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small business | BIG Impact
by Jalen Séguin
There is a growing community of entrepreneurs that find inspiration and meaning in using business as a force for good. Many of them identify as impact, social ventures, or purpose-driven business owners and they are out to build a better future for us all, and make a healthy living doing it. This podcast is a collection of interviews with small business owners sharing their stories of hard-won lessons, relatable inspiration and actionable insights.
Episodes
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Pushing Back on Shame, with Miki Agrawal of TUSHY
I’m super excited to share this episode with you, because you’re about to hear from Miki Agrawal. If you’ve been paying attention to the social impact business scene in the US, you’d know that Miki is a social entrepreneur known for breaking taboos and disrupting the status quo for over a...
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Finding Fertile Ground, with Sara Blenkhorn of Leverage Lab
As the Founder and CEO of Leverage Lab, Sara Blenkhorn dedicates her time and energy to the intersection of business and sustainability. She helps companies achieve B Corp certification, honing their ethical business practices and baking them into the DNA of their companies. With 20 years of...
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Like a Boss, with Vichi Jagannathan of Rural Opportunities Institute
Vichi Jagannathan is the Co-Founder of the Rural Opportunity Institute (ROI). She started her career as a high school science teacher in North Carolina, before spending two years expanding Microsoft’s TEALS computer science education program into California. Then she worked with the design firm...
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Learning in Relationship
Kelly Terbasket of IndigenEYEZ & kinSHIFT and Andrew Greer of Purppl share the story of how they met and how their relationship continues to evolve in the context of indigenous-settler dynamics. Kelly is an indigenous woman who serves indigenous communities through IndigenEYEZ and settlers…
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Upleveling Whiplash, with Nina Perez of Thrive Today
Nina Perez is the founder of Thrive Today, and a Somatic Connection coach. She’s also a master Latin dance instructor, a best-selling author of The Musical Imprint, and a proud mother of two. She has dedicated herself to helping people become skillful in the dance of connection so they can create...
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Cutting Through the Noise
Kemp Edwards has been dedicated to supporting, growing and consulting businesses on a path to sustainability. He has taken several businesses from launch to become multi-million dollar enterprises and, in so doing, have negotiated partnerships and/or developed programs for globally recognized...
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Painful Blessings, with Jalen Séguin of Questio
Hey there change makers. I hope you’ve been enjoying this podcast series as much as I have. It’s been amazing to meet so many incredible people. The interview I planned to share with you this week didn’t go as planned. Understandably, people’s schedules can be unpredictable at times. So, instead…
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Building from the Inside Out
Karley Cunningham is a big thinker as well as the Creative Strategist & Growth Accelerator at BigBoldBrand. She is inspired by entrepreneurial creativity, ingenuity and sheer grit. She aims to inspire and support those leaders who strive to grow their businesses and change the world while they do...
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The Critical Value of Equanimity
Jonathan Varkul is a facilitator, coach and advisor who helps senior leaders and leadership teams. His work integrates his senior-level business experience with his study of the science behind our thought patterns and his 25-year mindfulness practice. He helps clients fish what’s relevant out of...
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Imposter Syndrome
Shivani and Jessica are the dynamic duo behind Pathfinder. They are currently eight years into their work on innovative approaches to global development and they continue to choose to see themselves as a startup. In this episode they were willing to talk about the thorny but all too familiar…
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Busting 6-Figure Myths, with Jacinthe Koddo of Koddo & Co
Jacinthe is the founder of Koddo & Co., a business financial literacy and fractional CFO service provider. She’s also a serial business owner, was trained as an interior designer and learned business finance the hard way over the last decade. Seeing the same pattern of money stress and shame in...
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Getting Back in the Game
Kristy O'Leary is a co-founder of Decade Impact, which is a boutique consulting firm that helps businesses measure and improve their social and environmental impact. Her expertise lies in designing impact business models, and defining purpose and future actions for businesses that drive positive...
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In for the Long Game
This is a special International Women’s Day episode, so get comfortable because we cover a lot of ground in this episode with my guest Madeleine Shaw. I think of Madeleine as a titan in the social impact world. She has launched and led multiple impact ventures for over 30 years. She and her...
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Crushed by My Vision
Ivelisse Morales is our guest today. Her company is “Bombilla” which means lightbulb in Puerto Rican Spanish, and this company shines bright with its all women-of-color staff and is fueled by a national network of diverse co-conspiring creatives on their mission to make the world brighter. In…
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Giving from a Full Cup, with Harmony Ziegler of AKOYA Lifestyle and Wilderness Therapy
In today’s episode you’ll meet Harmony Ziegler of Akoya Lifestyle & Wellness Therapy. Akoya offers an innovative therapeutic approach to online therapy, therapy & wellness outdoors, and personal luxury retreat therapy. Harmony is an accredited wilderness guide, and she’s also a Registered…
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On the Bleeding Edge of Culture
This week’s story is about Being on the bleeding edge of culture. At the age of twenty-five, Sandra Nomoto founded Conscious Public Relations Inc., an award-winning virtual agency that certified as a B Corporation. After a decade in business, she authored and self-published The Only Public...
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Getting Traction, with Sharon Marshall of DEVA
Sharon Marshall is helping Indigenous women to find their voice and create better economic opportunities through virtual administration. Her company, DEVA Training & Staffing Solutions, trains and contracts Indigenous women as virtual assistants. She talks about her connection to the strands of…
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Dancing with Timing, with Cheryl LeBarr of MADE Outdoor
Cheryl LeBarr has had a lifelong obsession with high quality outdoor gear. Now, they are the operations anchor of the 3 member co-founding team at MADE Outdoor. MADE creates customized performance outerwear at the same price point as off the shelf equivalents. Then they take it a few steps…
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People Want to Help, with Eric Franzo of Purposely
Eric Franzo and the Purposely team help companies find volunteer opporunities for their employees. They facilitate and coordinate purpose-built events that bring employees from local companies to help nonprofits with ambitious projects. Purposely is a startup that is finding its place, in part,...
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Rolling with the Punches, with Carolyn Williams of The Bar Method
Carolyn Wiliams owns and runs The Bar Method fitness studio in Vancouver. Navigating the COVID years provided her with a number of lessons in "rolling with the punches." She shares how she kept her head above water and found the strength to keep moving forward in the face of multiple...
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Root to Grow, with Kelly Terbasket of IndigenEYEZ
IndigenEYEZ, led by Kelly Terbasket, is drawing on her syilx heritage to engage in a spiral of transformation by rebuilding relationships between indigenous communities through arts-based facilitation (as established by Partners for Youth Empowerment, PYE Global). She experienced big leaps in her...
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Together we'll explore stories of challenge and success using business as a force for good: impact businesses. We will get to know the people and the projects that are solving real-world problems and earning a living doing it. Let's tune in to hear business owners share their hard-earned wisdom…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
There is a growing community of entrepreneurs that find inspiration and meaning in using business as a force for good. Many of them identify as impact, social ventures, or purpose-driven business owners and they are out to build a better future for us all, and make a healthy living doing it. This podcast is a collection of interviews with small business owners sharing their stories of hard-won lessons, relatable inspiration and actionable insights.
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Jalen Séguin
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