SHEEO.World: Recent Episodes
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SHEEO.World is a podcast about redesigning the world. In each episode, SheEO founder Vicki Saunders sits down with incredible women + non-binary people from all over the world who are redesigning, reimagining and rethinking the systems we live in to solve the biggest challenges of our times.
"It becomes this really fun conversation where the kids are learning and exploring alongside you. Because so many of us are still learning about these topics and unlearning every day.”
In this episode, hear from Shelby Kretz, founder of Coralus Venture Little Justice Leaders. Shelby joins Coralus Development Guide Loren Walsh to discuss her journey to becoming an entrepreneur and how her company empowers the next generation of social justice leaders through monthly subscription box learning resources.
They also discuss:
- Shelby's motivation to start Little Justice Leaders following the 2016 election
- The content creation process which involves input from parents, teachers, and content experts with lived experience in the topics covered
- The impact of her Venture so far, which includes empowering children to engage in conversations about social justice and seeing themselves represented in the curriculum
- Challenges and learnings include the importance of community, authenticity, and addressing teacher turnover and affordability
- Her journey in the Coralus community thus far
- What's next for Little Justice Leaders
Connect with Shelby and Little Justice Leaders on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.
Learn more about Coralus and join our community.
"Jim Crow would create, for the Black community, access to water issues so people could not easily and readily access pools and water spaces that were safe and clean. That resulted in families who didn't get that skill set to pass it to generations. And it then created this fear, which then led to drowning."
In this episode, hear from Trish Miller, founder of Coralus Venture SwemKids. Trish joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss how SwemKids teaches swimming skills and water safety programming to communities with high rates of drownings. Trish and her team address barriers to swimming, including access to pools, cost of lessons, and hair maintenance, through strategic location choices, scholarships, and product development.
They also discuss:
- Trish's personal connection to swimming and how her background in public health led her to start SwemKids.
- SwemKids' marketing strategies, including vinyl billboards and direct mail marketing.
- Trish's experience in the Coralus community so far, including sessions with a venture CFO and connections with other Ventures.
- Trish's ask and a challenge for listeners.
Connect with Trish Miller and SwemKids on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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"People are very aware of our obligations around reducing our emissions. But chemical pollution is an equal priority. Climate change, biodiversity loss and chemical pollution are elevated to the same level in terms of a triple sanitary crisis."
In this episode, hear from Kate Bromfield, founder of Coralus Venture HazEL. Kate joins Coralus Development Guide Loren Walsh to discuss HazEL's tools for chemical risk management, born out of Kate's experience working in chemical regulation in New Zealand and Australia since 2018.
They also discuss:
- HazEL's role in prioritizing chemical risks, promoting transparency and reducing harm in the chemical supply chain.
- A case study involving a food manufacturing client
- Challenges in entrepreneurship include raising awareness about the importance of addressing chemical pollution
- Kate's experience in the Coralus community thus far.
Connect with Kate Bromfield and HazEL on LinkedIn.
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In this episode, hear from Stacey Mareroa-Roberts, founder of Coralus Venture Ignite Your Gift. Stacey joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss Stacey’s journey so far, her background studying law and how it led to her founding Ignite Your Gift, and her company’s advisory, coaching, and mentoring practices grounded in Maori principles and values. Stacey begins the conversation with a karakia, expressing gratitude to the Creator and seeking blessings for everyone present.
They also discuss:
- Holistic development, covering aspects like purpose, heart space, emotions, communication, and mental well-being
- Maori principles and language such as manaakitanga and aroha
- Stacey’s experience in the Coralus community so far
- How the application process prompted reflections on her business impact
Connect with Stacey and Ignite Your Gift on Instagram.
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In this episode, hear from Awhina Murupaenga, founder of Coralus Venture Whatu Creative. Awhina joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss Awhina’s focus on sharing Maori storytelling and visual languages through traditional art, and her upbringing as part of the Kōhanga Reo movement of Māori immersion education style.
They also discuss:
- Starting Whatu Creative in response to the needs of her people in the far north during COVID
- The excitement of her initial launch, selling out 200 craft kits within an hour
- An origin story involving Maori gods and the weaving technique Tukutuku
- How Whatu Creative aims to bring back lost symbolism and storytelling through traditional patterns
- Acknowledging the responsibility to pass on traditional knowledge
Connect with Awhina and Whatu Creative on Instagram.
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TW: This episode contains mentions of self-harm, violence, and bullying.
In this episode, hear from Rachel Downie, founder of Coralus Venture Stymie. Rachel joins Coralus Activator Connie Henson to discuss Rachel's entrepreneurial journey, which stemmed from her background as an educator for 30 years. The tool that Rachel developed, Stymie, has grown into an anonymous online reporting tool — delivering over 100,000 notifications in the last year alone.
They also discuss:
- The importance of courage in addressing issues like mental health and family violence
- The challenges and rewarding moments in transitioning from teaching to entrepreneurship
- Support from Coralus in providing support, mentorship, and a loving community
- Rachel's goal of spreading Stymie to every school around the world
- The importance of leaning into uncomfortable conversations to address harmful behaviours
Connect with Rachel Downie and Stymie on LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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In this episode, hear from Elisha Watson, founder of Coralus Venture Nisa, in a conversation with Development Guide MJ Ryan. Nisa was founded by Elisha in 2017, and up until July 2023, Nisa had provided employment to 29 women from refugee and migrant backgrounds. In December 2022, Elisha put Nisa up for sale and in June 2023, they announced they were closing.
"In the final 5 weeks of business, it became really clear that Nisa's loyal customers valued the products that Nisa's staff made in their Wellington workshop.
This response inspired Production Manager Pam Lowe to make a last-ditch effort to save Nisa; the jobs Nisa provides; and to keep making the clothing you love into the future.
Together with other members of the Nisa team, a new plan emerged, and a hugely successful PledgeMe campaign launched. After funding their campaign goal in the first 24 hours, they ended the campaign with double the original goal. This made it possible for Nisa to re-start, re-stock and begin to create new employment opportunities to women from refugee and migrant backgrounds."
They also discuss:
- Elisha's vision behind starting Nisa, which was to create job opportunities for people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
- How Nisa grew and expanded its product range to include bras, socks, bathing suits, and activewear.
- Elisha's next steps and the pathway to selling the business.
- The community's overwhelming support, which led to allowing the business to continue operating.
- Nisa's new team members, including those from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
- Elisha's advice for entrepreneurs and learnings from her journey.
Connect with Elisha Watson on LinkedIn, and learn more about Nisa on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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"It's been a really interesting opportunity to dovetail 30 years of working in gender-based violence, to being now in a position to utilize technology in a way to create safer spaces."
TW: This episode contains mentions of gender-based violence and sexual violence.
In this episode, hear from Mary Lobson, founder of Coralus Venture REES. Mary joins Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss REES’s trauma-informed, survivor-centered software as a service that gathers critical data to inform gender-based violence prevention. Since launching in September 2020, REES has evolved beyond campuses and is now partnering with the National Hockey League to create a centralized reporting system called the Respect Hockey Culture Center.
They also discuss:
- How REES aims to reduce barriers to reporting and create a more inclusive and safe environment for anyone in the hockey ecosystem.
- The importance of timing, perseverance, and being open to unexpected opportunities in the entrepreneurship journey.
- Mary’s background in social services, and how her ability to follow her vision has contributed to REES’s success.
- Valuing the ability to work on her own terms and listening to feedback while balancing openness to new ideas.
Connect with Mary Lobson and REES on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Learn more about Coralus and join our community.
“We wanted to be able to create a sense of a peace of mind. That's one of the things I'm always talking to people about. When you're tired of being tired, you just want a peace of mind.”
In this episode, hear from LaTesha McIntosh-Smith, founder of Coralus Venture A Peace of Mind Counseling Services. LaTesha joins Development Guide Loren Walsh to discuss her background as a licensed clinical social worker and her journey into entrepreneurship, A Peace of Mind's four-tiered approach: outpatient mental health clinical services, integrative wellness services, civic engagement, and educational department, and the company's civic engagement initiatives to give back to the community.
They also discuss:
- Her company's emphasis on helping individuals find fulfilling careers rather than just jobs
- Challenges faced, including financial struggles, especially opening during the pandemic, and difficulty accessing financial assistance
- Her experience with the Coralus community thus far, especially connecting with other healthcare-related Ventures
- Plans for the future, including establishing a nonprofit arm
- Current programs, like Career Pathways to Success, aiming to support youth facing barriers in education and life
Connect with LaTesha McIntosh-Smith and A Peace of Mind Counseling Services on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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"As a designer, those are the responsibilities that you need to take on board. We've got a world where we've only got finite resources. We can't just keep on making more and more and more, it's just costing the planet far too much."
In this episode, hear from Liz Mitchell, founder of Coralus Venture The Wool Revolution. Liz joins Development Guide Loren Walsh to discuss her background as a fashion designer with over 25 years of experience, challenges with the wool supply chain in New Zealand, and the environmental impact of the fast fashion industry.
They also discuss:
- Liz's connection with wool and its value, which led her to explore local wool production.
- Experimenting with different processes like hand-spun yarn, weaving, and needle felting to create textiles and products.
- The breakdown of supply chains during COVID which made local production more appealing.
- Liz's PledgeMe crowdfunding campaign.
- The circular economy aspect of wool, highlighting its sustainability, including creating living fleeces and biodegradable products.
Connect with Liz Mitchell and The Wool Revolution on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.
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"Wrapping paper is single use packaging. It's pretty single use packaging, but it is single use packaging. I want to keep that tradition. I love giving gifts. I love Christmas, I want all the trimmings. I just want to do it better."
In this episode, hear from Emma Conyngham, founder of Coralus Venture Waste Free Celebrations. Emma joins Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss how she started the business, the global problem of single-use packaging during holiday seasons, and employing refugees, informed by her time living and working in Afghanistan as an aid worker.
They also discuss:
- The move next year to help one of her employees set up a business in Afghanistan
- Partnering with other Coralus Ventures to expand to 2 other holidays, including Matariki
- The recent Venture retreat and NZ Summit
- What's next for Waste Free Celebrations: including getting into gift wrap stations in malls and expanding to retail spaces.
Connect with Emma Conyngham and Waste Free Celebrations on Facebook and Instagram.
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"There's this idea of a sponge city. So trying to have the city actually absorb rainwater through things like tree canopies and permeable pavements. We know that climate change is changing our weather patterns. So how do we adjust to that?"
In this episode, hear from Becky Shaw, CEO of Coralus Venture Stormflow Surfacing. Becky joins development guide Loren Walsh to discuss her journey with Stormflow Surfacing so far, the importance of permeable pavement in managing extreme weather events, and how Stormflow Surfacing helps to reduce flooding, protect water quality, and rethink how cities are built.
They also discuss:
- Customer experiences which highlight the slip-resistant surface and the ability to prevent ice formation in winter.
- The company's research and development to improve its product and ensure long-term permeability.
- The company's latest grants to support research, launch a new website, and make improvements.
- Their experience as a Venture in the Coralus community so far.
Connect with Becky Shaw and Stormflow Surfacing on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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In this episode, hear from Emily Bland of Coralus Venture SucSeed. Emily joins development guide MJ Ryan to discuss her journey to creating SucSeed (beginning with an MVP held together with duct tape!), lessons learned, and her company’s pivots along the way.
They also discuss:
- Emily's personal growth and from her entrepreneurial journey
- A celebration of SucSeed paying off their venture loan, and getting support from the Coralus community
- What’s next for SucSeed, including telling the stories of real-life superheroes based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Connect with Emily and SucSeed on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Learn more about joining our community at www.coralus.world.
"Be prepared to make a lot of mistakes. Make what may not have been the best choice in hindsight, and be okay with it and make a new choice from wherever we land." — Mayumi Young, CPA MOMS
In this episode:
Hear from Mayumi Young, founder of Coralus Venture CPA MOMS. Mayumi joins development guide Loren Walsh to discuss the “one way revolving door” that led her to start CPA MOMS, some of the big challenges and lessons she’s learned along the way, what’s next for CPA MOMS, and her experience in the Coralus community thus far.
Take action with Mayumi and CPA Moms on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
“The advantage of our technology is that we can support and predict if a certain medication will work for the patient or not.” — Margaret Magdesian, Ananda Devices
In this episode
Hear from Margaret Magdesian, founder of Ananda Devices. Margaret joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss her background as a biochemist and pharmacologist, the path that led her to start Ananda, and her invention, which makes testing medications neurological diseases possible by creating a model of the human nervous system on a chip. They also discuss Margaret's experience in the Coralus community and celebrate the repayment of her Venture loan.
They also discuss:
- How this innovation reduces animal testing and delivers better medications to patients
- Getting her first contracts with cosmetics companies (L'Oreal)
- Experiences in Silicon Valley and fighting for a seat at the table
- Getting a contract with the FDA to become the gold standard for drug testing
- Her advice for people who are thinking of starting a business
- The challenges of disrupting structures that are very fixed
- Reflections from the Coralus PEI retreat this past June
Take action with Margaret and Ananda Devices on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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"Blood is precious and everyone needs it. We all understand the need to donate — why not think about that in terms of a device that can allow you to donate blood to yourself?" — Gillian Henker, Sisu Global Health
In this episode
Hear from Gillian Henker, President and Co-founder at Sisu Global Health. Gillian joins Venture Development Guide Loren Walsh to discuss Sisu's flagship medical device, Hemafuse, and its impact on healthcare systems including a recent deployment in Ukraine. They also touch on Gillian's background as an engineer and what led her to invent Hemafuse.
They also discuss:
- How Hemafuse works as an auto transfusion device
- Sisu's journey so far including fundraising, partnerships, and some challenges faced
- Reaching global markets including in Sub Saharan Africa
- How Hemafuse addresses a lack of blood resources and can be used wherever there are surgeons and operating rooms
- What's next for Gillian and Sisu Global
Take action and engage with Gillian and Sisu Global Health on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
"Every single time we're thinking about an innovation: a new flavour, packaging upgrades, or who we're hiring... we're thinking about it through the lens of impact and connecting with people in the community."
— Sheena Russell, Made With Local
In this episode
Meet Sheena Russell, founder of Made With Local. Sheena joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss her journey of starting Made With Local, beginning from a farmers market table, and their subsequent growth trajectory while keeping values-alignment at the forefront of everything the company does. The two also celebrate Made With Local's milestone of paying off their Coralus Venture loan!
They also discuss:
- Building their own bakery in 2022 with support from the Coralus community
- Recently closing their fiscal year with $3m in revenue
- Challenges faced along the way
- Making the decision to stop fundraising
- Ensuring they are using business as a force for good and supporting positive buying decisions
Take action and engage with Sheena Russell and Made With Local on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
"It's honey. But it's something totally different than what people know honey to be. It's what honey used to be before agriculture."
— Liz Connell, African Bronze Honey / 10000 Beekeepers
In this episode
Meet Liz Connell, founder of African Bronze Honey / 10000 Beekeepers. Liz joins Karley Cunningham to discuss her company, which produces sustainable and ethical African forest honey. The podcast discusses the positive impact of the project on both the beekeepers' lives, the bees, and the environment. They talk about how the honey from African forests differs from conventional store-bought honey, as it comes from a healthy environment, contains antioxidants, and is sustainably produced.
The also discuss:
- How the project initially started as an alternative to cutting down trees for income by encouraging beekeeping
- Their growth to involve thousands of beekeepers and create a positive impact on the local economy
- Finding new markets for forest honey, such as working with food and beverage manufacturers, supplement companies, and distilleries
- Joining the Coralus community as an Activator through the Export Development Canada (EDC) cohort
- What's next for African Bronze Honey / 10000 Beekeepers
Take action and engage with Liz Connell and African Bronze Honey / 10000 Beekeepers on Facebook and Instagram.
Connect with Karley Cunningham on LinkedIn.
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
"The moment when I dropped my baby was probably an ultimate parent low. So to know that that horrible moment has evolved into something so awesome… It's really easy to see the silver lining and things now."
— Hayley Mullins, Inventor of Joeyband™
In this episode
Catch up with Hayley Mullins and Sarah-Almaza Cox, co-founders at Joeyband™. Hayley and Sarah join Coralus Development Guide, MJ Ryan, to discuss the ups and downs since starting the company, the evolution of the product, and the positive impacts of the Joeyband™ for parents, infants, healthcare workers, and insurance providers. They also share how they met through Coralus and how funding from the community has helped support their vision.
