Episodes

  • Mission Driven Filmmaker

    Mission Driven Filmmaker
    Feb 27 2025

    In this episode of the Mission Driven Podcast, I'm joined by Carl Eneroth, a documentary filmmaker and the founder of the Stockholm Social Innovation Lab to speak about his path to becoming a mission driven filmmaker.


    Carl's work focuses on sustainability, democracy, and climate solutions, as he strives to capture the stories of changemakers who embody the positive transformation they wish to see in the world.


    We explore Carl's journey from business school to filmmaking, the power of storytelling, and how his unique approach to interviews uncovers deeply personal narratives that drive change.


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    33 mins
  • Balancing Financial Returns and Impact

    Balancing Financial Returns and Impact
    Feb 19 2025

    In this episode of the Mission Driven podcast, I speak with Fernando Casado, co-founder and general partner of Incremental Climate Tech Fund about his journey into climate investing and the unique challenges of balancing financial returns and impact.


    With a background in sustainability, Fernando highlights the need for patience, resilience, and clear metrics in the climate tech space and how the fund identifies promising startups focused on decarbonization and systemic change, and what makes a good investment in this high-stakes industry.


    Through our conversation, Fernando also reflects on the learning curve of being an investor and offers advice for those new to the space, emphasizing the importance of joining a fund before making direct investments.


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    39 mins
  • Catalyzing Family Offices to Invest Sustainably

    Catalyzing Family Offices to Invest Sustainably
    Feb 7 2025

    In this episode of the Mission Driven Podcast, I speak with Katy Yung, the co-founder and CEO of the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI), about the growing role of family offices in impact investing, the findings from SFI's recent transformational wealth report, and how the next generation of investors is shaping the future of sustainable finance.


    Katy has over 15 years of experience in impact investing and is building a community focused on catalyzing private asset owners towards sustainable and impact investing.


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    33 mins
  • How Entrepreneurship Drives Real Impac

    How Entrepreneurship Drives Real Impac
    Nov 1 2024

    In this episode of the Mission Driven Podcast, I speak with Robert Munson, the Managing Director of Marketing, Communications, and Storytelling at the Sorenson Impact Institute and President of SOCAP, about the critical role of entrepreneurship in solving societal challenges, the evolving landscape of impact investing, and the strategies necessary to scale mission-driven initiatives.


    Through our conversation, Robert shares his experiences and insights on fostering collaboration within the impact ecosystem, the importance of actionable research, and the need for generational change to sustain and amplify impact.


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    31 mins
  • Electrifying Public Transportation in Africa

    Electrifying Public Transportation in Africa
    Oct 17 2024

    In this episode of the Mission Driven Podcast, we speak with Jit Bhattacharya, co-founder and CEO of BasiGo, about his mission to electrify public transportation in Africa.


    Jit shares insights into the critical need to electrify Africa’s public transportation, the challenges and opportunities in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, and the complex dynamics of building a clean energy business in emerging markets. He highlights the role of renewable energy, the importance of financing innovation, discusses BasiGo’s unique business model, and the need to venture capital to bring it to scale.


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    29 mins
  • Dinh-Long Pham, UNDP

    Dinh-Long Pham, UNDP
    Sep 10 2024


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    21 mins
  • Why I'm Building an ESG Consulting Firm | Van Ly

    Why I'm Building an ESG Consulting Firm | Van Ly
    Sep 4 2024
    In this episode of the Mission Driven Podcast, we speak with Van Ly, co-founder of Raise Partners, about building a leading ESG consulting firm in Vietnam.A path that both founders are passionate about, and as ESG has become a "hot topic" over the last few years, they have seen increased interest in the topics, community growth, and opportunities to deliver impactful projects to their clients.All of which are aligned with their core values and mission, and offer lessons to anyone who is looking at starting their own firm.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Introduction to Mission Driven Podcast and Van Ly01:56 - Early Influences and Career Path05:07 - Moving to Vietnam, and Early Lessons from first job07:07 - Founding Raise Partners (With Mimi Vu)09:39 - The Mission/ Vision of Raise Partners11:03 - Vietnam’s Sustainability & ESG Landscape12:47 - Supporting SMEs in ESG13:39 - Bridging International and Local Efforts14:45 - Communicating the ESG Story15:03 - Final ReflectionsLISTEN TO THIS PODCAST AT:Spotify: Apple: Amazon:acast: iHeart: ABOUT VAN:Van is a partner at Raise Partners, a social and environmental impact consulting practice in Vietnam. She thrives in brokering partnerships, mobilizing people behind social impact programs and initiatives, and helping others communicate about the impact they are making in their communities and around the world. She has extensive experience working in the private sector in corporate citizenship, branding, and communications and in the NGO sector in stakeholder engagement, fundraising, communications, and program management. In 2020, she co-founded Raise Partners, a collaborative women-led consulting practice sharing expertise with organizations that contribute to the betterment of humanity. She currently serves as Co-Chair for AmCham Vietnam's ESG Committee and a Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors of Avaaz, the world's largest global campaigning movement. FOLLOW VAN: Website: http://www.raisepartnersvn.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/van-ly-8265422/

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    26 mins
  • Pioneering A New Model for Ethical Investing | Tanvir Uddin, Wholesum

    Pioneering A New Model for Ethical Investing | Tanvir Uddin, Wholesum
    Sep 3 2024
    In this episode of the Mission Driven Podcast, I speak with Tanvir Uddin about his journey as founder of Wholesum to deliver a pioneering platform for ethical investing and impact.Through our conversation, we speak about the strategies and insights that are driving the movement towards socially responsible investing, uncovering the opportunities and challenges faced in proving the market for ethical investments, and building his proof of concept.ABOUT TANVIR: Tanvir is Founder and CEO of Wholesum, a platform to increase access to unique ethical and impact-focused investments. He was previously Co-Founder & CFO of a venture-backed electric vehicle marketplace and e-commerce SaaS start-up called Vyro and was a Commercial Manager at the leading Australian solar fintech, Brighte. Prior to his entrepreneurial career, Tanvir was a management consultant at McKinsey in Sydney and worked in impact finance in Indonesia with the Clinton Foundation/Acceso and Saudi Arabia with the Islamic Development Bank.Tanvir holds a PhD from the University of Sydney where he examined the intersection of Islamic law and sustainable development through microfinance programs. He has published several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters exploring Islamic fintech, access to finance and sustainability.FOLLOW TANVIRWebsite: www.investwholesum.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtanvirauddin/ABOUT RICHDriven by the belief that change begins with a single step, Richard Brubaker has spent the last 15 years in Asia working to engage, inspire, and equip those around him to take their first step.Acting as a catalyst to driving sustainability, Brubaker works with government, corporate, academic and non-profit stakeholders to bring together knowledge, teams, and tools that develop and execute their business case for sustainability.FOLLOW RICHWebsite: http://www.richbrubaker.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rich.brubakerLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richbrubakerTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/richbrubakerCONTACT RICHsocial@richbrubaker.com#richbrubaker #missiondriven

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    24 mins