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The Impact Investing PodcastRehana Nathoo on Social Finance, Next Gen Leaders, and the Impact Investing Network MapRehana Nathoo joined the Case Foundation in 2016 as part of the Social Innovation team. She serves as Vice President of Social Innovation, focusing specifically on the Foundation’s efforts around Impact Investing. A self-identifying New Yorker, Rehana previously worked at the Bank of New York Mellon to help design the firm’s Social Finance program. specifically working closely with the Wealth Management business to build internal expertise around Social Finance, and creating a prototype for the firm’s first Impact Investment Fund. Most recently, an Adjunct Professor of CSR and Social Finance at NYU Wagner School...
2017-08-1542 min
The Impact Investing PodcastJohn Kohler on Impact Capital, Micro VC Firms and Launching the Demand DividendFor the past several years, John has been Director of Impact Capital at Santa Clara’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship and has also been a mentor to social entrepreneurs at the Global Social Benefit Accelerator. In 2011 he authored a report on impact investing entitled Coordinating Impact Capital: a New Approach to Investing in Small and Growing Businesses and recently co-authored a chapter on equity investing in New Frontiers of Philanthropy (Oxford Press-2014). He is now pioneering a new investment vehicle – the Demand Dividend - that presents investors with a ‘structured exit’ alternative to equity. In addition, he is co-founder...
2017-02-2845 min
The Impact Investing PodcastMatthew Weatherley-White: The Philosopher King of Impact Investing "The capacity for truly independent thought is first of all rare, and second of all lonely. And so to pursue that as an investor is critically important, yet really, really difficult." Matthew Weatherly-White is the co-founder and Managing Director of the CAPROCK Group. A multi-family office based in Boise,ID with over 2 Billion dollars under management. Matthew has accomplished a ton, but maybe most interesting about him is his philosophical approach to investing, and the numerous mental models he applies to the endeavor. If you’re interested in exploring philosophical questions within Impact Investing, this is...
2017-02-011h 08
The Impact Investing PodcastKusi Hornberger on Development Economics and Global PartnershipsKusi joined Global Partnerships June 2015. He is responsible for identifying and researching social impact and financial return potential of new investment initiatives, refining existing investment initiatives as well defining GP’s overall investment strategy. He also GP’s lead for agriculture and health sectors. Prior to joining GP, Kusi worked three years as a management consultant for Bain & Company in South America and five years as an Investment Officer for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. In both roles he has published numerous papers on private sector development and impact inve...
2016-12-3148 min
The Impact Investing PodcastMark Horoszowski on MovingWorlds, Volunteering and the Impact of your SkillsetMark Horoszowski is co-founder and CEO of MovingWorlds.org, a global platform that helps people volunteer their expertise with social impact organizations around the world, on their own or through corporate-sponsored programs. Since its launch in 2011, MovingWorlds.org has already helped unleash over 5 million dollars worth of professional skills to social enterprises around the world and is the originator of the term, Experteering. Mark holds a Master's in Accounting and a BA in Business from the University of Washington, serves as a volunteer co-chairing the American Cancer Society's National Volunteer Leadership Team, and is a contributor at Huffington Post...
2016-11-0941 min
The Impact Investing PodcastJean Case on the Impact of Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Solving Grand ChallengesJean Case is the CEO of the Case Foundation and Chair of The National Geographic Society Board of Trustees. Currently an actively engaged philanthropist, investor and pioneer in the world of interactive technologies, her career in the private sector spanned nearly two decades before she and her husband, Steve Case, created the Case Foundation in 1997. A passionate believer in all things digital and the amazing potential of technology to change the world for the better, the Case Foundation is recognized for its innovative efforts to address significant social challenges, harnessing the best impulses of entrepreneurship, technology and collaboration to...
2016-10-1342 min
The Impact Investing PodcastSongbae Lee on SME Lending, Career Advice, and the Impact of the Calvert FoundationSongbae Lee is a Senior Investment Officer at the Calvert Foundation, which is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), connecting individual investors with organizations working around the globe, developing affordable housing, creating jobs, protecting the environment, and working in numerous other ways for the social good. Maybe the coolest part of Calvert Foundation is their community investment note run through Vested.org - an investment vehicle open to anyone in the world with just $20. The investment is applied to Community Development Partners working with Calvert to lend to entrepreneurs who are growing their companies and projects focused...
