Disruptors for GOOD | Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises
286 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsDisruptors for GOOD explores social entrepreneurship and social enterprises around the world who have dedicated their lives to ethical fashion, impact investing, climate change, sustainable travel, and businesses that impact the world in a positive way. The founder of Causeartist, Grant Trahant, does one-on-one interviews with some of the most creative and impactful startups and brands around the world.
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Joseph MacLean // Founder of 50 Million Meals
October 12, 2020 17:33 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBIn episode 75 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Joseph MacLean on his life in social enterprise, finding the best pepper ever, and his journey to donate 50 million meals. Joseph is a social entrepreneur based in North Vancouver, British Columbia and lives half the year in Phnom Voar, Cambodia, in the heart of the Kampot Pepper growing region. He is building a community-based, Fair Trade distribution system for Kampot Pepper, the best pepper in the world. Using a cust...
Wilián Iralzabal // Founder of Zabal Media
October 09, 2020 22:17 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBIn episode 4 of the Tools for Scale podcast, I speak with Wilián Iralzabal, founder of Zabal Media on immigrating from Cuba at 8 years old, lessons from door to door sales at 14, working for Google, mastering tech tools, and becoming a founder of his own tech company. "Having the ability to make a difference by building products that help people live a better life is magic." Wilian Iralzabal is a Cuban product designer, Webflow expert. Adalo expert, and a lover of learning. Growin...
Cullen Schwarz // Founder of DoneGood
September 28, 2020 13:13 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MBIn episode 74 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Cullen Schwarz, Co-founder of DoneGood, on building the Amazon for social impact brands and launching an ethical Prime Day alternative. In 2015, Cullen decided to change his career path because of his belief that we all have incredible power. As consumers, whatever we demand, the market supplies. When we demand products made with systems that empower workers and protect the environment, we get more of those--and les...
Tiila Abbitt // Founder of Āether Beauty
September 25, 2020 14:05 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBIn episode 73 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Tiila Abbitt, Founder of Āether Beauty on disrupting the $500 billion beauty industry through actual clean cosmetics and sustainable packaging. Founded in 2018 by Tiila Abbitt, a passionate, highly creative product development professional with 11+ years' experience - including the international prestige beauty industry. Tiila has a BFA in sculpture and an MFA in fashion design. She worked in the fashion industry for ov...
Dr. Angela Jackson // Partner at New Profit Ventures
September 11, 2020 15:39 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBIn episode 72 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Dr. Angela Jackson on leading New Profit’s $15M Future of Work global fund to invest in entrepreneurs and companies developing innovative technical solutions to upskill low-income and entry-level workers at scale. Dr. Angela Jackson leads New Profit’s Future of Work Initiative, which seeks to close the career-readiness gap for Americans from low-income backgrounds. Angela’s career started in the private sector leading ...
Dinesh Tadepalli // Founder of incrEDIBLE
September 09, 2020 16:18 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBIn episode 71 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Dinesh Tadpalli, Founder of incrEDIBLE, on creating the first company to mass-produce edible cutlery and help alleviate waste from 100 million plastic utensils used every day in America. Dinesh is an Impact based entrepreneur, hiker, engineer and angel investor. Crazy enough to sell my home for the sake of the planet and startup. He is the founder of incrEDIBLE, edible spoons, and sustainable cutlery. Plastic cutlery ta...
Tom O’Keefe // Creator of BostonTweet & Founder of Stride for Stride
August 31, 2020 21:37 - 44 minutes - 61 MBIn episode 70 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Tom O’Keefe on using Twitter as a force of good and how sponsoring race bibs for immigrant and low-income runners have a tremendous impact on lives. Tom O’Keefe is the founder of Stride for Stride, a running organization that buys race bibs for immigrant, BIPOC and low-income runners. In Boston Tom is widely known as Bostontweet - a popular social media account he started back in 2008 to create awareness for local busin...
