The Impact Untangled Podcast

Patrick Scheurle is a Managing Partner for the Sub-national Climate Fund at Pegasus Capital. After starting his professional career in banking and asset management as a strategy consultant and portfolio manager, Patrick pioneered Impact Investing as a major investor and CEO of BlueOrchard Finance Ltd. Under Patrick’s leadership, BlueOrchard grew to more than $4 billion in assets under management, and created one of the industry’s leading impact management and measurement frameworks. BlueOrchard was acquired by Schroders plc in October 2019.  Patrick’s investment experience includes private equity, sustainable infrastructure, and private debt. Patrick holds a PhD in Finance from the University of St. Gallen and is a published author of several books and academic articles.

BlueOrchard was founded in 2001, through an initiative of the UN, as the first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments worldwide. The company has evolved into a leading global impact investment manager, connecting millions of entrepreneurs in emerging and frontier markets with investors. BlueOrchard is a member of the Schroders Group.

Episode Links

www.impactcareers.ch

www.impactuntangled.com

Patrick Scheurle LinkedIn

Blue Orchard Website

Blue Orchard Publications

Pegasus Capital Website

Book - Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World

Book - Big Debt Crises by Ray Dalio

Marion Höchli is Planted’s Country Manager Germany & CO-Managing Director as well as VP of Planted’s European Business Development. Marion leads Planted’s expansion in Europe. Having been a part of the company’s story since the beginning, she joined the Planted team to expand the business across Europe. 

Marion Höchli graduated from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) in 2016, with a double master’s degree in International Management and Marketing. Having worked at renowned multinational firms before, she brings in a comprehensive understanding of the business value chain, the ability to adapt to new markets quickly, and she has vast experience managing international projects.

Planted is actually a spinout from the ETH Zurich and made its debut in 2019. Now it is available for consumption in Switzerland, Germany, Austria with a presence in more than 3000 locations. Planted is probably one of the more delicious meat substitute alternatives out there in Switzerland right now and Planted’s chicken is unique in that it is pea-protein and pea-fiber based rather than soy-based.

Episode Links

www.impactcareers.ch

www.impactuntangled.com

Marion Höchli LinkedIn

Planted Website

No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Unlocking Us Podcast

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brené Brown

Kickstart Innovation

Venture Kick

MassChallenge

ETH Pioneer Fellowships

Arman Anatürk is the cofounder of FoodHack, a community driven media and events platform for the food and foodtech industry. A university drop out at the age of of 18, Arman went on to launch multiple ventures including a coding school in London, and a communications and strategy agency for the food and science fields before getting to his current startup, FoodHack. Today, Arman's role has him overseeing the growth of the meetups which is now active in 18 cities across the globe and building new products for their community of 10k food entrepreneurs, innovators and investors across the globe.

FoodHack highlights breaking trends in the food industry for hungry entrepreneurs to get inspired, scouts emerging startups from across the globe and provides a platform to launch their products. FoodHack is a community-driven platform that inspires, highlights and connects food entrepreneurs and innovators. FoodHack provides weekly articles, along with podcasts and newsletters - finding the stories and news that entrepreneurs need to know, and always delivered in a personal and easy-to-digest format. 

Episode Links

www.impactcareers.ch

www.impactuntangled.com

Arman Anatürk LinkedIn

FoodHack Website

Baze - Personalized Supplements

Mixfit: Personal Nutrition Journey

MassChallenge Switzerland

Kickstart Switzerland

Founder Institute in Zurich

Clubhouse

Pierre Monnin is a Senior Fellow with CEP where he focuses on the environmental and social effects of monetary policy. Prior to that he has been with the Swiss National Bank (SNB) in various roles for a total of ten years – counseling SNB’s Board Members on issues concerning financial markets and monetary policy as well as developing measures of financial stability and integrating them into the bank’s monetary policy framework. He also worked at Man Investments as a Quantitative Analyst, developing asset allocation strategies for alternative investments. Pierre holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Zurich, a MSc in Economics from Queen Mary, University of London, as well as a MSc in Statistics and a BA in Economics from the University of Neuchatel.

