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In the latest episode, we're speaking with Adam Kunes, Founder of purpose-driven boutique travel company Have Fun Do Good. Have Fun Do Good offers epic group travel experiences in the United States and abroad. Each experience incorporates a chance for participants to give back through volunteerism. Their aim is to change the idea of the traditional vacation mindset, hoping to provide attendees with an opportunity that will encourage them to continue to give back once they arrive back home.

In our chat, we dive into:

• The inspiration and origins behind Have Fun Do Good
• The benefits of incorporating volunteering into a more traditional vacation
• How Adam blended his experience with running a nonprofit and a for-profit business to run Have Fun Do Good
• The recent launch of their new initiative, Drink Beer Do Good
• How a Semester at Sea changed Adam’s life

Links from the Episode:

• Adam on LinkedIn, Instagram, and his email
• Have Fun Do Good on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram
• • Video of their first Arizona trip
• Drink Beer Do Good
• TOMS
• Pencils of Promise
• Charity: Water

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Sometimes change doesn’t require you to completely change what you’re doing. Sometimes it only requires you to change how you’re doing it.

A huge example of this philosophy: voting with your dollar. 

In this episode, we cover:

• What voting with your dollar really means
• Why you should care where your dollars go
• How to "vote with your dollar" sustainably
• The role voting with your dollar plays in impacting change

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Today we welcome John Treadgold to the podcast. John is a communications consultant specializing in advising organizations on how to communicate their impact, as well as the founder and host of the Good Future podcast where speaks to leaders and innovators who are rethinking economics and working to build companies focused on the greater good.

In our chat, we dive into:

• John's diverse academic and professional journey
• How our choices in spending and investing can impact the environment
• What we can do to promote a more holistically sustainable lifestyle and economy
• The resiliency of ESG funds during the coronavirus crisis
• John's thoughts on what the new normal will look like in a post COVID-19 world
• Lessons and insights learned through his experience in the social enterprise space

Links from the Episode:

• John Treadgold on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn
• Good Future Podcast
• John’s piece on the new normal
• Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
• Against the Rules Podcast (Michael Lewis)
• B Corporation
• Humanitix
• Who Gives a Crap? 

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In this episode, we speak to Rachel Klausner, CEO & Founder of Millie. Born out of the hope to make charitable giving more intentional and accessible for the millennial generation, Millie is a charitable giving platform that makes giving back as simple as swiping right. Millie has proven especially advantageous in the workplace, allowing companies to easily connect with their team through causes they care about and matching donations.

In our chat, we discuss:

• The relationship Millenials have with giving compared to other generations
• The day-to-day of running a start-up
• Transitioning into a new mode of programming
• How the Millie app has become a valuable tool in the workplace
• Rachel’s valuable advice on fundraising a social impact-startup

• Rachel on LinkedIn
• Millie on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter
• WorkInspired by Aron Ain
• Just Mercy - movie, book
• EJI
• L'Oréal
• Ben & Jerry’s

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In this audio edition of the Better World Weekly, we discuss:

• How to create engaging blog content in the purpose-driven space

• Making giving in the workplace easy with the charitable giving platform, Millie

• Protecting the Black American vote with Lebron James

• And More!

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In the latest Better World Weekly, current world events again take center stage. We discuss leaders tackling racism in the workplace, supporting black-owned businesses, how to land a job in social impact, the latest march on Washington, and more.

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Today we welcome Matt Wittek, Founder of Fill it Forward.  Fill It Forward, previously Cupanion, originally began as a product-focused company that sold reusable water bottles, they have since innovated in the giving and technology spaces through launching the Fill It Forward app. Every time a consumer refills their own water bottle, they have the ability to give clean water to someone in need.

Since 2012, Fill It Forward has funded hundreds of clean water projects, benefiting communities across the world in an effort to alleviate the global water crisis.

In our chat, we cover:

• Fill it Forward's journey and environmental Impact
• Lessons Matt has learned through actively persuing his and his company's mission
• How behavior has changed in the reuse space
• The momentum driven by Fill it Forward's innovations in giving 
• The impact of taking risks financially

Links from the Episode:

• Matt on LinkedIn
• Fill It Forward on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo, LinkedIn 
• WaterAid
• Wine to Water
• Charity Water
• TOMS 
• Warby Parker
• KeepCup
• Klean Kanteen
• Thirst by Scott Harrison
• Little One Step by Simon James

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Better World Weekly 33 covers quite a bit as we dive into violent vs nonviolent protests and their influence and ability to drive change, getting more done with your business by doing less, and hiring at Grow Ensemble as we continue to expand our business and impact.

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In episode 86, we were honored to speak with Kate Williams, CEO of global environmental movement 1% for the Planet. 1% for the Planet inspires organizations and individuals to support environmental nonprofit solutions through an annual membership and everyday actions. Member companies pledge to give 1% of their total annual sales to environmental nonprofit partners. In 2019 alone, more than 3,000 members of the 1% for the Planet community spread amongst 40+ countries gave over $27 million.

In our episode with Williams, we dig into:

• 1% for the Planet’s history
• How just 1% truly is creating global change
• How businesses and nonprofits find success through powerful partnerships
• How Kate sees her role as CEO and leader 
• The importance of storytelling to raise awareness and inspiration

• Kate on LinkedIn
• 1% for the Planet on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn
• The Planet Post 
• The Planet Service Announcement
• We’re Still In 
• Oliver Russell
• All Good Products
• Brooks Wine
• B Corporation
• The Overstory by Richard Powers

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In Better World Weekly 32, we're sharing lessons and tips we've learned while running a podcast, ethical coffee companies you can feel good about supporting, and an initiative run by a few young and innovative entrepreneurs working to change the way the world handles plastic waste.

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