Real Leaders Podcast
By Kevin Edwards
Real Leaders PodcastMay 16, 2024
Ep. 484 Deborah La Franchi, CEO & Founder of SDS Capital Group
Deborah La Franchi is the CEO & Founder of SDS Capital Group, a national leader in impact investing with over $1 billion in assets under management. Each impact fund on SDS’s platform serves a different geography and employs a unique investment strategy, but they all generate positive impacts for low-income communities and people.
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Ep. 483 Caroline Barlerin, Founder & CEO of Platypus Advisors
Caroline Barlerin is the Founder & CEO of Platypus Advisors, a diverse team of social impact practitioners with experience and expertise in accelerating social good through philanthropy, impact investing, collective impact, social innovation, and cross-sector collaboration.
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Ep. 482 Colin Moffett, CEO & Co-Founder of Artemis Ward
Colin Moffett is the CEO & Co-Founder of Artemis Ward, a global creative agency that partners with brands, companies, and organizations, combining rigorous strategy and unbridled creativity to craft dynamic experiences and engage audiences.
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Ep. 481 Katy Carrigan, CEO of Goody
Katy Carrigan is the CEO of Goody, a gifting marketplace that powers employee engagement, client appreciation, and sales prospecting gifts at more than 12,000 leading companies. Goody's business gifting platform, Goody for Business, integrates with 30 leading HR platforms, allowing companies to automatically gift employees on birthdays and work anniversaries.
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Ep. 480 Michael Bellavia, CEO of HelpGood
Michael Bellavia is the CEO of HelpGood, a social impact marketing and communications agency that works with nonprofits, foundations, government agencies, corporate social responsibility teams, educational institutions, and purpose-driven organizations.
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Ep. 479 Tim Greiner, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Pure Strategies
Tim Greiner is the Managing Director & Co-Founder of Pure Strategies, a Certified B Corp consultancy that helps companies initiate and enhance existing sustainability programs that deliver value to the business and society. Listen in as he shares story after story of how companies like Walmart, Burts Bees, and others have nailed how to sustain success.
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Ep. 478 John Kinney, Founder & Managing Partner of CleanFund
John Kinney helped create the PACE (“Property Assessed Clean Energy”) financing industry and is the Founder & Managing Partner of CleanFund, which develops and manages PACE programs for senior lenders. On today's episode, John breaks down what you need to know about this financial revolution.
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Ep. 477 Greg Harmeyer, CEO of TiER1 Impact
Greg Harmeyer is the CEO of TiER1 Impact, an employee-owned, professional services development company. TiER1 aims to help owners of professional services companies create a graceful ownership transition for themselves while developing a scalable, healthy, long-term future that their employees can thrive in and their clients can continue to proudly be associated with.
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Ep. 476 Dan Freed, Co-Founder & CEO of Thesis
Dan Freed is the Co-Founder & CEO of Thesis, the world’s first personalized brain supplement brand. Powered by the world’s largest data set on the efficacy of nootropics and advised by neuroscientists from Yale, Penn, and MIT, Thesis quickly and safely delivers increased focus, creativity, energy, and memory in capsule form.
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Ep. 475 Brad Stevens, Founder & CEO of Outsource Access
Brad Stevens is the Founder & CEO of Outsource Access, an outsourcing and offshoring consulting company that exists to close cultural gaps caused by offshore outsourcing models of the past and to open up opportunities for solopreneurs and small businesses worldwide.
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Real Leaders April Member Event - Navigating Employee Ownership
Miren Oca and Y. Elaine Rasmussen discuss the complexity of transitioning a business to an employee ownership model. They discuss the benefits and potential pitfalls of this transition as well as the many different ways to pursue this change.
Miren Oca is the Founder and CEO of OcaQuatics Swim School. A Employee-owned (PPT),Certified B-Corp business that focuses not only on teaching swimming skills but also on environmentalism and social responsibility.
Elaine Rasmussen is the CEO of Social Impact Now, a social finance and impact investing firm.
Ep. 474 Jesse Henry, CEO of Heartland
Jesse Henry is the CEO of Heartland, a material science company that manufactures natural fibers as reinforcements for plastics. Heartland's high-performance carbon-negative plastic additives help manufacturers exceed their sustainability mandates without compromising strength, weight, or price.
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Ep. 473 Tim Tiscornia, CEO of Chomp
Tim Tiscornia is the CEO of Chomp, which utilizes anaerobic digester systems to transform food waste into renewable energy and biofertilizer. At a local level, they help communities generate their own energy and be better environmental stewards. At a global level, they're leading the way to a sustainable future.
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Ep. 472 Kelly Ann Winget, CEO & Founder of Alternative Wealth Partners
Kelly Ann Winget is the CEO & Founder of Alternative Wealth Partners, a Dallas-based Private Equity firm focused on blended portfolios of alternative assets. Over the last decade, Kelly has been dedicated to connecting creative capital to unique investment opportunities in the private equity space.
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Ep. 471 Hélène Hoogeboom, CEO of Renewaball
Hélène Hoogeboom is the CEO of Renewaball, which creates new, sustainable tennis and padel balls from old/used tennis and padel balls.
