Global Goals Project: Recent Episodes

Chandler Perog

Taking inspiration from the United Nations 17 biggest challenges that face the planet, we bring you conversations with the leaders of the most innovative technology companies tackling these Global Goals. You'll also learn from the impact investors leveraging their capital to help these companies achieve massive scale. Join us each week to stay informed on the companies paving the way to create solutions to our world's greatest challenges on the Global Goals Project!

Key Links

www.globalgoalsproject.io

Katy invites listeners to post their thoughts and feedback on the site, and announces a short break.

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Key Links

https://criknutrition.com/
https://youtu.be/RW-wi0wfJ28
https://youtu.be/75mG3NnYYHk

In this episode, founder Alex Drysden talks about the business model of a disruptive supplement company, following your WHY in the face of challenge, and building a brand to change people's mindsets. * What is Crik Nutrition? How did it start? * Why are crickets good for us and for the planet? * Why is it taking so long for cricket-based foods to hit the market? * Are you developing your own farming, or focusing on brand development? * How do you maintain sustainable sourcing and methods? * How do you create a disruptive business model with e-commerce? * What has been the most important thing to keep you going when Crik seemed like it wouldn't work?

Listen in to hear what it takes for a mission-driven e-commerce company to change the insect stigma and disrupt an unsustainable industry.

Lila Karbassi is the Chief of Programs at the United Nations Global Compact. The UNGC exists to help companies implement the UN Global Goals, track their progress, and give them tools to continually improve their practices.

Key Links:

https://www.unglobalcompact.org/
The Paris Agreement: https://unfccc.int/files/essential_background/convention/application/pdf/english_paris_agreement.pdf

In this episode, you'll hear:

What is the UN Global Compact, and who is involved?
Why should companies adopt the Sustainable Development Goals?
How does the UNGC help companies implement the SDGs into their business?
What will happen to the planet in the next 5 years if business practices don't change?
What are some of the top initiatives?
Do you think we're on pace to hit the SDG's by 2030?

Tune in to get an inside look at the Global Goals from the UN Global Goals initiative for businesses.

More details: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/ungc/

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This episode was hosted by our Creative Director, Katy Ward. Chandler Perog was the interviewer and is our Executive Director. Production and distribution by Simpler Media Productions.

For insight into how business and cutting edge technology are changing the world, visit us at GlobalGoalsProject.io

https://ecotone-partners.com
Betterfuturesminnesota.com

When Ted Carling and Tim Roman tackled the problem of measuring impact to get useful data, they didn’t expect to work on the next level of business accounting.

In this episode, we cover:

What is the mission and vision of Ecotone Analytics?
How you measure impact?
How does impact measurement make it easier to raise capital?
Can you share the business model of Ecotone?
Can you share more about the App your building?
What are the biggest challenges you'll have to overcome to scale?
How can impact accounting and measurement forward the Sustainable Development Goals?

Listen in to hear how quantifying impact has transformed their client’s businesses and funding efforts, and where to start when looking at the impact of your company and investments.

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B Lab exists to support the cultural change happening around business: How can we create social change with business? And how can we operate sustainably, from sourcing to selling?

Key Links:

https://bcorporation.net/
https://bthechange.com/
https://bimpactassessment.net/

In this episode, we talk with B Lab executives Laura and Amanda to find out:

What is the mission and vision of B Lab?
Can you give us a quick background of B Lab and why you got involved?
How does the ecosystem work?
What stage of business would you recommend to take the assessment?
Why should people measure their impact? What are the benefits?
Can you share more about B Analytics?
What kind of companies are signing up to use this tool?
Can you share with us how you integrated the Global Goals with B Lab?
How can we get involved?

Tune in to discover how you can use the Impact Assessment as a guide for your own business growth, and how you can use the B Lab Analytics to inform your investments.

More details: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/b-lab/

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This episode was hosted by our Creative Director, Katy Ward. Chandler Perog was the interviewer and is our Executive Director. Production and distribution by Simpler Media Productions.

For insight into how business and cutting edge technology are changing the world, visit us at GlobalGoalsProject.io

Fledge Accelerators have helped 81 companies from 26 countries since 2012. Their goal is to help foster a wave of companies that make a measurable impact in the world, collectively improving in the lives of everyone on the planet.

Key Links:

www.fledge.co
The Next Step entrepreneur’s curriculum
Fledge Demo Day on YouTube

In this episode, we ask: * What is the mission and vision of Fledge? * Can you share why you started Fledge? * Can you share more about how you structure the business model for Fledge? * What does the ideal business for Fledge look like? * Do you work with exponential tech companies? Why or why not? * Can you share more on the methodology to scale? * How are you measuring the impact? * What do you think it'll take to solve the Global Goals? * Any final challenges to the audience?

Listen in to hear the founder of Fledge talk through their learning-focused accelerator model and the community of impact businesses they are building across the globe.

