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Dollars and Change Podcast
by Wharton Social Impact Initiative
Wharton Social Impact Initiative talks with leading industry experts who are changing the world through social enterprises, impact investing, corporate social responsibility programs, social impact research, and more. Subscribe to the Dollars and Change Podcast today wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Why Employee-owned Companies Are Better at Building Worker Wealth
Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Corey Rosen, founder of the National Center for Employee Ownership, about how employee ownership plans are structured and why they yield great financial benefits for companies and workers alike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Investing in Refugee Entrepreneurs in East Africa
Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Julienne Oyler, co-founder and CEO of the African Entrepreneur Collective, which helps micro, small, and medium businesses across East Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How Companies and Capital Can Be Forces for Good, with Jean Case, Founder of For What It’s Worth
Jean Case is a business leader, philanthropist, and author who served as a senior executive at AOL before launching The Case Foundation in 1997. She is also creator of “For What It's Worth,” a weekly newsletter to demystify impact investing, and the author of Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a Life…
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The Hard Work Ahead to Realize the Promise of ESG Investing, with Vit Henisz, Wharton Professor and Founder of the Wharton ESG Analytics Lab
Vit Henisz, the Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses ESG investing today – the increasingly popular practice of considering companies’ environmental, social, and governance performance and practices when deciding whether and...
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On Theater, Impact Investing, and Wealth Taxes with Liesel Pritzker Simmons, Co-Founder and Principal of Blue Haven Initiative
Liesel Pritzker Simmons, Co-Founder and Principal of Blue Haven Initiative, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss the work and strategy of her single-family office that focuses on impact investing and ESG. She also talks about why theater is…
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How Clif Bar Delivers Impact with Roma McCaig, Senior Vice President of Impact & Communications at Clif Bar
Roma McCaig, Senior Vice President of Impact & Communications at Clif Bar, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss how Clif Bar’s business model produces a virtuous cycle where productive growth delivers positive impact. McCaig outlines the...
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How do impact investors measure impact? With Michael Brown, Head of Research at Wharton Social Impact Initiative
Michael Brown, Head of Research at Wharton Social Impact Initiative, joins host and Vice Dean Katherine Klein to discuss the complexities around impact measurement. Most impact investors report meeting or exceeding their impact performance metrics. But is this truly the case? Brown collaborated...
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Investing in Transformational Social Innovators with Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green
Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss Echoing Green’s work as an early-stage funder of emerging social entrepreneurs. Supporting these extraordinary leaders is Echoing Green’s core strategy to drive...
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How Cotopaxi Integrates Impact in Every Aspect of the Business with Davis Smith, Founder and CEO of Cotopaxi
Davis Smith, Founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss how the outdoor gear brand prioritizes impact in every aspect of the business—the supply chain, charitable giving, employment culture, and more. While many...
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Why Financial Inclusion Matters for Women with Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women’s World Banking
Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO of Women’s World Banking, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss the need to increase women’s financial inclusion – access to bank accounts, insurance, mobile money apps, and even cell phones.…
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How B Corps Are Creating a Stakeholder Economy with Bart Houlahan, Co-Founder of B Lab
Bart Houlahan, Co-Founder of B Lab, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss the origins, work, and community of B Lab, the nonprofit behind the well-known B Corps certification. Houlahan describes how B Lab is building a global movement of...
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Empowering the AAPI Community with Sonal Shah, President of The Asian American Foundation
Sonal Shah, President of The Asian American Foundation, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss the state of the AAPI community in the U.S. today. Listen and learn how this new foundation is working to achieve belonging and prosperity — free…
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How Virtual Communities Help Students Succeed with Katy Kappler, Co-Founder and CEO of InScribe
Katy Kappler, Co-Founder and CEO of InScribe, joins host Sandi Hunt, Managing Director of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, to discuss how the virtual community platform aims to help any student (regardless of their background or their modality of learning) access the resources they need to…
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Overcoming the Racial Wealth Gap with John Rogers, Chairman, Co-CEO, and CIO of Ariel Investments
John Rogers, Chairman, Co-CEO, and CIO of Ariel Investments, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss the racial wealth gap in the United States and strategies to overcome it. Systemic racism has prevented many African Americans from…
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Affordable Housing and Pride in Rentership with Bobby Turner, Principal and CEO of Turner Impact Capital
Bobby Turner, Principal and CEO of Turner Impact Capital, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss his impact investing work in affordable workforce housing. He also shares his perspective on the responsibility of business leaders to employ...
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How Warby Parker’s Values Shape the Company’s Decisions with Dave Gilboa, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Warby Parker
Dave Gilboa, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Warby Parker, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss how the company prioritizes its values when making key strategy decisions. Like many businesses, Warby Parker had to make significant changes because of...
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Venture Capital that Builds Agency with Stefanie Thomas, Founding Member & Early Stage Investor at Impact America Fund
Stefanie Thomas, Founding Member & Early Stage Investor at Impact America Fund, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss the fund’s investments in businesses delivering strong financial returns and economic opportunity for communities of color....
