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

Devin: What do you think of as your superpower? Eddy: So my superpower is actually two different ones. My superpower is not in the small business. I want to scale things up. The second thing that is my superpower is I am very intentional about cultivating deep and meaningful relationships. Eddy Badrina, the CEO of Eden Green, which employs innovative lighting strategies for vertical farming, share...

Devin: What is your superpower? Elizabeth: My superpower. I think I have the ability to spark. Interests, movements, and to really, really get people going. Enjoy every episode! “To be honest, if [social justice] wasn’t part of my work, I would have no interest in securities,” Elizabeth Carter says, explaining how she sees the law as a tool to help underserved communities, especially women, Black...

Devin: What is your superpower? Sara: In crowdfunding, I think it’s the ability to explain relatively arcane concepts in fairly straightforward terms without terrifying the pants off people and try and keep them from panicking and not completely lose it when they get a phone call from the SEC. CrowdCheck CEO Sara Hanks says securities law enforcement differs dramatically from traffic enforcement....

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Rob: I make people feel comfortable. Ranching today on the central Oregon land his grandfather homesteaded more than 100 years ago, Rob Rastovich also works as the Chief Technology Officer for IoT company ThingLogix, based in Silicon Valley. Sustainability has become the common thread between these two worlds. Within broader discussions of sustainability,...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Will: Great question. Superpower? I think it’s the ability to have empathy with others. William McGuire is the founder and CEO of Incolo, a venture accelerator designed to help entrepreneurs find capital right in their backyard, often via investment crowdfunding. He envisions a world where everyone in the community is invested in its businesses, thereby p...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Woodie: I have a passion to get it done, and I will show up and get it done. I think that is where my strength and my superpower lie in terms of, you know, just be there, get it done, be the changemaker that you want to be. Don’t rely on others to do it. Have them help you where they’re willing to. But you need to be the source of all that change. A Real...

Devin: What’s your superpower? Mica: Right now, I think what I’m noticing about myself is that I’m able to see situations that people might put a competitive lens on, and I’m able to flip that on its head and see possibilities for cooperation and collectivism. Mica Fisher, the managing director of the National Coalition for Community Capital or NC3 , sees both cooperatives and crowdfunding as vita...

Devin: What is your superpower? Stephanie: I would like my superpower to be the great application of the community wealth building lens to help effect positive change in Baltimore, so it can, at some point, become a more equitable, inclusive, sustainable, resilient city. Stephanie Geller is going to hate this article. Stephanie, the founder of Community Wealth Builders and the Maryland Neighborhoo...

Devin: What is your superpower? Andrena: I’d say compassion. You know, I’d say compassion. I think it’s lacking in the world. And I know it sounds so airy and flighty and idealistic, but I think compassion is my superpower. “When [my parents] said, ‘Pack a bag, we’re going to America,’ I didn’t know what that meant,” says Andrena Sawyer about her experience fleeing civil war in Sierra Leone as a n...

Devin: What is your superpower?   Peter: My superpower is this: I did a seminar workshop 20 years ago. On my wall in my office, it says, “My mission in life is to leave a world that we’re proud of to our children.” Author Peter Fiekowsky , an MIT-trained physicist, activist and Silicon Valley entrepreneur, has a plan to restore the climate to health by 2050—forget merely meeting the goals of the P...

Devin: As you look back on all the things that you have done and accomplished, what do you see as the superpower that has been most critical to your success? Erin: I’ve been told that I’m an unwavering, relentless optimist and that there’s no problem that doesn’t eventually become solvable. Synergy OK. I get it. My 1993 MBA is showing. The strategic combination of four tech-for-good companies into...

Devin: As you think about all you’ve accomplished, what would you identify as the superpower you have deployed in this work that has made it all possible? Jenna: Well, I don’t think it’s a superpower because everyone has it. I just chose to use it. So I’m not like some superhero here that was born a certain way. I just chose to do this. So, you know, I think because I was diagnosed at 29 with a ra...