More details: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/luni-libes/

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This episode was hosted by our Creative Director, Katy Ward. Chandler Perog was the interviewer and is our Executive Director. Production and distribution by Simpler Media Productions.

For insight into how business and cutting edge technology are changing the world, visit us at GlobalGoalsProject.io

Josh doesn’t think about investing as a numbers game. For him, it’s like surfing. In this episode, Josh shares how to catch the wave of a trend and spot companies that could transform an industry by changing the narrative of a stigmatized product.

Key Links:

Josh Campbell LinkedIn
Dosist.com
Saje natural wellness
SPARK Business Growth Partners

His approach to impact investing is holistic… and all about alignment. We ask:

What is your personal mission of what you want to create in the world?
Can you share with us a little bit of background on how you got here?
How do you change the narrative on products that are stigmatized?
What are the pros and cons of getting into the product market?
What is your relationship to fundraising vs. bootstrapping?
What are the top lessons you've learned?
What are the next ventures your interested in?
What is one piece of advice you'd leave with them?

“Look at your time as the most valuable asset you have. You really want to spend it doing things that can be a global impact rather than just to make a buck or two.”

Listen in for ideas on how to leverage your brand story to scale strategically, and how to invest in companies that represent the next era in their industry.

More details: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/josh-campbell/

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This episode was hosted by our Creative Director, Katy Ward. Chandler Perog was the interviewer and is our Executive Director. Production and distribution by Simpler Media Productions.

For insight into how business and cutting edge technology are changing the world, visit us at GlobalGoalsProject.io

Social Capital Markets is the #1 conference for social entrepreneurs and impact investors. This year, you can watch sessions from the event in the Digital Experience online… for free!

Key Links:

socialcapitalmarkets.net
SOCAP 19 Digital Experience
SOCAP Resources
GlobalGoalsProject.io

Katy covers:

The conference content tracks.
The Global Goals in focus at this year’s SOCAP.
The new role of creatives and storytellers in the impact ecosystem.
The top two questions for investors to think about.
The conference experience and culture.
The SOACP Digital Experience and resources.

We’re sending a big thank you to Social Capital Markets for gathering the community and having us this year. See you all next year at SOCAP 2020!

More details: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/socap19

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This episode was hosted by our Creative Director, Katy Ward. Chandler Perog is our Executive Director. Production and distribution by Simpler Media Productions.

For insight into how business and cutting edge technology are changing the world, visit us at GlobalGoalsProject.io

The Conveners team believes it is critically important that people come together to address the greatest challenges facing the planet. Conveners host events, connect businesses to accelerators and gathers technology tools to help impact companies navigate the changing economy.

Key Links:

Conveners.org
Accelerator Selection Tool
Miller Center
Mentor Capital Network
SheEO
Echoing Green
Fledge
Nest
SDG 17

In this episode, we talk with Executive Director Avary Kent about their organization for catalyzing collaboration, answering the following questions?

What is Conveners.org and what are you set out to solve?
Why are these different components important to an ecosystem?
What are some of your favorite accelerators?
How do you address Global Goal #17?
Can you share the business model?
How do you see the future of partnerships playing into getting these goals done?
What's next for Conveners.org?

You’ll also learn about their top recommended accelerators, hear about their platform for finding accelerators, and experience a mindset-shift around collaboration for impact businesses.

More details: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/avary-kent/

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This episode was hosted by our Creative Director, Katy Ward. Chandler Perog was the interviewer and is our Executive Director. Production and distribution by Simpler Media Productions.

For insight into how business and cutting edge technology are changing the world, visit us at GlobalGoalsProject.io

Key Links

Socialcapitalmarkets.net
Globalgoalsproject.io
Newstorymarketing.com

Listen in for a preview of season 3 on the Global Goals project. We’re talking to impact investors this season, as well as a few influential names in the impact space!

Hear from our new host, Katy Ward, who will bring a brand-building a storytelling voice to the podcast.

Key Links

www.globalgoalsproject.io

Listen in for a preview of season 3 on the Global Goals project.

We’re talking to impact investors and private equity organizations, as well as some of the stars of the impact space with B Lab and the UN Global Compact.

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Singularity University

In this podcast, our goal is to uncover some of the most innovative companies leveraging leading-edge technology, like Singularity University. Companies like SU are taking on the global goals with social-impact driven business models.

We want this podcast to be a resource for you to learn about the innovative tech of our time and integrate it into your business model.

I've learned a ton in this recent singularity university series and I hope that you learned as much as I did.

With that said, I wanted to share with you a quick recap of my top five lessons learned that I learned in this series.