2016-08-311h 07
The Impact Investing PodcastJack Knellinger on Capria and Building the First Accelerator for Impact Fund ManagersJack Knellinger is the Principal and co-founder of Capria, the world's first VC accelerator focused on training the emerging wave of new impact investing fund managers. Capria focuses on bringing in teams from developing nations, and teaches them how to operate fundraise and launch their impact focused VC firms in countries that traditionally don’t have experienced investors or a breadth of investors looking to invest in companies that are focused on social or environmental good. Capria also has a really intriguing model which does things such as allowing these emerging investors to put their investments on Ca...
2016-07-0735 min
The Impact Investing PodcastClara Miller on Building a Foundation for the 21st CenturyClara Miller is President of the Heron Foundation, which helps people and communities help themselves out of poverty. Prior to assuming the foundation’s presidency, Miller was President and CEO of Nonprofit Finance Fund which she founded and ran from 1984 through 2010. In addition to serving on Heron's board, Miller is on the boards of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and she is a member of the U.S. Advisory Committee to the G8 on Impact investing, named in 2014. From 2010-2014 Miller was a member of the first Nonprofit Advisory Committee of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Ms...
2016-05-0527 min
The Impact Investing PodcastMichael "Luni" Libes and his Blueprints for Building Accelerators and Funds for Social GoodThis Podcast is sponsored by Maine Startup and Create Week. This years conference is June 20th to 26th in Portand, ME and is going to be amazing! This year’s conference is focused on design and innovation. They’re bringing in some of the best minds to discuss and teach how entrepreneurs can use the skills that accompany great design and design thinking to help build better companies, products and solutions to the world's most pressing problems? Panels will cover topics ranging from a mixture of Biotech, Agricultural tech and innovation and environmental technology to health-care, disruption of the insu...
2016-04-2049 min
The Impact Investing PodcastBenjamin Stone on How to Launch Your Career in Impact Investing and Social EntrepreneurshipThis Podcast is sponsored by Maine Startup and Create Week. This years conference is June 20th to 26th in Portland, ME and is going to be amazing! This year’s conference is focused on design and innovation. They’re bringing in some of the best minds to discuss and teach how entrepreneurs can use the skills that accompany great design and design thinking to help build better companies, products and solutions to the world's most pressing problems? Panels will cover topics ranging from a mixture of Biotech, Agricultural tech and innovation and environmental technology to health-care, disruption of the insu...
2016-04-0752 min
The Impact Investing PodcastBryan Birsic on Techstars, Finding Your Co-Founders, and the Impact of Wunder CapitalSponsored by Maine Startup and Create Week
This Podcast is sponsored by Maine Startup and Create Week. This years conference is June 20th to 26th in Portand, ME and is going to be amazing! This year’s conference is focused on design and innovation. They’re bringing in some of the best minds to discuss and teach how entrepreneurs can use the skills that accompany great design and design thinking to help build better companies, products and solutions to the world's most pressing problems? Panels will cover topics ranging from a mixture of Biotech, Agricultural tech and inno...
2016-03-2344 min
The Impact Investing PodcastCharlie Spies on the Impact of the New Markets Tax Credit Program and Rural Community DevelopmentIf you’re involved in building companies or investing in New England - you’ve heard of Charlie Spies. If you’re involved in developing rural communities, you’ve definitely heard of CEI and CEI Capital Management (CCML).
Charlie is CEO of CEI Capital Management LLC, one of the nation’s leading allocatees of federal New Markets Tax Credits and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CEI, Inc. In this position, Charlie oversees the company’s capital sourcing and deployment, project sourcing and investment recommendations, and program compliance. CEI Capital Management has placed nearly $850 million in New Markets capacity in more than...
2016-03-0937 min
The Impact Investing PodcastFlory Wilson on Metrics, GIIRS and B-AnalyticsFlory Wilson is the Director, International for GIIRS at B Lab. She joined B Lab in April 2010, working on the core team that has launched the Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS) Ratings & Analytics. Flory chairs the Emerging Markets Standards Advisory Council that crafted the GIIRS rating methodology, and led a beta-test of the GIIRS assessment in early 2011 that involved over 200 companies and 25 leading impact investing funds in 30 different countries. Flory also focuses on business development, working with emerging market based mission-driven enterprises, investment vehicles and impact investors who are using GIIRS Ratings & Analytics, and GIIRS’ communications efforts.