Shireen Jaffer // Co-founder & CEO of Edvo
August 25, 2020 12:53 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBIn episode 69 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Shireen Jaffer CEO of Edvo and Forbes 30 under 30 recipient about building innovative educational tools to empower life long learning for billions around the world. Shireen Jaffer is a second-time founder, Forbes 30 under 30, and CEO of Edvo, a venture-backed startup in Los Angeles that empowers people with the tools to think better and live better. Shireen has helped over 50,000 people in their careers over the last 10...
Moving to Amsterdam
August 22, 2020 13:29 - 3 minutes - 4.27 MBIn this quick bonus episode I talk about moving to Amsterdam and getting involved in the social entrepreneur and impact investing scene in Europe. I am very excited about the move and very much looking forward to creating great content around social impact from around the world. :) CauseartistPRO - We’re building a global community of impact founders, impact investors, and impact professionals. Apply Here
Christian Shearer // CEO of Regen Network
August 18, 2020 13:20 - 45 minutes - 63 MBIn episode 68 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Christian Shearer, CEO and Co-founder of Regen Network, on reversing climate change through a software platform that incentivized carbon removal. Christian Shearer is CEO and co-founder of Regen Network, an ecological agreements platform working to acceleration the adoption of Regenerative Agriculture. Christian has been working in ecological agriculture for the past 15 years, with much of that time spent working with f...
Chris Brown // Founder of Venture Legal
August 13, 2020 15:55 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBIn episode 67 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Chris Brown, founder of Venture Legal on disrupting the traditional law firm structure and creating a modern law firm that focuses on helping freelancers, startups, and small businesses. Chris made my entrepreneurial jump in 2013 when he resigned from a mid-size Kansas City law firm and became a full-time entrepreneur. Today he spends his time representing Kansas City startups, freelancers, and small businesses through ...
Brad Feld // Co-founder of Techstars and The Foundry Group
August 10, 2020 14:02 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBIn episode 66 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Brad Feld, Co-founder of Techstars and the Foundry Group, on turning his entrepreneurial and venture capital journey into global startup communities dedicated to solving complex challenges. Brad Feld is co-founder of the Foundry Group, and has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Brad previously co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and Techstars, and prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures. Feld was...
Garik Himebaugh // Founder of Eco-Stylist
August 04, 2020 13:48 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBIn episode 65 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Garik Himebaugh, founder of Eco-Stylist on going from peace worker, to MBA student, to discovering social entrepreneurship and creating a sustainable fashion marketplace for men. Eco-Stylist is an online marketplace for eco-conscious and ethically made men’s clothing. Founded to answer one simple question: “can sustainable be dapper?” — Eco-Stylist finds you clothes that look as good as the values they represent. Who w...
Introducing CauseartistPRO
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Di-Ann Eisnor // CEO at byCore and Co-Founder of Neighborhood Start Fund
July 29, 2020 13:51 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBIn episode 64 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Di-Ann Eisnor, CEO of byCore and Co-Founder of Neighborhood Start Fund on selling Waze to Google for $1 billion and bringing the best of Silicon Valley to underserved communities in America. We also speak about her short time at WeWork on building connected cities and lessons learned about toxic company cultures. Di-Ann Eisnor is an entrepreneur and executive who is currently Co-Founder and CEO of Core, a venture-backed...
Ruben Harris // Founder and CEO of Career Karma
July 22, 2020 14:06 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBIn episode 63 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Ruben Harris, Founder and CEO of Career Karma, on using Software Development Bootcamps to re-skill America and make high paying tech jobs accessible to all individuals and communities. Over the past couple of years, Ruben has worked with academics, organizers, politicians, and union leaders at Hustle, Honor and AltSchool focused on improving their personalized outreach, healthcare and education. Ruben began his technol...
Joe Demin and Rachel Connors // Founders of Yellow Leaf Hammocks
July 14, 2020 13:32 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBIn episode 62 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Joe Demin and Rachel Connor, Co-Founders of Yellow Leaf Hammocks on their social enterprise journey from selling hammocks out of a van to getting a $1 million investment on Shark Tank. This is a fantastic conversation with two founders who bootstrapped their social enterprise for years, created design innovations, and created sustainable impact. Years of hard work and dedication led to a $1 million investment from the ...
