Bonfires of Social Enterprise: Recent Episodes
Bonfires of Social Enterprise
This is a great show about social enterprise and impact investing. Inspiring stories from Detroit and other parts of the world. Great Detroit music at the end of each episode!
The Bonfires of Social Enterprise podcast began in March of 2015 with an intent to document
the social enterprise development in Detroit. Host, Romy Kochan, began the journey with
storytelling in mind.
While the show primarily interviews social enterprise guests, recent segments such as Field
Notes & Tips were added so that repeating questions on specific issues from the listeners could
be addressed. The newest addition to the show is the Mailbag episode where we answer
our listener questions.
New themed programs focusing on certain segments of social solutions or business sectors are
always in development.
The show grew quickly and produced an unusually high level of listener engagement. The guests
and listeners were connecting in a whole new way. We receive emails now today from around
the globe. We receive messages of gratitude and stories that are so inspiring we want to get on
a plane and interview that listener!
Sheri Lozano of Link2Lift
We had some fun jumping over to the west coast to talk with Sheri Lozano of Link2Lift. Sheri discusses her innovative and collaborative idea to use unused spaces for lifting others.
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Websites for Link2Lift
Link2Lift website
Palaulinkcenter.org
Websites for Sheri Lozano
Instagram
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Kate Hayes EchoingGreen- Board Health
Welcome, welcome, welcome, to the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. Back for another conversation this time with a very inspiring woman, Kate Hayes of Echoing Green. Kate discusses her incredibly interesting journey and love for health human interactions and support. She is a current leader in the impact investing and social enterprise development space.
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Websites for EchoingGreen
Echoing Green
Twitter for Echoing Green
Instagram
Websites and articles with Katie Hayes
Linkedin Katie Hayes
Levo page
Katie Hayes on Forbes
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Genusee
Wow, what a really great episode on a social enterprise called Genusee. Creatively designing eyewear out of recycled single-use plastic water bottles out of Flint, Michigan. Many of you may have heard some tough stories coming out of Flint. Specific to the water crisis over these past few years. You will meet the founders and designers, Ali Rose Van Overbeke and Jack Burns. They will discuss their journey in Flint and the whole launch process to date.
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Websites for Genusee
Genusee Main Website
Kickstarter
Indiegogo
Bustle
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Dr. Paul Thomas with Plum Health DPC
We’re back with another episode here on social enterprise. We have a doctor on this show who has been making a big impact in Detroit. It is Dr. Paul Thomas of Plum Health Care DPC. He has a dream of changing the notion of health care from a plastic card in your wallet to true healing from a healing doctor! What a concept!
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Websites for Plum Health DPC with Dr. Paul Thomas
Plum Health DPC Website
Plum Health DPC Facebook
Plum Health DPC Linkedin
Plum Health DPC You Tube
Dr. Paul Thomas, MD Linkedin
Dr. Paul Thomas, MD Twitter
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PalmEraMia
Thanks for tuning in for this great episode on a social enterprise out of Miami! Our guest is Andres Restrepo, one of the founders of PalmEraMia, which is a fashion design company for athletic wear. Through their product sales, they support clean water efforts in Columbia. We learn why they chose Columbia and how they became so convicted about clean water for those without access. Stay tuned until the end of the show because we have our first Spanish rapper as our closing song on this episode.
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Websites for PalmEraMia
PalmEraMia Page
PalmEraMia Facebook Page
PalmEraMia Instagram Page
PalmEraMia Twitter Page
PalmEraMia Pinterest Page
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Kathleen Kelly Janus
Back for another episode of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. Kathleen Kelly Janus is our guest discussing her new book, Social Startup Success, How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up and Make a Difference. Kathleen is an award-winning social entrepreneur, lawyer, and lecturer at Stanford University, where she teaches social entrepreneurship. And, as usual, we have a great Detroit artist playing a full song at the end of the episode so stay tuned.
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Websites for Kathleen Kelly Janus
Kathleen Kelly Janus about Page
Kathleen Kelly Janus Twitter Page
Kathleen Kelly Janus Linkedin Page
Kathleen Kelly Janus Amazon - Book
Kathleen Kelly Janus Standford University
Kathleen Kelly Janus Facebook Page
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Our Common Future Conference - Oct. 27, 2017 Part Two
Our Common Future conference was held in Detroit, Michigan at the end of October 2017. We have a Part One and a Part Two to give you the top ten. We will interview several guest speakers that help shape our community. They give us some insight into the work that they do to empower entrepreneurship and Impact Investing.
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Links for Melanie Audette
Melanie Audette with Missions Investors Exchange
Melanie Audette at Linkedin
Melanie Audette at Twitter
Melanie Audette at Facebook
Links for Brenda Hunt
Brenda Hunt with Battle Creek Community Foundation
Brenda Hunt at facebook
mailto: brenda@bccfoundation.org
Links for Amy Peterson
Amy Peterson with Rebel Nell
Amy Peterson at Linkedin
Amy Peterson Detroit News
mailto: amy@rebelnell.com
Links for David Contorer
David Contorer with Hebrew Free Loans
David Contorer with Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
David Contorer with Max and Marjorie Fisher Foundation
David Contorer with International Association of Jewish Free Loans
David Contorer at Linkedin
David Contorer at Facebook
David Contorer at Crains Detroit
Links for Jason Paulateer
Jason Paulateer with PNC
Jason Paulateer at Linkedin
Jason Paulateer at Facebook
Jason Paulateer with Michigan Forum for African Americans In Philanthropy
mailto: jason.paulateer@pnc.com
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Our Common Future Conference - Oct. 27, 2017 Part One
Our Common Future conference was held in Detroit, Michigan at the end of October 2017. We have a Part One and a Part Two to give you the top ten. We will interview several guest speakers that help shape our community. They give us some insight into the work that they do to empower entrepreneurship and Impact Investing.
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Links for Dan Cardinali
Dan Cardinali at Independent.org
Dan Cardinali at Linkedin
Dan Cardinali with upswell.org
Dan Cardinali with Michigan Foundations.org
Links for Joyce Cade-Hitchye
Joyce Cade-Hitchye at Linkedin
Links for Angela Barbash
Angela Barbash at Linkedin
Angela Barbash co-founder of Reconsider
Angela Barbash co-founder of Revalue
Links for Aaron Seybert
Aaron Seybert at The Kresge Foundation
Aaron Seybert at Linkedin
Aaron Seybert with Enterprisecommunity.org
Links for Angela Rogensues
Angela Rogensues at Linkedin
Angela Rogensues at Playworks
Angela Rogensues at recesslab
Angela Rogensues at Crain's Detroit Business
Play 60 with Detroit Lions
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Because of a Case
Hey Everyone, It’s Romy and I am back with great conversations on the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. Today we have Jamie and Sean Strasberger talking about their business, Because of a Case. And, of course, we have a great song at the end by a Detroit artist for your listening pleasure.