Take Away 1: When you're building out an exponential technology business, one of the best ways to start is just to focus on building a regular company and focusing on solving a problem that you think that you're uniquely good at that you will be able to specialize in in the marketplace and watch how that company develops organically.
Take Away 2: One of the best ways to bring technology into your business is to hire someone that specializes in the technology that you want to leverage.
Take Away 3: Once you get into the technology game, it's advantageous to actually study all the different kinds of exponential technologies so you can stay on top of the marketplace.
Take Away 4: You don't have to be a technologist to get into the business of exponential technology. The best way to start is just to become more data centric.
Take Away 5: Maybe I'm a little bit biased on this, but I really enjoyed getting the insider scoop of the latest and greatest of what singularity is up to in the world and their game plan over the next 10 years.

In the SU series, we heard from some of the top minds at SU on how to leverage exponential technology and incorporate it into your own business, the implications that exponential technology will have on your future and on the impact this technology will have in solving the Global Goals.

We will be taking a short break and when we come back we will start a series Impact Venture Capital, Private Equity Firms and how to measure impact with your portfolio companies at scale. Stay tuned!

Listen in to hear more about my 5 biggest takeaways from the SU series.

Key Links:

https://hyperloop-one.com/

The mission of Hyperloop One is to create effortless journeys and expanding possibilities. With fast-moving pods magnetically propelled through tubes, people will be able to get to work in places hundreds of miles from where they live… and save time and costs in transportation.

1:30 How the Hyperloop works
7:15 How the project started
14:30 The business model - a tech IP provider
22:00 Is it safe?
37:00 Less stress more opportunity
40:00 Global Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
45:00 The vision: making cities a wonderful place to live

Listen in to hear how transportation innovation will transform cities as soon as 2020.

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Key Links * https://xlabs.ai/ * https://www.seldn.ai/

"Moonshots" are the kind of goals and projects that invent a new era... the kind of projects that will usher in the intelligence age. * 3:00 What is a "Moonshot Factory?"

9:00 Inventing the AI mothership, Seldn
15:00 Radhika's story
21:00 How does AI work?
28:00 Tech that can amplify humans
36:00 How can we understand the exponential?
50:00 The 2 steps to begin designing your moonshot.

Find out what kinds of projects they are working on - and how you can start designing your own Moonshot - in this episode. -----

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Key links: * www.su.org * www.kurzweilai.net * www.singularity.com

By 2030, AI and robots will most likely take care of all of our day jobs. In this episode, Rob Nail shares some of the most innovative technologies coming to market, as well as the mindset shift we will all need to approach those changes positively. We cover: 1. 4:45 How Rob became CEO 2. 6:45 The 10-year Tech forecast 3. 18:45 We don't have to fear the future 4. 31: How to visualize the future 5. 38:00 The new occupations for humans: Creating empathy, entertainment, and new exploration. 6. 47:00 Choosing our careers and adapting our businesses

Listen in to find out why “humanity has a bright star trek future to explore bigger questions," and how you can prepare your own business - and mindset- for the new opportunities.

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Key Links: * https://unreasonablegroup.com/companies/hala-systems/ * https://bit.ly/2OAuc2g * https://www.wired.com/story/syria-civil-war-hala-sentry/

The Syrian Civil War has claimed the lives of over 500,000 innocent civilians since 2011. Now, AI company Hala Systems has developed technology to sound air raid sirens and alert civil defense ahead of a bombing or conflict to protect the innocent in a warzone. * 00:30 What is Hala Systems? What are you solving? * 10:00 The conflict and civilian protection industry * 15:00 The politics of protecting innocent people * 20:00 Saving lives success metrics * 24:00 How it works * 32:00 Adding magic to AI to protect a lot of people * 43:00 Global Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

In this episode, hear how Hala Systems founder John Jaeger became an "accidental diplomat" to grow funding and interest in this technology, and learn more about using AI to address Global Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions.

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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Tiffany Vora, Head of Faculty at Singularity University, about Digital Biology and treating DNA like computer code.

5:00 The global SU faculty
11:00 Digital Biology
17:00 Building DNA like Legos
24:00 Radical transparency and programming the future of life
30:00 Bio Brokers... who owns your body's data?
35:00 Moving from sick-care to healthcare
54:00 Developing your Spidey Sense

Tiffany's mission is to boil down the education from the past 1000 years and only keep the good stuff. "And, to burn down the rest! That's the moon shot, the meta-vision."

Listen in for news about the science-fiction realities now happening in biology and tech, and see how you can use uncanny partnerships (makeup and yogurt?) to stay at the cutting edge.

Key Links

The SU Global Grand Challenges App
Su.org
The Global Grand Challenges

Singularity University Impact Director Brett Schilke shares how SU addresses the Global Goals in two main ways: solving resource needs and solving societal development needs. With the Global Grand Challenges and the SU App, anyone can help solve global problems.

2:00 How SU addresses the Global Goals
7:00 SU’s Global Grand Challenges
12:00 The brain-computer and casting a vision
22:00 The Global Grand Challenges App
33:00 Challenge: Go have a conversation with someone about… the future.

