What Investing Partnerships Can Learn From The Dating World, with Chris West

In this episode of Be & Think in the House of Trust, I am listening to Chris West, an entrepreneur and partner at Sumerian Partners and Sumerian Foundation who pioneered an enterprise-based approach to investment. In the past, Chris worked with a variety of donors, governments, NGOs and businesses in over a hundred developing countries. Chris's approach to investing is like dating: there is something beautiful and inspiring in engaging in healthy relationships and empathising with one another. :-)Highlights from this episode:(01:40) Creating disruption(06:35) Bringing value to investing partnerships(10:14) Is social investment turning into commercial investment?(16:03) Everyone should be obsessed with impact(16:45) Being in the shoes of the people you support Useful LinksChris West on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-west-8a927215Sumerian Foundation: https://www.sumerianfoundation.org/Connect with Servane:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/servanemouazan/ Website: https://servanemouazan.co.uk Subscribe to Conscious Innovation updates: http://eepurl.com/hp0h55 Podcast Music Production from Series 04 Ep 45: Milig Mouazan-Strachan