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Links
Website for Because of a Case
News Story
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Douglas Bitonti Stewart
Today we head over to the Impact Investing Inglenook to chat with Douglas Bitonti Stewart about his recent article titled ‘Impact Investing and the Development Professional: Learning to Ride the Wave’. You can find this published article in the Fall 2017 Issue of Advancing Philanthropy Magazine. Doug shares his very unique perspective on fundraising in the philanthropic space and how that relates to impact investing. Stay tuned until the very end for a special song from a Detroit artist.
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Links
Website for Douglas Bitonti Stewart
Link to the article Impact Investing and the Development Professional: Learning to Ride the Wave
Twitter page
Facebook page
National Center for Family Philanthropy
Michigan Foundations
Advancing Philanthropy Magazine
Mission Investors Exchange
Jewish Funders Network
MaxMFisher.org
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DIME Detroit
Time for another episode of the bonfires of social enterprise. Hear from the founders who took a chance, traded London for Detroit and began to engage with the young music talent of Detroit and then Denver. As usual, stay to the end and enjoy a full song from one of the student artists from DIME.
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Website for DIME Detroit
Facebook Page
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Stephen of Charity Charge
Welcome back to another episode of The Bonfires of Social Enterprise. My name is Romy and I'm your host and guide here. This time, we hear from Stephen Garten, the founder and CEO of Charity Charge in Austin Texas. Stephen discusses the moment the idea came together along with the current and I guess, ongoing issues of a social enterprise today. As we do over here, there's a great song at the end of this episode, so stay tuned all the way to the end.
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Website for Charity Charge
https://www.charitycharge.com/
https://www.facebook.com/CharityCharge/
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Detroit Mushroom Factory with Deana & Chris
Hello out there in listener land, this is Romy bringing you another episode of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. This episode is all about mushrooms! Did you know there are all different types of mushrooms that can be grown indoors, and, that there is a mushroom factory in Detroit? Well, you will meet Deana and Chris and hear all about their story from concept to now. As customary, I also like to introduce a song from a Detroit artist at the end of each episode so stay tuned to the end.
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Website for Detroit Mushroom Factory
http://www.detroitmushroomfactory.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DetroitMushroom/
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Detroit S.O.A.R. - Sisters On A Roll, Mobile Cafe'
Hey there, I am back with another guest from the great city of Detroit. This is Romy, and I have the pleasure of introducing you to Chef Bee and Jasmine of social enterprise Detroit S.O.A.R! They have an inspiring story of joining together around health food for some very interesting reasons. This is a true story of how we are better together! Stay tuned at the end for a really fun song by a Detroit artist. As a matter of fact, you might want to find your dancin’ shoes while you are listening, so you are ready.
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Website for Detroit S.O.A.R
https://www.detroitsoar.com/
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Latrice McClendon of Impact Community Health
Thanks for tuning in to the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. This is Romy, and I have a friend of mine on the episode today. Latrice McClendon is quite an entrepreneur and just an all around amazing person. On this episode, we will hear about one of her businesses. She has at least one other venture with her husband. And, of course, you know I love music around here, so we will hear from another Detroit artist and their full song at the end of the episode so stay tuned!
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Website for Latrice McClendon
https://www.facebook.com/Impact-Community-Health-1455422941143144/
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Bogobrush: Heather and John McDougall
Hey there! This is Romy here for another episode of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise! On this episode, we are going to hear from a creative brother and sister team making toothbrushes for some good causes. Fun! And, of course, at the end, we have a great song from a Detroit artist….always one of my favorite parts of the episode.
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Website for Bogo Brush
https://www.bogobrush.com/
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Hamilton Perkins
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Websites for Hamilton Perkins
https://hamiltonperkins.com/
https://twitter.com/HamiltonPerkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
http://www.threadinternational.com/g2g/hamilton-perkins-collection/
https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonperkins/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/HAMILTONPERKINS/
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Mile High Workshop
What's going on in Denver social enterprise manufacturing these days?!
Romy catches up with Andy Magel of the Mile High Workshop manufacturer in Denver, Colorado.
Great song the end!
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MILE HIGH WORKSHOP WEBSITE
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Job Creation & Impact Investing with Don Lee
Today, we are moving to the Impact Investing Inglenook to talk to Don Lee. Don has been quite a visionary around social enterprise local investing and has begun to change the way many people are investing in the Detroit area. His has passionate rationale and incredible enthusiasm – It is quite contagious actually. We have a very special surprise artist at the end of this episode for your listening pleasure so stay tuned!
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Nique Love Rhodes
We have a social entrepreneur of a different kind, she is a rapper! You will have an opportunity to learn how the social and business sides come together for impact with Nique Love Rhodes! We featured her once before on one of the other episodes, Bags to Butterflies, I think. You will have to check it out. And, since she is an artist herself, we will get to hear TWO songs today, one of which is an exclusive debut before her album even releases!
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Websites for Nique Love Rhodes
http://www.niqueloverhodes.com/
https://twitter.com/niqueloverhodes
https://www.facebook.com/NiqueLoveRhodes/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHp40HguZQI
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Jeff Adams of Artesian Farms
On this episode, Romy catches back up with Jeff Adams of Artesian Farms in Detroit. She interviewed him in Season 1, and his hydroponics facility has changed immensely. Jeff has had a lot of investor engagement. He has taken on program-related investments, loans, and direct equity. It has been an interesting journey. Great song by Astray at the end.
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Websites for Artesian Farms
https://artesianfarms.com/
https://www.facebook.com/artesianfarmsdetroit/
https://foodlabdetroit.com/member-highlight-jeff-adams-artesian-farms
https://foodlabdetroit.com/directory/artesian-farms
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Pingree Manufacturing of Detroit
It is all about veterans on this episode! We hear from Jarret Alan Sheff who is the founder and the main visionary over at Pingree. He shares how the whole idea began and, even, how the name came to be near the end. You won’t want to miss it! Stay tuned until the end when we share another great Detroit artist with you.
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Jay Rayford of Social Sushi
Jay Rayford of Social Sushi catches us up on all of the changes in his social enterprise. He and his bigger team of four have been the champions of proving out your product through pop-ups! You will hear how they really built a large following before even opening their restaurant. And, after our interview, Social Sushi went on to win $150,000 toward their restaurant because the community was so inspired! And, as usual, we have a great song and Detroit artist for you to close out the show.