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2016-02-2445 min
The Impact Investing PodcastMatt Davis and the Impact of Entrepreneurship, Perseverance and Investing in EthiopiaMatt Davis is the Founder and Partner of RENEW - an impact investment and advisory firm that manages and serves the Impact Angel Network, which is a global network of investors who seek to make both social impact and financial returns on their investments in Africa. RENEW’s largest office is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
RENEW likes to invest in companies within the “missing middle” space. Companies that are too big for traditional seed stage investing, but too small for bank loans or traditional financing. The company focuses on Individual investments of $100K - $3M for expansion/growth...
2016-02-1152 min
The Impact Investing PodcastAmy Novogratz on Raising a Fund and the Future of AquacultureAmy Novogratz is a Managing Partner of AquaSpark - the world's first aquaculture-only venture investment fund. Founded in 2013, AquaSpark invests with a focus on sustainable aquaculture businesses around the world. The small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) they invest in are working toward the production of safe, accessible aquatic life - such as fish, shellfish and plants, as well as innovations in fish feed and technical systems; all which operate in ways that do not harm the planet's oceans. The funds investors value the fact that each investment aims to create triple impact—specifically, each investment is chosen for its potential to gen...
2016-01-2036 min
The Impact Investing PodcastWhat I'm Reading, Thinking and ExploringA end of the year inbetweenisode where I discuss books that have influenced my thinking this year, trends and areas of impact investing I want to explore in 2016, and some of my views and opinions of the field of #impinv as a whole.
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2015-12-3025 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 011 - Al Etmanski: The Lasting Impact of Social and Financial InnovatorsImpact beautifully distills the insights and deep wisdom of one of the world’s great social innovators. Etmanski’s book is far more than a practical guide: it’s an invitation to re-imagine possibilities for our lives and for the world we create.”David Bornstein, author “How To Change The World”
Al Etmanski is a community organizer, social entrepreneur and author. He is a founding partner of Social Innovation Generation (SiG) and BC Partners for Social Impact. Previously he co-founded Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)with his wife Vickie Cammack and Jack Collins. Al is an Ashoka fellow, and...
2015-12-1036 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 010 - Raúl Pomares: The Impact of Conviction in Your Investment StrategyThis is the second episode of the "Sonen Series."
Sonen Capital is one of the top Impact Investing management firms in the United States, and is consistently at the forefront of thought leadership for Impact Investing in Public Markets and projects.
Raúl Pomares is the Founder of Sonen Capital LLC, where he operates across the firm’s overall business activities, while focusing on client management, business development and industry leadership. He is a member of the firm’s investment committee.
Raúl is an internationally recognized speaker and author on sustainability and impact...
2015-11-2551 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 009 - Will Morgan: The Impact of Defining, Evaluating and Measuring Impact Investment Portfolios
I've had the great pleasure of speaking with many incredible people since I started this Podcast, and this month is no different. I'm calling it the Sonen series – and both episodes this month will be with leaders from Sonen Capital – an impact investing firm based out of San Francisco that I have great respect for.
Sonen Capital is a specialized investment management firm dedicated to investors seeking financial returns with lasting social and environmental impact. They offer multi-manager, multi-themed investment solutions via pooled vehicles, portfolio strategies and customized mandates. Sonen is also a certified B Corp and GIIRS c...
2015-11-1252 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 008 - Bessi Graham: The Impact of Business Models and Creating Investable Social EnterprisesThis episode is with Bessi Graham, CEO and Co-founder of The Difference Incubator (TDi) out of Melbourne, Australia.
TDi is developing investment-ready enterprises that create positive social impact and are financially sustainable. This initiative will alter the social economy of Australia and open a new market for impact investors.
By focusing on coaching, clinics, consultation and incubation - TDi is applying the principles of Business Model Generation when working with social enterprises to develop innovative business models that will help entrepreneurs build companies that have lasting durability in their pursuit of Blended Value. TDi is al...