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Connect with MJ Ryan on LinkedIn.
"Almost every foundational step of being in New Zealand came from that Coralus network. It was great to feel that that network extended beyond business."
— Kim Aitken, Aitken Frame Homes
In this episode
Catch up with Kim Aitken of Coralus Venture Aitken Frame Homes! Kim joins Activator Karley Cunningham to discuss coming to New Zealand at the start of COVID, finding new networks through the Coralus community, the challenges of solving housing insecurity, and the importance of community values alignment. She also shares details about her project Truss House, what it aims to do, and what's next for Aitken Frame Homes.
Take action and engage with Kim Aitken and Aitken Frame Homes on Instagram and Twitter.
Connect with Karley Cunningham on LinkedIn and learn more about Big Bold Brand.
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"When you have that attachment to going out, finding, and sourcing materials, it feels really wrong to just pour it in a plastic cup and then move on."
— Anong Beam, Beam Paints
In this episode
Catch up with Anong Beam of Coralus Venture Beam Paints, as she shares exciting new updates about the business (including interior paint and nail polish lines!). Anong joins MJ Ryan, Coralus Development Guide, to discuss Beam Paints' approach to sustainability, exploring the world of patents, and Anong's background as a visual artist.
Connect with MJ Ryan on LinkedIn. Take action and engage with Anong and Beam Paints on Instagram.
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"That's really important to us at the end of the day is having that mutual understanding, and people who really believe in this positive impact that we're wanting to create in the world." — Nivatha Balendra, Dispersa
In this episode
Catch up with Nivatha Balendra of Coralus Venture Dispersa, as she shares exciting new updates about the business. Nivatha joins Steph, Coralus Storytelling Lead, to discuss what's been happening at Dispersa, future plans, and insights into the Venture experience at Coralus.
We invite you to Activate today to help connect with, vote for, and support Coralus Ventures who are working on the World’s To-Do List.
Take action and engage with Nivatha and Dipersa on LinkedIn.
Connect with Steph on LinkedIn.
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"Ocean health is critical to human health in the long run, and one of the best ways that we can regenerate the local ecology in this area is through regenerative ocean farming."
— Bretton Hills, Ondine Oceanfarm
In this episode:
Meet Bretton Hills of Coralus Venture Ondine Oceanfarm! Bretton joins Activator Jessica Lax to talk about regenerative ocean farming, her love for creative problem solving that led her to the industry, and collaborating with Coralus Ventures Nada and Skipper Otto.
They also discuss:
- Creating assets that support community growth
- Bretton's plan to build a community harvest centre
- Eutrophication, the over abundance of nutrients ending up in the water
- Creating a new way of being by interfacing the wild space with culture
- Building a team that values autonomy and celebrates each other's strengths
- How the farm prioritizes symbiotic relationships between different species
- Her #ASK for the Coralus community
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Bretton and Ondine Oceanfarm on Instagram.
Connect with Jessica Lax on LinkedIn and learn more about The Ember Circle.
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"People just don't see this as a job that they can do, because they don't see many other women out there doing it. It can be quite a lonely path and people needed to come into this as a group."
— Leah Robson, Your Energy Your Way
In this episode
Meet Leah Robson of Coralus Venture Your Energy Your Way! Leah joins Activator Hannah Senior to talk about her background in IT, what led to a career transition into the energy industry, and 4 barriers women face when trying to break into the field.
They also discuss:
- Your Energy Your Way's role as a social enterprise to bring women into the construction sector
- How joining the industry as a group allows women to support each other and feel less alone
- The challenge as an entrepreneur to find a balance of fixing all the social problems we see
- Stories of impact from previous projects
- Working with people who are values aligned
- Being selected as a Venture and joining the Coralus community
Take action and engage with Leah and Your Energy Your Way on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Connect with Hannah Senior on LinkedIn.
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"In order for us as a country to get better, we have to close the disparity gap. By bringing attention to how marginalized groups in this country are treated and don't have access to basic things like mental health services."
— Brittany Hardy, The Hardy Clinic
In this episode:
Meet Brittany Hardy of Coralus Venture The Hardy Clinic! Brittany joins Activator Lisa Dyson to talk about Brittany's life (including discovering therapy, going to grad school, and living + working overseas), how the Venture got started, and the importance of bringing access to mental health services for marginalized groups.
They also discuss:
- Online therapy throughout the pandemic and the access it has given folks
- The importance of racial matching in therapy
- Her experience as an entrepreneur, and the importance of work-life balance
- Some of the challenges she’s faced along the way
- The academy at The Hardy Clinic
- Getting selected as a Venture and joining the Coralus community
Take action and engage with Brittany Hardy and The Hardy Clinic on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Connect with Lisa Dyson on LinkedIn.
"When you are in landfills, you see how things quickly reached their end of life. But it's really long before they've ever reached their end of use."
— Christal Earle, Brave Soles
In this episode
Meet Christal Earle of Coralus Venture Brave Soles! Christal joins Activator Megan Tong to talk about how the Venture got started, the differences between circular and sustainable fashion, and how we can start to think differently about the use of materials in the products we purchase.
They also discuss:
- The connections she's made with people working in landfills
- Adopting her daughter and bringing her to Canada from the Dominican Republic
- Learning about business and entrepreneurship on the job
- The importance of being insatiably curious about everything
- Collecting impact data and sharing transparency around pricing and sustainability
- What’s next for Brave Soles
Take action and engage with Christal andBrave Soles on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
Connect with Megan Tong on LinkedIn.
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"The of culture of silence and shame around sexual violence is what keeps us separated, and what keeps us from activating for a movement."
— Zoë Condliffe, She's a Crowd
In this episode:
Meet Zoë Condliffe of Coralus Venture She's a Crowd! Zoë joins Activator Gabrielle Martinovich to talk about how She's a Crowd came to be, how policymakers can use data to add a gender lens to their work, and the importance of centring relationships and survivor stories.
They also discuss:
- Her background in crowd mapping and lived experience as a survivor of gender-based violence
- Using feminist consciousness raising techniques to support survivors in creating new meaning every time they share their stories
- Approaching their work through an equity and intersectional lens to make sure everyone sees themselves represented and feels included
- Storytelling as a way of making social change and building connection/validation
- Being selected as a Coralus Venture, and building relationships in the community
- What’s next for She’s a Crowd
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Zoë and She's a Crowd on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.Connect with Gabrielle Martinovich on LinkedIn.
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"One of the big themes is this idea of moving from individual to community. How in times like this, do we turn to each other? Do we work together? And do we create a stronger ecosystem together by supporting one another?"
— Nat Geffen, Community Experience Manager at Coralus
In this episode
In this episode, we'll hear from Coralus community members as we celebrate and reflect on stories, milestones, and the impact we co-created together throughout 2022. From a new name, and exciting partnerships, to fostering connections between community members, it's all contributed to an incredible year.
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“Kelp forests are declining because of increased temperatures, and kelp forests are just like rainforests on land — they support an incredible amount of biodiversity. If kelp forests are in trouble then that has roll-on impacts for the rest of the food chain.” — Jo Lane, Sea Health Products
In this episode
Meet Jo Lane of Coralus Venture Sea Health Products! Jo joins Activator Gabrielle Martinovich to talk about how she got started with Sea Health Products, her background as a marine biologist, and raising awareness about the importance of kelp forests.
They also discuss:
- The differences between seaweed and kelp
- The state of kelp farming in Australia and relying on farmed vs. wild kelp
- The benefits of kelp farming and what we can use kelp for
- What’s next for Sea Health Products
- An ask for listeners in the community
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Jo Lane and Sea Health Products on Facebook and Instagram.
Connect with Gabrielle Martinovich on LinkedIn.
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“The notions of being a responsible business owner has taken the forefront of our entrepreneurship journey. We’re a holistic company and we’re trying to look at circularity as as a sustainable business model.” — Danielle Ruttenberg, Remark Glass
In this episode
Danielle Ruttenberg of Coralus Venture Remark Glass joins Danielle Cadhit, Activator and Director of Systems + Emergent Strategy, to talk about the business, their focus on supporting their local community, and their time in the Coralus community so far.
They also discuss:
- Remark's partner nonprofit Bottle Underground and how the two organizations work together
- Stories of impact and customer feedback
- Remark Glass’s fair chance hiring program
- What’s next for Remark Glass
- An ask for listeners in the community.
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Danielle Ruttenberg and Remark Glass on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Connect with Danielle Cadhit on LinkedIn.
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"As a startup, you have the decision to make — do I want to make it cheap, make more profit, or do I want to do the right thing? And so far we have really stuck with our values and we've done the right thing." — Aniyo Rahebi, Good Edi
In this episode
Catherine Hutchins and Aniyo Rahebi of Coralus Venture Good Edi join Activator Connie Henson to talk about how they got their start, how they consider sustainability in their supply chain, and growing their business through authentic connections.
They also discuss:* The lack of infrastructure to process disposable coffee cups * Proving the concept through trials in a home kitchen * Staying values-aligned and considering the sources of their entire supply chain * Working with cafes to position their cups * Becoming part of the Coralus community * Some of the challenges they’ve faced along the way * What’s next for Good-Edi
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Take action and engage with Catherine, Aniyo, and Good Edi on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Connect with Connie on LinkedIn.
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"This actually has a lot of potential to be a social enterprise that is for the planet, for people, but also is a delicious product and actually can provide a functional benefit for the consumer."
— Vanessa Murillo, I Am Grounded
In this episodeVanessa Murillo of Coralus Venture I Am Grounded joins Activator Connie Henson to talk about starting the business, her background in a family of coffee entrepreneurs, and the importance of listening to customers to shape future product innovations.
They also discuss:* The coffee fruit, the bean, and the problems I Am Grounded is solving * Her “roller coaster” journey as an entrepreneur, from hand making and distributing bars to cafes and grocery stores * How her background in marketing and advertising helped grow the business from the ground up * The advantages of being a small startup and having the ability to be nimble * Launching the company amidst challenges brought on by the global pandemic * What it’s like being part of the Coralus community of support
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Vanessa and I Am Grounded on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Connect with Connie on LinkedIn.
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"400 million tonne of plastic waste is produced around the world each year. A third of it is single-use packaging, and single-use packaging makes up half of all ocean litter."
— Nada Piatek, Again Again
In this episode Nada Piatek of Coralus Venture Again Again joins Activator Evie Ashton to talk about how they got their start, what problems they're solving, and the technology behind their platform that makes the solution possible.
They also discuss: * The importance of having champions at the community level * Lessons learned during the pandemic * What it really means to “close the circle” in a circular economy * Meeting vendors and packaging producers in their space * What’s next for Again Again * Becoming a Coralus Venture and their ASK for the community
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Nada and Again Again on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
Connect with Evie on LinkedIn.
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“Plant based meat makes up 1% of total meat sales. Plant based seafood makes up 1% of plant based meat, and they’re predicting that plant based seafood will grow to be $1.3 billion within the decade.”
— Aki Kaltenbach, Save da Sea
In this episode Catch up with Aki Kaltenbach of Coralus Venture Save da Sea, who is currently raising capital for her business. Aki joins Venture Development Guide Loren Walsh to discuss Save da Sea’s future plans, shares insight into the plant-based seafood market, and how folks from the Coralus community and beyond can support.
We invite you to Activate today to help fund, vote for, and support Coralus Ventures who are working on the World’s To-Do List.
Take action and engage with Save da Sea and Aki on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Connect with Loren on LinkedIn.
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"There are hundreds of people and now thousands of people who created the conditions for all of this to work. What I hadn't done was receive that memo. Nothing we are doing here is about one person alone. It's about all of us together."
— Vicki Saunders, Founding Activator at Coralus
In this episode
This special episode of the Ripples of Radical Generosity podcast was recorded live at the 2022 Coralus Confluence. Join us to hear from Founding Activator Vicki Saunders to learn more about our new name, and how we're shifting our focus from supporting individuals (SheEO) to the collective (Coralus), as we enter a phase of regeneration and transformation.
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage withVicki Saunders on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Humans are the only species on this planet to create what is known as garbage. We're the only species that creates materials or products that cannot be reintegrated back into a natural ecosystem. So we are in a very unique position to have that responsibility to be able to manage these products and manage these materials."
— Chloé Dubois, The Ocean Legacy Foundation
In this episode: Chloé Dubois of Coralus Venture The Ocean Legacy Foundation joins Activator Karley Cunningham to talk about how the company's mission, the problems they solve, their impact to date, and becoming a Coralus Venture.
They also discuss: * Taking small actions towards causes that you care about * Finding a community who can help you * Plastic depots acting as hubs of education, build relationships * How to choose great partnerships and finding commonalities * Representation and diversity when finding solutions to the plastics problem
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Chloé and The Ocean Legacy Foundation on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Connect with Karley on LinkedIn.
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"We actually create businesses that help contribute to a healthier world for all of us. Businesses are better when they are better for people and better for the world."
— BE Alink, The Alinker
In this episode
Catch up with BE Alink of Coralus Venture The Alinker as we celebrate 5 years of being in community together. BE joins Venture Development Guide Loren Walsh to share how the Alinker came about, stories from her time as a Coralus Venture, and reflections on being part of the perpetual loan model + legacy.
Take action and engage with BE and The Alinker on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Connect with Loren on LinkedIn.
We invite you to Activate today to help fund, vote for, and support Coralus Ventures who are working on the World’s To-Do List.
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"The systems weren't built by us, for us. And so we're rebuilding something that is really healthy for everyone involved. The planet, people, the businesses, shareholders — everyone."
— Patrice Mousseau, Satya Organic Skin Care
In this episode
Catch up with Patrice Mousseau of Coralus Venture Satya Organic Skin Care as we celebrate 5 years of being in community together. Patrice joins Venture Development Guide Loren Walsh to share why she started Satya, stories from her time as a Coralus Venture, and reflections on being part of the perpetual loan model + legacy.
We invite you to Activate today to help fund, vote for, and support Coralus Ventures who are working on the World’s To-Do List.
Take action and engage with Patrice and Satya on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Connect with Loren on LinkedIn.
"I believe that people don't have to do sustainability perfectly. That you have to do what you can when you can do it, and always try to keep improving that. Jack59 is not perfect by far. But we're getting there, and we're holding ourselves accountable."
— Vanessa Marshall, Jack59
In this episode Vanessa Marshall of Coralus Venture Jack59 joins Activator Faryn Jacobs to talk about how the company got started, their impact to date (they've prevented over 500,000 plastic bottles from ending up in the landfill!), and the support after becoming a Coralus Venture.
They also discuss: * Applying for B Corp status and centering sustainability * What it's like wearing many hats as a founder * Vanessa's dream collaborations * What's next for Jack59 * Vanessa's ask for the Coralus community
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Vanessa and Jack59 on Facebook and Instagram. Connect with Faryn on LinkedIn.
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"All the capital we talk about, the social capital, the knowledge capital — that ends up being added to the money, and then it's fused or multiplied by trust, care, generosity."
— Anastasia Mourogova Millin, Dark Matter Labs
In this episode Anastasia Mourogova Millin and Jenny Grettve of Dark Matter Labs join Activator Danielle Cadhit to talk about their partnership with Coralus, mapping the complex nature of the ecosystem, and different pathways of what it means to be in this community.
They also discuss: * What drew Dark Matter to their partnership with Coralus * Some of the methodologies used to map the co-benefits and spillover values of the community * Creating art and a visual story of the partnership * Approaching the partnerships using different methodologies * How the Coralus community invites all ages + stages to participate, ensuring everyone gets something out of the organization and experience * The spiral journey visualization of transforming of self + systems * Human behaviour + assumptions that shape our existing market economy structures
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Anastasia, Jenny, and Dark Matter Labs on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Medium. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn.
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"We wanted to look at it from a systemic change point of view. We can create more affordable ingredients if we integrate waste from the start." — Nivatha Balendra, Dispersa
In this episode Nivatha Balendra of Coralus Venture Dispersa joins Activator Danielle Cadhit to talk about her journey to founding Dispersa (starting from a science fair project), their work in creating biosurfactants and reducing dependency on natural resources, and their business model as an ingredients company.
They also discuss: * How to make ingredients more accessible and affordable to integrate them in consumer products * Nivatha's background and getting started in STEM * Finding supporters along the way + reaching out for help * Building the Dispersa team and growing the company * Becoming a Coralus Venture, and support from folks who encouraged her to apply * Dispersa's Ask for the Coralus community
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Nivatha and Dispersa on LinkedIn. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn.