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Website for Social Sushi
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Motown Rising with Jacob de Golish!
This episode has a lot to do with building, construction, restoration and the skilled trades. Jacob walks us through a large part of his journey, how he arrived in Detroit from Los Angeles and how he was inspired to hire men from the neighborhood for the transformation of homes. We had a chance to visit some of the Airbnb’s and man; you have to come and visit at stay at some of the places whenever you get the chance!
More Before and After Photos of the work of Motown Rising!
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Check out the creative solution to community renting of personal items with the guys from Jonezie of Ferndale, Michigan
Check out what these guys have come up with to help keep up with the 'Jones' by building a community rental program for all of our stuff! What do you want to rent for the summer!!!
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JONEZIE WEBSITE
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Bamboo Detroit Update with Amanda Lewan
Romy catches up with co-founder, Amanda Lewan to hear about the most recent expansion of one of Detroit's hottest hippest co-working spaces. Listen in to some of the secrets of the success including the special nature of the diversity in members and programming.
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Detroit Horse Power lifts, heals, and empowers!
David Silver shares an update on all of their expansion in the hearts and minds of the Detroit Youth!
Community partners make his organization strong and talent-rich. Great song by a Detroit artist!
Kids and horses are a great match.
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Detroit Horse Power Website
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Kresse Wesling updates us on up-cycling used fire hoses and discarded leather for luxury use!
Romy catches up with Kresse Wesling. Kresse shares intimate insights on thoughtful expansion and overcoming those times when other's minimize your work. Great new product line and authentic conversations on social enterprise.
Song included by Detroit artist at end. Fun Fuel by Reece Robertson in Traverse City, Michigan
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Website for Elvis & Kresse
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City Girls Soap becomes a Farm: Let the Goat Scaping begin!
Amy McIntire joins Romy for an update on the goat farm. Amy shares how the business has evolved from just making soaps and lotions to conservation scaping. Join in to learn how she is putting 'Kids on the Bus' in this great catch up. Great music from another Detroit artist at the end.
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City Girls Farm Website
City Girls Farm Facebook Page
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Michelle Smart of Bags to Butterflies in Detroit!
Romy interviews Michelle Smart, founder and creator of Bags to Butterflies. Learn how Michelle is empowering women returning from the prison systems to be all that they can be. Transformation and incredible business ideas are moving this social enterprise into possibility.
Don't miss the great Detroit artist and their new song at the end of the episode!
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Bags To Butterflies Website
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Khali Sweeney of the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program in Detroit
Listen in to the powerful testimony of a great leader, his overcoming a poor education and his will to push for experiences for the kids in the neighborhoods of Detroit. Hear why Khali has adopted the phrase 'books before boxing.' This is an incredible story of a true change maker.
Introduction
Transcript
Romy: Welcome back to the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. This is Romy, and we have a real treat for you. We are joined by Khali Sweeney of the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program in Detroit. Khali does not usually do interviews, and he granted us a favor and let's us in on some of his passion for the kids and the big why' for the boxing gym. And let me give you a little hint, his why has to do with his incredible testimony that he so humbly discusses.
Stay tuned to the end for a great Detroit artist and song.
Now, on this episode, we are changing it up a little bit. We have some new voices of the youth engaging with our show for the fun fuels. For all of our Jentzen fans, don't worry, he is just making room for some of the great kids out there to have a chance to participate. If you have a son or daughter that would like to take part in the fun fuels, email us at bonfires@gingrasglobal.
So, our guest today for the fun fuel is Carter Hazen of Midland, Michigan. What do you have for us today, Carter?
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Season 3 kicks of with a great social enterprise out of Chicago's South Loop. Get to know owners Amanda and Brandon Neely and listen how they overcame fears, built community, and decided that free is no good! As they sourced ethical coffee, they built a business and even took on a PRI!
Season 3: Top Six Impact Crushin' BEhaviors
Welcome to Season Three of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise!
This is Romy, and I am the host of today's episode that we are calling ‘Impact Crush!’ We are doing a Top 6 countdown on behaviors we are crushin’ on. And, at the end, we are going to leave you with the most popular artist and song from Season 2- a real crowd favorite!
You might be wondering who ‘WE’ is….The WE is me, Romy, and my partner, Natalie Hazen. Welcome Natalie!
Romy: Natalie, what do you say, we move into the Top 6 countdown?
Natalie: Let's do it!
Romy: Okay, here we go...
Romy: Here is the Impact Crush Countdown- Top 6 Impact BE-haviors we have a Crush on over here.
Natalie: Number 6! BE HAPPY for others. Their success does not leave less room for yours.
Romy: lots of room for all of us to be successful!
Natalie: Number 5! BE AUTHENTIC.
Romy: The world is full of copies! Your originality and unique purpose are critical to the overall survival of social enterprise. Now, we don't mean stick out in a crowd just to draw attention to yourself. I mean, if you need to be separate because it is part of who are, then do it! Just do it in love
Natalie: Number 4! BE A PRACTIONER. Practice your craft, practice your pitch, practice your operations, practice your speaking, practice, practice, practice.
Romy: We can never practice enough. I can easily take the bait and just did it last week, on why do I have to explain this again. Granted it probably was the 200th time I went over something, but it was the first time for that person I was talking to. Practice. Part of a good social enterprise is role modeling, and practice is a key to excellence. Just ask any Olympic athlete!
Natalie: Practice makes permanent
Romy: Sometimes we have to repeat ourselves a lot, do the basics
Natalie: (say something here)
Natalie: Number 3! BE A LOVER OF OTHERS. Be a lover of others. We don’t mean slobbering over someone in a romantic manner. In this context, we mean loving others when they aren’t acting right or loving you back.
Romy: We people don’t always act right and, often, love must be a choice. Loving others involves patience, kindness, encouragement, listening, protecting, trusting, always hoping, always persevering with them. We are not asking anyone to be a saint; we are saying make the choice to BE A LOVER! We are watching social enterprises, and impact investors make the choice to love even under extreme conditions.
Natalie: We have had a lot of people say NOT nice things about us in public, people we don’t know, but we love on them, and they become our biggest supporters.
Romy: Oh yeah. We love people.
Natalie: Remember when those people sued you and were able to take the bank accounts?
Romy: Yes, ha, it is hard to forget. We won that, but I remember sitting in meetings about people investing millions with 0.00 in my bank account. Ha
Natalie: But, we won that false claim and made friends with them.
Romy: Yup! Ha, that was kind of about us, wasn’t it?
