Social Impact Entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in addressing complex societal challenges, driving innovation, empowering communities, and creating sustainable impact. It embodies the idea that business can be a force for good, demonstrating that profit and purpose can go hand in hand.

Social entrepreneurs often challenge the status quo and advocate for systemic change. They not only address the symptoms of social problems but also work to address root causes and structural inequalities.

Recently there has been an emphasis on the importance of measuring impact and outcomes rigorously due to the major shifts that are happening in society. By using metrics and data to evaluate effectiveness, social entrepreneurs ensure accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement in their initiatives driving broader systemic change in society.

In today's world social entrepreneurship holds immense importance due to its ability to address pressing societal challenges in innovative and sustainable ways.

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

- Getting Off the Ground [10:00]

- Challenging Entrepreneurship [14:36]

- Grassroots [15:46]

- Fractional Executive [19:15]

-  Stakeholders [26:00]

-  Opportunities [29:00]

-  I Matter [34:41]

-  Barriers in Mindset [37:00]

-  Pointers for Social Impact Organizations [41:30]

-Start-Ups [47:29]

- View of Business [51:00]

 

Quote:

“This generation is armed with bright minds and a compelling sense of duty and mission to solve a lot of these problems.”

Guest Bio:

Mission Flywheel Founder & Chief Revenue Officer Paul Burni who is working to give social impact organizations access to high-level executives who can give a skyscraper view to guide projects and initiatives to the path of success.

Before founding Mission Flywheel Mr. Burani was a Sales Director overseeing Foursquare’s relationships with brands & agencies in the eastern U.S. before that he spent six years at Google, leading key global partnerships & vertical strategy for automotive clients. An agency entrepreneur at heart, he founded Clicksharp Marketing in 2007 which was acquired by Web Liquid/House of Kaizen, where Paul ran global search strategy & operations.

 

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