IIP 000 - Pilot Episode

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IIP 000 - Pilot Episode

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Aug 3, 2015

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This 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.

Released:

Aug 3, 2015

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Podcast episode

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Interviews with the leading impact investors and entrepreneurs who are using capital resources to create positive social and environmental change around the globe.

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IIP 000 - Pilot Episode: This 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. by The Impact Investing Podcast
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IIP 001 - Jed Emerson: Blended Value in Impact Investing and Life: In 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
55 min listen
IIP 008 - Bessi Graham: The Impact of Business Models and Creating Investable Social Enterprises: This 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
69 min listen
IIP 005 - Nancy Pfund: The Impact of Venture Capital and Renewable Energy: Nancy 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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IIP 007 - Jesse Richardson: The Impact of Social Enterprise in Guatemala: This 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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IIP 003 - Janie Barrera: The Impact of Microfinance in the United States: This 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
44 min listen
IIP 002 - Lawson Knight: Impact Investing in Rural Communities: In 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
31 min listen
IIP 006 - Tom Dawkins: How to Crowdfund a Social Enterprise: In 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
44 min listen
IIP 004 - Mark Tercek: Conserving Nature's Fortune with Impact Investing: Mark 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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IIP 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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What I'm Reading, Thinking and Exploring: A 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. Twitter... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Matt Davis and the Impact of Entrepreneurship, Perseverance and Investing in Ethiopia: Matt 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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IIP 011 - Al Etmanski: The Lasting Impact of Social and Financial Innovators: Impact 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Amy Novogratz on Raising a Fund and the Future of Aquaculture: Amy 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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IIP 010 - Raúl Pomares: The Impact of Conviction in Your Investment Strategy: This 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
51 min listen
Flory Wilson on Metrics, GIIRS and B-Analytics: Flory 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
46 min listen
Benjamin Stone on How to Launch Your Career in Impact Investing and Social Entrepreneurship: This 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Bryan Birsic on Techstars, Finding Your Co-Founders, and the Impact of Wunder Capital: Sponsored 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Michael "Luni" Libes and his Blueprints for Building Accelerators and Funds for Social Good: 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Clara Miller on Building a Foundation for the 21st Century: Clara 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Charlie Spies on the Impact of the New Markets Tax Credit Program and Rural Community Development: If 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).... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Jack Knellinger on Capria and Building the First Accelerator for Impact Fund Managers: Jack 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Mark Horoszowski on MovingWorlds, Volunteering and the Impact of your Skillset: Mark Horoszowski is co-founder and CEO of , 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,... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Songbae Lee on SME Lending, Career Advice, and the Impact of the Calvert Foundation: Songbae 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Kusi Hornberger on Development Economics and Global Partnerships: Kusi 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Jean Case on the Impact of Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Solving Grand Challenges: Jean 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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John Kohler on Impact Capital, Micro VC Firms and Launching the Demand Dividend: For 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Matthew 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Rehana Nathoo on Social Finance, Next Gen Leaders, and the Impact Investing Network Map: Rehana 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,... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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Flory Wilson on Metrics, GIIRS and B-Analytics: Flory 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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36 min listen
IIP 010 - Raúl Pomares: The Impact of Conviction in Your Investment Strategy: This 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
51 min listen
IIP 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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IIP 007 - Jesse Richardson: The Impact of Social Enterprise in Guatemala: This 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... by The Impact Investing Podcast
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IIP 000 - Pilot Episode

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