Natalie: Yup, ha ha, we’ll we are pretty great too! Just sayin’… Move on?
Romy: Let’s do it!
Natalie: Number 2! BE AN INFLUENCER.
Romy: Be such an influencer that people want to copy you and steal your stuff! Be an influencer that takes full responsibility for what they write, record, post, and speak- both privately and publicly.
Natalie: I feel pretty good, people take our stuff all of the time…
Romy: Yeah,
Romy interviews Henry Le, co-founder of Imagtor, a professional photo editing service in Vietnam that is employing people with disabilities. At the end of the episode, listen for another great new song by Detroit artist, Grace Elizabeth Lee!
Romy interviews Chris Lambert of Life Remodeled in Detroit - incredible passion, boldness, humility, and steadfastness all rolled into one mission. Hear about the incredible neighborhood transformations. Also meet Grace Elizabeth Lee as the featured artist at the end of the episode and her new song 'Darling.'
Ivan Gonzalez of Humboldt Park, Chicago - Social Enterprise Coach, Mentor, and Cross-Sector Facilitator
Romy interviews Ivan and learns about how his faith anchors and propels him to engage sectors and cultures for the common good.
We have two sides of what we do, IRL and URL. The first part, IRL, is In Real Life, we work with people, and we produce events, we connect people to people, and we like to promote the creative economy. Promoting the arts and culture scene here through exhibits through really cool programming that includes film screening, Q & A panels, installations with other stores that are in the area. Anything that really allows people to connect with one another and experience art in a way that is really fun and unique.
The other side of it is online. We have had an online magazine since 2011 that we started to really get out all of the fun, creative, news that's happening in this city that, at the time, wasn't being told in the mainstream media. Since we started the online magazine, we've also expanded the digital media platforms that we have to a really, amazingly, robust, social media following that is growing, basically every week. We have really great Instagram following and Facebook; we use Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, anything that really allows our audience to engage with the creative people that we support and promote.
Listen and Learn from the great Lisa Johanon, for 22 years she has led Central Detroit Christian to large-scale community change by building social enterprises, baking pies, and loving others.
Scott Tallenger of Left-handed Branded and the Detroit Mula!
Romy and Scott discuss his inspired left-handed functional design, how he loves Detroit and loves to manufacture locally!
Romy interviews Amy Kaherl of the now famous Detroit Soup! Amy shares about how she started Detroit Soup, some of the barriers to success and grand plans for the people of Detroit. Amy is a visionary catalyst and passionate about people. Great song at the end by Tim Schumack of Assemble Sound.
Romy interviews the founder of Impact 100 Oakland County (Michigan), Ginny Fischbach. What happens when 100 women put $1000 each together for a community good?
Romy interviews Noam Kimelman on his venture Fresh Corner Cafe in Detroit. They also discuss his non-profit partner, Detroit Food Labs, and the motivation of the youth in the city of Detroit! Noam is a very intelligent and engaging guest. Great Detroit artist at the end of the episode to round out another great show! Noam shares his great wisdom on pop-ups and the youth innovation with food!
Chelsea Koglmeier, Founder of Bikes ORO, joins us on this episode for a conversation about bicycles as a vehicle for social change. Her own product is a bicycle that’s thoughtfully designed with inspired simplicity and beautiful utility to make riding simple and fun. By partnering with World Bicycle Relief, she has also built a social mission into the core of the company, proving that bikes can be engines of social and economic change for people globally, enabling kids to get to school, families to access professional opportunities, and anyone to reach quality health clinics.
Romy catches Impact Investor, Tom Doescher , for an interesting conversation on how he thinks about laser outcomes of creating and keeping jobs, the opportunity for impact in Flint and why advisor support is so critical in impact investing. Tom leaves the conversation with great advice for people transitioning from traditional careers to supporting impact investing as a second stage career. Listen for the great artist, Eryn Allen Kane, and her song, Sunday, to close the episode.
Romy Kochan interviews Kari Hughes of Buy The Change in Detroit, Michigan. Listen and learn about what inspired Kari to begin making a market for women entrepreneurs around the world. Kari discusses why she wanted to become a B Corporation and remain a for-profit company. She discusses the importance of acknowledging your successes over your gaps.
Romy interviews Hanna Lutz of social enterprise Vostel in Berlin. Vostel is an online platform matching volunteers with Berlin organizations. Hear about how they found a way to engage tourists, refugees, and everyday talented people to help their city. Episode ends with a great song by Detroit artist, Lando, and his song, Tender.
Time for the Mailbag!
Romy answers three great listener questions followed by a light-hearted full song by Tim Schumack of Detroit.
In this episode, Jessica and Scott Francisco, Director of Pilot Projects, discover a mutual fascination with the unloved city parking garage and explore what a current design for today’s urban neighborhood might look like. Pilot Projects’ Green Hub concept is an adaptive reuse that reimagines parking structures as vibrant community spaces with parking for bicycles, coworking space, a cafe, and even a rooftop garden with solar panels. Scott and the team partnered closely with a number of community organizations in New York to put this design together, and we hope that a network of parking garages like the Green Hub will eventually be built.
Romy interviews John Van Kamp of Southwest Solutions. John has been the leader and visionary of Southwest Solutions since 1973 and has successfully established a village of partners to address mental health issues. The incredible collaboration and partnering led initiatives into entrepreneurship and other related systemic change. This is an incredible story of community partnering and change!
Romy interviews Rebecca Smith with Better Life Bags in Hamtramck of Detroit. Hear the incredible story of how she launched a business of making custom handbags hand-sewn by local women who had previously had cultural barriers to employment. Rebecca shares how she grew, used social media, and created dynamic relationships with her now 16 employees~
Former Olympic equestrian and founder, David Silver, shares his brave and compassionate vision to make change for the Detroit youth and residents with his social enterprise, Detroit Horse Power.
Eastern Market Corporation in Detroit interviewed by Romy on location! Learn about one of the oldest open-air farm markets in the United States and discover the grand plans for the expansion of food entrepreneurialism from start to scale! Romy speaks with Christine Quane about the history and expansion efforts that will sustainably serve a community!
Listen in as Romy interviews Garret Koehler about newly launched Assemble Sound in Detroit. Garret and his founder team share how they began to catalog music and how they created a central collaboration space in an old abandoned church.
Bonfires on the Move! Technology solving mobility issues!
