B The Change Georgia with Nathan Stuck

How can we simplify caregiving and support the caregivers themselves? How can businesses play a role in addressing the caregiver crisis to support their workforce? On today’s episode, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from Karina Muller, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Motivity Care, an organization revolutionizing caregiving management through a tech-enabled service solution. Karina has ov...

Why should you see sustainability as a core aspect of your business operations and how can you integrate it seamlessly to drive profitability? Today Nathan had the pleasure of sitting down with Venkatesh Kini, Co-founder of Ubuntoo. Ubuntoo is an online platform that matches corporations and institutions to sustainable innovations and entrepreneurs around the world.  In today’s discussion, Venkate...

Have you ever wished that you had better mentors and advocates to set you up for success before you started your career? How do some people receive that “leg up” early in their career that seems to catapult their success and others lag behind despite giving it their all? Twanna Harris will share the story that led her to what she aspires to be today, “being the person she needed most when she was...

Have you ever wished that you had better mentors and advocates to set you up for success before you started your career? How do some people receive that “leg up” early in their career that seems to catapult their success and others lag behind despite giving it their all? Twanna Harris will share the story that led her to what she aspires to be today, “being the person she needed most when she was...

Today Nathan had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Joye Purser, the first-ever Senior Executive Regional Director for Cybersecurity for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She is a nationally recognized global security leader with extensive experience in cybersecurity, enterprise risk management, pandemic recovery, and government budget oversight. Her career includes working for the U.S....

I know all of you care deeply about using your influence and business as a force for good or are at least looking for inspiration on how capitalism can elevate people and the planet. However, as my friend and guest today, Christina Maria Noel, points out… when you’re trying to change the world, it’s easy to put the world's weight on your shoulders, which is not sustainable.  Social impact burnout...

Today Nathan had the pleasure of sitting down with Ian Bentley, the Founder and CEO  of Parker Clay. Parker Clay sells handcrafted goods made in Ethiopia using premium material and promotes giving back to the community through sustainable development programs. In this episode, Nathan and Ian discuss the failings of the fashion industry, how the emergence of the conscious consumer has impacted busi...

Today's guest is Kashi Sehgal, the Founder & CEO of Retaaza. This social enterprise strives to make local food more accessible and affordable while directly supporting our communities’ farmers. Kashi has become a seasoned entrepreneur in building businesses and nonprofits in education, sustainability, food systems, ethics, technology, entertainment, homelessness, and more. She also serves as M...

M-Cultivo was born out of David Paparelli's Executive Masters at the London School of Economics, focused in Social Business and Entrepreneurship. Throughout his career, David has built access to market solutions for developing world agricultural producers. He spent 7 years growing Thrive Farmers International, a volume direct-trade specialty coffee importer in the US. Before that, he worked with n...

Sterling Johnson currently serves as Director for the Partnership for Southern Equity’s (PSE) Just OpportunityPortfolio, where he oversees administration of PSE’s economic justice programs, including regranting, small business support, and workforce development initiatives. Prior to joining the PSE, he spent nearly 4 years providing consulting and project management services to over 40 state and l...

Sterling Johnson currently serves as Director for the Partnership for Southern Equity’s (PSE) Just OpportunityPortfolio, where he oversees administration of PSE’s economic justice programs, including regranting, small business support, and workforce development initiatives. Prior to joining the PSE, he spent nearly 4 years providing consulting and project management services to over 40 state and l...

Today Nathan had the pleasure of sitting down with Mark Hubbard, General Partner at Renew Venture Capital. Renew Venture Capital’s mission is to solve society’s biggest challenges by purposely renewing how we invest in and help build companies, all while leading with empathy. Mark has founded, invested in, or mentored thousands of enterprises from startups to global corporations in his almost 30 y...

Katherine “Kat” Shayne is the Co-Founder and CEO/CIO of CIRT. Before starting CIRT, Kat worked as a researcher focused on global materials management and marine litter for the Jambeck Research Group and UGA New Materials Institute, as well as an engineering and sustainability consultant. She has a passion for bridging science and technology with business and mitigation strategies in communities, e...

