Social Impact Design for Business

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis, Faculty Director of the Impact Studio, interviews Barry Fishman, Arthur F Thurnau Professor, Chair, Educational Studies with the Marsal Family School of Education and Professor of Information at the U-M School of Information.  In this interview, Barry discusses the formation of Learning, Equity, and Problem Solving for the Public G...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis, Faculty Director of the Impact Studio, interviews Stuart Hart, Professor in Residence at the University of Michigan's Erb Institute and co-founder of InterNality.  In this interview, Stu discusses  the nature of his work there, the direction of modern capitalism, and how to change business, policy, and education from the groun...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis, Faculty Director of the Impact Studio, interviews Jes Kane, Google Australia’s APAC Public Affairs and Social Impact Manager.  In this interview, Jes discusses her work with Google, measuring social impact in philanthropy, and her plans as she pursues a PhD in Social Work.

 In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross’ +Impact Studio interviews Xavier Blot, Professor of Climate Change and Energy Transition at Emlyon Business School.  The session explores Professor Blot’s insights from responding to student protests and integrating climate and sustainability education into business schools in Europe. 

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Niala Boodhoo, host of Axios Today, interviews Tariq Fancy, BlackRock’s first global chief investment officer for sustainable investing and founder of the Rumie Initiative.  In this interview, Tariq discusses his experience working on ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) in an investment company and credibility issues facing US companies who...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Kim Dabbs, Global VP of ESG and Social Innovation at Steelcase and best-selling author of "You Belong Here." In this episode, Kim discusses  her path from nonprofit work into her current job at Steelcase, and why she moved to Munich for it.

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Neil Hawkins, CEO and president of the World Environment Center and Executive-in-Residence for Business+Impact. In this episode, Neil discusses  his integration of environmental and social considerations within the core of the Dow’s business strategy and reporting, and his front row s...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Tom Sugrue, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History at NYU, and author of " Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit. "  In this episode, Tom dispels the myth that Detroit's economic hardship and racial tensions began with the 19...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Franz Hochstrasser,  Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Raise Green and 2018 graduate of Yale University.  In this episode, Franz discusses his company's work in climate investment, from inclusive investment opportunities to considerations of the JOBS Act and the Inflation...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Margaret Woolridge, Director of the Institute for Energy Solutions; Andre Boehman of UM Mechanical Engineering; Michael Craig of the UM School of Environment and Sustainability and the Institute for Energy Solutions; Neil Dasgupta of UM Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, an...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Patrick Miller, Founding Attorney at Impact Advocates APC and 2006 graduate of the University of Michigan  In this episode, Patrick discusses his company's legal work in the social impact arena, from representing clients in disputes with other social impact organizations, to esta...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Donna Harris, Founder and CEO of Builders + Backers.  Ms. Harris previously established 1776 and has been part of venture capital for social impact since her graduation from Michigan Ross in 1999. In this episode, she discusses how bank loans and traditional VC organizations are being...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Bama Athreya, Deputy Assistant Administrator with the Bureau for Development, Democracy and Innovation at USAID.  Ms. Athreya discusses how the Global South has technologically leapfrogged past the expected little steps toward automation and straight to a gig economy where AI tracks e...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Jagadeesh Sivadasan, Professor of Business Economics at Michigan Ross. Mr Sivadasan shares insights into changes labor markets where remote work and monopsony are radically changing the landscape.  As remote work opens up, competition for jobs can increase in certain industries.

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jerry Davis of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Andrew Wu, Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations and Finance and Faculty Co-Director of the FinTech Center at Michigan Ross. Mr Wu shares insights into radical changes in capital funding models, where apps are entering the field and nearly cutting out banks entirely. These...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Jenn Holk, Strategy Manager at the Monitor Institute at Deloitte and Apoorva Kanneganti (MBA ’19), Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting.--both working with social impact-focused organizations. In order to help social sector leaders confront the COVID-19 challenge, the Mo...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Eric Schwartz, Co-Founder, and Ian Robinson, Managing Director of BlueConduit, an analytics startup that uses predictive modeling to find lead pipes. While working with the +Impact Studio, they discovered the perfect balance of data extraction techniques and sensitive learni...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Fernando Meza, Owner and CEO of Oneupweb, a digital marketing agency based in Traverse City, Michigan. Fernando discusses tech adaptations to COVID-19 and new ways of putting customers and employees first during the crisis.

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Lauren Franklin, Founder and CEO of SummerJax, a creative agency. Lauren believes in the power of potential—in ideas, in companies, and in the people around her; her commitment to fostering personal development creates the supportive work environment.

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Adam Smiddy, Founder and CEO of YourCheck. Adam is not only a former Green Beret and current candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives, but he works to eliminate implicit bias from background checks and reputation management in the gig economy.

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Justin Woods, Founder of EQuity Social Venture. Justin encourages people to get reflective and don't be afraid of making mistakes in the process of addressing racism in the world, the community, and in businesses or organizations.

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Mikey Adams-Staber, VP of Commercial Lending at Level One Bank. Embedded in the local business ecosystem, Mikey shares some of her perspectives on what organizations have been going through and ways in which they have had to innovate in order to make it through this time of...

In this episode of Social Impact Design for Business, Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks of Michigan Ross' +Impact Studio interviews Tabitha Mason, Managing Partner of Zingerman's Cornman Farms, an event venue, a culinary destination and a working farm in Dexter, MI. Tabitha is looking for ways to continue their work in light of coronavirus, and consideration for branching out into new areas, using c...