David Paparelli: Cultivating Next-Generation Farmers
M-Cultivo was born out of David Paparelli's Executive Masters at the London School of Economics, focused in Social Business and Entrepreneurship. Throughout his career, David has built access to market solutions for developing world agricultural producers. He spent 7 years growing Thrive Farmers In…
Social Utility: More Than Good for Goodness Sake (Part 2)
Sterling Johnson currently serves as Director for the Partnership for Southern Equity’s (PSE) Just OpportunityPortfolio, where he oversees administration of PSE’s economic justice programs, including regranting, small business support, and workforce development initiatives. Prior to joining the PSE…
Social Utility: More Than Good For Goodness Sake (Part 1)
Sterling Johnson currently serves as Director for the Partnership for Southern Equity’s (PSE) Just OpportunityPortfolio, where he oversees administration of PSE’s economic justice programs, including regranting, small business support, and workforce development initiatives. Prior to joining the PSE…
Renewing How We Invest In Companies
Today Nathan had the pleasure of sitting down with Mark Hubbard, General Partner at Renew Venture Capital. Renew Venture Capital’s mission is to solve society’s biggest challenges by purposely renewing how we invest in and help build companies, all while leading with empathy. Mark has founded, inv…
Recycling Communication For The Modern World
Katherine “Kat” Shayne is the Co-Founder and CEO/CIO of CIRT. Before starting CIRT, Kat worked as a researcher focused on global materials management and marine litter for the Jambeck Research Group and UGA New Materials Institute, as well as an engineering and sustainability consultant. She has a…
Creating An Inclusive, Profitable, And Sustainable Brand
Tia Robinson is the CEO & Founder of Vertical Activewear, a vertically integrated brand that sustainably manufactures apparel on demand in metro Atlanta. Tia launched Vertical Activewear in 2020 to help take the waste out of fashion, not only by creating a sustainable apparel brand but by also inco…
A Path To Empathy And Humanistic Problem Solving
Looking for a path to empathy and being a more purpose-driven leader who is using their business as a force for good? Listen to this conversation with Jared Simmons, guided by Nathan Stuck. RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE Follow Jared on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredsimmons Visit ht…
Incorporating More Sustainable Business Practices in a Corporate Setting
Bernie Burgener is the executive director of the Greenhouse Accelerator, where he helps to create sustainable local jobs by advising and financially supporting startup entrepreneurs with cleantech companies. Bernie grew up in Switzerland and then early in his career helped fund and grow businesses …
Connecting Startups Led By Underrepresented Founders To Their First Investor
Mecca Moore Tartt is the Executive Director of Startup Runway Foundation, a 501c3 with a mission to connect top underrepresented founders with first investors. Backers include Presenting Sponsor Cox Enterprises, and Founding Partners Truist, Georgia Power, American Family Institute, Innovator's Leg…
Building Mission-Driven Organizations & Supporting Redemptive Leaders
In today’s episode, Nathan Stuck chats with Mark Johnson, co-owner and COO at Ambactus Group, about serving emerging brand leaders who care deeply about using business as a force for good, Mark’s personal story of overcoming significant health challenges at a young age, his second chances of now be…