Ashoka was formed in 1980 by Bill Drayton with the mission of investing in the people and creating patterns of collaborative entrepreneurship, which are necessary in an 'everyone's a changemaker' world. Or to put another way, make the world a better place by teaching people to create positive change. Who can argue with that?

 

On today's episode Bill and I chat about all sorts of things economy and his wisdom and insights are wonderful to absorb.

 

Bill is found and current CEO of Ashoka. Ashoka launches and unites the world's leading social entrepreneurs with over 3,700 start-ups. Ashoka brings big systems-change to the world's most urgent social challenges. Over half of the Ashoka entrepreneurs have changed national policy within five years of launching their businesses.

 

Bill was a consultant with McKinsey and Company and has taught at Stanford and Harvard. He was also an Assistant Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency and chairs Get America Working!

 

Podcast Hosted by Lorne Epstein

Audio Engineering by Afotey Odai

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