Disruptors for GOOD | Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In this episode of the Disputers for Good podcast, I speak with Alex Stephany , the founder of Beam , on solving homelessness using crowdfunding technology at scale. Beam is a crowdfunding platform that enables new career opportunities for homeless men and women. Beam uses technology and global citizens to help f...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 113 of the Disruptors for Good podcast I speak with John Blood, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer at Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer , on the company's mission to eliminate harmful drinking around the globe. In this episode, John is also joined by Bill Novelli, founder of Busin...

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this podcast! In this episode of the Disruptors for Good podcast, I speak with Noora Sharrab , the Co-founder and CEO of Sitti on creating a social impact brand inside of a Palestinian Refugee Camp. In 2014 , Noora Sharrab and Jacqueline Sofia began working with a motivated group of women in Jordan’s Jerash “Gaza” Refugee Ca...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 112 of the Disruptors for Good podcast I speak with Sophia Wang , Co-Founder of MycoWorks , on disrupting the fashion industry by creating a biomaterials company that has developed natural alternatives to leather and plastics using mushroom mycelium technology. In 2013, with artist and inventor Phil Ro...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 111 of the Disruptors for Good podcast I speak with Brandon Nicholson , Executive Director at The Hidden Genius Project , on using computer science, business, and technology to transform lives and communities for young people of color. An Oakland native, Founding Executive Director Brandon Nicholson ha...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In this episode of the Disruptors for Good podcast I speak with Claire Coder, Founder of Aunt Flow, about quitting college at 19 to start an organic tampon company, fighting for women's menstrual issues, and raising $1.5 million. Claire Coder is the Founder and CEO of Aunt Flow. Committed to ensuring everyone has...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In this episode I speak with Jenny Xia Spradling , the Co-founder and Co-CEO of FreeWill, an online will creation platform aiming to channel $1 Trillion towards charity over the next 10 years! FreeWill is a social good enterprise that's generated more than $650 million in committed funds for non-profit organizati...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In this classic episode of the Disruptors for Good podcast I speak with Max Rivest, the Co-founder and CEO of Wize Tea. By using the leaves of the coffee plant in the off-season that are typically discarded, Wize Monkey generates year-round jobs for growers and train staff with added-value skills to process and t...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In this classic episode of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Trinity Heavenz , Founder and CEO of era92 on growing up in the slums of Uganda and escaping extreme poverty and violence through the love of technology.  Trinity is a social entrepreneur from Kampala, Uganda with an incredible an inspiring...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 110 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with David Cutler , Co-founder of Fortuna Cools and Nutshell Coolers on making sustainable coolers and natural packaging out of upcycled coconut husk fiber. David is the co-founder and CEO of Fortuna Cools, a company leading the transition from plastic f...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 109 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with Molly Stillman on her learnings and impact on spending a decade covering and interviewing social entrepreneurs and impact brands. Molly Stillman is the founder and creator of Still Being Molly , a life and style blog started in 2007, and the host of...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! Bonus episode: In episode 28 of the Investing in Impact podcast, we speak with Jacqueline van den Ende , Co-founder of Carbon Equity , on enabling access to alternative investments such as Climate Venture Capital, Climate Private Equity, and other asset classes. Jacqueline is an entrepreneur and investor passiona...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 108 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with Alexandria Harris , President of The Andrew Goodman Foundation , on her mission to make young voices and votes a powerful force in democracy. Alexandria “Alex” Harris is the President of The Andrew Goodman Foundation. In her role, she is responsible...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 107 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with Prince Constantijn Van Oranje , Special Envoy for TechLeap , on connecting startups, investors and community builders to create a thriving Dutch startup ecosystem. Prince Constantijn is Special Envoy for TechLeap and co-founder of Startup Fest Europ...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 106 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with Christoph Langwallner , Co-Founder & CEO of WhatIF Foods , on using degraded lands to innovate food we know and love. In 2018, 25 years after inventing the triple bottomline, Prof. John Elkington, recalled this “people, planet and profit” sustai...

Bonus Episode In episode 26 of the Investing in Impact podcast, we speak with Zécca J. Lehn , General Partner at Responsibly Ventures , on using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to invest in impact startups. Zécca Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable...

In episode 105 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with Karen Lee , CEO of Pioneer Human Services , on using business and nonprofits to create an inclusive hiring and support ecosystem for individuals previously incarcerated. As Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer Human Services, Karen Lee leads one of the nation’s largest nonprofit social-enterprise organizations in the United States. Und...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 104 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with Wes Hurt, founder of Clean Cause , on facing addiction, becoming sober, and building a company that gives 50% of profits every month to support individuals in recovery. Wes started by selling CLEAN Cause bottled water out of his truck to local conve...

In Episode 11 of the Disruptors for Good podcast I speak with Kyle Parsons, the Founder and CEO of Indosole , on his quest to become the most sustainable footwear company in the world. Indosole takes old tires that would otherwise contribute to Indonesia’s massive landfill problem, and transforms them into beautiful sandals and shoes through a production process that is organic, toxic free, and en...

In Episode 3 of the Disruptors for Good podcast I spoke with James Bartle , founder of Outland Denim. Outland Denim is a social enterprise creating premium denim products that help tackle the worlds human trafficking crisis. Every 30 seconds, someone is sold in the human traffic industry. Once in, it’s nearly impossible to escape. According to a United Nations report, the most common form of human...

Throwback Episode: In episode 2 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast we spoke with with Bas Van Abel, the Founder of Fairphone, about his mission creating the world's first ethical cell phone company. Bas van Abel is an awarded social entrepreneur, designer and innovator.  He is founder of Fairphone, a social enterprise with a mission to create a more ethical supply chain in the electronics industry...

In episode 103 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with Dean Cycon, founder of Dean's Beans , on how to create a profitable and ethical business rooted in respect for the earth, the farmer, and the consumer. Dean Cycon founded in Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company in 1993 after working as an environmental and indigenous rights lawyer. He set out to prove that a for-profit business could...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 102 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with Rahama Wright , Founder of Shea Yeleen , on empowering women in West Africa and the United States through the production, sale, and use of shea butter products.  Rahama is creating living-wage jobs for women-owned shea butter cooperatives in Ghana....

In Episode 6 of the Tools for Scale podcast I chat with Julian Alvarez , co-founder of Vize , on navigating entrepreneurship and using technology to empower low skilled workers to find and search for better job opportunities. Julian is an entrepreneur, software engineer, podcaster, futurist, productivity aficionado, and a life-long learner. He is currently the Co-Founder and the CTO of an early-st...

If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review the show. It's a huge help. Thanks! In episode 101 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, we speak with Josh Goldman, Ph. D. , Co-founder of KoBold Metals , on the future of efficient and sustainable mineral exploration and how EV batteries can create a circular economy for mobility. KoBold Metals is developing artificial intelligence to improve the e...