Meet the new host of Bonfires on the Move, Jessica Robinson. Jessica and Romy discuss her new segment and the types of guests she will be interviewing. As technology is used to solve mobility issues, Jessica will be bringing front-line trends and fresh ideas to our listeners. Social
Learn how Chris Nemeth has launched a food manufacturing social enterprise in partnership with Forgotten Harvest to help food entrepreneurs all over the Detroit and broader Michigan area. His organization grew so fast that he encountered unusual barriers which are discussed with candor. Interview by Romy Kochan
Romy interviews Andy Magel and Jeremy Katz of the Mile High Workshop manufacturer for social enterprise operations.
Veronika Scott
Veronika Scott of The Empowerment Plan shares her missional journey of discovering her passion for creating employment for the homeless. She courageously dives into human dignity issues and leads the way for many social entrepreneurs. Get inspired!
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Romy: Hey there. This is Romy, and I’ll be your host for this
Season Two Announcement for the Bonfires of Social Enterprise Podcast!
Listen in and hear about the upcoming changes and guests!
For The Love of Social Enterprises!
Bonfires Got a Boost from Robert Egger
The Bonfires of Social Enterprise concludes its series of stories inspired by Romy’s recent trip to Los Angeles, and her visit with attorney Cecily Jackson-Zapata, of the Sustainable Law Group.
This, the final of three episodes, is about the LA Kitchen, which is founded and led by Social Enterprise cheerleader, and community kitchen pioneer, Robert Eggerr. Egger ran the DC Central Kitchen for 24 years.
“Neither Food Nor People Should Ever Go To Waste.”
Egger discusses California being a central hub for food, with a rich resource of people whose talents are going to waste. Egger is passionate about the LA Kitchen being a place where people of all ages and food get second chances. He and Cecily Zapata, who is co-chair of the Board of Directors of the LA Kitchen, say that the doors are open to training the culinary arts and food preparation to those who society would rather not talk about that include, but are not limited to, drug addicts, former inmates, and the homeless. He and Romy compare notes about how societies around the world, including America, have a caste system, either openly expressing a prejudice or veiled feelings about those who are seldom acknowledged in public.
You’ll also hear more about Egger’s goal to have the LA Kitchen become an influence on public policy not only in Los Angeles but cities around the U.S.
Egger also expresses his passion for bringing back the culture of neighbors helping a neighbor that our country had, in large part, because farms were family owned and operated. Robert, Cecily and Romy discuss the social value of this and other topics related to food.
Cecily Jackson-Zapata is of counsel with the law firm that helps Robert Egger with a variety of legal issues. She also serves secretary of the Social Enterprise Alliance. Romy Gingras is the CEO and founder of Gingras Global, LLC which specializes in social enterprise assessment and development services, and Gingras Global Groups, L3C which offers investment tools for impact investors. Gingras currently serves as the chairperson of the Detroit regional chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance and has established the standard for judging the efficacy of social enterprise businesses.
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Bonfires LA-Downtown Women’s Center
Made by DWC - A Few Steps off Skid Row
The Bonfires of Social Enterprise continues its series of stories inspired by Romy’s recent visit to LA, and her visit with attorney Cecily Jackson-Zapata, of the Sustainable Law Group.
Joe Altepeter, Director of Vocational Education and Social Enterprise at the Downtown Women’s Center, or DWC, explains how the Downtown Women’s Center is helping Los Angeles' homeless women and explains why the organization set up workshops and numerous vocational, medical and mental health programs, and housing operations in Skid Row. Skid Row is one of the most famous neighborhoods in the world as it has one of the largest populations of impoverished persons, in the world, and many movies and TV shows have been made there or have depicted the life of people who live there.
In this episode of The Bonfires of Social Enterprise with Romy Gingras of Gingras Global, Joe provides extensive descriptions of the social enterprise operations of the DWC, called MADE by DWC.
“MADE by DWC was created by the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC) to break the cycles of chronic unemployment and homelessness by empowering women to discover talents and develop skills through vocational opportunities, and generate economic and social capital to support programs at DWC.”
“MADE by DWC works to empower homeless and low-income women to overcome barriers to traditional and non-traditional employment, cultivate local and sustainable product design and creation, and build community in downtown Los Angeles.”
You can find MADE by DWC products in higher end shops in Los Angeles, including Bloomingdales; three Hudson Newsstand locations within the terminals of LAX, or the Los Angeles International Airport; as well as the beautifully appointment shops on Skid Row. Both Romy and Cecily enthusiastically talk about the sunny, cheery layouts of the boutiques and coffee shops. The space of these MADE by DWC shops draws people who would have never thought about visiting Skid Row, pay a visit, and draws customers from nearby office buildings.
Jackson-Zapata is of counsel with the law firm that helps Urbane + Galant with a variety of legal issues. She is currently serving as secretary of the Social Enterprise Alliance. Romy Gingras is the CEO and founder of Gingras Global, LLC- which specializes in social enterprise assessment and development services, and Gingras Global Groups, L3C, which offers investment tools for impact investors. Gingras currently serves as the chairperson of the Detroit regional chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance. Joe Aletepeter currently serves as the chairperson of the Social Enterprise Alliance of Los Angeles.
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Combating Human Trafficking Through Jobs at Urbane + Gallant
Bonfires of Social Enterprise podcaster Romy Gingras and Cecily Jackson-Zapata, Of Counsel with Sustainable Law Group, P.C. and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Social Enterprise Alliance, visited with the co-founder of men’s apparel company, Andrew Park of Urbane + Gallant . This men’s apparel company’s mission is to inspire men to combat global human trafficking. Urbane + Gallant is found on the web at www.urbaneandgallant.com
Park talks about why modern-day slavery became his cause, and what it has to do with defining masculinity. As you listen to his conversation with Gingras and Jackson-Zapata, you’ll hear him express how he wants to atone for other men’s complicity and profiteering in human trafficking.
Jackson-Zapata is of counsel with the law firm that helps Urbane + Galant with a variety of legal issues. She is currently serving as secretary of the Social Enterprise Alliance. Romy Gingras is the CEO and founder of Gingras Global, LLC- which specializes in social enterprise assessment and development services, and Gingras Global Groups, L3C, which offers investment tools for impact investors. Gingras currently serves as the chairperson of the Detroit regional chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance.
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Detroit's Place For Champion Kids
The Downtown Youth Boxing Gym
On this episode of The Bonfires of Social Enterprise with Romy Gingras, of Gingras Global we visit the Downtown Youth Boxing Gym in Detroit, Michigan. Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program executive director Jessica Hauser tells the story of the program. She tells why founder, Coach Kahli Sweeney started the boxing gym and chronicles its incredible growth in popularity and its move to much bigger facilities in downtown Detroit. The program has its fans and supporters including athletes like Tahir Whitehead of the Detroit Lions, and a couple of “stars” and Detroit natives, Madonna, and Eminem.