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"Consumers can only choose what they're offered. If consumers demand something, companies will listen."
— Kristin Kagetsu, Saathi
In this episode Kristin Kagetsu of Coralus Venture Saathi joins Activator Bryn Bamber to talk about her business, tackling period poverty, and how this creates a ripple effect in other areas of the lives of menstruators.
They also discuss: * The taboo of menstruation and why the reusable options don’t necessarily solve all the problems * Kristin's start in mechanical engineering and her journey to Saathi * The company's manufacturing process * Their new program for plastic avoidance credits * Challenges they've faced + overcome in the past year * Stories of impact in the local community and beyond * Their role as a systems change business and what’s coming next * Saathi’s ask for the Coralus community
We invite you to join us as an Activator.
Take action and engage with Kristin and Saathi on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Connect with Bryn on LinkedIn.
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"Over a third of the food we produce is wasted. And then you've got over 800 million people who don't have enough to eat. It's proven that we have enough food, it's just a matter of getting it into people's hands."
— Seema Sanghavi, Founder of Cooks Who Feed
In this episode Seema Sanghavi of Venture Cooks Who Feed joins Activator Karley Cunningham to talk about finding her niche, how Cooks Who Feed got started, and the importance of building a sustainable and ethical business.
They also discuss: * Seema's motivation behind starting the business * Stories from the women employed by Cooks Who Feed * Challenges that the business has faced, especially during COVID * Establishing values-aligned strategic partnerships * What it's been like since joining the SheEO community
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Seema and Cooks Who Feed on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Connect with Karley and Big Bold Brand Inc.
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"They saw the decline that so many seniors had over the last two years now. And we know that the way to help seniors to rebound is for them to engage in quality fitness."
— Emily Johnson, Founder of StrongerU Senior Fitness
In this episode Emily Johnson of SheEO Venture StrongerU Senior Fitness joins Activator Miri Koller to talk about the Venture, how it got started, and supporting and educating activity directors to improve senior living. Emily and Miri also share more about an opportunity for Activators working in the senior living industry to collaborate and support one another.
They also discuss: * Who her customers are and how they help support the end users * Providing materials that allow people to all learn at their own pace * Reaching people in different countries * Joining SheEO as an Activator and becoming a Venture
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Emily and StrongerU on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Connect with Miri and Yee Hong Seniors Living.
"Our oceans are under great threat. Over a billion kilograms of plastic garbage is entering oceans every single year. This is equivalent to over a million elephants, or over 4 million SUVs. A huge amount of garbage."
— Dr. Elaine Leung, Founder of Sea Smart
In this episode Meet SheEO Venture Sea Smart! Founder Dr. Elaine Leung joins SheEO Activator Karley Cunningham to discuss the importance of protecting our oceans (even if you don't live near one), empowering students with the ripple effect of change, and accessing unrestricted funding for charities.
They also discuss: * Exciting news from the Visa She's Next Grant Program * The growing presence of microplastics in our environment + bodies * Collaborations with other Ventures in the SheEO community * How the SheEO community can support Sea Smart with monthly donations and corporate partnerships
Additional resources and readings from Elaine:
- Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong
- Ruth McCambridge: Pizza and a laugh — A reminder about your nonprofit financial stress level
Learn more about SheEO Ventures who are tackling the plastic problem, and connect with businesses mentioned in this episode:
- SheEO Venture NADA
- SheEO Venture Better Packaging Co.
- SheEO Venture Semi-Finalist Saponetti
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Elaine and Sea Smart on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.
"By making those connections in this very safe environment, it allows people to get all of that support and access they need."
— Kerstyn Comley, Co-Founder of MeeToo Education
In this episode Meet SheEO Venture MeeToo! Co-founder Kerstyn Comley joins SheEO Activator Joanna Denton to tell us all about the platform, how they got started, and how it works to help young people with mental health challenges.
They also discuss: * The importance of having peer-to-peer support * Adapting support for various age groups * Creating a safe environment * Normalization of the problem * And making time for her own mental health
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Kerstyn and MeeToo on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Learn more about Joanna's work on her website, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
"What's truly important in life and what we're going after here — in the end, it's people, it's relationships. It's how we're bringing value to each other and how we're bringing value to this community."
— Shari van de Pol, Founder of CATTLEytics
In this episode Meet SheEO Venture CATTLEytics! Founder Shari van de Pol joins SheEO Activator Karley Cunningham to tell us all about the business and what they do, her career trajectory, and finding and knowing what's important to you.
They also discuss: * Her side hustle and lifelong dream to build a treehouse * Creating community and putting trust first * How being a parent shapes her life as an entrepreneur * Her time in the SheEO community so far
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Shari and CATTLEytics on LinkedIn.
"I want to make sure that those hotels and resorts understand that accessibility is really not as hard to achieve as they might think. And we're here to help."
— Kelly Twichel, co-founder and CEO of Access Trax
In this episode Meet SheEO Venture Access Trax! Founder Kelly Twichel joins SheEO Activator Vanessa Hall to tell us more about her journey from Occupational Therapy student to entrepreneur, and her time in the SheEO community thus far.
They also discuss: * How AccessTrax is being used across industries for accessibility * Impact stories from folks who have used AccessTrax * What's next for AccessTrax and their North Star * Her ASK for the SheEO community
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Connect with Dr. Vanessa Hall and explore her work with Crossroads ITG and #StrongSTEMGirls.
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“We need to have new ways and new tools to be able to help actually tackle the effectiveness of the therapy.”
— Emmanuella Michel, Founder of CogniXR Health
TW: This episode contains mentions of mental illness and suicide.
In this episode Meet SheEO Venture CogniXR Health! Founder Emmanuella Michel joins SheEO Activator Faryn Jacobs to tell us more about what led her to found the company, how the B2B2C model looks for patients who want to access care, and what it was like applying as + becoming a SheEO Venture.
They also discuss: * Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) and how the virtual environment can support patients * Her WHY in transitioning to digital health and experience working in the field of mental health * Supporting patients and families where they are at * Using new tools to support remote + digital therapy * Her ASK for the SheEO community
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Emmanuella + CogniXR Health on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
"The pandemic definitely accelerated it, and helped people realize that we can't continue as normal. We have to do things, we have to act in a way that is considerate for everyone in our society."
— Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi, Co-Founder of Supply Change
In this episode Meet SheEO Venture Supply Change! Co-founders Beth Pilgrim and Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi join SheEO Activator Hannah Senior to tell us more about what Supply Change does, supporting social enterprises to make sure they're procurement ready, and meeting buyers where they're at.
They also discuss: * Challenges that social enterprises face in securing contracts and how Supply Change helps * The return on investment of social enterprises — and how they may not always have a higher cost * Impact reporting for social enterprises and buyers * Building their custom tech platforms * The growth of social enterprises since the pandemic * Trying out revenue models as a new business * Their time in the SheEO community thus far
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Beth and Aoise, and with Supply Change on Twitter and LinkedIn.
"I got to experience what it's like when a lot of different ethnicities are valued and celebrated. And so I think that's what led me to see this need and see how different it makes a human feel when they are included and represented."
— Ashley Johnson, Founder of Mohala Eyewear
TW: This episode contains mentions of rape and sex trafficking in reference to the film "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide"
In this episode
Meet new SheEO Venture Mohala Eyewear! Founder Ashley Johnson joins SheEO Activator Vanessa Hall to tell us more about her business and how it got started, the need for inclusive eyewear sizing, and her time in the SheEO community so far.
They also discuss: * Listening to customers and designing based on what they need * Her personal connection to and desire for inclusivity * Mohala Eyewear’s partnership with Room to Read * Her passion for empowering girls * Upcoming trunk shows with Nordstrom and how Activators can support
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take Action and Engage with Ashley and Mohala Eyewear on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
"SheEO made me feel safe — like I was not so crazy and so different, that there are hundreds, thousands, likely millions of us out there that believe in what we believe, that things can be done differently. And we are doing them differently."
— Yasmin Grigaliunas, World's Biggest Garage Sale
In this episode Catch up with Yasmin Grigaliunas, founder of SheEO Venture World's Biggest Garage Sale. She talks about her partnership with Officeworks, the importance of values-aligned partnerships, and how the SheEO community helped support her along the way.
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Yas + World's Biggest Garage Sale on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
In this episode:
Meet new SheEO Venture City to Sea! Founder Natalie Fée joins SheEO Activator Hannah Senior to talk about City to Sea's initiatives, how they got started, and being part of a larger environmental movement.
They also discuss: * Engaging people across the UK in their refill campaign * Previous successful campaigns * Creating impact through behaviour change and retail partnerships * Natalie's journey as an entrepreneur * Her experience in the SheEO community thus far
Connect with Natalie and City to Sea on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
Order Natalie's book, How to save the world for free.
"It found me. And I thought, we can do this better."
—Leisa Hirtz, Founder of Bfree
In this episode
Meet new SheEO Venture Bfree for Gender Equality! Founder Leisa Hirtz joins SheEO Activator Faryn Jacobs to talk about what makes the bfree cup different, what led her to solving the problem of period poverty, and her time in the SheEO community so far.
They also discuss: * Centering inclusivity for all menstruators * How the product is designed, and the benefits of being “last to the table” * What’s next for WGHI as well as their focus on health and education programs * Giving local communities the tools and resources to become financially empowered and independent * Her ASK: to continue having discussions about health, equality, and the sustainability of menstrual products
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Leisa + Bfree on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
"I feel like I carry them on my shoulders. And I want to be successful, because that's what I want for myself. But because I also want people to look at people like me and say, we can take a chance on these folks."
— Terri-Nichelle Bradley, Brown Toy Box
In this episode Catch up with Terri-Nichelle Bradley, Founder of SheEO Venture Brown Toy Box in this quick update episode. She talks about the challenges of launching during the supply chain crisis, new partnerships for the company, and how success can help to uplift communities everywhere.
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action + engage with Brown Toy Box on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter
In this episode
Meet new SheEO Venture BelleVie! Co-Founder and CEO Trudie Fell joins SheEO Activator Hannah Senior to talk about BelleVie's innovative model for care, and what led her to this journey and supporting our growing aging population to to live the life that they that they want to live.
They also discuss: * Traditional funding structures for healthcare in the UK * Measuring impact as a social enterprise * Traditional time and task models vs. the Buurtzorg model of care * Creating a positive impact on the lives of care workers * Increasing the quality of care, and driving effective care rather than efficiencies
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Trudie on LinkedIn, and BelleVie on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Subscribe to the BelleVie newsletter.
"We're doing a program about bringing the Obama portraits to the metaverse. We will have as our special guest, the first black woman to ever be selected to paint presidential portraits, Amy Sherald. The big issue with VR and the metaverse is, what will students see? So we make sure that we have over 100 plus virtual field trips that are as diverse as our students."
— Kai Frazier, Founder and CEO of Kai XR
In this episode Catch up with SheEO Venture EduCare! Founder Kai XR shares some exciting news about an upcoming event with artist Amy Sherald, updates on the Venture, and stories on how they're doing things differently as a teacher-created, web XR platform.
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Kai XR on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
“Within the SheEO community, it really helped shaped my mindset as an entrepreneur and really looking at opportunities that will strategically position EduCare to be a leader. The business is only as strong as the founders and the mindset of the founders.“
— Fowzia Mahamed, Founder and CEO of EduCare
In this episode Catch up with SheEO Venture EduCare! Founder and CEO Fowzia Mahamed talks about what’s been happening with the company, including: searching for sources of non-dilutive funding, mindset shifts since joining the SheEO community, and developing an MVP to help students with disabilities across Canada.
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Fowzia + EduCare.
“You will have heard of the saying, money makes the world go round. At SheEO, we know that money is not the only thing that makes our world go around, because we operate in the spirit of radical generosity.”
— Maria Calibo-Sales
In this episode This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded live at the 2021 Australian Summit. Join Maria Calibo-Sales alongside a panel of SheEO Activators: Sarah Hyland, Fiona Harrison, Cathy Ngo, and Stephenie Rodriguez for a discussion on cultural wealth, beginning with 7 different forms of capital: Cultural, Aspirational, Familial, Social, Navigational, Resistant, and Linguistic.
They also discuss: * The need for a cultural shift away from outdated systems based on colonial wealth * Defining wealth and cultural wealth in the spirit of Radical Generosity * Navigating through various parts of the Cultural Wealth framework
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with speakers on the Cultural Wealth Panel: Maria Calibo-Sales, Sarah Hyland, Stephenie Rodriguez, Fiona Harrison, Cathy Ngo
"What I realized was, if I was sitting with all this trauma around my business and what I wanted to do, and not being able to take the next step in my head, then I was actually not benefiting the thousands of First Nations kids around the world that we want to work with."
— Mikaela Jade, founder of Indigital
In this episode This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded live at the 2021 Australian Summit. Join Mikaela Jade, founder of SheEO Venture Indigital, for a fireside chat with SheEO founder Vicki Saunders. They talk about creating the conditions needed for entrepreneurs to thrive, and the importance and challenges of doing things differently.
They also discuss: * Mikaela's SheEO community experience * How Indigital was able to get valuable support from SheEO Development Guide MJ Ryan * Growing her team from 1 to 10 people * Paving the way and taking down barriers for others * Learning and practicing Ask/Give to receive and give support
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Indigital on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
"We actually found out that RainStick won Best of Innovation in the Smart Home category for the show. So it is incredibly exciting for us. We're going to be there, we've been working on our trade show, we're getting ready for all that entails. But you know from that and the pre-orders, it has been absolutely wild."
— Alisha McFetridge, Co-Founder and CEO of RainStick Shower
In this episode
Catch up with SheEO Venture RainStick Shower! Co-Founder Alisha McFetridge talks about what's been happening with the company, including: the launch of pre-orders and exciting news from the Consumer Electronics Show. She also discusses reducing our water usage and how RainStick's circular shower system saves up to 80% energy and water while providing almost 2X the flow rate.
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with RainStick on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
This podcast episode was recorded primarily in French. Special thanks to Activator Anik Lehouiller for hosting.
In this episode
Catch up with SheEO Venture Technologies Ecofixe! Founder Marisol Labrecque joins Activator Anik Lehouiller to share what's been happening with the company, including a recent raise, new initiatives, and connections within the SheEO community that have helped her along the way.
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Technologies Ecofixe on Facebook and LinkedIn.
"I've nearly sold out of cans, orders have been flying in. Lots and lots of people coming into the shop and congratulating us. We've had a lot of inquiries. Literally, I've been refilling stock 24/7."
— Reni Wereta-Gargiulo, founder of Atutahi
In this episode: Meet new SheEO Venture Atutahi! Founder Reni Wereta-Gargiulo joins Vicki Saunders to talk about her kawakawa, kumarahau, and horopito-based drinks, which combine native medicinal ingredients with delicious flavours and carbonation.
They also discuss: * How Atutahi came to be, and Reni's journey to creating her vision * The medicinal properties of kawakawa * The impact of being selected as a SheEO Venture * Support she's received from Activators + Ventures in the community * Her ASK: Help with distributorship into a supermarket chain, and spreading the word about Atutahi
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Atutahi and Reni on Facebook and LinkedIn.
"Fast forward a year. And we're launching POLLAST!C, working with communities to collect pollution from the beaches and the waterways. We're paying them a fair wage to do it. So we're giving people jobs, putting food on their tables, and then we're taking that pollution and we're turning it into packaging."
— Rebecca Percasky, Co-Founder of The Better Packaging Co.
In this episode Catch up with SheEO Venture The Better Packaging Co! Co-Founder Rebecca Percasky talks about the launch of POLLAST!C, a courier satchel and poly mailer made out of ocean-bound plastic pollution. Becs also shares how support from the SheEO community + other values-aligned investors helped to make this possible.
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with The Better Packaging Co. on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
"I've heard so many no's. So many no's, because it's not the normal business model and evidence of best practice is a really big thing when it comes to funding and stuff. And for me, it's like, well I'm working with elders and I have over 60,000 years of cultural knowledge, we know what's best practice."
— Leanne Sanders, founder of Visual Dreaming
In this episode Meet new SheEO Venture Visual Dreaming! Founder Leanne Sanders joins Vicki Saunders to talk about her app Visual Dreaming, and what led her to this journey and goal of creating a better life for future generations.