Tia Robinson is the CEO & Founder of Vertical Activewear, a vertically integrated brand that sustainably manufactures apparel on demand in metro Atlanta. Tia launched Vertical Activewear in 2020 to help take the waste out of fashion, not only by creating a sustainable apparel brand but by also incorporating a sustainable supply chain in-house.  Since then, the Yonkers, New York native has had...

Looking for a path to empathy and being a more purpose-driven leader who is using their business as a force for good? Listen to this conversation with Jared Simmons, guided by Nathan Stuck. RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE Follow Jared on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredsimmons Visit https://outlastllc.com Follow Outlast on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/outlastconsulting/  ...

Bernie Burgener is the executive director of the Greenhouse Accelerator, where he helps to create sustainable local jobs by advising and financially supporting startup entrepreneurs with cleantech companies. Bernie grew up in Switzerland and then early in his career helped fund and grow businesses in various countries and industries in South America in a financial as well as a consulting function,...

Mecca Moore Tartt is the Executive Director of Startup Runway Foundation, a 501c3 with a mission to connect top underrepresented founders with first investors. Backers include Presenting Sponsor Cox Enterprises, and Founding Partners Truist, Georgia Power, American Family Institute, Innovator's Legal, Avanta Ventures, and VAlor Ventures. Mecca is also the Co-Founder of A Weekend For Love one of th...

In today’s episode, Nathan Stuck chats with Mark Johnson, co-owner and COO at Ambactus Group, about serving emerging brand leaders who care deeply about using business as a force for good, Mark’s personal story of overcoming significant health challenges at a young age, his second chances of now being able to serve CPG brands that directly impact many people’s health -  including his own, the busi...

Lavonya Jones is the newly appointed Director of The Georgia Social Impact Collaborative (GSIC) and Founder of Consciously Funded, a social justice media company. Nathan sits down with Lavonya to talk about how her worldviews were influenced by the many social justice leaders while growing up in the Ben Hill neighborhood of SW Atlanta, her passion for entrepreneurship as a solution to economic inj...

In today’s episode, Nathan Stuck sits down for a deep conversation with Jamal Lewis, Economic Opportunity Manager for Georgia’s Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (“The Partnership”), about the far-reaching economic and societal impact when you’re intentional about fostering community and opportunities for diverse business leaders to innovate at scale across your st...

Ally Hellenga serves as the Community Manager at Creature Comforts Brewing Co. in Athens, Georgia. In her role at Creature, she helps steward the company's community give-back programs. She is also the company's self-proclaimed ‘B Keeper’ or project manager behind Creature's B Corp certification and recertification. She began this role in January of 2020, after working in higher educat...

In this episode, Nathan chats with Tyler Thompson, the Founder of The Environmental Solutions Store (TESS) and Event Organizer of Atlanta Green Market. Tyler is a practitioner of grassroots consumer activism focused on advancing market-based solutions to environmental problems. He is the son of environmental business writer, John Thompson who published The Environmental Entrepreneur: Where to find...

In 2013, Chris Chancey and his wife Sarah moved to the fringe of a refugee resettlement community in the Atlanta metro area. After a year of learning from their refugee neighbors, they believed there were an ample amount of refugees looking for good jobs and knew there were an ample amount of companies looking to hire dependable employees. They launched Amplio Recruiting in 2014, to help great com...

Michele Pearson Tucker is a special ally to B Local Georgia who has committed her life to leading community initiatives, working collaboratively with local organizations, and providing financial empowerment. Michele is a proud business owner of an Edward Jones investment branch where she works as a Financial Advisor.  Michele has also been involved in various boards, committees, and organizat...

Scott Sadler, CFA is the Founder and President of Boardwalk Capital Management in Atlanta, GA. Scott is a 30+year veteran of the investment industry.  He leads all investment research and management for Boardwalk.  His experience includes wealth management for affluent clients of Goldman Sachs, Wachovia Asset Management, and Bank of America across the United States and Canada. He was als...