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How Leaders Can Get Serious about Diversity with David Thomas, President of Morehouse College, and Robin Ely, Professor at Harvard Business School
David Thomas, President of Morehouse College, and Robin Ely, Professor at Harvard Business School, join host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss the “business case” for diversity – the idea that the more racial and/or gender diversity you have in your...
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How Google Leverages Technology as a Force for Positive Change with Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, Director of Product Impact at Google.org
Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink, Director of Product Impact at Google.org, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss what’s distinctive about Google.org in the world of corporate philanthropy. Through Google’s focus on technology and innovation, the...
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Fueling Impact Investing Research with Shawn Cole, Professor at Harvard Business School, and Robert Gertner, Professor at Chicago Booth
Shawn Cole, Professor at Harvard Business School, and Robert Gertner, Professor at Chicago Booth, join host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss the Impact Finance Database—a joint effort of HBS, Booth, and Wharton to dramatically increase the pace and...
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From Impact Investment to IPO with Karl Khoury, Co-Founder at Arborview Capital, and Russell Diez-Canseco, CEO of Vital Farms
Karl Khoury, Co-founder and Partner at Arborview Capital, and Russell Diez-Canseco, President and CEO of Vital Farms, join host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss their successful partnership. In 2014, Arborview Capital made an impact investment into...
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Social Justice Investing with Rachel Robasciotti, Founder and CEO of Adasina Social Capital
Rachel Robasciotti, founder and CEO of Adasina Social Capital, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss how her firm is serving as a bridge between social justice movements and the financial markets. She also discusses why she sees the potential...
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Gender Lens Investing Insights with Suzanne Biegel, Founder of Catalyst at Large
Suzanne Biegel, Founder of Catalyst at Large, joins host Sandi Hunt, Managing Director of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, to discuss their recently published co-authored report, Project Sage 3.0. This report presents a global scan of gender lens private equity, venture capital, and private...
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Capital Tools for Social Justice with Roy Swan, Director of Mission Investments at the Ford Foundation
Roy Swan, Director of Mission Investments at the Ford Foundation, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss how the Foundation uses grant capital, mission-related investments, and program-related investments to advance social, economic, and racial...
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Investing in Women of Color with Gayle Jennings O’Byrne and Pialy Aditya, General Partners of the WOCstar Fund
Gayle Jennings O’Byrne and Pialy Aditya, General Partners of the WOCstar Fund, join host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss investing in women of color. Their early stage venture fund invests in women of color and their diverse tech startups. Black...
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Growing Purpose and Profit with Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at the London Business School
Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at the London Business School and author of the new book Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit, joins host and Vice Dean of the Wharton Social Impact Initiative Katherine Klein to discuss emerging research on responsible business.…
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Economic Relief and Meals to Frontline Workers during COVID-19 with Wharton MBA Students Ellen Halle and Susanna Hamilton
Second-year Wharton MBA students Ellen Halle and Susanna Hamilton join host Sandi Hunt to discuss how they helped launched the Philadelphia chapter of Off Their Plate. This grassroots movement helps provide meals to hospital teams while restoring jobs to restaurant workers who have lost work due…
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Fair Finance with Lisa Hall, Fellow-in-Residence at the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University
Lisa Hall, fair finance lead and fellow-in-residence at the Beeck Center, joins host Katherine Klein to discuss “fair finance,” a term coined at the Beeck Center “to really describe what it means to have shared prosperity using the tools of the financial market.” She also discusses the tools and...
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Sustainability Strategy with C. B. Bhattacharya, Professor of Sustainability and Ethics at the University of Pittsburgh
C. B. Bhattacharya, Professor of Sustainability and Ethics at the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, joins WSII's Sandi Hunt on Knowledge@Wharton to discuss why sustainability needs to be strategic to a firm’s business and how it can be orchestrated. Bhattacharya…
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Racial Equity in Investing with Cynthia Muller, Director of Mission Investment at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Cynthia Muller, Director of Mission Investment at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss the unique position of corporate foundations in addressing systemic inequities. Since 1930, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has focused its investments on benefitting...
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Impact Career Advice with Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy at Patagonia
Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy at Patagonia, joins WSII's Sandi Hunt on Knowledge@Wharton to share career advice for those looking to work for the most impactful companies—or those looking to make their current companies more impactful! He discusses what makes Patagonia a special place…
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Carbon Recycling with Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech
Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss the future of carbon recycling and sustainability. LanzaTech reduces carbon emissions and makes new carbon-neutral products, such as plastics and fuel. Original airdate: March 28, 2019. Hosted on Acast.…
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Using Tech to Tackle Absenteeism in Schools with Miriam Altman, CEO & Co-Founder of Kinvolved
Miriam Altman, CEO and Co-Founder of Kinvolved, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein to discuss chronic absenteeism in schools. Her startup Kinvolved makes students’ attendance data available to parents and acts as a connection tool for parents, teachers, and school administration. Original...
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Reducing Food Waste with Jason Wadsworth, Category Merchant for Packaging & Sustainability at Wegmans
Jason Wadsworth, Category Merchant for Packaging & Sustainability at Wegmans, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss the negative impact of food waste. He talks about the grocery store's efforts in reducing food waste and increasing sustainable packaging. Original airdate: April 4,...