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Ep. 470 Geoff Silverstein, Managing Director & Founding Partner of Friendly Design Co.
Geoff Silverstein is the Managing Director & Founding Partner of Friendly Design Co, a creative studio that builds impactful websites and brands while collaborating with organizations who repair our world and strengthen our communities.
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Ep. 469 Kristin Hull, Founder & CIO of Nia Impact Capital
Kristin Hull is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Nia Impact Capital, a women led impact investing firm, investing with purpose at the intersection of environmental sustainability and social justice.
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Ep. 468 Avantika Daing, Founding Partner of Plum Alley Ventures
Avantika Daing is the Founding Partner of Plum Alley Ventures, a venture capital platform deploying over $1 Billion in Economic Transformative Value across multi strategy and capital stages investing at the intersection of frontier innovation and gender diversity.
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Ep. 467 Grant Canary, CEO & Founder of Mast Reforestation
Grant Canary is the CEO & Founder of Mast Reforestation, a climate tech company with a mission to make reforestation scalable. Mast provides reforestation after wildfire at no upfront cost and supplies seed and seedlings through its subsidiaries Silvaseed and Cal Forest.
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Ep. 466 Matt Schwartz, Founder & Executive Director of Constructive
Matt Schwartz is the Founder & Executive Director of Constructive, a brand strategy and digital design firm specializing dedicated to nonprofits, education, and social impact.
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Ep. 465 Eric Lee, Senior Vice President of Aligned Climate Capital
Eric Lee is the Senior Vice President of Aligned Climate Capital, a firm that invests in the people, companies, and real assets that are decarbonizing the global economy and its infrastructure.
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Ep. 464 Michael Stausholm, Founder & CEO of SproutWorld
Michael Stausholm is the Founder & CEO of SproutWorld, the company behind the world’s only patented plantable pencils, which can grow into herbs, vegetables, or flowers after use. SproutWorld's plantable products illustrate in a simple and visual way what’s possible when we think with a more sustainable mindset.
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Ep. 463 Clay Grubb, CEO of Grubb Properties
Clay Grubb is the Chief Executive Officer of Grubb Properties, a vertically integrated real estate fund manager that directly addresses a growing crisis for essential housing, while providing residents with exceptional living spaces.
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Ep. 462 Jeff Brams, Head of R & D at Garden of Life & Vital Proteins
Jeff Brams is the Head of R & D at Garden of Life & Vital Proteins (Nestlé Health Science), a recognized leader in natural specialty vitamin & supplement industry.
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Ep. 461 Colleen Lorber, Founder & CEO of Wraparound Experts
Colleen Lorber is the Founder & CEO of Wraparound Experts, a mental health and behavioral support service company that helps children succeed mentally, emotionally, and academically by providing resources to the children themselves as well as training and support to the environments and people that interact with them on a daily basis.
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Ep. 460 Paul Feith, President of Paul Gregory Media
Paul Feith is the President of Paul Gregory Media, a full-service digital marketing agency, focusing on helping nonprofit and mission-based organizations with their marketing campaigns, branding, social media, websites, and fundraisers.
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Ep. 459 Asad Mahmood, Founder & CEO of SIMA Funds
Asad Mahmood is the Founder & CEO of Social Investment Managers & Advisors (SIMA Funds), a social asset manager and advisory company that is designing new and innovative funds that deliver commercial returns to investors while achieving meaningful social and environmental impact.
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Ep. 458 Angelique Albert, CEO of Native Forward Scholars Fund
Angelique Albert is the CEO of Native Forward Scholars Fund, the largest direct scholarship provider to Native students in the U.S. They actively collaborate with Tribes, corporations, foundations, government agencies, non-profits, and academic institutions to serve the scholarship needs of students as well as building a network of opportunities for them.
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Ep. 457 Alex Smith, COO of Legacy Vacation Resorts
Alex Smith is the Chief Operating Officer of Legacy Vacation Resorts, which provides vacation experiences for families and friends to create their unique moments and lasting memories in a manner that respects our environment, employees and community. Using business as a force for good, their goal is to educate the hospitality industry on how to attain sustainable economic development.
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Ep. 456 Michael Köhler, Founder & CEO of Silent Yachts
Michael Köhler is the Founder & CEO of Silent Yachts, which creates premier, full production, solar-electric yacht models. Their mission is to create an independent and environmentally friendly yachting experience which combines the silent cruising of a sailing boat with the luxury of a motor yacht.
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Ep. 455 Emily Ewell, Founder & CEO of Pantys
Emily Ewell is the Founder & CEO of Pantys, a pioneer in improving the health of women and the planet through sustainability and innovation with the first clinically approved absorbent technology globally for menstruation, maternity and incontinence.
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Ep. 454 Johan Rozali-Wathooth, Founder & CEO of Bintang Capital Partners
Johan Rozali-Wathooth is the Founder & CEO of Bintang Capital Partners, the private equity arm of the AHAM Capital Group that works closely with founders, entrepreneurs and management teams to help them fulfill their ambition of turning their businesses into recognized impact-oriented regional and global champions.
