In today’s episode, we’re headed to Quito, Ecuador, to sit down with Michelle Arévalo-Carpenter.
When season 1 took shape I knew I had to have Michelle on the show so it’s only suitable that she is closing out the conversation series of this pilot season!
Michelle talks about how she left her career and professional identity as a human rights lawyer in Geneva, Switzerland, to return to Latin America. About 8 years ago, Michelle set out to fight loneliness for changemakers in Ecuador and ended up building Ecuador's first coworking space for Impact entrepreneurs with her co-founder Daniela Peralvo. Since then, Impaqto has become Ecuador’s first B Corp, expanded to five locations, and has grown into much more than a coworking space.
Today, Impaqto works regionally in 17 countries through their consulting services; Michelle and her team also provide entrepreneurial education and are building their first impact investing fund.
I’m so excited for you all to meet Michelle and learn about her holistic approach to building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Latin America.
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Ecosystems For Change: Logbook #7
Build the Fort: Simplifying Startup Community Building with Chris Heivly
E 6.7 - What We Learned: Stories That Redefine Entrepreneurship In Our Communities
E 6.6 - Stories of Tech and Innovation in Rural America with Austin Danforth
E 6.5 - Entrepreneurship Indiana: A State-Wide Storytelling Campaign with Julie Heath, Polina Osherov and Morgan Allen Part 2
E 6.4 - Entrepreneurship Indiana: A State-Wide Storytelling Campaign with Julie Heath, Polina Osherov and Morgan Allen Part 1
E 6.3 - Changing the Narrative of Rural Entrepreneurship with Natalie Hodge
E 6.2 - A Global Storyteller: Solutions-Based Journalism with Eva-Maria Verfürth
E 6.1 - The Power of Storytelling in Ecosystem Building
Ecosystems For Change: Logbook #6
E 5.8 - What We Learned: Knowing When and How to Move On as an Ecosystem Builder
E 5.7 - Unlearning Systems, Sharing Power, and Stepping Back From Your Startup with Naomi Ryland
E 5.6 - The Art of Quitting: Gracefully Navigating the Responsibility of Change with Lucas Lindsey
E 5.5 - Start. Hand over. Repeat. The Cycles of Ecosystem Building with Larkin Garbee
E 5.4 - Grief, Quitting, and Listening to the Your Heart with Annie Wood
E 5.3 - Self-Trust and Curating Impactful Community with Julia Firestone
E 5.2 - Recognizing Your Strengths and When It's Time to Sail On with Joe Maruschak
E 5.1 - The Quitters: Quitting the Infinite Game of Ecosystem Building
The Ecosystem Builders: Where Are They Now?
Federal Funding for Ecosystem Builders with Melissa Roberts Chapman
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