A New Lens with CommonGood Capital

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What's A New Lens with CommonGood Capital about?

'A New Lens' is a podcast that features conversations between Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, and investors, RIAs, fund managers and philanthropists about their experiences within different impact investing themes as well as explore the power of stewardship and capital.

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A New Lens with CommonGood Capital episodes:

05.17.2024
#72 – Michael Spraggins on Quality Healthcare for Africa
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Michael Spraggins about his career as an entrepreneur and business owner, how his personal faith motivates his decisions, the founding of Lifenet International – a transformative healthcare conversion-franchise network he founded after...
04.17.2024
#71 – Ashleigh Chapman on Scaling Solutions to End Human Trafficking
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Ashleigh Chapman, a human rights lawyer and social entrepreneur, about her years of building solutions to end and prevent human trafficking as a non-profit, her realization that to effectively scale and sustain...
03.18.2024
#70 – Brian Estes on Faith in Bitcoin
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Brian Estes, CIO of Off the Chain Capital and producer of the upcoming film God Bless Bitcoin. The guys discuss Brian’s long career in financial services, the accident that put him in...
02.14.2024
#69 – Jerome Ringo on Finding Climate Solutions
Jeff is joined by Jerome Ringo, Chairman of Zoetic Global, which was founded to revolutionize the energy sector through innovative solutions that unleash the power of renewable resources. The guys discuss how Jerome’s transition from a 22-year career in the...
01.18.2024
#68 – Kalen Salmon on Facilitating Second Chances
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Kalen Salmon, Founder of Identity Ministry – a program that provides material and spiritual support for ex felons returning to society – about his troubled history with the law, his path to living a...
12.13.2023
#67 – Tim Johnson on The Greatest Capital
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Tim Johnson, the Senior Pastor of Orlando World Outreach Center – about his 9-year NFL career in which he won a Superbowl with the Washington Redskins, dedicating his post football career to...
10.09.2023
#66 – Sister Charlotte on Charity vs Impact Investing
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Sister Charlotte Davenport of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, about how her early life as a biologist in Alaska prepared her for a life as a finance manager, educator, and...
08.30.2023
REPLAY – Pete Leonard on Providing Second Chances
In a replay of one of our favorite episodes – Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Pete Leonard, founder and Roast Master of I Have a Bean, on how moving a lot as a child taught him the...
08.01.2023
#65 – Edmund Higenbottam on Financial Inclusion
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Edmund Higenbottam, Managing Director of Verdant Capital, discussing his over 20 years of experience in investment capital and investment banking, how his early career in financial services led him to a focus...
07.11.2023
#64 – Kenny Eck on Prosperity With Purpose
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Kenny Eck, Founder and CEO of Patient Sortal, on his favorite part of growing up on a large-production farm, his accelerated educational path the led to 3 degrees in 5.5 years, his shift in...
06.12.2023
#63 – Janvier Ngamije on Finding Forgiveness After Genocide
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with entrepreneur Janvier ‘Mike’ Ngamije, whose father died in the Rwanda genocide when he was 7 years old, on why it was important for him to forgive his father’s murderer, being raised by...
05.30.2023
#62 – Greg Lanier on Finding Impact by Faith
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Greg Lanier, a pastor and New Testament professor at Reform Theological Seminary, on how his experience in financial services dovetailed nicely into a transition into ministry, how faith-based investors early-adopted the impact investing...
05.04.2023
#61 – Alix Lebec on De-Risking Impact and Global Equity
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Alix Lebec, CEO of Lebec Consulting and an entrepreneur and advisor focused on the intersection of impact, philanthropy, and sustainable finance. Alix details her unique formative years growing up as a French citizen attending school on a US...
04.04.2023
#60 – Reid Thomas – From EB5, to OZs, to Impact Investing
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Reid Thomas, Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer of JTC Americas, about living as a dual citizen, applying his Silicon Valley tech background to impact and opportunity zone funds, how the passage of time has...
03.06.2023
#59 – Diane Damskey on Defining Impact
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat- Operating Principles for Impact Management, on establishing a framework for bringing greater discipline and transparency to the impact investing market, her extensive career in financial services before finding a...
01.31.2023
#58 – Paulina Stannard on Changing Perspectives
