GRIT for GOOD

Kairna Kleissl, KLARO Impact
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Grit for Good is where founders talk mission and money and everything they had to trade off between the two. Not the press release version. The pivot, the doubt, the near-miss, the investor who said no.  Want to be a guest or sponsor? email us at gfg@klaroimpact.com

  1. Episode 1 ·  Video

    Done Playing The Pretend Game | Aleksandra Kozera, Blisko

    Aleksandra Kozera raised €5M across three rounds of venture capital for her edtech startup. Then she pivoted it into a chain of play-based nurseries and preschools, and took it to profitability.  In this episode, she gets honest about where her drive to raise really came from, what it's like when 98% of a mission-driven CEO's job is cash flow, and why being honest with her investors made the relationship better, not worse.  We also talk about Reggio Emilia, why we are killing children's creativity, paying teachers fairly, and what ambition should really mean.  Founders building with mission and money. Hosted by Karina Kleissl, founder of KLARO Impact.  If this conversation was useful, send it to someone who needs to hear it.  Content note: this episode briefly touches on mental health and suicide. Follow Grit for Good: https://www.instagram.com/gritforgoodpod/

    Done Playing The Pretend Game | Aleksandra Kozera, Blisko

  2. Episode 2 ·  Video

    Be Imperfect, Get Funded | Bhavishya Ramchander, Reloom

    Bhavishya Ramchandar put her life savings into Reloom, a verification platform that scores fashion brands on how sustainable they really are. Brands pay to be scored, and they can’t hide the result if they don’t like it. In this episode, she gets honest about the eight months it took to raise a pre-seed round stacked from friends and family, Crowdcube, angel networks and a Family Office. She also explains why every investor rejection feels personal before you have revenue, and why she wouldn’t have raised at all if she could have bootstrapped. We also talk about what kept her and her co-founder going when their lows hit at different times, why there’s so little support for co-founder relationships, the “impact elitism” impact founders face, and why the most urgent change in sustainability is letting people start imperfectly. Founders building with mission and money. Hosted by Karina Kleissl, founder of KLARO Impact. If this conversation was useful, send it to someone who needs to hear it. Follow Grit for Good: https://www.instagram.com/gritforgoodpod/

    Be Imperfect, Get Funded | Bhavishya Ramchander, Reloom
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Grit for Good is where founders talk mission and money and everything they had to trade off between the two. Not the press release version. The pivot, the doubt, the near-miss, the investor who said no.  Want to be a guest or sponsor? email us at gfg@klaroimpact.com

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  • Creator
    Kairna Kleissl, KLARO Impact
  • Episodes
    2
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 GRIT for GOOD
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