Elyse Sainty works at the intersection of social impact and finance, which is the sweet-spot of this show. She’s director of Impact Investing at Social Ventures Australia (SVA) where she designs and manages Social Impact Bonds, and her take on this was really refreshing, from her perspective, It’s not really about investors… instead, it’s seeing capital as an enabler, it’s the means to an end.

And really, when you look at the central goal, it’s not about making money, it’s about making money make a difference.

Elyse delves into her transition from banking and finance to working in the social sector. And she talks about the genesis of SVA when the team saw an opportunity, in the collapse of the ABC-Learning child-care business, to refashion its assets into a social enterprise that today is doing well in the form of Goodstart Early Learning.

This is a great episode for anyone confused about Social Impact Bonds and their unique way of bringing together government funding, investors and service providers. But for those in the sector, Elyse has some really valuable philosophies about the mission and the potential for social finance going forward.

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