advisory Boards for social enterprises. He shares what they are, how they contribute to more success and impact, how they reduce problems and clear obstacles and what makes for a good advisory board member. He also shares why Awarepreneurs is launching an advisory board and who the members are. As always, we explore these topics on a daily basis - including a discussio...
EP 028 Contemplative Christianity & Building a Sustainable Spiritual Business with Michael Poffenberger
January 16, 2018 18:18 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBIn this episode, I interview Michael Poffenberger. Michael is the Executive Direector of the Center for Action & Contemplation - founded by Richard Rohr. It's one of the largest and most impactful social impact organizations based on the contemplative Christian tradition in the world. Michael and I talk about how the Center build such momentum, what's important when growing an organization of this scale and how to stay true to your values over the course of time without getting stale or s...
EP 27 Copywriting & Program Development for Social Justice Enterpreneurs with Tepsii
January 09, 2018 15:13 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBIn this episode, I interview Tepsii. Tepsii is a very experienced copywriter and business consultant who came to the social enterprise world with many years of technical writing in the corporate world. She is also from a family background (both sides) that was deeply involved in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa where she grew up. So listen in and learn some fantastic tips about effective copywriting and creating attractive programs in the social impact space. As always, we...
EP 26 Women's Empowerment, Tech and Equality with Lynda Nguyen
December 19, 2017 18:48 - 50 minutes - 41.1 MBIn this episode, I interview Lynda Nguyen. Lynda is highly regarded Confidence Coach and Corporate Trainer in Silicon Valley as well as a Tantra Yoga Teacher, certified NLP practioner and a tech innovator. At the age of 3, Lynda requested that her name be changed to Wonder Woman. She's been deeply involved in exploring what it looks like to empower women her entire life. And she's been exploring how to leverage the intersection of inner and outer technologies to do this for many years....
EP 025 Collaboration for Impact with Jeanine Becker
December 11, 2017 23:56 - 53 minutes - 43.2 MBIn this episode, I interview Jeanine Becker. Jeanine teaches Collaborative Law at Stanford Law School and helps clients, companies and municipalities form effective cross sector collaborations in her private practice. Jeanine is has one of the most granular and developed sense of what leads to effective collaboration in the social impact as anyone I've ever met. If you'd like to better harness the power of collaboration for your social impact, then this episode is one we highly suggest ...
EP 024 Liberatory Consciousnesss and Your Business with Desiree Adaway
December 05, 2017 10:52 - 55 minutes - 45 MBIn this episode, I interview Desiree Adaway. Through her business the Adaway Group, Desiree helps to build resilient,equitable and inclusive organizations. Her passion is helping organizations and businesses go beyond diversity to creating truly inclusive and equitable organization. If you've ever wondered how your business can navigate the difficult conversations around race, gender and class and become a vehicle for inclusive transformation, then this episode is one we highly sugges...
EP 023 The Give to Profit Model with Alisoun Mackenzie
November 28, 2017 15:49 - 50 minutes - 41.4 MBIn this episode, I interview Alisoun Mackenzie. Alisoun is a heart centeredd business mentor, keynote speaker, and leader who brings out the best in people who are making a difference in the world. She is the founder of the Give To Profit model - which shows impact oriented business owners how to leverage charitable giving to both increase social impact and grow a profitable business at the same time. The model has 7 easy steps that shows you how to better turn your business into a force fo...
EP 022 The Power of Podcasting for Transforming Self & Culture
November 07, 2017 15:25 - 56 minutes - 45.8 MBIn this episode, I interview Elsie Escobar. Elsie is a podcasting pundit and strategist that specializes in helping women leverage the power of podcasting to grow their impact and their social ventures. She has worked for Libsyn, the leading host and distribution network since 2007 (the Awarepreneurs podcast is hosted on Libsyn). And she also coruns She Podcasts, the largest community for women in podcasting. If you've ever wondered if podcasting might be a good approach to grow your im...
EP 021 The Intersection of Hip Hop and Health & Wellness
October 31, 2017 14:23 - 47 minutes - 38.8 MBIn this episode, I interview Keith Tucker, the founder of Hip Hop is Green. Hip Hop is Green uses cultural events and Green Dinners to bring holistic health and transformation to urban communities. They now have chapters in 30 cities around the United States and are looking at expanding into other countries. If you've ever wondered how to engage diverse young people in health and wellness initatives, we can't recommend this episode more highly. As always, we'd love to hear your quest...
