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Episode Seven is with co-founders, Rohan McCloskey and Aidan Lett of Go Generosity, a platform that allows people to pay-it-forward at their favourite local businesses, so they can turn their generosity into tangible products and services for people in need.

Go Generosity makes Generosity easy, through the power of partnership. 

"Social Impact is all about bringing consumers, businesses and charities together to meet a need" - Rohan McCloskey, CEO and Founder of Go Generosity 

Rohan and Aidan discuss how Go Generosity was born, the mission and purpose of the organisation, what social impact means to them and their big plans for the future. They dive deeper into their scalable model and the endless benefits for consumers, businesses, charities and those in need. It's a 'win, win' model and just the beginning for this organisation! 

To learn more and support Go Generosity's good work, check them out here - https://www.gogenerosity.com/

Go Generosity Instagram 

Episode Six, with founder, Lilah McDonald of The Public Water Project and Water Us. 

A conversation with Lilah McDonald, an 11-year-old founder passionate about helping others and starting as early as possible. Her pure motivations and determination to do her bit for the community blew me away. 

The Public Water Project / Foundation is a charity campaigning to bring more water fountains to public places within Auckland. Water Us is a social enterprise selling premium bamboo toilet paper with 50% of the profits being donated to The Public Water Foundation, to buy drinking fountains for New Zealand's parks and playgrounds. All with a purpose to reduce the use of plastic bottles and decrease the consumption of sugary drinks. 

I am inspired by the next generation, how they see the world, business opportunities, what they find important, and focus their time on. Lilah is a great representation of the generation rising up! 

To learn more and support the good work, check them out here - https://publicwaterproject.org/ https://waterus.nz/

Episode Five, with co-founder and CEO John Berry of Pathfinder, an ethical investment company and KiwiSaver provider who manages funds actively investing in companies doing good where the environment and social impact is a priority. 

John highlights what ethical investing is, how you can invest ethically, and Pathfinder's methods to ensure they are making the best decisions to bring value while keeping values aligned to the planet and people. 

The podcast is a great resource to learn about ethical investing in an easy-to-understand conversation. John also highlights ways to find your purpose, help change the world, and discusses his thoughts on the future of business and investing. 

To learn more and support Pathfinders good work, check them out here - https://www.path.co.nz/

Episode Four, a Solo Session with a purpose to simplify social impact and educate others in bite-sized sessions. 

In this episode, you will;

- Learn about Sustainable Development Goals / SDGs / Global Goals and the UN 2030 Agenda (spoiler alert, they are all the same thing)

- Learn what the SDGs are and why they exist

- Learn how businesses and consumers can support the global goals and take action

- Gain insight and resources to dive deeper

Shownotes:

Resource 1: UN Short Film, Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | Presented by Thandie Newton 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVWHuJOmaEk 

Resource 2: United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals Website 

www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/nations-united 

Extras:

Adworld App: https://aworld.org/

SDGs in Action App: https://sdgsinaction.com/

Resource 3: SDG Action Manager (Google or click the below link) 

https://app.bimpactassessment.net/get-started/sdg-action-manager?_ga=2.239023296.1732034965.1631780187-1186817073.1629274423

Episode Three, with Founders Alanna and Pete Champman of 27 Seconds, a social enterprise with 100% of the profits from their New Zealand Wine helping survivors of slavery.

Listen to Alanna and Pete's journey to launching 27 Seconds, the why behind the enterprise, the highs, and lows, thoughts on social impact, doing good and making a difference. 

The podcast gets practical, empowering others wanting to set up social enterprises and social impact initiatives. 

Their wine is seriously good and each bottle makes a difference. Win, win. 

To support 27 Seconds check them out here - https://27seconds.co.nz/ 

Episode Two, with Founder Angela Michel of Worthy, a company reducing waste and making change, one bottle at a time. Worthy produce reusable drink bottles with a cause, made in Melbourne from 100% sugarcane. 

Worthy is on a mission to make an environmental impact and a tangible difference in people’s lives. An inspiring listen of a business built to make a difference from the start.

To support Worthy check them out here - https://www.worthyau.co/

Hosted by Bryar Stewart

Episode One, with Founders Tom Fletcher and Maddie Schnell of Sonntag & Co, a design company making a difference. Sonntag means ‘Sunday’ in German – the day they see best to rest, relax and enjoy what’s around you, with the ones you love most.

Sonntag & Co believe in living for something so much greater than themselves. That’s why they have decided to implement social impact into their business model, directly impacting the community in Lalogi-Lakwana, Uganda.

Be inspired by their journey, consistent steps and confidence to just start somewhere.

To support Sonntag & Co check them out here - https://www.sonntagandco.com/

Hosted by Bryar Stewart

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An introduction & welcome episode, hosted by Bryar Stewart.

We are on a mission to raise the profile of social impact, to empower business owners & consumers to use their powers for good.

We host conversations with business owners, leaders and experts on the topic of social impact, spotlight businesses worth supporting, give practical breakdowns and examples and highlight social impact news, insight, inspiration, events, tools & resources.

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