Ripples of Radical Generosity

"It's serendipitous that with COVID, we've become more aware of food security, where our food is coming from, and really needing to put more into our supply system." — Emily Bland, Seed-EO of SucSeed In this episode Catch up with SheEO Venture SucSeed in this podcast minisode! Seed-EO Emily Bland talks the impact of COVID, farming, hydroponics, and producing local food production in Newfoundland &...

" As First Nations, I have an experience learned and loved that I think works, because it works for me and my people and communities. But then at the same time, I need to make sure that that also considers the higher order aspiration of improving quality of life for all people. " — Traci Houpapa, SheEO Activator + Board Director at NZTE In this episode Join Traci Houpapa, SheEO Activator + Board D...

"This is really where the talk gets thrown out the window, and it's really all about action. We're seeing the effects of climate change, so now it's really the time for us to put it into action. Perfect timing for us to be there and involved, and show people what Farm From a Box can do. " — Brandi DeCarli, Founding Partner and CEO of Farm From a Box In this episode EXCITING news from SheEO Venture...

"We're teaching them that even though they're alone, they're part of something. They're part of the Planet Protector Alliance—that goes all around the world, and everybody is needed. Your own superhero power, you may not know what it is yet, is needed." — Vanessa LeBourdais, Co-Founder of DreamRider Productions In this episode Join Vanessa LeBourdais of SheEO Venture DreamRider Productions, a...

"Your average hearing aid retails for about $2,000. These things cost as little as $50 to manufacture or less. So as you can imagine, there’s a huge disconnect there." — Audra Renyi, Founder of earAccess“ In this episode Join Audra Renyi of SheEO Venture earAccess and SheEO founder Vicki Saunders, as they chat about providing access to quality, affordable hearing care—particularly in developi...

In this episode This is a special episode of the SheEO.World podcast recorded as a Learning Circle in May 2021, in partnership with EDC, Export Development Canada. If you're interested in selling to customers outside of Canada, listen into the stories of SheEO Venture and Activator, Suzanne of Aisle, Jennifer Cooke of EDC, and Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture-in-Residence as they cover the ins and outs...

"A number of studies have shown that access to energy and economic growth are perfectly correlated. You literally cannot end poverty unless you also end energy poverty." — Connie Stacey, Founder + President of Growing Greener Innovations In this episode Join Connie Stacey of SheEO Venture Growing Greener Innovations, and SheEO Venture-In-Residence Hannah Cree, as they chat about tackling ener...

"To listen, to feel—is to Indigenize. The shattering of systems, which is what we're in right now. It's very uncertain. It's uncomfortable. It's scary, but we know it needs to happen. This creates space for the Natural Ways of Knowing to rise." —Ecko Aleck, Global Indigenous Lead In this episode This special episode of the SheEO podcast was recorded during the weekly community calls with Ecko Alec...

"What does it look like to build an organization that has a more matriarchal structure? What does it look like for us to have more transparent conversations with each other about building a company, working together, salaries, compensation, all of these things?" In this episode: Join Arielle Loren Palmer, Founder of SheEO Venture 100k Incubator, and SheEO founder Vicki Saunders, as they chat...

“Whenever people ask me about the growth trajectory, I don’t feel like I’ve come that far. But when I reflect back to the full three or four years, it’s like, wow, we’ve actually done so much. But because it’s been such a gradual progression of small steps along the way, it really adds up to such a momentous journey." — Melanie Ang, founder of Backcountry Wok In this episode: Join Melanie Ang, Fou...

"I think before, consumerism was out of control. I mean, even with my personal clothing line that I do on the side now as a kind of creative outlet, I want to make it a full circle economy as well. Make it something that's fully recyclable because I just don't see how we can continue with our habits the way we have. And I think that's the thing that COVID's shown us." — Nina Kharey, founder of Fol...

"There's enough for all of us. There's truly enough. You know, why waste all the energy we're wasting when we can actually repurpose it for good?" —SaLisa Berrien, Founder of COI Energy In this episode Join SaLisa Berrien, Founder of SheEO Venture COI Energy ,  and Vicki Saunders, Founder of SheEO, as they discuss COI's innovative technology that improves building energy performance and grid...

