Sançar's Sahin, Co-founder at Oliva, a B2B2C startup that provides on-demand therapy, coaching, and classes. It has previously worked with employees of companies like HubSpot and Sifted. Oliva focuses on effective process matching to build a value-based platform.  In today’s episode, Sançar shares his personal story of experiencing burnout while working in a fast-growing startup and the importance of addressing mental health in the workplace. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [01:26] Sançar's personal story and getting to work on Oliva. [06:19] Maiko's Mental health journey. [07:39] Getting Mental he ..read more

In this episode, Sarah Kingston, co-founder and Chief impact officer of In Good Company, discusses their mission to help good businesses thrive. They define good businesses as those that have a positive impact on people, planet, and communities. Sarah shares how their journey began when she met her business partner, and they discovered the problem of finding and connecting with these impactful businesses. They also highlight the challenges these businesses face in reaching and growing their customer base. Tune in to learn more about how In Good Company is bridging the gap between consumers and ..read more

Mark Horoszowski, the CEO and co-founder of Moving Worlds, a platform that's supporting social enterprises by connecting them to corporate content and pro-bono professionals that can really help them get ahead. In today’s episode, we discuss how their platform can help social entrepreneurs or if you're in a corporation, how you can actually work with social entrepreneurs all over the world.  EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [00:54] Mark's personal background & journey [09:56] Moving World's impact in transforming business [16:12] How does Moving Worlds work?  [22:08] How do corporate partners ..read more

In today's episode, I speak to Krish Himmatramka, the founder of Do Amore, a direct-to-consumer startup that sells engagement rings with conflict-free diamonds. Each ring also funds water projects, which can be traced using GPS coordinates and photos that prove there's an actual impact. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [01:05] Krish's Journey [03:47] How the Water Project Happened [07:50] Approaching Do Amore with Traceability [11:56] Verifying source and responsibility of Diamonds/Gold [15:01] Outsourcing Lab Created Diamonds [16:14] Future for mined Diamonds [17:26] The Journey of a Diamond [22:07] Block ..read more

Eleanor Kaye, Executive Director of the Newton Venture Program. Program helping people from underestimated and overlooked backgrounds break into the venture capital industry and also advance their careers once they are in the venture capital industry. In today’s episode, we discuss her journey in the venture capital industry and talk about some of the challenges in the industry and how the Newton Venture Program is curbing them.  EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [00:41] Eleanor's personal background & journey [06:17] What is the Newton Venture Program? [11:43] Who is the Newton Venture Program for ..read more

Rene Haas, the co-founder, and CEO of NeoCarbon. A company that has created a product that removes CO2 from the atmosphere by retrofitting industrial cooling towers with direct air capture devices. Direct air capture has been promoted as one of the most promising solutions to climate change. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [0:47] Rene Haas’s background. [4:33] Do entrepreneurs have to start from bigger companies before committing to start-ups? [7:45] Intentionality of building a company around your life [11:07] How does NeoCarbon work? [14:49] How far along is the technology?  [15:50] NeoCarbon busin ..read more

In today's episode, I speak to Max Stossel—an award-winning poet and filmmaker, as well as the founder and CEO of Social Awakening. Max has spent the last year speaking in front of more than a hundred thousand students, parents, and educators, talking about how social media and social media addiction affects our lives. With Social Awakening, he has made it his mission to help teenagers thrive in a digital world where apps are radically optimized for engagement by leveraging addictive behavior. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [1:05] Max Stossel’s background & Journey [4:20] Lessons learned from workin ..read more

Tess Cosad, the co-founder and CEO of Bea Fertility. A company making fertility care more convenient and affordable. The company is leveraging a method called IntraCervical Insemination or ICI, which has proven to actually have a 50% success rate at only a 10th of the cost of IVF. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [0:30] Tess Cosad’s background. [1:56] Fertility & Infertility, who actually has this problem? [3:43] How do existing solutions work? [6:27] Why was IUI the go-to treatment? [9:07] Strategy behind bringing back the treatment into the market  [12:03] Challenges and barriers in launching th ..read more

Chieu Cao is the co-founder of Mintago, a financial wellbeing platform for employees offering financial education, financial planning tools and pensions through salary sacrifice. He’s worked for many years at some of the world’s most renowned brands like Amazon,  Microsoft and Yahoo. Before Mintago, he co-founded PerkBox which became one the fastest growing employee service platforms. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS [1:17] Chieu Chao's background. [4:07] Next step after leaving Perkbox. [6:04] Lessons learnt from Perkbox. [10:34] Overcoming mental hurdles as an entrepreneur. [13:32] Dealing with ment ..read more

In today's episode, I speak to Matt Semmelhack, the co-founder and CEO of Boox, reusable boxes, and shipping bags, eliminating single-use plastic and cardboard from eCommerce shipments.  The rise of eCommerce has been massive in the last few years and further accelerated by the pandemic. We'll dive into some of the most sustainable options to reduce the negative environmental impact of shipment. [01:00] Matt's Personal Journey (How he started Boox) [08:09] Comparing the environmental impact of Boox to other solutions [09:41] Boox's initial market segment [12:33] How does Boox work? (Cust ..read more