Devin: As you look back at your career, what do you see as the superpower that has enabled you to be so successful? Donna: That superpower is an orientation to service and a desire to make a meaningful and measurable impact in the community. I live and serve that community. “Transportation is a formidable barrier to economic mobility and just about everything,” says Donna Matturro McAleer, executi...

Devin: What is your superpower? Jenny: I think one of my biggest superpowers is seeing the potential that exists in people, just seeing the gifts they have to share with the world and helping them see it, too. Jenny Kassan, President of The Kassan Group , has devoted her impressive career to helping people accomplish more for the greater good of their communities and humanity. She is a partner in...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Tania: I love this question. I knew it was coming. I will say that I've been told that my superpower is my ability to empower and energize individuals. “One in five kids, according to the CDC, are sexually abused by the time they’re 18,” says Tania Haigh, founder of the Kids Too Movement organized by Parents Against Child Sex Abuse (PAXA). The vast majori...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower, your stand-out skill that allows you to be effective at the great work that you’re doing? Naomi: I think my superpower is that ability to bring lots of people with lots of ideas and get them together so we can drive greater impact. Salesforce , the enterprise CRM giant, has launched a $100 million “Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Justice” fund. Naomi Mo...

Devin: What do you think of as your superpower? Eve: My superpower is when someone says “no” to me, that just makes me go harder. Seriously, I have incredible stick-to-it-iveness. My superpower is endurance. Eve Picker’s extraordinary career has evolved from a Columbia-trained architect to a community-focused developer to a tech entrepreneur who helps developers who share her passion. Her company,...

Devin: Julia, what’s your superpower? Julia: Oh, what is my superpower? Right now, I feel like my superpower is just embracing complexity. Julia Roig is a professional peacebuilder. Today, she leads The Horizons Project , which is working toward connecting and organizing advocates for peace and democracy in the United States. She and her team work with people and organizations across a broad polit...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Esperanza: My superpower? Well, I think there are two that I would credit myself with. One is probably what boils down to being shrewdly pragmatic. I can both envision and implement. And then I would say the other is not losing focus on my own voice. Newly appointed executive director of the Food and Farm Communication Fund, Esperanza Pallana, explains he...

Today, May 31, 2022, is the last day to register for SuperCrowd22 to receive a free copy of Crowdfunding for Social Good. U.S. registrants receive an autographed copy; international registrants receive a digital copy. Devin: What do you see as your superpower that’s enabling you to do all this? Mara: I think the superpower that I guess I call on the most is probably listening. What is Zebras Unite...

Devin: Look at that skill set that you’ve got. What do you see as your superpower within that skill set that will allow you to make this happen? Peet: I haven’t been looking forward to that question. It’s difficult to introspect, and, well, it’s bold and brave to say this is my superpower. So, I asked around and, you know, my friends and family, ‘What would you say to this?” I recognize what they...

Devin: What do you see as your standout superpower? Sharon: I’m very good at that big picture at the vision and then getting people feeling motivated by that vision rather than demotivated by the problems of the world. Sharon Schneider, the founder of Integrated Capital Strategies, helps uber-wealthy families and successful entrepreneurs align their lives more fully with their values. She paints a...

Devin: What do you think of within that skill set as being your superpower? Michelle: I am a very practical problem solver. The analytical thinking from the legal training side is something that definitely helps evaluate things. I’m a practical problem solver. I believe there are solutions to all problems. So for me, it’s about communication, openness and problem-solving. I guess that’s multiple s...

Devin: What do you see as the personal strength that has most enabled you to be successful? Nolvia: That's a really good question, I think for me. Throughout my life, there's always been this desire to help others, and I always knew that that's what I wanted to do. I just didn't know how. Thirteen years ago, Nolvia Delgado was a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College. She completed a ri...

Devin: What do you see as your superpower? Josh: My superpower is my friendship with Adam. So Adam's been my best mate pretty much since university days, and I would never have been able to do this without him. Humanitix co-founder and co-CEO Josh Ross says, “Humanitix is a ticketing platform for events. Think of it like an ethical alternative to an Eventbrite. We exist to solve social problems.”...