EP 020 Using Passive Income to Take The Pressure Off Your Mission Driven Business
October 24, 2017 06:24 - 58 minutes - 47.1 MBIn this episode, I interview Indigo Ocean Dutton, the founder of Awaken Business Consulting. Indigo is the Principle Consultant at Awaken Business Consulting, founder of The Winning Start programs for people of color, and founder of the Aspiratech corporate consulting and Salesforce training firm. Indigo has created online courses that have brought her business hundreds of thousands of dollars of revenue as well as consulted with clients on their passive income products. As always, we...
Leveraging Consciousness Shift With Technology
October 17, 2017 03:57 - 55 minutes - 44.7 MBIn this episode, I interview Calvin Corelli, the founder of Simplero. Simplero is an online course platform created just of spiritual entrepreneurs. Almost 900 entrepreneurs host their courses and other programs using the platform. Calvin says "We are small, bootstrapped, profitable, and proud. We haven't taken funding, which means we're not beholden to anyone other than ourselves and our customers." As the founder of a company that specializes in online courses in this space, Calvin ha...
EP 018 Why Do We Talk About Racism So Much in Awarepreneurs
October 10, 2017 07:58 - 44 minutes - 36.6 MBNOTE: This is a special episode of the podcast. In this special episode, Awarepreneurs founder Paul Zelizer answers a question he's been hearing frequently in the community: "Why do we talk about racism so much in Awarepreneurs?" Specifically, Paul explores 7 reasons: Because social justice is one of our core values. Because it is the ethically right thing to do. Becuase doing so increases the diversity of our membership. Because we come from 2 lineages - the entrepreneurial...
EP 017 Coaching Around the World: It's Not About You
October 03, 2017 14:25 - 55 minutes - 44.8 MBIn this episode, I interview Michael Stratford of MichaelStratford.com. Michael started coaching in 1992 and has worked with clients in China, Korea, Denmark, New Zealand, Brazil, Italy, and many other countries around the world. Together we explore how Michael grew his global business and how you can bridge out past the narrow audiences most service providers focus on to allow you to grow a thriving business working with diverse clients facilitating transformative and impactful work. ...
EP 016: Diversity as Path
September 26, 2017 15:57 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MBIn this episode, I interview Angelo John Lewis of the Diversity & Spirituality Network on how to move beyond proscriptive approaches to diversity & inclusion and how the spiritual frame of "path" can be helpful in this process. Angelo has been actively working in the intersection of diversity and spirituality for decades and shares real world examples and action steps tailored for awareness and social impact based businesses. As always, we'd love to hear your questions and thoughts on th...
EP 015 Growing a Wiser & Wilder Business
September 19, 2017 02:33 - 51 minutes - 41.9 MBIn this episode, I interview Kaya Singer of Awakening Business on the archetype of the Crone and how to find the wiser and wilder version of your business. Kaya has been in the personal growth field for decades and shares her journey with growing a successful business as well as the work she does mentoring women entrepreneurs to start and grow a soul based business through the power of Crone Wisdom. As always, we'd love to hear your questions and thoughts on this important topic in the A...
EP 014 The Intersection of Conscious Business & Social Impact
September 12, 2017 12:12 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBIn this episode, we do something special. I've asked Reva Patwardhan of Dialog Lab to interview Paul Zelizer (me), the founder of Awarepreneurs as well as PaulZelizer.com. We explore my background in awareness practices and social justice work and how I came to the conscious business world. And we explore how Awarepreneurs got started and where the community is going. As always, we'd love to hear your questions and thoughts on this important topic in the Awarepreneurs Facebook group.
EP 013 How to Crowdfund a Consciousness App
September 05, 2017 10:36 - 55 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this episode, I talk with Dada Nabhaniilananda, The Monk Dude. Dada is a yoga monk, a meditation instructor, an author, a keynote speaker and a musician. His tradition was founded by a "social revolutionary" that was dedicated to ending injustic and human suffering. This interview focuses on how Dada's work has focused on carrying out this vision. Including how he developed and successfully crowd funded a technology to support this path, Bliss Timer. As always, we'd love to hear ...
EP 012 Identity, Algorithms and Your Authentic Soul
August 29, 2017 00:39 - 53 minutes - 43.5 MBIn this episode, I talk with Leesa Rene Hall, Author, Futurist, Technology Pioneer, Speaker. Leesa has had great success over the years as a technology thought leader and online marketing expert. This interview explores how technology is shaping our lives - often in ways that are not in alignment with our true purpose - and how a conscious writing practice can help us reconnect with and live from our authentic soul. As always, we'd love to hear your questions and thoughts on this import...
EP011 Actually, Your Principles are a Marketing Asset - NOT a Liability
August 22, 2017 03:12 - 50 minutes - 41.3 MBIn this episode, I talk with Kelly Diels, the founder of KellyDiels.com. Kelly's work explores how to market in ways that avoid stereotypical approaches to marketing - ones that use sexist and racist archetypes that actually make injustice worse. And what to do instead to grow your business in ethical and effective ways. In our conversation, we explore how Kelly got into doing social impact work, how she cares for herself in these poignant times, and the specifics of what her business mo...
