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Carrie Rich | How to Show Up, Learn, and Listen to Make Entrepreneurial Good in the World

The Lesson:  Expressing genuine interest in learning, in a job, in what other people have to say, in showing up even when you aren't necessarily needed, this is a behavior which boardrooms around the world will want to vacuum up, as long as one makes certain they see it.  Notable Excerpt: “One of the things I've learned is that every human adds value to our collective story; you have to believe that. If you're really going to believe in making the world a better place, you have to believe that every human adds value. And if you believe that then you're open to having meaningful conversations with everyone no matter where they are in this moment in life, so I don't care if I'm on a bus, or a plane, or a train, or the street, or the slum, or the boardroom, I'm genuinely interested in learning from the people next to me."  The Guest: Carrie Rich believes in making the world better through business and leadership. That is why she co-founded The Global Good Fund ten years ago to invest in high potential, overlooked social entrepreneurs.   Many entrepreneurs need access to capital to scale, so she went on to found and manage the Global Impact Fund, which is dedicated to investing in socially impactful businesses primarily led by black, brown and women founders.   Carrie's fourth book, Impact The World: Live Your Values and Drive Changes as a Citizen Statesperson, was published by Wiley in May 2022 and is now a WSJ and Amazon Best Seller. Carrie is the recipient of the POLITICO Women Who Rule Award, Washington Business Journal 40 under 40, Entrepreneur.com Top 30 Start-ups to Watch, Stevie Award for Women in Business, Asian Social Innovation CEO of the Year, Social Enterprise Alliance 50 under 40, and Empact100.   Carrie's fundamental message is about accessibility - everyday people can empower themselves and others.   Episode Resources:   Carrie Rich | Twitter [https://twitter.com/mscarrierich] Global Good Fund | Website [https://www.globalgoodfund.org/] Global Good Fund | Twitter [https://twitter.com/globalgoodfund] Global Good Fund | Instagram [http://instagram.com/globalgoodfund]

Alex Amouyel | Life Audits and Diversity in Problem Solving

The Lesson:  Everyone can make an impact if they give 10%—effort, time, money, etc. to ensuring that across all dimensions of life they are making a positive impact rather than a negative one. Sometimes it takes a hard look in the mirror, but it's always worth it in the end. Notable Excerpt: "[Do] an audit of your life across all the different categories. So career and job is one of them, but also your money, volunteering, your side-hustles, your family or the institutions you're part of, look at all your life and first start rating it by how much time are you spending on these categories and then whether you're having a positive-neutral-negative effect." The Guest: Alex has spent over 15 years working in the social impact space for one of the largest children's nonprofits. Save the Children and the Clinton Foundation. She now leads MIT SOLVE. As a founding Executive Director of Solve. Alex has built and now oversees a fast-growing team whose mission is to drive innovation, to solve global challenges. How do they do that? Their team finds funds and supports the most promising social innovators in entrepreneurs all around the world. To date solve has brokered funding commitments of over 60 million to their solver teams and entrepreneurs worldwide. Episode Resources:   Alex Amouyel | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alexamouyel/] Alex Amouyel | Twitter [https://twitter.com/alexamouyel] Your Impact Life | Website [https://www.yourimpactlife.com/] SolveMIT | Twitter [https://twitter.com/SolveMIT]

Saga Elmohtaseb | the Numbers Killing Game of Hollywood

The Lesson:  Numbers don't speak untruths, and for a female minority in a bro-business like Hollywood movie production, they're sexy that way. Saga Elmohtasen has produced hundred million dollar productions, but regardless of how successful she is, she doesn't let it go to her head, remembering that it's her roots and natural attitude that lead her to be successful.  Notable Excerpt: "I don't take any of my work seriously, with all due repect, but I'm serious about my work. Do you see the dicotomy here? At the end of the day I'm a daughter, I'm a sister, I'm an auntie, I'm way more than a producer, and I don't take any of it seriously but I'm so dang serious about the job. Being able to sever those two has been a lifesaver."  The Guest: Saga Elmohtaseb is a seasoned Hollywood producer, consultant and professor.  With a passion for film, Saga has worked on box office hits such as The Devil Wears Prada, A Good Year,Eragon, Just Go With It, Jack & Jill, and Iron Man 2. Saga is the president of Hollywood-Consulting.com [http://hollywood-consulting.com/] where she works closely with clients on productions from development to completion. She has been a professor at Chapman University’s Dodge School of Film & TV for over 6 years now and teaches film & TV. Episode Resources: * Saga Elmohtaseb | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sagaelmotaseb/] * Hollywood-Consulting | Website [http://hollywood-consulting.com/] Are you ready to start your health journey today? Go to viome.com/goodcurrency [https://www.viome.com/goodcurrency] to get $50 off Viome's Full Body Intelligence test or bundle, the most advanced at-home health test currently available to consumers. Use Promo Code:

