The Beyond Capital Podcast
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Tune into the Beyond Capital Podcast to discover how the C-Suite thinks about social impact as a business grows. Learn about how social values and causes integrate into a company's operations, product, culture - and ultimately - its success. Eva and Ed have built, scaled and sold companies worth millions. We are active early-stage investors with more than 20 current investments. We sit on private and public-company boards, and we believe strongly in business as a force for good. From the CEO of a company serving two and a half million healthy school meals a week to one of the world’s first and most successful recycling entrepreneurs, in each episode our candid conversations show how and why profit can be married with purpose. Inspiring leaders will articulate their philosophies and share the mark their business will leave on the world. You will be inspired by these stories to explore your own possibilities for social impact because money and meaning can co-exist!
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Tune into the Beyond Capital Podcast to discover how the C-Suite thinks about social impact as a business grows. Learn about how social values and causes integrate into a company's operations, product, culture - and ultimately - its success. Eva and Ed have built, scaled and sold companies worth millions. We are active early-stage investors with more than 20 current investments. We sit on private and public-company boards, and we believe strongly in business as a force for good. From the CEO of a company serving two and a half million healthy school meals a week to one of the world’s first and most successful recycling entrepreneurs, in each episode our candid conversations show how and why profit can be married with purpose. Inspiring leaders will articulate their philosophies and share the mark their business will leave on the world. You will be inspired by these stories to explore your own possibilities for social impact because money and meaning can co-exist!
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http://beyondcapitalpodcast.com/
Episodes
That's a Wrap: Eva & Ed
7/27/2023
And that’s a wrap on Season 3! Thank you to our listeners for tuning in to our best season yet. In our closing episode, we’re taking it back to the basics with a Co-Host Special. Ed and Eva will walk each other through their professional and personal journeys, and uncover hidden gems along the way. After listening to this episode, you will learn about: serial entrepreneur Ed’s current companies, and his best advice for new founders; Eva’s favorite Substack for staying up to date on Africa; Ed’s passion for gardening; and so much more. Happy listening!
Duration:00:36:47
Embracing a CEO Mindset: Hooman Yazhari of Mobility Capital
7/20/2023
In this special episode of The Beyond Capital podcast we are joined by co-founder of Beyond Capital Fund and CEO of Mobility Capital, Hooman Yazhari. In this episode, Hooman talks to Ed and Eva about:
Duration:00:37:12
Changing the Narrative: Justin Norman of The Flip Africa
7/13/2023
Outsourcing gets a bad rap. And, you know, the gig economy, I think, sometimes gets a bad rap as well. But truly, global workforces, I think, is a particularly interesting premise. If we're talking about solving real world problems in the African context, I think that that is a way forward, that is meaningful. Well, where are the income generating opportunities going to come from or where are the jobs going to come from?
Today we are speaking with Justin Norman the Founder, Producer and Host of The Flip, based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Duration:00:33:30
Elevating Our Daily Routines: Katerina Schneider of Ritual
7/6/2023
You can't predict everything going on around you. It's like constant chaos. What are the things that you can actually control? And so the vision for the business has always been to be the most trusted brand for everyday health through this kind of virtualization of products. Companies like ours are so committed to fight climate change that it's giving me a little bit more hope that the future for our kids isn't so bleak. This week, we are talking with Katerina Schneider of Ritual.
Duration:00:42:13
Finding Energy for the Future: Gary Morsches of DemandQ
6/29/2023
"I do see a lot of improvement, people pushing for sustainability. People are worried about grid resiliency, not just talking about it, but doing some about it. We understand the heat loads of a building envelope. We understand the capabilities of the cooling equipment inside that building envelope. Everyone will be using optimization technology to reduce their demand to be as efficient as possible, to be grid interactive. "
This week we are speaking with Gary Morsches. Gary is an energy industry veteran specializing in market deregulation, risk management, supply, asset optimization and technology. He is the Chief Executive Officer of DemandQ, a Certified B Corp. DemandQ deploys a proven optimization solution for commercial sites that reduces peak electricity demand and electricity bills while providing sustainability benefits without adversely impacting customer comfort.