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Ep. 453 Gabe Rissman, Co-Founder & President of YourStake
Gabe Rissman is the Co-Founder & President of YourStake, which provides the #1 rated tools financial advisors need to help provide personalization to their client’s investments.
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Ep. 452 Severine Valdant, Chief Commercial Officer of QuesTek Innovations
Severine Valdant is the Chief Commercial Officer of QuesTek Innovations, a pioneer and current market leader in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME). QuesTek's Materials by Design® technologies have enabled new products and new thresholds of performance across a wide range of industries including aerospace, automotive, medical devices, consumer electronics and luxury goods.
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Ep. 451 Oshik Efrati, CEO of HomeBiogas
Turning waste into energy. Learn how Oshik Efrati is creating a global impact for families around the world with his innovative home product. In this episode he breaks down customer adoption in different markets, impact metrics and how they're used, and leading with confidence.
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Ep. 450 Robert Sheen, CEO & Founder of Trusaic
Robert Sheen is the CEO & Founder of Trusaic, a regulatory compliance software company that helps businesses reduce their risks, maximize opportunities, and keep up with rapidly changing regulatory requirements.
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Ep. 449 Rachel Stern, Chief Strategy Officer of Streamline
Rachel Stern is the Chief Strategy Officer of Streamline, a software development company that develops affordable internet technologies that make local government compliance easy and safe.
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Ep. 448 Derek Hansen, CEO & Co-Founder of Mynt Systems
Derek Hansen is the CEO & Co-Founder of Mynt Systems, an energy efficiency design/build company that utilizes new technologies to lower utilities costs, improve inhabitant comfort levels and make businesses more profitable.
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Ep. 447 Missy MacKintosh, Founder & CEO of MisMacK Clean Cosmetics
Missy MacKintosh is the Founder & CEO of MisMacK Clean Cosmetics, a company that sets out to revolutionize the clean beauty world bringing professional quality application paired with ethical and sustainable production.
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Ep. 446 James Burton, Co-Founder of Percy Ellis
James Burton is the Co-Founder of Percy Ellis, a central Toronto real estate development and asset management company with a focus on residential properties near public transit lines and other amenities important to urban city-dwellers.
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Ep. 445 Shahab Elmi, Founder & CEO of Cymbiotika
Shahab Elmi is the Founder & CEO of Cymbiotika, which combines scientific innovation with traditional Eastern medicine to design supplements that synergize with the body, sourced from the highest quality plant-based ingredients and utilize the most advanced absorption technology.
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Ep. 444 Adam Ryznar, CEO & Owner of Intex Solutions
Adam Ryznar is the CEO & Owner of Intex Solutions, who offers professional green cleaning services using a system that simultaneously achieves superior cleaning quality and conserves valuable resources while protecting human health and the environment.
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Ep. 443 Christina Xu, Vice President of Brand Management at QE Home
Christina Xu is the Vice President of Brand Management at QE Home, which creates exclusively designed bedding that stands the test of time without breaking the bank, in styles ranging from trendy to timeless.
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Ep. 442 Cameron Ripley, CEO of Community Boost Consulting
Cameron Ripley is the CEO of Community Boost Consulting, a digital marketing agency that exists to empower social ventures changing the world and has raised over $100 million for more than 1,000 nonprofits.
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Ep. 441 Andrew White, CEO of Transcend.Space
Andrew White is the CEO of Transcend.Space, which works with CEOs, senior leaders and their executive teams to successfully seize and transcend the greatest opportunities and challenges that they face through coaching interventions and leadership retreats. Andrew’s research is focused on what it means to lead successfully in today’s world, given the risks and opportunities that leaders face.
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Ep. 440 Tony Selvaggio, Founder of eSmart Recycling
Tony Selvaggio is the Founder of eSmart Recycling, a social enterprise whose primary goal is to recycle old technology to set up computer labs for kids worldwide.
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Ep. 439 Matthew Rogers, Cofounder & CEO of Mill
Matthew Rogers is the Cofounder & CEO of Mill, a complete home service that keeps food out of the landfill by turning it into food for chickens.
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Ep. 438 Laura Putnam, Founder & CEO of Motion Infusion & Author of "Workplace Wellness That Works"
Laura Putnam is the Founder & CEO of Motion Infusion, a wellness and human performance improvement provider that is helping organizations to “get in motion.” Author of "Workplace Wellness That Works," she has also written for and been featured by MSNBC, Forbes, The New York Times, US News & World Report, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and NPR.
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Ep. 437 Panu Pasanen, CEO of One Click LCA
Panu Pasanen is the CEO of One Click LCA, the world’s leading construction sector Life-Cycle Assessment and Environmental Product Declaration software. One Click LCA platform is used in over 100 countries, and it serves manufacturers, consultants, designers, contractors, and investors to decarbonize the entire construction value chain.
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Ep. 436 Jim Paolino, CEO & Founder of LodeStar Software Solutions
Jim Paolino is the CEO & Founder of LodeStar Software Solutions, a mortgage technology company that provides products and services that create clarity for mortgage professionals, leverage connectivity among all parties to the transaction, and help build a sustainable community of industry professionals.
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