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.

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Resources:

• http://encompass.coop

• https://thewrench.ca/

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Written, hosted, recorded, and edited by: Matthew Rempel 

Additional editing by: Kailan Janzen 

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