Better Heroes

How can entrepreneurship solve the world’s toughest problems? How can public and private enterprises come together to support impactful entrepreneurs? How can we create more job opportunities and economic prosperity around the globe?

Today’s Better Heroes are Édgar Sánchez, Country Managing Partner, EY Colombia and Talent Leader, Latin America North, and Camila Escallón, Corporate Affairs and Communications Senior Manager in the Andean Region at Unilever.

You can learn more about Édgar and EY here and about Unilever here.  You can learn more about TRANSFORM here.

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What do you do if you live in a rural community where jobs are scarce? Is migration to a bigger city a sufficient solution? How can we develop local economies?

Today’s Better Hero is Sebastian Salinas, Founder and Executive Director at Balloon Latam. His goal is to work alongside rural community members to teach entrepreneurship and economic development.

Learn more about Sebastian and Balloon Latam here.

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What makes a product economically and environmentally sustainable? What is a regenerative economy? What role do local artisans play in regenerative economies? How can we ensure local artisans are compensated fairly for their labor? 

Today’s Better Hero is Neelam Chhiber, Co-Founder and Managing Trustee at Industree Foundation and Co-Founder and Managing Director at Mother Earth. Her goal is to support local artisans in achieving economic prosperity for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Learn more about Neelam Chhiber here.

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Can we solve global hunger? Is there enough food on earth to support a growing population? How will climate change impact our food supply?

Today’s Better Heroes are Rob Dongoski, EY Global Food and Agriculture Leader and Bernhard Kowatsch, Head of the UN World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator.

Learn more about EY and Rob here. Learn more about Bernhard and the World Food Programme here.

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How much food gets thrown away everyday? Is there another option for food waste other than a landfill? How can we turn leftovers into something incredible?

Today’s Better Hero is Travin Singh, Founder and CEO at CRUST Group. Travin’s goal is to reduce food waste by upcycling surplus ingredients like bread, and waste like fruit peels into beer and non-alcoholic beverages.

Learn more about CRUST group and Travin here.

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What is the impact of a tractor? How does access to these machines improve education, decrease child labor and increase food security? What does it mean to be an entrepreneur with purpose?

Today’s Better Hero is Jehiel Oliver, founder and CEO of Hello Tractor. His goal is to help marginalized farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa access tractors and improve their lives.

Learn more about Jehiel and Hello Tractor here.

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Why is translation important? What role does it play in an increasingly globalized world? Why is diversity among translators critical? 

Today’s Better Hero is Nour Al Hassan, Founder and CEO at Tarjama. Her goal is to use technology and translation to empower.

Learn more about the Tarjama here. This is part of our series on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

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Do you know your rights and how to use them? What if there was an app that could teach you what your rights are and how to exercise them?

Today’s Better Hero is Wa’il Ashshowwaf, CEO and Co-founder of REYETS. His goal is to create equity through education.

Learn more about the REYETS app here. This is part of our series on Diversity Equity and Inclusion.

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At this very moment, there are people out there working to save the world. This series was created to tell you about them.

Better Heroes is a show from the global EY organization, hosted by Matt Smith.

On the show you’ll hear about powerful, groundbreaking solutions to climate catastrophe, global unemployment, food insecurity, and social inequity. We’ve also invited founders and people in the EY community to talk about the role that businesses, governments and the social sector can play in championing impact entrepreneurs. 

Better Heroes is a project of EY Ripples, a global program to mobilize people across the EY network to help solve the world's most urgent social and environmental challenges.

The views reflected in this podcast are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organization or its member firms.

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