Council on Economic Policies (CEP): CEP is an international nonprofit nonpartisan economic policy think tank for sustainability. They formulate and promote economic policy solutions that strengthen individual opportunity, social cohesion and environmental stability. 

Episode Links

www.impactcareers.ch

www.impactuntangled.com

Pierre Monnin LinkedIn

Council on Economic Policies (CEP) Website

Book: Pierre-Noël Giraud, Le Commerces des Promesses

Book: Michael Walzer, Spheres of Justice

Book: Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon 

Nancy Saddington is the CEO and co-founder of Organic Mondays -- A Swiss Brand of Period products. Nancy was born in the UK but lived all over the world. She has lived in Canada, Eswatini (previously known as - Swaziland), Zambia, the UK and Yemen. She studied Geochemistry at Manchester University and previously worked as a Chartered Accountant at the KPMG London Office. She is passionate about period products, especially plastic-free period products that support global sustainability and women’s health. Nancy has called Zurich home since 2005, and she is now a Swiss citizen. Nancy enjoys skiing, tea drinking and swimming in the lake.

About Organic Mondays: Mondays is a Swiss brand that strives to make plastic free periods easy, benefiting the environment and women’s health. For listeners that would like to try Organic Mondays Period products, Mondays makes it easy through a subscription service.

1. Go to organicmondays.com and select the period products you want. There are over 25,000 possible variations on how to fill your box!  So if you’re overwhelmed just take the 15 second quiz and Mondays will suggest a mix of period products personalised for you.

 In This Episode

• Introduction of Nancy Saddington

Episode Links

www.impactcareers.ch

www.impactuntangled.com

Nancy Saddington LinkedIn

Mondays Website

https://smartemma.sbb.ch

Period Equity Website

Book: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

Book: Diversify by June Sarpong

Book: The Forever Transaction: How to Build a Subscription Model So Compelling, Your Customers Will Never Want to Leave by Robbie Kellman Baxter

Book: Period. It’s about Bloody Time by Emma Barnett

How I Built This Podcast with Guy Raz - NPR

Danielle Cotten, 33, turned vegan 5 years ago after being vegetarian for nearly 15 years. She is passionate about driving the vegan movement forward as the communications and campaign manager of Swissveg - Switzerland's largest and oldest lobby for vegetarians and vegans as well as the founder of the V-label. Before her time at SwissVeg, she received a master's degree in Organizational Sociology, lived abroad for a few years and gained working experience in various fields, including event management and audit. Danielle is happiest trail running with her mountain dog up in the Swiss alps, lifting weights or enjoying delicious plant-based food with friends. 

About SwissVeg from the official website: Since 1993, Swissveg is the largest representation of vegetarians and vegans in Switzerland as a politically independent organization. SwissVeg works to permanently reduce meat consumption and make a plant-based, responsible lifestyle an attractive and healthy alternative accessible to everyone. Swissveg is characterized by in-depth information and a wide range of events. For experts and consumers, the organization has established itself as a leading point of contact in all aspects of vegetarian-vegan lifestyle.

Ongoing projects:

• Swissveg successfully introduced the first Vegi Day in Switzerland.

 In This Episode

• Introduction of Danielle Cotten

Episode Links

www.impactcareers.ch

www.impactuntangled.com

Danielle Cotten LinkedIn

SwissVeg Home Page

History of the V-Label

Book: Veganize Your Life! By Renato Pichler

YouTube Channel: Vegan ist Ungesund

Movie: Cowspiracy

Movie: Forks Over Knives

Today our guest is Patrick Elmer. Patrick works at the intersection of finance and global development, focusing on innovative solutions and partnerships that create opportunities for underprivileged people.. He founded iGravity in March 2017 to support disruptive ideas, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and institutions in their impact investment ventures. Previously he worked as Head of Business Development at BlueOrchard, leading the sales strategy across multiple markets and developing new partnerships and structures. He was also Head of Philanthropy Services and Responsible Investments at Credit Suisse, advising clients on investment solutions and leading the bank’s efforts in creating novel partnerships and products in areas like microfinance, education, agriculture and conservation finance. Before that, Patrick worked for many years in Mozambique, Tanzania and Madagascar, first managing the private sector development portfolio of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and later establishing and managing microfinance banks on behalf of public and private investors. 