They also discuss: * The need for better ways to support people with mental health * Her personal stories and motivations of why we need to transform how we engage * Using cultural practices to connect care * The importance of connection to country * Shifts since COVID, and reframing how we look after each other * New features of the app and what's to come * Challenges of finding a values-aligned revenue model
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Leanne + Visual Dreaming on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
"Centralizing the food system was the largest social experiment that we don't talk about how much it's failed. So I constantly think about, it's not our job — even from Kete Kai's perspective — it's not our job to go into community and say, 'This is what you should do.' But it's our job to come in and say, 'This is the knowledge that we have around creating what we create and why we do what we do. What does that look like for you?'"
— Lisa Booth, CEO + Founder of Kete Kai
In this episode: Meet new SheEO Venture Kete Kai! Lisa Booth joins Vicki Saunders to talk about Kete Kai's affordable meal kit service, their goal to end hunger in Aotearoa by 2030, and giving customers and community the power to make change.
They also discuss: * The need for a change in food systems and distribution * Reducing waste, helping farmers, and empowering local communities * Creating a transparent technology platform to support this effort * Challenges that Kete Kai has faced in building the Venture * Warmth and support she's experienced in the SheEO community
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Kete Kai on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
"So many times we sit there not actually knowing how to Ask. And so that's what SheEO teaches. If you Ask, there's just so much love, and care and kindness in this community."
— Billie Jo Hohepa-Ropiha, founder of BDÉT
In this episode
Meet new SheEO Venture BDÉT! Founder Billie Jo Hohepa-Ropiha joins Vicki Saunders to talk about her mission to eliminate a trillion wet wipes.
They also discuss: * How BDÉT came to be, and Billie Jo's journey from journalist to entrepreneur * What the SheEO community experience has been like so far * Learning and practicing Ask/Give * How being selected as a SheEO Venture has given a boost to her business and sales
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with BDÉT on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded live during a session with IWF Toronto. Vicki Saunders joins host Lisa Lyons Johnston to talk about what's new with SheEO and experiencing community support during COVID.
She also touches on:
- Stories from SheEO Ventures Gotcare, Farm From a Box, Sisters Sage, The Better Packaging Co. + more
- Programming for Activators + Ventures, and creating a perpetual fund
- The launch of the new Venture Portfolio at SheEO.World
- Learning from thought leaders in the community on shifting mindsets and transforming systems
- Using feedback + iteration to grow, and sharing learnings from the SheEO team
We invite you to become an Activator at SheEO.World.
"It's serendipitous that with COVID, we've become more aware of food security, where our food is coming from, and really needing to put more into our supply system."
— Emily Bland, Seed-EO of SucSeed
In this episode Catch up with SheEO Venture SucSeed in this podcast minisode! Seed-EO Emily Bland talks the impact of COVID, farming, hydroponics, and producing local food production in Newfoundland & Labrador.
Take action and engage with SucSeed on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
"As First Nations, I have an experience learned and loved that I think works, because it works for me and my people and communities. But then at the same time, I need to make sure that that also considers the higher order aspiration of improving quality of life for all people."
— Traci Houpapa, SheEO Activator + Board Director at NZTE
In this episode Join Traci Houpapa, SheEO Activator + Board Director at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and Vicki Saunders as they chat about the conditions needed to build partnerships for creating more equitable systems, and the shift towards embedding Māori and First Nations values at the centre of policy and life.
They also discuss: * Noticings about partnerships during a time of extreme change * Existing barriers built into our systems that we don’t want to replicate * Conditions that need to be addressed in order to get people to the start line * Strategies for seeing movement towards a paradigm shift * Considering the legacy of Māori knowledge as it relates to business models * The progress and shift towards appreciating and applying First Nations culture and knowledge
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Traci on LinkedIn and Twitter.
"This is really where the talk gets thrown out the window, and it's really all about action. We're seeing the effects of climate change, so now it's really the time for us to put it into action. Perfect timing for us to be there and involved, and show people what Farm From a Box can do."
— Brandi DeCarli, Founding Partner and CEO of Farm From a Box
In this episode EXCITING news from SheEO Venture Farm From a Box! Brandi DeCarli, Founding Partner and CEO, will be joining the New York Times Climate Hub next week! 🌍
Running alongside #COP26, the Climate Hub includes nine days of innovative and equitable ideas, discussions, and discoveries to remake our future.
Tune in Thursday, November 4th, as Brandi joins an incredible panel focused on moonshot inventions—where they are most needed, what sectors have the potential to draw down emissions most rapidly, and how policy can incentivize businesses and organizations to develop and support solutions for communities most impacted by climate change.
Register today and reserve your spot to watch the panel - FREE as a virtual delegate.
Take action and engage with Farm From a Box on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
"We're teaching them that even though they're alone, they're part of something. They're part of the Planet Protector Alliance—that goes all around the world, and everybody is needed. Your own superhero power, you may not know what it is yet, is needed." — Vanessa LeBourdais, Co-Founder of DreamRider Productions
In this episode Join Vanessa LeBourdais of SheEO Venture DreamRider Productions, and SheEO founder Vicki Saunders, as they chat about Vanessa's work to shift the culture of the world to one of kindness and interconnection with the environment. DreamRider Productions is home to Planet Protector Academy, an inclusive, meaningful, and full-throttle experience for children that instills positive environmental values in their hearts – and in their actions.
They also discuss: * Vanessa's move to the west coast and what sparked her journey as a "lifetime environmentalist" * DreamRider’s growth from their beginnings as a project with the City of Vancouver * Integrating emotions, feeling, and fun to activate children as change agents * Scaling the business internationally and challenges through COVID * Stories of impact from children who have experienced the Planet Protector Academy * The next steps for DreamRider and growing their team with the support of SheEO
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with DreamRider Productions on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
"Your average hearing aid retails for about $2,000. These things cost as little as $50 to manufacture or less. So as you can imagine, there’s a huge disconnect there." — Audra Renyi, Founder of earAccess“
In this episode Join Audra Renyi of SheEO Venture earAccess and SheEO founder Vicki Saunders, as they chat about providing access to quality, affordable hearing care—particularly in developing countries. earAccess works to ensure that the millions of people who need hearing aids have access to quality devices, diagnostic testing, and proper care.
They also discuss: * The personal connections that led her to start earAccess and advocate for hearing care * Her company’s focus on emerging markets where the need is the greatest * Training programs run by earAccess which employ 75% women * Providing affordable hearing care + screening services at scale * The current systems in place leading to a gap in the market, and how this model can be solved * Addressing the stigma behind hearing aids, hearing loss, and shifting cultural motivations
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with earAccess on Facebook + LinkedIn.
In this episode
This is a special episode of the SheEO.World podcast recorded as a Learning Circle in May 2021, in partnership with EDC, Export Development Canada.
If you're interested in selling to customers outside of Canada, listen into the stories of SheEO Venture and Activator, Suzanne of Aisle, Jennifer Cooke of EDC, and Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture-in-Residence as they cover the ins and outs of international trade.
With a strategy to support women-owned and -led businesses at every stage of their export journey, EDC encourages women, like you, to dream big and think global about their business. Whether you’re exporting products, services, or experiences, you can realize your global potential and feel empowered to make confident business decisions with the right financial solutions and expert knowledge from a resourceful partner like EDC.
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"A number of studies have shown that access to energy and economic growth are perfectly correlated. You literally cannot end poverty unless you also end energy poverty." — Connie Stacey, Founder + President of Growing Greener Innovations
In this episode Join Connie Stacey of SheEO Venture Growing Greener Innovations, and SheEO Venture-In-Residence Hannah Cree, as they chat about tackling energy poverty with a modular solution that brings dependable, affordable power. Growing Greener Innovation's core technology is their stackable battery packs that can be clicked together like LEGO™ to meet any power demand, without the aid of a technician.
They also discuss: * The beginnings of Growing Greener Innovations, and wanting to counter social injustices * 3 needs people have when it comes to energy: plug + play, portable, and scalable * Various types of energy poverty, and how it affects billions of people globally * How greenhouse gas output from energy use differs based on time of day * GGI's customers and the future of the company
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Growing Greener Innovations on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
"To listen, to feel—is to Indigenize. The shattering of systems, which is what we're in right now. It's very uncertain. It's uncomfortable. It's scary, but we know it needs to happen. This creates space for the Natural Ways of Knowing to rise." —Ecko Aleck, Global Indigenous Lead
In this episode This special episode of the SheEO podcast was recorded during the weekly community calls with Ecko Aleck, Global Indigenous Lead. She explores with Activators and Ventures—what is decolonization? And how do we move through it? Systems change starts with us. Join our community to experience more types of these learnings at SheEO.World.
Ecko also discusses: * The process of re-imagining new systems and ways of being with ancestral wisdom * Story, teachings and personal decolonization tools * How we can reflect & connect in our own ways
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Ecko Aleck on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
"What does it look like to build an organization that has a more matriarchal structure? What does it look like for us to have more transparent conversations with each other about building a company, working together, salaries, compensation, all of these things?"
In this episode:
Join Arielle Loren Palmer, Founder of SheEO Venture 100k Incubator, and SheEO founder Vicki Saunders, as they chat about approaches to getting capital to women on their own terms. 100K Incubator is a mobile app for early stage women entrepreneurs to get funding for their companies, live coaching, and results driven classes to help them scale their businesses to at least 100K in yearly sales.
They also discuss:
- Using design and technology as a solution to overcome barriers
- The ongoing process to develop the best fintech solution for women entrepreneurs to showcase their work
- Stories of women who are deeply passionate about the work they’re doing, and why they need the support to bring their ideas to life
- How 100k Incubator is partnering with corporations who are interested in social impact
- The importance of cross-collaboration between entrepreneurs
- Building social impact into her own business, as a model for inclusivity and values-driven work
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Arielle + 100k Incubator on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
“Whenever people ask me about the growth trajectory, I don’t feel like I’ve come that far. But when I reflect back to the full three or four years, it’s like, wow, we’ve actually done so much. But because it’s been such a gradual progression of small steps along the way, it really adds up to such a momentous journey." —Melanie Ang, founder of Backcountry Wok
In this episode:
Join Melanie Ang, Founder of SheEO Venture Backcountry Wok, and SheEO founder Vicki Saunders, as they discuss Melanie’s journey as an entrepreneur and what led her to begin her Venture. Backcountry Wok creates Dehydrated Asian-inspired and plant-based meals in 100% compostable packaging. A portion of profits supports outdoor education and sustainability programs for youth.
They also discuss:
- Melanie’s path to entrepreneurship and growing the Venture organically
- How spending time outdoors led to recognizing a gap in the market
- Reflecting on the gradual progression of Backcountry Wok’s growth trajectory
- Her business model, expanding to retailers, and an expansion into the US
- Co-creating her products + working with a dietician
- What’s next from Backcountry Wok + her asks for the community
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
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"I think before, consumerism was out of control. I mean, even with my personal clothing line that I do on the side now as a kind of creative outlet, I want to make it a full circle economy as well. Make it something that's fully recyclable because I just don't see how we can continue with our habits the way we have. And I think that's the thing that COVID's shown us." — Nina Kharey, founder of Folds
In this episode Join Nina Kharey, Founder of SheEO Venture Folds, and Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture-in-Residence, as they discuss how Folds began and how Nina used existing supply chains to fill a need in the market during the COVID-19 pandemic. Folds is a medical apparel company that uses technology and design to create recyclable and functional scrubs. They bring innovative and eco-friendly solutions to help reduce the obstructive environmental impacts made by the garment industry.
They also discuss: * Nina's previous career as an engineer - and what inspired her to follow her dreams into the fashion industry * The co-creation process in designing scrubs for healthcare professionals * Moving towards a circular economy in the textile industry, and how ethical production is a pillar of the company * The trends she sees coming up in fashion after COVID * Where Folds is at now, and where they're hoping to grow to * Why Folds is choosing to keep its manufacturing within Canada
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Folds on Instagram, and LinkedIn.
"There's enough for all of us. There's truly enough. You know, why waste all the energy we're wasting when we can actually repurpose it for good?"
—SaLisa Berrien, Founder of COI Energy
In this episode Join SaLisa Berrien, Founder of SheEO Venture COI Energy, and Vicki Saunders, Founder of SheEO, as they discuss COI's innovative technology that improves building energy performance and grid optimization—and how they're using this tech to elevate communities that have been marginalized.
They also discuss: * COI's energy dashboard and holistic approach to demand management * Partnerships with NGOs, enterprise customers, and mom-and-pop stores * A recognition of abundance and how we need to distribute better * SaLisa's desire to see everyone live a dignified life * The shift towards a greater understanding of social impact + cocreation with support from SheEO * Her passion + energy for helping the community + building a better future for all
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action + engage with COI Energy on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
“It was a side hustle for the longest time. It’s not like I came up with the idea for Save da Sea and then I was like, ‘Okay, see ya family, I’m out!’ You know, I have a toddler, I have a mortgage. So there were lots of other things I needed to think about before I just dived in.”
—Aki Kaltenbach, Founder + CEO of Save da Sea Foods
In this episode
Aki Kaltenbach, Founder of SheEO Venture Save da Sea Foods, and Vicki Saunders, Founder of SheEO, as they discuss Aki’s entrepreneurship journey and her mission towards building a global, plant-based seafood brand. Save da Sea’s first product to market is a sustainable, plant-based smoked salmon made from simple ingredients, which convincingly mimics the taste and texture of salmon lox.
They also discuss: * What led Aki to start her Venture * Her background and longtime desire to be an entrepreneur * Co-creating the recipe for Save da Sea’s salmon lox * How she’s scaling her business through retailer distribution and restaurants * And future products from Save da Sea that are currently in the works
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Save da Sea Foods on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
“I think there’s often the perception that living package-free or a lower-waste lifestyle is more expensive. But it doesn’t have to be. I hope that it will catch on, and ultimately, it’s just better for us if this becomes more mainstream.
— Kate Pepler, Founder of The Tare Shop
In this episode:
Join Kate Pepler, Founder of SheEO Venture The Tare Shop, and Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture in Residence, as they talk about sustainability, package-free shopping, and Kate’s journey into entrepreneurship. The Tare Shop is Nova Scotia’s first bulk store, coffee shop, and community hub, where customers can shop all package-free.
They also discuss:
- The story behind starting The Tare Shop and Kate’s educational background
- Learning to trust herself as an entrepreneur while making mistakes and figuring it out
- Using entrepreneurship as a way to showcase passion, drive, and create change
- Understanding + having empathy for individual sustainability journeys without judgement
- Balancing the need for profits with social good and competition from large chains
- The importance of education as marketing + impact
- And actions we can all take towards living more sustainably
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with The Tare Shop on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
"You do need to take debt, but it's important to be strategic about it. You need to actually sit down and think about how much debt your business can actually pay back." — Hurriya Burney, Vice President of Commercial Banking at RBC
This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded as a SheEO Learning Circle in January 2021, in partnership with RBC. Listen in as Hurriya Burney, RBC Expert, and Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture-in-Residence, talk about how to grow your sales as an entrepreneur by integrating cash flow tools to predict what you need, and how you can grow your business to the next level.
They also discuss:
- Operations, long-term assets, and the best way to take on debt
- How to establish healthy cashflow habits
- The importance of forecasting and contingency funds
- Asking for help and leaning into supports
We invite you to join us as anActivatorat SheEO.World.
"The vast majority of people who need us have never heard of us, or don't know anything like this exists. And so our biggest challenge is finding them and making them aware there is a solution."
— Sonja Ebron, Courtroom5
In this episode Join Sonja Ebron + Debra Slone of SheEO Venture Courtroom5 in the latest episode of the SheEO.World podcast. They chat with SheEO founder Vicki Saunders about how their automated legal toolbox has the potential to help millions of people in civil court, and some of the challenges they’ve faced along the way.
Courtroom5 is currently fundraising for their angel round, which will close at the end of this month. #ASK: Consider investing so that Courtroom5 can continue to grow, build, + meet the needs in this market.
They also discuss: * How their respective backgrounds in academia as a librarian and an electrical engineer led them here * Their lived experiences living with the civil justice system * A story of one of the most impactful cases they’ve worked on * How they can reach people that need this solution the most and make them aware * An overview of how Courtroom5 works, and how they work with lawyers throughout the process
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
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“Up until more recently, people didn’t necessarily see how tech might be able to be utilized to either support survivors, to create change, to create new pathways for things. And so I think there’s opportunities for creative thinking around gender-based violence and looking for solutions to some of the challenges.”