“It was a side hustle for the longest time. It’s not like I came up with the idea for Save da Sea and then I was like, ‘Okay, see ya family, I’m out!’ You know, I have a toddler, I have a mortgage. So there were lots of other things I needed to think about before I just dived in.”  —Aki Kaltenbach, Founder + CEO of Save da Sea Foods In this episode Aki Kaltenbach, Founder of SheEO Venture Sav...

“I think there’s often the perception that living package-free or a lower-waste lifestyle is more expensive. But it doesn’t have to be. I hope that it will catch on, and ultimately, it’s just better for us if this becomes more mainstream. — Kate Pepler, Founder of The Tare Shop In this episode: Join Kate Pepler, Founder of SheEO Venture The Tare Shop ,  and Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture in Resid...

"You do need to take debt, but it's important to be strategic about it. You need to actually sit down and think about how much debt your business can actually pay back." — Hurriya Burney, Vice President of Commercial Banking at RBC This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded as a SheEO Learning Circle in January 2021, in partnership with RBC. Listen in as Hurriya Burney, RBC Exper...

"The vast majority of people who need us have never heard of us, or don't know anything like this exists. And so our biggest challenge is finding them and making them aware there is a solution." — Sonja Ebron, Courtroom5 In this episode Join Sonja Ebron + Debra Slone of SheEO Venture Courtroom5 in the latest episode of the SheEO.World podcast. They chat with SheEO founder Vicki Saunders about how...

“Up until more recently, people didn’t necessarily see how tech might be able to be utilized to either support survivors, to create change, to create new pathways for things. And so I think there’s opportunities for creative thinking around gender-based violence and looking for solutions to some of the challenges.” — Mary Lobson, Founder + CEO of REES Community In this episode Join Mary Lobson, Fo...

“How can we make our apps more ethically friendly and sustainable? And I think that actually comes into place when more people of different backgrounds create these apps and create these technologies and actually have a seat at the table.” —Kyla Bolden, Founder + CEO of Wiz Kid Coding In this episode Join Kyla Bolden, CEO + Founder of SheEO Venture Wiz Kid Coding , and Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture i...

“The idea is to be able to build what you need when you need it. Again, we already know the answers—it’s just restructuring and creating new systems based off sustainable living versus extraction and exploitation.” Wanona Satcher, CEO + Founder of Mākhers Studio In this episode Join Wanona Satcher, CEO + Founder of SheEO Venture Mākhers Studio, LLC , and Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO, as they d...

"Who you are is exactly what the world needs right now they are starving for models of inspiration. And you will know that you're on track because every fiber of your being comes fully alive." — Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey, National Geographic Explorer In this episode: This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded at the SheEO Summit March 2021, titled "The Defining Power of Story" with D...

"These movements primarily focus on dismantling the top of the domination pyramid, politics and economics, as conventionally defined. And what happened? This left in place the foundations on which this pyramid keeps rebuilding itself in regression after regression."—Riane Eisler This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded at the SheEO Summit March 2021, titled "Humanizing our Syst...

"Strategic planning can no longer just be about dollars and cents. If you’re not thinking about how antiracism is part of your strategic planning, if you’re not thinking about how psychological safety can also be part of your strategic planning, you’re just not going to be the right fit for this world." —Lutze Segu This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded live at the SheEO Summ...

"The real source of the suffering in our relationship with money, is the lies the culture tells about money, that we support, that we've agreed to, and we've bought into." —Lynne Twist This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded live at the SheEO Summit, March 8-9 2021. Listen in as Lynne Twist, SheEO Activator and Author of The Soul of Money, discusses how we can transform our re...

In this episode: Join Christina Hobbs, co-founder of SheEO Venture Verve Super, as she speaks with Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO. They break down Christina's journey—beginning with her finance career, to humanitarian work with the United Nations, and eventually creating Verve Super, Australia’s first ethical super fund, for women, by women. They also touch on: What it was like in the first year...

"Norms, as those of us who work on gender norms know, are one of the most powerful intractable things because nobody even sees them. Right? They're so baked in, of course, women raise children, that's how things are. And so there's so baked into how we see the world. Sure, but that's a cultural norm, not truth. And so I can challenge it. And then what's really important, and I think is most import...