 In This Episode

• Introduction of iGravity founder Patrick Elmer

Episode Links

www.impactcareers.ch

www.impactuntangled.com

iGravity Website

Patrick Elmer LinkedIn

Book: Banker to the Poor by Muhammad Yunus

New Roots is an innovative Swiss-based vegan cheese start-up. On this episode, inspiring CEO and Founder, Freddy Hunziker, talks about how he switched from being a semi-professional athlete as a mountain biker to founding New Roots in 2015, a dairy alternative vegan cheese start-up, with his partner at the age of 22. Tune in for this inspiring story!

New Roots has also won awards for their vegan cheese products.

2019 - Swiss Economic Forum Award in the category Production/Trade & Industry

2018 - New Roots’s Free-the-Goat Cheese was the proud winner of the Peta Vegan Food Awards 

 In This Episode

• Introduction of New Roots CEO and founder Freddy Hunziker

Episode Links

www.impactcareers.ch

www.impactuntangled.com

Innosuisse

New Roots Website

Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll Zach Bush Podcast Episode

The World Peace Diet by Will Tuttle

Today on the podcast we have Pedro Fernandez. Pedro leads the evaluation and monitoring of ESG factors at responsAbility, which are an integral component of the investment team’s decision-making process alongside financial factors.He joined the company in 2017, bringing over 15 years of experience in managing environmental and social risks and opportunities across a broad range of industries. He’s also worked as a consultant across other industries and across a broad range of issues from energy and mining to climate change, community engagement, health & safety and labour conditions. His work has taken him extensively to developing countries and to environmental hotspots, where he has managed numerous projects. Originally from Spain but in Switzerland since 2011, Pedro has a Bachelor in Environmental Sciences, a Master in Health & Safety and is a certified auditor of the SA8000 standard on social issues.

In This Episode

• Introduction of Pedro Fernandez

Episode Links

www.impactcareers.ch

www.impactuntangled.com

Pedro Fernandez LinkedIn

European Commission Website

ResponsAbility Company Website

Today on the podcast we have Fabian Weinländer. Fabian currently works as an ecosystem manager at RethinkResource. Fabian has a fascinating background. Not only has he lived all over the world in countries such as Cameroon, Madagascar, Canada, Austria and now Switzerland, he also obtained his bachelor degree at the University of Life Sciences in Vienna in Environment and Bio resource management. Fabian has experience in circular agriculture systems, in particular aquaponics. He worked at a Swiss Startup called Urban Farmers which worked on building and operating rooftop aquaponic farms. Now Fabian works at Rethink Resource, the innovation agency that works on creative ways to re-use industrial scale resources that would otherwise go to waste.  Stay tuned to hear about Fabian talk about aquaponics, and his experience at RethinkResource.

Rethink Resource was founded in 2016 with the mission to support the producing industry in the transition to a closed loop economy. Specifically, they focus on working with clients to turn industrial side streams into sustainable and profitable business opportunities. What are side-streams? Side-streams are basically materials that are continuously lost from a production process. RethinkResource identifies valuable components within a side-stream that can find new applications and be turned into profits instead of causing disposal costs. Industrial side streams are therefore viewed as strategic assets – with long-term competitive advantages and RethinkResource focuses on extracting the value in these stranded assets within the constraints of a modern production system.

In This Episode

•     Introduction of Fabian and RethinkResource [0:55]

Episode Links

RethinkResource Website

Fabian’s LinkedIn

www.impactuntangled.com

www.impactcareers.ch