Talking Impact Investing
Talking Impact Investing
Matej Susec
Talking Impact Investing highlights insights from industry leaders and upcoming stars about topics of sustainability, corporate ESG, investing in companies that make an impact, and much more. If you are looking to learn more about those topics you are in the right place!
EP 4 - "How to Succeed as a Sustainable Start-up" with Serg Albino
How to position your start-up to be attractive for investors? How broad or narrow should your sustainable solution be? How important is the relationship with your Co-Founder? How did ecoSPEARS utilize NASA's technology in their business model? Find the answers by listening to a very insightful episode with Crummer alum Serg Albino - Co-Founder and CEO of an impact venture ecoSPEARS.
Apr 15, 2021
20 min
EP 3 - "Making Sustainability Mainstream" with Julia Dartmann
What are the biggest lessons from co-founding a company straight out of college? Why should sustainability be mainstream? What kind of marketing solutions Greenwave Solution provides for its clients? This episode features Julia Darmann - CEO and Co-founder of Greenwave Solution and Rollins College Alumna ('20)
Mar 16, 2021
16 min
EP 2 - "Tackling the Climate Crisis: Start Local, Scale Global" with Chris Castro
How does sustainability play a role in one of the most visited cities in the United States? How to apply multi-decade energy and sustainability strategies into day-to-day city operations? What is the purpose of the Climate First Bank? How to make an impact by starting locally? Find the answers to those questions in this episode with the always enthusiastic Chris Castro - Director of Sustainability and Resilience for the City of Orlando, Co-founder and President of IDEAS For Us, and Climate First Bank Founding Director. As promised within the episode, here is the link to the Electric Integrated Resource Plan for the city of Orlando: https://oucroadmap.com/
Feb 16, 2021
27 min
EP 1 - "Investing in Social Enterprises" with Rob Panepinto
What really matters to investors investing in early-stage companies? What is meant by the term "social enterprise"? What is the most common problem that socially responsible start-ups face? How does the social enterprise accelerator Rally operate? Find the answers to those questions and much more in this episode with Rob Panepinto - President of Florentine Strategies and Founder of Rally.
Jan 20, 2021
28 min