In this episode of Executive with a Cause, host Tammy Ven Dange chats with Cindy Reese Mitchell, the founding Chief Executive Officer and currently the Chief Impact Officer of Mill House Ventures.

Matchmaking and social impact probably aren’t two themes you expect in the same sentence. But in today’s episode, Cindy explains how some of her many roles include being an identifier, capability builder and connector for social enterprises.

Social enterprise is a relatively new term. Cindy's key objective is assisting organisations in achieving commercial viability with community impact. Furthermore, many aren’t even aware operating for profit doesn’t preclude an organisation from identifying as a social enterprise!

Cindy also takes us through her fascinating PhD work on developing Indigenous female entrepreneurship in the Kimberley region. Supporting this discussion, she finishes with how social entrepreneurs should operate in short-term operating models rather than long-term ‘prop up’ engagements to achieve meaningful solutions.

IT in Plain English

Everyone wants to maximise their ‘value for money' when it comes to IT solutions. And in today’s episode, Tammy shares some simple tips to enhance your organisation's cyber-security without breaking the budget.

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Links & Resources

• Learn more about the Mill House Ventures
• Read about one of Cindy’s ‘success stories’: Kulture Break
• Hear about Cindy’s achievement as the 2020 ACT Woman of the Year
• Connect with Cindy on Linkedin 
• Read this Canberra Weekly article for some of Cindy’s favourite things