— Mary Lobson, Founder + CEO of REES Community
In this episode Join Mary Lobson, Founder + CEO of SheEO VentureREES Community, and Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture in Residence, as they discuss the need for survivor-centred and trauma-informed resources. REES bridges online incident reporting with access to critical information about reporting options, tools, and supports.
They also discuss: * The unique features of REES community that help to create safe spaces + reduce barriers to reporting * The importance of creating private safe spaces that provide options for survivors * Using data to understand the problem and help make change * How allies can work together + help to support survivors * The shadow pandemic, where gender based violence or domestic violence is occurring in homes * New opportunities with technology + creative thinking to create change * How we all need to be involved + be aware of opportunities in the spaces we occupy
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with REES Community: * https://www.facebook.com/reescommunity * https://www.twitter.com/reescommunity * https://www.instagram.com/reescommunity * https://www.linkedin.com/company/reescampus * https://www.reescommunity.com
“How can we make our apps more ethically friendly and sustainable? And I think that actually comes into place when more people of different backgrounds create these apps and create these technologies and actually have a seat at the table.”
—Kyla Bolden, Founder + CEO of Wiz Kid Coding
In this episode Join Kyla Bolden, CEO + Founder of SheEO VentureWiz Kid Coding, and Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture in Residence, as they discuss Kyla’s Venture. Through Wiz Kid Coding’s proprietary “Learn through Play” methodology, their programs are designed to help children become more creative and critical thinkers by developing their digital literacy, coding, problem solving and logical thinking skills.
They also discuss: * Kyla’s story and motivations behind starting Wiz Kid Coding * The learn-through-play philosophy to prepare kids with digital skills * Wiz Kid Coding’s evolution from schools to online learning, and how COVID accelerated this pivot * Re-creating a classroom atmosphere with live online classes * Expanding to over 20 countries with the online model * Adapting curriculum and courses to the fast-paced, changing world of tech * The importance of having people from all backgrounds working in tech towards a more equitable future * And what’s next for WizKid Coding
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
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https://twitter.com/wizkidcoding
https://www.instagram.com/wizkidcoding
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wiz-kid-coding
https://wizkidcoding.com
“The idea is to be able to build what you need when you need it. Again, we already know the answers—it’s just restructuring and creating new systems based off sustainable living versus extraction and exploitation.”
Wanona Satcher, CEO + Founder of Mākhers Studio
In this episode Join Wanona Satcher, CEO + Founder of SheEO Venture Mākhers Studio, LLC, and Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO, as they discuss Wanona’s Venture—a for-profit green manufacturing firm and design-build studio. As a social enterprise, Wanona’s team is dedicated to developing what she calls “prosilient communities.” Over the course of her career she’s served as an urban designer with a focus on equitable housing policy, landscape architect designer, city planner, economic developer, art curator and theater producer.
They also discuss: * The affordable housing crisis that disproportionately impacts communities of colour * Mākhers Studio’s role as a scalable solution for this crisis * Gentrification as explained by Wanona in terms of capital, land, and construction * Using shipping containers to build in + look at space differently * Micro-manufacturing spaces in urban and rural communities * Building sustainability and accessibility into her company’s operating procedures * Support from SheEO Activators that will help Mākhers studio shift to a B2B model and scale to other countries
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Mākhers Studio:
http://twitter.com/MakhersStudio
http://instagram.com/MakhersStudio
https://www.linkedin.com/company/m%C4%81khers-studio/
https://makhersstudio.com/
"Who you are is exactly what the world needs right now they are starving for models of inspiration. And you will know that you're on track because every fiber of your being comes fully alive."
— Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey, National Geographic Explorer
In this episode: This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded at the SheEO Summit March 2021, titled "The Defining Power of Story" with Dr. Elizabeth Lindsay of National Geographic
Dr. Elizabeth Kapuʻuwailani Lindsey is the first Polynesian Explorer and woman Fellow in the history of the National Geographic Society. A cultural anthropologist and award-winning filmmaker, the former Miss Hawaiʻi travels throughout the world as a conservationist of indigenous wisdom and an advocate for social, environmental and cultural justice.
Elizabeth serves on the board of Global Voices for World Pulse connecting women across 190 countries. She has also served on international boards, including the Tibet Fund for His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, and worked with the United Nations on behalf of environmental refugees.
Elizabeth discusses: * Her story as a National Geographic Explorer and lessons learned from mentors and wayfinders * She teaches us how we can use our thoughts influence and direct our destinies * How we can learn to stand firmly in our own presence and center * The importance of asking ourselves, “What brings me fully alive?”
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Elizabeth Lindsey:
https://www.facebook.com/DrElizabethKapuuwailaniLindsey
https://www.twitter.com/ELindseyPhD
https://www.instagram.com/dr.elizabethlindsey
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlindsey
https://www.elizabethlindsey.com
"These movements primarily focus on dismantling the top of the domination pyramid, politics and economics, as conventionally defined. And what happened? This left in place the foundations on which this pyramid keeps rebuilding itself in regression after regression."—Riane Eisler
This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded at the SheEO Summit March 2021, titled "Humanizing our System: Economics of Partnerism", with Riane Eisler, PhD and President for the Center for Partnership Systems.
Riane discusses:
- Understanding the systems of oppression that permeate traditional social categories
- The Partnership-Domination Social Scale, from the Center for Partnerships, which centralizes the status of women and children in the world
- The recent invention of warfare and domination societies
- How we need to dismantle social structures from their foundations
- And three steps to shift towards a caring economics of partnership
Take action & engage with Riane Eisler:
https://www.facebook.com/RianeEisler/
https://www.instagram.com/rianeeislercenter4partnership
https://www.twitter.com/RianeEisler
https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-partnership-studies
https://centerforpartnership.org/
"Strategic planning can no longer just be about dollars and cents. If you’re not thinking about how antiracism is part of your strategic planning, if you’re not thinking about how psychological safety can also be part of your strategic planning, you’re just not going to be the right fit for this world." —Lutze Segu
This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded live at the SheEO Summit 2021 with Lutze Segu, Social Justice Doula. Lutze talks about her role as a Social Justice Doula and how it has allowed her to listen and understand the conditions, questions, and conversations that need to happen to make way for change and transformation.
She also touches on:
- Being present and actively doing work to combat racism
- Psychological safety and creating the conditions needed to allow for creativity and innovation
- How to allow for safe spaces within organizations
- Learning the role of conflict in interpersonal relationships
- Adjusting expectations and setting personal boundaries at our workplaces
Take action & engage with Lutze Segu:
https://lutzesegu.com
https://www.facebook.com/lulu.segu
https://twitter.com/FeministGriote
https://www.instagram.com/socialjusticedoula
"The real source of the suffering in our relationship with money, is the lies the culture tells about money, that we support, that we've agreed to, and we've bought into." —Lynne Twist
This special episode of the SheEO.World podcast was recorded live at the SheEO Summit, March 8-9 2021. Listen in as Lynne Twist, SheEO Activator and Author of The Soul of Money, discusses how we can transform our relationship with money + life.
She also breaks down 3 toxic myths and how we can shift our thinking away from them:
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The Lie of Scarcity: "There isn't enough"
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More is Better
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"That's just the way that it is"
Take Action + Engage with Lynne Twist:
instagram.com/lynnetwist
twitter.com/lynne_twist
linkedin.com/in/lynnetwist
In this episode:
Join Christina Hobbs, co-founder of SheEO Venture Verve Super, as she speaks with Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO. They break down Christina's journey—beginning with her finance career, to humanitarian work with the United Nations, and eventually creating Verve Super, Australia’s first ethical super fund, for women, by women.
They also touch on:
- What it was like in the first year of setting up a new business
- Navigating regulations in the finance sector and how her naivety allowed her to dream big
- Verve's focus on serving its members and providing financial coaching to women
- The importance of generating opportunities, and supporting ideas that make an impact
- The value that Verve has received from SheEO through mentorship, coaching, and community
- And her goal to shift into the mainstream and reach 1 million women in Australia
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Verve:
https://vervesuper.com.au/
https://facebook.com/vervesuper
http://instagram.com/verve.super
http://twitter.com/vervesuper
https://www.linkedin.com/company/vervesuper
"Norms, as those of us who work on gender norms know, are one of the most powerful intractable things because nobody even sees them. Right? They're so baked in, of course, women raise children, that's how things are. And so there's so baked into how we see the world. Sure, but that's a cultural norm, not truth. And so I can challenge it. And then what's really important, and I think is most important about this paper, is to say, How do I assess my relative ability to do that? Can I take on these cultural norms?" —Joy Anderson
Join Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute, as she speaks with Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO in this special podcast, they discuss Joy’s latest paper “Disruptive Fields“—a comparison of the development of the field of gender lens investing to the development of climate finance. They also touch on: * Recognizing the systems and cultural norms that affect everyday power dynamics, and how we can challenge these norms * Representing diversity through different types of knowledge * Intersectional influences and the perception of complexity * How resources, particularly the viability of contributed time, reinforce privilege * Helping people recognize what their power is to challenge systems * And making intentional decisions
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Joy Anderson:
https://criterioninstitute.org/
“This is a really profound crisis. It’s a crisis of an old form of production and consumption in the economy. It’s the crisis of its sources of energy, its means of transportation, and also a crisis of the social, racial and gendered hierarchies that have sort of underpinned the economy for as long as we can remember.” - Katrine Marçal Join Katrine Marçal + Denise Hearn in this special Learning Circle edition of the SheEO.World podcast, as they discuss the current economic crisis and its specific impact on women. Katrine is an award winning author, and an international keynote speaker on the economic impact of women. Denise is an advisor, author, and speaker who works with organizations who want to support a more equitable future. In this podcast they show we can flip the narrative of traditional economics and take the opportunity to rebuild using the most foundational elements of human experience. They also touch on: * The “forgotten five” elements of human experience * Women's work in the care industry * The concept of equal pay for work of equal worth * Organizing an economic system around the needs of the body * And how the structure we live under has privileged certain types of power over others
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Katrine Marçal:
https://www.instagram.com/katrinemarcal
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrine-marcal
https://twitter.com/katrinemarcal
and Denise Hearn:
https://twitter.com/denisehearn_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisehearn/
https://www.denisehearn.com
Join Dia Bondi in this special Learning Circle edition of the SheEO.World podcast, as she talks about "Your Most Powerful Ask". Dia is a Communications Catalyst, coach, and auctioneer. In this podcast she is stepping forward to show you how to trust yourself and be compelling when it’s your turn to talk.
She also touches on:
- Finding and asking the right people whose vision and mission align with yours
- The zone of freaking out, or “ZOFO”, also known as the “zone of potential"
- Putting aside the assumptions and limitations of what we think is possible
- Being an agent for your purpose
- Her #asklikeanauctioneer program, and how it is focused on helping women ask for more in their financial compensation conversations
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with Dia Bondi:
https://www.diabondi.com/
https://www.instagram.com/diabondia/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dia-bondi/
"A lot of people associate innovation with like disruption and this whole thing. It's not about disruption. It's literally about moving this old world to the side and creating an entirely new way. And relationships are at the forefront of that." - Melina De Guglielmo, SheEO Activator
In this episode:
Join Vicki Saunders and Melina De Guglielmo, SheEO Activator, as they discuss Melina's journey as a SheEO Activator and some of the Ventures she's supported. Melina is a 3-time SheEO Activator, a business developer, teacher, and a fashion, tech, and EV enthusiast.
They also touch on:
- How Melina’s experience in the fashion industry has taught her to look for new ways to do business
- Finding your place + what you can offer based on your skills
- Joining a community that uplifts each other and the business opportunities that come from that
- The pandemic’s role in accelerating the shift from the “old world”
- The unique role of small and medium-sized businesses to have a sustainable impact
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action & engage with Melina De Guglielmo:
https://twitter.com/m_deguglielmo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melina-de-guglielmo
"Enthusiasm is incredibly infectious, and people just want to ride that wave. It makes you feel good. That's kind of how I roll in the world." - Tina Roth-Eisenberg, SheEO Activator + founder of CreativeMornings
In this episode: Join Vicki Saunders and Tina Roth-Eisenberg, SheEO Activator, as they discuss Tina's heart-centered approach to conducting business. Tina Roth-Eisenberg is a Swiss designer based in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for founding the Swiss Miss design blog and studio. She is also the founder of Friends Work Here, CreativeMornings, TeuxDeux and Tattly. Vicki and Tina also touch on: * The benefit of starting projects from a pure, heart-driven place * Establishing and growing CreativeMornings, and allowing people the trust and freedom to create magic * Using radical generosity as a "business model" and bringing the best in people forward * Her spiritual upbringing and experience with holistic healing and energy * Recognizing and acknowledging our own limiting beliefs * The idea of "settling into your wisdom" * How her businesses have adapted to COVID-19
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action & engage with Tina Roth-Eisenberg and Swiss Miss:
- https://www.swiss-miss.com
- https://twitter.com/swissmiss
- https://www.instagram.com/swissmiss
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/swissmiss
"We sat down to solve this problem in the same way that you sit down to solve any problem. And even though it's a big problem, it's not unsolvable. Why not place our time and effort and our brainpower on something really important? How do we provide people with something life changing and impactful?" Shazia Khan, CEO & Founder of EcoEnergy
In this episode: EcoEnergy provides hassle-free solar to communities that are under-electrified. Since 2013, EcoEnergy has provided solar energy to over 20,000 customers across Pakistan. Join Vicki Saunders and Shazia Khan, founder of SheEO Venture EcoEnergy, as they discuss Shazia’s journey to creating EcoEnergy and the process to find life-changing and impactful solutions to seemingly big problems. They also touch on: * Understanding and using what privilege we have to create something lasting and meaningful * EcoEnergy’s business approach to bringing affordable solar technology to under-electrified communities * Crafting customized solutions from existing technology to put people on a clean energy trajectory * Re-organizing antiquated structures and old power dynamics to care for all * The importance of finding a community of support that understands the power of entrepreneurs
We invite you to join us as an Activator at SheEO.World.
Take action and engage with EcoEnergy:
https://ecoenergy.global
https://www.facebook.com/EcoEnergyPK/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/eco-energy-finance/
https://twitter.com/ecoenergypk
"When you show up, as your whole self and you're like I'm here to give and I'm here to ask. Both kind of in circular motion with each other, there are magical things that can happen." — Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture in Residence
In this episode: You ask a question and we answer it! Join us for this bite-sized series, each episode answers a ‘Behind The Scenes’ question in no more than 5 to 20 mins! Question: “What does it mean to be 'Radically Generous', and 'On Your Own Terms'?” In this episode Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO + Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture in Residence explore this and touch on practicing radical generosity on yourself during the COVID era, and how the SheEO model was designed with abundance in mind. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to the SheEO.World Podcast.
"I was honestly sick of women volunteering their time for this problem. It's not their problem. It's the world's problem. It's everybody's problem." - Ally Watson, CEO & Founder of Code Like a Girl
The technology we build today determines the world we live in tomorrow. But if that world is being built under the leadership of only a small portion of our community, what kind of world will we have? Code Like a Girl is a social enterprise providing girls and women with the confidence, tools, knowledge and support to enter, and flourish, in the world of coding. Code Like a Girl empowers and enables women and girls to be equal creators in building the future. It’s not enough to have more women using tech – we need more women building tech. Join Vicki Saunders as she uncovers how Ally Watson founded Code Like a Girl and also sheds light on: * The global problem of how there are few women on tech teams or working with computer science. * How to solve real problems in our society through computer science. * The process of creating meaningful change by meeting individuals and changing their lives. * Why the general spotlight of women in tech should also focus on women building tech and coding tech.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World. https://sheeo.world/
Take action with SheEO Venture Code Like a Girl:
Check out Code Like a Girl's website https://www.codelikeagirl.com/
Engage with Code Like a Girl on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
https://www.facebook.com/codelikeagirlau
https://twitter.com/codelikeagirlau
https://www.facebook.com/codelikeagirlau
https://au.linkedin.com/company/code-like-a-girl
"We decided very early on that we were going to try and get online as fast as possible. That was something that always was in the works. This really was just a good kick in the butt to finally get these systems and processes in place to make that a reality. There's certainly a lot of adaptability that was needed there and things were changing." - Brianne Miller, Co-founder and CEO of Nada
In the COVID era of grocery shopping, Nada needed to shift its business model to be innovative with their decisions to continue to serve their community. As a package-free grocery store on a mission to connect people to just food - championing a community food system by linking buyers to suppliers and offering healthy, unpackaged products & services - this posed a challenge in the current world.
