The Beyond Capital Podcast

Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 4 of the Beyond Capital Podcast! Today we welcome Christophe de Montille, a Senior Investment Associate with Beyond Capital Ventures. As a native South African who is now based in Nairobi, Christophe offers a unique perspective on Beyond Capital’s investing initiatives in Africa. In this deep-dive episode, Christophe shares insights from his extensive experience in A...

In an intriguing and inspiring episode, Redwing Labs Co-Founder Anshul Sharma discusses with Eva and Ed his company’s innovative approach to utilizing drone technology to revolutionize access to life-saving medicines in rural India. 

And that’s a wrap on Season 3! Thank you to our listeners for tuning in to our best season yet. In our closing episode, we’re taking it back to the basics with a Co-Host Special. Ed and Eva will walk each other through their professional and personal journeys, and uncover hidden gems along the way. After listening to this episode, you will learn about: serial entrepreneur Ed’s current companies, a...

In this special episode of The Beyond Capital podcast we are joined by co-founder of Beyond Capital Fund and CEO of Mobility Capital, Hooman Yazhari. In this episode, Hooman talks to Ed and Eva about: Why the “investment hungry” world of transport is on the cusp of an industrial revolution (3:10) The origins of Mobility Capital and Hooman’s transition from operator to investor (5:18) The sustainab...

Outsourcing gets a bad rap. And, you know, the gig economy, I think, sometimes gets a bad rap as well. But truly, global workforces, I think, is a particularly interesting premise. If we're talking about solving real world problems in the African context, I think that that is a way forward, that is meaningful. Well, where are the income generating opportunities going to come from or where are the...

You can't predict everything going on around you. It's like constant chaos. What are the things that you can actually control?  And so the vision for the business has always been to be the most trusted brand for everyday health through this kind of virtualization of products.  Companies like ours are so committed to fight climate change that it's giving me a little bit more hope that the future fo...

"I do see a lot of improvement, people pushing for sustainability. People are worried about grid resiliency, not just talking about it, but doing some about it. We understand the heat loads of a building envelope. We understand the capabilities of the cooling equipment inside that building envelope. Everyone will be using optimization technology to reduce their demand to be as efficient as possibl...

If you just think there's a product and a customer and a desire, it's the same everywhere. You just have to answer those great questions. But I think a vast majority of the product will change. I think there's a real opportunity to change and it will make a big, big difference. It was people calling us, asking us for solutions, as opposed to us finding solutions and trying to force them on people....

Are we engaging in intentionally or passive use? Are we consuming content consciously? And how does that content make us feel whenever we have that kind of constant input? There isn't that quiet time to say, What do we need? What can we create? When you have the clarity, when you have the purpose, when you know what social impact you want to have, that will attract the exact people that you need....

Will this solution reduce the current system, impact on the climate, build healthier communities and or increase generational wealth in diverse communities? We're really interested in building out not only our own platform, but helping other people build out theirs for the community and global impact. We know that the climate crisis is so big and dire, but that plant based solutions are not the on...

In as much as we are very different as a world. When you take a thousand year perspective, you realize that similar things happen to similar regions across time and space. But we also see telemedicine as a way for us to actually promote some of these behaviors that are positive for the climate. I think before we go ahead and say, let's invest all this money in building something new, we need to lo...

Today's guest are two very special people, Eva and Ed. This is a special catch-up episode. What have we been up to? Season three. Let's do it.  

Dillon Baxter is the co-founder and CEO of PlantSwitch, a company providing the highest quality biodegradable alternatives to plastic on the market.  Dillon started PlantSwitch his senior year at SMU, where he met his co-founder Maxime Blandin. They started PlantSwitch to provide an eco-friendly solution to plastic that felt and functioned like a traditional plastic product, but without the waste...

On this weeks episode, we are speaking with Jacquelyn Kung, healthcare expert and serial technology entrepreneur passionate about supporting patient health and experiences by developing innovations in Health IT. With more than two decades of experience building and scaling businesses to serve millions of users, Jacquelyn has established a track record of successful exits totaling over $250 million...

Today's guest is Aeko Ongodia. Aeko hails from Kampala in Uganda. He has a master of science degree in mathematical trading and finance from the Cass Business School in London and a master's in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Stony Brook University. His experience is vast. Having spent time with Stanbic Bank Uganda, followed by the Bank of Uganda as a research analyst and then head of stre...

On this week’s episode, we speak with Hitha Palepu CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals.  Hitha is a consummate multi-hyphenate - an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. As CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals , she oversees financing, partnerships, and strategy for the company. She led the raise of a $5M seed round and a licensing agreement with Hyloris Pharmaceuticals for the company's lead product.

Nearly 80% of women experience treatable hormonal imbalances, and 43% of women say hormones have negatively affected their overall well-being, according to new research.  How do we help women feel better and just increase education around women's health and hormones, which I've said multiple times are just so lacking? You know, there's nothing better than starting a business to figure out all the...

In a 1993 study, Robin Dunbar, a British anthropologist, theorized that humans could have no more than about 150 meaningful relationships, a measure that became known as Dunbar’s number. Networking to me is just kind of a dirty word and no one would accuse me of not networking. I just don't like that word because it feels so transactional. We're going through this adjustment of kind of the new nor...

It can be really schizophrenic and doing great things on the one hand and doing terrible things on the other hand. Our job is to take all of that and to consideration. Our whole American culture is really set up to support financial services, but not really to support the individual. There's many studies showing that that companies that do manage their social and environmental risks do better over...

Having spent 15 years at big law firms, law firms lose out on a lot of market opportunities because the way they approach their client relationships. We want to make sure that these women know we really want them as clients. You're going to feel comfortable here. This community was made for you. So, I would love to see more women controlling more wealth and women who are looking to invest that wea...

Welcome to Season three of the Beyond Capital Podcast. People always ask me, what is the secret sauce to marrying profit with purpose? We're back for another season to bring you the stories of successful leaders that are building and scaling purpose driven businesses.   I'm Eva Yazhari general partner of the Beyond Capital Ventures.   And I'm Ed Stevens, CEO of Scoot Together. Eva and I have built...

Welcome to Season three of the Beyond Capital Podcast. People always ask, what is the secret to marrying profit with purpose? We are back for another season to bring you the stories of successful leaders that are building and scaling purpose driven businesses. I'm Eva Yazhari general partner of Beyond Capital Ventures. And I'm Ed Stevens, CEO of Scoot Together. Eva and I have built and invested in...

Dive back in and hear from the purpose-driven CEOs we highlighted in Season 1 of the Beyond Capital Podcast. Your host Eva Yazhari was inspired by Dan's story, and wrote about his work at Gravity Payments in her new book, The Good Your Money Can Do. Click here to learn more and get your copy. Hear from Dan Price, CEO of Gravity Payments . Many people know him for his decision to give up most of hi...

Dive back in and hear from the purpose-driven CEOs we highlighted in Season 1 of the Beyond Capital Podcast. Your host Eva Yazhari was inspired by Kristin's story, and wrote about her work at Revolution Foods in her new book, The Good Your Money Can Do. Click here to learn more and get your copy. Can money buy happiness? According to a Princeton University study, there is  a correlation between ha...

Dive back in and hear from the purpose-driven CEOs we highlighted in Season 1 of the Beyond Capital Podcast. Your host Eva Yazhari was inspired by Kristin's story, and wrote about her work at Revolution Foods in her new book, The Good Your Money Can Do. Click here to learn more and get your copy. 12 million children in the U.S. lack access to healthy food, leading to childhood obesity doubling in...