Sagar Tandon

Impact Investing in Asia | Sagar Tandon, Moonshot Ventures

In this episode, I speak with Sagar Tandon, Founding member of Moonshot Ventures, about impact investment in Asia.

Actively supporting early stage entrepreneurs looking to change the world, the opportunity he sees for impact investors is not just in how they support entrepreneurs... but in how they are able to prove the business case in a way that draws in traditional investors.

Something he is already seeing in healthcare and agriculture.

For those looking to become impact investors, make sure you stay until the end where he gives some quick tips for how to get started!

About Entrepreneurs For Good Series:
Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.

It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action. To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market

About Sagar:
Sagar is an intrapreneur, entrepreneur, impact investor, and founding member of early-stage ventures and VCs.

Sagar has been an operator of an education venture with Gray Matters Capital, consulted the venture capital firms, impact investors & foundations, written cheques to entrepreneurs, and set up an early-stage venture capital fund, housed inside Gray Matters Capital.

Currently, Sagar is a founding member of Moonshot Ventures in Indonesia and South East Asia. They have launched our first fund vehicle, Indonesia Women Empowerment Fund, backed by Investing in Women, DFAT, Australia Government. He is also a venture-affiliate to MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA) D-Lab.

About Rich:
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step. Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.

Follow Rich:
Website: http://www.richbrubaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubaker
Instagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubaker
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubaker

Contact Rich:
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#ImpactInvestment #SocialInnovation #RichBrubaker


Vulcan Augmetics

3D Printing Prosthetics in Vietnam | Rafael Masters & Ha (Ella) Trinh, Vulcan Augmetics

In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak with the founding team at Vulcan Augmetics about the work they are doing in Vietnam to bring affordable and highly functional 3D printed prosthetics to the market.

Besides their passion for the product, and the awesomeness of the product itself, I continue to reflect on the dynamic between the founders. Rafael's crazy visions operationalized by Ella's process and translation skills.

The energy between them in amazing, and should serve as a great example for any team of young founders.

About Entrepreneurs For Good Series:
Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.

It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action. To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market

About Vulcan:
Using 3D printing technology and maker-based manufacturing technology, Vulcan Augmetics is developing and putting affordable, modular prosthetics in the market.

Follow Vulcan:
Website: https://www.wearevulcan.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vulcanaugmetics/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vulcan-augmetics/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vulcan_augmetics/

About Rich:
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step. Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.

Follow Rich:
Website: http://www.richbrubaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubaker
Instagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubaker
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubaker

Contact Rich:
[email protected]

#Sustainability #innovation #Entrepreneurship


Hannah Wonjo

Building A Global Volunteer Movement | Hannah Wonjo, Good Deeds Day

In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak with Hannah Wonjo from Good Deeds Day about how they have created a movement that engages millions of people around the world every year to do a "good" deed.

About Entrepreneurs For Good Series:
Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.

It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action. To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market

About Good Deeds Day:
Good Deeds Day is an annual celebration that unites over 108 countries around the world in doing good. All over the world, hundreds of thousands choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world.

Since its launch in 2007, this annual tradition of good has grown from 7,000 participants in 2007 in Israel to almost 1 million in 2015. Going global in 2011 with 10 international cities, including many in the USA, Good Deeds Day began uniting people all over the world.

Follow Hannah:
Website: https://www.good-deeds-day.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannah.wojno
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahwojno/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GoodDeedsDay

About Rich:
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step. Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.

Follow Rich:
Website: http://www.richbrubaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubaker
Instagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubaker
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubaker

Contact Rich:
[email protected]

#Sustainability #innovation #Entrepreneurship


Edwin Keh

Innovating Closed Loop Fashion and Textiles in Hong Kong | The Mills Fabrica, Edwin Keh

In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak with Edwin Keh about the work that he is doing at Mills Fabrica to develop and support innovations that will drive circularity in the fashion and textiles, and speak about various steps along his career path have led him to where he is.

About Entrepreneurs For Good Series:
Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.

It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action. To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market

About Edwin:
Edwin Keh is the CEO of The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel. He is also on Faculty at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where he teaches supply chain operations.

Until April 2010 Edwin was the SVP COO of Wal-Mart Global Procurement. Edwin co-founded the Consortium For Operational Excellence in Greater China (COER GC) sponsored by the Wharton School and Tsinghua University.

Edwin had a career as senior executive with several US consumer goods and retail companies. He was the Managing Director of Payless Shoesource International, Donna Karan International, and Country Road Australia. He also worked for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

Edwin serves on multiple industry and educational boards. He advises several other social enterprises.

