Impact at Scale

The Social Innovation Podcast had the chance to talk to Mick Liubinskas , a co-Founder of Climate Salad , an online community dedicated to fostering and developing the climate and sustainability industry in Australia. Mick shares with us what made him leave the tech world and commit to climate and how we can all look around and ask, "What more can I be doing?". This episode is hosted again by Zal...

The Social Innovation Podcast sat down with Marie Cheong and Quentin Vaquette , two of the founding partners of Wavemaker Impact , to talk about solving the climate crisis through impactful businesses. Wavemaker Impact is a fund and a venture builder looking to grow companies that can earn $100 million in revenue and abate 100 megatonnes of carbon per year. This week's episode is guest-hosted by Z...

The Social Innovation Podcast had such a wonderful conversation with Shamini Dhana , the Founder and CEO of Dhana, Inc . and the CEO at D/Sphere .  Dhana Inc. is a fashion tech company, transforming customer experience from zero-waste designs to social and environmental impact through Circular Fashion. D/Sphere is the creative fashion platform for people to create clothing using second-life m...

The Social Innovation Podcast was joined by Edward Booty , the CEO at reach52 . reach52 delivers health services in markets others don't reach. Some of the topics Ed discussed: Encouraged by his father to travel after graduation from university Traveled to India among other countries Worked at a pharmaceutical company in Bombay creating new business models for emerging markets How even some of the...

The Social Innovation Podcast enjoyed the opportunity to talk to Chaitali Patel , the Chief Impact Officer at 100 Women in Finance and the CEO of EverGood .  EverGood seeks to help the world’s most innovative, resourceful, and mission-driven organizations plan, measure, and communicate their impact. Some of the topics that Chaitali discussed: Immigrating from India to the United States as a 1...

Brandon Ng , a co-Founder and the CEO of AMPD Energy , was kind enough to join the Social Innovation Podcast.  AMPD Energy is committed to making the construction industry emission-free and sees electrification and connectivity as a key part of this transformation.  Some of the topics Brandon discussed: His parents were both accountants and encouraged him to be one as well Was born in Br...

The Social Innovation Podcast thoroughly enjoyed its conversation with ShuFen Lin , an ex- startup founder deeply interested in artificial intelligence and climate change. Some of the topics that ShuFen discussed: Working from home and work/life integration A work-life that encompassed corporate, startups, and back to corporate Worked in the telco business for 15 years Left corporate life to start...

The Social Innovation Podcast was joined by Fengru Lin , the Founder, and CEO of TurtleTree .  TurtleTree believes that "Food should nourish and delight."  They envision "a world where people, animals, and the planet no longer have to pay the price for the meals on our table..." Some of the topics that Fengru covered included: Working at Salesforce and Google prior to starting TurtleTree...

We were joined by Nabeel Ismeer , a co-Founder of MPWRNRGY (I think it needs more vowels.) and the author of " The Hunters Walk ."  MPWRNRGY develops, installs, and operates green technologies like solar power on rooftops of commercial and residential properties and electric vehicle charging stations at carparks and other locations. Some of the topics that Nabeel discussed: The story of how h...

Social Innovation Podcast was super happy to be joined by Steve Melhuish , Founder PropertyGuru, Sustainability Advocate & Investor, and a co-Founder of Planet Rise .  Planet Rise believes that climate and social inequality are the biggest challenges facing humanity today. It supports companies solving these issues, using tech to achieve impact at scale. Some of the topics Steve and I cov...

Aliza Napartivaumnuay joined me on the Social Innovation Podcast to talk about Socialgiver , of which she is the CEO.  Socialgiver is a platform that is pioneering new ways to connect and use the spending power of consumers to create positive change in the world. Some of the topics that Aliza and I discussed: How growing up all around the world helped shape her Her membership in the Obama Fou...

The Social Innovation Podcast was happy to have a conversation with Jan Ivar Czaplicki , a co-Founder of CarbonClick.com and an Edmund Hillary Fellow .  CarbonClick has built the world's simplest and most trustworthy carbon offsetting system to accelerate the fight against climate change. CarbonClick has built innovative, new ways for businesses and individuals to neutralize their impact on t...