EP 010: Creating the Next Generation of Water Protectors
August 15, 2017 05:08 - 53 minutes - 43.8 MBIn this episode, I talk with Rich Schrader, the founder of RiverSource. RiverSource is a social enterprise that teaches people - especially young people - how to be good stewards of the watersheds they live in. RiverSource works with over 3000 young people per year and uses an innovative combination of for profit and non-profit funding structures. In our conversation, we explore how Rich got into doing community based environmental work, what enviromental leaders need to know in these ...
EP 009 Pleasure, Energy Tools & Social Impact
August 07, 2017 22:29 - 52 minutes - 43 MBIn this episode, I talk with Gitanjali Laila D'Costa Hemp, the founder of Syntara Systems. Gitanjali runs one of the busiest energy based practices in Northern California with a bricks and mortar office, numerous practitioners, retreats and more. She also has been bridging into more online offerings in the past several years. In our conversation, we explore how Gitanjali got into doing energy based work, what conscious leaders need to know about these rapidly changing times, energy pract...
Diversity and Inclusion for Connection & Results - EP 008
July 24, 2017 22:02 - 53 minutes - 43.7 MBMy guest for this episode is Tanya Odom who works for UN Women and The FutureWorks Institute. Tanya uses a combination of leading diversity and inclusion with mindfulness and compassion practices Some topics covered in this conscious business podcast episode on creating effective social enterprise website include: How to find true mentoring - not the commercialized version. Identifying and being aware of unconscious bias. How mindfulness practices can help us be more effective in na...
Effective Websites for Social Entrepreneurs - EP 007
July 17, 2017 21:36 - 54 minutes - 44.4 MBMy guest for this episode is Rachael Kay Albers, of RKA ink. Rachael is one of the most talented and smartest web designers for social enterprise brands that I have ever met. Some topics covered in this conscious business podcast episode on creating effective social enterprise website include: How to clarify and present your social impact goals on the web effectively. Identifying and being aware of issues of priviledge. How to create a comprehensive strategy based on your values. W...
Scaling Social Impact in Challenging Environments - EP 005
July 04, 2017 03:08 - 52 minutes - 42.6 MBMy guest for this episode is Jesse Sullivan, of Alter. Jesse helps scale businesses in places like Afghanistan, Haiti, Cuba and other economies that have less robust entrepreneurial ecosystems and has learned some very valuable lessons. Some topics covered in this conscious business podcast episode include: How to come to the work from a place of wholeness rather than a needs based orientation How to engage local leaders to increase your positive impact Creating a business that is c...
Why Marketing is Hated - EP 004
June 27, 2017 01:11 - 49 minutes - 40 MBMy guest for this episode is Mark Silver, of Heart of Business. Marketing is often a challenging topic for many conscious entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs. In this heart felt interview, we look at: Some topics covered in this leading edge conscious business podcast episode include: How marketing was born in the context of colonalism How insights from early psychological thinkers were co-opted by large corporations Why a majority of conscious business owners have a charged re...
Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Social Impact - EP 003
June 19, 2017 23:34 - 49 minutes - 40.6 MBMy guest for this episode is Chris Zydel, of Creative Juices Arts. Some topics covered in this leading edge conscious business podcast episode include: What are some practices that deepen and enhance creativity? What are embodied practices that shift us away from the judging mind? How to develop intimacy with yourself through the creative process. How to grow a thriving creativity based business. How creative work can be integrated with social impact work. Join us as we explore c...
Using Archetypes to Grow a Conscious Business - EP 002
June 12, 2017 23:01 - 47 minutes - 38.7 MBMy guest for this episode is Kylie Slavik, of KylieSlavik.com. Some topics covered in this leading edge conscious business podcast episode include: What are archetypes and why are they so powerful? What are some examples of businesses using archetypes to grow? How to use archetypes in an effective and ethical way. Why the marketing of so many conscious businesses feels weak. As always, there is an opportunity to dialogue and colearn about this topic - including with the host - in ...
Diversity, Empathy, & Social Enterprise EP001
May 02, 2017 15:42 - 47 minutes - 39 MBMy guest for this episode is Vicki Abadesco, Founder of Soul Shoppe. Some topics covered in this leading edge conscious business podcast episode include: Develop clarity about when a for profit vs. non-profit structure is a better fit. Enhance your strategies for attracting diverse clients and staff Attract revenue for programs focused on children and families Maintain a centered approach even when working in challenging situations Scale programs that are based on empathy and awa...