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Sept. 3, 2019

#38 - Strategically Planning to Rid the World of Single-Use Plastic, …

Jim Osgood, CEO & President of Klean Kanteen, shares his journey and future aspirations for the company in this compelling interview.

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Aug. 27, 2019

#37 - Exploring, Connecting, and Giving Back through Running with Dav…

See Full Show Notes Here: While competing as a runner in college, took a class on social entrepreneurship that gave him insight into that space. He thus developed an interest in creating a company that melded a socially conscious mission …

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Aug. 20, 2019

#36 - Building a “Better” (Plastic-Free, Waste-Free, & Toxic-Free) Bu…

See Full Show Notes Here: While obtaining her Masters in Environmental Engineering, developed a keen curiosity for how the toxic chemicals in our cleaning products and detergents affected our natural environments and personal health. Kate...

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Aug. 13, 2019

#35 - Digital Carbon Footprints, Passion Projects, and Purposeful Wor…

See Full Show Notes here: Founder James Christie works as director of user experience at , which partners with the likes of inspiring companies like Cigna Health and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to make their interaction with clients more...

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Aug. 6, 2019

#34 — Better Practices: Time Tracking, Achieving Goals, Getting Bette…

See Full Show Notes Here: https://growensemble.com/better-practices-01 On this episode of The Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast, we will be introducing a completely new segment, titled, “Better Practices.” With these segments...

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July 30, 2019

#33 - Using Differentiation to Capture More Market Share and Find Mor…

See Full Show Notes here: https://growensemble.com/michèlesoregaroli Michèle Soregaroli is the founder and CEO of Transformation Catalyst. Her company coaches and consults with entrepreneurs and business founders who want their business to...

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July 23, 2019

#32 - Using AI to Mind the Mental Health of Students & Make Schools S…

See Full Show Notes here: https://growensemble.com/amylooper. Amy Looper is co-founder and COO of One Seventeen Media, an AI tech ed. company that is making waves (or maybe calming them…) in the mental health space. Amy, along with her...

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July 16, 2019

#31 - Industry and Impact Leaders: Staying Mission-Focused with the #…

See full show notes here: Mark Cuddigan is the CEO of the number one baby food company in the UK, Ella's Kitchen. After reading an article He had a full professional life before joining the Ella’s Kitchen team, but the …

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July 9, 2019

#30 - The Three Basic Principles of SEO for Social Enterprises

We at Grow Ensemble are focused on getting more eyes on better businesses and better business people. How do we do that? In addition to walking clients through the Grow Ensemble Framework and providing courses like our accelerator, we like …

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July 2, 2019

#29 - Transitioning from a Traditional Business to a Social Enterpris…

After traveling and studying yoga and meditation in the East, Bernie Geiss returned to work in North Vancouver. Transitioning back to Western life, he entered the insurance field, where he eventually founded his own financial services company. But...

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June 25, 2019

#28 - Building a Community of Social Entrepreneurs & Impact-Focused B…

Sarah Woolsey is the founder of the —a co-working, event, and community organizing space based in San Antonio, Texas. Sarah’s journey started in the nonprofit world, which piqued her interested in whether there may be more a financially...

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June 18, 2019

#27 - Building a $100MM Company in 8 Years While Keeping Conservation…

Peter Dering—founder and owner of Peak Design—quit his job in construction in pursuit of professional autonomy and, by scratching his own itch so to speak, he was able to create just that. Peak Design creates cutting edge bag and camera …

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June 11, 2019

#26 - How to Invest in Over 2,100 Entrepreneurs in 70 Countries with …

After graduating from college, facing a less than promising job market, Hannah Davis—founder and president of BANGS Shoes—ditched her plans to go to law school and went to teach in China. During her travels, she discovered a pair of shoes …

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June 4, 2019

#25 - A Quick Announcement AND a *Bonus* for Listeners...

In this episode of the Grow Ensemble Podcast, Grow Ensemble Founder, Cory Ames, makes a few announcements regarding Grow Ensemble's changing role in the social business community. As well, he offers up an AWESOME bonus for listeners of the...

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May 28, 2019

#24 - Bridging the Gap: Manish Gupta and Matr Boomie Connect Indian A…

Manish Gupta is the co-founder and CEO of Matr Boomie, a fair trade company that empowers artisans in rural India to create and sell handcrafted products to international retailers. With a background in engineering, Manish relied on the design...

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May 21, 2019

#23 - Mobilizing “Sweaty Change Makers” With AtlasGO Co-Founder & CEO…

Thomas Querton is the co-founder and CEO of atlasGO, a company that allows sweaty change makers to use fitness to raise funds and awareness for causes they care about. With over 1 million kilometers and $600,000 raised since its launch …

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May 14, 2019

#22 - Tim Frick: Sustainable Agency CEO, a Published Author and a Tru…

Tim Frick is the CEO of Mightybytes, a certified B Corp digital agency based in Chicago. Mightybytes connects conscious companies and nonprofits to the digital solutions they need to create greater impact through online success.

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May 7, 2019

#21 - Making an Impact Through Kick-Ass & Purpose Centered Design wit…

Emily Lonigro is the President & Founder of LimeRed, a purpose-driven design firm and Certified B Corporation based in Chicago. Bridging the gap between design and impact, LimeRed helps meaningful brands and businesses showcase their unique...

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April 30, 2019

#20 - Building an Impact-Driven Business on Justly Made, Award-Winnin…

Paul Bain is both the CEO and “Chief Tea Captain” at JusTea, where a group Canadians have partnered directly with Kenyan tea farmers to provide ethical, sustainable (and delicious!) fair trade tea. On this Grow Ensemble Podcast, Paul shares the...

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April 23, 2019

#19 - How Businesses Can Achieve the Greatest Good through Diversity,…

In this episode of the Grow Ensemble Podcast, we speak with Ryan Honeyman from the LIFT Economy, an impact consulting firm based in San Francisco. Ryan has been a staunch advocate and spokesperson for the B Corporation movement, and on …

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April 16, 2019

#18 - From Google, Amazon, and Adobe to An Ethical Fashion Startup wi…

Often, the differences between big corporations and small businesses can feel as stark as black and white. On today’s episode, we learn that there is, in fact, a grey area. Founder and CEO of Brightly, an online ethical marketplace, Laura …

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April 9, 2019

#17 - How to Build a Community Around Ethical Shopping & Fair Trade G…

How do you transform a product into a catalyst for lasting, positive change? One entrepreneur in the ethical and fair trade fashion space believes that creating a community around your brand just might be the key. From model to marketing, …

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April 2, 2019

#16 - From a Quarter-Life Crisis, to Overdosing on Caffeine, to Creat…

Today were sitting down with the CEO and Co-founder of Wize Monkey, Max Rivest, who talks to us about their company that produces coffee leaf tea. The road to success wasn’t always easy, but Max’s tireless passion and...

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March 26, 2019

#15 - Holistic Health For Mind, Body and Business with Logan Christop…

Some might call him a daredevil, but most will be inspired by his unimaginable displays of physical power. We are joined today by Logan Christopher, best known for performing insane physical feats, including pulling a firetruck with his...

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