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Changing Societal Behavior with Damon Centola, Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
Damon Centola, Associate Professor in the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss his book “How Behavior Spreads”—a look into how changes in societal behavior...
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Disability Inclusion with Noorain Khan, Director of the President's Office at Ford Foundation
Noorain Khan, Director of the President's Office at Ford Foundation, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss how the organization incorporates a disability lens across all of their grant making. She also discusses why inclusivity and accessibility are embedded in all of the...
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Live from the 2019 CEO Connection Mid-Market Convention
Dollars and Change broadcasts live from the 2019 CEO Connection Mid-Market Convention, a conference that brings together the leadership of the mid-market subject matter experts, prominent academics, and senior government officials. Hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman are joined by: Anthony...
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Corporate Purpose with Claudine Gartenberg, Assistant Professor of Management at the Wharton School
Claudine Gartenberg, Assistant Professor of Management at the Wharton School, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss her research on corporate purpose. She says employees need clarity on how their actions are directly linked to the company's purpose. Original air date: July 11,...
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Curing Rare Diseases through a Business Approach with David Fajgenbaum, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
David Fajgenbaum, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman on Dollars and Change. He discusses how he combined skills and expertise from both his medical and business degrees to work towards a cure for Castleman disease, a rare...
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Sugarcane Fibers May Be the Eco-Friendly Way to Cut Plastic Use with Matt Hoffman, President of Tellus Products
Matt Hoffman, President of Tellus Products, joins host Sandi Hunt to discuss how the company uses sugarcane fibers to create eco-friendly alternatives to plastic products like plates, bowls, and take-out containers. He also discusses some of the issues stemming from plastic waste. Hosted on…
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Ethically-Sourced Meat with Lucinda Cramsey, Founder of Moink
Lucinda Cramsey, Founder of Moink and an eighth-generation farmer, joins host Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss why the company sells humanely-raised and ethically-sourced meat. She also discusses regenerative agriculture, the issues facing American small farmers, and entrepreneurship. Hosted on Acast....
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Financial Security with Tim Flacke, Executive Director of Commonwealth
Tim Flacke, Executive Director of Commonwealth, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss how the organization is building innovative solutions that tackle the challenges of financial vulnerability. He discusses the psychology (and anxiety) of saving and offers tips on how people can...
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Stacie de Armas, VP of Strategic Initiatives and Consumer Engagement at Nielsen, on Latinx Consumer Insights
Stacie de Armas, VP of Strategic Initiatives and Consumer Engagement at Nielsen, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss insights from the recently published report, “La Oportunidad Latinx: Cultural Currency and the Consumer Journey”. She offers thoughts on why brands and…
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James O’Toole, Author of “Enlightened Capitalists”, on Challenges for Business Leaders Who Aim to Do Well by Doing Good
James O’Toole, Author of “Enlightened Capitalists: Cautionary Tales of Business Pioneers Who Tried to Do Well by Doing Good”, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss the complicated history of pursuing profits and social impact. He also talks about why he is hopeful, citing trends...
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Melissa Hanna, CEO of Mahmee, on the Maternal Mortality Crisis in the U.S.
Melissa Hanna, Co-Founder and CEO of Mahmee, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss the alarming rates of maternal mortality in the U.S. Mahmee aims to tackle this crisis by offering comprehensive prenatal and postpartum support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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Yurij Rudensky of the Brennan Center and Christopher Warshaw of George Washington University on Gerrymandering
Yurij Rudensky (Redistricting Counsel, Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice) and Christopher Warshaw (Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University) join hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss the trends and challenges of gerrymandering. Hosted on...
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Aaron Seybert, Social Investment Officer at The Kresge Foundation, on Opportunity Zones
Aaron Seybert, Social Investment Officer at Kresge, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss opportunity zones and the importance of local context, transparency, and accountability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nicole LaVoi of The Tucker Center and Cheryl Cooky of Purdue University on the Women’s World Cup and Gender Inequality in Sports
Nicole LaVoi, Co-Director of The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota and Cheryl Cooky, Associate Professor of American Studies at Purdue University, join hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss takeaways from the Women's World Cup, pay…
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Sophie Lanfear, Director on Netflix’s Our Planet, on Documenting the Effects of Climate Change
Sophie Lanfear, Director on Netflix’s Our Planet, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss the nature documentary series. Our Planet focuses on humans’ impact on the environment and the effects of climate change on all living creatures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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Danyelle Solomon, Vice President of Race and Ethnicity Policy at American Progress, on Systemic Racism and the Impact of Slavery
Danyelle Solomon, Vice President of Race and Ethnicity Policy at American Progress, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss structural inequities and systemic racism in the U.S. She discusses the H.R.40 bill and calls on Americans to better understand U.S. history and the impact of...
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Wharton Social Impact Initiative talks with leading industry experts who are changing the world through social enterprises, impact investing, corporate social responsibility programs, social impact research, and more. Subscribe to the Dollars and Change Podcast today wherever you get your podcasts!
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