Strategy Made Simple

Matthew Rempel
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Strategy Made Simple

Strategy Made Simple is about making strategy, well, simple. Hosted by Matthew Rempel, and based on interviews with leaders in social enterprise, and exploring techniques to improve your social enterprise Listen for strategies that you can take and apply to your organization's situation.

  1. 09/13/2024

    72. Marketing is Fancy Storytelling: Alyson Shane: Social Media for Social Enterprise

    Social media is a powerful force and opportunity if you use it well. To be able to do that, you need a solid social media strategy, a sense of what your goals are, and some consistency in your posting. In this conversation,  Alyson Shane joins Matthew Rempel to talk about social media, how to use it, and how things change between when you're just starting, and when you're more established. Thank you Alyson for the conversation! Links: Starling.social https://www.alysonshane.com/blog Out on the Wire: https://jessicaabel.com/out-on-the-wire/ https://www.instagram.com/starlingsocial/ https://www.facebook.com/starlingsocial https://www.linkedin.com/company/starling-social/  Info@strategymadesimple.ca https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-rempel/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategy-made-simple Twine.community -- If you're looking for a community of entrepreneurial problem solvers that are trying to address big societal problems with business models, then you should join Twine. Twine is a micro social network specifically for discussing and connecting with social entrepreneurs with the intention of professional development, problem solving, and mutual support. (Formerly Social Economy Connect) Join us here: twine.community  If you'd like help with your social enterprise development problems, please contact us at Info@StrategyMadeSimple.caStrategyMadeSimple.ca -- Host: Matthew Rempel Editing: Sarezka Tapia, Matthew Rempel Music provided by Epidemic Sound

    1h 29m

  2. 02/28/2024

    71. Designing Learning with Beth Cougler Blom

    In this episode of the Strategy Made Simple podcast Beth Cougler Blom explains how we can make better learning experiences by taking a learning design approach. She explains how her experience in learning design roles contribute to making better trainings and facilitating well with groups. We discuss how meeting ground rules and setting out the objectives for the learning experience. She also explains her experience in starting up her business and how her path led from helping with post-secondary learning experiences to helping social impact organizations. I think the experiences and methodologies that she shares can contribute to leaders working with teams or those that are looking to help others see new perspectives. Beth also interviewed me on her podcast Facilitating on Purpose where I was able to talk about how we can present value. We specifically talked about how we can emphasize the value that the people we're communicating with specifically care about by changing how we talk about what we're do and sell. You can listen to that podcast here. --- Be the first to know when the Strategy Made Simple online course on marketing for social enterprise is live by providing your email address: https://forms.gle/iTEqneZtBhN8YxxW7 You can continue the conversation by joining Social Economy Connect. Social Economy Connect is a free mutual support platform for practitioners, social entrepreneurs, co-op members and developers and third sector supporters to discuss issues and solutions with a focus on social outcomes in the economy. https://social-economy-connect.mn.co/ Resources: BCB Learning: https://bcblearning.com/ Facilitating on Purpose Podcast: http://facilitatingonpurpose.com/ Design to Engage (Book): http://designtoengagebook.com/ Kathy Moore's "Will Training Help?" Flowchart: https://blog.cathy-moore.com/will-training-help/ Liberating Structures: https://www.liberatingstructures.com/   Socials: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bcblearning LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/facilitatingonpurpose Instagram: @bethcouglerblom Instagram: @facilitatingonpurpose --- For more information about Strategy Made Simple, for support for your social enterprise, or to learn about social enterprise visit strategymadesimple.ca Contact Us: Email: info@strategymadesimple.ca Written, hosted, recorded, and edited by: Matthew Rempel Music provided by: Epidemic Sound

    48 min

  3. 04/05/2023

    70. Lauren Lee & RaY Works: Benefits of Integrated Nonprofits

    Lauren Lee is the social enterprise manager at Resource Assistance for Youth. The main social enterprise at RaY is a moving operation called RaY Works, where they help nonprofits move between office spaces, as well as helping people in residential support programs move between homes. Because RaY Works is a program within the larger nonprofit, there are various benefits to both the nonprofit and the social enterprise. RaY Works gets to take advantage of extensive administration support and support for their trainees, while RaY is able to more quickly and easily help people move that are in their supportive housing units. Lauren and I also discuss the challenges of mentoring and training employees with barriers to employment, how they were able to focus their efforts on a particular kind of moving, and challenges in previous jobs balancing impact with revenue generation. --- Be the first to know when the Strategy Made Simple online course on marketing for social enterprise is live by providing your email address: https://forms.gle/iTEqneZtBhN8YxxW7 You can continue the conversation by joining Social Economy Connect. Social Economy Connect is a free mutual support platform for practitioners, social entrepreneurs, co-op members and developers and third sector supporters to discuss issues and solutions with a focus on social outcomes in the economy. https://social-economy-connect.mn.co/ Resources: RaY Works: https://rayinc.ca/rayworks/ --- For more information about Strategy Made Simple, for support for your social enterprise, or to learn about social enterprise visit strategymadesimple.ca Contact Matthew: Email: info@strategymadesimple.ca Written, hosted, recorded, and edited by: Matthew Rempel Music provided by: Envato