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Paulina Stannard, Head of Impact at CI Private Wealth, to chat about how a billionaire client changed her perspective and helped her analytical side and empathetic side combine forces to leverage capital for...
12.27.2022
REPLAY: The Second Act of Ron Cordes
In a replay of our very first episode that you may have missed the first time around – Jeff speaks with Ron Cordes, a 30+ year veteran of the investment industry, co-founder and former CEO of AssetMark, and co-author of “The...
12.05.2022
#57 – Toussaint Bailey on Making Money More
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Toussaint Bailey, Founder and CEO of Uplifting Capital, to chat about how his “super parents” shaped his outlook on life, his career path from lawyer to manager of lawyers to wealth manager...
11.14.2022
#56 – DIVINE on Financial Empowerment
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Victor Lombard (aka DIVINE), CEO and founder of Solvent, on his troubled upbringing in Newport, RI leading to his incarceration, to starting a business that facilitates financial education and freedom for those affected by...
10.31.2022
#55 – John Bowman on the Problem With ESG
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by John Bowman, who serves as Executive Vice President for CAIA Association, to discuss his start in financial services, his eye-opening 14 years at the non-profit CFA Institute, how CAIA protects clients through education and...
10.17.2022
#54 – Jeff Shinabarger on Supporting Social Entrepreneurs
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Jeff Shinabarger, Founder and Executive Director of Plywood People, on his passion for helping people get their ideas off the ground, starting a co-working space for problem solving start-ups, how defining success...
10.03.2022
#53 – Marion Chebet on Integrating Impact
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Marion Chebet, Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Impact Investing at JFG Wealth, on growing up poor in Kenya, her collegiate running career in the US, the process of integrating Impact Investing into a multi-family...
09.19.2022
#52 – Ron Nikkel on Compassionate Criminal Justice
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Ron Nikkel, President Emeritus of Prison Fellowship International and author of Hope in the Ruins, on his transition from running a successful business to working with troubled kids, how visiting a prison...
09.06.2022
#51 – Sam Adams on Inspiring Positive Change
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Sam Adams, CEO of Vert Asset Management and co-author of Your Essential Guide to Sustainable Investing, on his experience helping advisors in traditional finance transition from commission to fee-based business, how capitalism...
08.24.2022
#50 – Rachel McDonough on Faith-Based Investing
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Rachel McDonough, Founder of Wealthfluence and Advisor with Wealth Squared (a team with EverSource Wealth Advisors), an author and financial advisor who is passionate about helping people integrate their values into their investment and...
08.08.2022
#49 – Stephen Hester on Managing Risk
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Stephen Hester, Due Diligence expert and new Vice President of Investments at CommonGood, to talk about how living and learning in Houston drove an interest in energy and energy systems, how stewards of capital...
07.25.2022
#48 – Jeff Korzenik on Untapped Talent
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Jeff Korzenik, Chief Investment Strategist of Fifth Third Bank and author of Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community, on his path through financial services to bank-based...
07.15.2022
#47 – Chris Bentley on Better Impact Solutions
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Chris Bentley, Managing Principal of De-Carceration Fund, on his transition from startups to his work in Impact themes like energy, environment, education, and healthcare – leading to his current focus on...
06.27.2022
#46 – Pete Leonard on Providing Second Chances
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Pete Leonard, founder and Roast Master of I Have a Bean, on how moving a lot as a child taught him the value of diversity, how a missions trip to Brazil and...
06.06.2022
#45 – Pete Ochs on Pursuing Significance
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Pete Ochs, Founder and Chairman of Capital III, on growing up in Kansas and starting his own investment banking business at the age of 30, his transition from pursuing success to pursuing...
05.16.2022
#44 – Patrick Fisher on Banking on the Unbanked
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by self-proclaimed “Banking Nerd” Patrick Fisher, Founder and Managing Partner of Creation Investments, to chat about how living in China taught him how important access to banking services was for the poor and...
04.25.2022
#43 – Sharon Vosmek on Actionable Inclusion
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by economist Sharon Vosmek, CEO and Managing Partner of Astia Fund, to talk about how growing up in Ethiopia, Thailand, and Honduras helped form her life-long focus on actionable inclusion, why she resisted...
04.05.2022
#42 – Morgan Simon on Changing the Culture of Money