2015-10-281h 08
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 007 - Jesse Richardson: The Impact of Social Enterprise in GuatemalaThis episode is with social entrepreneur Jesse Richardson – the President and Co-Founder of MPACT Project.
MPACT Project is building a movement of influencers that want to generate social change with business. Together they will mobilize people, communities, and resources to combat poverty, lack, and hopelessness.
Jesse Richardson and Eric Welch became business partners with a vision to effectively solve social problems with the power of business. MPACT Project was founded to create sustainability for both villagers in Guatemala around the world. The direction of MPACT Project was sealed after a summer trip to Guatemala.
M...
2015-10-1338 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 006 - Tom Dawkins: How to Crowdfund a Social EnterpriseIn this episode I talk with Tom Dawkins, who is a serial social entrepreneur and the Australian co-founder of StartSomeGood. He previously founded award-winning Australia non-profit Vibewire and was the first Social Media Director at Ashoka. He has worked with numerous non-profits, associations and government entities to help them tell their stories and build community. He’s founded a film festival, opened Australia’s first co-working space and set-up a Burning Man Theme Camp with his wife Kate. Tom is one of the most impressive and effective social entrepreneurs out there. If you are looking for inspiration to he...
2015-09-3043 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 005 - Nancy Pfund: The Impact of Venture Capital and Renewable EnergyNancy Pfund is a legend and expert in Venture Capital, Renewable Energies and Impact Investing. She has been in the field for over 20 years and is widely cited in her writing and speaking about the importance in renewable energy. Her fund, DBL Investors just finished closing a new $400 million fund - which is now the largest social impact fund ever raised.
DBL Investors assists its portfolio companies in achieving a “double bottom line”: that is, strong long-term financial success as well as positive social, environmental and econ...
2015-09-1641 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 004 - Mark Tercek: Conserving Nature's Fortune with Impact InvestingMark Tercek is the President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the author of the book Nature's Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature. In our conversation we talk about the different ways TNC is investing in nature, it's latest programs and strategies to preserve precious land and marine resources, as well as how impact investors can become involved and begin to think about how to invest in the environment. We also talk about some of Mark's personal stories, travels, and two book that had a massive influence in his life.
When I r...
2015-09-0241 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 003 - Janie Barrera: The Impact of Microfinance in the United StatesThis episode is with LiftFund founding President and current CEO Janie Barrera. She is a leader and true changemaker in the field of microfinance in the USA, and has built a career on helping entrepreneurs and small business owners from low income and underserved areas achieve success. LiftFund has made over 15,000 loans totaling over $180 million dollars, all while maintaining an impressive 96% repayment rate. Since just 2013, these loans have helped create almost 11,000 jobs, retailed thousands more, and have been found to lead to a 75% survival rate for the small businesses recieving loans from LiftFund.
Impact investing and mircofinance hav...
2015-08-1943 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 002 - Lawson Knight: Impact Investing in Rural CommunitiesIn this episode, I talk with, Lawson Knight - who is the Managing Principle of Intermountain Impact Investments (I3). Lawson and his business partner are in the process of launching a new impact focused financial service provider, focused on rural communities in the Pacific Northwest and parts of the US Midwest. We tak about his journey into impact investing, the process of designing and building I3, and the challenges, benefits and opportunities in servicing rural communities.
More about Lawson and I3 can be found at their company website, www.I-three.org
And on Twitter @i3_rural...
2015-08-0430 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 001 - Jed Emerson: Blended Value in Impact Investing and LifeIn Episode 1 of The Impact Investing Podcast, I talk with one of the biggest names in impact investing, Jed Emerson. We dive into his personal origin story of entering the field of non-profits and philanthropy, his transition into impact investing, his newest co-authored book "The Impact Investor," total portfolio management and much more. This episode was a huge honor for me, and I know you'll get as much value ou of it as I did.
More about Jed and his work can be found at his personal website BlendedValue.com
And on Twitter @BlendedValue
2015-08-0455 min
The Impact Investing PodcastIIP 000 - Pilot EpisodeThis is the very first episode of The Impact Investing Podcast! It's a quick informal information session about what to expect from the podcast and future episodes.
2015-08-0303 min