John Kane Gonzales

SowGood To GrowGood

Business EN ↓ 7 episodes

SowGood to GrowGood is where changemakers, social entrepreneurs, and mission-driven leaders get real about what it actually takes to build sustainable systems for change. Each 30–60 minute conversation dives into the human stories, bottlenecks, and breakthrough ideas behind organizations tackling our most pressing challenges—from climate action and community development to social justice and regenerative systems.Hosted by systems innovator John Kane Gonzales, the show goes beyond polished PR to explore the practical mechanics of scaling impact without selling out your mission. Guests share wh...

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How Zero Carbon One Helps Companies Actually See Emissions 31.03.2026 1:21:32

🌱 If this conversation resonated, the GrowGood Playbook goes deeper. Field-tested insights from every episode: https://sowgoodtogrowgood.substack.com/ A company walks into a meeting claiming zero emissions. Abhinav Kaushal tells them that's not possible. They push back. He shows them the data. Scope 1 is clean. Scope 2 and 3 are not. For the first time, they can see exactly where their impact i...

Why Is the Industrial Water Problem So Hard to Fix? 03.03.2026 1:00:10

🌱If this conversation resonated, the GrowGood Playbook goes deeper. Field-tested insights from every episode: https://sowgoodtogrowgood.substack.com/ A chemical manufacturer was spending $5 million a year just to haul contaminated water off-site. Tanker trucks in, tanker trucks out — every single day. International companies had tried to fix it. They couldn't. Then IX Water came in and cut the...

How DonorsChoose Helps Government Get Teachers Supplies in 2 Weeks 17.02.2026 1:07:31

Teachers in affluent schools spend $600 of their own money every year on classroom supplies. In high-poverty schools, teachers spend double that. Something's fundamentally broken in how we fund education—and Jessica Thorne spent 14 years learning exactly where those cracks are. After working across school districts, state legislatures, and education policy, she joined DonorsChoose as Vice Presiden...

Why Venture Capitalists Don't Invest in Social Enterprises 27.01.2026 1:05:58

Social entrepreneurs spend years building solutions that could transform communities, only to hear the same answer from venture capitalists: no. The frustration is real. The question is constant. Why don't VCs invest in social enterprises? Dr. Luis Martinez has a unique answer because he's lived on both sides. As director of Trinity University's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, he helpe...

How to Start a Local Currency With a Notebook and Trust 27.01.2026 1:29:14

Chris Hewitt had a problem. Every time he tried to explain his local currency project, people's eyes would roll back in their heads. For six years, he watched potential members tune out the moment he started talking about money, economics, and alternative systems. In this episode, host John Kane Gonzales sits down with Chris, co-founder and executive director of Hudson Valley Current, a 12-year-ol...

Once You See Fashion's Waste Problem, You Can't Unsee It 27.01.2026 52:05

Camille Tagle was living her dream—designing evening wear for luxury fashion brands, seeing her gowns on red carpets. Then one day, her boss looked at hundreds of fabric samples they'd ordered and said, "I'm not feeling it anymore. Start from scratch." That moment changed everything. In this episode, host John Kane Gonzales sits down with Camille, Co-Founder of FABSCRAP, to talk about what happens...

Start Here: Why Building for Impact Is Hard 15.01.2026 3:07

SowGood to GrowGood spotlights solutions that already work—but most people don't know they exist. Hosted by John "Kane" Gonzales, this show features founders and operators building alternatives to systems that don't want to change. From water recycling tech to waste-to-energy systems to circular fashion models, we talk to the builders actively rewiring how things work. Building for impact is hard....