Romy and Jessica also explore why Kahli decided that boxing was the best way to attract kids, from the ages of 7 through 18, to his gym. They also discuss how the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program helps boys and girls achieve academically and learn life skills. Much to the delight of Romy Gingras, she also learns about the business and fundraising skills that the kids are encouraged to develop.
Previously the Youth Program could only accommodate 65 children when it was based in a former carwash. Now it’s in a much larger place that was once a book bindery building, and more of the 500 children on its waiting list can now be accepted into the program.
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Founder of Star Wards and Wardepedia
The Bonfires of Social Enterprise talked to the North London based, one-woman dynamo, behind the social enterprise called Star Wards. Marion Janner and Bonfires-lady Romy Gingras, talk about how mental healthcare providers throughout the United Kingdom have come to embrace Star Wards as a benchmark for creating positive workplaces for health care practitioners, and patients.
Currently, Star Wards is funded by a group of charities that are devoted to its mission. They include British-based Comic Relief, The Allen Lane Foundation, London’s Department of Health, to name but a few.
Marion Janner says she’s in debt to The Guardian Newspaper, which, last year, named it as one of nine mental health-related charities in its annual Christmas charity appeal.
Listen in as Romy and Marion talk about a Guardian article, “The Buddy Effect, Improving mental health treatment, one pet at a time.” Buddy isn’t just Janner’s dog, but Star Ward’s chief mascot, and honorary editor of Star Wards’ online wiki called Wardepedia , a free resource of positive ideas for change for inpatient mental health wards.
Marion Jenner credits Henry Stewart, the founder of London-based business training company called Happy for validating her positive approach to empowering mental healthcare-inpatient service providers to make the changes they need to keep staff and patient morale up. A better work environment for mental health care practitioners gets better outcomes for patients.
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Creating Tables and Accessories from Reclaimed Lumber from Detroit and other Michigan Cities
Kimberly Watts shared her story that takes the phrase, "If you want something done right, do it yourself," to a whole new level. She explains how she added table maker and social entrepreneur to her impressive resume that includes more than 25 years in marketing, operations and financial development. She's the owner and chief sander, wood carver and hole driller of Owen & Abbey. Watts tells Romy Gingras why she decided that she needed to take on the role of woodworker after an unhappy shopping experience for a table. Now she makes tables and an assortment of home furnishings from wood reclaimed from deconstructed homes in Detroit and Pontiac. Romy Gingras, of Gingras Global, sat across the very first table Watts created from reclaimed wood. She explained where the name Owen and Abbey came from, and the personal experiences that brought her to a new career as a social entrepreneur.
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Catherine Johnson, Assistant Director of the University of Michigan Center for Social Impact
Catherine Johnson came home to Michigan, from Portland, Oregon, to take an important job. She's the assistant director of the University of Michigan's Center for Social Impact, which is "housed" at the Ross School of Business. This episode of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise, with Romy Gingras, of Gingras Global, explores the campus-wide interest in businesses that have a social impact.
Johnson and Romy discuss how Michigan graduate students, who are getting degrees in a wide variety of disciplines, participate in the Center for Social Impact programs and competitions. The concept of social impact is attractive to those pursuing degrees in law, social work as well as an MBA at the world famous Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor.
Catherine Johnson and Romy Gingras also briefly touch on what it's like to be working within the realm of Social Enterprise, even though many of their colleagues and associates didn't understand their attraction. They feel like they are the pioneers of social impact consulting services, as both women have vast experiences in the field, both here in the United States, and abroad.
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This episode of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise emphasises the social. Listen how faith-based and big corporations are helping Buckets of Rain feed shelters.
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Detroit music scene pro, April Woodard is the winner of this summer's Detroit StartUp Weekend contest. That's where she met Romy Gingras, of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise podcast. Romy and April talk about her award winning idea, called "Give Lyrics."
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Upcycling People and Things
Romy Gingras, the host of The Bonfires of Social Enterprise podcast, visited Tim Adams, in Midland, Michigan. Midland is the home of a new program of the 1016 Recovery Network, called Pivot Point. Adams is 1016's director of recovery enterprises. He and Romy talk about all the services Pivot Point provides those who want to recover from substance and alcohol abuse.
Pivot Point provides classroom training, peer support and job-skills training. The job training comes from a shop that accepts donations of used washing machines, clothes dryers and other household appliances.
That's the social enterprise portion of Pivot Point --
Upcycling stuff and keeping them out of landfills, or the side of the road and helping to train people who are considered unemployable.
One can say that this Midland, Michigan storefront is "upcycling" both people and things.
You can find out more about the Pivot Point via the organization's Facebook page, or by visiting the website of its parent organization, 1016 Recovery Network.
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Field Notes and Tips - A Series of Special Lessons from The Bonfires of Social Enterprise
This is another of an occasional podcast by the Bonfires of Social Enterprise, and Romy Gingras of Gingras Global, that's filed under Field Notes and Tips.
In this episode, Romy talks to social enterprise owners who worry about being a small enterprise and wonder when they can take off and grow their business, and hire more people.
In previous Field Notes and Tips, Romy discusses the perils of wanting to do too much of the social part of your business and not enough of the enterprise, in Bait of the New Grape. What Are Bonfires, and why collecting data isn't scary.
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A Short Podcast to Preview Upcoming Episodes Recorded in L.A.
This is a short podcast from The Bonfires of Social Enterprise, a preview of upcoming episodes about Romy Gingras' visit to Los Angeles.
Romy discusses the inspiring social entrepreneurs whom she met at the invitation of Cecily Jackson-Zapata of the Sustainable Law Group. Jackson-Zapata is the a director of the L.A. Kitchen, and Vice Chair of the Sustainable Enterprise Alliance of Los Angeles.
Romy also had the chance to talk with Andrew Park of men's clothier Urbane and Gallant as well as L.A. Kitchen founder and director Robert Egger.
Be sure to check out our updated podcast feeds! Listen to Romy and Cecily co-interviewing Andrew Park of Urbane + Gallant, and talk about their experiences visiting Skid Row and the Downtown Women's Center. Hear their conversation with the L-A Kitchen's Robert Eggers.
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Two Sustainable Business Consultants Rapping About Social Enterprise
Los Angeles Attorney Cecily Jackson-Zapata Joins Romy Gingras on Bonfires
In This Episode of The Bonfires of Social Enterprise Romy Gingras and Los Angeles based attorney Cecily Jackson-Zapata rap about the business of consulting and advising social enterprise businesses. You'll be able to listen into a conversation between two colleagues and hear them compare notes about the struggles and scenearios that they share.
