Impact Drivers

Auteur(s): Host: Jen Helms
  • Résumé

  • In this podcast, Jen Helms interviews entrepreneurs solving hard problems that matter. Through conversation we aim to inspire others to build businesses that do more than create incremental improvements. Instead, we demonstrate the path to building businesses solving the most pressing problems we face as a species. Whether it’s through innovative new technologies, products that move an industry forward, or process creation that flips the status quo on its head. Entrepreneurs with new approaches not only have the opportunity to push society forward in a positive way but also open up new market opportunities. Doing this, however, is hard. This podcast is a chance to be inspired and learn from those daring to build the hard businesses that create a better world. We call these entrepreneurs impact drivers.
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Épisodes
  • Jeffrey Char, Co-Founder and Chairman, TRENDE and Co-Founder and CEO, SOGO Energy
    Apr 21 2021

    In our eleventh episode we hear from Jeffrey Char, serial entrepreneur and investor. He currently manages two renewable energy ventures he co-founded. SOGO Energy is building a distributed utility to serve rural communities in Asia with affordable, reliable, and clean energy. TRENDE is an online renewable energy retailer accelerating the widespread adoption of solar power in Japan.

    In this episode we learn about the energy landscape in Japan and other parts of Asia, Jeff's journey starting TRENDE and SOGO Energy, his biggest lesson learned from founding numerous companies, and what's next for his ventures.

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    38 min
  • Sofie Blakstad, CEO and Founder, hiveonline
    Apr 7 2021

    In our tenth episode we hear from Sofie Blakstad, CEO and Founder of hiveonline. hiveonline is a blockchain based community finance platform rolling out to unbanked communities across sub-Saharan Africa and Central America. Prior to starting hiveonline, Sofie spent nearly 30 years building and transforming technology and businesses for international banks.

    In this episode we learn about Sofie's journey starting hiveonline, lessons learned in building a global product and team, how she is thinking about hiveonline's business model going forward, and the biggest challenges and opportunities on the horizon in the fintech space.

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    42 min
  • Jamie Jones, Executive Director, Fuqua Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    Mar 17 2021

    In our ninth episode we hear from Jamie Jones, an entrepreneur, scientist, and educator currently serving as the Executive Director of Fuqua's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She is also an Associate Professor of the Practice of Management.  

    In this episode, Jamie and Jen discuss a range of topics from important principles for social impact driven businesses, to commercializing technology-driven new products, to how the startup ecosystem could better support entrepreneurs building high impact companies.

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    29 min

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