Follow Edwin:
Website: http://www.themillsfabrica.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edwin.keh
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-keh-b8618b2/

About Rich:
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step. Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.

Follow Rich:
Website: http://www.richbrubaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubaker
Instagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubaker
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubaker

Contact Rich:
[email protected]

#Sustainability #innovation #Entrepreneurship


fitfam

Revolutionizing the Fitness Community in China | Vy Vu, Fitfam

In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak with Vy Vu about how the organization she helped launch, FitFam, went from a handful of friends working out together in a local park to hundreds of participants getting up regularly to participate in more than 50 weekly events.

Through our conversation, we focused a lot on how to build a community, and the challenge of building a business model around it where the interests of the community remain front and center.

Topics I believe are critical at this time.

About Entrepreneurs For Good Series:
Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action.To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market.

About Rich:
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step.

Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.

Follow Rich
Website: http://www.richbrubaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubaker
Instagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubaker
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubaker

Contact Rich
[email protected]

#richbrubaker #SocialEntrepreneurship #fitness


Illac Diaz

Delivering Community-Based Solutions | Illac Diaz, Liter of Light

In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak with Illac Diaz about the work that he is doing at Liter of Light, and how he is building a business model that helps communities move forward. It is a business model rooted in his belief that communities can solve their own problems, but in helping them, he creates a problem (that he must solve) for his own business model.

About Entrepreneurs For Good Series:
Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.

It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action. To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market

About Illac:
Illac Diaz is a social entrepreneur working to empower communities through pioneering programs. His name ‘Illac’, that was given to him at birth, is an Aztec term meaning ‘god of light’, which is just coincidence. Illac founded the MyShelter Foundation in 2006 to promote grassroots sustainable development through capacity-building and employment-generating projects.

Follow Illac
Website: https://literoflight.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/illacancellotti.diaz

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ildiaz/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/illacdiaz

About Rich:
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step. Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.

Follow Rich
Website: http://www.richbrubaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubaker
Snapchat: http://snapchat.com/add/richbrubaker
Instagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubaker
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubaker

Contact Rich
[email protected]

#EntrepreneursForGood #SocialEntrepreneurship #Innovation


UNICEF Innovation

Maximizing YOUR Impact as a Social Intrapreneur | Brian Cotter, UNICEF

In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak with Brian Cotter about why he sees UNICEF as a great platform to leverage his entrepreneurial spirit and tool set for the greatest impact.

It is a great conversation, where he shows a lot of self-awareness about how he sees entrepreneurship, as an entrepreneurship, but also as a tool set and mindset that can click into larger organizations... and at the end he gives some insights into how those debating the best path for them can make a better decision.

About Entrepreneurs For Good Series:
Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action.To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market.About

About Brian:
Brian helps organizations identify, analyze, and solve the increasingly complex challenges they face in Vietnam and globally.

Over the last 10+ years in Vietnam he has developed a broad set of experiences with forays into retail, hospitality, I.T., and consulting. He helps companies grow, redefine their structures, and installed processes that have lead to new and successful results.

I've also been a keen observer and supporter of the startup ecosystem in Vietnam and regularly participate in events as a judge, mentor, and speaker.

Follow Brian:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bdcotter/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briandcotter
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CotterVN

About Rich:
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step.

Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.

Follow Rich
Website: http://www.richbrubaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubaker
Instagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubaker
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubaker

Contact Rich
[email protected]

#richbrubaker #SocialImpact #UNICEF


Bambu Home

Turning Consumers Away From Plastic | Jeff Delkin & Rachel Speth, Bambu Home

In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak withBambu Home Founders, Jeffrey Delkin and Rachel Speth.

The are the founders of one of the EARLIEST sustainability minded brands that I EVER came into contact with, and they are AMAZING people.

In our conversation, we speak through what was behind their jump from their corporate careers, the REALITIES of working with renewable/ natural materials, how they have had to adjust (and GROW) through their last 15 years.

We had a lot of fun. There are a TON of lessons.

They are great people.

Watch it. Enjoy it. Like it. Share it.

About Entrepreneurs For Good Series:
Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action.To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market.About

Bambu:
More than just bamboo products, we are makers of contemporary eco-friendly products created from renewable materials such as bamboo, cork, coconut, hemp and other sustainable materials. Created with imagination and integrity our unique designs that celebrate form, color and texture using low impact materials and processes. Design with the planet in mind.