David Simnick // CEO and Co-Founder of Soapbox Soap
July 07, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBIn episode 61 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with David Simnick, CEO and Co-Founder of Soapbox Soaps on the decade long journey to donate 10 million hygiene products to those in need and the power of conscious consumers and impact brands. Dave Simnick is the CEO and co-founder of SoapBox Soaps, a company whose mission is empower customers with the ability to change the world through everyday, quality purchases. SoapBox products are currently shelved in tens of thousand...
Daniel Lloyd // Founder of Minority Millennials
June 29, 2020 15:00 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBIn episode 60 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Daniel Lloyd, Founder and President of Minority Millennials, an innovative organization that works to represent Minorities & Millennials in policies that impact America's future. The vision of the organization is to help ensure that the minority millennial and future generations of America are provided the proper human capital investment needed-to move towards a more economically, culturally, and socially sustainable fu...
Rebecca van Bergen // Founder of Nest
June 17, 2020 19:30 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBIn episode 59 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Rebecca van Bergen, Founder and Executive Director of Nest, a nonprofit building a new handworker economy to advance global workforce inclusivity, women’s wellbeing beyond factories, and cultural preservation. She graduated with her Masters Degree in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2006, the same year that Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in microfinance. Following...
Daniel Epstein // Founder of Unreasonable
June 11, 2020 12:30 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBIn episode 58 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Daniel Epstein, founder of Unreasonable on his long journey of building his impact portfolio of companies and supporting over 200 entrepreneurs who have raised more than $4B in financing, generated over $3B in revenue, and are impacting the lives of more than 400M individuals across 180+ countries. Daniel has been named by Fortune Magazine as one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, Daniel’s life has been shaped by a fun...
Robert Luo // Founder of Mi Terro
June 03, 2020 11:30 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBIn episode 57 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Robert Luo, founder of Mi Terro, on his biotech company that created protein fiber from milk waste that could revolutionize two of the largest industries in the world. Robert Luo first came face to face with the gargantuan issue of dairy waste during a visit to his uncle’s dairy farm in China where he discovered buckets and buckets of spoilt milk. He thus founded Mi Terro, a biotechnology company that reengineers lefto...
Louisa Ziane // Co-founder of Toast Ale
June 01, 2020 17:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBIn episode 56 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Louisa Ziane, Co-founder of Toast Ale on creating beer from food waste and building sustainable collaborations with breweries around the world. With its signature beer made from surplus bread, Toast Ale is at the forefront of the fight against food waste, and the movement to make the food industry more sustainable. “Food production is responsible for 80% of deforestation, 70% of freshwater use, 30% of greenhouse gas e...
Peter Bruce-Clark // Partner at Social Impact Capital
May 28, 2020 19:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBIn episode 1 of the Investing in Impact podcast, I speak with Peter Bruce-Clark, Partner at Social Impact Capital on funding ambitious entrepreneurs building world changing companies. Introducing the Investing in Impact podcast. Please subscribe here. Peter is Partner at Social Impact Capital. Peter was Head of Business Development at RCI, a investment technology and alternative lending platform backed by 8VC and Soros Fund Management. Prior to that, Peter created both an early-st...
Introducing Investing in Impact
May 27, 2020 20:00 - 4 minutes - 6.61 MBInvesting in Impact interviews Impact Investors, VC's, and Angel Investors from around the world to connect impact entrepreneurs with insight into funding, scalability, and company structure to inspire more impact companies around the world. Subscribe to Investing in Impact here. Or search Investing in Impact on your podcast player. We are powered by: Impact Recipe – Affordable Software Development for Nonprofits and Social Enterprises Podcast Made with Transistor Podcast cover...
