Hey Goodbets Unplugged listeners! We're back from our hiatus with a new episode for you all. This week on Unplugged, Nicole sits down with Hassan Hassan, the CEO of 4.0. They chat about Hassan's journey from engineering to CEO of 4.0 and the evolution of 4.0's work. Then, they dive into a new project that 4.0 is launching--the Angel Syndicate. Tune in to learn more.

Show Notes

4.0's Website: https://www.4pt0.org/

Learn more about the Angel Syndicate: https://www.fund4.co/

Apply to the Angel Syndicate: https://airtable.com/shr5skdiODIWimwmD

1988 Interview with Tupac Shakur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_XT9-C5Qu8

Hey Goodbets Unplugged Listeners! We're trying out a new episode format. This week Veronica shares some useful mindsets and tips from a book she's reading called The Courage to Be Disliked. They got her thinking as to how they might apply to and be helpful for founders or startups. We're mixing up our podcast format a bit to try out new types of episodes, let us know what you think by dropping us a line at [email protected]

Show Notes

The Courage to Be Disliked | https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501197277

A useful book summary | https://sipreads.com/the-courage-to-be-disliked/

Dannielle Kristine Toussant is the founder and CEO of She Thinks Purple—a women-powered creative agency that partners with impact-driven entrepreneurs and organizational leaders to tell inspiring brand stories that change the world. To think purple is to be consciously attuned to the power and necessity of elevating human stories. Tune in to hear more about Danielle's journey as a founder and a storyteller.

Show Notes

She Thinks Purple | https://www.shethinkspurple.com/, https://www.instagram.com/she_thinks_purple/, https://twitter.com/shethinxpurple, https://www.facebook.com/shethinkspurple/

Purple Con | https://purplecon.com/

This week Nicole sits down with Jason Terrell, one of the cofounders of and current Executive Director of Profound Gentlemen.  The organization was founded to build a community of male educators of color, with the larger vision of dismantling the cradle to prison pipeline by establishing a cradle to career pipeline for boys of color. Together, Nicole and Jason chat about some of the challenges that Jason has had as an educator and in founding Profound Gentlemen.

Show Notes

Profound Gentlemen | https://www.profoundgentlemen.org/

Jason's Instagram & Email | https://www.instagram.com/brionterrell/ , [email protected]

We're mixing it up a bit for this week's episode of Unplugged. We went back through our past ten episodes and created a mashup of advice, tips, and useful bits for entrepreneurs from entrepreneurs. If you're enjoying the show, want to be featured, or have ideas, reach out to [email protected]! Our inbox is always open.

This week Nicole sits down with Jonathan Johnson, the founder and CEO of Rooted School. They talk about the current state of education, as two former educators, the inspiration for Rooted School, and how the future of education might look.

Show Notes:

Rooted School | https://www.rootedschool.org/

The One Thing Book | https://www.the1thing.com/

Jonathan's Blog | https://www.twotwentyeight.org/

Jonathan's Twitter | https://twitter.com/2_2_eight

This week Veronica sits down Alicia Marseille, the Director of Innovation at ASU's Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative (WSSI).  Coincidentally, she's also Veronica's former boss. They chat about their time together at the Resource Innovation Solutions Network (RISN) Incubator, dive into the circular economy, and jump into building sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems and partnerships.

Show Notes:

Alicia Marseille | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-marseille-a63b976/

Bird on Fire by Andrew Ross | https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780199975525

The Value of Everything by Mariana Mazzucato | https://marianamazzucato.com/publications/books/value-of-everything/

This week we're revisiting an audience favorite, a conversation with Sam Battan. Sam is the founder of Colorado Youth Congress—an organization that trains diverse communities of youth on how to create systemic change in their communities. During his convo with Nicole, they dove deep on identity and how to navigate through privilege. It's a great convo and one that you enjoyed so much we thought we'd repost.

This week Nicole sits down with Kimberly Díaz, the Co-founder & CEO of oneTILT. Together they both discuss what it meant to be bi-racial growing up, and Kimberly dives deep on her identity. What it meant to her while growing up, and what it means to her today as a cofounder of oneTILT.

Show Notes

oneTILT's Website: https://www.onetilt.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/one_TILT 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_tilt/

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/oneTILT/

Courageous Converstations About Race Book: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780761988762

This week Nicole sits down with Carlos Vera, cofounder and executive director of Pay Our Interns. After taking unpaid internships in D.C., Carlos and his cofounder Guillermo set out to put data to the hardships that unpaid internships have, especially on students from underprivileged backgrounds. They founded Pay Our Interns and published a report Experience Doesn't Pay the Bills. Since, they've pushed to get funding for interns and have started to see systemic change. Tune in as Nicole and Carlos talk about the inspiration for Pay Our Interns and why it's important to build equity in our government system.

Show Notes:

Pay Our Interns Site: https://payourinterns.org/

Experience Doesn't Pay the Bills Report: https://payourinterns.org/congressional-report

Carlos Mark Vera on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carlosangeles25

Book Recs, The Messy Middle: https://www.amazon.com/Messy-Middle-Finding-Through-Hardest/dp/0735218072