Andrew Kuper: impact investing pioneer, through empathy and inclusion

Andrew Kuper is the founder and CEO of Leapfrog Investments, he’s a pioneering impact investor, and he’s long been a hero of mine. In this episode we go deep on what made his investment approach stand-out from the crowd when so many investors are adopting the impact investing label. He talked about his record breaking fund which has raised one billion Australian dollars (that’s billion, with a B), it’s the world’s biggest impact fund by a dedicated impact investing fund, and it’s estimated to impact some 70 million emerging consumers. Ever since I dived headlong into the world of impact investing so many years ago, I’ve been interested in Leapfrog Investments. It has all the sophistication of the major Private Equity companies, but it’s led with empathy and inclusiveness at its core. This focus allowed Leapfrog to identify opportunities in emerging markets, where poverty was a problem, but where a fresh and agile business model has proved to be a good solution. Have a listen, if you have some feelings please share them on iTunes by leaving a review. Also, all the links and book recommendations are on the website, www.johntreagold.com Enjoy!