Gene Gurkoff | Making Charity Literally a Walk in the Park

The Lesson:  What if donating to charity was as simple as walking your dog? Oftentimes when things become easier, more people can participate, but it also drives greater enthusiasm among those already impassioned.  Notable Excerpt: "One member didn't just go across the United States, but he started in Key West and went to the northwest tip of Washington state, diagonally, 4,500 miles and he was 11-years-old. When you have things like that, and not just people doing incredible feats, but people who walk their dogs every day and tell me what that means to them, we've had people lose over 100 pounds, we have parents who do it with their kids... it's been an incredible honor to be a part of this community" The Guest: Gene Gurkoff is the founder of Charity Miles, an app that enables people to earn money for Charity when they walk, run or bike. Charity Miles is regularly featured as one of the top health and fitness apps, and is the #1 charity app. It has won several awards, including a Webby and the People's Choice award at SXSW. Gene is also a marathoner, avid Bruce Springsteen fan, husband and father.  Episode Resources: * Charity Miles | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/charitymiles/] * Charity Miles |Twitter [https://twitter.com/charitymiles?lang=en] * Chariry Miles | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gene-gurkoff-7a55a41b/] Are you ready to start your health journey today? Go to viome.com/goodcurrency [https://www.viome.com/goodcurrency] to get $50 off Viome's Full Body Intelligence test or bundle, the most advanced at-home health test currently available to consumers. Use Promo Code: CURRENCY50

Rachel Gerrol | Forming a Next-Generation Justice League of Young Future Philanthropists

The Lesson:  Philanthropy comes in many forms, and from many faces. Whether it's the lifestyle we try to live, the purchasing decisions we make, the parents we were born to, or the careers we're pursuing, there's a role for everyone in leaving the world a better place than when we found it.  Notable Excerpt: "There're so many choices we make, and I'm not saying you have to make 1,000 choices a day that are directed towards social impact, but planting that seed in your consciousness that you want to be here on Earth as a vehicle of social change for the better really starts to, in the most beautiful of ways, affect your decision making. So while most people think of social impact as big philanthropic gifts and massive moves from your investments into impact investing, I really think about it like a lifestyle." The Guest: Rachel Gerrol is Co-Founder & CEO of NEXUS, the leading global network of next-gen philanthropists and impact investors with 6000+ members from over 70 countries representing families with a combined net worth of over $650 billion. Rachel has organized 40 NEXUS summits across 6 continents, including an annual summit at the UN and regional summits at The White House and No. 10 Downing Street. She led the “Media for Social Impact Summit” at the UN for 5 years and worked closely with the Obama/Biden Administration to create the renowned “It’s On Us” campaign to stop sexual assault on campus.  Rachel is recognized internationally for her work on next-gen philanthropy and has been featured in The New York Times, The Financial Times, Forbes, Vanity Fair and more. She serves on the Board of Directors of Birthright Israel Foundation, on the Next Gen Council of the USC-Shoah Foundation and on the Governing Committee of Lifestyles Magazine.  Episode Resources: * Rachel Gerrol | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/rachelgerrol/] * Rachel Gerrol | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelgerrol/] * The Nexus Summit | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thenexussummit/?hl=en] * Nexus Global | Website [https://nexusglobal.org] Are you ready to start your health journey today? Go to viome.com/goodcurrency [https://www.viome.com/goodcurrency] to get $50 off Viome's Full Body Intelligence test or bundle, the most advanced at-home health test currently available to consumers. Use Promo Code: CURRENCY50   Join us and over 400,000 like-minded people who have already discovered the Viome difference. Get personalized and precise recommendations on how to optimize your health and help you function at peak performance.