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December 31, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Financial Wellness Expert Maia Monell

On the latest episode, Garnet and our guest host Lane Jost chat grit, behavior change and personal finance with Nav.it CMO and co-founder Maia Monell. The Nav.it app is an early stage product designed to coach users into financial wellness through an array of innovative tools …

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December 10, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Angel Investor Oralia Alvarez

On the latest episode, Garnet and Mark talk with Oralia Alvarez, director of business development at Founders First Capital Partners. We find out about the unique approach Founders First Capital Partners takes in investing in post-revenue companies, learn about revenue-based funding (RBF)--a type of …

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December 3, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Nonprofit and Philanthropy Leader Jacqueline Bouvier Copeland, PhD

On this episode, Garnet and Mark are joined by Jacqueline Bouvier Copeland, the Founder of The WISE Fund, an impact enterprise devoted to equitable funding for grassroots innovators using technology and other tools for economic and environmental justice, especially Black or Indigenous women-led or …

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November 19, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Early-Stage Startup Specialist Dan Kihanya

We’ve talked to a lot of people on this podcast. But we’ve never talked to a fellow podcaster. Today we’re changing that with Dan Kihanya, host of the Founders Unfound podcast, which explores exceptional founders of African descent. Dan’s specialties include early-stage start-up strategies, …

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November 5, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Creative Leader and Entrepreneur Keith Cartwright

On the latest episode of #theipod, Garnet and Mark are joined by Keith Cartwright, who founded his agency Cartwright in February 2020. He’s also the co-founder of Saturday Morning, an organization that helps build awareness, promote change and shift the overall perception that black lives are in …

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October 22, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Diversity Investing Pioneer William Crowder

On the latest episode of #theipod, Garnet and Mark are joined by William Crowder, entrepreneur in residence at Morgan Stanley, for a discussion about investing in diverse founders. William has a background that includes originating Comcast Catalyst, that company’s diversity fund, which was the first …

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October 8, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Frederik Groce of BLCK VC

On Episode 62, Garnet and Mark are back from hiatus with a very important episode. Frederik Groce, Principal at Storm Ventures and Co-Founder and Board Member at BLCK VC, joins us to discuss what led to the founding of BLCK VC, how Black Lives Matter started to impact conversations in tech and …

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July 27, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Special: Allies in Action–Racial and Economic Equity as Corporate Competitive Advantage

Allies in Action™, a new web forum created from a strategic partnership between Aperture VC and Impact ROI LLC, held its inaugural event on July 8. The Zoom-based event featured a prestigious group of speakers from the venture capital, real estate, healthcare, management consulting and …

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March 17, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Use Cases for VR in Sustainability

Lane Jost, Environment and Americas Leader for PwC and a well-known impact investing expert, continues his takeover of #theipod and he’s back with Rory Mitchell on the use cases for VR and how the technology can create immersive experiences for customers to better understand …

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March 10, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Can VR Make Sustainability More Powerful?

On this episode, we hand things over to Lane Jost,  Environment and America's Leader for PwC and a well-known impact investing expert. In the first of two parts, Lane talks to Rory Mitchell, a producer and documentary filmmaker, about the role VR can play in better communicating complex …

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March 3, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Intrepreneurs vs. Entrepreneurs

On Episode 59 of #theipod, we’ve got the final episode of our chat with Brad Barbera, founder and chief enabler of strategic innovation at Pi Innovation. Brad’s based in Boise Idaho and we get a glimpse into what Boise’s like and what it’s like to watch football on that famous blue field. Oh, and we …

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February 25, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Misconceptions Around Innovation

On Episode 58 of #theipod, we’re back with Brad Barbera, founder and chief enabler of strategic innovation at Pi Innovation. This time, we look at misconceptions around innovation—and lots of other stuff. Links of Interest Brand Barbera on LinkedIn Brad’s website Brad’s book …

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February 18, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Mayonnaise Innovation

On Episode 57 of #theipod, Brad Barbera, founder and chief enabler of strategic innovation at Pi Innovation, joins Garnet and Mark for the first of three parts on innovation. In the first installment, we get a glimpse of Brad’s background and chat about the legacy of the great Clay Christensen. …

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February 4, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Innovation Gets Geeky

On Episode 56 of #theipod, we’re back with Jaret C. Riddick, Director, Vehicle Technology Directorate at CCDC Army Research Laboratory. We have had a wide-ranging discussion to this point, and Garnet wanted to get geeky—so Jaret obliged. …

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January 28, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Innovation in Army Vehicles

On Episode 55 of #theipod, we’re joined by Jaret C. Riddick, Director, Vehicle Technology Directorate at CCDC Army Research Laboratory. In this first part of the discussion, Dr. Riddick shares the innovations he’s leading for the Army as well as his background, and ARL’s Open Campus and Extended …

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January 21, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Video and Politics

On Episode 54, Garnet and Mark are back with Michael Hoffman, founder and CEO of Gather Voices, a technology start-up that is revolutionizing the collection, management and publishing of video. In the second part of our discussion, we we explore video a bit further and then delve into …

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January 14, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Gather Voices Makes Video Easy

On Episode 53, Mark and Garnet talk with Michael Hoffman, founder CEO of Gather Voices and an expert in the use of video in marketing and digital engagement. Michael founded Gather Voices to revolutionize how organizations create and use video. In this first part of our discussion, we learn all …

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January 7, 2020 By CoaM Leave a Comment

Innovative Approaches to Learning

On Episode 52 of #theipod, we’re back with Moira Kelly, Innovation Fellow at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. This time, Mark and Garnet delve more into the changing nature of education, some innovative approaches to teaching, how some schools are doing things …

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