A New Lens with CommonGood Capital

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Michael Spraggins about his career as an entrepreneur and business owner, how his personal faith motivates his decisions, the founding of Lifenet International – a transformative healthcare conversion-franchise network he founded after recognizing a need for quality access to healthcare in Africa, his latest venture into renewable […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Ashleigh Chapman, a human rights lawyer and social entrepreneur, about her years of building solutions to end and prevent human trafficking as a non-profit, her realization that to effectively scale and sustain those solutions it would require an impact-focused for-profit framework, why she trains her teams on […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Brian Estes, CIO of Off the Chain Capital and producer of the upcoming film God Bless Bitcoin. The guys discuss Brian’s long career in financial services, the accident that put him in a wheelchair as a teenager, his long-standing belief in the immoral nature of our current […]

Jeff is joined by Jerome Ringo, Chairman of Zoetic Global, which was founded to revolutionize the energy sector through innovative solutions that unleash the power of renewable resources. The guys discuss how Jerome’s transition from a 22-year career in the international oil and gas business prepared him to lead several national conservation and environmental organizations […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Kalen Salmon, Founder of Identity Ministry – a program that provides material and spiritual support for ex felons returning to society – about his troubled history with the law, his path to living a redemptive life, leveraging his past to help others get their life in order, his thoughts […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Tim Johnson, the Senior Pastor of Orlando World Outreach Center – about his 9-year NFL career in which he won a Superbowl with the Washington Redskins, dedicating his post football career to ministry in Tennessee and Florida and later helping the incarcerated of Rikers Island with his […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Sister Charlotte Davenport of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, about how her early life as a biologist in Alaska prepared her for a life as a finance manager, educator, and Impact investor for her congregation, how the concept of stewardship is intertwined as is relates […]

In a replay of one of our favorite episodes – Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Pete Leonard, founder and Roast Master of I Have a Bean, on how moving a lot as a child taught him the value of diversity, how a missions trip to Brazil and his brother-in-law’s prison sentence collided […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Edmund Higenbottam, Managing Director of Verdant Capital, discussing his over 20 years of experience in investment capital and investment banking, how his early career in financial services led him to a focus on emerging markets, his passion to bring opportunity to lower-middle and low income African countries, […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Kenny Eck, Founder and CEO of Patient Sortal, on his favorite part of growing up on a large-production farm, his accelerated educational path the led to 3 degrees in 5.5 years, his shift in focus from medical school to the founding of Patient Sortal, which helps formerly incarcerated citizens […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with entrepreneur Janvier ‘Mike’ Ngamije, whose father died in the Rwanda genocide when he was 7 years old, on why it was important for him to forgive his father’s murderer, being raised by a dedicated single mother, the time he rescued a baby girl from a deep hole […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Greg Lanier, a pastor and New Testament professor at Reform Theological Seminary, on how his experience in financial services dovetailed nicely into a transition into ministry, how faith-based investors early-adopted the impact investing space, what Jesus thought about utilizing capital for good, why environmental stewardship is generally res...

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Alix Lebec, CEO of Lebec Consulting and an entrepreneur and advisor focused on the intersection of impact, philanthropy, and sustainable finance. Alix details her unique formative years growing up as a French citizen attending school on a US military base in Korea, her time helping to grow water.org into a global organization, how philanthropic c...

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Reid Thomas, Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer of JTC Americas, about living as a dual citizen, applying his Silicon Valley tech background to impact and opportunity zone funds, how the passage of time has influenced Reid’s perspective on life, how his involvement in the EB5 job creation program led to […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat- Operating Principles for Impact Management, on establishing a framework for bringing greater discipline and transparency to the impact investing market, her extensive career in financial services before finding a passion to help grow the Impact space, the difference between ESG and Impact, and much […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Paulina Stannard, Head of Impact at CI Private Wealth, to chat about how a billionaire client changed her perspective and helped her analytical side and empathetic side combine forces to leverage capital for profit while also doing good, her crusade to spread this message to clients and peers […]

In a replay of our very first episode that you may have missed the first time around – Jeff speaks with Ron Cordes, a 30+ year veteran of the investment industry, co-founder and former CEO of AssetMark, and co-author of “The Art of Investing”. In 2006 Ron launched the Cordes Foundation – and has since focused […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Toussaint Bailey, Founder and CEO of Uplifting Capital, to chat about how his “super parents” shaped his outlook on life, his career path from lawyer to manager of lawyers to wealth manager to founder and CEO, how the chaotic events of 2020 inspired the creation of his […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Victor Lombard (aka DIVINE), CEO and founder of Solvent, on his troubled upbringing in Newport, RI leading to his incarceration, to starting a business that facilitates financial education and freedom for those affected by the justice system, his thoughts on running a business for profit AND for purpose, and […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by John Bowman, who serves as Executive Vice President for CAIA Association, to discuss his start in financial services, his eye-opening 14 years at the non-profit CFA Institute, how CAIA protects clients through education and advocacy, the importance of a stewardship mindset, his controversial thoughts on ESG, and much more.

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Jeff Shinabarger, Founder and Executive Director of Plywood People, on his passion for helping people get their ideas off the ground, starting a co-working space for problem solving start-ups, how defining success is difficult in social entrepreneurship, and much more.

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Marion Chebet, Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Impact Investing at JFG Wealth, on growing up poor in Kenya, her collegiate running career in the US, the process of integrating Impact Investing into a multi-family office, the questions to ask yourself if you want to get into Impact, and much […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Ron Nikkel, President Emeritus of Prison Fellowship International and author of Hope in the Ruins, on his transition from running a successful business to working with troubled kids, how visiting a prison in Chile changed his life forever, on changing the perspective of business leaders by taking […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Sam Adams, CEO of Vert Asset Management and co-author of Your Essential Guide to Sustainable Investing, on his experience helping advisors in traditional finance transition from commission to fee-based business, how capitalism can be taught to drive positive change, how Impact positively changes the opportunity available in […]

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Rachel McDonough, Founder of Wealthfluence and Advisor with Wealth Squared (a team with EverSource Wealth Advisors), an author and financial advisor who is passionate about helping people integrate their values into their investment and financial decisions. Rachel talks about how growing up in Kenya as a missionary kid a...