Vicki Saunders discusses these pivots with Brianne Miller, Co-founder and CEO of Nada in this minisode including:
The impact of health and safety regulations on Nada's business model.
Shifting to an online model while adapting to constant changes.
Embracing opportunity for a different type of growth.
The need for a complete company restructure.
How online models can have a positive impact on sustainable development goals to reduce the impact on our planet.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World. https://sheeo.world/
Take action with Nada:
Check out SheEO Venture Nada's website https://www.nadagrocery.com/
Engage with Nada on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
https://www.facebook.com/nadagrocery/
https://twitter.com/nadagrocery
https://www.instagram.com/nadagrocery/
"First we have to really think about what’s possible. Because the resistance revolution change starts in the imagination." - Lutze B. Segu, MSW, Doctoral Student in The Institute for Gender, Race Sexuality and Social Justice at The University of British Columbia
Join Lutze Segu and Vicki Saunders to chat about Lutze's work in the social justice space. Lutze's different roles as an activist, social worker, organizer, and racial justice facilitator have all collided in a beautiful role she describes as a social justice doula.
In her own words:
"I have been able to marry my knowledge, experience, and expertise into one seamless role. As a social justice doula, I facilitate racial justice workshops, provide strategic HR consulting for organizations, and offer feminist coaching to individuals. I create space for people to tell their stories and hear the stories of others so that they can be transformed. Social justice is my civic spiritual practice."
Plus, they also touch on:
- Systems and language surrounding "marginalized" and "victimized" groups.
- Disrupting notions of venture funding.
- Designing a revolutionary new world through imagination.
- The origins of intersectionality.
- How information gets translated through the language we use, and how to use this language to build a bridge in our relationships.
“Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless.” -Audre Lorde Find Lutze Online: lutzesegu.com Engage with Lutze on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. https://www.facebook.com/lulu.segu https://twitter.com/FeministGriote https://www.instagram.com/socialjusticedoula/
"We must. It's not an option. We must be looking at where our capital is going if we really believe in the things that we say that we believe in." - Suzanne Biegel, Founder of Catalyst at Large, Co-Founder of GenderSmart Investing, and SheEO Activator
How do we make sure capital is used in ways that will generate the most impact, and to ensure that it reaches the entrepreneurs and innovators who need it in the most efficient way possible?
Learn about forging catalytic relationships, build collaboratives, and transform the entire system of global capital with SheEO activator Suzanne Biegel. She is a global leader who is a passionate and committed catalyst for connecting people and capital with ideas and projects that improve the lives of women and girls that recognize the power of gender equity, parity and make the world a better place for everybody. Vicki and Suzanne discuss:
- How impact investing started before the term was coined.
- How foundations want to create social change, yet their capital is doing the opposite in the market.
- Growing types of diverse capital for gender smart investing and initiatives.
- The significance of shifting power in finance systems.
- The power of persistence by using our influence.
- The need for a significant shift in helping only white women.
- Why collaboration drives change.
- The importance of the intersectional lens of climate, gender, and social justice.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World. https://sheeo.world/
Take action with SheEO Activator Suzanne Biegel:
Check out Catalyst At Large's website http://www.catalystatlarge.com/.
Engage with Suzanne Biegel on Twitter and LinkedIn.
https://twitter.com/zanne2
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannebiegel/
"People have a great idea, but they don't have experience in the industry. So number one, find somebody who's worked in that industry for a long time because you could leapfrog a whole bunch of things that you don't know by having the inside scoop." - Suzanne Tyson, Founder and CEO of Higher Ed Points Inc.
Imagine instead of redeeming loyalty points for flights, merchandise or gift cards, you redeem your points for a HigherEdPoints education credit. It takes a village to raise a mind, so turning loyalty points to pay for education was Suzanne Tyson's big idea.
Suzanne chats with Vicki Saunders about how HigherEnPoints enables students, parents and donors to convert loyalty points into payments for higher education fees and/or student loan repayments. Plus, they also touch on:
- Combinatorial innovation in creating new ideas.
- Why rational ideas are hard to make happen.
- Behaviour change for process innovation.
- Overcoming the challenge of awareness for students and parents in need.
- The four-year process of getting to market.
- The struggles of keeping going as an entrepreneur.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World. https://sheeo.world/ Take action with HigherEdPoints Check out SheEO Venture HigherEdPoint's website https://www.higheredpoints.com/. Engage with HigherEdPoints on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. https://www.facebook.com/higheredpoints/ https://twitter.com/higheredpoints/ https://www.instagram.com/higheredpoints/
You ask a question and we answer it! Join us for this bite-sized series, each episode answers a ‘Behind The Scenes’ question in no more than 10 to 20 mins!
Question:
“ I don't have $50K in revenue yet - how do I get support for my Venture?”
In this episode Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO + Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture in Residence talk about early-stage entrepreneurs and how they can get involved in the SheEO community... And they go off on a couple of tangents about "action before words", Racial Justice Working group and not following the playbook of the past.
Have a topic or question about SheEO? Send us a voice note to hi@sheeo.world and it could be featured on the very next behind the scenes podcast.
"Fearless compassion to be able to say, am I willing to give an incarcerated person a second chance? Am I willing to understand that they may stumble a bit, but that's just what we do as Humans. What can I do to support them on their journey forward?" - Helen Black, CEO at workRestart
What happens when you mix radical generosity with fearless compassion? It shifts the way we think and looks for innovative solutions to achieve meaningful change. WorkRestart does just that and is a not-for-profit social enterprise that aims to empower people with an experience of incarceration to re-start their lives and positively contribute to the community they live in.
In today's episode, Vicki Saunders chats with Helen Black, CEO of WorkRestart where Helen believes in second chances to break the cycle. They cover impactful lessons such as:
- How to assist a group of people that some in society feel don’t deserve any help.
- Determination to reduce Australia’s reoffending rate to become one of the best in the world.
- The importance of shifting the way we think and look for innovative solutions to achieve meaningful change.
- How the first digital studio in an Australian prison facilitates rehabilitation.
- Having the opportunity to apply skills in a safe working day-to-day environment.
- The power of connecting people to see what their future can be.
- Knowing where your purpose sits to connect to their passion.
- The value exchange in the Australian prison system with WorkRestart.
- How to develop autonomy, competency, and belonging through their theory of change with self-determination.
- Punishment vs rehabilitation focus.
- What society needs to value vs a commercialized focus society.
- The significance of applying fearless compassion every day.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World. https://sheeo.world/
Take action with workRestart:
Check out SheEO Venture WorkRestart's website https://www.workrestart.com.au/.
"Economics needs feminism and feminism needs economics. It's so key for solving the problems we have today. I firmly believe this is the perspective we need. This is what can fix our economic problems." - Katrine Marçal, author of "Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner?"
Adam Smith is considered the founding father of economics asking the question, "How do you get your dinner?" As he devised how rational self-interest and competition can lead to economic prosperity, he forgot about his own mother who got his dinner for him. So what does history tell us about the role of women in the economy?
Vicki Saunders chats with Katrine Marçal, an expert in feminist economics and author of "Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner?" about how economics forgot about women.
In this episode, Katrine breaks down how innovation has been held back based on our ideas about gender and how through unpaid work of Adam Smith's own mother undervalues unpaid work's contribution to the economy. They also touch on:
- The underlying drive of the economy through self-interest.
- The need to think twice about our values of care and health.
- Why natural skills are not paid as much.
- The innovation myth where the drive to innovate is tied to the will to dominate and conquer the world.
- Why excluding women from economics changes our economies and how we work.
- The significance of knowing how the economy works today.
- The challenge of the need to build something new.
- How funding women will transform the global economy.
Katrine's new book called "Mother of Invention - How Good Ideas are Ignored in an Economy Built for Men" will be released in English in 2021.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World.
Engage with Katrine Marçal on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/katrinemarcal/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katrinemarcal/
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrine-marcal
"Mentorship is why we've been able to accomplish as much. Loren, my SheEO mentor, brings a new perspective and shifting up that insight and thought process is really important in my personal entrepreneurial journey." - Carolyn Yarina, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Sisu Global Health
Overview of podcast Imagine a world where medical technology enables access to healthcare for each person in their own community. Today, there is a 100-million unit deficit of donor blood around the world. This means when clinicians reach for a unit of blood, it is often not there.
In this episode In today's episode, Vicki Saunders chats with Carolyn Yarina, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Sisu Global Health, a medical device company that designs and commercializes medical devices with and for emerging markets. Sisu Global is one of the newer ventures in SheEO from the United States. They discuss:
- The need for donor blood to access the healthcare each person needs.
- The concept of using our own blood to heal ourselves.
- Why emerging markets is Sisu Global's first choice.
- Creating a system for medical device commercialization in emerging markets.
- Non-profit vs for-profit models for the medical device space.
- The importance of the dignity of healthcare.
- Hemafuse is the recipient of the 2020 Award for Patents for Humanity. https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/patent-policy/patents-humanity/2020-award-recipients
- Pros and cons of behaviour change in any market.
- The balance of being co-founders in entrepreneurship.
- Scaling for health innovation in emerging markets.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World. https://sheeo.world/
Take action & engage with Sisu Global: Website: https://sisuglobal.health/.
Contact Carolyn Yarina: Carolyn.Yarina@SisuGlobalHealth.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sisuglobalhealth
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SisuGlobal
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/sisu-global-health
"To create another brand that's bigger than all of us and that is really scary and that's hard and we need to be vulnerable when we're doing it. But ultimately it's created something bigger than ourselves and it's benefited our company and all of our companies together which is really exciting." - Florence Van Dyke, CEO of Chia Sisters
What happens when companies seen as competitors come together to collaborate on the same challenges?
In this mini-sode of the SheEO.World podcast, Vicki Saunders chats with the Chia Sisters on how they are tackling challenges to always do things differently because beverages in stores are taken over by two major players in the world. Listen to this short episode on:
- How stores are locked to big agreements with major players in the industry.
- Why it's cost-prohibitive for beverage companies to buy their own fridges.
- The importance of joining forces to collaborate with other NZ owned and made beverage companies.
- The significance of collaboration over competition.
- How you can unite and outperform what you can do alone.
- The benefits for companies in collaboration.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World. https://sheeo.world/
Take action with Chia Sisters:
Check out SheEO Venture Chia Sister's website https://www.chia.co.nz/.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChiaSisters/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiasisters/
"When I didn't see what I liked, I thought OK, well let me create it. I either had to accept what was available and if that wasn't an option, then go create something new." - Nita Tandon, Founder & CEO of Dalcini Stainless
Overview of podcast When Founders have a deep connection to the problems they are solving, innovation occurs. This happened with Nita Tandon. As the Founder and CEO of Dalcini Stainless, an award-winning company dedicated to healthy, sustainable housewares without the use of plastic or hormone-disrupting chemicals.
In this episode Vicki Saunders chats with Nita about her innovative thinking that led to safe, simple, sustainable housewares.
They also touch on:
- Why stainless steel is infinitely recyclable.
- Poor vs rich people's way of thinking that impacts the environment.
- The importance of asking all the questions of your suppliers.
- The potential of organic growth.
- The power of the Ask within your tribe.
- The struggle with logistical issues and supply chains during COVID.
- Rewiring our brains to stop believing that we need to do everything on our own.
- Asking for help, but knowing when not to accept it.
- Why women are always asked to prove.
- How business as a woman is built on relationships
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World. https://sheeo.world/
Take action & engage with Dalcini Stainless: Website: https://www.dalcinistainless.ca/.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DalciniStainless/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DalciniInc/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dalcinistainless/
NEW Podcast Series You ask a question and we answer it! Join us for this bite-sized series, each episode answers a ‘Behind The Scenes’ question in no more than 10 to 20 mins!
Question:
“Are you going to change the SheEO name?”
The second episode Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO + Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture in Residence talk about why the organization was considering a name change, the process involved and what has emerged as a result of many brand refresh conversations.
Going from purple forward to people forward. And this is only part 1 of the branding conversation!
Have a topic or question about SheEO? Send us a voice note to hi@sheeo.world and it could be featured on the very next behind the scenes podcast.
You ask a question and we answer it! Join us for this bite-sized series, each episode answers a 'Behind The Scenes' question in no more than 10 to 20 mins!
Question:
"What is it like to work at SheEO?"
The first episode Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO + Hannah Cree, SheEO Venture in Residence talk about why they started this series + some behind the scenes look at how the team at SheEO iterates and uses feedback in real time.
Have a topic or question about SheEO? Send us a voice note to hi@sheeo.world and it could be featured on the very next behind the scenes podcast.
"Would you risk your influence? Would you risk your power? Would you step out and say something bold? Because that is more risky than giving away half a million." - Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute
A lot of time is spent focusing on how to convince capital allocators to move money into the field of gender lens investing. Could that time and energy be better spent reinventing the financial system instead of seeking acceptance into a system designed to keep us out? Is the amount of money moved even the right way to measure success?
In this week’s episode, SheEO’s Vicki Saunders and Criterion Institute’s Joy Anderson discuss the difference between selling an idea to someone with money and scheming with individuals who are willing to use their power and influence to challenge the status quo.
Vicki and Joy also examine:
- How language dictates what's going to happen.
- Comparing what we ask people to do vs what we measure our success by.
- The significance of the freedom to use your money.
- Using real power by shifting through influence and scheming.
- The nervousness around words that have to do with an exercise of power.
- The need to do things in community by grounding in our relationships and be willing to risk influence.
- The cost of not doing this work.
Learn more about power and systems from the Criterion Institute at https://criterioninstitute.org/.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at https://sheeo.world/.
"I want to get the right capital to entrepreneurs, in the way that they need it without pressure for them to have to want to be a certain kind of business." - Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute
Overview of podcast
What are the needs of entrepreneurs and how do we design investments to meet their needs? That question is put under the lens in this episode of the Power and Systems Series. Vicki Saunders and Joy Anderson scrutinize why the system needs to put the burden on asset managers vs presenting the entrepreneur to be investment-ready.
In this episode
- How investors define the problem as the business being "investment ready".
- Why investors believe they are "helping" businesses.
- Why debt is being called "access to capital"
- How technical assistance is the ability to support businesses to become investment-ready.
- The assumption that the problem is the business.
- The significance of asking enough questions to shift how the capital works vs shifting only how the business works.
- The need to shift incentive systems to change the rules.
Take action & engage:
Learn more about power and systems from the Criterion Institute at https://criterioninstitute.org/.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at https://sheeo.world/.
"It's not enough to be aware if you're not willing to use your power to challenge those systems of power." - Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute
Gender and system change is complex. Masking the complexity so it's just about women, oversimplifies the issue. How does creating a simplistic starting point form more structural inequities?
Vicki Saunders and Joy Anderson interpret the interconnectedness of how complex these issues are. In the sixth episode from the Power and System series, Vicki and Joy reveal:
- What we need for real systemic change.
- How we're not trained to think in wholes, we're trained to think in parts.
- The journey of the gender spectrum from aware to responsive to transformative.
- How simple next steps take people further into complexity.
- The need to change yourself to change the system.
- Why we're not ticking boxes, but taking people on a complex journey to discover what their role is in shifting the system.
Learn more about power and systems from the Criterion Institute at https://criterioninstitute.org/.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at https://sheeo.world/.
"People who haven't historically had access to the system deserve access to the system and it's screwed up that they don't have it. That's wrong, but it's access to a system that doesn't work. Because at some level, it is work and it is cost. It takes cost to actually change the system." - Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute
There are rules attached to different kinds of money. These rules attached to how money is going out the door is based on the past. So what would happen if all the rules in the playbook were made more clear and visible? Vicki Saunders and Joy Anderson continue the conversation in part two of this episode in the Money & Power series.
This episode also covers:
- The recognition that money has a cost associated with it.
- Processes around government funding; transparency for public money.
- The cost of stability vs the cost of disruption.
- How those who are unable to get capital are paying a premium.
- The racial bias and economic bias in funding.
- Why the current economic model is based on debt and how people don't want more debt.
Learn more about power and systems from the Criterion Institute at https://criterioninstitute.org/.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at https://sheeo.world/.
"How do we mobilize funding for the efforts that are not working within the current system who are potentially being prophetic or bold enough to blow up the system. That they're not working in the interest in the system and therefore, they need a different kind of funding." - Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute
Creating innovative, transformative change requires that we experiment, take risks, build deep relationships in our communities, and equip bold leaders to push forward new agendas. And those activities require sustained, unrestricted funding that places trust, and power, in the hands of the change makers.
