Description

Joshua Pollard, President and CEO of Omicelo, a mission-driven private equity firm investing in real estate, healthcare, and sustainability sectors, joins us to share his story of growing up in a family of steelworkers and veterans and his experience working at Goldman Sachs. He shares two key realizations that led him to pursue his venture: the need for impact and ownership and the importance of creating meaningful change through one's work. He also explains how he started his nonprofit Omicelo Care to help those who are uninsured or underinsured get access to medical care.

Tune in as Joshua shares how mission-driven businesses can be profitable and successful while positively impacting their communities. 

[00:00 - 07:29] Exploring Impact and Ownership

• Joshua's background and career
• He wanted to have both impact and ownership when investing, which led him to start Omnicelo
• Mission-driven means being motivated by a greater goal than money while also recognizing the importance of profitability

[07:30 - 16:49] Investing with a Mission

• More significant goals can connect the company to its partners, clients, and employees more sincerely and firmly than money alone
• 250 community members have been taught how to invest in real estate through programs such as the Real Estate Co-Powerment Series
• Omnicelo focuses on investments in real estate, healthcare, and sustainability 

[16:50 - 24:34] Discovering the Seven Pillars of a Sustainable Business

• The concept of 'seven pillars' for sustainable business
• It is vital to have a good strategy and people for a business
• There is a need to have both financial and energy sustainability

[24:35 - 29:13] Closing Segment

• Get to know more about Joshua through the lightning round!
• Final words

Quotes:

"What does it mean to be mission-driven? To me, to be mission-driven means to be motivated by a greater goal than money while simultaneously acknowledging the important role of profitability and achieving that greater goal time and time again." - Joshua Pollard

"If you can be genuine in your mission orientation, it should lead to higher profitability. And that's how we try to operate our business." - Joshua Pollard

Connect with Joshua!

Website: www.Omicelo.com 

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