Patricia Nzolantima’s accomplishments are colossal. She’s managing partner of EXP-CommunicArt. She’s head of Ubizcabs and Ubizjets. She’s a mentor, an impact investor, and one of the first members of the Young African Leaders Initiative. And she’s determined to better the lives of women in Africa.
The co-founder of Greenwood Place talks about how she and her team have helped individuals, families, and charitable foundations across the globe deploy many millions of dollars and make substantial impact.
The ethos of SecondMuse seeks to build systems that truly engage people. Their work is as compelling as it is nuanced. The needs to create a map to inclusivity vary with each project, says co-CEO Carrie Freeman, but the common denominator remains the same: to break the paradigms that aren’t working, and put the focus on the betterment of networks and people.
“Kasha was built to ensure that all women have the health products they need so they can live their best lives,” says Joanna Bichsel, the founder and CEO of Kasha, an e-commerce company that provides women in both rural and urban areas the ability to order affordable self-care items.
A paradigm shift is showing more companies and consumers fighting against exploitative economic practices and putting integrity, compassion, and inclusion first. But what does this really mean? We take a look.
For the past fifteen years, Anu Gupta has unpacked the nuances of bias. He and his team have merged neuroscience and social psychology to develop tools that help people break free from the mental templates that fuel biased narratives and ideologies.
Activist, entrepreneur, and mother, Deepti Sharma, doesn’t see masses, she sees people. If she comes across an issue, she looks for the individuals with backgrounds, families, and interests behind the issues. This inclusivity has guided her to become an empathetic business founder who puts the needs of people first.
Learning from the Community
The mentor and entrepreneur discusses the global philosophy he created in partnership with Reid Hoffman and how it can be applied to making the world a cleaner, more just place—starting now.
Katlin Smith talks about her business—which has products now in more than 27,000 stores nation-wide—and how caring for our food and soil is reflective of caring for our wellbeing at-large
Hannah Grey is the result of Kate Beardsley and Jessica Peltz Zatulove’s collision of like-minded drive. Their aim with the fund is to focus on identifying behavior changes to invest in founders redefining everyday experiences that challenge the status quo.
The co-founder and chief mission officer of Heath Ade kombucha is driven by people, planet, and the life-changing impact of good gut health.
Kathryn Cartini is a entrepreneur, storyteller, and venture capitalist who represents a new service-oriented VC.
As a Nigerian-American who’s lived, worked, and studied across the globe, she’s seen firsthand the life-changing evolution technology has played throughout Africa.
Kathryn Cartini is a entrepreneur, storyteller, and venture capitalist who represents a new service-oriented VC.
In her work as a private wealth manager, Myah Moor Irick is devoted to shedding light on the psychology of money. As she tells us, our financial journey is directly related to our upbringing, our beliefs, and the way we view wealth.
Rajiv Daya has played an instrumental role building the investment team at Founders Factory Africa, which has given him a clear standpoint for understanding how early stage investing in Africa, and all its glories and challenges, works.
In our first year we covered the globe. Join us in taking a look back.