Lauren Paul and Molly Thompson // Founders of Kind Campaign
May 21, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBIn episode 55 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Lauren Paul and Molly Thompson, founders of the Kind Campaign on how girl-against-girl bullying in the digital age emotional affects young women and girls in America. Kind Campaign is the leading nonprofit ending the trend of girl-against-girl bullying. Founded by Lauren Paul and Molly Thompson, Kind Campaign offers in school assemblies, educational school curriculums, clubs, online resources, and a supportive community...
Matt Hill // Founder of One Tree Planted
May 14, 2020 18:30 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBIn episode 54 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Matt Hill, founder of the global organization One Tree Planted on using trees to revitalize our planet and create jobs around the world. Matt Hill is the CEO and Founder of One Tree Planted, a reforestation nonprofit that was started in 2014. The company’s mission is to make it simple for people to give back to the environment. As a father and nature-lover, Matt wants to make sure future generations can enjoy the great ...
Emmanuel Trinity // Founder of era92
May 06, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBIn episode 53 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Emmanuel Trinity, Founder and CEO of era92 on growing up in the slums of Uganda and escaping extreme poverty and violence through the love of technology. Trinity is a social entrepreneur from Kampala, Uganda with an incredible an inspiring story. He grew up in the extreme poverty, lived on the streets, and eventually landed a one year internship with Coca Cola that changed his life and eventually led him to start is ow...
Trinity Heavenz // Founder of era92
May 06, 2020 13:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBDisruptors for GOOD is presented by: One Tree Planted Plant a Tree with One Tree Planted - Learn More ---> Check out the Causeartist Partners here. ---> Subscribe to the Causeartist Newsletter here. In episode 53 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Trinity Heavenz, Founder and CEO of era92 on growing up in the slums of Uganda and escaping extreme poverty and violence through the love of technology. Trinity is a social entrepreneur from Kampala, Uganda with an incr...
Lauri-Ann Ainsworth // CEO of Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship
April 29, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBIn episode 52 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Lauri-Ann Ainsworth, CEO of the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship on inspiring tech entrepreneurs in the Caribbean Islands. The Branson Centre is Richard Branson's Caribbean business accelerator that focuses on helping social impact entrepreneurs scale their businesses for the growth of the Caribbean economy at large. As CEO, Lauri-Ann champion’s the Branson Centre’s mission “To create dynamic Caribbean entrepreneurs.”...
Carrie Rich // Co-founder and CEO of the Global Good Fund
April 22, 2020 17:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBIn episode 51 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Carrie Rich, the Co-founder and CEO of The Global Good Fund on using capital to accelerate social impact. Carrie Rich is the co-founder and CEO of The Global Good Fund. Built by and for social entrepreneurs, The Global Good Fund was created in 2012 based on the belief that growing leaders is the best strategy for solving complex social problems and achieving global good. Carrie tested the theory behind The Global Good ...
Andy Rieger // Co-Founder of J.Rieger & Co Distillery
April 16, 2020 16:00 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBIn episode 50 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Andy Rieger, the Co-founder and President of J.Rieger & Co Distillery on navigating the pandemic and turning their 50,000 sqf HQ into a full-time hand sanitizer production facility. It all started in Kansas city during 1887, only to meet an early demise in 1919 with the onset of the 18th Amendment and Federal Prohibition. 95 years later, two ambitious young KC guys refused to let Prohibition be the final fate for J. Rie...
Maggie Kane // Founder of A Place at the Table
April 13, 2020 17:00 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBIn episode 49 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Maggie Kane, founder of A Place at the Table on how Pay What You Can Cafes can revolutionize the restaurant industry in America. A Place at the Table in Raleigh, North Carolina is one of only 61 pay-what-you-can restaurants in the U.S. – which means customers can choose to pay the suggested price, pay what they can afford, volunteer their time or pay-it-forward. Maggie Kane opened A Place at the Table in January, 2018 w...