Follow Bambu:
Bambu Website: https://www.bambuhome.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bambuliving/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bambuhome
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bambuhome
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bambubrand

About Rich:
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step.

Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.

Follow Rich
Website: http://www.richbrubaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubaker
Instagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubaker
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubaker

Contact Rich
[email protected]

#richbrubaker #SocialEntrepreneurship #founderstory

 

 

 

 


Krie Lopez

Employing at Risk Youth in Manila | Krie Lopez, Messy Bessy

The last few weeks have been some of the most difficult I have known in all my years of entrepreneurship, and I know many are facing similar situations where a lot of uncertainty in the air and a well laid plans for 2020 are being tossed aside.

But, as I have come to understand through my conversations with entrepreneurs from around the region, regardless of what is happening in the world, if you are going to succeed you need to keep showing up to work, hunker down, and continue along the path.

It is a lesson that I took away from my time speaking with Krie Lopez , founder of Messy Bessy. An organization that has in a very short time grown rapidly, built a strong brand, and has created real infrastructure for change.

About Entrepreneurs For Good Series:
Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.

It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action.

To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market.

About Krie
Believing in the 3 Ps “People, planet and profit,” Krie operates on the principle of faith in humanity, in the process of which she has created a story that inspires and produces concrete change in society. The mechanical engineering graduate and Dean’s Lister from Ateneo first joined the Rustan’s Coffee Corporation, before heading the corporate social responsibility program. After 8 years, she quit to research on social entrepreneurship.

After several trial and errors, she hit upon natural cleansers. Messy Bessy, launched in 2007, is now a recognisable and preferred home and personal care product line, mostly for its natural ingredients, environmental sustainability, and innovative composition. This venture also involves employing at-risk young adults, many of whom were formerly abused, trafficked, incarcerated, and impoverished.

For this, she set up HOUSE (Helping Ourselves Through Sustainable Enterprises) in 2015, a safe haven and educational program. Despite facing tests motivating workers and managing students, the HOUSE has produced more than a dozen college scholars. In 2016, she partnered with The British Council Phillippines for its first nationwide effort to promote social entrepreneurship.

Follow Krie:
Messy Bessy Website: https://shop.messybessy.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krie-lopez-940bb5118/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/krie.lopez

About Rich:
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step.

Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.

Follow Rich
Website: http://www.richbrubaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubaker
Instagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubaker
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubaker

Contact Rich
[email protected]

#richbrubaker #SocialEntrepreneurship #founderstory


Harris Guevarra

Social Media and Storytelling for Social Entrepreneurs | Harris Guevarra, PH Drinks

In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I speak with Harris Guevarra, Founder of PH Drinks, about building a marketing and communications agency that is specialized around issues of corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and social innovation.

Through the interview we speak about his entrepreneurial path, as well as how social entrepreneurs can better leverage social media.

Internally, there were two really cool things that I appreciated about how Harris is "living" his purpose.  The first is that while he runs a for profit business that works with large brands to communicate their stories, he provides probono services to mission driven organizations.  The second is that he allows for his employees to remain off projects that are not aligned to their own values.

For me, those are both signs of an entrepreneur who has a high degree of self-awareness, and commitment to his values.

About The Entrepreneurs For Good Series:
Through this series, we speak with Asia based entrepreneurs whose mission it is to bring solutions to the environmental, social, and economic challenges that are faced within the region to learn more about their vision, the opportunities they see, and challenges that they have had to overcome.

It is a series that we hope will not only engage and inspire you, but catalyze you and your organizations into action.

To identify a challenge that is tangible, and build a business model (profit or non) that brings a solution to the market.

About Harris:

Harris Guevarra is the owner, President and CEO of Drink - a Manila-based communications and creative agency specialized on sustainability. The company has been helping top corporations, leading organizations and government agencies to use their sustainability stories in order to strengthen their brands and communicate their impacts to both internal and external stakeholders.

The company’s work has received numerous awards in the Philippines and Southeast Asia since being founded in 2014. Harris himself recently completed a certificate course on Business Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge‘s Institute of Sustainability Leadership.

Follow Harris:
Drink PH Website: http://drinkph.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrisguevarra/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harris.guevarra/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisharris

About Rich:
Driven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step.

Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.

Follow Rich
Website: http://www.richbrubaker.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubaker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubaker
Instagram: https://instagram.com/richbrubaker
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubaker

Contact Rich
[email protected]

#richbrubaker #SocialEntrepreneurship #socialmedia