The Social Innovation Podcast learned a lot from its discussion with Sushil Vaishnav , the Founder of KNP Arises .  KNP Arises is a revolutionary startup that is at the forefront of building a green world.  KNP Arises collects used cooking oils and fats from restaurants and then converts those oils into bio-diesel. Some of the topics we covered with Sushil: When he returned from 8 years...

The Social Innovation Podcast enjoyed talking to Sylvia Yu Friedman .  Sylvia is a renowned Author , Award-Winning Filmmaker, and Serial Entrepreneur. Sylvia has devoted her life to exposing the world to the horrors of sex trafficking and human slavery and inspiring others to join in fighting against them. Some of the topics that we discussed: Sylvia's involvement in media since 1997 and her...

The Social Innovation Podcast was excited to welcome Matthew Friedman , the CEO of   The Mekong Club , back to the show.  The Mekong Club is a catalyst for change, inspiring and engaging the private sector to lead in the fight against modern slavery. Some of the topics we discussed this time around: How Corporate Social Responsibility led to ESG Why institutions now must include Purpose...

The Social Innovation Podcast was honored to have Sandeep Aneja and Jetu Lalvani , Managing Partners at Kaizenvest on the show. Kaizenvest is an emerging markets asset manager focused on the future of learning and work, managing private equity and private debt funds in South & Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.  Kaizenvest believes that the future of learning and work is being redefin...

Social Innovation Podcast welcomed Gautam Godhwani , a Managing Partner of Good Startup , to the show.  Good Startup is a venture firm focused on the alternative protein sector. It invests in entrepreneurs creating the next generation of food and materials companies. Gautam moved to the United States with his family when he was 10 years old and settled in Silicon Valley.  Surrounded by t...

The Social Innovation Podcast sat down (virtually) with Paul Ark (Polapat Arkkrapridi), an Advisor at Gobi Partners .  Paul has had an incredible and incredibly varied career, spanning investment banking, retail, venture capital, and philanthropy .  Suffice it to say that Paul and I had a great conversation filled with thoughtful insights and ideas. Some of the topics Paul and I discusse...

The Social Innovation Podcast was joined by Regina Larko , the Founder, Host, and Producer of #impact Podcast .  #impact is a "podcasting community built for and by visionaries making positive impacts by sharing stories that deserve to be heard." Some of the topics Regina discussed included: Being very much attuned to her 8-year-old self Why Regina was always interested in #impact Regina's un...

The  Social Innovation Podcast was recently joined by Andre Menezes a co-Founder and the COO of NextGen Foods .  NextGen Foods is passionate about using plants to create food experiences so delicious and satisfying, it will make you forget why animals were used for food. Some of the topics we discussed: Starting his first company as a 12-year-old and building a web presence for a car dea...

The Social Innovation Podcast was recently joined by Annette Werth and Jeffrey Char , co-founders of SOGO Energy , and the CTO and CEO respectively.  SOGO Energy believes that energy ventures in emerging markets have the power to create valuable, scalable businesses.  However, despite solid business models and fast-growing customer acquisition, they struggle to raise the money they need...

The Social Innovation Podcast was honored to have Matthew Friedman , the CEO of The Mekong Club on the show.  The Mekong Club is a catalyst for change, inspiring and engaging the private sector to lead in the fight against modern slavery. If you listen to this episode and are not moved, I do not know what WILL move you.

The Social Innovation Podcast had an inspiring conversation with Neha Mehta , the Founder of FemTech Partners . Neha is a Lawyer and Fintech professional, specializing in Digital Financial Services, financial inclusion, payment systems, anti-money laundering, and terrorist financing (AML/CFT). She has worked with financial regulators across key Asian markets and assisted in developing effective po...

The Social Innovation Podcast had the honor of speaking with Peetachai (Neil) Dejkraisak , the CEO of Jasberry. Neil and Palmmy were MBA students in 2011 when they learned that Thai farmers were among the poorest in the world, earning just $0.40/day, as a result of poor yield, rising costs, and inefficient agricultural systems. This problem affects 17 million farmers in Thailand alone and it is ge...

The Social Innovation Podcast spoke to Louis-Alban Batard-Dupre , the founder and Food Waste Fighter at Yindii .  Yindii is a marketplace connecting Bangkok restaurants and cafes’ surplus to consumers at discounted prices. It reduces Thailand's food waste and its carbon footprint, one meal at a time. The team at Yindii believes that food consumption can have a positive impact on the planet if...