Romy explains that this was supposed to be a practice recording for upcoming podcast production sessons. But, we at Flatlands Avenue Productions enjoyed the banter so much we convinced her to let us share it with her podcast subscribers.
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Sterling Heights, Michigan Non-Profit Brings Community Together
The Bonfires of Social Enterprise visited the non-profit social enterprise The Play-Place for Autistic Children. Host Romy Gingras talked with Shell Jones, who is President and CEO of this facility located in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Jones shared what inspired the idea for Play-Place and her goals for the future. The facility is meant to be a safe place where children and their parents are free to play, relax, and relate to those who understand the challenges of living with and raising a child on the Autism spectrum. Romy gained an understanding about the various revenue streams this social enterprise is developing, and the services they provide.
Shell Jones says she looked for a place that would encourage social involvement of her son who is on the Autism Spectrum near where she lives. But, she came to the realization that the teaching by play concept place that she desired wasn't available. So, she set out to create a special place that caters not only to the kids, but also to all members of their families. Bonfires host Romy Gingras explores the commercial and union enterprises, teachers and social scients who are donating time, treasure and talent to build The Play-Place for Autistic Children.
Shell Jones can be reached via The Play-Place for Autistic Children's website Facebook page, and on Twitter
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Elvis & Kresse Make Beautiful Things Out of Discarded Fire Hoses
The Bonfires of Social Enterprise with Romy Gingras talks with Kresse Wesling, who, with her love, Elvis (James) Henrit own Elvis & Kresse. Kresse says she upcycles instead of recycles. She and Romy talk about why she works with discarded fire hoses and where she first found them.
Elvis & Kresse has become well known for their sturdy belts, wallets, luggage and other products. The company donates 50% of their profits to fire fighter related charities in the UK. Romy and Kresse talk about the pros and cons of working with family; the tons and tons of fire hoses that get discarded and her hopes to expand her company, one day, to North America. They also touch briefly about how Kresse met Elvis in Hong Kong.
Kresse Wesling has been honored by the British monarchy for her work with social enterprises. In 2012 Kresse was awarded by Queen Elizabeth II the title of Member of the Order of the British Empire: an honor given to a person by the Queen for a particular achievement. Sources : Canada Gazette http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ and The Financial Times of the UK http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/13d9b906-50f1-11e2-9623-00144feab49a.html#axzz3gTkqJpMe
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Don't Step on That Bug! They're Making Food & Medicine Out of Them!
Detroit Ento is a a research and development firm that is doing research on all the things humankind can do with bugs, from crickets to meely worms to maggots, and more. Really. It's about creating protein rich powders and other products from insects. The Bonfire of Social Enterprise's Romy Gingras visited Detroit Ento's Anthony Hatinger, while he was working on the garden Detroit Ento created, smack-dabb in the middle of Detroit.
To quote insectsarefood.com "According to the Entomological Society of America insects generally contain more protein and are lower in fat than traditional meats. In addition they have about 20 times higher food conversion efficiency than traditional meats. In other words they have a better feed-to-meat ratio than beef, pork, lamb or chicken."
Hatinger and Gingras discussed the potential for profit and the job creation aspects of Detrot Ento, while insect products for food and medicinal purposes are being researched and produced in Detroit.
Look for a Detroit Ento LLC Facebook page in the near future. To contact the firm email Hatinger at hatingan@gmail.com.
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Exploring a Collaborative Workspace In Downtown Detroit
The Bonfires of Social Enterprise visits with Bamboo Detroit,a business incubator site in a historic Detroit building. Romy talks about why this place has a more "homey" feel to it than other businesses like it, with Bamboo Detroit's "Community Lady' Amanda Lewan.
Despite it's name, Detroit Bamboo isn't an exotic Asian restaurant. It's a L3C company, located at 1442 Brush St, Suite 200, in downtown Detroit near the corner of Gratiot and Brush. On the web Bamboo Detroit lives here.
According to the online sources there are many benefits to working in a business incubator, which started becoming prevalent in some areas of the country in the 1970s and 1980s. These benefits include sharing basic operating costs; administrative assitance; and least but not last, comradship amongst your fellows who work in the same space.
Romy Gingras finds out why Bamboo Detroit was born, and what inspired it to be open 24 hours/7 days a week. The interview also explores why this work cooperative offers open workspaces and other amenities, and the types of small businesses that are attracted to work space. In addition Romy and Amanda talk about the types of events that Bamboo organizes and what is behind the scheduleing of these events.
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Romy Gingras, host of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise, introduces us to the team behind a brand new app,SPLT Rideshare. Splitting Fares. She met them through an organization called Techstars Mobility, which is mentorship driven business incubator, with locations in cities throughout the U.S. Romy's venture into the field found her in Ford Field, the Detroit home of Techstars, and SPLT Rideshare.
You can sign up for the app, which is available for both iOS and Android. here: It's born from a handful of premises including: you want to know who you'll be sharing the small space of a car ride with; you want them vetted; you want to avoid having to buy your own car in the future because you're a millenial and you live in a city. We hope you enjoy Romy's round table discussion with SPLT founder and CEO Anya Babbitt, co-founder and COO Matt Farris, CTO Yale Zhang and the director of product development Ben McMillan.
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"The Bait of the New Grape," is part of a series of "Field Notes and Tips", presented by The Bonfires of Social Enterprise. Romy talks about entrepreneuers taking the bait of wanting to do more to help their customers or clients. But, unforunately, they sacrifice the time and cash they need to keep their current businesses going.
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Goat farming in Pontiac. It's about making products with that milk, using the goats to eat the overgrowth of a previously vacant lot to restore the landscape to it's native messa-plain state. But more importantly, it's about building a social enterprise while cuddling up with a kid or two!
In this episode of Bonfires of Social Enterprise Romy Gingras visits with City Girls Soap and talks with co-founder Amy McIntire and one of her United Way funded summer interns at the urban goat farm and soap factory. This social enterprise aspires to not only provide training to urban area students about entrepreneurship,and raising farm animals, but ultimately the owners of City Girls Soaps want to raise a barn and make it an art and cultural center for Pontiac.
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This is the first of a series of "Field Notes & Tips," from Romy Gingras, of Gingras Global Group, and the host of The Bonfires of Social Enterprise podcast.
In this episode Romy takes the stress out of gathering data that some impact investors and funders often request from social enterprises, and other types of businesses. Romy is developing this series of podcasts from a list of frequently asked questions that she answers over and over again. If you're an entrepreneuer, a small business owner, or somebody considering changing your career path we encourage you to listen to this and all the episodes of The Bonfires of Social Enterprise. You'll find that what you once felt was the intimidating details of business can be managed. Romy's here to tell you that you can do it! If you'd like to read more about Romy's Notes from the Field, buy her books!
