Will Wiseman is the CEO & Co-Founder of Climatize, an easy & transparent mobile app enabling investments in renewable energy projects. Will has worked a range of jobs over his 9 years in the clean energy industry including managing multi-million-dollar projects, energy market analysis & even solar installation. In 2023, Will was selected among the Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Impact and in 2022 he was selected as a Young Global Changer by the World Policy Forum

Tim Griffiths is the Chief executive Officer of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, an organization that has worked with over five hundred social entrepreneurs in Ireland since its founding in 2004. In this work, Tim helps accelerate social entrepreneur’s vision through a network of dynamic and professional supporters to create enduring social change through the power of people.

Tim’s LinkedIn Page

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Webpage

Serena Wu is a business attorney, Harvard Law alum and co-founded of Radicle Law, a firm that provides innovative solutions to mission-driven clients in emerging industries. Her practice focuses on social entrepreneurship and plant medicines, advising on corporate and transactional matters, alternative dispute resolution, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation and religious freedom protections.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/serena-d-wu/

https://radiclelaw.com/

Dimitry Gershenson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Enduring Planet, a fintech platform that provides fast, flexible, and founder-friendly capital to climate entrepreneurs.  Dimitry has over a decade of experience across climate tech, operations, and impact investing.  

Excited to share this episode with Pankaj Mahalle, Co-founder & CEO at GramHeet. Pankaj was brought up in India in a smallholder farming family and it was through his lived experience of the physical, emotional, and financial stress facing modern Indian farmers that propelled him to co-found Gramheet, a brand which provides integrated post-harvest services to over 8,000 smallholder farmers. Their work has helped farmers increase their income by up to 40% and has prevented over 1300 metric tons of grain losses over the past two years alone.

In this episode we speak with Valerie Bowden, the founder of CRDLE, a marketplace that connects the world to African talent, the right way. With over a decade of experience living in East Africa, Valerie has helped some of the most recognizable brands in the world do business and investment in Africa. Her advice and experience in African countries has been featured on PBS, Huffington Post, NBC News, Yahoo, and the Washington Post. Before launching her career, she backpacked the entire length of Africa by herself.  

Learn more via the links below:

https://www.crdle.com/

Valerie’s LinkedIn Profile

In this episode we speak with Rhea Mazumdar Singhal, Founder and CEO of Ecoware, India’s first and largest sustainable packaging company. Rhea has been appointed A World Economic Forum ‘Young Global Leader’, and recently been commended with The Nari Shakti Puraskar, the highest civilian honor for women in India.

https://rheasinghal.com/

https://ecoware.in/

In this episode we are chatting with Dr. Ipshita Mandal-Johnson, a founding Partner & CEO of the Global Bio Fund where she is focused on investing in and scaling women-led Health-Tech ventures through Jaya Ventures. She is a visiting Lecturer at the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Cambridge and currently serves on the advisory boards of Proximie, Chiasma NZ, and Global Engineering Futures.

Learn more via the links below:

https://www.globalbiofund.org/

Ipshita Mandal-Johnson's LinkedIn

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In this episode we speak with Catherine Nomura, President and Founder of Kountable. Kountable is focused on solving the world's distribution problem by integrating people, products, profit and purpose. She is also the co-author of The Laws of Lifetime Growth.

Learn more via the links below:

https://www.kountable.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-nomura-21683213/ 

In this episode we speak with Ian Rosenberger, CEO of First Mile and Day Owl. First Mile works with retailers such as Puma and Ralph Lauren to help them incorporate recycled fabrics into their supply chain while also create prosperity in under-resourced communities. Day Owl creates everyday packs made from first mile material to showcase how companies can incorporate sustainable and equitable practices to create a thriving business for everyone involved.

Learn more via the links below:

https://www.firstmilemade.com/

https://www.dayowl.com/