In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on social entrepreneurship – not to dismiss its promise, but to grapple with its pitfalls and benefits. Social entrepreneurship has emerged as a popular model for those seeking to tackle social issues by reimagining business for good. But the rise in its popularity requires us to pause for deeper reflection on how the model is used, who is included, and whether it is truly disrupting the systems it aims to transform, or simply replicating them in more marketable ways.

Host and social impact advisor, Manpreet Kaur Kalra, sits down with Concepción Galdón, Vice-Dean of Business with Purpose at IE Business School in Madrid and co-author of: Promise, Pitfalls, and Potential of Social Entrepreneurship. Together, they challenge the very definitions that underpin social entrepreneurship and how to move beyond heropreneurship to build more restorative approaches to social change.

During this conversation, we examine: 

• Who defines what “impact” means in different cultural and economic contexts 
• How heropreneurship narratives harm both entrepreneurs and communities
• Why traditional expectations around scalability and growth pose challenges
• The hurdles with impact measurement and impact investing

This episode is a call to slow down, to listen more deeply, and to rethink the definitions, expectations, and power dynamics that shape the world of social enterprises.

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