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How A Teacher Provides Athletic Shoes for Children
The Kicks for Kids Foundation
Romy visits her friend Chekeita Jones in Pontiac, Michigan. Ms. Jones is a teacher and talks about what inspired her to create the Kicks 4 Kids Foundation, which gives brand named sneakers for needy children. Romy and Chekeita talk about the impact this social enterprise makes on the children who get the sneakers. They also talk about the street sense of the kids and what this foundation needs to grow and expand its mission. It's amazing what one teacher can do and how far reaching her efforts have been. Please share the link to this podcast to friends and family members, and to the teachers in your life.
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From "Sista Suppers," to business skills training, Romy Gingras talks about what inspired Lips & Hips founder, Yodit Mesfin Johnson, to roll up her sleeves and, "create a space where girls and women could dream, plan and do what they are supposed to do. Lips & Hips is a company focused on women's personal leardership development." For more information on other podcasts please visit us on:
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Romy Gingras' Bonfires Podcast features Karen Buscemi, who is working to create Detroit's first ever Garment District.
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Training The Next Gen of Detroit's Business Owners
The Build Institute of Detroit is the focus of this episode of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise. Host Romy Gingras, of Gingras Global, talks about programs, that over 450 business owners have taken, at the Build Institute in Detroit. Institute co-founder April Jones Boyle serves on various advisory boards that work to bring business and jobs to Detroit. She's also co-owner and investor in the restaurant Gold-Cash-Gold. Romy and April talk about the passion that Institute students have for their city. They speak of the value of the contacts that students make at Build, and the networking opportunities that they get access to when they enrol in Build Institute. To listen to a previous podcast featuring April Boyle from Gold Cash Gold, which is in a former pawn shop visit
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Romy and WAC's Gary Hendrickson discuss the challenges of acquiring graffiti filled surplus property from the City of Detroit, and the extensive training the Welding Artisan Center gives to it's students.
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Detroit attorney Andrew J. Goldberg and Romy Gingras, host of the Bonfires of Social Enterprise talk about the traits of some investors in Detroit.
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Romy Gingras talks with Impact3 investment about utilitizing it's groups' time, treasure and talent to blend a philantrhopic heart with an investment mentality to grow social enterprises.
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Romy Gingras talks with Jay Rayford about Social-Sushi, a pop-up caterer that brought a taste for sushi to Detroit's up and comers who are working to rebuild neighborhoods and communities in Detroit.
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Romy Gingras visits this unique garage in Midland, Michigan that is one of the ministries of the Messiah Church. She talks about the social impact of discounted auto service, and finding affordable vehicles for low-income community members. Romy surprises the managers of this garage by telling them that they are, indeed, a Social Enterprise business. Visit His Hands Auto Care on the web here.
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Traverse City based Nate Griswold, owner of Inhabitect builds green roofs.Romy Gingras visited with Nate in a re-purposed Traverse City landmark to learn more social enterprise aspects of his small business. Social Enterprise is the most rapidly growing business sector in the United States. They are known for employing people who typically have a hard time finding work; educational programs; training programs; reinvesting profits within their communities; adding a new employer base to their regions and fulfilling other social needs.
Whether you are looking to make your high rise LEED certified, or your home more energy efficient, you'll want to know more about vegetation roofing ideas. If you're a small business owner looking for an inspiring story about doing what you love, in a place you love, you'll want to hear how Nate, who had an established green architect career in Chicago, made the brave move back to his hometown, Traverse City, Michigan. Find out more at http://inhabitect.com/ You'll discover how Griswold's business is sustainable, not only for Michigan, but, for the environment.
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Romy shares a great discussion with Chef Josh Stockton and one of the owner/partners April Boyle of Gold Cash Gold, a Detroit restaurant that opened up in what was a vacant pawn shop in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood.
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In part two of Romy's talk with Vehicle City Tacos she finds out what gourmet dishes are being dispensed out of the food truck, in Flint, Michigan. VCT is owned by Flint enthusiasts who are getting people outdoors, away from their bar stools and TV sets and couches, and feeding them great, locally sourced food.
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Welding Artisan Center Interview with Gary Hendrickson
An introduction to the social enterprise by co-founder Gary Hendrickson. Businessman Gary Hendrickson and partner, Don Martin, decided to open up a welding training certification center in Detroit to find a way to help the at-risk urban youth gain skilled trade certifications. Learn about the center and gallery that will cater to hobbyists and create a welding pool of talent to support the local infrastructure growth of Detroit.
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Vehicle City Tacos - Part 1
An introduction to the social enterprise and interview with the founder about his hip and energetic food truck renovating the community of Flint, Michigan. Dan discusses the origin of the idea and business model. This is part one of a two part introduction.
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Bonfires of Social Enterprise Intro: Romy Gingras
Storytelling by Romy Gingras about the Social Enterprise activity in Detroit and broader Michigan.
Romy Gingras, Managing Partner, of Gingras Global, LLC and Gingras Global Groups, L3C has been in the financial industry since 1988 and has a passion for efficient, profitable, social enterprises and the impact investors who support them. Listen in on the interesting interviews with some of the burgeoning social entrepreneurs. During many of the interviews Romy takes the time to highlight a concept or note from the field specific to social enterprise. Learn about all of the different elements of a social enterprise and connect to the front lines in this great show.
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Interview with Amy Peterson of Rebel Nell, L3C
An introduction to the social enterprise making jewelry from the fallen graffiti of Detroit and employing women from the homeless shelter. Learn how Amy began her business along with her grand plans to help homeless women learn the retail business and launch into their own endeavors.
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Interview with Jeff Adams of Artesian Farms of Detroit
An introduction to the social enterprise by farmer founder, Jeff Adams. The interview explores the rationale of the hydroponics business and the social impact of hiring within the local neighborhood of Brightmoor.
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Interview with founder Josh York of York Project, LLC
An introduction to the social enterprise and interview with the MSU junior on his hat making business and heart for the homeless. Josh explains his humble beginnings and growth plans to hire the homeless. Selling hats around the world.
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Interview with Founder Christian Birky of Lazlo, LLC
An introduction to the social enterprise and interview with the founder, designer, model, and Princeton grad, Christian Birky. Hear the story about the making of a high end men’s T-shirt and how he plans to bring fashion manufacturing to Detroit and reduce the mistreatment of human beings in sweatshops around the world. Learn the connection with returning men from the prison systems.
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