Listen in to hear the inner workings of SU staff and community and to learn about the Global Grand Challenges. Also, hear why you should watch Black Mirror… and talk about the future with your friends and family.

The mission of Key2Enable is to help kids with movement disabilities to stay in school and get great jobs with access to technology that they can use easily.

1:30 The mission and founding story
4:00 How it works and who can use it
9:00 Global Goal 10: Reduce Inequalities
16:00 Tech Specs
20:00 Going to market and the Indiegogo launch
32:00 How to support

Listen in to hear how digital accessibility forwards Global Goals 4, 8 and 10… and how one tool can open a whole world to a person with cerebral palsy or Parkinsons.

Full Blog Post: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/william-de-oliveira
See the Key X Indiegogo Campaign at https://bit.ly/2RSOjPy
Check out Singularity University: www.su.org

Singularity University is on a mission to make the world a more abundant place. In this episode, we'll hear from Molly Pyle, the Senior Program Manager of Singularity University Programs and the Co-Chair of the Women's Impact Network. * 2:00 How Singularity Started: Niching in Exponential Technology * 4:00 What is An Exponential Mindset? * 8:00 The SU Ecosystem and the Global Goals * 15:00 About Molly * 25:00 The Global Startup Program * 27:00 Where do I start? * 31:00 What do the next decades look like for SU?

After hearing Molly’s positive mindset about the abundant future that technology can create for us, she poses a challenge… Listen in to hear more!

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Singularity University

In this introduction to Singularity Series, we’re uncovering some of the most innovative companies leveraging leading-edge technology. These companies are taking on the global goals with social-impact driven business models.

We want this podcast to be a resource for you to learn about the innovative tech of our time and integrate it into your business model. And with this series of interview with Singularity University staff and companies, you’ll hear how other entrepreneurs are doing just that.

1:00 What is Singularity University? How are they changing the world?
2:15 SU’s positive mindset about exponential technology.
2:45 Being an entrepreneur in residence at SU
4:00 Who we’re talking to in this season

Listen in to this season of The Global Goals Project to learn about the 120-country ecosystem, the game-changing staff and the exponential portfolio companies we’re interviewing.

Key Links

Bonus Episode
Singularity University

In this podcast, our goal is to uncover some of the most innovative companies leveraging leading-edge technology. These companies are taking on the global goals with social-impact driven business models.

We want this podcast to be a resource for you to learn about the innovative tech of our time and integrate it into your business model.

We’ve learned about:

Artificial intelligence
Data
Satellites
The power of the crowd
Robotics
3D printing
IOT (Internet of things) technology
And more!

Beyond that, we’ve looked at all different kinds of business models:

Emotional intelligence
Disability support technology
Satellites to gather ecological health data
How to use data to measure impact
How to grow economies, energy, newborn health, and education in Africa
...and more!

From impact investors, we heard about the mindset of an impact investor and how to raise money. We heard how to leverage donor-advised funds and how blockchain can revolutionize the VC model.

In the Kenya series, we heard how to support emerging markets with new technology like MPesa and solar energy. With the IFC sub-Saharan Africa, we saw that you can invest profitably into an emerging market.

We’ve just scratched the surface to learn about the industries behind the Global Goals. To get the numbers behind the progress, be sure to listen to the Bonus Episode where Chandler shares his top 6 data resources.

We will be taking a short break, and when we come back we’ll focus on Singularity University. SU is the mothership hub of exponential technologies to impact a billion people. Stay tuned!

Key Links

Worldpoverty.io
Worlddata.io

Did you know 1.1 people escape poverty every second? In this episode, we talk with Kris Hamel, Chief Operating Officer at World Data Lab. World Data Lab sources high-quality data and then makes the data come alive in the form of interactive tools, such as the World Poverty Clock. Here’s a podcast summary:

1:45 What is the mission of World Data Lab?
8:15 What is WorldPoverty.io, and why did you join World Data Lab?
13:00 Why did you choose Global Goal #1?
14:50 What is the current state of poverty and how can we remove it?
18:30 How does the tech work?
14:45 How does the business model work for World Data Lab?
27:50 What are some of your biggest 90-day challenges?
32:00 What do you see for the future of impact data in general?
36:30 How can someone get involved?

In this episode, we're going to focus on how World Data Lab addresses Global Goal #1, no poverty. At worldpoverty.io you can see a real-time estimated number of people living in extreme poverty.

I'd highly recommend this episode for anyone who is interested in learning more about interactive data tools and how to help eradicate poverty.

So without further ado, please listen and enjoy!

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spring.is

In this episode, we’re talking with Keith Ippel, Co-Founder and CEO of Spring.
Spring helps social entrepreneurs make an impact with their Incubator, Accelerator, Peer to Peer learning network, and their Funding Roundtables.

