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Joel Solomon is Co-Author of The Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose, and Capitalism. As a Founding Partner of Renewal Funds, a $98 million mission venture capital firm, he has invested in over 100 early growth-stage companies in North America, delivering above market returns while catalyzing positive social and environmental change. Joel is a founding member of Social Venture Network, Businesses for Social Responsibility, Chair of Hollyhock, Co-Producer of RSF's “Integrated Capital Institute”, and serves on the University of British Columbia Board of Governors.
In this episode we cover:
How Joel's experiences with cancer, working with Jimmy Carter and becoming the caretaker of an orca research lab led him to have a deep appreciation for nature What venture capital is and why is it important to our economy How Renewal Funds and other companies are giving back to the environment in a big way The connection between love and moneyJoel Solomon Online:
JoelSoloman.com Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn Joel is the co-author of the new book The Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose, and CapitalismSuggestions from Joel:
"Political engagement," spend more time reading "sources of political thinking, interviews, and analysis that meet enough of our values and to stay informed and to care,"
"Read more books from people and voices who have been left out of the equation"
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021: Ecological Art and Bringing Nature Into the Home with Ashley Lieber
020: Radical Self Care and Natural Beauty Products with Tameko Rowe
019: Children and Healthy Eating Habits with Kathryn Kemp Guylay
018: Building Community Through Urban Farming With Greg Peterson
017: Upcycling Plastic, from Runway to Everyday with Sara Wiener
016: Holism, Food Activism and Environmental Justice with Nikki Silvestri
015: The Urban Forest and the Importance of Trees with Cindy Blain
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014: Origins of Nature Deficit Disorder and How to Get Kids Reconnected with Texas Children in Nature's Jennifer Bristol
013: Charting Your Own Path to a Career in Sustainability with Take 3's Tim Silverwood
012: What Should I Eat and Other Food for Thought with Food, Health & Wellness Educator Lauren Nixon
011: Ending Food Waste One Ugly Apple at a Time with Jordan Figueiredo
010: Getting Real About What Kind of Action Really Improves the Planet with Colin Beavan
009: Saving the Rainforest One Cell Phone at a Time with Topher White
008: ASM Unplugged - Intentional Communities and Responding to Western Privilege with Ma'ikwe Ludwig
007: There's BPA in My What? Jay Sinha Talks Plastics and Running an Earth Conscious Business
006: Living a Zero-Waste Lifestyle with Bea Johnson
005: Team Dynamics and Giving Back to the Community with Denzel Austin Thompson
004: Fermentation and Other Kitchen DIY with Anne-Marie Bonneau of ZeroWasteChef.com
003: Consumer Culture and Resilient & Sustainable Communities with Laird Christensen of Green Mountain College
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