Agents of Innovation

Alexander McCobin is a co-founder and General Partner of Liberty Ventures. He has helped start or led many organizations, both nonprofit and for-profit. He is best known for being the founder and President of Students For Liberty and CEO of Conscious Capitalism. In addition to Liberty Ventures, Alexander is the CEO of Leap, which helps organizations integrate their purpose, people, and profits to scale revenue and impact. Alexander received his BA and MA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA from Georgetown University, and lives out of 2 suitcases when he’s not on the old family farm in Sullivan County, PA. He was our guest on Episode 138 of the Agents of Innovation podcast. You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/2KtTACpSulg You can learn more about Alexander McCobin at: https://www.libertyventures.vc/alexander-mccobin Find more about some of his projects at the links below: https://www.libertyventures.vc https://www.goleap.us https://www.principledbusiness.org https://www.libertyventures.vc/podcast Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgentsOfInnovationPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationradio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/agentinnovation You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys You can also join our network through the Fearless Journeys community at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/ 0:00 Intro to episode 01:32 About Liberty Ventures 2:23 Students For Liberty 6:20 Conscious Capitalism (CEO) 7:18 Being Entrepreneurial 9:45 Liberty Ventures 13:03 Listening, Pivoting, Adapting 14:40 Leap 17:50 Mentorship 19:40 Principled Business Network 23:32 Capitalism 29:04 Dunder Mifflin / The Office 31:42 Liberty Ventures Angel Investor Network 36:47 Productivity 42:30 Challenging Yourself 44:22 Teaming Up in Dushore, PA 45:50 Positive Mindset 50:30 Fearless Journeys Summary Challenge 2024 51:50 The Comfort Crisis