On this week’s episode, SheEO’s Vicki Saunders and Criterion Institute’s Joy Anderson discuss the power dynamics at play within philanthropy, reflect on privilege, and question how to build systems that enable more people to speak truth to power.
This episode also covers:
- Rules attached to funding that keep the world that keep the way it is.
- Old constructs of for-profit vs not-for-profit.
- The significance of unrestricted capital that could result in different outcomes.
- How strategic philanthropy was encrusted in a privileged power dynamic that creates a concentration of power.
- The relevance and need for gender lens investing; the practice of financial return while also considering the benefits to women.
Learn more about power and systems from the Criterion Institute at https://criterioninstitute.org/. We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at https://sheeo.world/.
"What was Luna Pads and is Aisle, has always been an activist brand. It is never been otherwise. We have never been part of the status quo. We have never tried to something mainstream. The current climate of change and the current issues and challenges being presented to us and opportunities, are things that we're really excited about and pretty comfortable with." - Madeleine Shaw, Co-Founder of Aisle
How does menstrual health relate to the environment, social justice issues, and systems in a business? People with periods deserve safe, effective & sustainable options designed for their comfort.
Products that work well, feel great, and do good while they're at it. Everything is intertwined and Vicki Saunders breaks this down with founders Suzanne Siemens & Madeleine Shaw of Aisle.
Aisle believes the period aisle should be stocked with safe, effective products that work great, feel great and do good for our environment.
Since 1993 originally called Luna Pads, it was the first to create space for menstrual equity and period poverty. The company rebranded in March 2020 for a fresh expression of what they stand for; to be the best place in the world for someone to have their period; the period aisle.
Aisle has always been an activist brand that wants to learn and break down barriers and be leaders in this space, so Vicki chats about this topic in today's episode, including:
- How a company grows through a foundation of trust, clarity, and respect.
- The need for mentorship for collaborative and inclusive relationships for women entrepreneurs.
- Compatriots or colleagues vs competitors.
- Being in line with your values to support the community during COVID.
- Being in community as a B-Corporation to redesign the system; it's not only about the bottom line.
- Commitment to values such as social justice even if it costs the business.
- Being responsive to underrepresented and underestimated people and empowering them.
- How reusable menstrual products can save customers money and divert 20-million+ pads and tampons per year from the environment.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World.
Check out SheEO Venture the Aisle's website https://periodaisle.ca/.
Engage with Aisle onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.
"Resilience requires a constant transformation of relationships of power." - Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute
We hear a lot about resilience, particularly in the context of emergencies like the current COVID-19 crisis. But for some, is resilience really just about being expected to survive a broken system because there is no other choice? In episode three of the Power and Systems series, Vicki Saunders and Joy Anderson discuss strengths and vulnerabilities in our economic and financial systems and redefine what it means to be resilient in the face of economic crisis. This episode also covers:
- How resiliency is fundamentally about privilege.
- Why vulnerability is the opposite of resiliency.
- How entrepreneurs on a growth path, taking outside capital during COVID, are more vulnerable.
- What is the point of the system? Growth vs resilience.
- Investing in more community-based food security for a safer future.
- The impact of limitations on women because of gender roles and access.
- The need for a basic income to stabilize people's lives.
- The significance of the feeling of abundance versus living in scarcity.
Get engaged & connected:
Learn more about power and systems from the Criterion Institute at https://criterioninstitute.org/. We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at https://sheeo.world/.
"There's a huge apocalypse happening in this space right now in the Canadian local news sphere. We're solving for that problem because we know having access to that local news is really important. So it just feels more relevant than ever to be working on this problem of coming up with what is a replicable and sustainable model for providing that local news that these communities deserve." Erin Millar, Co-founder and CEO of Indiegraf Media and the Discourse.
The ownership of media has a significant impact on local businesses. So how can journalism make a difference in the world that has a positive impact on the communities they serve? With a community-powered local journalism platform and digital local news publisher that provides in-depth journalism to communities that don't have access to other local news. Join Vicki Saunders in today's episode where she chats with Erin Millar, Co-founder and CEO of Indiegraf Media and the Discourse. The Discourse provides community-powered journalism to underserved communities and Indiegraf Media is a network of indie news entrepreneurs who gets to access tech, growth and revenue support so journalists can focus on what’s most important, serving their community. Vicki and Erin dive deep into the Canadian media landscape along with insights into: * How local news is failing due to the collapse of the advertising and print business models. * Why having access to in-depth local news is important to the health of our democracy. * The value of how the community will support the journalism that the community needs. * Innovation on financing for digital media. * Diversification needed in the media; currently run by white men and that impact on white women. * The lack of media representing huge populations of our country. * Why system entrepreneurs need to articulate their purpose. * The launch of the Save Small Business advocacy campaign. https://savesmallbusiness.ca/ * How COVID changes the existing systems in media.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World. Take action with the Discourse and Indiegraf: * Check out SheEO Venture the Discourse's website and Indiegraf's website. * Engage with the Discourse on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. * And also with Indiegraf on Facebook and Twitter.
"To change systems, you have to focus on A system, not THE system. Because if you try to take on THE system, it's just an amorphous blob that you can't figure out how to pick at. But you can get at individual systems one at a time and that at least is a place to start." - Joy Anderson, President and Founder of Criterion Institute How much influence would we need to be able to change a system? We have to choose to do it, but in what direction? In this second episode of the Power and Systems series, Vicki Saunders continues the conversation with Criterion Institute’s Joy Anderson about the money and power dynamics within the systems that make up this world. Today, they look at: * How to inspire people in the moment of personal and community crisis to pay attention to bigger systems. * The ability to see the inequitable patterns in the market systems. * How gender analysis plays a crucial role to change systems. * Why market systems rely on trust and therefore hard to shift. * Prioritizing where there is leverage to change systems. * How to pick at different systems vs blowing up the whole system. * The importance of challenging power in relationships.
Learn more about power and systems from the Criterion Institute at https://criterioninstitute.org/. We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at https://sheeo.world/.
"What can we implement to support community like models of caring? How can we introduce safeguards to definitely keep people safe, but still provide enough flexibility for the community to essentially take care of itself?" - Chenny Xia, Co-founder of Gotcare.
How do we care for one another? The healthcare world can be complex, especially for home care workers and the people that need care including their families. In today's modern world, this complexity can be streamlined with the support of technology and the people in the community. Meet Chenny Xia, Co-founder of Gotcare, a platform to provide a personalized home care experience for Canadians, empowering them to select their care worker and determine the care schedule, modernizing the way home care is delivered. In today's episode, Vicki Saunders chats with Chenny Xia of Gotcare about: * How people show up in the relationship to how they care and their impact. * The value of empathy in caring. * Unintended consequences for home care because of COVID. * Why stabilizing the workforce can stabilize home care. * Gotcare's mission to make home care a viable career for frontline workers and find operational efficiencies. * Reducing the cost of care and stress on clients and their families. * How reorganizing capital and using resources creatively can fund and support the healthcare system. * The awareness needed for Canadians about the healthcare system including planning for aging.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at SheEO.World. Get Engaged * Check out SheEO Venture Gotcare website * And on LinkedIn
Our market systems impact almost everything in our modern lives, from trade in essential goods and services, to the day-to-day functioning of entrepreneurs. But these systems are not working – and indeed were not designed – for everyone.
In this episode, SheEO Founder Vicki Saunders and Criterion Institute’s Joy Anderson speak about the many kinds of systems at play in our economy, the importance of trust in upholding the status quo, and how we can identify inequities in our systems and understand our power to influence them. One prerequisite of implementing systems change? Hope.
"We're actually the ones that are disrupting expertise, not reinforcing expertise."
In this episode:
- How to build a process of decision making that everyone can trust by changing the systems of knowledge.
- The importance of creating enterprises that address social issues through the investment process.
- The value in changing the systems of power by using our individual power.
- Shifting the conversation from back-end metrics to front-end analytics.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World and learn more about the Criterion Institute.
"If someone else knows how to do it, teach me. You teach me and I will give you back whatever I can. Knowing that you're not alone, reaching out, asking for help. Never be afraid to ask for help because if you don't ask, you don't get. And the worse that could happen is someone could say no. But if you didn't ask, you're never going to get." Sophia Yen MD, CEO and Co-founder of Pandia Health.
The weight of pill anxiety that women suffer through, every month for 40 years of their lives, is a sign that shouldn't be overlooked. So why are there barriers for women to access this important type of health care? Pandia Health is a women-founded, women doctor-led, end to end solution for birth control. CEO and Co-founder, Sophia Yen MD, chats with Vicki Saunders about the significance of being birth control expert physicians and the value of having a cohort to ask for help when building a business. Also in this episode: * How birth control is difficult to access, but can be easier through delivery. * The importance of confidentiality when disclosing information via questionnaire. * The understanding of advocacy for patients, not only on the policy level. * The funding challenges that come with being a woman. * The future of birth control including personalization to improve women's lives.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World. Links SheEO Venture: Pandia Health Watch Sophia Yen's video on how to safely skip your periods. Social Profiles: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
"The big work that philanthropy has to do is in organizing other philanthropists. To understand the importance of undoing this current system, so that we can actually innovate. For putting philanthropists' feet to the fire, around what it means to make long term commitments to this work, understanding and really deepening their commitment. And then also partnering. Partnering, partnering, partnering with people who know the work, who are doing the work everyday." - Wakumi Douglas, Co-founder and Executive Director of S.O.U.L. Sisters Leadership Collective
Black women are the fastest-growing demographic in entrepreneurship, but the systems in place create a barrier for funding. How do we do bold work that contributes to women and girls of colour in the mainstream world of business?
S.O.U.L Sisters Leadership Collective supports new leaders that have "lived and breathed" the inequalities of our legal, educational, and economic systems. Vicki Saunders sits down with Wakumi Douglas, Co-founder and Executive Director of S.O.U.L Sisters, to talk about:
- The crisis in our community, nation, and globally for girls of colour, indigenous girls, girls in the global south and non-binary youth including:
- The fastest-growing prison population.
- More likely to experience sexual violence.
- In terms of mental health, more likely to attempt suicide.
- Higher unemployment rate.
- Missing girls.
- How survival is instinctual in their culture that leads to entrepreneurship.
- What the spirit of resistance is and how it manifests itself to fight poverty and access funds.
- The importance of teaching skills to girls of colour to redirect away from the negative and harmful things in our communities.
- Why black women and girls are best suited to be providing black women and girls what they need and want.
- The value of the Fashion for Social Change initiative to build skills for girls of colour that they wouldn't have access to otherwise and to create resource opportunities for them.
- Creativity leads to diversifying revenue.
- The restrictions and rules that exist for funding and how they need to change.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World. Get engaged: SheEO Venture: S.O.U.L. Sisters Leadership Collective Join their fundraising campaign: Fashion for Social Change Social Profiles: Facebook and Instagram
"If we can get the guts to ask for help, somebody out there is going to be so stoked to help you. Whether there is a result is beside the point. The practice of engaging and asking and giving is just so powerful." - Sheena Russell, Founder and CEO from Made with Local
Try to pronounce all the ingredients on your box of snacks. If you can't pronounce, should you eat it? But not all pre-packaged snacks are created equal. So in creating a business through the connection of their local community, Made with Local wanted to be the voice of intuitive mindful nourishment in your grocery stores' snack aisle. Founder and CEO, Sheena Russell has created real food from real ingredients to nourish her local community through local suppliers. In this episode, Sheena shares with Vicki Saunders about why it takes creativity and innovation to capitalize on the opportunity during this weird time and how brand building and sharing of stories fuel the fire to grow a business. In this episode: * The work of mental health and the acceptance of this impossible scenario through mindfulness and self-compassion. * How the supportive community of SheEO is effortless and abundant to ask and give. * Staying one or two steps ahead when scaling and staying true to your values. * Why childcare is the biggest challenge for business and undervalued. * How asking for help is a muscle that needs exercise.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World. Links:
SheEO Venture: Made With Local
Social Profiles: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
This podcast was recorded live from the Wisdom Room Stage at the #SheEOGlobalSummit hosted in Toronto, March 9 and 10, 2020.
In this session moderated by SheEO Venture Development Guide MJ Ryan, Activators Tracy Gray, founder of The 22 Fund and We Are Enough, and Alessandra Lariu, Brand Experience Consultant, share how shifting mindsets have allowed them to transform their careers and lives.
Highlights:
- The path to change the world is through women
- How injustices can drive change: women are 51% of the population & there are more people of colour in the world, yet they receive less than 4% of funding
- 85% of women’s money goes back to the communities and families, yet only 35% of men’s money does.
- Women using their superpower of intuition & building community to drive change.
- The time is now to work on systems change and see the impact.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
"You're going to have to learn to move in fear. When you can move in fear, it's called bravery. So you're not supposed to be fearless, all you have to do is be brave." - Kai Frazier, Founder of KaiXR What happens when you choose to be bold? In this episode, Kai Frazier, Founder of KaiXR, a kid-friendly virtual reality platform where kids can explore, dream, and create, shares why an educational VR company can serve students through representation and accessibility and make those values a priority. After realizing she needed to dream bigger, she decided to make changes in her life which propelled her to dream bigger, for herself and KaiXR. In this episode:
- How few resources affect students in the classroom and at home, and how KaiXR changes that stigma.
- The importance of an educational VR company.
- The value of representation and accessibility in VR.
- Why letting go can move you forward and be bold to think bigger.
- How different environments influence how you act.
- Only 0.2% of black women get VC funding; how you need to be radically different to get funding.
- Scary, but exciting; taking baby steps toward your dreams.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World. Links: * SheEO Venture: KaiXR * Support their crowdfunding campaign. * Social Profiles: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
This podcast was recorded live from the Wisdom Room Stage at the #SheEOGlobalSummit hosted in Toronto, March 9 and 10, 2020.
"Many women before us have done the hard work to give us a better world. Whether they knew it or not, their courage touched the lives of future generations, women they never met, women they loved. We stand on their shoulders."
This panel brings together generations of SheEO Activators, entrepreneurs and leaders to share their stories and journeys while honouring the torchbearers and pathfinders in their lives and communities. This dynamic conversation is moderated by Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi, founder of Divity Group Inc. and Accelerate Her Future, and features mother-daughter duo Teara Fraser, CEO of Iskwew Air and Raven Institute, and Kiana Alexander, COO of Raven Institute.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
Clean, renewable sources of energy like solar power is more important than ever before, yet most people are not able to put solar on their own home for a variety of reasons from an ill-placed tree to being unable to secure financing. Steph Speirs and Sandhya Murali, co-founders and co-CEOs of Solstice, are working to make solar power more accessible through community solar gardens.
“We are in the middle of a fourth industrial revolution where energy is changing so rapidly and people are starting to express consumer choice.”
In this episode: * The problem that Solstice is addressing * How Solstice makes it easy for households and businesses to connect to community solar gardens * What is community solar and who can it benefit? * The end-to-end process that Solstice uses to make solar accessible and easy, for both individuals and utility companies * Why education is a critical part of Solstice’s work * The number one way people are converted to using community solar
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
This podcast was recorded live from the Wisdom Room Stage at the #SheEOGlobalSummit hosted in Toronto, March 9 and 10, 2020.
Moderated by Tatiana Fraser, the co-founder of The Systems Sanctuary, panelists Teara Fraser, CEO of Iskwew Air and Raven Institute; Hannah Cree, co-founder and co-CEO of CMNGD; and BE Alink, founder of the Alinker, share insights into how business innovation can alter the status quo by shifting functions and structures, creating a better world for all of us.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
Robyn McLean and Mary Bond are two friends who always dreamed of going into business together. When Robyn made the switch to menstrual cups to manage her painful periods what that business could be became crystal clear: The Hello Cup, a sustainable menstrual cup manufactured in New Zealand.
In this episode: * What sparked the idea to create the Hello Cup * How the conversation around menstruation has become more positive * The environmental benefits of using reusable menstrual products * Why Mary and Robyn insist on having The Hello Cups manufactured in New Zealand * The challenges of global growth and exporting * What it’s like to have the support of a group of women entrepreneurs to ask for advice and help along the way * Doing business with friends
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
This podcast was recorded live from the Wisdom Room Stage at the #SheEOGlobalSummit hosted in Toronto, March 9 and 10, 2020.
