The Business of Impact
By Georgetown BFI
The Business of ImpactApr 27, 2022
Financial Security is a Journey
On our final episode of season one, the founder of Georgetown’s Business for Impact, Bill Novelli, interviews Surya Kolluri, Managing Director of Retirement Research and Insights at Bank of America and Jeanne de Cervens, Director of The AgingWell Hub at Business for Impact.
The three discuss the results of the Gen Z & Millennials: A Perfect Storm – One Year Later, a national survey on young adults from 18-39 years old. This is a follow up to the 2020 report, A Perfect Storm, focusing on the attitudes of Gen Z and Millennials towards the workplace and their personal finances.
They talk about how Gen Z and Millennials are living paycheck-to-paycheck and ways they can better prepare for the future. To read the full report, please go to https://www.thepandemicsperfectstorm.org/.
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Intro/Outro Audio Credit:
Scott Holmes
Track: Inspiring and Upbeat
Album: Happy Music
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Inspiring_and_Upbeat
The Importance of Cross Generational Action for Change
On the latest episode of Business of Impact, Leslie Crutchfield, executive director of Business for Impact, interviews Dr. Dana Suskind, professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago; director of UChicago Medicine's Pediatric Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implant program; and founder and co-director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health at the University of Chicago.
The two discuss some of the ways America can do better at growing and nurturing healthy children. They talk about elevating our expectation for what society can and should do to nurture the next generation and support parents and caregivers in that role as well as Dr. Suskind’s journey into the world of public health and social sciences as a way to help children thrive.
Dr. Suskind shares details on her just-released book, Parent Nation. She says the book is not about changing parenting, it’s about changing our expectations that we have as parents and tearing down unrealistic expectations.
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Intro/Outro Audio Credit:
Scott Holmes
Track: Inspiring and Upbeat
Album: Happy Music
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Inspiring_and_Upbeat
You Don’t Need Permission to Have Impact
On the latest episode of Business of Impact, Sustainable Business Fellows Kathryn Fouss (MSB ‘23) and Sydney Yin (SFS ‘22) interview Patricia Grant, Senior Associate Dean of the McDonough School of Business Undergraduate Program, about current and future opportunities to engage in social impact in business.
The three discussed the plethora of opportunities to engage in social impact and sustainability that Georgetown offers as well as the growth that is currently underway. They talked about the underlying curiosity of MSB students and how this desire to learn will carry students far after graduation. Dean Grant offers students advice from her over twenty years of experience in the university landscape and answers a series of rapid-fire questions to conclude the episode.
A big takeaway: “Take risks and do so for innovation and impact’s sake” - Dean Grant.
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Scott Holmes
Track: Inspiring and Upbeat
Album: Happy Music
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Inspiring_and_Upbeat
Notes:
A Positive Impact and Making Money are Not Mutually Exclusive
On the latest episode of Business of Impact, Christine Kidwell, associate director of Business for Impact, interviews Mackenzie Loy and Lauren Jordan, business owners and MBA candidates at Georgetown McDonough School of Business.
The three discussed how our personal and educational experiences fit with your passion for entrepreneurship. They talk about what it’s like to start a business while in business school and how we can all foster connections as we’re trying to rise up with those in front of us and those behind us.
A big takeaway: don’t let perfection stop you from starting.
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Intro/Outro Audio Credit:
Scott Holmes
Track: Inspiring and Upbeat
Album: Happy Music
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Inspiring_and_Upbeat
Sustaining Economies by Embracing Sustainability
On the latest episode of Business of Impact, David Lange, MBA student and program manager of the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative, interviews Dean Paul Almeida, dean of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and chair of William R. Berkley.
The two discussed trends in corporate social responsibility and environmental, social, and governance at large. They also dive deep into how Georgetown and its various programs like Business for Impact look at entrepreneurship and innovation through the lens of also embracing the common good and our common home.
Dean Almeida discussed the importance of practicing capitalism as a solution not just to corporate problems, but also to social problems, saying if you want to sustain economies, you’re going to have to embrace sustainability.
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Intro/Outro Audio Credit:
Scott Holmes
Track: Inspiring and Upbeat
Album: Happy Music
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Inspiring_and_Upbeat
Fiscal Justice with Abrea Armstrong
On this episode, Business for Impact Director of New Strategies Tanya Smith Evans interviews Abrea Armstrong – the new editor and director of communications for Activestas well as the founder of 91-2-Infinity. The two discuss Activest’s efforts as a voice for fiscal justice – defined as the equity of municipal budgets – and Abrea’s role in telling the company’s brand story in a position that puts her directly adjacent to change. She also talks about her experiences with the National Urban League calling it one of the best ways to meet an exceptional cohort of your peers to go through all types of leadership development skills as well as management skills, providing the sense of courage and audacity to continue steadfast on our paths toward change
Learn more about Activest at activest.org
Connect with Activest on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/activest
Twitter: @activestHQ
Facebook: @ActivestHQ
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Intro/Outro Audio Credit:
Scott Holmes
Track: Inspiring and Upbeat
Album: Happy Music
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Inspiring_and_Upbeat
The Super Age: Harnessing the Opportunities of Our Increasingly Older World
This inaugural episode of The Business of Impact focuses on aging. 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day. The cohort of Americans 65 and older is projected to double by 2060 to 95 million and the rest of the world is aging rapidly as well.
Business for Impact Founder Bill Novelli interviews demographic futurist Bradley Schurman. Bradley is the author of the newly released book, The Super Age. The two discuss the book’s premise of decoding our demographic destiny.
Learn more about the book at TheSuperAge.com
Connect with Bradley on LinkedIn: /bschurman
Twitter: @bradleyschurman
Facebook: @TheSuperAge
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Intro/Outro Audio Credit: Scott Holmes
Track: Inspiring and Upbeat
Album: Happy Music
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Inspiring_and_Upbeat
Launching Soon: The Business of Impact
Listen to the promo episode for the soon-to-launch podcast, The Business of Impact, brought to you by the Business For Impact center at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.
Our mission is to unleash the power of business to help people and the planet thrive. To solve the complex social and environmental challenges facing the world today, we need all sectors involved: business, government and civil society.
It's all about people, planet, profit -- the triple bottom line. And we are committed to leading the way.
This podcast will take you behind the scenes to better understand and get involved in social impact and making a difference.
Please hit the subscribe button and join us for each episode to get to know our staff, student leaders, partners and guests for meaningful conversations about our work and about social impact.
Music Credit:
Scott Holmes
Track: Inspiring and Upbeat
Album: Happy Music
URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Inspiring_and_Upbeat