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Morgan Simon, founding partner of Candide Group and author of Real Impact: The New Economics of Social Change, to chat about how growing up in a highly segregated Los Angeles taught her...
03.29.2022
#41 – Sherri Cooke on Educating an Industry
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Sherri Cooke, SVP-Business Development at iCapital Network, founder of AI Insight, Inc, and President of ADISA. Sherri tells the story of how she got into the industry, starting amidst the infamous 1986 tax laws changes, how...
03.14.2022
#40 – Sharna Goldseker on Stewarding a Legacy
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Sharna Goldseker, a leading expert on multi-generational and next generation philanthropy, to discuss growing up in a major philanthropic family where she was asked for a grant at the age of 14,...
02.28.2022
#39 – Shundrawn Thomas on Claiming Your Values
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Shundrawn Thomas, President and CEO of Northern Trust Asset Management and author of “Discover Joy in Work: Transforming Your Occupation Into Your Vocation”, to talk about being fascinated by grown-ups in business...
02.15.2022
#38 – Kyle Cousins on Finding a Calling
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Kyle Cousins, Orlando area Director of Mission Increase, to discuss being raised in a type-A family, spending a decade of his twenties moving from career to career before finally finding his calling...
02.02.2022
#37 – Eva Yazhari on Investing With Consciousness
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Eva Yazhari, Founder of Beyond Capital and author of ‘The Good That Money Can Do‘, to discuss her early experience in traditional financial services, how her family’s experience in Africa motivated a...
01.06.2022
#36 – Giti Khalsa on the Rhythm of Investing
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Giti Khalsa, President of Pace Wealth Advisors, to discuss his experience growing up Sikh in Mississippi, his parents cultivating his love for the drums that lead to being a founding member of...
12.16.2021
#35 – Alexandra Dest on Infusing Love Into Capital
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Alexandra Dest, founder and CEO of Willow, to talk about her path in financial services from a start in compliance to working her way to a CIO position at Berkshire Bank (all while...
11.18.2021
#34 – Bob Doll on 40 Years in Financial Services
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Bob Doll, author and commentator and former chief equity strategist at Nuveen and BlackRock, on his long career in the investment management business in large-cap public equities, how he fell in love with...
11.01.2021
#33 – Greg Francis on Justice for Black Farmers
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Greg Francis, lead counsel for the historic Black Farmers case, a 1.25 billion dollar class action lawsuit for black farmers who faced discrimination by the US Department of Agriculture. The guys discuss...
10.18.2021
#32 – Wasswa Robbins on Helping Others
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Wasswa Robbins, a high school senior born in Uganda who, after the death of his twin brother and both parents, reached a level of malnourishment that required hospitalization. Later adopted by a...
09.30.2021
#31 – Gloria Nelund on Saving Capitalism
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Gloria Nelund, CEO of TriLinc Global, to chat about her early-life move from Ohio to California where she pivoted from studying to be a teacher to eventually finding success as an executive in financial...
09.13.2021
#30 – John Rivers on Faith in Entrepreneurship
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by John Rivers, Founder of Four Rivers Smokehouse and CEO of 4Roots, to chat about his transition from a 20 year career in healthcare to the food service industry, how a fundraiser for...
09.13.2021
#30 - John Rivers on Faith in Entrepreneurship
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by John Rivers, Founder of Four Rivers Smokehouse and CEO of 4Roots, to chat about his transition from a 20 year career in healthcare to the food service industry, how a fundraiser for...
08.24.2021
#29 – Russell Ginise on Affordable Housing
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Russell Ginise, President of Alliant Strategic Investment, to chat about his time volunteering his legal services to the less fortunate, making the transition to equity investing in Affordable Housing, the difference between...
08.24.2021
#29 - Russell Ginise on Affordable Housing
Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Russell Ginise, President of Alliant Strategic Investment, to chat about his time volunteering his legal services to the less fortunate, making the transition to equity investing in Affordable Housing, the difference between...
08.04.2021
#28 – Jeff Shafer on Why Impact is So Powerful
In a very special episode, we turned the table on Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital and host of this very podcast, to pick his brain on what is and is not impact, how the different generations perceive their portfolios, the...
08.04.2021
#28 - Jeff Shafer on Why Impact is So Powerful
In a very special episode we turned the table on Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital and host of this very podcast, to pick his brain on what is and is not impact, how the different generations perceive their portfolios, the...

