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Feb. 11, 2020

#62 - Social Enterprise Marketing: The 6-Step Framework to Marketing …

See Full Show Notes here: Running a social enterprise, let alone marketing a social enterprise, is inherently more difficult. You, as a social entrepreneur, have set your standards higher. Achieving a profitable business model...

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Feb. 4, 2020

#61 - From Wall Street to B Corp: The Transition from CPA to CEO of a…

David Kahl founded Ergo Depot in 2005, which was rebranded as Fully in 2016. Fully is an office furniture company committed to making workplaces healthier, happier, and more productive through its innovative, sustainable designs.

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Jan. 28, 2020

#60 - From Nonprofit to Social Enterprise: Insights & Lessons Learned…

See Full Show Notes here: Rahama Wright founded (a health and beauty company dedicated to empowering women in West Africa and the United States through the production, sale, and use of shea butter products) about 15 years ago in 2005. …

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Jan. 21, 2020

#59 - Company Culture Design: A Holistic Look at Defining Values & Pu…

See Full Show Notes here: Nine years ago, Lorie Corcuera co-founded SPARK Creations Inc. after going through a brutal divorce where she struggled to hold on to her identity and sense of self. After revitalizing herself, and defining her own...

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Jan. 14, 2020

#58 - Building a Community of World-Changing Women in Business with M…

See Full Show Notes here: Meghan French Dunbar is the CEO and co-founder of the nation’s leading media company dedicated to purpose-driven businesses and social enterprises. Conscious Company Media produces national events, such as the , the...

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Jan. 10, 2020

#57 - (Pt. 2) 50 Social Entrepreneurs & Change-Makers Share Advice & …

See the full show notes here: In early 2019, we here at Grow Ensemble launched where each week we’ve been releasing an episode featuring both established and emerging leaders in the social impact and socially responsible business space. ...

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Jan. 7, 2020

#56 - (Pt. 1) 50 Social Entrepreneurs & Change-Makers Share Advice &…

See the full show notes here: In early 2019, we here at Grow Ensemble launched where each week we’ve been releasing an episode featuring both established and emerging leaders in the social impact and socially responsible business space. ...

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Dec. 31, 2019

#55 - Solving a Global Crisis: Reuniting Displaced Families Worldwide…

See Full Show Notes here: Andy Freedman is the co-founder and managing director of , a nonprofit that uses donated airline miles to unite separated refugees and immigrant families. Since their inception in 2016, they’ve flown over 1,800 people,...

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Dec. 24, 2019

#54 - Entrepreneurship as a Second Chance: The Secret to Cutting Reci…

See Full Show Notes here: Andrew Glazier is the CEO and president of , a national nonprofit focused on entrepreneurship employment and personal development for formerly and currently incarcerated men, women, and young adults. Founded in 2010, Defy...

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Dec. 17, 2019

#53 - A Sustainable Vision for the Future of Fashion with Alex Husted…

See Full Show Notes here: Alex Husted is the founder and CEO of , a B Corp with a mission to reduce textile waste by helping people easily recycle their used clothing. They've saved over 25 million pounds of clothes …

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Dec. 10, 2019

#52 - Evolving the 9-5 Workday through Parent-Friendly Co-Working wit…

Amanda Munday is the founder and CEO of , a parent-friendly workspace with high-quality child care located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After attempting to balance hiring a marketing/sales team for the tech start-up she had previously been working at...

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Dec. 3, 2019

#51 - Leveraging Marketing Dollars for Social Good with Doug Lessing,…

See Full Show Notes here: Doug Lessing is the founder of Phin, which is a social good platform that great companies can use to build meaningful relationships with people and causes through sponsored donations. Doug founded it in early 2019 …

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Nov. 26, 2019

#50 - How to Create a Thriving Company Culture: From Purpose & Values…

See Full Show Notes here: Becci Gould is an associate director at , an award-winning culture and behavior change consultancy located in the UK. She is a culture strategy expert specializing in helping organizations to harness the purpose, culture,...

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Nov. 19, 2019

#49 - A Refugee Workforce: The Secret to Solving the U.S. Labor Short…

See Full Show Notes here: After growing up in a family whose work all lied around the small business economy and the local community, and having the opportunity to partake in some corporate management and nonprofit roles, Chris Chancey realized …

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Nov. 12, 2019

#48 - Crafting a Purpose-Driven Content Strategy with Giselle Waters,…

See Full Show Notes here: Giselle Waters is the associate director of content strategy and social impact at , a purpose-driven digital marketing agency in Portland, Oregon. Giselle was responsible for Mad Fish becoming a certified B-Corp in 2018....

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Nov. 5, 2019

#47 - From Kentucky to India: Global Impact through Textile Design wi…

See Full Show Notes here: Colleen Clines traveled to India as part of her Design for Development class while getting her graduate degree in landscape architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her only project prompt was to work …

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Oct. 29, 2019

#46 - The Power of Close Relationships with Julia Chung, CEO of Admin…

See Full Show Notes here: Julia Chung is the rockstar CEO of both and . Spring Financial Planning is a financial planning firm that offers advice-only financial planning services to Canadians. Admin Slayer is a virtual assistant company that...

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Oct. 22, 2019

#45 - Mission-Driven Success: How to Achieve Work/Life Balance and Be…

See Full Show Notes here: Madeleine Shaw is the co-founder of Lunapads, a multiple-award-winning East Vancouver-based social enterprise that is dedicated to creating sustainable solutions for positive periods. With the help of their customers,...

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Oct. 15, 2019

#44 - Life Mastery: Unfolding Spiritual Strategy and the Hero’s Journ…

See Full Show Notes here: Before Tara-Nicholle truly recognized her soul’s calling, she spent much of her life in shadow careers, getting a Masters in psychology, working as a lawyer, and acting as the Chief Marketer for MyFitnessPal before...

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Oct. 8, 2019

#43 - The Evolution of the Entrepreneurial Spirit with Frederick Huts…

See Full Show Notes here: Frederick was born an entrepreneur. He launched and sold his first business at the age of 19 while on active duty in the Air Force. After an honorable discharge in 2005, he went on to …

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Oct. 1, 2019

#42 - Leveraging Adversity for the Greater Good with Social Entrepren…

Yasmine Mustafa drew directly from personal experience when founding ROAR for Good -- an innovative, mission-driven company developing tech to keep women safe in some of the most vulnerable circumstances.

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Sept. 24, 2019

#41 - 5 Takeaways from the 2019 B Corp Champions Retreat

See Full Show Notes here: In this episode of the Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast, host Cory Ames shares his experience of attending his second annual gathering of the B Corporation community. Whether you are familiar with this event...

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Sept. 17, 2019

#40 - How Values Shape Company Culture and Success with Claire Booth …

See Full Show Notes here: and met working at a corporate company, but both realized the corporate culture was not for them. 10 years ago, when Claire founded , she knew that the first person to bring on board to …

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Sept. 10, 2019

#39 - Productivity for the Next Generation of Entrepreneurship with C…

See Full Show Notes here: While was unsure of what exactly he wanted to do, he knew that he wanted to become an entrepreneur in order to make an impact on the world. He didn’t feel he had the skills …

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