Nothing About Us, Without Us
with Regina Kline
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On this episode, we have a captivating conversation with Regina Kline, an investor, entrepreneur, civil rights lawyer, and thought leader. Regina is dedicated to advancing the rights and interests of people with disabilities as innovators, workers, business owners, and consumers. As the Founder and Managing Partner of Enable Ventures and the Founder of SmartJob, she is committed to closing the disability wealth gap through investing.
Regina’s expertise shines through as she effortlessly navigates the statistics that inform her work and investment thesis. However, what truly sets her apart is her genuine compassion for people. She is a passionate advocate for the dignity and worth of every individual. Every interaction with Regina leaves you inspired to make a positive impact on the world around you.
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Reimagining Generosity
with Gabe Cooper
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In this episode, we sit down with Gabe Cooper, Founder and CEO of Virtuous, a responsive fundraising platform that helps charities increase generosity and do more good. Gabe has a true passion for creating market-defining software and helping charities reimagine generosity.
After serving in a leadership role at a large nonprofit in the early 2000s, Gabe went on to help build a series of successful products in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. In 2020, he wrote and published the book Responsive Fundraising to help nonprofits connect more personally with donors at scale. We discuss Gabe’s experience in navigating the transition from founder to CEO of a now larger company with 150+ employees and how he builds individuals and teams that make Virtuous a company to watch.
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Gabe’s book, Responsive Fundraising: The donor-centric framework helping today’s leading nonprofits grow giving
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“The hardest part of scaling a business is the people, it’s not the business.”
Hot Takes Entering 2023
with the Access Ventures Team
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“We fundamentally believe that at the heart of any transformative change in a company, community, or culture, is people.”
Exploring the Venture Studio Model
with Miles Lasater
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On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce is talking with Miles Lasater, Founder and CEO of Purpose Built. Purpose Built is a venture studio that partners with future founders, generates ideas together, builds teams, and invests capital to launch new companies. Miles is from San Francisco and was surrounded by entrepreneurs growing up. Miles started his first company, Higher One, when he was in college. From there he went on to start two other startups, SeeClickFix and OneUni. He fell in love with the venture studio model and his goal throughout his career was to eventually start one of his own. Bryce and Miles talk about how the venture studio model works, the qualities of a successful venture, and how social impact fits into it all. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Exploring the Venture Studio Model With Miles Lasater.
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“The people are what will make the success of the venture more so than any particular idea.”
Pursuing Social Impact in Agtech
with Lalit Gautam
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On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce is talking with Lalit Gautam, Co-founder and CEO of SenseGrass. SenseGrass is a soil intelligence platform that helps farmers and companies manage their soil and increase crop yield. Lalit grew up in India, where he watched his grandfather farm and grew an appreciation for agriculture. After earning a doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences and medicine, doing stem cell research, earning an MBA, and working in business and entrepreneurship, that appreciation for agriculture found him again and he started SenseGrass. Bryce and Lalit talk about how they think about the relationship between social impact and high-growth companies, what and who have shaped their career journeys, and much more. Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Pursuing Social Impact in Agtech With Lalit Gautam.
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Founders should look for two things: your passion and your market size.
Addressing the Impact of Incarceration
with Briane Cornish
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On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce is talking with Briane Cornish, Founder and Executive Director of Brooklyn-based company, finEQUITY. finEQUITY advances the financial futures of those impacted by long-term incarceration. Justice-impacted individuals oftentimes do not have a credit score. Bryce and Briane talk about the implications of not having a credit score and how finEQUITY helps individuals mitigate them by providing micro-loans to help build credit and prove creditworthiness. Briane grew up in the shelter system and has first-hand experience with the policies and programs that are intended to help people struggling with financial insecurity. The lack of human-centered design in these policies and programs was apparent to her at a young age, which is why she is so adamant about working to address the challenges that surround incarceration with people that are actually experiencing those challenges. Learn more about Addressing the Impact of Incarceration with Briane Cornish on this episode of More Than Profit.
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