Duration:00:33:10
Creating Material Change for Good: Christian Kemp-Griffin
6/23/2023
If you just think there's a product and a customer and a desire, it's the same everywhere. You just have to answer those great questions. But I think a vast majority of the product will change. I think there's a real opportunity to change and it will make a big, big difference. It was people calling us, asking us for solutions, as opposed to us finding solutions and trying to force them on people. That made us go into this vertical.
This week we are speaking with Christian Kemp-Griffin an early investor in CelluComp and is now executive director and CEO.
Duration:00:31:17
Finding Connection in the Online Era: Nina Hersher of the Digital Wellness Institute
6/15/2023
Are we engaging in intentionally or passive use? Are we consuming content consciously? And how does that content make us feel whenever we have that kind of constant input? There isn't that quiet time to say, What do we need? What can we create? When you have the clarity, when you have the purpose, when you know what social impact you want to have, that will attract the exact people that you need.
Today on the Beyond Capital Podcast, we are speaking with Nina Hersher, Chief Learning Officer at the Digital Wellness Institute, author of the bestseller Your Playbook for Thriving in the Remote Work Era.
Duration:00:36:37
Feeding the Need for Change: Noramay Cadena of Supply Change Capital
6/8/2023
Will this solution reduce the current system, impact on the climate, build healthier communities and or increase generational wealth in diverse communities? We're really interested in building out not only our own platform, but helping other people build out theirs for the community and global impact.
We know that the climate crisis is so big and dire, but that plant based solutions are not the only solutions and that we should think about meat, regenerative life as well.
Today, on Beyond Capital Podcast, we are talking with Noramay Cadena who is the Managing Partner of Supply Change Capital. Supply Change Capital is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage food tech.
Duration:00:30:42
Transforming Africa’s Healthcare Future: Sangu Delle of CarePoint
6/1/2023
In as much as we are very different as a world. When you take a thousand year perspective, you realize that similar things happen to similar regions across time and space. But we also see telemedicine as a way for us to actually promote some of these behaviors that are positive for the climate. I think before we go ahead and say, let's invest all this money in building something new, we need to look at what we currently have and how can we improve what we currently have.
This week we are speaking with Dr. Sangu Delle, Founder & CEO, CarePoint.
Duration:00:40:15
Let's Catch-Up: Eva & Ed
5/25/2023
Today's guest are two very special people, Eva and Ed.
This is a special catch-up episode. What have we been up to? Season three. Let's do it.
Duration:00:33:04
Finding Sustainable Solutions: Dillon Baxter of PlantSwitch
5/11/2023
Dillon Baxter is the co-founder and CEO of PlantSwitch, a company providing the highest quality biodegradable alternatives to plastic on the market.
Dillon started PlantSwitch his senior year at SMU, where he met his co-founder Maxime Blandin. They started PlantSwitch to provide an eco-friendly solution to plastic that felt and functioned like a traditional plastic product, but without the waste and pollution that results from plastic. PlantSwitch began with biodegradable straws and cutlery that are made from the upcycled agave waste from tequila production. In three years, the company calculates it has already displaced more than 375,000 pounds of plastic waste that would have otherwise ended up in landfills.
Duration:00:34:48
Prioritizing Health and Wellness: Jacquelyn Kung of Activated Insights
5/4/2023
On this weeks episode, we are speaking with Jacquelyn Kung, healthcare expert and serial technology entrepreneur passionate about supporting patient health and experiences by developing innovations in Health IT. With more than two decades of experience building and scaling businesses to serve millions of users, Jacquelyn has established a track record of successful exits totaling over $250 million and improving the quality of healthcare for millions of people.
Duration:00:35:11
Making Investing Accessible to All: Aéko Ongodia of XENO
4/27/2023
Today's guest is Aeko Ongodia. Aeko hails from Kampala in Uganda. He has a master of science degree in mathematical trading and finance from the Cass Business School in London and a master's in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Stony Brook University. His experience is vast. Having spent time with Stanbic Bank Uganda, followed by the Bank of Uganda as a research analyst and then head of stress testing and risk modeling.