    41 min

  4. 02/22/2023

    69. Lucas Stewart - Social enterprise startups, safe cycling, and better civic spending

    Lucas Stewart has many titles. Presently he is the Executive Director of The WRENCH in Winnipeg. Previously he has been involved in the founding and development of a variety of social enterprises including Purpose Construction (Previously Manitoba Green Retrofit), and Senior Partner with Encompass Coop. His driving goal has been to help reunite families through providing good stable work while building sustainable social enterprises.   In this interview, we talk about his current work with The WRENCH, how they fit their impacts into their operations, and how they build their culture. We also discuss Lucas’ professional journey, through various startups and attempts. Finally, we talk about an idea called Outcomes Purchasing, which is a way of funding innovative solutions to difficult problems by funding them in a similar way to other government services. --- Be the first to know when the Strategy Made Simple online course on marketing for social enterprise is live by providing your email address: https://forms.gle/iTEqneZtBhN8YxxW7 You can continue the conversation by joining SocialEconomyConnect.com. Social Economy Connect is a free mutual support platform for practitioners, social entrepreneurs, co-op members and developers and third sector supporters to discuss issues and solutions with a focus on social outcomes in the economy. Resources: http://encompass.coop https://thewrench.ca/ --- For more information about Strategy Made Simple, for support for your social enterprise, or to learn about social enterprise visit strategymadesimple.ca Contact Matthew:  Twitter: @MatthewRempel  Email: info@strategymadesimple.ca  Written, hosted, recorded, and edited by: Matthew Rempel  Additional editing by: Kailan Janzen  Music provided by: Envato

    1h 31m

  5. 10/05/2022

    68. Robin Bryan and Compost Logistics

    Robin Bryan was the General Manager of Compost Winnipeg at the time of recording (Jan 2022), and continues working with the team in a consulting and advisory role. Compost Winnipeg works to take food and other organic waste that would end up in the landfill and instead use it to make compost. Through this work, they have needed to work through some critical parts of the business including how they keep compost from freezing to truck beds in the middle of winter, and dealing with the growth of the business from just a couple people to a full team. --- You can continue the conversation by joining SocialEconomyConnect.com. Social Economy Connect is a free mutual support platform for practitioners, social entrepreneurs, co-op members and developers and third sector supporters to discuss issues and solutions with a focus on social outcomes in the economy. Resources: https://compostwinnipeg.ca/ --- For more information about Strategy Made Simple, for support for your social enterprise, or to learn about social enterprise visit strategymadesimple.ca Contact Matthew: Twitter: @MatthewRempel Email: matthew@strategymadesimple.ca Written, hosted, recorded, and edited by: Matthew Rempel Additional help by: Autumn Rempel Music provided by: Envato

    31 min

  6. 11/17/2021

    67. Good Work and Recycling with Jessica Floresco

    Jessica Floresco is the General Manager at Mother Earth Recycling (MER). Mother Earth Recycling does a variety of electronic and mattress recycling which reduces waste in the Winnipeg area. In addition, they are a work integration social enterprise, providing good jobs to people who have otherwise been excluded from the workforce, and MER gives their employees the skills and experience for them to build confidence and self direction. Beyond these social enterprise elements, Mother Earth Recycling is also an indigenous owned and led organization. They provide an excellent example for other organizations and people in how they can interact with the work world and how they can operate their businesses. --- You can continue the conversation by joining SocialEconomyConnect.com. Social Economy Connect is a free mutual support platform for practitioners, social entrepreneurs, co-op members and developers and third sector supporters to discuss issues and solutions with a focus on social outcomes in the economy. Resources: https://www.motherearthrecycling.ca/ --- For more information about Strategy Made Simple, for support for your social enterprise, or to learn about social enterprise visit strategymadesimple.ca Contact Matthew: Twitter: @MatthewRempel Email: matthew@strategymadesimple.ca Written, hosted, recorded, and edited by: Matthew Rempel Music provided by: Envato

    42 min

  7. 10/20/2021

    66. Networks, Support, and Cooperation with Hazel Corcoran

    Hazel Corcoran is the Executive Director of the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation. The Federation acts as a bridge and advocate for the various worker cooperatives across Canada that form it's membership. They also manage some investment options for cooperatives so they can receive investment through RRSPs and TFSAs.  Hazel also describes her transition from a student attending a conference, to providing legal support, to becoming the executive director, along with some of the difficulties and turning points that came along the way. --- Join in on Work with Values, an interactive panel on co-op culture development: https://strategymadesimple.ca/2021-october-co-op-panel You can continue the conversation by joining SocialEconomyConnect.com. Social Economy Connect is a free mutual support platform for practitioners, social entrepreneurs, co-op members and developers and third sector supporters to discuss issues and solutions with a focus on social outcomes in the economy. Resources: https://canadianworker.coop/ --- For more information about Strategy Made Simple, for support for your social enterprise, or to learn about social enterprise visit strategymadesimple.ca Contact Matthew: Twitter: @MatthewRempel Email: matthew@strategymadesimple.ca Written, hosted, recorded, and edited by: Matthew Rempel Music provided by: Envato

    43 min

  8. 08/11/2021

    65. The State of the Movement with Nancy Neamtan

    Nancy Neamtan has been working on developing community economic development and the social economy ecosystem in Quebec for decades. Throughout that body of experience, she has been able to work on the challenges that come with building up a sector. In addition, she was one of the founders and builders of the Chantier de l’économie sociale, a major network of networks for the social economy in Quebec. In this conversation with Nancy we discuss some of the challenges of building organizations in the social economy, such as how to scale organizations, finding impact investment, financing, and patient capital. We also discuss the upcoming issues and opportunities for the social economy, including how we can connect and collaborate, and helping to re-define the purpose of the economy. --- You can continue the conversation by joining SocialEconomyConnect.com. Social Economy Connect is a free mutual support platform for practitioners, social entrepreneurs, co-op members and developers and third sector supporters to discuss issues and solutions with a focus on social outcomes in the economy. Resources: http://nancyneamtan.quebec/ --- For more information about Strategy Made Simple, for support for your social enterprise, or to learn about social enterprise visit strategymadesimple.ca Contact Matthew: Twitter: @MatthewRempel Email: matthew@strategymadesimple.ca Written, hosted, recorded, and edited by: Matthew Rempel Music provided by: Envato

    46 min
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