Laura Hertz // CEO of Gifts for Good
April 06, 2020 20:30 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBIn episode 48 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Laura Hertz, Co-founder and CEO of Gifts for Good on using socially conscious products to disrupt the $100 million market of corporate gifting. Laura is the co-founder and CEO of Gifts for Good— an e-commerce site that curates and customizes premium gifts for companies and professionals that support charitable causes in 19 states and 65 countries around the globe. Making thoughtfulness and philanthropy easier for all. ...
Christian Thrasher and Catherine Smith // The Clinton Foundation
March 26, 2020 16:30 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MBIn episode 47 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Christian Thrasher and Catherine Smith from The Clinton Foundation on the impact of COVID-19 across different sectors of our society. Catharine Smith Catharine Smith is the chief executive officer of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative (CHMI) at the Clinton Foundation. Catharine previously served as executive director of the Harvard Center for Primary Care where she led business development, strategy, and operations ...
Priya Prakash // Founder of HealthSetGo
March 24, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBCauseartist - Social Impact Venture Jobs board - Learn more ---> Check out the Causeartist Partners here. ---> Subscribe to the Causeartist Newsletter here. In episode 46 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Priya Prakash, founder of HealthSetGo on her mission bring health education to millions of citizens in India. Growing up in India, Priya Prakash’s family showed their love through food. Nightly dinners, family gatherings, and celebrations were filled with joy an...
Martin Johnston // Co-founder of Crafted Society
March 19, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MBIn episode 45 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Martin Johnston, Co-founder of Crafted Society on raising over $1 million to disrupt the luxury goods market with transparency and social responsibility. Martin spent the last 20+ years running global operations for companies like Nautica, Tommy Hilfiger, Adidas, and Toms. After taking some time away from the industry to reflect on his purpose, he and his wife started Crafted Society. Both Martin and Lise have a long a...
Chami Akmeemana // Founder of Blockchain Learning Group and Convergence
March 05, 2020 03:00 - 49 minutes - 68.7 MBIn episode 44 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Chami Akmeemana, CEO of Blockchain Learning Group and Convergence on how blockchain is impacting lives around the world. Chami Akmeemana is the CEO of Blockchain Learning Group and Convergence. He is a Blockchain and AI Specialist. He pursued a Ph.D. in Bioceramic Engineering at Queen Mary, University of London, until deciding to forgo an academic career in favor of Law Enforcement. In 2002, he joined London’s Metropoli...
Treana Peake // Founder of Obakki
February 27, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBIn episode 43 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Treana Peake, founder of Obakki on her journey impacting over three million lives around the world. Treana's philanthropic journey started when she was only 8 years old, when an envelope of money was anonymously slipped under her family’s front door. For Treana and her mother, that envelope was everything when they had nothing. It also motivated her mission to give back and was a catalyst that has impacted over 3 millio...
Marc Angelo Coppola // Founder of Valhalla Farms
February 20, 2020 15:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBIn episode 42 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Marc Angelo Coppola, founder of Valhalla Farms on buying 60 acres of farmland to turn into a modern oasis of sustainable education and community. Marc dedicated to having an impact. Defining success in unconventional measures he has earned a living by applying the skills of entrepreneurship and marketing for a cause. Marc Angelo is also the founder behind Valhalla Farms, The Valhalla Movement, and Superhero Academy - he...
Laura Alexander and Liza Moiseeva // Co-founders of Brightly
February 13, 2020 15:00 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBIn episode 41 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Laura Alexander and Liza Moiseeva, co-founders of Brightly on their mission to build a billion dollar conscious consumer platform. The Brightly platform focuses on brand + product recommendations, actionable + research content, and authentic community connections to empower people to make a difference for the planet. Laura co-founded Brightly after leading social impact search initiatives for Google, scaling Amazon.com...
Jen Lewis // Founder of Purse & Clutch
February 06, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 60.4 MBIn episode 40 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Jen Lewis, founder and executive director of Purse & Clutch about ending the cycle of poverty through slow fashion. Jen believes good fashion is as much about the maker as it is about the finished product. It’s about art, about connection & about sustainability. By working directly with artisans in Guatemala, Mexico & Ethiopia, Purse & Clutch provides thoughtfully designed & ethically made handbags to help end the cycle...
