Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship AFSE

This is our final conversation with inspiring social entrepreneurs. Here Ilze Jece speaks with Naomi Ryland, who is co-author of the book "Starting a Revolution" - what we can learn from female entrepreneurs about the future of business. In this conversation, they talk about what it is like to jump into the fast profit-driven start-up world and if there is an alternative way to build a business, raise funds and organize the work of your employees. Naomi openly shares her struggles as well as sources of inspiration. And invites more women to find their purpose and ways to build a sustainable income.

Miles4Migrants is a charity, dedicated to using donated frequent flyer miles to help people impacted by war, persecution, or disaster start a new beginning in a new home. They partner with other non-profits to identify refugees, asylees, asylum-seekers, and their immediate family members who have legal approval to travel, but cannot afford airfare.

In this conversation Ilze Jece interviews one of the founders - Andy Freedman. Andy shares how his background in for profit sector has helped to establish successful non-profit, and how he has found a way to devote time of his day to day life to do a greater good.

You can find heart warming stories of people's lives that Miles4Migrants have helped to transform here.

A conversation with Lindsey McCoy - CEO and co-owner of Plaine Products. Plaine Products offer returnable, refillable reusable aluminium bottles full of all-natural, vegan, toxin-free products for hair and body. Their core mission is to help eliminate the need for single-use plastics in the world.

Lindsey is coming from the non-profit field, having worked for over ten years in the Bahamas doing environmental education work. This is also where her idea was born to create systems that help people avoid using single-use plastics. In this conversation, Lindsey shares how her experience in non-profit and life in the Bahamas has helped her to build a successful and purpose-driven company.

Making a difference while working out, doing your daily yoga practice, or gardening in your backyard. These are some of the things offered by  AtlasGo - a fitness and wellness app that helps companies engage their employees and helps non-profits raise funds!

Atlas Go is a company that brings endless possibilities for individuals and companies to better their health and increase positive impact in the world. In this conversation, Ilze Jece interviews one of the founders - Magali Mathieu, where they talk about the importance of doing purposeful work, keeping resilient in joyful in daily life, and committing to making a difference in the world.

In this conversation Ilze Jēče is speaking with Russ Stoddard, who began his career as a river guide before entering the corporate world where he has become recognized as an expert working at the confluence of business and social responsibility. Russ believes that there is a growing need for independent socially responsible businesses. Russ runs his own company - Oliver Russell - social impact branding agency that not only gives their services pro bono for some non-profit organizations, but practices wellbeing and good doing in their day to day work.

This #makeanimpact podcast episode is about developing entrepreneurship and initiative as a competence. What makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial? Which are some of the most important soft skills for entrepreneurs? How can we learn and work with ease and playfulness?

Our guests - Inese Ločmele and Inese Priedīte from the international team of Moving Into Soft Skills project - share their findings about a bit more unusual approach to development of entrepreneurial skills which is based on somatics and embodiment.