This session showcases SheEO Activators and Ventures who are rethinking and redesigning our systems and communities to create the conditions for all people to thrive. Prepare to be inspired by panellists BE Alink, inventor of the Alinker; Lisa Yancey, the president of Yancey Consulting and co-founder of SorsaMED and The We's Match; and Joshna Maharaj, a SheEO activator and chef, moderated by Vanessa Reid, Activator and co-founder of the Living Wholeness Institute.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
Plastic packaging and shipping waste is part of the parcel of a growing eCommerce industry, but it doesn't have to be. Rebecca Percasky and Kate Bezar created the Better Packaging Company to create sustainable alternatives for shipping and mailing, and are now keeping plastic out of landfills in 42 countries around the world.
This podcast was recorded live from the Wisdom Room Stage at the #SheEOGlobalSummit hosted in Toronto, March 9 and 10, 2020.
Moderated by Komal Minhas, this session featured a diverse panel of powerful voices including Suzanne Biegel, founder of Catalyst at Large, and S. Mona Sinha, the board chair at Women Moving Millions.
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
Chloe and Florence Van Dyke are the real-life sisters behind Chia Sisters, producers of New Zealand’s most nutritious and sustainable juices and seeds. In this episode hear how they grew from Chloe producing juice in her own kitchen to being leaders in the sustainable business movement in Nelson NZ and beyond.
“We always considered ourselves to be an environmentally friendly company, but we realized we had no idea. No idea at all how to even begin combating the biggest environmental issue of our time, which is global warming. We know that businesses are the major contributor to this. We realized that we must also be a contributor, and that we needed to do something to be a part of the solution.”
In this episode: * How Florence and Chloe went from working in the law and neuroscience to bottling healthy drinks in a solar-powered juicery * What led Chloe to start creating chia drinks * Why New Zealand is a really good place to be doing business * Recognizing that business are a major contributor to environmental issues * The steps Chia Sisters are taking to ensure their business practices have a positive impact on the environment * How SheEO has shifted Chloe and Florence’s mindset towards supporting women-led businesses * Exclusive contracts and how they hinder small business growth * Extending sustainability values to the team, including paying a living wage
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
In a world where we have more than enough food to feed everyone, many are going hungry. Farm From a Box has created a solution to increase access to food and create the infrastructure to support healthy food abroad, and at home. Founding Partner Brandi DeCarli shares how Farm From a Box works and her personal and professional practices to balance life as an entrepreneur.
“Most of the world's food is grown by the hands of women globally. And if we look at different underdeveloped countries, women are the ones that do not get the training, do not get the financing, and do not get the support for being able to really increase what they're able to produce.”
In this episode:
- What actually makes up a Farm From a Box
- The importance of reinvigorating youth’s interest in farming
- Increasing the support, funding and financing into the hands of women growing most of the world’s food supply
- How Farm From a Box uses data to provide farmers with real information about what’s happening with their farm to track, monitor and even control remotely
- How entrepreneurship has affected all areas of Brandi’s life and the ways SheEO has impacted Brandi personally and professionally
- Finding the joy and celebration in working on the World’s To-Do List
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
The old saying “it’s lonely at the top” might be cliche, but there’s some truth to it. Which is why for Bethany Desphande community plays a key role in her growth as a CEO, and the growth of her business, SomaDetect. Bethany shares why finding and engaging with her community has been critical to the success of SomaDetect.
“It becomes necessary to say, ‘Yeah, I don't know about this, but I can find out.’ And to take those steps forward to find people that can help you do that as well, to have a community around you that is able to listen to some of the struggles and listen to you in these moments of loneliness and uncertainty.”
In this episode:
- The accidental discovery that led to SomaDetect
- The impact statements SomaDetect uses to guide all of their decision making and measure success
- Balancing feminine and masculine leadership
- Personal and business growth in community
- Finding and hiring women
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
As a biochemist and pharmacologist, Margaret Magdesian dedicated her career to studying the nervous system. After realizing that drug testing is performed on animals that do not have the same diseases as humans, she founded Ananda Devices which has developed a new way of growing a human nervous system on a chip so that medication can be tested directly on patient-derived cells.
"Today, 20% of the world's population suffer from neurological diseases. This is something that affects, especially women because women live longer. "
In this episode: * How medication for human diseases are tested on animals * Why the failure rate for medications to treat neurological diseases is almost 99% * How Ananda produces “mini brains” that can be used to test on patient-derived cells * Ananda’s open-source approach to science and patient data * Margaret’s journey from academic to entrepreneur
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
Infant falls are a new and rapidly growing problem, with large organizations spending years and countless dollars in research and development to figure out how to address the issue. After her own daughter experienced a fall, “tired and new mom” Hayley Mullins designed the first Joeyband prototype in just three weeks. Today Joeyband is the only premiere product for skin-to-skin at home and in over 250 hospitals across North America, including academic and Ivy League institutions; and is heavily patented in 12 countries, with several additional patents in process.
In this episode:
- Why skin-to-skin contact is essential for infants and parents, yet is increasing the number of infant falls
- How Hayley’s experience as a new mom informed the design process
- Sarah’s journey from SheEO Activator to Joeyband partner
- The benefits of using a Joeyband for babies and parents, as well as the cost-savings for hospitals
- The importance of community in growing your business
- Advice for entrepreneurs starting out in the healthcare space
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
Neige and Pippa Blair are building Routine on their own terms. In this episode of the SheEO.World podcast, hear how they grew from arts markets to international distribution, how bootstrapping their business led to building a sustainable business and the big move they were able to take thanks to the radical generosity of SheEO Activators.
“Don’t be afraid to be a little bit of a rebel.”
In this episode:
- How Neige and Pippa made the decision to grow from arts markets to retail, “faking it” until they made it
- Why Neige and Pippa believe you don’t have to know or understand business in order to run a business
- Balancing running a business with family
- The “waste-not” mentality from bootstrapping the business that naturally led to building a sustainable business
- How SheEO Activators made Routine’s new 8,000 square foot manufacturing facility and community hub a reality
- Pippa and Neige’s advice for entrepreneurs wondering if they are “doing it right”
- Making sustainable choices with your business to make it easier for individuals to make those choices
- Following the energy
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
Sonia Strobel, Co-Founder and CEO of Skipper Otto, is using community to redesign the seafood industry - supporting fishing families, Indigenous communities and growing bolder along the way thanks to the hundreds of radically generous women in her corner.
"I feel like I've gotten above and beyond what I would've ever gotten out of a business degree through the community that I have around me."
In this episode: * What’s broken in the seafood supply chain - from shipping seafood around the world before it gets onto consumers' plates to mislabeling of products * How Skipper Otto works together with Indigenous communities to ensure they get a fair price for their catch * The recent policy changes Skipper Otto has influenced to create a fairer quota system * Entrepreneurship as a means to living life on your own terms * How the support of radically generous women gave Sonia the confidence to ask for what she needs * Designing a business model from deeply inside a problem versus simply looking for a market opportunity
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
Joy Anderson wants us to stop thinking about our relationships with money and start thinking about our relationships with each other in order to shift financial systems. In this episode, SheEO Founder Vicki Saunders sits down with Joy to talk about what’s broken with the current VC funding model, how finance can be used to transform structural inequities and shifting the conversation from gender to power.
“We talk about money because we don’t want to talk about our relationships.”
In this episode:
- Exploring our relationships with one-another rather than our relationship to money
- How can finance as a system be used as a tool to transform structural inequities
- Why the current model of Venture Capital isn’t working
- Shifting the conversation from gender to power
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
Sandra Kwak’s vision for 10 Power is to provide communities with more than just the benefits of electricity. Through financing and development of renewable energy projects, 10 Power helps to create jobs and economic opportunities to allow communities to prosper, beyond economic growth.
“What does prosperity mean in terms of having enough and being able to provide for ourselves and our families and our communities in a way that's not destructive to the planet?”
In this episode:
- How Sandra transformed her lifelong passion for climate action into entrepreneurship
- Haiti’s “abundant solar potential”
- The family story that inspired Sandra to believe we can change the world in one generation
- Being a “humble learner” and identifying the community needs before imposing a business model
- Approaching all facets of business operations with “kindness and care”
- Sandra’s vision for the future of 10Power, including creating a donor-advised fund specifically for renewable energy access
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World
Ilana Ben-Ari was working on a design-school project when she learned there was a huge social and emotional gap between the visually impaired and the sighted community. What began as a university project grew into Twenty-One Toys, which teaches 21st Century Skills with the Empathy Toy and the new Failure Toy.
In this episode:
- How Twenty-One Toys got started
- Ilana’s early days of bootstrapping the company
- The value of coaching
- Why it’s important to teach failure to all ages
- How the first SheEO Venture cohort divided up the money at the Venture Retreat
- The challenges of being an entrepreneur
- Ilana’s favourite ways to take care of herself and how she reminds her team to do the same
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
What if we measured the success of our cities not by traffic or air quality, but social connection and cultural life? Neighbourlytics is working on building cities that are designed for all of us to thrive in, thanks to co-founder and unlikely tech entrepreneur Lucinda Hartley.
“We do know that when public spaces exhibit certain kinds of activities and behaviour then they’re more likely to be inclusive for women. A big challenge in a lot of different sectors, but urban planning especially, is that a lot of decisions historically have not been made by an inclusive group of people, women in particular.”
In this episode:
- Lucinda’s background in urban planning and her first social enterprise CoDesign Studio
- How gender affects how we plan and experience public spaces
- Not fitting the mould of a tech founder
- How Neighbourlytics is the using UN SDG #11 as a measurement tool
- Uncovering informal economies with data
- “Finding your people”
- Why it’s essential to focus on building cities
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
Barbara “BE” Alink is transforming the “sick care” industry with The Alinker, the walking bike designed for an active life.
"If you design for people, you're not solving problems. I reverse design everything. That means I don't focus on problems. I don't have problems. I don't fix anything. I design for humans and, in that effort, you realize how much is problems-fixing out there and completely missing the point because we're not a problem to be fixed."
In this episode:
- How the healthcare system treats bodies as something that needs to be fixed
- The human-centred design process behind the Alinker
- The challenges of maintaining quality and comfort while reducing manufacturing costs
- How the Alinker is going to market outside the traditional medical system
- Why it’s so important for BE to ensure customers and others are seen and heard
- How the SheEO Network and other Ventures have helped support BE
- The importance of language in transformation
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
As a young girl growing up in Hawaii with a love for the ocean, LOLIWARE co-founder Chelsea Briganti didn’t dream about inventing an alternative to plastic straws. After discovering that design could be used as a tool to create a better world, a cold email to the CEO of Pepsi ignited her career in innovation. Today, Chelsea is on a mission to replace 36 billion plastic straws with edible seaweed.
“It's estimated that every week even, humans are ingesting a credit card-sized amount of microplastics. It's so serious alongside global warming, it's a really important time to step up with very big ideas to solve these problems. And Loliware is just one of millions of companies that are in the sustainability field that are absolutely critical to creating this ecosystem of solutions.”
In this episode:
- Chelsea’s life-long love of the ocean and how it shaped her industrial design career
- The cold email to Pepsi’s CEO that ignited Chelsea’s career in design and innovation
- How Chelsea followed the energy to create LOLIWARE after a design competition sparked consumer demand for edible alternatives to single use plastics
- The challenges LOLIWARE faced with scaling after appearing on Shark Tank
- LOLIWARE’s pivot from cups to straws
- How LOLIWARE plans to replace 36 billion of the world’s straws through an innovative licensing program
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
BioCellection co-founders Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao met in their eighth-grade recycling club. Today they are innovating chemical recycling of plastics, transforming packaging waste material into valuable chemicals and performance materials that stay in the economy longer.
"We're contributing to a new type of circular economy that is more beneficial because it just gives more opportunities for these molecules that are stuck in the traditional petrochemicals to be used in different parts of our economy. Different parts of our supply chain."
In this episode:
- Jeanny and Miranda’s journey from recycling club to innovation start-up
- How BioCellection is creating a new type of circular economy by recycling plastic packaging waste into valuable chemicals and performance materials
- The different types of recycling and the communication challenges of the recycling industry
- Creating and managing a relationship-based, flat structured team
- BioCellection’s plans for a commercial waste facility
- The importance of plastic and recycling education go change consumers, and in turn change business
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
At the end of 2014, Abeego inventor Toni Desrosiers had to lay off almost her entire team just before the holidays. Two weeks later, Abeego was selected as a SheEO Venture. Today Abeego is leading the global beeswax food wrap trend, creating zero waste and paying employees a living wage.
"SheEO gave me posture and that posture came from all the women around me that were standing with me and encouraging me to get back up and try again. And so I did. And my business has exploded.”
In this episode: * What Toni learned about food as a holistic nutritionist that paved the way for Abeego * How the early decision not to patent Abeego has shaped how the company has grown * Why people are willing to leave their jobs to work at Abeego * How becoming a SheEO Venture led to Abeego’s explosive growth * “The race to the bottom” and why Abeego hasn’t built discounting into its margins * The important mindset shifts Toni went through to own her greatness
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator to support Ventures like Abeego or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
Working as a marine biologist opened Brianne Miller's eyes to the link between our food system and the health of the ocean. Now Brianne is the Founder and CEO of Nada, a package-free grocery store in Vancouver, BC that is reducing food and packaging waste, while also creating a just, sustainable food system.
"We were able to learn what containers are people bringing, where are they coming from, what kind of products do they want to see, how price sensitive are they… We used all of that information to go directly into the design.”
In this episode: * How Brianne’s work as a marine biologist led her to make a link between our food system and the health of the ocean * Proving the Nada concept with pop-up shops and using that data to inform the design of the store * Going beyond reducing consumer package waste and building a package-free supply chain * Why Nada's business model is based around reducing and reusing, and not recycling * The importance of education and community-building
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
Six years ago Patrice Mousseau began making all-natural eczema cream for her daughter, at home in her crockpot. Today she is the owner and operator of Satya Organic Skincare which makes USDA Certified organic, NPN approved eczema relief cream.
"Business and money has the power to influence our entire society in a way that’s almost unrecognized; how powerful having your own business can be in instituting change in the world at large."
In this episode: * How Satya grew from Patrice's kitchen to a thriving business, exporting from Canada to Hong Kong * The biggest lesson Patrice has learned about entrepreneurship and running a business * How Indigenous values influence how Patrice operates her business * Using business as a positive tool for change * What Satya is doing differently to ensure their product packaging is safe for the environment
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
In the wake of losing her home in the 2013 Calgary flood, Hannah Cree (now Hemphill) set out to create a business that would close a systems gap, addressing poverty and homelessness, while also disrupting an outmoded industry. The result is CMNGD - a for-profit business that employs people facing poverty through a sustainable commercial laundry service.
In this episode: * How Hannah and her partner Dave decided on creating a laundry business * Social hiring as a means to creating community * Taking care of your own mental health and identifying your strengths and weaknesses to hire a dream team
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
Beany is changing the accounting industry by offering flat-fee, online accounting services to small businesses. And it's not just what they do that's innovative, but how they do it. CEO Sue De Bievre built a self-managed "pod" structure, that offers employees flexible, autonomous working arrangements that also allows the business to scale.
In this episode: * Sue's entrepreneurial journey from bungee jumping to online accounting * How Beany uses a self-managed pod structure to organize teams and scale quickly * Using numbers to create a "shape" for your business
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
When you're a bootstrapped entrepreneur how do you grow your business when writing cheques isn't always an option?
For Emily Bland, SeedEO of SucSeed and Yasmin Grigaliunas, co-founder of World's Biggest Garage Sale, that meant learning to ask for what they needed, while also offering what they did have in exchange. Both Emily and Yas use Ask-Gives to create meaningful, strategic partnerships that help grow their businesses and provide immeasurable value to all parties involved.
In this episode:
- The immeasurable benefits of strategic partnerships
- Asking for what you need and offering what you have to give
- Aligning investors and partnerships with your purpose
- Breaking the rules to grow on your own terms
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
What does it mean to be radically generous?
Komal Minhas, investor, entrepreneur and SheEO Activator, sits down with SheEO founder Vicki Saunders to define what radical generosity is and why it's so important to the SheEO model; SheEO's challenging beginnings and why Vicki never gave up on her dream of creating a legacy; and how Activators and Ventures both benefit from being a part of the network.
In this episode: * Why receiving is just as important to radical generosity as giving * How SheEO Activators and Ventures are transforming the systems that we live in * The importance of diversity within the SheEO network
We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a SheEO Venture at SheEO.World.
The SheEO.World Podcast features the women working on The World's To-Do List: the incredible SheEO Venture founders leading innovative businesses that are solving the complex issues we see around us.