2:20 How Spring started
3:30 Spring has worked with a LOT of entrepreneurs… how?
5:45 What does it take to start a social venture?
15:30 What are the top lessons Keith has learned?
26:45 Keith’s proudest company wins
37:30 Impact investing tips and the Global Goals

Spring is taking on Global Goal #8, decent work, and economic growth.

We’ll cover some of the top lessons learned while working with these social entrepreneurs, and the key things to know as you look to raise for your social venture.

If you're listening to this podcast you're a social entrepreneur. As social entrepreneurs... We believe that we can use business as a vehicle to solve problems.

One of my biggest takeaways from kenya is that you have to go to where you want to solve a problem to see it from the ground. If you don’t have the chance to go... You better have really good data about the challenges.

And I've found that's pretty tough. So I started digging, and I found some amazing resources. Here are my favorite top six:

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The SDG Indicator Handbook
UN Stats List
SDG Data Hubs - Explore Geospatially Referenced Data by Goal
UN Data Forum Blog
The UN Global Pulse

Listen in to hear why these six are such game-changers… and to source data on the problem you’re solving!

In this episode, we talk with Eddy Vaisberg, the COO of Fuzu. Fuzu is a career platform where 500k active users can discover their talent, get the skills they need to fully unleash their potential and find a career they love. We will talk about:

3:00 The unemployment challenge
7:30 How Fuzu aims to help graduates and employers
26:30 The technology behind Fuzu
46:30 The business model
48:45 The global goals they are tackling

Find out how Fuzu tackles 3 Global Goals: Global Goal #8, decent work and economic growth for all, Global Goal #10, reducing inequalities, and Global Goal #1 of taking on poverty through the power of jobs. Listen and enjoy!

Key Links

Green Mini Grid Facility Website

In Kenya, more than 1.3 million households are outside the national power grid. In this episode, hear Nakul Sharma talk about funding mini-grid development and the long term plan to shift Africa to sustainable power.

10:00 Why is a Power Grid Important? | Find out what life is like off the power grid, and what it takes to get power to people who live on less than $4 per day.
14:30 African Resources | Africa is world’s largest geothermal resource, so why is expensive diesel fuel so popular?
20:00 The Mini Grid Solar Business Model | See how GMG Facility addresses the biggest problem in their market: demand for power.
27:00 Maslow's Hierarchy | Kenyans priorities food first, then education. But when they can save 25% of their daily income, priorities shift.
36:00 A Business Model that Puts Itself Out of Business | With enough mini-grids, the governments and industry in Kenya will see rural areas as viable to connect to the grid. How will GMG Facilities stay in business?
40:00 Global Goal #7: Clean Energy for All | Nakul asserts that though access to sustainable power is clearly in the future, it will take time.

GMG Facilities has found strategic ways to provide financing, infrastructure, and sustainable options to solve a critical problem in emerging African markets. See just how possible it is to switch a continent to sustainable power in this episode.

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IFC Africa

Ananya’s IFC portfolio group creates sustainable investment opportunities through partnership with the private sector. See how their investments impact education and healthcare in this episode.

2:00 How the IFC works | Investing in profitable AND sustainable ventures
12:30 What kinds of investments does the IFC do in Africa? | How the IFC impacts a whole ecosystem with $5 million+ investments.
18:00 Healthcare & Education | How the IFC supports these two critical impact areas in Africa
21:00 Medtech & Edtech | Technology can bridge the gap for off-grid families to get fully accessible, standardized education
26:00 Challenges to Scale in an Emerging Market | Kenyans value education, so the challenges of resources and infrastructure create opportunity for innovation.
28:00 Measuring Impact | Standard and case-by-case metrics for impact investing
35:00 Business in Africa | An invitation to do business in Africa

Get an inside look at impacting a continent through investment in this episode.

Full details here: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/proving-the-value-of-impact-investing-in-emerging-markets/

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Lori Systems

In this episode, Chandler interviews Ron Okello, the head of product marketing and PR at Lori Systems. Ron shows us how Lori Systems solves a major economic problem in East Africa: the relative cost of moving goods across East Africa is one of the highest in the world.

4:30 How the Platform Works | Lori Systems is a logistics coordination platform that seamlessly connects Cargo Owners and Transportation.
13:30 Why Does the Data Matter? | With data on transporter reliability and costs, the company helps suppliers optimize their business.
19:00 Business Model Insider | Ron talks about three pillars of their business: tech, operational excellence, and customer service.
27:00 Tech in Africa - Who Will Survive? | Hear the two main industries ready for tech innovation in East Africa.
32:30 Timeline for Exponential Technology | Ron expects exponential tech to come sooner than we think.
40:45 Lowering Costs, Alleviating Poverty | Find out how problem solving in the cost margins can shift a whole economy.

Listen to find out how Lori Solutions solves problems for the whole East African region, and how tech solutions for simple, specific problems can make all the difference in addressing the Global Goals.

