The Journey to Impact

Damon Gameau shares his journey through vulnerability, arriving at his most recent production, 2040, a documentary exploring new solutions to climate change. Damon explains his approach to storytelling as a means of connecting through authenticity and empathy in order to mobilize new approaches to long-existing challenges.

Matthew Moore, Co-Founder of Greenbelt Hospitality, shares how his background in farming and art has provided the tools for navigating the COVID-19 crisis and entrepreneurship, itself. Matthew also details the process of a public-private partnership in efforts to democratize the farm-to-table movement.

Berry Liberman, Founder of Dumbo Feather & Co-Founder of Small Giants AU, illumines the realities of crises in Australia between the recent wildfires and the COVID pandemic. She shares a story of optimism and hope, springing from her dedication to love and service.

Ron Gonen, Co-founder & CEO of Closed Loop Partners, details the benefits of a circular economy. He explains the difficulties of facing the long-lived linear economic system and how we can approach these challenges through inquiry and confidence.

Morgan Simon, author of Real Impact: The New Economics of Social Change, details how the COVID crisis reveals how our current broken economic system leads social injustice. Morgan continues to provide hope along with concrete strategies for combating social injustice as a financial activist.

How are the forests feeling amidst the Covid crisis? Bettina von Hagen of Ecotrust Forestry shares the deep value of investment in sustainable forestry along with her passions for biodiversity in the natural world that come from her rich childhood history.

Aaron Holm, Co-CEO of Blokable, shares how his real-estate development company has stepped in to support the coronavirus crisis in Washington State and how this crisis can shift our understanding of our current real estate paradigm.

Ibrahim Husseini, Founder & CEO of FullCycle, shares his personal experiences amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Husseini also tells of his inspiration around climate work and FullCycle's investment strategy for solving the climate crisis.

Laura Callanan, Founder of Upstart Co-Lab, shares her experiences that have led to the intersection of impact investing and the Creative Economy.

Cory Smith shares personal and professional stories that led to the creation of Wisdom Labs, a company working to reduce workplace stress, increase engagement, and build community within organizations, large and small.

Jonathan Rose, Founder of Jonathan Rose Companies, takes us through the beginnings of philanthropy and interests in affordable housing that started early in his childhood. He shares the foundations of strong, flourishing communities that are built sustainably, both from the environmental and social standpoint.

Founders of Gratitude Railroad, Howard Fischer & Eric Jacobsen share their serendipitous meeting at Harvard and the intentions that grew out of their business partnership. Howard discusses his application of a "Wall St attitude" in impact, and Eric tells about his goals of becoming 100% impact.

Annie Chen, Principal & Chair of RS Group Asia, highlights the current cultural roadblocks of impact investing in Asia today and the challenges of working within a family office. Annie shares what inspired her to make the transition to impact and delves into the question of "What is enough?"

Kristin Hull, Founder of Nia Impact Capital, outlines her journey from a school teacher in the Bay Area to a leader in impact finance. Kristin develops a strong case for diversity in the workplace and for building impact investments around a diversity and gender-lens, proving that these types of investments can year after year outperform the market.

Lisa Curtis, Founder of Kuli Kuli Foods, shares her journey from the Peace Corp to crowdfunding to building her own sustainable food company. She discusses the challenges of initial funding, transitioning and diversifying her staff, and balancing her business life and her personal life.

Sasha Dichter, Co-Founder of 60decibels, illustrates the power and the necessity of metrics in impact. He shares 60decibels strategy of collecting direct, first-hand stories for clients to truly understand the potential for impact in their work. Sasha makes a strong case for the continued use and development of metrics beyond numbers.

Stuart Williams, Founder of In Place Impact, shares a depth of knowledge along with concrete examples on how place-based investing can be a solution shaping the future of our economy.

Joe Sanberg, Co-Founder of Aspiration Bank, shares his journey from childhood poverty to eventually graduating from Harvard to finding solutions to bring individuals direct opportunities for impact through Aspiration Bank.

Liesel Pritzker Simmons of Blue Haven Initiative illustrates the internal struggle of capital abundance and how to transform capital for its best use through a 100% impact family office. Liesel talks about her period of deep introspection, her use of micro-financing as an impact tool, and her hopes for her family as impact leaders.

Erika Karp of Cornerstone Capital talks about her childhood, her maturation in the finance space, and the challenges and successes of raising a family while heading one of today's leading impact investing advisory firms.