Awarepreneurs

Our guest this week on the pod is John Belizaire.  John is the CEO of Soluna Computing, a company that is unleashing the potential of renewable energy and helping power plants sell every megawatt. And a special thanks to members of the Awarepreneurs Community for sponsoring this episode!

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Soluna Computing site

• Clean Integration blog

• Announcement of $35M of funding

• Clean Integration podcast

• Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's social entrepreneur coaching

Our guest this week on the pod is LeiLani Quiray.  LeiLani  is the Founder and CEO of Be The Change HR, a company that helps small businesses with their HR, have fun and change the world. One of the key areas of impact that Be The Change is dedicated to is helping trafficking survivors increase their workplace readiness. And a special thanks to Saybrook Business Administration programs for sponsoring this episode!

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Be The Change HR site

• The Cup Cake Girls site

• Free to Thrive site

• Fractional CTO Awarepreneurs episode

• Saybrook Business Administration programs

• Paul's social entrepreneur coaching

This week on the pod is our montly solo episode with Paul Zelizer.  Paul is the Founder & CEO of Awarepreneurs and the host of the popular Awarepreneurs podcast.  He's also been a coach for social entrepreneurs and conscious business owners for more than 15 years.

• Black Girl Sunscreen site

• Article on building Black Girl Sunscreen

• Hubspot article on messaging

• Market research episode

• Paul's Strategy Sessions

Our guest this week on the pod is Pedro Sostre.  Pedro is the CEO of Navigate Accelerator, a new kind of startup program that helps founders launch better, grow faster and raise smarter. And a special thanks to members of the Awarepreneurs Community for sponsoring this episode!

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Navigate Accelerator site
• Navigate Accelerator blog
• Pitch Deck post
• Company of One book
• Visible Hands site
• iFundWomen site
• Black VC
• Google for Startups
• Awarepreneurs Community
• Paul's social entrepreneur coaching

Our guest this week on the pod is Todd Sears.  Todd is the Founder and CEO of Out Leadership, a company that develops innovative and forward thinking initiatives to leverage LGTBQ opportunities across a range of industries and a globally regarded business leader and equality entrepreneur.   And a special thanks to Saybrook Business Administration programs for sponsoring this episode!

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Out Leadership site

• 2022 State LGTBQ Business Climate Index

• OutNEXT event

• Angels in America play

• Saybrook Business Administration programs

• Paul's social entrepreneur coaching

Our guest this week on the pod is Gigi Sabbat. Gigi is the Founder and CEO of Life Service Center of America, LLC, a Motivational Speaker, and a 5x Best Selling Author. She's also a Life and Confidence Coach, a 1st Generation Haitian American, the host of the Walk With Me Podcast and a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Advocate.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• LSCOA site

• Global Confident Men's Conference

• National Domestic Violence Hotline (US)

• LSCOA Coaching

• LSCOA Business Service Navigator

• Walk With Me Podcast

• The Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's social entrepreneur coaching

Our guest this week on the pod is Dimitry Gershenson.  Dimitry is the Co-Founder and CEO of Enduring Planet - they ofter growth capital for climate entrepreneurs that is simple, fast and founder-friendly. 

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Enduring Planet site
• Enduring Planet blog
• Supply Shift site
• PCDN site
• Climate Policy Initiative site
• Climate Tech VC
• Saybrook Business Administration programs
• Paul's social entrepreneur coaching

This week on the pod is our montly solo episode with Paul Zelizer.  Paul is the Founder & CEO of Awarepreneurs and the host of the popular Awarepreneurs podcast.  He's also been a coach for social entrepreneurs and conscious business owners for more than 15 years.

• Businesses started during a recession article

• Awarepreneurs core values

• Enduring Planet site

• Lean Startup book

• Paul's Strategy Sessions

Our guest this week on the pod is Kirsten Saenz Toby.  Kirsten is the Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer of Revolution Foods, a social enterprise dedicated to citywide wellness by making healthy food accessible to all.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Diet for a Small Planet book

• Revolution Foods site

• No Kid Hungry site

• Saybrook Business Administration programs

• Paul's social entrepreneur coaching

Our guest this week on the pod is Eduardo Ortiz.  Eduardo is the CEO of Coforma, a company that works with the government and private sector to craft creative digital solutions and build technology products that improve people's lives.  Coforma's co-founders were recently jointly selected as DC's Small Business Persons of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Coforma site

• Revolution foods site

• The Small Business Guide to Government Contracts book

• The Awarepreneurs Community

• Paul's social entrepreneur coaching