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A New Lens with CommonGood Capital episodes:

#72 – Michael Spraggins on Quality Healthcare for Africa

#71 – Ashleigh Chapman on Scaling Solutions to End Human Trafficking

#70 – Brian Estes on Faith in Bitcoin

#69 – Jerome Ringo on Finding Climate Solutions

#68 – Kalen Salmon on Facilitating Second Chances

#67 – Tim Johnson on The Greatest Capital

#66 – Sister Charlotte on Charity vs Impact Investing

REPLAY – Pete Leonard on Providing Second Chances

#65 – Edmund Higenbottam on Financial Inclusion

#64 – Kenny Eck on Prosperity With Purpose

#63 – Janvier Ngamije on Finding Forgiveness After Genocide

#62 – Greg Lanier on Finding Impact by Faith

#61 – Alix Lebec on De-Risking Impact and Global Equity

#60 – Reid Thomas – From EB5, to OZs, to Impact Investing

#59 – Diane Damskey on Defining Impact

#58 – Paulina Stannard on Changing Perspectives

REPLAY: The Second Act of Ron Cordes

#57 – Toussaint Bailey on Making Money More

#56 – DIVINE on Financial Empowerment

#55 – John Bowman on the Problem With ESG

#54 – Jeff Shinabarger on Supporting Social Entrepreneurs

#53 – Marion Chebet on Integrating Impact

#52 – Ron Nikkel on Compassionate Criminal Justice

#51 – Sam Adams on Inspiring Positive Change

#50 – Rachel McDonough on Faith-Based Investing

#49 – Stephen Hester on Managing Risk

#48 – Jeff Korzenik on Untapped Talent

#47 – Chris Bentley on Better Impact Solutions

#46 – Pete Leonard on Providing Second Chances

#45 – Pete Ochs on Pursuing Significance

#44 – Patrick Fisher on Banking on the Unbanked

#43 – Sharon Vosmek on Actionable Inclusion

#42 – Morgan Simon on Changing the Culture of Money

#41 – Sherri Cooke on Educating an Industry

#40 – Sharna Goldseker on Stewarding a Legacy

#39 – Shundrawn Thomas on Claiming Your Values

#38 – Kyle Cousins on Finding a Calling

#37 – Eva Yazhari on Investing With Consciousness

#36 – Giti Khalsa on the Rhythm of Investing

#35 – Alexandra Dest on Infusing Love Into Capital

#34 – Bob Doll on 40 Years in Financial Services

#33 – Greg Francis on Justice for Black Farmers

#32 – Wasswa Robbins on Helping Others

#31 – Gloria Nelund on Saving Capitalism

#30 – John Rivers on Faith in Entrepreneurship

#30 - John Rivers on Faith in Entrepreneurship

#29 – Russell Ginise on Affordable Housing

#29 - Russell Ginise on Affordable Housing

#28 – Jeff Shafer on Why Impact is So Powerful

#28 - Jeff Shafer on Why Impact is So Powerful