More details at: www.globalgoals.io/ron-okello

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Mettā

Mettā is a network of entrepreneurs who share resources and mentorship internationally. In this episode, the Kenyan manager of Mettā helps us see what it’s like to address the Global Goals in an emerging market like Nairobi.

6:45 What is the startup landscape in Nairobi Kenya? The small population and scarcity of talent and resources impact which businesses thrive.
18:45 What is M-Pesa and why is it such a big deal? M-Pesa is mobile money sent through text. It makes business safer and easier for Kenyans.
26:00 What are the biggest challenges to starting a business in Nairobi? Companies have to be solving an immediate, critical problem and avoid government corruption.
31:00 How does technology impact building a company in this ecosystem? The technologies that work are very simple and they solve a pertinent problem.
37:30 What will it take for people to get access to basic needs and address the Global Goals? Maurice talks about social impact companies that give people jobs while they address systemic problems.

Listen to this episode to learn how technology will revolutionize emerging markets by solving one simple problem at a time.

More details at http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/14-maurice-otieno/

Over 783 people in the world are living on less than $1.90 per day, and half of those are in sub-saharan Africa. In this introduction, Chandler asks: what is it going to take to tackle the #1 Global Goal and overcome poverty?

Chandler headed to Kenya to find out how access to the internet impacts development in emerging markets. The Global Goals Project will cover three main topics in the upcoming series of interviews with Kenya-based founders:

Can we 80/20 the Global Goals? If we pooled all our resources to address two or three key Global Goals… which three goals would those be? Is it possible to address 20% of the Global Goals to get 80% of the results?
Access to the Internet. Who has it, what will happen when everyone gets access?
The reality of developing emerging markets. What is it like to build a business in an emerging market?

In “The Kenya Sessions” miniseries, you’ll hear about:

M-Pesa mobile money
Solar energy development
Agriculture and tech companies
Hearing from the World Bank

Thanks to the support from iDev International, we will show what it takes to impact the people in the emerging market you want to help.

Key Links:

NeoPenda
NeoPenda Crowdfunding

Three years ago, two biomedical engineers had the courage to travel to Uganda and discover why millions of newborns die of preventable causes. In this episode, hear how Sona and her co-founder Teresa created a social impact startup while still in grad school, and how you can tackle a Global Goal with field research.

7:50 Sona’s Story to Become a Social Entrepreneur While still in grad school, Sona and her cofounder headed to Uganda and decided to solve the problem they found at the newborn wards.
9:30 Tackling Global Goal # 3.2: NeoPenda’s goal is to help end all preventable deaths for children under 5 years old with a simple vitals monitor.
15:45 Why is the Product so Disruptive? Sona talks about infrastructure and medical device problems in emerging markets, and the valuable data that their devices collect.
22:30 Business Model and Growth Path How will two biomedical engineers grow a company to enter and transform newborn health in an emerging market? Hear how to enter an emerging market with new technology.
32:00 Create A Career Around a Global Goal Chandler and Sona share what it takes to explore a problem you care about and create a solution. “You might come out of grad school with a startup… and be the happiest you’ve ever been.”

In countries where two nurses are responsible for 125+ newborns at once, a simple device that measures 4 vital signs can transform the infant mortality rate. Listen to find out how NeoPenda’s monitors work, learn about the business model, and hear the journey of a starting social entrepreneur.

More details: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/13-sona-shah/

Key Links

Hack Fund
Hackers and Founders

After building the largest global network of tech founders, Jonathan Nelson took on the problem all founders face: funding. The Hack Fund platform uses blockchain technology to provide accelerated liquidity to investors and will transform access to capital in emerging markets.

6:30 How to Raise $5 Million: “I don’t know man, I’m a nurse!” Jonathan shares the journey of balancing nursing night shifts, coding, and running Hackers and Founders events.
14:00 Choosing Companies in Emerging Markets In Central America, the likelihood of a company going public or selling to Google is slim. How can a blockchain fund incentivize investors, and help them to select great companies?
21:30 Thousands of Beers and Founder Struggles “Apparently not a lot of people have had beers with thousands of entrepreneurs.” Once he was invited to an Small and Emerging Companies committee, Jonathan knew “We’re gonna end up solving poverty in emerging markets.”
29:30 Investment to Solve the Global Goals One micro VC fund in Latin America grows the market by 10% per year. Hack Fund can transform a continent’s economy by investing with local profitable companies.
45:00 Technology to Solve the Global Goals Each new technology job creates a ripple effect of economic growth in an emerging market. See how this blockchain platform addresses root problems to address the Global Goals.

For Jonathan, the Hack Fund is the first of many projects to ultimately feed and clothe the impoverished kids in his home town in Honduras. Listen to this episode to find out how he answers, “How do we fix poverty? And to do that, how do we fix capitalism and make it a bit more collaborative?”

