Superpowers for Good: Empowering Changemakers for Social Impact via Regulated Investment Crowdfunding from the SuperCrowd.

I’m not a financial advisor; nothing I write in Superpowers for Good should be considered investment advice. You should seek appropriate counsel before making investment decisions. Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Emil: My superpower, I guess, would be. I don't quit. I don't. I don't give up. Losing is not an option. It's not in my vocabulary. I go and get it done. Emil Nnani, founder an...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Mohan: I'd call my superpower troublemaking. Mohan Sivaloganathan, known by some as the Batman of social impact, is the CEO of the national nonprofit Our Turn by day and a hip-hop artist and speaker by night. Our Turn organizes student activists, helping them to find their voices and stories, empowering them to change the systems that constrain or limit t...

I’m not a financial advisor; nothing I write in Superpowers for Good should be considered investment advice. You should seek appropriate counsel before making investment decisions. Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Brian: I think my long-term thinking mindset is perhaps my superpower. Brian Belley, today’s guest, has made over 200 angel investments in companies via crowdfunding sites, inc...

Devin: What is your superpower? Sharon: I would say all these successes that you just talked about, I think they come from a core superpower, which is deep empathy. Author Sharon Melnick, a PhD psychologist, joined me for a conversation about her book, In Your Power: React Less, Regain Control, Raise Others.  She explains the book and its purpose: You might find yourself blaming or resentful or sp...

I’m not a financial advisor; nothing I write in Superpowers for Good should be considered investment advice. You should seek appropriate counsel before making investment decisions. I have received no compensation from the issuer profiled. Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Jean: My superpowers. I really love this term. Probably many superpowers are required to build a company. So I would s...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Justin: I believe my superpower is kind of rooted in authenticity. My friends get the same Justin as my colleagues, as the entrepreneurs that I work with. I wear my heart on my sleeve. “Wefunder kind of coined this term ‘community round,’” explains Justin Renfro, the director of revenue-based financing at the popular investment crowdfunding portal. “We wa...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Sarah: I'm going to cheat a little bit because a friend told me yesterday where he thought mine was. And what he told me is the fact that I act on ideas. I move on ideas. Sarah Thomas, PhD, is the founder and CEO of EduMatch, an ed-tech platform for educators around the world to share ideas and collaborate on their common passions. “EduMatch started out v...

Devin: What do you see, JohnMatthew, as your superpower? JohnMatthew: My superpower is a committed life. “There are cities that are literally separated by a zip code; in one zip code, you may see a life expectancy of 80, 85 years of age and in another that butts right up against it, you may see a life expectancy of 65 years, 70 years of age,” explains JohnMatthew Douglas, a leading authority on so...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Jennifer: It's a combination of tenacity and resilience. Experiencing endometriosis led Jennifer Eden to launch Tampon Tribe. “I just found that having this excruciating pain every month just got too much to bear. I thought to myself, there has to be a better way to live.” Properly motivated, she began her work. “I started researching and found that a lot...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Dorian: I look at my superpower as a blended cocktail of perseverance, humility, and true empathy. “Funding Hope is one of the good things that came out of Covid,” says the company’s founder, Dorian Dickinson. “Prior to Covid, I was doing rural development and economic development work, mostly in conflict zones and developing countries.” “When Covid hit,...

Devin: Peter, what is your superpower? Peter: My superpower is caring and doing humanitarian efforts most of my life. Devin: John, what’s your superpower? John: I grew up in a very large family, and the concept of getting along with people comes into play because, you know, you got to love brothers and sisters. When Peter Teahen started thinking about this round-the-world trip, his wife was suppor...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Nika: There are a lot of areas where I feel like I am skilled that relate to my profession, but one that is not spoken of as often, which I do very much consider to be a superpower, is my ability to hold the middle, to appreciate the nuance, to be that bridge builder. In a historic ruling In June, the Supreme Court decided that college admissions could no...

We’re excited to announce that the Superpowers for Good show is now available for streaming on television via e360tv . Download the e360tv app on your Apple TV, Roku or Amazon Fire TV device to enjoy the show on your big-screen TV. The app is also available for mobile devices. Devin: Stephanie, what is your superpower? Stephanie: My superpower is my imagination. Devin: Hayley, what's your superpow...

