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episode 315: Eliminate Plastic from Your Oral Care, with Kathy Ku, Juni Essentials
Helping bamboo farmers and women in impoverished regions become self-reliant while eliminating plastic waste.
If Kathy Ku’s name is familiar to you, you might have heard about her previous social venture in Uganda, Spouts of Water. I interviewed Kathy in December 2016. Kathy and her co-founder John Kye left Spouts of Water, but it continues to thrive.
Around the same time that Kathy and John were in Uganda working on clean water, Dr...
episode 314: Screen Printing with a Social Mission, with Sara Weihmann, New Avenues INK
Offering paid job training for youth.
Sara Hart Weihmann is the Director of Social Enterprise at New Avenues for Youth in Portland. She oversees a portfolio of workforce development social enterprises that offer goods and services to the local community. This provides paid work experiences and job training for youth experiencing housing instability. These enterprises include a Ben & Jerry’s scoop shop and a screen-printing business, New Avenues INK...
episode 313: Changing Lives through a Second Chance, with Karen Lee, Pioneer Human Services
People who were involved in the criminal justice system are more than their labels.
Karen Lee is the Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer Human Services.
She was born during the 1960s civil rights era. “During my lifetime, I’ve seen quite a bit of discrimination. I’ve always wanted to do something about that in a way that was true to me.”
Karen graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. She served our country until the 1990s...
episode 312: How to Have Stuff without Breaking the Planet, with Sandra Goldmark
What Sandra Goldmark learned from a seven-year experiment fixing stuff.
Sandra Goldmark is the Director of Sustainability and Climate Action at Barnard College. For seven years, she ran Fixup, a popup repair shop for household items of all kinds. It was staffed by theatre artists. “We use our backstage skills to fix people's broken stuff,” Sandra explains. “and to create an alternative to use and discard...
episode 311: The Purpose-Driven Social Entrepreneur, with Karim Abouelnaga, Practice Makes Perfect
NOTE: For a full transcript of the conversation, see: https://tonyloyd.com/karim-abouelnaga.
Close the Opportunity Gap through high-impact programs before, during, and outside of school hours.
Karim Abouelnaga is CEO of Practice Makes Perfect, a company he founded when he was 18 years old. Practice Makes Perfect partners with K-12 schools to help narrow the opportunity gap.
Karim is a TED Fellow and Echoing Green Fellow...
episode 310: Denise Withers, Author of Story Design: The Creative Way to Innovate
If you want a better future, you need a better story.
“Leading change has never been tougher,” Denise Withers says. “Fear, apathy, and uncertainty have paralyzed most of the world, making it almost impossible to engage people in even the most straightforward initiative.
“But it doesn’t have to be like that. Story Design can help. It’s a practical way for leaders to take the risk out of change and create a better future...
episode 309: Housing Affordability Through Small Homes, with Nichol Beckstrand, YardHomes Minnesota
YardHomes Minnesota uses a prefabrication approach and an innovative financing model to create affordable housing.
YardHomes Minnesota is creating housing affordability by building and maintaining accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
“We are a startup that focuses on delivering ADUs in Minnesota as a method of housing,” Nichol Beckstrand explains. “ADUs are tiny houses designed to be permanent living spaces. The problem we set out to solve is housing affordability...
episode 308: Set Goals Aligned with Your Values, with Ruth Biza, #ThisIsMyEra
For every planner and course sold, #ThisIsMyEra helps a child with an education.
#ThisIsMyEra produces a 90-day planner that helps you set goals that align with your values. They also provide online courses to help you get clear on your life’s purpose.
For every planner that is purchased, #ThisIsMyEra donates school supplies to kids in need in Africa. So far, they’ve provided more than 10,000 school supplies...
episode 307: The Urgency to Go Tree Free, with Zoë Levin, Bim Bam Boo
For extended show notes, see https://tonyloyd.com/zoe-levin
Trees Should Capture Carbon, Not Crap
We know the problems with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: Climate change, rising sea levels, flooding, droughts, wildfires, ocean acidification, climate refugees, political instability, and a lot more.
We know that it’s important to reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and the oceans...
episode 306: Using Human-Centered Design to Prevent Maternal and Infant Deaths, with Karima Ladhani, Giving Cradle and Barakat Bundle
For extended show notes, go here: https://tonyloyd.com/karima-ladhani/
80% of maternal and infant deaths are preventable.
Dr. Karima Ladhani is the daughter of immigrants. Her parents moved from India to Uganda. In 1972, Ugandan president Idi Amin expelled Asian minorities. He gave 90 days to leave the country.
Karima’s mother made her way to Canada. Her father was in a refugee camp in Malta before immigrating to Canada...