In this episode of Behind the Grind, Brian and I answer some questions from our followers about what gives us confidence, how we define success, and overcoming negative thoughts distracting us from taking the next steps in our mission. A mission that we accepted from the first step, but as the hills grow steeper and as exhaustion sets in, the challenge becomes a mental one for the entrepreneur to…
In this episode, I introduce what I believe are 5 key steps to becoming a successful social entrepreneur. Each of them come from my observations of others, as well as through a regular reflection of my own path down social entrepreneurship. A path that was not always straight, or easy, but through the lessons of success, and failure, have born out some of the truths that I share during this vid…
When I met Tom Stader nearly 15 years ago, both of our organizations were just getting off the ground, and over the last couple of years he and I have spent a lot of time together hashing through EVERYTHING. Including the challenges that both of us faced as we built out our organizations, the stress of that work, the impacts of that stress on us, and how we look back on that now. Topics that I ha…
In this episode, Brian and I speak about my experience building product and service based companies. Was a great conversation about a topic that I have been thinking a lot about as I have spent the last 18 months building a product. Something I have really enjoyed, but like with a service based business, has its own time, place, and purpose. Was another really interesting discussion! ??…
In this episode, I speak to the fact that while corporate social responsibility, and corporate sustainability, have been hot topics that have produced a lot of really interesting programs, the biggest opportunities for fixing the problems we face will be landed by social entrepreneurs. Individuals, and organizations, who have a mission for change, can build a platform that actually delivers a s…
In this episode of Entrepreneurs For Good, I sit down with a fantastic young entrepreneur named Monish Siripurapu. Initially learning about his work through the UNEP video Indian architect looks to nature to cool without chemicals, we sat down for a couple of hours (in the rain) to discuss the challenges he sees, the products he is building, and how he is looking to create a decentralized busines…
In Episode 2 of Behind the Grind, Brian Tam and I speak about his leap of faith into entrepreneurship. Not knowing exactly to expect, but knowing that by jumping from a corporate job into entrepreneurship, he was in for an interesting adventure. It's a great conversation about vision, product development, and developing a business without actively selling. ? About the Behind The Grind Series:…
As Asia's cities to urbanize the next 2 billion people, the opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation are going to be HUGE. It is a process that has created sizeable challenges with local environments, economies, and societies, and as millions pour into cities, the increased demands will only continue to stretch every system we rely on to deliver food, energy, healthcare, educati…
In this episode, Brian and I introduce our new series, Behind the Grind, a series focused on diving into the realities of entrepreneurship. To get things started, we both speak about how we ended up in entrepreneurship and why we think now is the time for this series. There isn't much structure, but there are some great stories, and we hope you enjoy it! About the Behind The Grind Series: Thro…
With a seemingly endless supply of reports on the impacts of climate change, the social pressures in cities, and the fragility of our food systems, NOW is the BEST TIME to be a social entrepreneur. Driven by a mission to solve the greatest human challenges, unlike 10 to 15 years ago when the term became popular, the challenges that our systems are facing as we urbanize hundreds of millions of p…
