Turning Capital into Positive Energy with Christin ter Braak-Forstinger

🎙️ Choosing to Matter: Cocktails with Chris Turning Capital into Positive Energy with Christin ter Braak-Forstinger Episode 12 In this episode, Chris sits down with Christin ter Braak-Forstinger, impact investor, author, and co-founder of Chi Impact Capital. From growing up in a small baroque Austrian town to leading one of Europe's pioneering circular investment firms, Christin's journey has been shaped by passion, clarity of purpose, and a belief that finance supports a fulfilling life. Her story is colored by memories of fly fishing with her father, the influence of a warmhearted grandmother who urged her to "move mountains," and a serendipitous turn that kept her from working in the World Trade Center just days before 9/11. What drives Christin is the conviction that money is positive energy, and that intentional investment can solve root causes. She reflects on co-founding Brave Aurora, an NGO in Ghana that shaped her mission, and on building Chi Impact Capital to back transformative, regenerative business models. Together, we explore themes of systems change, collective responsibility, and how intention, in both yoga and finance, can shape the futures we create. This is an inspiring conversation about the power of investing with purpose. 🍸 Cocktail of the episode: Basil Smash 🎧 A thought to leave you with: How might your money serve you, and others better? Episode ResourcesChristin ter Braak-Forstinger Chi Impact Capital Conscious Investing by Christin ter Braak-Forstinger Connect with Choosing to Matter Instagram: @choosingtomatter LinkedIn: @choosingtomatter Explore all our platforms Credits: Host: Chris Luebkeman Executive Producer: Jonelle Simunich Guest Relations: Taline Frantz Editors: Viktoria Bacheva and Asmita Mehta Sound Designer: Taline Frantz Design and Manager: Kinny Tran-Marazza Graphic Designer: Nazaré Sarabúa Recorded at the Schweizerhof Hotel Zurich Presented by: [Y]our 2040 Website: your2040.com/podcast