Duration:00:32:29
Extending Our Impact: Hitha Palepu of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals
4/20/2023
On this week’s episode, we speak with Hitha Palepu CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals. Hitha is a consummate multi-hyphenate - an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. As CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, she oversees financing, partnerships, and strategy for the company. She led the raise of a $5M seed round and a licensing agreement with Hyloris Pharmaceuticals for the company's lead product.
Duration:00:40:22
Balancing Bodies with Yasmin Nouri of Beeya Wellness
4/7/2023
Nearly 80% of women experience treatable hormonal imbalances, and 43% of women say hormones have negatively affected their overall well-being, according to new research.
How do we help women feel better and just increase education around women's health and hormones, which I've said multiple times are just so lacking?
You know, there's nothing better than starting a business to figure out all the demons that you have.
Many of the women who are running these $100 million businesses didn't necessarily have the background in that industry.
In this weeks episode we speak to Yasmin Nouri. Yasmin is the co-founder and CEO of BIA, a wellness company helping women overcome hormonal balances and imbalances using natural food based solutions.
Duration:00:40:39
Humanizing Transformation - Lawrence Perkins of Sierra Constellation Partners
3/30/2023
In a 1993 study, Robin Dunbar, a British anthropologist, theorized that humans could have no more than about 150 meaningful relationships, a measure that became known as Dunbar’s number.
Networking to me is just kind of a dirty word and no one would accuse me of not networking. I just don't like that word because it feels so transactional. We're going through this adjustment of kind of the new normal. I think we're trying to figure out what that looks like. There's usually not 20 different things, and you can pick one or two that you can do. But getting everybody aligned on what those options are is really the order of the day.
Duration:00:39:13
Fully Engaged Capital: Catherine Woodman of Impact Investors Inc
3/23/2023
It can be really schizophrenic and doing great things on the one hand and doing terrible things on the other hand. Our job is to take all of that and to consideration. Our whole American culture is really set up to support financial services, but not really to support the individual. There's many studies showing that that companies that do manage their social and environmental risks do better over time.
Duration:00:34:19
Raising the Bar for Women: Jessie Gabriel of All-Places
3/16/2023
Having spent 15 years at big law firms, law firms lose out on a lot of market opportunities because the way they approach their client relationships. We want to make sure that these women know we really want them as clients. You're going to feel comfortable here. This community was made for you. So, I would love to see more women controlling more wealth and women who are looking to invest that wealth in a way that promotes equity.
Duration:00:34:19
Special Episode: Eva & Ed
3/9/2023
Welcome to Season three of the Beyond Capital Podcast. People always ask me, what is the secret sauce to marrying profit with purpose? We're back for another season to bring you the stories of successful leaders that are building and scaling purpose driven businesses.
I'm Eva Yazhari general partner of the Beyond Capital Ventures.
And I'm Ed Stevens, CEO of Scoot Together. Eva and I have built and invested in businesses worth millions. We want to show you how conscious leadership translates, impact in all facets of a business and how it can show up in a company's operations, product and culture, sometimes unexpectedly.
Whether you're a leader of a company, team, household or just yourself, we hope you walk away knowing the possibilities of impact for you and feeling inspired to take action every day. This is the Beyond Capital Podcast.
Today's guest are two very special people, Eva and me.
Duration:00:43:43
The Beyond Capital Podcast Season 3 Teaser
3/2/2023
Welcome to Season three of the Beyond Capital Podcast. People always ask, what is the secret to marrying profit with purpose? We are back for another season to bring you the stories of successful leaders that are building and scaling purpose driven businesses. I'm Eva Yazhari general partner of Beyond Capital Ventures. And I'm Ed Stevens, CEO of Scoot Together. Eva and I have built and invested in businesses worth millions.
Duration:00:01:08