Katy Sherratt // CEO of Back on My Feet
January 29, 2020 15:00 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBIn episode 39 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Katy Sherratt, CEO of Back on My Feet, on using the love of walking and running to combat chronic homelessness in America. Katy Sherratt leads Back on My Feet as Chief Executive Officer. An award-winning social innovation leader, Katy has taken Back on My Feet from early stage startup to sustainable organization with the integration of new holistic success measures for the program, consistent double digit financial and ...
Roberto Milk // Co-founder & CEO of NOVICA
January 22, 2020 16:00 - 49 minutes - 68 MBIn episode 38 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Roberto Milk, the Co-founder and CEO of NOVICA, on creating the world's largest impact marketplace. To date, NOVICA customers have helped send nearly $100 million to artisans around the world, and counting! NOVICA started with a dream to create a better world for artisans. Along the way, the team discovered something very important - as artisans around the world succeeded, there was also a visible and profound impact on...
Ian Rosenberger // Founder of WORK, First Mile, and Day Owl
January 15, 2020 15:00 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBIn episode 37 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Ian Rosenberger, Founder of WORK, First Mile, and Day Owl on using plastic waste and bottles to create sustainable jobs and sustainable products. WORK places the poor into jobs in landfill communities. First Mile has redirected over 96 Million plastic bottles from landfills and the ocean and transformed them into consumer goods for global brands trying to find value in authenticity, transparency, and responsibility. Da...
Chad Dime // Co-Founder of Diff Eyewear
January 08, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBIn episode 36 of the Disruptors for Good podcast, I speak with Chad Dime, Co-founder of Diff Charitable Eyewear on building a brand that has impacted a million around the world. Chad got his start in the eyewear industry by working with his father, where he developed a passion for bringing something new to the current eyewear market. Chad co-founded DIFF Charitable Eyewear with hopes of being a global leader in the eyewear industry with a focus on giving back. When DIFF Charitabl...
Noora Sharrab // CEO of Sitti
December 24, 2019 18:00 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBIn episode 35 of the Disruptors for Good podcast, I speak with Noora Sharrab, the Co-founder and CEO of Sitti on creating a social impact brand inside of a Palestinian Refugee Camp. In 2014, Noora Sharrab and Jacqueline Sofia began working with a motivated group of women in Jordan’s Jerash “Gaza” Refugee Camp to build the foundation for a social enterprise that would educate, employ and empower the community’s women and girls. Today, Sitti maintains its commitment to providing fair...
Austin Whitman // CEO of Climate Neutral
December 18, 2019 15:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBIn episode 34 of the Disruptors for Good podcast, I speak with Austin Whitman, the CEO of Climate Neutral about combating climate change by putting a price on carbon emissions. Austin has spent the past 20 years of his career working on early stage environmental markets and technologies, with a dose of policy work along the way. His first venture into carbon offsetting began in grad school with a program he started to sell carbon offsets to his classmates. He firmly believes that ...
What's Coming in 2020 // Quick Thank You
December 11, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes - 2.95 MBHappy Holidays everyone. I am taking this week off, but I will be back next week with a new episode. Hope everyone is well. Thanks :) We are powered by: Charity Charge - Charity Charity is the only credit card designed for nonprofit expenses. No Personal Guarantor required, easy accounting integrations, and a dedicated account manager. Vera - Vera is a simple way for businesses to offset their plastic footprint. By becoming Vera-Certified, you'll help create new jobs for peop...
Hayley Santell // Founder of MADI Apparel
December 04, 2019 14:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBIn episode 33 of the Disruptors for Good podcast, I speak with Hayley Santell, the Founder of MADI Apparel about creating an ethical fashion brand using American manufacturing, giving back, and empowering women affected by domestic violence. I had the great opportunity to sit down and chat with Hayley at MADI HQ here in Kansas City. Hayley wanted to symbolize how vulnerable women can feel when they don't have access to new, clean underwear, so she decided to take the leap in 2012 a...