Key Links:

SoCap
ImpactAssets
ImpactHub
Donor Advised Fund

If you’ve been a social entrepreneur or impact investor for more than two minutes, you’ve probably heard of the SoCap conference. In this podcast, the founder of SoCap and ImpactAssets shares his journey to bring impact investing into mainstream conversation. Tim also covers the new frontier of impact investment: democratized, curated impact investing through the ImpactAssets platform.

2:15 What is ImpactAssets? Tim talks about how impact investing works, and what differentiates it from regular investing and venture capitalism.
9:30 What Was Impact Investing Like Before? Although investors face the same problems in choosing companies to support, the biggest difference is in the mindset.
12:15 The Coolest Social Impact Events in the Country Time talks about the start of the social impact conference movement, and the ten years it’s taken to create social impact hubs all over the world.
25:00 Donor Advised Funds: A Big Pile of Accounts and a Tax Break Time breaks down how to create your own miniature family foundation, and why it’s a good idea.
38:30 Where Should I Invest? Interested in doing good with your investment dollars, but don’t know where to start? Here’s how to have advice and options brought to you.
48:00 The Secret To Investing Like a Millionaire Tim talks about democratizing investing, and how much impact is possible when small funds and personal funds are aggregated on the ImpactAssets platform.

Listen to this podcast if you’re curious how impact investing works, or if you’re looking for great options to make a difference with your wealth.

The internet is great at two things: breaking down big ideas into smaller topics and matching people. Adam and Chandler ask, can we solve Global Goal - sized problems with the internet? In this episode, we find out how DoGood.io can do just that.

7:00 The 4 Keys to Solving a Massive Problem - Adam tells us how DoGood.io integrates scoping problems, staffing teams, funding and executing projects within the platform.
18:30 How does Blockchain fit in? Adam explains simply how the DoGood token works, how it incentivises people to solve big problems, and how their own ICO gives value to the tokens.
23:00 No, You Can’t Buy Lambos from an ICO Raise - Here, Adam and Chandler talk about a critical gap in the ICO model.
31:00 How can Blockchain forward the Global Goals? Most people think of the currency side of blockchain technology.

Listen to this episode if you’re wondering how on earth you can make a difference in a global-sized problem, and how you can use blockchain and the DoGood.io platform to do it.

When 86% of an economy happens at local family markets, making a difference with tech and business innovation looks a little different.

2:10 Raising $80 Million in 45 Countries - Patricia tells us how a group of passionate bankers, investors and managers have impacted 350 companies worldwide.
4:35 Inspiring Success Stories - I-DEV International works with all sizes of companies, including the leading tech company in East Africa.
15:30 The Innovation Answer in SMS and Data - When a developing country adopts mobile money, the opportunity for innovation skyrockets.
21:20 Get on The Ground - "You need to have somebody on the ground.”
30:00 On the Ground Insight: How Can We Help? “Do the people you really want to impact even have access to a phone? Let alone to the internet? And if they got access, would they actually use it?”

In this episode, Patricia Chin-Sweeney shares the keys to support development in East African and Latin American countries. The mobile marketplace holds enormous opportunity in areas with little computer access.

Key Links

Brian Lim - HyperCubes Founder

Can one person make a difference in the UN Global Goals with exponential technology? In this episode, the founder of Hypercubes says yes.

2:00 Planet Diagnosis Data - Hypercubes uses cutting-edge satellite, sensor and AI technology to take daily chemical analysis snapshots of the earth.
4:45 Late Bloomer to Hyperspectral Technologist - Brian Lim shares with us each step of his journey to become a space entrepreneur.
19:10 3 Keys to a Killer Satellite - The satelite piece, the sensor piece, and AI component.
28:15 Valuable Data - Data to support sustainability is now available to the marketplace.
33:00 Space Industry Insider - “First, in the space industry space, no one can hear you scream.”
39:00 Life Hacks to Leverage Community - Brian encourages listeners that big problems can be solved with 2 ingredients: a large community and the technology already available.

Can one person make a difference in the UN Global Goals with exponential technology? In this episode, the founder of Hypercubes says yes.

MindHak was founded as a social impact startup to help those who have suffered immense emotional violence. The platform teaches people how to overcome and express their experiences in a safe and healthy way. Find out how AI can learn emotional patterns and help people to heal.

In this Episode We Cover:

The mission and vision of why MindHak was created and it’s ultimate goals.
How the basics of the technology work behind the scenes of MindHak. This includes understanding the basics of how machine learning works.
Global Goal 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
A high-level look at where Mindhak is now with their business and what’s next.

MindHak uses a chat box to help people interact with the technology, and then the tech analyses what the person says and provides resources that apply to them. Discover the next era of emotional intelligence and maturity development in this episode.

After starting social impact work at 16 years old, Nelli Garton has valuable insight on the value of social good ventures. In this episode, we'll hear her speak on the social impact investment platform she started to address the problems she saw.