We’re excited to announce that the Superpowers for Good show is now available for streaming on television via e360tv . Download the e360tv app on your Apple TV, Roku or Amazon Fire TV device to enjoy the show on your big-screen TV. The app is also available for mobile devices. That said, I’m embarrassed to report that the new workflow got me a bit discombobulated, and I neglected to upload the aud...

Here is a very lightly edited transcript of the SuperCrowdHour for July, The Power of a Purpose Round with Parker Clay CEO Ian Bentley, DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba and Renew Venture Capital’s Mark Hubbard. Devin: I have just the most extraordinary panel discussion organized today, and I just couldn't be more excited about it. Rebecca Kasaba is the CEO of DealMaker, which is one of the fastest-gro...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Julie: I have this incredible commitment to something that I started and that I saw the value in. I stayed with it for my entire life. I read a beautiful quote the other day. The irony of commitment is how liberating it can be. And that’s really true. I’ve been liberated by the fact that there’s never been a plan B; I’m going to get these products used by...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Peter: It’s grit—grit and values. Grit comes from values. Grit comes from having an aim, a mission. Peter Rostovsky’s fintech startup, Raiseway, grew out of his personal experience helping a friend raise money for his startup. Exploring the possibility of investment crowdfunding, he was flummoxed by the sheer number of portals to choose from. At the time,...

Devin: What is your superpower? Marcus: I have a few of them, but the one that sticks out most with me and I realized that I have optimism is such a superpower that I possess. I'm not a negative person. The cup is half full, not half empty to me. Marcus McAllister consults with governments and NGOs around the world on one singular topic: ending violence. He doesn’t work on any other aspect of crim...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Heather: One of my unique talents, I would say, is my ability to connect disparate ideas together. I’ve always said that my work operates at the intersection of my—my curiosity is really at the intersection of people, ideas and places. “About three years ago, all of us were sheltering in place due to the global pandemic. During that time, we were shocked...

When you purchase an item after clicking a link from this post, we may earn a commission. Thank You! Have a Happy 4th! I really can thank you enough. The Super Crowd community stepped up big time to help us close the crowdfunding raise with a bang last week! You helped us exceed our core goal by 16%! While we celebrate America’s independence today, I’m celebrating your generosity! Thank you so muc...

Devin: As you think about your accomplishments, what do you see as your superpower? Rachael: My superpower–I truly believe–is being an advocate and driving equity in all forms. Thinking of women and nonbinary founders, Rachael Kim, founder and CEO of Femtech Salon powered by My Comma, asks rhetorically, “Why is it so hard to fund and support these startup founders?” She answers, “We're working off...

Devin: What is your superpower? Eric: My real superpower is that I can spot patterns. “Tragically beautiful” is how one person described Eric Hatch’s “Glaciers in Retreat” artistic photography show now touring the country. The images above are a sample of the beautiful but tragic images that document shrinking glaciers. Eric is also the author of an entertaining new memoir, You Wouldn’t Believe It...

When you purchase an item after clicking a link from this post, we may earn a commission. Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Sean: I would say opening a path that hasn't been opened is my superpower. “I’ve had conversations with several very, very large entrepreneurs, wealthy individuals, billionaires,” says Sean Davis, founder of Merton Capital Partners. “They tell me sometimes it's harde...

Devin: What is your superpower? Michael: I have what we might say in Yiddish is intellectual shpilke. I have difficulty focusing on one issue. I like to think across boundaries. Michael Shuman, one of the real OGs of crowdfunding, has managed to elude an invitation to be a guest on my show for the past decade, but today we remedy that situation. He is an economist, attorney, author and entrepreneu...

Devin: could you just share with us what you see as your superpower? Nisha: I think my superpower is a bridge. I think that I was born a first-generation kid in America. I really was the bridge between the old world and the new. I served as the translator for my dad, who was very much coming to America to fulfill his American dream and yet not fluent in what is America. Me being raised here, I cou...