Subscribe: Spotify According to studies, women-led startups receive less than three percent of all venture capital funding. Marissa Bronfman wants to change that. After a decade building startups, Marissa has taken a seat at the other side of the table as an...
Social entrepreneur and venture capitalist Ben Peterson is on a mission to make Africa’s tourism ecosystem the biggest and boldest in the world. As co-founder & CEO of Purple Elephant Ventures, Peterson’s recent role is a culmination of eighteen years...
For several years now, efforts have been taken around the world to control and address the effect of human activity on the planet. To that end, in 2016, more than 190 nations committed, via the Paris Agreement, to improve their objectives and strategies in order to...
Women of color start businesses at a faster rate than anyone yet remain underserved by lenders. That’s both an equity problem and a missed opportunity for banks. It’s also an entirely fixable situation—after listening to these entrepreneurs’ experiences, it’s clear...
Subscribe: SpotifyNew Moms is a Chicago-based organization offering housing, job training and family support to help young moms overcome poverty and homelessness. Integral to their work is their social enterprise, a candle-making business called Bright Endeavors which...