In this Episode We Cover:

Nelli’s background and story into becoming an impact investor.
Learn about the transition into building out the impact measurment company, Tablecloth.io.
How the basics of the technology work behind the scenes of Tablecloth.io.
The current stage of business that Tablecloth.io is in and what’s next as they scale.
Understand the mindset as they looked at the decision of whether or not to bring in investors.
How they see Tablecloth.io participating in the Global Goals.

Find out where impact investment and philanthropy overlap in this episode, and learn how you can increase collaboration and data-driven results for your company or portfolio.

"Participant is about participation for people with disabilities. We believe everyone everywhere can have the assistive products they need to participate in society."

In this episode we cover:

The story of how Keoke and the team at Participant.Life got started in the Wheelchair industry and what they’re set out to solve.
The current status of the wheelchair industry.
Understand the basics of how the Participant business model works and their plan to scale.
A 101 on 3D Printing, the benefits of building a company using 3D printing, and overview of how the cost structure works.
A high-level look at where Participant is now with their business and what’s next.
Quick collaboration on brainstorming what it will take to fully support all 70 million with those without wheelchairs.

Global Goals:

Global Goal #10 - Reduce Inequalities

Hear how 3D printing will disrupt every industry, and find out how Participant structured their medical device company to subsidize entry into emerging markets.

Patrick Kronfli has his 10,000 hours creating successful global movements around the world. In the last six years, Unify has created movements involving 10 million people over 15,000 cities, in over 150 countries.

In this episode we cover:

The story of how Unify was created and how it lead to their tech platform to inspire the world to create or join a movement.
Learn about how their tech platform, RISE, works along with the business model behind it.
Global Sisterhood Movement - Every new moon, thousands of soulful women in 80+ countries gather in Sister Circles to connect to their truths, empower one another, and catalyze the transformation and progress of our world
Global Goal 5 - Gender Equality
World Peace Day - World Peace & Prayer day has been a unifying moment for indigenous traditions since 1997.
Global Goal 16 - The industry of Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
A high-level look at where RISE is now with their business and what’s next.

Unify has completed events impacting multiple Global Goals, and now they are building a tech platform to allow other people to start movements. Listen in to find out how you can join a movement or start one on your own.

HeroX allows people to get involved with global projects, and allows groups to crowdsource problem-solving around their projects and organizations. This means anyone can tackle a challenge they care about, no matter their skill set.

In this episode we cover:

How the Herox platform works and why crowdsourcing is so powerful to solve critical challenges.
Examples of crowdsourcing from the invention of the modern cue ball to Elon Musk’s Hyperloop project.
Lego’s crowdsourcing platform
The three different kinds of talent to consider when bringing on people to help to solve your company’s challenges.
A high-level look at the Herox business model and currently projects he’s focused on to scale users.
How you can bring a challenge idea to HeroX and get help with funding to get a challenge live to tackle the Global Goals.

Just like YouTube made personal TV channels easy, the HeroX platform is making Global Goals projects accessible to anyone. Tune in to find out how!

Sandeep is an Angel Impact investor who currently consults MongoDB to manage their databases and invest in promising projects. In this episode, find out what it takes to invest in technology companies to make a difference. And if you're a social impact entrepreneur, listen in to hear what technology investors are looking for.

In this episode we cover:

The story of how Sandeep became an angel impact investor.
The mindset shift into investing into socially driven companies and his background in investing.
Companies he is currently invested in and which Global Goals they cover.
ECOR Global - Responsible Consumption Company
Cascadian Farms - Local Farms Creating Organic Products
How impact investing will play a part of the global goals.
The case for how blockchain can revolutionize the way we will consume products in the future.

Sandeep learned to love impact investing after giving to charities and realizing he didn’t know what impact his funds were making. With proven technology or promising technology companies, Sandeep can give to projects he cares about and also track and mentor the companies he invests in.

Shiv Shukla started as an undergrad volunteering at an opioid recovery clinic, where he discovered that opioid addictions came from chronic pain. Since then, Shiv has taken on Global Goal #3, Good Health and Well-Being. He developed a technology that addresses pain with non-invasive magnetic pulses.

In this episode we cover:

How the NeuraLace Medical device works and how it’s different than any other solution tackling chronic pain.
Chronic pain affects 1 in 3 Americans and is severely under-treated.
The data behind the industry of chronic pain and the opioid epidemic.
Global Goal #3.5
A high-level look at the NeuraLace business model and current projects he’s focused on to raise capital.

In this episode, find out how the technology works, and what it's taking for this breakthrough MedTech company to become widely available for impact.

In this episode we cover:

The why behind the Global Goals Project
High level overview of the United Nations 17 Global Goals
What are these goals, why they are important, and why we should care
Our belief of why business is the best vehicle to tackle these grand challenges
Why we’re focused on technology companies and the raw potential of scale as computing power grows